Now, you may be thinking that I am writing in the wrong spot for a ban appeal, but that's the thing: I'm gladly not appealing this ban.
Shocking? For you, maybe. probably not. For me, I've seen this coming for a while. Reason being is that in my opinion, /tg/ is slowly dying for a multitude of reasons.
Although I am admittedly sour about being banned for no decent reason by a hideous Pepsi-soaked loli abomination, I do care for the server to some degree. Especially knowing that some decent staff and players do remain, like PKPenguin, Shaps, Cobby, Dreamweaver, Digdug, Peoplearestrange, and others.
So I suppose I'll go ahead and list every little cancer cell that is slowly killing /tg/, as I think it is a valuable bastion against the autism and shitty playerbases and code found in other servers that is slowly being lost to shitlers.
Without further ado, I present to you:
Why /tg/ is becoming fucking awful Electric Boogaloo:
1. Is this Call of Duty or SS13?- It is literally impossible to have a decent session of roleplay on either server, especially Sybil. Now, you may be thinking "b-b-but byosfeer how does dis relate 2 COD you stupide faget". Well I'll fucking tell you. COD is basically an objective-driven run-and-gun that was originally built for teamwork and tactical decision making, though it has become a shitshow of who can get the most kills/objectives, who is the most elite xxxMLGxxx, blah blah look at my gunz fuckfest. Think about it: the amount of powergaming, validhunting, objective-driven fuck-your-enemy-over-at-all-costs garbage present on /tg/ has only grown and grown. Even on Basil, which is considered a refuge of RP among the two servers is effected, they are just better at playing the long game and stocking up on laser guns. Basil is a bunch of wolves patiently stalking prey, Sybil is a school of bloodthirsty piranhas striking as soon as possible. This cancerous growth of "only I can win, fuck all of you" mentality has effectively destroyed any opportunity for roleplay, as everyone is too busy making stunprods and cablecuffs to fuck over their co-workers at the first sign of trouble. No one interacts purposefully anymore. It's a shitfest, and if you aren't a flaming shit-smeared autist you will agree. Security especially has become a nest of powergamers who enjoy fucking with people. ALSO: Why in the FUCK is there a space law penalty for murder AND a cloning machine if murder under seemingly any circumstances (if you are not valid) results in a fast and fiery ban? The permabrig exists for a reason, and I'm sure anyone worth their salt can stand being murdered if they were behaving awfully and get cloned, with out being... well, salty. Murder happens in real life, and there are valid and effective solutions in game to punish murderers and recover those murdered. I'm not saying that killing anyone and everyone should be allowed, but if a player is being garbage and breaking in all over and trying to steal important shit, I don't see a reason why other crew members can't kill others who are just causing shit repeatedly. Just a thought. And the strictness on inane rules leads me to my following point...
2. Holier Than Thou, plebs!- The long-term health of any server is based primarily around the quality of the staff. Not only that, but the attitude of the staff members rubs off on the playerbase. I have found that many of the staff members are caustic, cynical, and patronizing to the point that any offense is frequently met with a "What the fuck are you doing you fucking retard here's a ban, don't even try explaining" or "Guilty until proven innocent" response. I've been banned before for decent reasons, however I can't count the number of times that I've skirted or actually been given a ban for completely garbage reasons. It seems as though some staff have this attitude where rather than taking care of something they care about, they have been FORCED into monitoring people who they just think of as troublemaking retards, rather than humans prone to mistakes. Not only that, but I don't really think that the admins acknowledge the fact that they can make mistakes themselves. I'd like to drop a few names of the worst offenders in my opinion. Owegno, Okand37, Saegrimr, Alphabetaa. Basically anyone who does the "*bwoink* Hey, got a minute" meme, for the most part (some exceptions). So cut the shit. You're no better than anyone else in this shitty game. You spend hours hunched in front of a monitor just like us, the only difference is you can make people not play a 2d spess game. You have to understand that you have a direct impact on the attitude and mood of the server. And the "WRONG, WRONG, WRONG, INCORRECT, FUCK YOU CRIMINAL SCUM" attitude is just awful- Sometimes, people make stupid choices and put someone into crit in the heat of the moment. Sometimes, people get angry after being harassed by the same person for a few rounds and strike back. People are prone to human emotion, and that yields mistakes. You have to understand this and respond appropriately- cutting everything off at the head is NOT the way to go. The permabans should really be reserved for the pure garbage: the 10-connection, 10-note 3-ban people who show up only to grief. The people who go straight from the arrival shuttle to welderbomb. The people who GO OUT OF THEIR WAY to shit everything up. I like to think I play the game well. Sure, I fuck up now and then and make mistakes. I certainly have made some larger mistakes. But it's not like I don't have good moments as well. I'm not a net loss to the server. The people who fuck up, show remorse, and actually do put in effort to being good most rounds are just as good as those with clean record. We're all human. (except for liggers, fuck liggers)
3. What do you meme? - Don't get me wrong here- It's important to have fun. And I don't think that there are many games that promote senseless, absurd, hilarious fun as well as SS13. But it gets to a certain point where people take the memeing too far. People act like complete autists for no good reason. I myself have been guilty of this on some occasions- I admit that much. But I think that where others surpass me is the fact that they take it to a level where it heavily effects the round of many people- lubing floors all over, disarming people to take their things, metagrudging, making people retarded, turning them into random people, spacing IDs, breaking consoles for giggles, all of this stupid, spiteful garbage. People just don't take ANYTHING seriously. No one honestly tries to make anyone else's round better. People harbor so much resentment that it carries over to other rounds. The beauty of a round based system is that everything goes back to the way it was- both the station and the crew. There's always another round to play. It's only a game, why do you have to be mad? Not only are the crew taking the memes too far, but I have found that the quality of the game itself has decreased over time as it becomes more and more of a big joke. More and more gimmicks, more and more shitty and grief-enabling features that in SOME reality might be used by an antag but more often than not are just used by some fuckwit to mess with people (read: freon). There comes a point where people need to grow up a bit, slow down, behave themselves. It's really not that hard if you try.
Summary: The shit sandwich. Yeah, as you can see (and hopefully I have you in agreement/convinced you) there are some deeply rooted problems in /tg/. The issues extend into all three branches of the game: playerbase, staff, and content. BUT: The silver lining is that with such a small community, change is easy. So be the change that you want to see, and really should be. Perform and behave at a higher level, and maybe this adorably shitty game might just turn into an adorably mediocre game. The community is what makes the game great, and I see the community slowly growing stale, fragile, and necrotic. So please, PLEASE don't let this get any worse than it is. The way I see it, /tg/ is dying. Whether you agree or not, it's not what it used to be. There is work to be done, and even if I am not around to contribute to the betterment of /tg/, I still hope it happens. I have had a great time playing with you guys, and at the core, it's a great server with good people. You just need to reach that core and bring it back.
Good luck, /tg/. And thanks for the good times.
BONUS ROUND: Extra Super Space Overtime Game Of The Year Platinum Deluxe Edition
I decided to toss this part in, think of it as a bonus reel. I'd like to explain why exactly led up to the actions that got me banned. It had been a long, infuriating day of SS13. I had been killed, abused, left to rot, and generally shat on more times than I can remember. Adminhelp led nowhere, doctors were inept, security was cruel and absent, and the crew was generally hateful. After some clear metagrudging with a side of grief, I was getting close to my breaking point. The two final rounds went like this:
Round 1: Chance and I decide to take over the station. We start the A$AP Mob, and with deft skills and overwhelming robustness, we manage to case the armory, hunt down antags, free the innocent members of the crew, and restore perfect justice. We fucked up some shitters and stopped some cucks from trying to be a hero (We're looking at you, mime). It was all in all a great round. Chance and I had our fun. We got back at the cruel and inept security composed of an unrobust HoS, Derek Westbrook, and Catherine... I forget her last name. We ravaged those who tried to stop us, and generally steamrolled the station. We were like some Robin Hood motherfuckers, and I truly consider it to be one of my proudest moments, rule-breaking or not.
Round 2: THE FINAL BOSS. It's lowpop Sybil, time to be the clown and scare people by popping out of maintenance! I managed to get all access, and I began to prank the shit out of the warden. He was a real dick, and as a result I decided to steal his armory. I had every intention of returning it shortly, but not before Lydia Alice came at me with a syringe gun, and with no words began to fire syringes of an unknown substance at me. The only thing I had to defend myself was an axe, so I pulled it out and tried to intimidate her, to no avail. I tried to disarm her, to no avail. So, with a heavy heart I had to hit her. Though, she was able to get the jump on me. Looks like I was headed to chloral town, but NOPE! Immediate decapitation. Escalation from 30-100 in a second.I am borged, and as I am wandering in maintenance I am randomly blown, only to be recovered by Lydia. After being put back into my body and cloned, I decided to exact my revenge. I was going to slip her, cuff her, and dress her up as a sexy clown and tote her around as my waifu. A second murder occured, more brutal than the last. Cloned again. So, the third time I got into a spooky disguise and went after her, with the intention of arresting her and bringing her to security. Nope. This time, she gets me and cuts me apart. I am then borged again. Soon enough, I call up Chance IRL and have him hop online to help me out. He logs in. He orders me to open the upload under law 2, and complying with my laws I open the doors for him. He then uploads Antimov. I then go back, murder Lydia as my laws permit, and then moments later I am banned. Totally fucking worth it, thanks, goodbye, have a nice day.
Bonus bonus: The wanted list.
Here's a quick list of the players who really need to take some lessons from this post. You guys are trouble.
Lane Stewart
Derek Westbrook
Kat Richards
Sort of kind of Smells-The-Feet, you've gotten better. c:
Loves-The-Lizards
Most lizards, for that matter.
Most people who play security, or anyone who plans on playing security.
Basically everyone
