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06-25-2014, 11:46 PM
Usual Character Name: Pyre O. Maniac / Baron Von Pyromaniac / *scream (borg)
BYOND Username: SL the Pyro
Recommended by (if applicable): N/A
Times Available: 7:00 PM to 5:00 AM EST
Reason for Application + Game Experience:
I’ve played Space Station 13 for a long time now, as far back as Donutstation. My game experience was pretty flaky back then, and like most players, I was intimidated by the sheer amount of everything there was. I remember bouncing around several jobs and failing utterly because I couldn’t be arsed to sit down and learn them. One of these was even Security, which ended about as well as you’d expect. My first round as a traitor was no better, since I had 1) decided to be unsubtle with an e-sword, 2) I picked a fight with three people at once, and 3) the Security that round wasn’t Shitcurity and was on me immediately.
Short version: I sucked in my early days.
Cut to the present, where I see that I’ve come so far from that barely-known player who got violently exploded every round. My main haunt is now the Research Sector as a Scientist with a wide plethora of the more unique chemical recipes in the game, I’m very well-versed in doctoring and borging, and I know how to do many of the important odds and ends for the station (like setting up the engine and the solars) so that people’s rounds aren’t ruined by lack of the right crewmembers. I’m still horrible at combat without a powerful edge (usually a flamethrower), but I like to think all the other skills I’ve gained in the game make up for it. It sure took some time, but all-in-all, I can be a very competent player when I want to be.
Which leads me to why I want to become a mentor. This wasn’t originally a mentor application, but rather a HoS application – which I royally fucked up, for anyone who cares to look at the Denied Applications section – and in hindsight what I wanted to do at the time wasn’t just find an excuse to get better a robusting, but to help other players. At first I got irritated whenever someone didn’t do a simple task quickly that I asked of them, but as time went on I began to realize that the Goon servers still get a lot of new players who need instruction. SS13 is a lot to take in, and having been one of those greenhorn players in the past I understand what they go through. It’s disheartening to see players struggling or outright quit because they don’t know the rules or are overwhelmed by the potential chaos of every round, and I want to try to prevent that from happening by helping to show them the ropes. Sharing their wealth of experience to the less-experienced is what a mentor is for, after all.
I know that this entire serious section may or may not actually reflect the nature of SS13, but my reasoning remains the same: I want to help players enjoy the game and help encourage them to not give up during the hard times.
Your opinion of Shrek (5 word minimum):
As much as I’d like to crack a witty joke about this MOSTLY OUT OF FEAR THAT SOME CHUCKLEFUCK WILL TAKE THE LACK OF A JOKE THE WRONG WAY AND DISMISS MY APPLICATION FOR NO OTHER REASON… I just can’t. So I’ll be honest: I don’t hate Shrek, but I don’t necessarily like it either. This isn’t for reasons pertaining to Shrek itself however; I just have a powerful distaste for jokes that have been run into the ground a hundred times over. I’m indifferent to Shrek like I’m indifferent to many other memes: I’m okay with people doing weird things involving Shrek, just don’t force it down my throat.
…Now, with that out of the way, I’m not entirely humourless in the Shrek department, so have this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juHyNPbeTZk
Previous Bans:
None. I’ve been yelled at by admins for a few gimmicks that went out of control a couple of times, but nothing banworthy.
BYOND Username: SL the Pyro
Recommended by (if applicable): N/A
Times Available: 7:00 PM to 5:00 AM EST
Reason for Application + Game Experience:
I’ve played Space Station 13 for a long time now, as far back as Donutstation. My game experience was pretty flaky back then, and like most players, I was intimidated by the sheer amount of everything there was. I remember bouncing around several jobs and failing utterly because I couldn’t be arsed to sit down and learn them. One of these was even Security, which ended about as well as you’d expect. My first round as a traitor was no better, since I had 1) decided to be unsubtle with an e-sword, 2) I picked a fight with three people at once, and 3) the Security that round wasn’t Shitcurity and was on me immediately.
Short version: I sucked in my early days.
Cut to the present, where I see that I’ve come so far from that barely-known player who got violently exploded every round. My main haunt is now the Research Sector as a Scientist with a wide plethora of the more unique chemical recipes in the game, I’m very well-versed in doctoring and borging, and I know how to do many of the important odds and ends for the station (like setting up the engine and the solars) so that people’s rounds aren’t ruined by lack of the right crewmembers. I’m still horrible at combat without a powerful edge (usually a flamethrower), but I like to think all the other skills I’ve gained in the game make up for it. It sure took some time, but all-in-all, I can be a very competent player when I want to be.
Which leads me to why I want to become a mentor. This wasn’t originally a mentor application, but rather a HoS application – which I royally fucked up, for anyone who cares to look at the Denied Applications section – and in hindsight what I wanted to do at the time wasn’t just find an excuse to get better a robusting, but to help other players. At first I got irritated whenever someone didn’t do a simple task quickly that I asked of them, but as time went on I began to realize that the Goon servers still get a lot of new players who need instruction. SS13 is a lot to take in, and having been one of those greenhorn players in the past I understand what they go through. It’s disheartening to see players struggling or outright quit because they don’t know the rules or are overwhelmed by the potential chaos of every round, and I want to try to prevent that from happening by helping to show them the ropes. Sharing their wealth of experience to the less-experienced is what a mentor is for, after all.
I know that this entire serious section may or may not actually reflect the nature of SS13, but my reasoning remains the same: I want to help players enjoy the game and help encourage them to not give up during the hard times.
Your opinion of Shrek (5 word minimum):
As much as I’d like to crack a witty joke about this MOSTLY OUT OF FEAR THAT SOME CHUCKLEFUCK WILL TAKE THE LACK OF A JOKE THE WRONG WAY AND DISMISS MY APPLICATION FOR NO OTHER REASON… I just can’t. So I’ll be honest: I don’t hate Shrek, but I don’t necessarily like it either. This isn’t for reasons pertaining to Shrek itself however; I just have a powerful distaste for jokes that have been run into the ground a hundred times over. I’m indifferent to Shrek like I’m indifferent to many other memes: I’m okay with people doing weird things involving Shrek, just don’t force it down my throat.
…Now, with that out of the way, I’m not entirely humourless in the Shrek department, so have this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juHyNPbeTZk
Previous Bans:
None. I’ve been yelled at by admins for a few gimmicks that went out of control a couple of times, but nothing banworthy.