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Usual character name: Arthur Holiday
BYOND username: THISISANICEGAME
Discord username (if you are on our discord): Arthur holiday or Matheus.#7842
Recommended by (if applicable): Nil Souhel, Drago Kitterson, TTerc, Nefarious6th and RichardGere
Goon servers you play: Heisenbee most of the time and very rarely, Bombini or Sylvester.
Reason for application:
Having a HOS or NTSO on the sec team really makes a big difference and even makes the round more enjoyable for everyone, I have seen times where security can't decided what to do with an antagonist or situations where the sec team is really unmotivated and usually a good hos/NTSO player can lift the the entire team's mood up and be helpful in situations of undecidedness, I also enjoy the mentor aspect of the role, I have taught sec players in the past and it was fun, I have also myself been taught a lot by other hos players and the position does help.
Security experience (300 word minimum):
I have been playing for 6 months, most of that time was spent as a security officer. while I didn't start playing security right away due to it kind of scaring me when I first started out, one day I decided to try it out and found out that it is much less scary than what it seemed like and to my surprise found out that I liked it alot, ever since then I have been playing security as my main job.
Some general stuff I have learned in my experience as a security officer:
1) To be nice and fair to the crew and antags when it comes to arresting and to be quick with it, because having someone hold you and go through your stuff while you can't do anything isn't really the most fun experience for anyone, giving them their stuff back after it is also something that obviously should also be done.
2) A security team that communicates well and takes good care of each other and crew members usually results in more enjoyable games for everyone.
3) Security officer is not a role that should be played with powergaming in mind, stuff like picking sec for just the access and the weapons ruins security's reputation with the crew and is the sort of stuff that makes the round less enjoyable for both the crew and for sec.
4) There is no need to be very harsh with the antagonists, a lot of the time they will just be trying to do a gimmick and a sec officer will stop them, let the narrative play out a little, listen to what they have to say, interact with them, just have some fun with them and let them have some fun too, of course this dosen't apply to every antagonist but it is easy to differentiate between a rampager and someone trying to do something funny.
5) Most antagonist items shouldn't be used by a security officer, because they usually are made with killing in mind and a security officer's job isn't to kill and the gimmicky ones that aren't made to kill should be with the antagonist not an officer.
All in all I can say that security officer is the job I have had the most fun with and the one I have probably played the most, I like that it is a very team based role, wich has resulted in me making friends with and meeting many other security players with whom I have had great times and learned a bunch with.
Answer two or more of the following:
What advice would you give to other sec players?
Not every criminal needs brig time, sometimes you can just put them on the ejection chute after searching them and let them go, especially if you have taken long while searching them for whatever reason.
While this isn't a rule on the classic server, "be nice to the bad guy" is something you should understand the reasoning behind it being a rule on the RP server, antags have the potential to make the round more fun for everyone, so you don't need to kill them the second you find out about their antag status, of course sometimes it is worth it to kill an antag and I wouldn't be mad that a sec officer decided to borg a rampager or something like that.
Work with the crew, they aren't your enemies, so be nice and interact with them and they will surely be nice to you back, most of the crew only expect a sec officer to show up when they call for help on the radio and to put some effort into stopping dangerous antagonists, so it is not hard to get their trust by just doing your job. and having a crew that doesn't trusts/likes security is something you really want to avoid since it makes it less enjoyable and also harder to do your job.
What was one of your favorite security moments? (Either playing as a sec officer or interacting with one)
There was the time I helped Caroline Audibert(TTerc) build an animal shelter on the brig, by bringing in a locker filled with some of stations's critters.
What game improvements or changes do you think would benefit security players?
A way for the armory to be closed after it has been opened, a button in the hos office that locks down the armory or a vote between sec officers like the one that is done to open it, but to close, it would both really nice.
Describe any differences in your playstyle when part of a full security team and when being the only security officer.
Playing alone is always more difficult, it feels more menacing too, so I usually make a bigger effort to get help from crew members and even to help them against whatever antagonist it is that round, stuff like handing out flamers during blob rounds or sec huds during rev rounds, I have also used the mechanics lab to make thermal glasses in a round where a grinch was especially evil and gave them to crew members. Whenever I see we have a full sec team I get happy because it usually means we are going to have a great round, so I make sure to keep in touch with them over comms and help out each other as much as I can.
Answer one or more of the following fun questions (because it's important for the HoS to be fun):
What's a security gimmick that you've ran or wanted to run?
Solving every security issue with words is a gimmick I have been wanting to try out, just talking and negotiating with antags and eventually coming up with peaceful solutions to problems.
Previous bans (while this will not affect your application lying about it will):
I have never been banned.
BYOND username: THISISANICEGAME
Discord username (if you are on our discord): Arthur holiday or Matheus.#7842
Recommended by (if applicable): Nil Souhel, Drago Kitterson, TTerc, Nefarious6th and RichardGere
Goon servers you play: Heisenbee most of the time and very rarely, Bombini or Sylvester.
Reason for application:
Having a HOS or NTSO on the sec team really makes a big difference and even makes the round more enjoyable for everyone, I have seen times where security can't decided what to do with an antagonist or situations where the sec team is really unmotivated and usually a good hos/NTSO player can lift the the entire team's mood up and be helpful in situations of undecidedness, I also enjoy the mentor aspect of the role, I have taught sec players in the past and it was fun, I have also myself been taught a lot by other hos players and the position does help.
Security experience (300 word minimum):
I have been playing for 6 months, most of that time was spent as a security officer. while I didn't start playing security right away due to it kind of scaring me when I first started out, one day I decided to try it out and found out that it is much less scary than what it seemed like and to my surprise found out that I liked it alot, ever since then I have been playing security as my main job.
Some general stuff I have learned in my experience as a security officer:
1) To be nice and fair to the crew and antags when it comes to arresting and to be quick with it, because having someone hold you and go through your stuff while you can't do anything isn't really the most fun experience for anyone, giving them their stuff back after it is also something that obviously should also be done.
2) A security team that communicates well and takes good care of each other and crew members usually results in more enjoyable games for everyone.
3) Security officer is not a role that should be played with powergaming in mind, stuff like picking sec for just the access and the weapons ruins security's reputation with the crew and is the sort of stuff that makes the round less enjoyable for both the crew and for sec.
4) There is no need to be very harsh with the antagonists, a lot of the time they will just be trying to do a gimmick and a sec officer will stop them, let the narrative play out a little, listen to what they have to say, interact with them, just have some fun with them and let them have some fun too, of course this dosen't apply to every antagonist but it is easy to differentiate between a rampager and someone trying to do something funny.
5) Most antagonist items shouldn't be used by a security officer, because they usually are made with killing in mind and a security officer's job isn't to kill and the gimmicky ones that aren't made to kill should be with the antagonist not an officer.
All in all I can say that security officer is the job I have had the most fun with and the one I have probably played the most, I like that it is a very team based role, wich has resulted in me making friends with and meeting many other security players with whom I have had great times and learned a bunch with.
Answer two or more of the following:
What advice would you give to other sec players?
Not every criminal needs brig time, sometimes you can just put them on the ejection chute after searching them and let them go, especially if you have taken long while searching them for whatever reason.
While this isn't a rule on the classic server, "be nice to the bad guy" is something you should understand the reasoning behind it being a rule on the RP server, antags have the potential to make the round more fun for everyone, so you don't need to kill them the second you find out about their antag status, of course sometimes it is worth it to kill an antag and I wouldn't be mad that a sec officer decided to borg a rampager or something like that.
Work with the crew, they aren't your enemies, so be nice and interact with them and they will surely be nice to you back, most of the crew only expect a sec officer to show up when they call for help on the radio and to put some effort into stopping dangerous antagonists, so it is not hard to get their trust by just doing your job. and having a crew that doesn't trusts/likes security is something you really want to avoid since it makes it less enjoyable and also harder to do your job.
What was one of your favorite security moments? (Either playing as a sec officer or interacting with one)
There was the time I helped Caroline Audibert(TTerc) build an animal shelter on the brig, by bringing in a locker filled with some of stations's critters.
What game improvements or changes do you think would benefit security players?
A way for the armory to be closed after it has been opened, a button in the hos office that locks down the armory or a vote between sec officers like the one that is done to open it, but to close, it would both really nice.
Describe any differences in your playstyle when part of a full security team and when being the only security officer.
Playing alone is always more difficult, it feels more menacing too, so I usually make a bigger effort to get help from crew members and even to help them against whatever antagonist it is that round, stuff like handing out flamers during blob rounds or sec huds during rev rounds, I have also used the mechanics lab to make thermal glasses in a round where a grinch was especially evil and gave them to crew members. Whenever I see we have a full sec team I get happy because it usually means we are going to have a great round, so I make sure to keep in touch with them over comms and help out each other as much as I can.
Answer one or more of the following fun questions (because it's important for the HoS to be fun):
What's a security gimmick that you've ran or wanted to run?
Solving every security issue with words is a gimmick I have been wanting to try out, just talking and negotiating with antags and eventually coming up with peaceful solutions to problems.
Previous bans (while this will not affect your application lying about it will):
I have never been banned.