I'd suggest where you have your answers to change them from red to black. Less colors are usually better. Maybe coloring and holding the questions so you can differentiate. But other than that good app.
To all the Guards who claim the their armor is to weak:
I've been hearing a lot of complaints recently from some guards because they think their armor is to weak. This is not true, not at all. You guys have what? Protection 4 chainmail armor? This is almost equivalent to protection II diamond armor. And since it is Protection FOUR you guys are near immune to harming II potions because of Minecraft logic (Harming II does less damage depending on how high the PROTECTION is and not the type of armor). So off the bat, you cant be harming potted and your in prot 2 diamond armor. What do you guys want? Protection 3 or 4 diamond armor equivalent?
I'm not sure if you guys noticed, but the Guards like Renots, legitcreed, etc all suffice because of one reason, they have decent - great gear. Meaning, they have Sharp 3 - 4 fire II swords, good bows, and last but not least, Opples. Your going to argue back with this point, "We dont have those items and we cant afford them." You know who's problem that is? Yours, your the one who decided to become a Guard before you were a free and had items. Despite what all five of you think, if there is 3 - 4 Guards with opples and nice weapons they can stop a riot. Maybe not a riot with 15 people in protection 3 - 4 with even better gear but they can stop 3 - 7 people in diamond armor trying to kill everyone. This is because Your Armor Does Not Break. You can fight for 10 hours and not have to stress about your armor breaking. A set of prot 4 lasts a good few mins in a riot. Nothing more. So, making Guard armor stronger wouldn't do much, the people who are complaining seem to be the same people who don't have any good items. The only difference from those Guards having prot 5 as compared to prot 4 is a near 3 - 5 seconds added to the already short fight.
Just to reiterate, If you are complaining about having ty armor, quit Guard, play for a month as a free, get good gear / opples, then rejoin Guard. If we had more then 5 Guards with good gear, maybe you guys can have a larger influence when it comes to stopping huge riots instead of mindlessly throwing your body at the crowds until all the Alphas log on.
To all the Guards who claim the their armor is to weak:
I've been hearing a lot of complaints recently from some guards because they think their armor is to weak. This is not true, not at all. You guys have what? Protection 4 chainmail armor? This is almost equivalent to protection II diamond armor. And since it is Protection FOUR you guys are near immune to harming II potions because of Minecraft logic (Harming II does less damage depending on how high the PROTECTION is and not the type of armor). So off the bat, you cant be harming potted and your in prot 2 diamond armor. What do you guys want? Protection 3 or 4 diamond armor equivalent?
I'm not sure if you guys noticed, but the Guards like Renots, legitcreed, etc all suffice because of one reason, they have decent - great gear. Meaning, they have Sharp 3 - 4 fire II swords, good bows, and last but not least, Opples. Your going to argue back with this point, "We dont have those items and we cant afford them." You know who's problem that is? Yours, your the one who decided to become a Guard before you were a free and had items. Despite what all five of you think, if there is 3 - 4 Guards with opples and nice weapons they can stop a riot. Maybe not a riot with 15 people in protection 3 - 4 with even better gear but they can stop 3 - 7 people in diamond armor trying to kill everyone. This is because Your Armor Does Not Break. You can fight for 10 hours and not have to stress about your armor breaking. A set of prot 4 lasts a good few mins in a riot. Nothing more. So, making Guard armor stronger wouldn't do much, the people who are complaining seem to be the same people who don't have any good items. The only difference from those Guards having prot 5 as compared to prot 4 is a near 3 - 5 seconds added to the already short fight.
Just to reiterate, If you are complaining about having ty armor, quit Guard, play for a month as a free, get good gear / opples, then rejoin Guard. If we had more then 5 Guards with good gear, maybe you guys can have a larger influence when it comes to stopping huge riots instead of mindlessly throwing your body at the crowds until all the Alphas log on.
Didn't builder post that Guard Armor is nearly equivalent to regular diamond...? O.o
And most riots that I attend happen when less than 4 guards are on, usually 1 or 2 a trainee. Oh sure, I once brought opples. Oh sure, I once brought a Sharp III. But no. I get 5v1'd. Wez tells me to poke alphas on TS, because they are always on. I poke three. Only one responds.
1)Username: GroovyShoesday 2)Your age: 15 3)Howlong have you been playing the server? (Minimum of 3 days) 3 days and I still love it and am definitely going to keep playing. 4)Have you read the Server,Prison,andGuardRules? Yes, several times to make sure i understand them too. 5)Any experience with the prison genre? Yes several servers in fact, but im really tired of the prisoner role so i am dying to try the guard position out, and i thought this server was perfect. 6)Whatis your time zone? Eastern Time 7)Why are you the best choice for guard? I am the best choice for guard because I will play often and I am extremely dedicated to what role I will be taking up. I really enjoy playing on these kinds of servers and am dying to play as a guard position. I also strictly follow the rules as a guard and would never break them, as expected. I feel that I would be a really good choice as a guard because I am truly very interested in this position. I would be overjoyed if I got this position and would no doubt play on the server even more than I do, I would absolutely love this position once again . I also think that I am more dedicated to this job than some who might be applying and I think that that plays a big role in having this job. I also am pretty experienced in positions like this and am not bad at pvping. I think that I qualify very well for this and am super dedicated to it. I hope that you guys take this into consideration and I would super appreciate any comments or feedback. Even if I do not land this position I will continue to contribute alot to the community and continue to play on the server just as much! 8)Do you understand that nagging Wardensin-game to read your app will result in immediate decline? Yes and I understand and I am also not one of those annoying people. 9)Whatis your current prison rank?Do you understand that we will require a screenshot of thiswhen/ifyou retire fromguard? I am currently a C rank right now, and yes I do understand that, I will be willing to send you a screenshot whenever you may need!
Didn't builder post that Guard Armor is nearly equivalent to regular diamond...? O.o
And most riots that I attend happen when less than 4 guards are on, usually 1 or 2 a trainee. Oh sure, I once brought opples. Oh sure, I once brought a Sharp III. But no. I get 5v1'd. Wez tells me to poke alphas on TS, because they are always on. I poke three. Only one responds.
But you do have a good point...
Well that's kind of a problem with the guards themselves and not something to do with the armor they are wearing.
Usually there are not many guards on and it became more difficult to be a guard so you wont have anymore guards to help you.
Basically,you're actually doing it to yourself.
Guard Armor is just regular diamond armor. Harming potions do hurt us. Alphas have the Prot 1/2 diamond armor. How long do Guards last in a riot? About 10 seconds usually. A minute if they're lucky. Does that seem...right to you? It doesn't to me. You're probably just going to roll your eyes, as this is coming from an Alpha. But, even still, how are Guards supposed to last in riots? You say they should bring opples and enchants. How do they get the opples? If they're broke, it's nearly impossible. If they quit it severely decreases their chances of being reaccepted. There's not many options, no matter what we change there will be complaints. I support stronger Guards, but there has to be some way to keep them from being too overpowered against just regular people.
One thing I've suggested before is a replacement for Cashflow. Something not as laggy, but still serving the same purpose. This way Guards could at least stand a chance against people by using their own money that they earn by working. Those who AFK-abuse it will be demoted, as it was before it was removed.
Another could perhaps be a buff granted to Guards when there are less than 5 Alphas, Guards, and Trainees online. It would increase their strength and armor by a certain degree so they don't have to be murdered continuously. If this would even be possible, of course.
To those who have never been a Guard before: I would at least give it a shot, you would learn quickly that the life of one is not as easy as you all make it out to be. You only look at the positives; Unbreaking armor, infinite regular diamond swords, potions, diamond armor (for Full Guards) etc. In truth, none of these really makes a big difference when you have Winter rioting and murdering everything in their path. The potions are Health I, not II. There's no way for Guards to make money to get gear unless they have an alt or are a donor. This makes it a bit difficult for those without these luxuries. Again, there really is no way to please everyone, but perhaps we could find a way to make a compromise.
I thought I bumped my application, but I guess I didn't. Anyways, here it is:
1) Username: NegaPho
2) Your age: 25
3) How long have you been playing the server? (Minimum of 3 days): I've been around for a little more than a month now.
4) Have you read the Server, Prison, and Guard Rules? Yes, Noakii. I've also seen them put to use during my time on the server.
5) Any experience with the prison genre? Just this server so far.
6) What is your time zone? Central, -5 GMT.
7) Why are you the best choice for guard? (1-2 paragraphs):
I have spent much time on the server during this first month. I know many of the regulars and consider most of them friends. Though I do see many as friends, I won't bend rules to let the few do as they please. I will stand my ground and be steadfast to make sure the rules are followed. Though I am in the Central time zone, I play early hours. I've noticed a shortage of guards around this time, and I would like to help fill this gap.
I also believe my age has brought me experience, so I can show wise decisions during duty. I believe my actions in game have shown that I am a trustworthy companion and I stick true to it. I have helped many people and wish to continue this as a guard. I wish to see the server continue on and want to take part in keeping it fun and interesting.
Short essay for application:
Many have sought to become a guard, and many have been overlooked. The process of which roots out those who would be unfit and those who would seek to break rules and cause grief. One must prove their mettle, both of mind and skills, before being accepted. In the following paragraphs, you will find my attributes and understand why I am the best choice for guard.
One of the most important aspects of any person, at least in my eyes, is honesty. In my relatively short time on the server, I have shown I am capable of trust through my honesty. My trades have been fair and just, each party ending happy. As regulars know, trading plots and enchanted gear can be risky due to the scammers in our midst. Out of the 4 plots I've been involved with trading, and out of all of my sales and enchanting services, everything went smoothly. Not one account of scam has been accused of me.
Honesty leads me to my next point, resiliency. An unresilient guard would easily faulter under the trolling and hate some players bring. Let's face it, some people break rules and will kick and scream when they are caught and reprimanded. A guard needs to stand firm in their stance to punish these players fairly, not to give in or harbor hate and vengance. I understand this all too well. I was a manager on my last job. Catching a subordinate, of which you consider a friend, slacking off or breaking policy takes strength to handle, much more fairly. Through this knowledge, I hope you see that I understand this resiliency and I pledge to show this through being a guard.
Lastly, but definitely not least, a guard needs to be wise. Not every situation will be the same. Knowing the rules is but part of wisdom, knowing how and when to apply them, and being open to learn more, is the majority. During my time on the server, I have seen most rules put to use. I've seen how and when situations are handled and I know I can handle them just as well. I understand the place of trainees, of guards, and of alphas, and I undestand the purpose of each. No doubt, it will still be a learning experience, but it would be one I welcome.
I hope this short essay has given you some insight to my character. I stand by my statements of being honest, resilient, and wise. I assure you, placing me into guard would be no mistake. Thank you for your time and reading my application. If you feel I am what you need in the guard, please contact me at anytime.
8) Do you understand that nagging Wardens in-game to read your app will result in immediate decline? Yes I do. You will hear none of the sort from me.
9) What is your current prison rank? Do you understand that we will require a screenshot of this when/if you retire from guard? My current rank is Free. I've saved a screenshot of this and will gladly show it in case it is ever needed.
3) How long have you been playing the server? (Minimum of 3 days) That account that i am applying on is my alt.. So around 1 day. xELI7E_SNIPEZx I have played on for soo long I can't say (I'm the one that keeps nagging you to fix it so I can donate)
4) Have you read the Server, Prison, and Guard Rules? Yes of cause what's the point of being a guard if you don't know the rules... NOAKII
5) Any experience with the prison genre? Yes you awesome prison server that I've made tons of friends on
6) What is your time zone? UK GMT
7) Why are you the best choice for guard? (1-2 paragraphs) I am a great choice for a guard because I am; honest trustworthy. Abuse is a think i hate so that would not be in the question. Playing as a guard on that server would not just be a one off; i would always want to play to help C's go along there way.. when i was C i was scared to leave the mine and shop etc in case i got slaughtered so that i would try to stop. I would take evrything seriously and stsick to the rules. I would not nag alpha's and warderns for a promotion. If i made a mistake then i would do my best to correct it. Im George and this is this is the only Minecraft Server i play on. Since i was C i always wanted to be a guard, i made a app but ass expected i wasnt accepted. So i played the game like evryone else and finally got to Free. I then earned money and stopped noobs being killed by other free's. This then made me think why no re-apply. So i brought a ALT just for that and here i am re-applying.
8) Do you understand that nagging Wardens in-game to read your app will result in immediate decline? What's the point of nagging them? They would probably be busy anyway.
9) What is your current prison rank? Do you understand that we will require a screenshot of this when/if you retire from guard? On the Alt i am B prisoner but on my main account u am Free and proud!! Yes proof is here:http://imgur.com/6V4wb1O
Everything about this current PvP system comes down to basically one thing: How much time you spend grinding. By grinding, I mean slaving away in the mines for gold blocks, slaving away in TQ or EQ or SQ or whatever for enchants. It all comes down to how much you play this game. If you don't spend like 1-2 hours a day doing this crap, you don't get all the goodies. It's simple as that. People like Renots, Gorea, and every free spend large amounts of time playing. Therefore, it makes sense that they have all this crap. If you're like me and don't want to/can't spend time grinding your ass, you can just hopelessly charge into the mob and try to get the durability down and just be annoying overall. It's all you. Mojang broke pvp in 1.8 and can't fix it. Either don't play the game, or adapt. You don't get anywhere by playing by 1.8 rules.
If they're broke, it's nearly impossible. If they quit it severely decreases their chances of being reaccepted.
Also relevant.
@gorea 3-4 decked out guards (no alpha, no wez) can take maybe 3-5 frees IF they're good. (basically even odds) 6 MAYBE doable. 7 is a bit unreasonable.
I know of one staff member who quit various times (about 2 or 3 currently), and is now a trainee..again. But his situation could not apply to everyone, as the statement is just wishy-washy hope for applicants.
I believe the staff-ranks whom complain about the riots are primarily targeting the same rioter(s) who kill them over and over. How about the regular Frees? It is not as if they were killing the guards a million times within the span of an hour.
Here are some suggestions:
-Stop targeting individuals and labeling every free/non-staff as Godzilla in an ironman suit with a lightsaber cutting down staff ranks left and right.
- Focus on actual Player vs Player tactics and skills, rather than the equipment. Granted equipment can influence the outcome of a match, but why is the emphasis only on equipment? Some staff apply the rules to their favor and can slow down or even hinder an 'overpowered' riot. Most...do not, and they are often the same people who die over and over and then complain about 'overpowered equipment.'
I know of one staff member who quit various times (about 2 or 3 currently), and is now a trainee..again. But his situation could not apply to everyone, as the statement is just wishy-washy hope for applicants.
I believe the staff-ranks whom complain about the riots are primarily targeting the same rioter(s) who kill them over and over. How about the regular Frees? It is not as if they were killing the guards a million times within the span of an hour.
Here are some suggestions:
-Stop targeting individuals and labeling every free/non-staff as Godzilla in an ironman suit with a lightsaber cutting down staff ranks left and right.
- Focus on actual Player vs Player tactics and skills, rather than the equipment. Granted equipment can influence the outcome of a match, but why is the emphasis only on equipment? Some staff apply the rules to their favor and can slow down or even hinder an 'overpowered' riot. Most...do not, and they are often the same people who die over and over and then complain about 'overpowered equipment.'
Pvp ability was made alot less relevant with 1.0 and opples. It's still kinda relevant but getting 5 hits on someone when they need 50 on you isn't hard. Also that image was disturbing.
1) Username:21superyoshis
2) Your age:13
3) How long have you been playing the server? (Minimum of 3 days)10 days
4) Have you read the Server, Prison, and Guard Rules? yes
5) Any experience with the prison genre? yes
6) What is your time zone?est
7) Why are you the best choice for guard? (1-2 paragraphs) I would be a guard because i would take on the people who caused a lot of crime even if they are stronger. Justice must be served. I played on pvp servers before and jail too. i was a great guard upholding the prison rules. I will always do the same. i almost am on minecraft every day. i will actin the best for the servers law. i may get interupeted by my parents but i will continue when im done. fridays are the only non open days became i play magic the gathering. i do not have any enemys. i haven't been banned on any server unless i was playing on hardcore, i also haven't been jailed yet and i don't see myself being jailed either. i have always been loyal and fateful. im heroic and will not act on revenge. i will work hard to keep the server safe and awesome as i know it is. the server is one of my favorites and i will never get my self banned. i have so much i would love to do and help out with that i will never stop playing and i probably not retire. i swear to stay lawful at all times even if im not a guard and i hope that if i get guard i will never stop thanking you for giving me a chance. thank you for reading.
8) Do you understand that nagging Wardens in-game to read your app will result in immediate decline?yes
9) What is your current prison rank? Do you understand that we will require a screenshot of this when/if you retire from guard?c and yes
(noakii is epic)
Pvp ability was made alot less relevant with 1.0 and opples. It's still kinda relevant but getting 5 hits on someone when they need 50 on you isn't hard. Also that image was disturbing.
People can still apply tactics, which is also a part of Player vs. Player skills/abilities.
To all the Guards who claim the their armor is to weak:
I've been hearing a lot of complaints recently from some guards because they think their armor is to weak. This is not true, not at all. You guys have what? Protection 4 chainmail armor? This is almost equivalent to protection II diamond armor. And since it is Protection FOUR you guys are near immune to harming II potions because of Minecraft logic (Harming II does less damage depending on how high the PROTECTION is and not the type of armor). So off the bat, you cant be harming potted and your in prot 2 diamond armor. What do you guys want? Protection 3 or 4 diamond armor equivalent?
I'm not sure if you guys noticed, but the Guards like Renots, legitcreed, etc all suffice because of one reason, they have decent - great gear. Meaning, they have Sharp 3 - 4 fire II swords, good bows, and last but not least, Opples. Your going to argue back with this point, "We dont have those items and we cant afford them." You know who's problem that is? Yours, your the one who decided to become a Guard before you were a free and had items. Despite what all five of you think, if there is 3 - 4 Guards with opples and nice weapons they can stop a riot. Maybe not a riot with 15 people in protection 3 - 4 with even better gear but they can stop 3 - 7 people in diamond armor trying to kill everyone. This is because Your Armor Does Not Break. You can fight for 10 hours and not have to stress about your armor breaking. A set of prot 4 lasts a good few mins in a riot. Nothing more. So, making Guard armor stronger wouldn't do much, the people who are complaining seem to be the same people who don't have any good items. The only difference from those Guards having prot 5 as compared to prot 4 is a near 3 - 5 seconds added to the already short fight.
Just to reiterate, If you are complaining about having ty armor, quit Guard, play for a month as a free, get good gear / opples, then rejoin Guard. If we had more then 5 Guards with good gear, maybe you guys can have a larger influence when it comes to stopping huge riots instead of mindlessly throwing your body at the crowds until all the Alphas log on.
Guards are not free's sword and armor generator. We are not spambots made for pvp.
1. Yes we do have powerful armor but we have no chance in a riot. We have around prot 1 or even normal diamond equivalent. We may be strong too those pots, but overround we get posion pots that just pull down our health in a fight, when people are able too speed run the quests they easily get enchants, if they are bad, do the quest again and get more. Most of the frees that cause the riots are winter, they can speed run it. Guards are not OP. we need an upgrade, in AEST (Australian eastern standard timezone.) winter riot all the time, jarry finish.es a quest every minute or so and nigz is rioting. When this happens there is me and a trainee, sometimes just me. There are a few guard alts on, one who prefers too never guard in this time zone, when they should (maybe deserves demote). Winter knows its a good time, they are invicable at the time. Guards need an upgrade too stop them. They are killing prisoners, guards are the protecter of them, we can't help in that situation.
2. Some guards are OP, and when they are on people know not too do a lone riot, they need a group. Those guards are not on in the riot timezones. Some guards can't afford the gear, we joined the guards too help people, not frees toys. If there are 3-4 guards with op apples that does not mean. You have the same gear as these OP guards. Except better armor. 3-4 guards can't take out 4 rioters, so what we have OP apples, they have them as well. Most frees run away until guards apples dies down, guards cant run away, we can't go into non pvp zones. Armor will last a riot, armor broken, go into non pvp, op apple, potion and armor up. We won't last long.
3. Guards do not play for good gear, some guards (like me) have been guard alot, if we retire their is a chance we can't come back.
Gorea, put me in you up in a fight, lets say im an average guard, infact im two guards, you will easily kill me, im an op guard, im will still die but damage you. 2 rioters, 3 op guards, they eat op apples rioters run until it wears out, and they will turn back and shoot a bow, guards lose.
IGN: TheThomasred Current rank on the server: [B] Reason you were banned: AutoFishing Warden/Alpha that issued your ban:SDAngel Approximate time of ban: 7:27 PM PST
Why you deserve to be unbanned: Because I will never Auto fish again.
Any additional information: I really like this server!!!
I know of one staff member who quit various times (about 2 or 3 currently), and is now a trainee..again. But his situation could not apply to everyone, as the statement is just wishy-washy hope for applicants.
I believe the staff-ranks whom complain about the riots are primarily targeting the same rioter(s) who kill them over and over. How about the regular Frees? It is not as if they were killing the guards a million times within the span of an hour.
Here are some suggestions: -Stop targeting individuals and labeling every free/non-staff as Godzilla in an ironman suit with a lightsaber cutting down staff ranks left and right.
- Focus on actual Player vs Player tactics and skills, rather than the equipment. Granted equipment can influence the outcome of a match, but why is the emphasis only on equipment? Some staff apply the rules to their favor and can slow down or even hinder an 'overpowered' riot. Most...do not, and they are often the same people who die over and over and then complain about 'overpowered equipment.'
That first bolded part with the description gave me a good laugh, thanks for that. xD However, I know it's not every Free/Prisoner, but it's a lot of them. And that lot kills us quite often.
However, what rules are you referring to? We enforce them, there's no way that I know of that we can use to our advantage. In these days, the determining factor of who wins in a riot is often who has the better gear and more opples. Not all of us can afford that.
One thing though, if you do retire/reapply often, it is true that you probably will not get accepted. And what then? Eventually, you will run out of money. So how would you get more not being a Donor or having an alt? The main problem here is that until an overpowered Staff Member (Wezda) logs on, most times we can't do anything about the riots. This can cause players to quit the server if they rage too easily. I understand that riots are part of the server's roleplay, but there has to be some way for us to be able to adequately end the riots, instead of forcing pressure on a couple of people to end it single-handed.
3) How long have you been playing the server? (Minimum of 3 days)
That account that I am applying on is my alt.. So around 1 day. xELI7E_SNIPEZx I have played on for so long I can't say [Around 5 months]
4) Have you read the Server, Prison, and Guard Rules? Yes of cause what's the point of being a guard if you don't know the rules... NOAKII
5) Any experience with the prison genre? Yes your awesome prison server that I've made tons of friends on
6) What is your time zone? UK GMT+0
7) Why are you the best choice for guard? (1-2 paragraphs) I am a great choice for a guard because I am: honest and trustworthy. Abuse is a think I hate so that would not be in the question. Playing as a guard on that server would not just be a one off; I would always want to play to help C's go along their way.. when I was C I was scared to leave the mine and shop etc in case I got slaughtered, so that I would try to stop.
I would take everything seriously and stick to the rules. I would not nag alpha's and wardens for a promotion. If I made a mistake then I would do my best to correct it. I am Good at PvP and would not back down; I would help other guards out where I could and stop anyone spawn fisting. I would not abuse my power as a guard and stick to the rules strictly. I would respect everyone equally and not give my mates special treatment because they are 'Mates.' If they broke the rules they would but treated as if I didn't know them.
I'm George and this is this is the only Minecraft Server I play on. Since I was C I always wanted to be a guard, I made a app but as expected I wasn't accepted. So I played the game like everyone else and finally got to Free. I then earned money and stopped noobs being killed by other frees. This then made me think why no re-apply. So I brought a ALT just for that and here I am re-applying.
8) Do you understand that nagging Wardens in-game to read your app will result in immediate decline?
What's the point of nagging them? They would probably be busy anyway.
9) What is your current prison rank? Do you understand that we will require a screenshot of this when/if you retire from guard?
On the Alt I am B prisoner but on my main account u am Free and proud!! Yes proof is here: http://imgur.com/6V4wb1O
Thank You For Reading my application and if you could give some constructive criticism that would be great!
Guards are not free's sword and armor generator. We are not spambots made for pvp.
1. Yes we do have powerful armor but we have no chance in a riot. We have around prot 1 or even normal diamond equivalent. We may be strong too those pots, but overround we get posion pots that just pull down our health in a fight, when people are able too speed run the quests they easily get enchants, if they are bad, do the quest again and get more. Most of the frees that cause the riots are winter, they can speed run it. Guards are not OP. we need an upgrade, in AEST (Australian eastern standard timezone.) winter riot all the time, jarry finish.es a quest every minute or so and nigz is rioting. When this happens there is me and a trainee, sometimes just me. There are a few guard alts on, one who prefers too never guard in this time zone, when they should (maybe deserves demote). Winter knows its a good time, they are invicable at the time. Guards need an upgrade too stop them. They are killing prisoners, guards are the protecter of them, we can't help in that situation.
2. Some guards are OP, and when they are on people know not too do a lone riot, they need a group. Those guards are not on in the riot timezones. Some guards can't afford the gear, we joined the guards too help people, not frees toys. If there are 3-4 guards with op apples that does not mean. You have the same gear as these OP guards. Except better armor. 3-4 guards can't take out 4 rioters, so what we have OP apples, they have them as well. Most frees run away until guards apples dies down, guards cant run away, we can't go into non pvp zones. Armor will last a riot, armor broken, go into non pvp, op apple, potion and armor up. We won't last long.
3. Guards do not play for good gear, some guards (like me) have been guard alot, if we retire their is a chance we can't come back.
Gorea, put me in you up in a fight, lets say im an average guard, infact im two guards, you will easily kill me, im an op guard, im will still die but damage you. 2 rioters, 3 op guards, they eat op apples rioters run until it wears out, and they will turn back and shoot a bow, guards lose.
Guards are staff-ranks, but some of them seem to want the Alphas and Wardens hold their hands and spoil them.
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Only a small portion of the non-staff ranks can do parkour over and over again. Mob farms/nether experience grinders would take a greater time acquiring gear than parkourers. How do you justify labeling the 'people are able too speed run the quests they easily get enchants' to the ones that cannot? Who are the parkourers? On top of my head, I count Jarryd, Nigz, rtx, imbehind, kirby, charlie, gomez, adidw, and perhaps a good 10 or so other players. A good 15-20 or so solid parkourers compared to the what number of frees and non-staff ranks who cannot?
Again, it is not nice to generalize situations. Not all of Winter can parkour. A majority =/= all.
In your first statement "Guards are not free's sword and armor generator. We are not spambots made for pvp.", would that not mean that guards do not have to guard all the time? Could they not go on their free/alts accounts and do as they wish, such as taking breaks? The concept of "should" guard baffles me.
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"Guards cant run away." I disagree, as I have seen a certain alpha run around as bait/distraction. One smart cookie. (:
Plus, you could just use speed potions.
Tactics.
The same 10-20 (no more than 30 or 40) group of highly powered frees compared to the entire non-staff population of Convicted? Injustice! ):
A specific jailing rule. (;
I believe that there are riots primarily due to a "Power struggle/desire." Sometimes, people feel like they want to display or prove their dominance and power, especially after a long day and Convicted is one of their methods to ventilate. Let them ventilate. After all, is Minecraft not a game? Have fun and keep raging to a minimum.
I've been hearing a lot of complaints recently from some guards because they think their armor is to weak. This is not true, not at all. You guys have what? Protection 4 chainmail armor? This is almost equivalent to protection II diamond armor. And since it is Protection FOUR you guys are near immune to harming II potions because of Minecraft logic (Harming II does less damage depending on how high the PROTECTION is and not the type of armor). So off the bat, you cant be harming potted and your in prot 2 diamond armor. What do you guys want? Protection 3 or 4 diamond armor equivalent?
I'm not sure if you guys noticed, but the Guards like Renots, legitcreed, etc all suffice because of one reason, they have decent - great gear. Meaning, they have Sharp 3 - 4 fire II swords, good bows, and last but not least, Opples. Your going to argue back with this point, "We dont have those items and we cant afford them." You know who's problem that is? Yours, your the one who decided to become a Guard before you were a free and had items. Despite what all five of you think, if there is 3 - 4 Guards with opples and nice weapons they can stop a riot. Maybe not a riot with 15 people in protection 3 - 4 with even better gear but they can stop 3 - 7 people in diamond armor trying to kill everyone. This is because Your Armor Does Not Break. You can fight for 10 hours and not have to stress about your armor breaking. A set of prot 4 lasts a good few mins in a riot. Nothing more. So, making Guard armor stronger wouldn't do much, the people who are complaining seem to be the same people who don't have any good items. The only difference from those Guards having prot 5 as compared to prot 4 is a near 3 - 5 seconds added to the already short fight.
Just to reiterate, If you are complaining about having ty armor, quit Guard, play for a month as a free, get good gear / opples, then rejoin Guard. If we had more then 5 Guards with good gear, maybe you guys can have a larger influence when it comes to stopping huge riots instead of mindlessly throwing your body at the crowds until all the Alphas log on.
Didn't builder post that Guard Armor is nearly equivalent to regular diamond...? O.o
And most riots that I attend happen when less than 4 guards are on, usually 1 or 2 a trainee. Oh sure, I once brought opples. Oh sure, I once brought a Sharp III. But no. I get 5v1'd. Wez tells me to poke alphas on TS, because they are always on. I poke three. Only one responds.
But you do have a good point...
2) Your age: 15
3) How long have you been playing the server? (Minimum of 3 days) 3 days and I still love it and am definitely going to keep playing.
4) Have you read the Server, Prison, and Guard Rules? Yes, several times to make sure i understand them too.
5) Any experience with the prison genre? Yes several servers in fact, but im really tired of the prisoner role so i am dying to try the guard position out, and i thought this server was perfect.
6) What is your time zone? Eastern Time
7) Why are you the best choice for guard? I am the best choice for guard because I will play often and I am extremely dedicated to what role I will be taking up. I really enjoy playing on these kinds of servers and am dying to play as a guard position. I also strictly follow the rules as a guard and would never break them, as expected. I feel that I would be a really good choice as a guard because I am truly very interested in this position. I would be overjoyed if I got this position and would no doubt play on the server even more than I do, I would absolutely love this position once again
8) Do you understand that nagging Wardens in-game to read your app will result in immediate decline? Yes and I understand and I am also not one of those annoying people.
9) What is your current prison rank? Do you understand that we will require a screenshot of this when/ifyou retire fromguard? I am currently a C rank right now, and yes I do understand that, I will be willing to send you a screenshot whenever you may need!
Well that's kind of a problem with the guards themselves and not something to do with the armor they are wearing.
Usually there are not many guards on and it became more difficult to be a guard so you wont have anymore guards to help you.
Basically,you're actually doing it to yourself.
One thing I've suggested before is a replacement for Cashflow. Something not as laggy, but still serving the same purpose. This way Guards could at least stand a chance against people by using their own money that they earn by working. Those who AFK-abuse it will be demoted, as it was before it was removed.
Another could perhaps be a buff granted to Guards when there are less than 5 Alphas, Guards, and Trainees online. It would increase their strength and armor by a certain degree so they don't have to be murdered continuously. If this would even be possible, of course.
To those who have never been a Guard before: I would at least give it a shot, you would learn quickly that the life of one is not as easy as you all make it out to be. You only look at the positives; Unbreaking armor, infinite regular diamond swords, potions, diamond armor (for Full Guards) etc. In truth, none of these really makes a big difference when you have Winter rioting and murdering everything in their path. The potions are Health I, not II. There's no way for Guards to make money to get gear unless they have an alt or are a donor. This makes it a bit difficult for those without these luxuries. Again, there really is no way to please everyone, but perhaps we could find a way to make a compromise.
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1) Username: NegaPho
2) Your age: 25
3) How long have you been playing the server? (Minimum of 3 days): I've been around for a little more than a month now.
4) Have you read the Server, Prison, and Guard Rules? Yes, Noakii. I've also seen them put to use during my time on the server.
5) Any experience with the prison genre? Just this server so far.
6) What is your time zone? Central, -5 GMT.
7) Why are you the best choice for guard? (1-2 paragraphs):
I have spent much time on the server during this first month. I know many of the regulars and consider most of them friends. Though I do see many as friends, I won't bend rules to let the few do as they please. I will stand my ground and be steadfast to make sure the rules are followed. Though I am in the Central time zone, I play early hours. I've noticed a shortage of guards around this time, and I would like to help fill this gap.
I also believe my age has brought me experience, so I can show wise decisions during duty. I believe my actions in game have shown that I am a trustworthy companion and I stick true to it. I have helped many people and wish to continue this as a guard. I wish to see the server continue on and want to take part in keeping it fun and interesting.
Short essay for application:
Many have sought to become a guard, and many have been overlooked. The process of which roots out those who would be unfit and those who would seek to break rules and cause grief. One must prove their mettle, both of mind and skills, before being accepted. In the following paragraphs, you will find my attributes and understand why I am the best choice for guard.
One of the most important aspects of any person, at least in my eyes, is honesty. In my relatively short time on the server, I have shown I am capable of trust through my honesty. My trades have been fair and just, each party ending happy. As regulars know, trading plots and enchanted gear can be risky due to the scammers in our midst. Out of the 4 plots I've been involved with trading, and out of all of my sales and enchanting services, everything went smoothly. Not one account of scam has been accused of me.
Honesty leads me to my next point, resiliency. An unresilient guard would easily faulter under the trolling and hate some players bring. Let's face it, some people break rules and will kick and scream when they are caught and reprimanded. A guard needs to stand firm in their stance to punish these players fairly, not to give in or harbor hate and vengance. I understand this all too well. I was a manager on my last job. Catching a subordinate, of which you consider a friend, slacking off or breaking policy takes strength to handle, much more fairly. Through this knowledge, I hope you see that I understand this resiliency and I pledge to show this through being a guard.
Lastly, but definitely not least, a guard needs to be wise. Not every situation will be the same. Knowing the rules is but part of wisdom, knowing how and when to apply them, and being open to learn more, is the majority. During my time on the server, I have seen most rules put to use. I've seen how and when situations are handled and I know I can handle them just as well. I understand the place of trainees, of guards, and of alphas, and I undestand the purpose of each. No doubt, it will still be a learning experience, but it would be one I welcome.
I hope this short essay has given you some insight to my character. I stand by my statements of being honest, resilient, and wise. I assure you, placing me into guard would be no mistake. Thank you for your time and reading my application. If you feel I am what you need in the guard, please contact me at anytime.
8) Do you understand that nagging Wardens in-game to read your app will result in immediate decline? Yes I do. You will hear none of the sort from me.
9) What is your current prison rank? Do you understand that we will require a screenshot of this when/if you retire from guard? My current rank is Free. I've saved a screenshot of this and will gladly show it in case it is ever needed.
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@gorea 3-4 decked out guards (no alpha, no wez) can take maybe 3-5 frees IF they're good. (basically even odds) 6 MAYBE doable. 7 is a bit unreasonable.
I know of one staff member who quit various times (about 2 or 3 currently), and is now a trainee..again. But his situation could not apply to everyone, as the statement is just wishy-washy hope for applicants.
I believe the staff-ranks whom complain about the riots are primarily targeting the same rioter(s) who kill them over and over. How about the regular Frees? It is not as if they were killing the guards a million times within the span of an hour.
Here are some suggestions:
-Stop targeting individuals and labeling every free/non-staff as Godzilla in an ironman suit with a lightsaber cutting down staff ranks left and right.
- Focus on actual Player vs Player tactics and skills, rather than the equipment. Granted equipment can influence the outcome of a match, but why is the emphasis only on equipment? Some staff apply the rules to their favor and can slow down or even hinder an 'overpowered' riot. Most...do not, and they are often the same people who die over and over and then complain about 'overpowered equipment.'
Pvp ability was made alot less relevant with 1.0 and opples. It's still kinda relevant but getting 5 hits on someone when they need 50 on you isn't hard. Also that image was disturbing.
2) Your age:13
3) How long have you been playing the server? (Minimum of 3 days)10 days
4) Have you read the Server, Prison, and Guard Rules? yes
5) Any experience with the prison genre? yes
6) What is your time zone?est
7) Why are you the best choice for guard? (1-2 paragraphs) I would be a guard because i would take on the people who caused a lot of crime even if they are stronger. Justice must be served. I played on pvp servers before and jail too. i was a great guard upholding the prison rules. I will always do the same. i almost am on minecraft every day. i will actin the best for the servers law. i may get interupeted by my parents but i will continue when im done. fridays are the only non open days became i play magic the gathering. i do not have any enemys. i haven't been banned on any server unless i was playing on hardcore, i also haven't been jailed yet and i don't see myself being jailed either. i have always been loyal and fateful. im heroic and will not act on revenge. i will work hard to keep the server safe and awesome as i know it is. the server is one of my favorites and i will never get my self banned. i have so much i would love to do and help out with that i will never stop playing and i probably not retire. i swear to stay lawful at all times even if im not a guard and i hope that if i get guard i will never stop thanking you for giving me a chance. thank you for reading.
8) Do you understand that nagging Wardens in-game to read your app will result in immediate decline?yes
9) What is your current prison rank? Do you understand that we will require a screenshot of this when/if you retire from guard?c and yes
(noakii is epic)
People can still apply tactics, which is also a part of Player vs. Player skills/abilities.
What image? My profile picture?
1. Yes we do have powerful armor but we have no chance in a riot. We have around prot 1 or even normal diamond equivalent. We may be strong too those pots, but overround we get posion pots that just pull down our health in a fight, when people are able too speed run the quests they easily get enchants, if they are bad, do the quest again and get more. Most of the frees that cause the riots are winter, they can speed run it. Guards are not OP. we need an upgrade, in AEST (Australian eastern standard timezone.) winter riot all the time, jarry finish.es a quest every minute or so and nigz is rioting. When this happens there is me and a trainee, sometimes just me. There are a few guard alts on, one who prefers too never guard in this time zone, when they should (maybe deserves demote). Winter knows its a good time, they are invicable at the time. Guards need an upgrade too stop them. They are killing prisoners, guards are the protecter of them, we can't help in that situation.
2. Some guards are OP, and when they are on people know not too do a lone riot, they need a group. Those guards are not on in the riot timezones. Some guards can't afford the gear, we joined the guards too help people, not frees toys. If there are 3-4 guards with op apples that does not mean. You have the same gear as these OP guards. Except better armor. 3-4 guards can't take out 4 rioters, so what we have OP apples, they have them as well. Most frees run away until guards apples dies down, guards cant run away, we can't go into non pvp zones. Armor will last a riot, armor broken, go into non pvp, op apple, potion and armor up. We won't last long.
3. Guards do not play for good gear, some guards (like me) have been guard alot, if we retire their is a chance we can't come back.
Gorea, put me in you up in a fight, lets say im an average guard, infact im two guards, you will easily kill me, im an op guard, im will still die but damage you. 2 rioters, 3 op guards, they eat op apples rioters run until it wears out, and they will turn back and shoot a bow, guards lose.
So I may or may not be an end me
Current rank on the server: [B]
Reason you were banned: AutoFishing
Warden/Alpha that issued your ban: SDAngel
Approximate time of ban: 7:27 PM PST
Why you deserve to be unbanned: Because I will never Auto fish again.
Any additional information: I really like this server!!!
That first bolded part with the description gave me a good laugh, thanks for that. xD However, I know it's not every Free/Prisoner, but it's a lot of them. And that lot kills us quite often.
However, what rules are you referring to? We enforce them, there's no way that I know of that we can use to our advantage. In these days, the determining factor of who wins in a riot is often who has the better gear and more opples. Not all of us can afford that.
One thing though, if you do retire/reapply often, it is true that you probably will not get accepted. And what then? Eventually, you will run out of money. So how would you get more not being a Donor or having an alt? The main problem here is that until an overpowered Staff Member (Wezda) logs on, most times we can't do anything about the riots. This can cause players to quit the server if they rage too easily. I understand that riots are part of the server's roleplay, but there has to be some way for us to be able to adequately end the riots, instead of forcing pressure on a couple of people to end it single-handed.
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Guards are staff-ranks, but some of them seem to want the Alphas and Wardens hold their hands and spoil them.
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Only a small portion of the non-staff ranks can do parkour over and over again. Mob farms/nether experience grinders would take a greater time acquiring gear than parkourers. How do you justify labeling the 'people are able too speed run the quests they easily get enchants' to the ones that cannot? Who are the parkourers? On top of my head, I count Jarryd, Nigz, rtx, imbehind, kirby, charlie, gomez, adidw, and perhaps a good 10 or so other players. A good 15-20 or so solid parkourers compared to the what number of frees and non-staff ranks who cannot?
Again, it is not nice to generalize situations. Not all of Winter can parkour. A majority =/= all.
In your first statement "Guards are not free's sword and armor generator. We are not spambots made for pvp.", would that not mean that guards do not have to guard all the time? Could they not go on their free/alts accounts and do as they wish, such as taking breaks? The concept of "should" guard baffles me.
2. / 3.
"Guards cant run away." I disagree, as I have seen a certain alpha run around as bait/distraction. One smart cookie. (:
Plus, you could just use speed potions.
Tactics.
The same 10-20 (no more than 30 or 40) group of highly powered frees compared to the entire non-staff population of Convicted? Injustice! ):
A specific jailing rule. (;
I believe that there are riots primarily due to a "Power struggle/desire." Sometimes, people feel like they want to display or prove their dominance and power, especially after a long day and Convicted is one of their methods to ventilate. Let them ventilate. After all, is Minecraft not a game? Have fun and keep raging to a minimum.