Goonhub
07-13-2014, 10:53 AM
Usual Character Name: I've had a few. Most often is Zhar The Mad. I've also used Supreme Soviet, and way back I was Donald Hussain.
BYOND Username: SARazage
Recommended by (if applicable): Nope
Times Available: Weekends from around 12 pm - 6 pm MST, Weekdays from 6 pm - 9 pm MST.
Reason for Application + Game Experience (300 word minimum):
I've played for a while and figure now I should go on ahead and help out new players with their array of questions. SS13 is not an easy game to learn how to play, and when I started, the only people to ask for help were whomever I was saddled with in my department. This went about as well as could be expected. I was lucky to know about the wiki and have a few sources of information to learn the basics back then. However, sitting down to learn how to start the engine or do very basic job type stuff was difficult. Mostly I learned from watching others, but that means that I wasn't even playing the game just learning how to play the game. With a game like SS13 that has such a steep learning curve, I think it's good we now have people on staff that can provide some quick answers to simple questions and even direct people to the resources like the wiki and these forums.
I've been playing for a long time, my name from way back was Donald Hussain, and I've been playing off and on since Ovary Station. I've played all traitor roles and positions on the station and know them all very well. I can do pretty much everything on the station to an advanced level. Part of this learning process involved a lot of trial and error, and I think some of that is necessary, but if there were someone to explain a few basic concepts to me it would have been a lot less trial and error as well. I've also benefited from helpful very experienced players that were nice enough to show me some of the ropes as well. Beyond the round to round shenanigans, a part of playing SS13 is helping other players progressively learn the game, because I think this is one of those games that people never stop learning.
It's also something to note that there are legitimate concerns about the mentor system being used for meta-gaming and so I feel I should say something there too. I'm not really a super-competitive gamer, I play more to allow everyone to have fun. I've played with some of my real-life friends on the same server before and had no problems because I always made sure to tell them that there can be no out of game communication. I also don't round grudge which is another form of meta-gaming. I really don't see the point in it and it's also just not very fun for me, or anyone else involved.
That's about it! I know what I'm doing, been doing this whole SS13 thing for a while, am not a jerk, and I want to help new players get into the game!
Your opinion of Shrek (5 word minimum):
Look, he's an ogre, and he just wants to be an ogre. Why can't he just be an ogre? Why can't we all just be ogres?
Previous Bans (While this will not affect your application lying about it will):
Nope!
BYOND Username: SARazage
Recommended by (if applicable): Nope
Times Available: Weekends from around 12 pm - 6 pm MST, Weekdays from 6 pm - 9 pm MST.
Reason for Application + Game Experience (300 word minimum):
I've played for a while and figure now I should go on ahead and help out new players with their array of questions. SS13 is not an easy game to learn how to play, and when I started, the only people to ask for help were whomever I was saddled with in my department. This went about as well as could be expected. I was lucky to know about the wiki and have a few sources of information to learn the basics back then. However, sitting down to learn how to start the engine or do very basic job type stuff was difficult. Mostly I learned from watching others, but that means that I wasn't even playing the game just learning how to play the game. With a game like SS13 that has such a steep learning curve, I think it's good we now have people on staff that can provide some quick answers to simple questions and even direct people to the resources like the wiki and these forums.
I've been playing for a long time, my name from way back was Donald Hussain, and I've been playing off and on since Ovary Station. I've played all traitor roles and positions on the station and know them all very well. I can do pretty much everything on the station to an advanced level. Part of this learning process involved a lot of trial and error, and I think some of that is necessary, but if there were someone to explain a few basic concepts to me it would have been a lot less trial and error as well. I've also benefited from helpful very experienced players that were nice enough to show me some of the ropes as well. Beyond the round to round shenanigans, a part of playing SS13 is helping other players progressively learn the game, because I think this is one of those games that people never stop learning.
It's also something to note that there are legitimate concerns about the mentor system being used for meta-gaming and so I feel I should say something there too. I'm not really a super-competitive gamer, I play more to allow everyone to have fun. I've played with some of my real-life friends on the same server before and had no problems because I always made sure to tell them that there can be no out of game communication. I also don't round grudge which is another form of meta-gaming. I really don't see the point in it and it's also just not very fun for me, or anyone else involved.
That's about it! I know what I'm doing, been doing this whole SS13 thing for a while, am not a jerk, and I want to help new players get into the game!
Your opinion of Shrek (5 word minimum):
Look, he's an ogre, and he just wants to be an ogre. Why can't he just be an ogre? Why can't we all just be ogres?
Previous Bans (While this will not affect your application lying about it will):
Nope!