Robin's Mod Thread

Hello FG Team,

About Me: My name is Robin, B0y Wond3r in game, and I have become quite fond of Unturned over the past 6 weeks, exclusively on the Freezzer servers. I got into the game via my daily gaming friends, and we have played exclusively on the Freezzer servers over the duration of our time on Unturned. I have very much enjoyed the game, and have logged around 175 hours on Unturned, 95% of which have been on the Freezzer servers (primarily ENG/US and ENG/EU Survival). I have logged enough time on the servers to work up to rank 4 of ENG/US survival (rank doesn't necessarily relate to qualifications, but it does represent the amount of time of I dedicated to your servers). I understand this is only my 2nd post on the forum, and I am unfamiliar with most of you, but I do devote a lot of my time on the Survival servers, and have become acquainted with most players, regulars and new. I plan on becoming more active in your community as I branch out onto the other servers. I request this position because I feel that the servers less played, such as the survival servers, do not receive the necessary moderation attention which they may require, as I have not seen an admin on them before (not to mention they are not as popular as Arena and Sandbox).

Hours on Unturned: 177.0

Hours on Freezzer Gaming: est. 160

Age: 26

Current Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania US

Occupation: Mariner

Time Played Per Week: 50-60 Hours, idle about 10% of that time

Qualifications: I have been online gaming since 2002 (my 13 year steam badge reflects a good portion of that). I have played just about every type of game, from MOBA to FPS to MMO. I have learned how gaming communities work, and how they must be maintained by a series of responsible moderators and admins who seek to make the gaming experience enjoyable for all. I had owned my first Counter-Strike server in 2004, when the game was still on w0n.net, and moderated a rather fruitful number of players. I have been an active member of communities in Team Fortress Classic, The Specialists (Admin of a TSRP server in 2006), TF2, Garry's Mod, among others. I know how to identify a bad apple from a good one in terms of people who contribute nothing but toxicity into a friendly gaming community. I understand how to responsibly use commands in a position of power to enhance the experience from the person who plays 60 hours a week in a server to the person who may only be browsing the server to check it out. The gaming experience should be fun, respectful, and fair for all, and that is something which I feel I am qualified to bring to your small, yet growing community.

What I can contribute to Freezzer Gaming: I am not currently working as a moderator on any other servers, as I have been jumping from game to game over the past few months, but have found enjoyment in Unturned. I have the time right now to dedicate a fair amount of effort into the Unturned servers, and I plan to expand my options outside of the Survival set. As a moderator in Unturned, I feel the main keys to focus on are players who make an uncomfortable experience for others, those who are new to the game and interested in learning how the server functions, those who try to overload or lag the server intentionally, glitch exploiters, or those who may have found a loophole around BattleEye and may need to be further reviewed. I also reside in the United States, which allows me to access the servers during times which the European moderators cannot be on due to work or sleep, which in my opinion is a plus for both sides. I can tend to the servers while you guys take care of life, and vice versa.


Conclusion: I look forward to becoming a member of this community, whether it be participating more actively in the forums, or showing my face around the other servers. I respect any and all decisions and feedback towards my application, and would love to hear from the moderators on what they think. I may be a relative unknown right now, but I see potential in this community and would love to contribute in any and every way possible to make Freezzer Gaming enjoyable for all!

Thanks,

B0y Wond3r

Steam Profile: http://steamcommunity.com/id/datBoyWonder/

I understand this. I have been game jumping recently because I have been seeking a game which I enjoy thoroughly. I do believe Unturned is that game, and I absolutely do plan to commit to Unturned and Freezzer Gaming regardless of whether I receive moderator or not. I merely mentioned my "game jumping" to explain why I have only 177 hours in Unturned, and why I have only recently joined the forums here.

It may not be a lot of time, but I have learned the game in and out to its core, and have even dabbled in creating a map with several of my friends. My knowledge of the game, which is not reflective of my playtime, should not directly correlate to my maturity, sense of right and wrong, and ability to moderate a gaming community. And if I recall, the guidelines suggest 50+ hours is the prerequisite?

Luckily, Unturned is a rather basic game, and the only server specific stuff relates to the commands in game. I can wholeheartedly admit I don't know how Sandbox works, but I play to spend the next week or so becoming accustomed to it and how it operates. I could easily dive into the core mechanics of the game, if that would help, such as RocketMod. Otherwise I have taking some crash courses on programs such as MySQL, though it was many years ago and I tried to learn it as a 14 yr old. Essentially, I am keen to catching onto server operation programs, and I have spent 90% of my time on Unturned with a group of friends who are relatively seasoned, with 300+ hours, and they have answered any and all of my questions when I was starting out, providing me with what I consider a strong knowledge of the game albeit my mere 177 hours.

I have read all of the other Moderator applications on the forum, and I would confidently wager my 177 hours of experience against many of these other users who have 3-4x that (the users who were clearly denied due to a lack of knowledge on how to properly make a proper application).

I completely hear where you are coming from, and I have done my homework on many of the topics which you have hit on. I always have the updated item ID list tabbed in game (just one example of how I enhance my knowledge of the game by tinkering around with guides such as patch notes and reported bugs) , and I have learned many of the bugs and glitches from firsthand experience. Also, 99% of the time someone is accused of hacking, its just nonsense. Believe me, at my age, you tend to spend more time fully learning the game inside and out than enjoying it to maximize the experience. Considering I started playing Unturned about a month ago, 177 hours (now 185) is rather impressive in my humble opinion.

But I agree with everything you are saying Acid, and I greatly appreciate the feedback. I love to answer questions, and learn from what more experienced members have to say!

Thank you for the kind words, and insightful input Phoenix! I can't argue with any of the cons you have come up with, as it is a very tough to decision to grant somebody powers with what can be construed as little long term commitment towards the game. I do strongly believe I have a strong knowledge of the game, but I definitely need to put in more hours to show I am an experienced and committed player.

My only issue with the great Freezzer servers is that there is no American moderator yet, and it can be a little annoying when toxic players or cheaters can hop on the server when you guys are catching up on sleep, and nobody can handle them, which is why I made my application so prematurely. Seeing as I made my application on Sunday, I have already added 30 hours on to my hour total since then (NOT JUST IDLING FOR APPEARANCE SAKES), exploring other types of gamemodes on Unturned and trying to learn the mechanics better.