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(05-12-2020, 09:45 AM)Technature Wrote: I remember why the name annoys me.
When I was a Cyborg, I got a couple law changes, mostly involving a Wizard messing with the law change, but after everything was fixed the random law that tells you to be as evil as possible without actually harming people retained. As an engi borg, this meant to me to make the hallways as annoying and difficult to navigate as possible.
As I was making the world's worst Queue to the escape shuttle, you saw me building, proceeded to chase, flash, and then bash my head to death. No attempt was made to understand what was going on, even after a law reset was stated multiple times, even after "State your laws or I'm destroying you" would DEFINITELY have gotten me to point out that I have a law that wants me to be a dick, as per law 3.
This happened at some point in the past few days.
And yes, I understand. The AI and borgs were subverted earlier. I murdered a few people that round. But this and what I've seen on here tells me that you see security as the good guys, and the good guys have to kill the bad guys, which is not what HoS needs to turn into. I can't recommend someone who sees security as a way for them, and them alone, to have fun with.
Ah! Yes - I remember the round on Oshan.
I tried to explain myself the best I could in OOC after the round has ended and to my knowledge even apologized...and had hoped you'd understand the present confusion but here I'll try to have a go at it again.
For most of the round I was wandering around as a lone security officer (whether no-one else was present ... I don't know; just woke up a few minutes ago. Sorry.) - I had been facing a borg spreading Plasma in the bar, then a emagged borg in security HQ and at least more instance of some antag doing some heavy-type-shenanigans.
Most of the situations I had been facing some type of problematic borg has been right after one another and over the comms I could just hear much confusion about the AI being rogue or not rogue and it was outright hell to get a grasp at the situation unfolding.
Fearing for those that roamed in Escape close to the round ending (to being unable to get into the shuttle within a few seconds) ... I decided after you not responding to my command to state the laws to better be safe than sorry in that regard.
I reckon it might have felt a bit unfair for you but I honestly think that seeing you wall stuff in Escape close to the round ending was a hard thing to deal with the right way; for one I could have left to check on the AI myself...but then it might have been too late for me to stop you potentially walling Escape off...on the other hand I could have just let you build some strange construction near Escape.
Such a build-maze be it to just elongate the path to the shuttle itself or plainly annoy any passerby - carries the risk of robbing any evacuee of the station to miss the shuttle by a few seconds. I am sorry that I have upset you but I think my decision based on the information that was present and the confusion that was around was fair overall.
Perhaps it would have been better for me to just perma-flash you for the next five minutes until the shuttle would have arrived? I am frankly unsure what would have been the best course of action; but please. Please tell me how you would feel I should have acted despite the circumstances? Here to receive some fair critique and now I hope you understand why I acted the way I did. I had no intention of just basically ruining your round; just to stop you from potentially leaving a crewmember trapped on the station.
Have a good one.
Add to that - I think the Captain told me some time earlier (10 minutes or 15?) that he would reset the AI. Then some time later...borgs are still acting iffy. Adding to my initial confusion; if he even managed to reset the AI or if some wizard changed the laws once more.
(05-12-2020, 09:33 AM)Sundance Wrote: From my experience, no - but please do not be disheartened.
I'll explain what your good at: you're decently robust, and an obvious threat should you be utilized. You know how to combat threats well and are tenacious, you survive despite the odds thrown at you.
What I've noticed you're not great at: what Knight stated, your communication is poor. You tend to lone wolf and branch off from the team. You could be doing great things, but when no other security knows about it, then we don't know how to properly assess the station threat at hand. It starts to become detrimental when you've arrested a player, frisked them and thrown them into the brig and as HoS I don't know why they're there and while the person could be a baddie, I shouldn't have my doubts in those situations.
So that's what you gotta work on - communication. I would recommend you try a few rounds being a warden, stick to sec HQ, look at the cameras, set arrests, ticket/fine players, send private PDA messages to players about potential baddies (hell even use the telephone), interview, and control prisoners. That'd build up the part I feel is lacking.
You'll find that HoS players are mostly chill and often put themselves in direct harms way if it makes for a decent story. You are effectively the fun police. For example if I know a player has bad intentions, I'll entertain there presence so long as they aren't actively murdering. I'll talk shit about them and try goad them into attacking me, and then I'll ticket them posthumously should get out-robust me. And if I do catch em, I'll talk shit about them more. Half my round is just talking shit. I fear, right now, if you become HoS, you won't have that mindset.
So no for now, work on your weaknesses, because your strengths are already present.
Yes. I accept that completely. Honestly it also sounds pretty fun to just chill a while in Security HQ and do some form-paperwork for arriving prisoners. Could see myself having a nice time throwing forms at crimers and just chilling at the entrance for anyone to tell me their complains.