ThatNerdyGuy

Did you watch the game last Thursday?

I lost? I don't think you understand, I won big dog.

Should and can are two different things. I genuinely talk to no one on this server anymore, I'm here as a watcher. So @'d me is just wasting your time.

Why am I getting @'d on these posts. I have no pull here and never really play? I'm here for the forums and drama, keeping up with what's going on. My time has come and past, it was good while it lasted.

Do I need to come back and fix the APD?

I can say that I never really made guesses at someone cheating, I could figure out duping but when I was staff I just stuck to what I knew and didn’t want to make the wrong call so I’d always pass it off to those that could tell.

True, I was thinking term limits primarily for Chief, maybe Dep Chief. Something like a 1 year term and then the sAPD of the option to extend 1 year but no more than 2 years total at Chief. Regardless, then there would be some type of movement. This was something I had wanted to do if I would've become Chief, but we all know how that went.

Sounds like what happened was the opposite of what I thought would happen when Rexo became Chief. We should have term limits on Chief to reduce the risk of complacency.

As someone who has been away for a year and a half, what's the drama?

Going to be throwing to somebody that was bagging groceries last year.

Ravens are going into 2024 with a worse offensive line, lost 3 starters. Good luck

Wow, this has been a long time coming. I'm sure some people will be thrilled, other's sad, and other's meh. Regardless, I've grown like most of us have who've played this game for a long period of time(8 years on this server and around 9-10 on Arma in general). I started playing this server when I was 19 years old, now I'm 27. I'm married to my wonderful wife and we've got all sorts of plans of traveling, buying a home etc. Most people have likely noticed that I've been much more distant and less active recently, I've flirted with retirement for 6 or so months if not more. Life is busy and there are all sorts of other great games out *cough* Helldivers 2 *cough*, and to put it plainly, I've grown bored. I've pretty much done it all really, from being in Tree at the beginning, a short stop in MC, trying to "career cop", disappearing, coming back, streaming my "career cop 2.0", winning Civilian Rep voting(yeah we voted on two people back then, Matt the Savage didn't do anything), getting Sergeant, then Lieutenant, making probably my biggest regret in staging a coup on ChrisGG, then voting on @ sandman being couped after being salty, getting Deputy Chief after when @ Mr GOAT became Chief, some scuttlebutt over what is probable cause, working with @ Winters , then stepping down from Deputy Chief. All while becoming Administrative staff somewhere in there in September 2019. I never touched RNR other than doing their forum tags when we had to do that manually still, I got some whitelist out of it, that was pretty cool. I ran events, tried to help commentate with a Gang Wars until someone wanted to put a 15 minute delay on the stream so there was literally no interaction with the chat of over 100+ viewers(dumbest thing ever, Gang Wars stream was not about the actual fights, it's about bringing attention to the server and garnering new players.) I helped with running normal server events, obviously all the normal stuff like player reports, ban appeals, compensation requests, all the dumb casino restrictions. I'll even mention all of the sAPD stuff, the meetings, roundtable discussions, talking to players after doing an IA, tests, evaluations, all that stuff. I miss some of it from time to time admittedly, not enough to come back by any means but enough to think back on. Arma 3, but more so this community helped me during times of struggle. During my time of leaving a job that made me stressed, anxious, and generally not in a good mental state. This game helped me not be so bored during COVID when we were all stuck at home left to our own devices. I spent more time talking to some of the great people I'll mention later than I have with some of the people I graduated high school with. But all things must come to an end, and that end is here for me with this server. I had plenty of great times and of course some not so great. I just want to thank all of you for helping me, whether you knew it or not, through some of the toughest times of my life. Now this is the part when someone goes through and @'s a million people. Unfortunately I've been around too long that I don't think I can make this post in a reasonable amount of time. Instead I'll mention groups I was in and the staff. @Tree members, y'all made this game way too fun, sometimes took things too far and certainly broke enough rules. It's amazing I never got a legit ban on my account but it was so much fun. The fights with MC, Evolved, Blackwater, and countless others I can't remember. @MC I was only there for a month or so, but you guys were on another level that I don't ever think was topped with how things were run and how things were. @APD This game is fun and challenging because you provide content for others as much as others provide content for you. @Senior APD Member Look, you guys are the difference makers, I will always say that the Senior APD has the largest effect on the server from a balance stand point when you play. Remember that, always. @Staff This server exists because of you, this server is the most content rich because of you. You have a thankless role, but the role you provide is the mode important. @ Ryan Thanks for giving me a chance when things were all sorts of dark, I know I was a pain in the ass at times but I hope that I was the right decision. @ Winters You and I were tight, things got more distant once I left Senior APD. I'm sorry things happened and we grew apart. @ David Miller All love @ Rafa I'm joining you man, thanks for all the recommendations on music. @ -Shawn- Damn right the Bengals are winning a Super Bowl with Joe Burrow, namely this coming year in NOLA. @ Cyanide The guy for sure! @ Zahzi Short kings rise up! @ Bubbaloo - Reusable P Cup Thanks for being the chillest person here, you're the best. @ Pledge Miss you man, hope all is well Alright, I know I said I wasn't going to @ people but what are you going to do, go for my rank? lol Seriously, stay safe everyone, live your lives and grow. I wish you all the best. I'll probably still stop in to talk sports, events or other games, maybe even hop on occasionally. I truly wish the best for everyone, all love.

Damn, one of my favorite people I’ve met playing this game. Truly a fun and great person to sit in a TeamSpeak channel with during COVID and shoot the breeze. Don’t be a stranger man and the best of luck in life and what it brings for you next.

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Which isn't the handbook.

An example of something that should be added to the APD Handbook would be that the Air Hospital is considered a part of the Federal Reserve rings. This is not noted in game or in the handbook, but was a PSA on a status update months ago. The thought that someone should flip through countless status updates is beyond ridiculous and shows either a clear intent to not show transparency or a glaring overlook. @ Winters @ nicole @ Rexo @ Caden @ Xlax This is beyond ridiculous to go back to almost a year ago for this:

This is the part I have the most issue with, everything else you've said has been more than fair and makes sense. If someone was inactive then I have no problem with them getting removed etc. But the issue I have is the continued distancing from the rest of the APD that Seniors like yourself have done. Everything you said in the quoted post is every reason why if you don't have the same level of enjoyment with a faction you should just retire. You would walk away with the same rank that I have. If you are not enjoying it, then all you're doing is holding a spot for another deserving person. I have no qualms with you as a person, I think you do an excellent job on this server. However, saying that it's not your position to play with Junior APD or those that aren't your friends is a major issue. This isn't a issue of, "this is how I acted as a Deputy Chief" this is an issue of just not following the true duties of a Senior. As a Senior, if you can't make a judgement on promoting someone because you don't play with them, that's a terrible precedent to set.

That is the issue with all of this, no one should have to blink twice to let everyone else know that there is something wrong. The issue is that the rule does not state this nor does it imply this at all. I know what that means and so might others but if we look at the face value, what @ King had done wasn't against the rules. Nor should it have been a "you can either retire or be demoted to Corporal" sort of situation. Clearly those in the position to remove him were looking for a reason and they found their reason. It can truly be seen on both sides, both complain when there is reason or maybe isn't reason to do so.