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03-19-2021, 06:38 PM
Usual character name: Gerald Bossstock
BYOND username: BotchKing
Discord username (if you are on our discord): Gerald Bossstock/Brick
Recommended by (if applicable): None
Goon servers you play: Sylvester
Reason for application:
With the influx of new players recently, I think having someone in clear position of authority among security makes rounds more fun. Without a HoS, it's always a gamble whether violent, new or just plain bad secoffs will be more numerous than the more experienced or laid-back officers. It then can be hard for them to hold back the more bloodthirsty players while being equal in CoC.
After lots of sec shifts and learning experiences, I think I've reached a point where I would be competent enough to be a decent HoS.
...And to be brutally honest, I also want to prove to myself that I CAN do it.
Security experience (300 word minimum):
I've started playing in July last year, around the Tomato tide. I played mostly on Nightshade, where I started learning each roles one by one and basically tried security last. I remember somewhat disliking the experience at first, mostly because of the attitude of players in sec. Most of them would immediately rush to try and kill antagonists before they had a chance to do anything, which I thought was just unfun for everyone.
I burned out from the game for a couple of months after Nightshade closed but I came back on the RP server somewhere around November-December. This time, I tried sec again and was surprised how people here were open to just talk to antagonists instead of instantly spacing them. Interacting with people and participating in driving the rounds became the best part of the game for me and I basically started maining sec from there.
I still made mistakes and done stuff I regret now. I know I was a bit "jumpy" during my early career. I tended to arrest for minor crimes and get overly worked up about insults or threats,but I don't consider I've ever been excessively violent.
Since then, I think I've improved a lot in how I deal with people, mostly because I learned to detach myself from how I feel about crimes and criminals and it helped me become more level-headed and objective in my judgement. I learned about tools like chat-highlights to keep active on comms.
Nowadays, I can keep my cool during hectic situations, even though I know I can struggle with comms when I get too involved in the action.
I'm still working on that.
Recently, I've had the chance to teach a few security assistants and the best part about it was showing them how a good team can make Security one of the most fun department in the game. You never feel like you're doing "your own thing" since your whole goal is to interact with others. It's been good to also show that a good officer doesn't always have to rely on their gun, and negotiating with criminals can be much more effective than endlessly frustrating them.
I like keeping in touch on discord with other officers or antagonists to know more about what they thought sec did well or not, and I do my best to adjust myself from there.
I'm still learning every shift, but I think becoming HoS would provide me with even more room to improve as a player.
Answer two or more of the following:
The people I see joining sec for the first time usually don't know much about the different tools they have access to, and that's ok!
I advise them to first look at their gear and learn what does what and how to use their tools before jumping in the action. Of course the wiki will help, but asking your fellow officers will be the best source of information. Never be afraid to ask, so many things are convoluted in this game you probably have no chance to learn everything without external information.
- Pair up
When I see someone new, I like inviting them to patrol with me. I personally think it's one of the best way to learn the standard procedures for sec, especially on RP.
On RP, sec culture is radically different from other servers and it takes time to get used to it.
So much of the job relies on how you interact with people, it's important to do it in a professional and respectful way, and to know when to be lenient or put more pressure. Pairing up can also lead to engaging dynamics, and can be fun to do even as senior officers. If no one is open to pair up, theres always the next best thing...
-Observe
It's not always possible to follow your team mates and some things you simply can't see from an outside perspective. A great way to learn how interact better with people is to simply observe a round from an experienced officer or, even better, the HoS's point of view. I can't count how many times I've done this (I still do, regularly), just to see how different experienced players would deal with, emergency calls, interrogations or tough decisions. It's a great way to test yourself, to ask "What would I do in that situation?" "Why did they do or say that?"
I would also love to see the detective's position being reworked. Right now the role feels extremely unreliable, since many players choose it only for the gun. Even if the detective is a good player, having them being among the antag roles makes it very hard to rely on them for anything, and most of the time sec officers will just do a better job at investigating than the detective, who is then just useless.
Having the role being antag-disabled would be great on the RP servers.
Finally, this is more of a personnal issue, but I would like to be able to fine people as a sec officer without having to check with command OR have fines being more meaningful. There are crimes that deserve more than a ticket but not quite an arrest, and I'd love to have more options as light punishments in these cases. (yes, I know about swirlies, I just don't do them).
Answer one or more of the following fun questions (because it's important for the HoS to be fun):
I included it because I find it weirdly relevant to the themes of different lives/different people/different careers that are possible in SS13. After all, each round is molded not only by your role, choices and actions, but by everyone else's as well.
...Maybe it's too serious but I don't care here it is anyways.
We all must wonder, now and then, if things had turned out - well - just plain different
Chance path taken, page unturned or brief encounter, blossomed, splintered
Might you have been the man of courage, brave upon life's battlefield
Captain Commerce, high-flown banker, hedonistic, down-at-heel?
A Puritan of moral fibre, voice raised in praise magnificent?
Or rested in assured repose, knowing your lot in quiet content?
What-ifs, Maybes and Might-have-beens fly
Soft petals on a breeze
What-ifs, Maybes and Might-have-beens
Why-nots, Perhaps and Wait-and-sees
Also I would love to dress StirStir in all HoS gear
![[Image: LookAtTheClown.png?width=854&height=610]](https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/822655178775855187/822655334279282698/LookAtTheClown.png?width=854&height=610)
Previous bans (while this will not affect your application lying about it will):
None
BYOND username: BotchKing
Discord username (if you are on our discord): Gerald Bossstock/Brick
Recommended by (if applicable): None
Goon servers you play: Sylvester
Reason for application:
With the influx of new players recently, I think having someone in clear position of authority among security makes rounds more fun. Without a HoS, it's always a gamble whether violent, new or just plain bad secoffs will be more numerous than the more experienced or laid-back officers. It then can be hard for them to hold back the more bloodthirsty players while being equal in CoC.
After lots of sec shifts and learning experiences, I think I've reached a point where I would be competent enough to be a decent HoS.
...And to be brutally honest, I also want to prove to myself that I CAN do it.
Security experience (300 word minimum):
I've started playing in July last year, around the Tomato tide. I played mostly on Nightshade, where I started learning each roles one by one and basically tried security last. I remember somewhat disliking the experience at first, mostly because of the attitude of players in sec. Most of them would immediately rush to try and kill antagonists before they had a chance to do anything, which I thought was just unfun for everyone.
I burned out from the game for a couple of months after Nightshade closed but I came back on the RP server somewhere around November-December. This time, I tried sec again and was surprised how people here were open to just talk to antagonists instead of instantly spacing them. Interacting with people and participating in driving the rounds became the best part of the game for me and I basically started maining sec from there.
I still made mistakes and done stuff I regret now. I know I was a bit "jumpy" during my early career. I tended to arrest for minor crimes and get overly worked up about insults or threats,but I don't consider I've ever been excessively violent.
Since then, I think I've improved a lot in how I deal with people, mostly because I learned to detach myself from how I feel about crimes and criminals and it helped me become more level-headed and objective in my judgement. I learned about tools like chat-highlights to keep active on comms.
Nowadays, I can keep my cool during hectic situations, even though I know I can struggle with comms when I get too involved in the action.
I'm still working on that.
Recently, I've had the chance to teach a few security assistants and the best part about it was showing them how a good team can make Security one of the most fun department in the game. You never feel like you're doing "your own thing" since your whole goal is to interact with others. It's been good to also show that a good officer doesn't always have to rely on their gun, and negotiating with criminals can be much more effective than endlessly frustrating them.
I like keeping in touch on discord with other officers or antagonists to know more about what they thought sec did well or not, and I do my best to adjust myself from there.
I'm still learning every shift, but I think becoming HoS would provide me with even more room to improve as a player.
Answer two or more of the following:
- What advice would you give to other sec players?
The people I see joining sec for the first time usually don't know much about the different tools they have access to, and that's ok!
I advise them to first look at their gear and learn what does what and how to use their tools before jumping in the action. Of course the wiki will help, but asking your fellow officers will be the best source of information. Never be afraid to ask, so many things are convoluted in this game you probably have no chance to learn everything without external information.
- Pair up
When I see someone new, I like inviting them to patrol with me. I personally think it's one of the best way to learn the standard procedures for sec, especially on RP.
On RP, sec culture is radically different from other servers and it takes time to get used to it.
So much of the job relies on how you interact with people, it's important to do it in a professional and respectful way, and to know when to be lenient or put more pressure. Pairing up can also lead to engaging dynamics, and can be fun to do even as senior officers. If no one is open to pair up, theres always the next best thing...
-Observe
It's not always possible to follow your team mates and some things you simply can't see from an outside perspective. A great way to learn how interact better with people is to simply observe a round from an experienced officer or, even better, the HoS's point of view. I can't count how many times I've done this (I still do, regularly), just to see how different experienced players would deal with, emergency calls, interrogations or tough decisions. It's a great way to test yourself, to ask "What would I do in that situation?" "Why did they do or say that?"
- What game improvements or changes do you think would benefit security players?
I would also love to see the detective's position being reworked. Right now the role feels extremely unreliable, since many players choose it only for the gun. Even if the detective is a good player, having them being among the antag roles makes it very hard to rely on them for anything, and most of the time sec officers will just do a better job at investigating than the detective, who is then just useless.
Having the role being antag-disabled would be great on the RP servers.
Finally, this is more of a personnal issue, but I would like to be able to fine people as a sec officer without having to check with command OR have fines being more meaningful. There are crimes that deserve more than a ticket but not quite an arrest, and I'd love to have more options as light punishments in these cases. (yes, I know about swirlies, I just don't do them).
- Describe any differences in your playstyle when part of a full security team and when being the only security officer.
- When I'm alone, I stay very aware that I can't handle more than one case at a time, so I will try to be as efficient as possible with each one. There's not much point in bringing someone in interrogation for a potential criminal when actual crimes could be happening outside with no one available to help. Therefore I will try to handle cases quickly to remain available for emergencies. With a full team, I like when officiers are assigned to "cases". This way, officers can concentrate about their case and let the available officers handle calls. When dealing with criminals, you can then let officers assigned to their case to deal with them, and focus on something else.In general, I find that being more "case-focused" like this can prevent security from spreading too thin on too many things at once (as long as a certain balance is found).
Answer one or more of the following fun questions (because it's important for the HoS to be fun):
- Write a poem to convey your thoughts on security/NanoTrasen/space/bees/anything related to SS13.
I included it because I find it weirdly relevant to the themes of different lives/different people/different careers that are possible in SS13. After all, each round is molded not only by your role, choices and actions, but by everyone else's as well.
...Maybe it's too serious but I don't care here it is anyways.
We all must wonder, now and then, if things had turned out - well - just plain different
Chance path taken, page unturned or brief encounter, blossomed, splintered
Might you have been the man of courage, brave upon life's battlefield
Captain Commerce, high-flown banker, hedonistic, down-at-heel?
A Puritan of moral fibre, voice raised in praise magnificent?
Or rested in assured repose, knowing your lot in quiet content?
What-ifs, Maybes and Might-have-beens fly
Soft petals on a breeze
What-ifs, Maybes and Might-have-beens
Why-nots, Perhaps and Wait-and-sees
- What's a security gimmick that you've ran or wanted to run?
Also I would love to dress StirStir in all HoS gear
- Draw a picture!
I doodled a clown with a sec helmet, because its my favorite combo. Look at the Authoritarian Clown.
Previous bans (while this will not affect your application lying about it will):
None
