a little bit because i want to play as SEA but also because CM is one of my favorite servers and learning it can be annoying and difficult and i would like to help in that regard
What gameplay areas do you know and which areas are you strong and weak in?:
I’m strong in medical and being a marine of any type I’m weak in general on ship engineering and I can help with command but I’m not a very good captain on my own and as xenomorph I have played most roles but I’m not the best at strains and some roles I’m still kind of weak in like praetorian
How often are to able to play CM?:
it depends but some days almost all day and others only at night
A screenshot or transcript of your human and xeno playtimes:
no other then that I believe I have made my point and if you have any questions or anything you would like to know please ask and that recently I have gotten a queen job ban for a month because I had to go while during a critical time for the hive and died AFK
I can certainly appreciate your enthusiasm for Colonial Marines and especially appreciate your desire to help players learn. Your hours are a bit on the low end for what gets accepted as a mentor, however that does not necessarily mean you are not a good fit for the role.
Please respond to these questions as if they were being mentor helped:
“I am Specially Trained in medical, but I can’t do this IB surgery, help!”
“How do I change this person’s squad assignment?”
“How do I combine these two barricade doors into one door?”
“How do I change resin structures to reinforced resin structures as a hivelord?”
“Help! I’m stuck in a tunnel and there are marines all around me! Do I have to get out of the tunnel or can I go to a different location?!”
Thank you for your application and desire to contribute to the community. Best of luck!
for * “I am Specially Trained in medical, but I can’t do this IB surgery, help!” I would how they are trying to preform the surgery and if its not the correct order or tools I would tell them the correct tools which is scalpel hemostat then retractor then mend the arteries with a fix-o-vein I believe its called and then close up with a cautery and even before that I would ask if they have the skill enabled in the top left of their screen and they can check but seeing if it has the green outline for * “How do I change this person’s squad assignment?” it depends what they mean by that if they mean they want to change their squad they can do it from a over watch Console they just have to go up to it click it click the operator bar then start overwatch on the squad they wish to watch and then press transfer a marine to another squad and that should work if that is not what they mean I would assume they mean give the squad a objective which is all the same steps beside the last one where you instead press set on the primary objective * “How do I combine these two barricade doors into one door?” this one is pretty simple just click them both with a crowbar in hand * “How do I change resin structures to reinforced resin structures as a hivelord?” you go and hover your mouse over the abilities until you find the one called choose resin structure then if your trying to reinforce a wall choose the thick resin wall and for a door thick resin door and then find the ability to secrete resin and click on the walls/doors * “Help! I’m stuck in a tunnel and there are marines all around me! Do I have to get out of the tunnel or can I go to a different location?!” I believe you ctrl click the tunnel to go to another tunnel instead of having to get out with alt click. how did i do?
Your formatting is pretty rough on the eyes, but your answers demonstrate you have some decent knowledge of the game covering a wide array of roles. You also answered the questions fairly quickly which means you either knew all those answers off the top of your head or were able to quickly find them on the wiki/forums, which is a good sign.
The first question was actually meant to reflect a Staff Officer trying to perform surgery; while they have medical training, they do not have the surgery skill in any capacity.
I see this thread has died, I’m catching up on all the older applications that haven’t been decided.
I agree with Biolock’s assessments. My concerns are also the same, the formatting of your responses could use improvement. A part of the mentor role is helping to select future mentors, being able to articulate yourself more clearly is a major component.
Personally, I’m not a big “hours matter” advocate, it’s really whoever we can get that has interest and knowledge. But even that being said, I feel like the weight/balance of knowledge sets and skillsets on the mentor team right now already covers the medical system.
I guess what I’d like to see is if there are any other areas you have specialized in, or have greatly expanded your knowledge in since you made your application?
I have not played very much since this but when i have played it has been as a xeno because i lost motivation when this died and thank you for responding i have not greatly expanded my knowledge but in the situation that i was to be accept i would try to increase my knowledge in my weaker areas and watch and learn the answers to all the mentor helps i dont know the answer to
I’m sorry it’s taken so long to get back to you. I guess one thing I’d ask you to do is to challenge yourself with Xeno roles and come back to me with what you’ve seen.
It’s ok to lose interest and take time off. But if you’re still interested in this, I have a few questions in mind to help stimulate your thinking/interest.
What changed the most that influenced your Xeno playstyle since you came back?
What’s something you think new players who are playing Xeno roles should know?
What new things have you tried as a Xeno?
What research did you do to prepare for a new role, and if so, which role?
I think if you could spend some time in Xeno roles and grow your knowledge base, you’d be incredibly valuable to the team. I look forward to hearing your response!
thanks for the questions
what changed the most that influenced your xeno playstyle since you came back: 1. if your referring to why I play xeno more now its because I have been enjoying playing as drone healer and prea warden and oppressor 2. in the aspect on how I play xeno I have just gained some more confidence in my attacks and risk my xeno more but I wouldn’t recommend that for a new player
what’s something i think new players who are playing as a xeno should know?: well i would recommend exploring their options and enabling directional slashing i think crusher is fun and requires not that much skill so i would point them in that direction and i would tell them that going the sentinel route for evolving is fun for being a nuisance to the marines
what new things have you tried as a Xeno: I have tryed praetorian more because before i played ravager more due to hedge hog strain being fun but as prea i have enjoyed yoinking people and capturing them as oppressor
What research did you do to prepare for a new role, and if so, which role?: i dont really do research when trying a new role i just pull up the wikis and every time i dont know how to do something i look at the wiki
i will play CM as soon as i can but right now im trying to get a species in another server and i want to play as that species if i get accepted if i dont i will play CM as a xeno a lot any specific xeno roles you would like me to focus on? if so you can expect a lot more playtime on them and if not a more broad playtime can be expected
Personally I don’t have issues with people playing on other servers, but I imagine that could be an issue here. If I understand our team leader’s intentions correctly, it’s that we want a team of people focused on our mission here so that we can help increase knowledge of how to play the game for new players.
It might seem an odd thing for me to say, but to do any role here and be good at it, you have to love it in some way. The same goes for wanting to help people. It seems you would enjoy just the incentives of the role itself, and not necessarily the work of helping people. As far my own metrics are concerned, I look for either experience, consistency, and always interest. And in that interest, it’s important to see someone who wants to help others before themselves, because too often you’ll want to just play your round but be forced to stop and help someone else.
As much as I think we need people with Xeno experience, I also want to be sure we’re not taking in people who will make managing the team difficult, particularly if they’re not too interested.
For now, it’ll be a -1 from me. I hope you do get that species role at the other server and have fun with it, but it’d great to have you back here and finding something you enjoy on a consistent basis. When that happens let me know!
note I now have time to play due to getting denied because of being accused of not writing it which is very disappointing but at least I can focus on CM now
“I am after reparing an APC for comms, there is a battery in the apc and the power is on yet it is not giving power out . Why is it not working?”
“how do I get more funds for the black market?”
“Can I have a few tips on how to be a good SL?”
“Can i have a few tips on how to play Drone?”
ICly/SEA actions
(note there is no wrong answers for these if you are helping them, i just want to see your thought process)
You are at the Chem line, you notice there is 3 nurses, 1 seems to be very new to the game and the other 2 have stable footing but ask more questions than the nurse who is really new to the game. How would you as the SEA handle the situation? What would be the methods of teaching you would employ? Who would you prioritize first and why?
You notice a MP who is new to ML and SOP, they seem to have unemotionally broken ML and SOP, They have arrested and pressed charges against a person who you saw did not commit those crimes. How would you advise them to do better?
You notice that a Medic is under equipped and overwhelmed with bodies, You have medical gear on you and are fully able to treat bodies, Will you give advice after the Bodies are reved, during the process or after and how will you reassure the medic to help them better cope with situations like this arising again?
“I am after reparing an APC for comms, there is a battery in the apc and the power is on yet it is not giving power out . Why is it not working?” Part 1: i would ask some questions like how broken was it and i would come and look at it myself “if im able in my ghost bod” if it apears like a wireing issue i would inform them how to fix it if not i would check if the breakers are on “note i would have done this first”
“how do I get more funds for the black market?”: you need to send things down the elevator you can check how much things will give you with a suspicious scanner which you can buy in the black market
“Can I have a few tips on how to be a good SL?”: i would listen to command and remain at the front i would also call out for the mortar and OB with cords
“Can i have a few tips on how to play Drone?”: i would at first mimic other drone structures but the basics are to plant weeds block off areas with doors and walls and build two by two squares for cover on the front i would also recommend createing a hive cluster and placeing down a recovery node “i would ask if they knew how to do this”
ICly/SEA actions
You are at the Chem line, you notice there is 3 nurses, 1 seems to be very new to the game and the other 2 have stable footing but ask more questions than the nurse who is really new to the game. How would you as the SEA handle the situation?: What would be the methods of teaching you would employ? Who would you prioritize first and why? i would answer they questions and help the new player i would help both at the same time really i will link some wikis in looc for the new player to use aswell as my direct aid which i will also have the wikis open because fast response time if i dont know what to do
You notice a MP who is new to ML and SOP, they seem to have unemotionally broken ML and SOP, They have arrested and pressed charges against a person who you saw did not commit those crimes. How would you advise them to do better?: i would start by asking if they knew that was against marine law and SOP either way i would link both in looc and i would tell them if they dont know what to do ask another MP or me and in looc i would add Mhelp
You notice that a Medic is under equipped and overwhelmed with bodies, You have medical gear on you and are fully able to treat bodies, Will you give advice after the Bodies are reved, during the process or after and how will you reassure the medic to help them better cope with situations like this arising again? i would help during the process and after during i would help them get other medics to take over some of the load and i would also advise reviving medics in the mass and after i would tell them for future reference to load up on more bica kelo and tram because those are the most used medicines in their arsenal
So a few people have mentioned your formatting and sentence structure which leads me to believe you’re ESL? Even if not being able to communicate clearly is a big part of being a mentor but I’d say you’re reasonably legible. That being said I’d prefer to see you have a bit more experience as someone who’s at least been in our Discord since 2021 and become at least a bit more involved in the community before accepting you as a Mentor. Denied, I would definitely be pleased to see you apply again.