Goonhub
06-22-2022, 03:17 PM
Usual character name: April Malysa/June Malysa/Stanislaw Malysa
BYOND username: Flyingcow01
Discord username (if you are on our discord): doaads#0098
Recommended by (if applicable): N/A
Goon servers you play: Goon 3 and 4.
Reason for application:
I have recently noticed, that during many rounds, when there is no Head of Security on board, security teams on RP servers lack coordination. I believe that with my current experience in the department I could help with this problem.
Security experience (300 word minimum):
I have started my adventure with security almost two years ago and it quickly became my favourite job on Goonstation. It took me quite some time to fully learn what is expected from a good security officer on an RP server. I believe the quality of the security team on a station will have the most impact on most rounds, especially for antagonists. That’s why I want to share some of my experience and knowledge here.
Communication – This is probably something that matters the most to me when playing security. Coordinating a large team can only happen when everyone stays on the comms constantly. Every arrest, every ticket should be reported to ensure that all the officers have full information and awareness of the situation. That is what I always try to do myself.
Roleplay – As I almost exclusively play on the roleplay server, I want to focus on this aspect a lot. After playing security for a while, I learned that the right approach towards antagonists will make the round way more enjoyable for both us and them. I always try to play a game of cat and mouse with them. I allow things to escalate slowly, while keeping a close eye on the most suspicious people to try to discover their intentions. I usually try to play along with any antag gimmick there is, as long as doing that isn’t harmful to the station.
Punishment – When I started playing as an officer, I always kept the space law book open at all times, so I could learn all the recommended brig times for common offences. I soon realised that brigging someone for ten minutes for corporate treason might not be a good idea in practice. We, as security, need to remember that the person we’re dealing with is usually just a player trying to have a good time. Because of that, I try to always keep my brig times reasonable, and only resort to executions in extreme cases.
Teaching – Over the years, I have also gained a lot of experience in training new assistants and officers. I always enjoy showing the ropes to new players and do my best to ensure that they understand all the basics.
Answer two or more of the following:
What advice would you give to other sec players?
Describe any differences in your playstyle when part of a full security team and when being the only security officer.
What's a security gimmick that you've ran or wanted to run?
Previous bans (while this will not affect your application lying about it will): None
BYOND username: Flyingcow01
Discord username (if you are on our discord): doaads#0098
Recommended by (if applicable): N/A
Goon servers you play: Goon 3 and 4.
Reason for application:
I have recently noticed, that during many rounds, when there is no Head of Security on board, security teams on RP servers lack coordination. I believe that with my current experience in the department I could help with this problem.
Security experience (300 word minimum):
I have started my adventure with security almost two years ago and it quickly became my favourite job on Goonstation. It took me quite some time to fully learn what is expected from a good security officer on an RP server. I believe the quality of the security team on a station will have the most impact on most rounds, especially for antagonists. That’s why I want to share some of my experience and knowledge here.
Communication – This is probably something that matters the most to me when playing security. Coordinating a large team can only happen when everyone stays on the comms constantly. Every arrest, every ticket should be reported to ensure that all the officers have full information and awareness of the situation. That is what I always try to do myself.
Roleplay – As I almost exclusively play on the roleplay server, I want to focus on this aspect a lot. After playing security for a while, I learned that the right approach towards antagonists will make the round way more enjoyable for both us and them. I always try to play a game of cat and mouse with them. I allow things to escalate slowly, while keeping a close eye on the most suspicious people to try to discover their intentions. I usually try to play along with any antag gimmick there is, as long as doing that isn’t harmful to the station.
Punishment – When I started playing as an officer, I always kept the space law book open at all times, so I could learn all the recommended brig times for common offences. I soon realised that brigging someone for ten minutes for corporate treason might not be a good idea in practice. We, as security, need to remember that the person we’re dealing with is usually just a player trying to have a good time. Because of that, I try to always keep my brig times reasonable, and only resort to executions in extreme cases.
Teaching – Over the years, I have also gained a lot of experience in training new assistants and officers. I always enjoy showing the ropes to new players and do my best to ensure that they understand all the basics.
Answer two or more of the following:
What advice would you give to other sec players?
- As stated above – communication is key. You need to keep in touch with other officers to have a good and coordinated sec team and this cannot be stated enough.
- Focus on your job! - If you see a wounded person or if you are wounded yourself, get to medbay instead of healing yourself on your own. Try not to abuse the access given to you by working in other departments and doing things that don’t fit your job description as an officer or a sec assistant.
- Make sure every call is answered. - If you are on a very interesting case that already has more than enough officers on it, think about stepping out and working on something else. I often see minor cases getting overlooked, because too many officers decide to stay on it for no real reason.
- One of my favourite sec moments was definitely during a Nuclear Diplomacy RP event that was happening around 6/7 months ago. I had a lot of fun roleplaying as security in this scenario and it gave me a lot of experience, since as I am mainly playing on RP, I don’t often see nuke ops.
Describe any differences in your playstyle when part of a full security team and when being the only security officer.
- When I’m a part of a full team, I usually let my guard down a bit and usually patrol the station a few times and talk to some of my crew and team members. I try not to be too serious and usually roleplay more. However, when I am the only security officer around, things usually get more stressful. I do my best to pay my full attention to what is happening at the station. At these times I usually give out harsher brig times and spend my full energy on trying to make the station as secure as possible without dying in the process
What's a security gimmick that you've ran or wanted to run?
- One of the best gimmicks I took part in was definitely a security donut shop we decided to start during a calm shit. When we weren’t dealing with crime, me and another officer would dress up in diner clothes and serve the crew with delicious donuts, served to them with an uplifting ticket.
- Also, I’ve recently ran a gimmick in which, as a changeling detective, I stole the HoS’s equipment and disguised myself as Shitty Bill and got everyone to believe, that I was the constantly drunk and hungover head of security. Everything went well there... until Shitty Bill decided to invite an officer to his office to eat them. After that, an all-out hunt for him has begun.
Previous bans (while this will not affect your application lying about it will): None