Goonhub
04-06-2021, 09:02 AM
This is a bit of an awkward one for me and is rather difficult to write, so forgive me if it comes off somewhat haphazard.
Drew knows A LOT about this game. Like, a lot. It honestly amazes me sometimes how much he knows about this game and how much he's learned despite us playing for a similar length of time, and I don't know nearly as much. When it comes to sheer game knowledge alone, Drew definitely has what it takes to drop some heavy knowledge and be a great asset to folks who are new at the game as I doubt there is a question he wont be able to answer for them, unless it is something that is purposefully kept secret due to its destructive potential.
My main interactions with Drew have all been on Sylvester (when it used to be HiPop) as HiPop RP is where I exclusively play and before he started playing on Main mostly. Sadly, I cannot say that all of these experiences have been positive, and this is entirely down to the climate that is present on the RP server. RP tends to be a lot more low energy. Antagonists are expected to escalate their antag gimmicks accordingly and not just go straight to bombing the station or causing as much chaos as possible, so there is a lot of breathing room for Sec and the crew to do their thing. While there has been improvement in the RP department, I still don't think Drew fully understands and meshes well with the overall RP climate. He'll tend to default into what I like to call, "Main Mindset" upon caught by Sec and act aggressively, trying to escape at any given opportunity without giving a chance for Sec's RP to come to its head, and this just leads to RP getting shutdown and it causes a lot of frustration within the Sec team both IC and OOC. I understand why he'll act like this, and this is because he'll believe that his capture will lead to his borging and thus ruin his round, which he himself has stated multiple times is a common occurrence. That's not to say he doesn't try to RP, because he definitely does try and RP out his interactions... after maybe one or two escape attempts, or Deathchem foam mix.
Regarding Deathchems, this is what leads me into something that confuses me a bit about Drew. He is really damn knowledgeable about Sci, but he is still very haphazard when it comes to Chem's and explosives, which he himself has stated he got RP banned for. Commonly, his use of Deathchems on RP results in more damage than he intends, which he will immediately say in-character that he wasn't expecting it to do that much damage and will be immediately apologetic. While being apologetic is definitely good, I'd expect Deathchems to at least be tested multiple times beforehand so they can understand the grasp of the damage and whether or not this is something that would be appropriate for the RP climate. Again, this calls back to Drew overall not understanding or meshing well with the overall RP climate.
Regardless, it seems Drew himself realised this and has moved to play Main much more where the climate is a lot more naturally expecting of this kind of thing, and since I have not had many interactions with him. And that sucks, because I despite what I've written so far, I do still like Drew and wish he'd play on RP more. He's great to have around in Sec and plays a fun character that I like to have an IC rivalry with. I just wish he'd tone things back a notch and take the time to understand and mesh better with the RP climate. With his transition to Main however, I can't really myself confirm if this has already come to pass, so perhaps a Main player could chime in better than I ever could.
As for the app itself, it feels very self deprecating. Its good to be open about your mistakes, but here you're trying to show the best of yourself and trying to convince us why you would fit as a mentor. If I didn't know you, I would have -1'd this App based on reading it alone. Sorry. Luckily, I do know who you are and I know what you're capable of. Your game knowledge is definitely really high, but rather haphazard. You have acknowledged some of your failings when it comes to RP, but I have yet to see improvement in that area due to not having any chance to play with you in some time, due to your own decision to play main more.
This is where we get to the complicated part... I don't want to +1 you due to what I've already written about, but I don't want to -1 you either. I guess I'll settle and give you one of these...
+0.25
Drew knows A LOT about this game. Like, a lot. It honestly amazes me sometimes how much he knows about this game and how much he's learned despite us playing for a similar length of time, and I don't know nearly as much. When it comes to sheer game knowledge alone, Drew definitely has what it takes to drop some heavy knowledge and be a great asset to folks who are new at the game as I doubt there is a question he wont be able to answer for them, unless it is something that is purposefully kept secret due to its destructive potential.
My main interactions with Drew have all been on Sylvester (when it used to be HiPop) as HiPop RP is where I exclusively play and before he started playing on Main mostly. Sadly, I cannot say that all of these experiences have been positive, and this is entirely down to the climate that is present on the RP server. RP tends to be a lot more low energy. Antagonists are expected to escalate their antag gimmicks accordingly and not just go straight to bombing the station or causing as much chaos as possible, so there is a lot of breathing room for Sec and the crew to do their thing. While there has been improvement in the RP department, I still don't think Drew fully understands and meshes well with the overall RP climate. He'll tend to default into what I like to call, "Main Mindset" upon caught by Sec and act aggressively, trying to escape at any given opportunity without giving a chance for Sec's RP to come to its head, and this just leads to RP getting shutdown and it causes a lot of frustration within the Sec team both IC and OOC. I understand why he'll act like this, and this is because he'll believe that his capture will lead to his borging and thus ruin his round, which he himself has stated multiple times is a common occurrence. That's not to say he doesn't try to RP, because he definitely does try and RP out his interactions... after maybe one or two escape attempts, or Deathchem foam mix.
Regarding Deathchems, this is what leads me into something that confuses me a bit about Drew. He is really damn knowledgeable about Sci, but he is still very haphazard when it comes to Chem's and explosives, which he himself has stated he got RP banned for. Commonly, his use of Deathchems on RP results in more damage than he intends, which he will immediately say in-character that he wasn't expecting it to do that much damage and will be immediately apologetic. While being apologetic is definitely good, I'd expect Deathchems to at least be tested multiple times beforehand so they can understand the grasp of the damage and whether or not this is something that would be appropriate for the RP climate. Again, this calls back to Drew overall not understanding or meshing well with the overall RP climate.
Regardless, it seems Drew himself realised this and has moved to play Main much more where the climate is a lot more naturally expecting of this kind of thing, and since I have not had many interactions with him. And that sucks, because I despite what I've written so far, I do still like Drew and wish he'd play on RP more. He's great to have around in Sec and plays a fun character that I like to have an IC rivalry with. I just wish he'd tone things back a notch and take the time to understand and mesh better with the RP climate. With his transition to Main however, I can't really myself confirm if this has already come to pass, so perhaps a Main player could chime in better than I ever could.
As for the app itself, it feels very self deprecating. Its good to be open about your mistakes, but here you're trying to show the best of yourself and trying to convince us why you would fit as a mentor. If I didn't know you, I would have -1'd this App based on reading it alone. Sorry. Luckily, I do know who you are and I know what you're capable of. Your game knowledge is definitely really high, but rather haphazard. You have acknowledged some of your failings when it comes to RP, but I have yet to see improvement in that area due to not having any chance to play with you in some time, due to your own decision to play main more.
This is where we get to the complicated part... I don't want to +1 you due to what I've already written about, but I don't want to -1 you either. I guess I'll settle and give you one of these...
+0.25