A player randomly shoots someone at round start and MPs have detained him.
I would start just asking why they did it. If itās just an accident then itās handled already. If it was purposeful it sounds like it likely falls into IE, and they would receive a warning or if they have history of RDM at round starts, possibly a timed ban under rule 4.
A player ahelps that a predator has violated the honor code when killing him, what should you do?
I would advise them to take any screenshots or recordings they think they might need, and link to them the player report system as well as explain that they may make a report on discord by directly messaging a predator council member. I would also advise them to write down the round ID from the status tab of the HUD and the approximate time in the round it is.
You see a player walking around the ship naked and clearly lost at roundstart.
First I would check the crew manifest if thereās a SEA available. If not, Iād see if any mentors are available using msay to do the imaginary friend for them. If not, Iād DM the naked player and try to help them enough to get to their SL/department head for assistance.
A player is being very rude to you in adminhelps, calling you names and arguing everything you say. He is requesting to speak to an Admin+ staff member.
If such a staff member is available I would advise them of the situation, and see if they wanted to involve themselves. If not, I would close their issue out with whatever resolution is appropriate based on factual evidence, and make an addition in their note about the behavior.
A player ahelps that a marine is named āJohn Doeā, how do you deal with this?
I would advise any SEAs or mentors available of a new player, and DM the Doe asking them if theyāre new, and link the server rules to them (rule 9). I would also offer to help change their name for them to whatever theyād like.
You see a Maintenance Tech running around in armor and carrying a rifle. The security level is green and there has been no threat to the ship in the round at this point.
Itās illegal but if theyāre just carrying a rifle thatās not an issue I think needs administrative intervention for.
A Marine ahelps that they were killed by a survivor. It is early round, the Marines have just landed, and the survivor claims that they were outright hostile to all Marines from the get-go and openly stated their intentions. How do you deal with this?
I would check to make sure the survivor was in fact actually the CLF survivor, and that they didnāt uniform change or anything. Iād also ask the marine to describe their interactions and if the survivor said they were friendly. If the survivor is in fact the CLF survivor, has not uniform changed (ditched their headset and swapped all clothes) and the marine says they didnāt declare friendly, then itās allowed within rules.
You receive an ahelp from a player stating that an MP has locked them up in permanent confinement for running into Requisitions and taking an attachment that was laying around.
I would advise them to demand an appeal, and if thereās any other violations or they are not seen by an officer in 10 minutes, send provosts in.
The round is stagnating. There are 30 marines and 4 aliens. The marines wonāt leave the ship, and the aliens wonāt attack. What would you do, to āencourageā the sides to engage each other?
I would probably force a bioscan or 2 to prod the marines. If they still wonāt go out, I might have a contingent from another (friendly) human faction come in and try to nudge them with carrot-type incentives, as to me the roundās sided in the human side currently.
You are playing as a medic, and another medic overdoses all your patients and prevent marines from being revived. It seems like it may be on purpose. How do you deal with this situation?
First I would confront them IC, calling them out and asking whatās up, making a lot of noise about it. If thereās a CO on the ground, I might even call them over too. If itās a legitimate mistake, Iād tell them the info about OD limits. If they ignore me or itās not, I would admin sleep them and DM them and tell them about OD limits and they need to stop. If they still ignore me or say they understand, I wake them again and they continue doing it I would jban them from medical roles under rule 4.
The round ends, a Marine starts shooting a hostile CLF member and the CLF member ahelps about being killed after the round ended.
Unless there was some reason the CLF and marines were aligned, I would advise the CLF player that their faction is hostile to the marines and so there is RP justification for engaging and killing a hostile faction member after round end.
You receive an ahelp from a Marine saying that he was killed by another Marine. When you ask the murderer why, he said it was because the other Marine had punched him.
I would link the escalation of force rules to the marine that did the killing and explain to them that unarmed threats donāt get met with firearms unless itās a legitimate threat to your life. I would also inform them this is an IE warning, or if they have a history of IE they may be getting a timed ban.
You find out that there is an improper mutiny occuring. The mutineers are rallying together and preparing to storm the CIC. How would you attempt to resolve this situation?
I would probably send an ARES announcement about an unauthorized armed gathering, and marines to stand down and return to standard duties. If they persist, if it looks like hijack is coming or something where adding more marines could cause problems I would MOOC the human side about the proper mutiny request procedure. If thereās no hijack coming and itās a weird mid-round mutiny attempt I would probably try sending a riot police ERT first.
There are minor racist comments going on IC. 9 of the 10 people are laughing and RPing but one player gets offended and Adminhelps about it.
Server policy is 0 tolerance, with a mandatory 7 day ban. I would advise the player making the jokes about why theyāre in trouble, link to them the specific rule 3, and in the future just avoid touching anything that could be construed as racist in the future before issuing the ban.
A marine opens fire at round start in briefing killing multiple marines and instantly logs off.
Since they logged off, we canāt question them though this is pretty bad anyway. I would admin heal the victims, and issue a rule 4 ban that has a good explanation of why as well as a link to rules included in it, in the event the person tries to log on again and actually reads the ban message.
You see a player playing a Xeno larva/chestburster run towards the frontlines straight from the Xeno hive the second they burst and die.
I would DM them and ask why theyāre leaving the hive. If they donāt have a good reason, I would advise them that they are violating rule 2 expectations for larva and to return to the hive. If they donāt turn back immediately, I would issue a warning/timed jban depending on their note history.
You see a Xeno memeing, saying AYYLMAO, REEEEEE etc in hivemind chat, as well as insulting the Queen.
I would DM them and advise them of xeno roleplay expectations under rule 2, that they are expected to obey and respect the queen as subservient in the hivemind, and that they should not be using netspeak or āmeme speakā.
A Xeno player calls the shuttle a ādropshipā. A different Xeno player ahelps that itās low role play to call it a ādropshipā.
I would tell the player ahelping that under rule 2, a xenoās speech/hivemind is considered a translation of English and allows for recognizable descriptions as well as specific names for things such as dropships, specific map locations, guns, etc. It is posited that the lore for this is that one xeno to another is transferring essentially thoughts, so as long as you recognize what theyāre referring to, and it isnāt meme speak, it works for communication and abides by rule 2.
A Command staff player at briefing near round-start mentions there are aliens on the planet. You receive an ahelp from a marine regarding this.
Once they werenāt busy, I would DM the commander that posted in rule 2ās deployment subsection, the marine force knows about xenos but not that theyāre on the planet normally as a warning. Iād say theyāre fine to carry on and probably put a paper by a fax machine on the planet asking the marines to come save them from xenos if I have time.
You find a Marine killing another Marine on the EVAC Pod to take the last spot and claims it was RP as he was saving himself. There are two other marines in the pod along with him.
This is a super tough one, as evacuation and hijack is a super extreme circumstance with incredibly high stakes. I would lean towards issuing a warning and telling them not to do that again, as to me I think the 2 witnesses would probably make most people go look for another pod. I donāt think it merits stronger intervention unless it becomes a habitual behavior.
A player insults you after you warn them for a minor issue and begins ranting in LOOC or dchat about staff and mentions you specifically, referring to you as an āidiotā and a āretardā.
I would make any higher staff available aware, and then contact the individual again, advising them if they disagree with a staff intervention they can use a staff report, and link it to them. I would also advise them that they are in violation of rule 0.2, and persistence could result in punishment. If they do not cease or continue belligerence in the DM, I would issue a timed ban.
A player ahelps saying he was hugged by a Xeno when he was ssd, and wants the larva be removed from him via admin powers. How do you handle the ahelp?
I would advise them that I canāt do that, and that part of the responsibilities of medical marines is to evacuate SSD marines. Xenos are free to exploit failure to secure SSD marines.
You see a fellow staff member give wrong information in an Adminhelp or incorrectly enforce a rule.
I would first just privately say what I think was wrong, and they might just agree and correct what they said. If not, Iād contact the appropriate manager in their chain of command and say what I think was wrong. One or both of us should get educated that way, and prevent further issues.
Two staff are arguing in msay if an ahelp is breaking a rule. Because the staff who took the ahelp thinks the player broke a rule, they ban the player based on their interpretation of the rules, with others thinking the person was fine. What would you do?
Slightly different from the above, I would contact my own manager above in the chain of command, and explain the situation as well as give them the round ID and approximate time, in case they need to look at logs to help educate and advise the group.
