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I thought Zeus was already perm'd from the servers.

Sorry I only remember the important people, who are you again?

If its listed in the main rule-set then it means it doesn't have to be in the handbook. Anything duplicated in the handbook is simply done to be nice. Main server rules are always to be followed and each faction role then has there set to add.

We aren't going anywhere. I guess if Poseidon were to pack up and leave we might be in a bit of a pickle. No one seems to want my job position either after they figure out what it is I have to do...lol. Gary however, def expendable.

You forgot to enter in your player ID. I've gone in and fixed it for you.

It's ashame your leaving, your not gonna be here for the next update. I'll let you see the surprise that was in our private trello.

When you join, the bottom right corner says to open the map and read the rules. The rules then have a short url to the website to list out the different rules. If people choose not to read this then there is not much more we can do.

Stay strong stinger. Take the time you need to recover physically and emotionally man. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.

Poseidon and a few other made it so things could be done differently. They didn't completely agree with how other servers did things so they decided to make there own. Zeus came in a bit after the foundation was started. Jendrak and Apollo followed suit to help design. Travis is actually the one who setup most of the APD with help from Zeus, from my understanding. I myself was not a founding member but did start basically day one. Again they wanted someplace they could make an impact on. Just as some players don't agree with our choices it was the same back then. You can't make everyone happy and the assembled group was able to create there own Altis Life and so it was done. I feel the community has grown. We have had our ups and downs but in the end it is a place alot of people call there Arma home. With that idea in mind I personally don't want to go backwards so I do what I can to keep it going forward. I'm very dedicated to this community, have put in alot of time, ideas and effort and don't want to see it go to waste. I see us grow everyday and I think knowing that is what keeps me going. I tried a few other Altis Life servers before I settled on Olympus and this was the place that I felt had the best setup when I did so. I want others to feel the same way when they join and so I strive to keep going. Time can be an issue. I have a wife and a 6 yr old and many of days I have been stuck on the computer dealing with things. As many people know I went through a major break awhile back and that was because of my time on here, the wife was almost not the wife. I now try to balance my Olympus family and my RL family. I'm disabled so can't persay work as most would see it. Since I can't do that I put the hours in here and hope I'm at least doing the right thing by most people. My "work day" consists of probably 6-8 hours of Olympus stuff normally through-out each day of the week. Just as with in the game a balance is needed outside. I love the community and what it stands for. We can't make everyone happy and there are days when I want to rip a head off but in the end I still love this place. There are so many different types of players you meet in a community like this and it can be rather funny at times. So in the end, its the community of players as a whole that keeps me here.

That is why I stated that if you plan to shoot through a wall do it when your not right next to it. Doing it against the wall just causes people to wonder. To those that wonder if it does different damage through a wall, yes and no. Arma physics can be great at times and shit at other. The same shot from one person can in fact act different from someone else who does the exact same shot. Not it isn't suppose to but again it's Arma. There are so many factors that go into calculating a shot that its a pita to try and explain them all. If you look at the video Deimos did, his first few shots do not actually go through but after hand they all do. The same effect is there when he is standing away from the wall and shooting at the Heli. In the end if you don't want there to be questions as to whether your exploiting or not simply do not put your barrel through a wall and shoot. The effect should be pretty much the same but with less QQ. I will state however there are some walls that can't be shot through so if it is seen in them situations then we will know for sure. Play by the spirit of the game, don't try to cut corners, even if it seems to have the same effect as it may only get ya in trouble or flamed.

Certain bullets penetrate certain walls, while others don't. While what Warfare did is not exploiting it can be confused since he had the barrel through the wall. To prevent issues just shoot when your not right against the wall, problem solved. Deimos pretty well summed it up however what is and isn't exploiting in regards to shooting through a wall.

Poor MC gonna fall apart with the new rule of Seniors can't be part of a gang...o.O Gratz Moob, to bad I wasn't in the meeting to cast my "NO" vote.

Turn up your volume a bit. I have my volume way down and there still pretty loud.

For gestures you have to be holding a gun then Shift + 1 - 9 on numpad

The trello lists any changes we do. https://trello.com/b/3OuZI2oG/arma-3-altis-life

We have no issues with Asylum. Had it not been for them Olympus would never have started. I myself have chatted with Motown a couple times and there has never been any harsh feelings between the 2 servers that I know of. The founding members of Olympus all came from Asylum with the intention of doing things differently. One of the goals was to have more active and involved staff and that is what we do. We may not always make people happy but our intention is to make a place where most players will be happy playing. Each day we are growing and we plan to continue down this road for quite some time. There will be players that do not like us or what we do and that is understandable but at the same time no one is forcing them to stay around. We are not a perfect fit for everyone and we understand that. With that each server has there place in Arma. Each has there strengths and weaknesses. What Arma does have a place for is players who constantly belittle the servers they are playing on or become disruptive with the players. Just from my POV, I do not play favorites. I try to be fair and equal with all players. Just because I may not like someone doesn't mean they are going to be treated any different then someone I do like in the sense of rules. There are players I would have loved to have banned and didn't because they didn't break rules. There are also players I have very much enjoyed and yet have had to ban them. Now the issue lately has been I am playing favorites with MC or even Moob himself. I can state very clearly that MC members as well as Moob have had there share of dealings with me. They have learned through there time here what is and isn't acceptable with me at least. While they do have there moments they tend to try and follow the rules for the most part, if they don't then they are dealt with. To attest to this look up some previous posts I have made regarding MC, they have not always been a positive nature. With that, thank you to everyone who does enjoy our work on the servers. We know we can't please everyone but we honestly do our best to try. Nothing is ever perfect in life and that same rule applies to gaming. We are a community and as such we have to try and be somewhat courteous to each other.

We can't please everyone but it is nice to know that some do appreciate the work we put in. And yes I have actually had to ban my Grandma....Grandma Gary. On a side note, I did have to ban someone from the server that I have gamed with for a few years, sadly even people I like get banned at times.

Yes the servers seem to be back up now.

When events are going on not all the APD are suppose to be involved in it for this very reason. There does still need to be APD patrolling around. The staff also should follow this same thing. If there are only a couple on during the time then it can be a bit harder as we are trying to watch the event as well as the server. If more staff are on then they should not all be involved in the event. As for people breaking rules, if they are doing it then still submit a player report, they will be dealt with.

I will never understand why you guys have to come over to our forums to stir things up. How hard is it to just stay away if you don't want to play here? And before you give some lame reason such as your just saying hello, I already know why you posted this so just stop.

If a person surrenders you can't just shoot them. Once they surrender you have a couple options. Option A: You rob the person then release them Option B: You take them as a hostage and roleplay out the demands, within reason Option C: You release them under the instruction to drop there items, if they do you release them after, if they don't you can then kill them. In any situation if the person puts there hands up that means they are surrendering and you can not just walk up and kill them.