Moderator Application - Loorey
What is your BYOND key?
Loorey
What is your Discord username?
loo_rey
What characters do you play on CM-SS13?
Anna Raider & AR as Xeno
Are you 16 or older?
Yes
Timezone:
Central European Summer Time (GMT+2)
On average, how many hours are you available to moderate in an average week?
10-25 hours, depending on my personal workload and what’s up at work!
Qualifications:
Do you have previous experience in game or community moderation?
Yeah, I’ve been a Moderator on Aurorastation since June/July 2023 and have been able to rack up a bunch of knowledge there. Beyond that, in various other games like Garry’s Mod long ago, but nothing related to Space Station 13.
Provide any links to any previous CM-SS13 whitelist, mentor or staff applications:
N/A
Have you ever been banned for more than 24 hours on CM-SS13?
Nope!
Can you actively engage and communicate with the team through Discord?
Yes.
Final Details:
Why would you like to join the CM-SS13 staff team?
Colonial Marines is generally a very cool and diverse community to be around thanks to its size and spread-out player base; additionally, it’s a very unique theme and insanely fun gameplay loop. A lot has changed since I first started playing around 2018 and so have my general interests and play styles, though I’ve always seen myself coming back to Colonial Marines and loving to play. The Staff Members but also a majority of the players alike are similar faces you always see around, which speaks a lot in the positive for the server in terms of both the general mood such as Staff and Player retention - and a server I like that much is a server that I wish to support where I can!
What makes you a great addition to Staff? (Experienced Tabletop DM, Aliens Lore Buff, Super Organized, etc.?)
Well, firstly, I love the Alien movies (the good ones, at least!) and love to dig myself into the lore / background and all of its bits. I try to spread positivity and be helpful wherever I can, whether that is generally speaking or while playing the game, and I hope that others also receive it like that! To speak more staff-focused: I’d describe myself as very level-headed, and even though I of course have my own opinions on things, I look at everything with neutrality and focus on the diplomatic and fair approach. A lot of my real-life job is very focused on organization, balancing high workloads and showing initiative, and I’d say that translates very well and helped me very well in other areas of life and while moderating too.
In your opinion, what is the most important quality of a CM-SS13 staff member?
Being level-headed and patient is one of the number one things in my opinion - you deal with players coming from all angles while moderating, whether that be friendly and understanding people or infuriated people. Colonial Marines is (obviously) very PvP-heavy and triggers a competitive mindset in the heads of a lot of people. A bad round can happen and people react differently towards that, and usually in those cases they really do not think about what they are saying until they have some time to cool off - that doesn’t mean they inherently mean it in bad faith - you have to approach everyone in a neutral way. Though standing beside that, I think another thing is very important: you’re here to enforce the rules and create a fun environment for everyone; you have to stand your ground on decisions you make when someone breaks the rules and not argue back and forth or let people get away with rule-lawyering.
Anything else you want to add?
Nope, but feel free to ask any questions!