Goonhub
01-15-2021, 08:00 AM
(This post was last modified: 01-15-2021, 08:09 AM by Sord213. Edited 2 times in total.)
The original intent, as I understand it, for adding NTSO was to add an extra "trusted" security member to stand beside the HoS for new players to look up to during the recent population expansions. It worked well for that. Nowadays the reason people sign up for it involve wanting a "I'm my own command, I do what I want" role with 0 responsibilities other than "kill all antags".
I've seen, more than once, NTSOs even clash with HoS players regarding what to do with antags. HoS wants to let the changeling who got caught on his first sting with 0 dna be exiled to the trench, NTSO wants to kill and borg. For some reason NTSO brings an attitude of what I said above, being "I'm my own command, I do what I want" which isn't conductive to a fun experience for everyone.
Edit: Forgot a point. It also leads to people applying for NTSO over HoS which is ABSOLUTELY not the point of NTSO. You're applying to HoS to help train security officers to not be awful. Not to be some cool blue supercop with no responsibilites.
Reinforcing that the NTSO is a "special security officer + for HoS players when HoS is taken and secoff slots are full" is a good thing.
A scenario for you HoS whitelisted folks; NTSO doesn't exist. You get on, say, 10 minutes into a shift and want to play security. You look and see HoS is taken and there's two secoff slots available. Do you join secoff? Why or why not?
I've seen, more than once, NTSOs even clash with HoS players regarding what to do with antags. HoS wants to let the changeling who got caught on his first sting with 0 dna be exiled to the trench, NTSO wants to kill and borg. For some reason NTSO brings an attitude of what I said above, being "I'm my own command, I do what I want" which isn't conductive to a fun experience for everyone.
Edit: Forgot a point. It also leads to people applying for NTSO over HoS which is ABSOLUTELY not the point of NTSO. You're applying to HoS to help train security officers to not be awful. Not to be some cool blue supercop with no responsibilites.
Reinforcing that the NTSO is a "special security officer + for HoS players when HoS is taken and secoff slots are full" is a good thing.
A scenario for you HoS whitelisted folks; NTSO doesn't exist. You get on, say, 10 minutes into a shift and want to play security. You look and see HoS is taken and there's two secoff slots available. Do you join secoff? Why or why not?