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Post by Spy227X on Mar 29, 2014 19:48:52 GMT
They suck.
Events are supposed to be for everyone, from the Captain to the lowly Assistant.
However.
Alien events have "confirmed hostiles".
Who sees "confirmed hostiles"?
Captain.
Sec. officer.
RD.
Engineer.
Basically NO ONE ELSE.
If people are actually competent, you don't even get to hide in the corner screaming because they're all trapped on the asteroid or something.
Alien events are shit because of this.
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Post by sgtsammac on Mar 29, 2014 19:51:56 GMT
You haven't had a chance to see it yet because the event has BARELY happened. We are doing what we can to get it on station and around, but when people like you constantly complain and get in the way of that happening, it gets harder.
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Post by Spy227X on Mar 29, 2014 19:53:38 GMT
ALL alien events I've EVER been in have been this.
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Post by witt on Mar 29, 2014 19:58:16 GMT
Let me make sure I understand this.
Your upset because as an assistant, someone who is about as useful and trusted as a doorstop, wasn't invited to go play with the giant purple aliens. Now it may just be my understanding, but if you want to "get in" on these events maybe you should take a position that isn't part of the grey tide |
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Post by pkisbest on Mar 29, 2014 20:08:55 GMT
Witt is correct. Eventually all jobs get in on a proper alien event in some way(assistants are usually bait). But as an assistant you can't just walts into an area you don't have access to.
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Post by VoltageHero on Mar 29, 2014 21:23:10 GMT
Witt is correct. Eventually all jobs get in on a proper alien event in some way(assistants are usually bait). But as an assistant you can't just walts into an area you don't have access to. This. He "was" promoted to a Scientist, but he just got in the way a few times. |
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Post by Spy227X on Mar 29, 2014 21:31:23 GMT
OTHER EVENTS PEOPLE
do I have to say this EVERY TIME I RANT?
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Post by gollee on Mar 29, 2014 23:12:43 GMT
OTHER EVENTS PEOPLE do I have to say this EVERY TIME I RANT? No, but it helps to have points of reference, rather than vague sentiments. Events like aliens would only have the people you mentioned involved, everyone else will be RPing amongst themselves, trying to stay alive. |
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Post by Skull132 on Mar 30, 2014 1:51:48 GMT
Here's a point, you need to consider one thing: events need buildup. The event was at the point of first contact when you started complaining. That is not reasonable.
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Post by Spy227X on Mar 30, 2014 13:49:09 GMT
Later, my character got to interact. However, the interaction wasn't more then seeing an alien get blown apart by lasers and a facehugger latching on (without the person getting infected). Plus, the aliens were kept secret most of the round.
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Post by tuiee on Mar 30, 2014 13:58:47 GMT
Leore announced the event. If you wanted to, I don't know, shoot or touch or whatever the heck you were expecting to be able to do to the alien, then you shouldn't have joined as part of the gray tide. It's as simple as that.
As to your point about other events - we run those too. This time we just happened to do aliens.
Also, congratulations to Leore. This was the first alien event in a long time that didn't end up with everyone dead. We had two or three casualties out of a good twenty man crew.
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Post by PumpkingSlice on Mar 30, 2014 14:51:41 GMT
Please give a very excellent and well explained reason as to why an alien would be exposed to the entire crew, let alone an assistant. Science deals with the aliens. Security makes sure nothing happens to the crew. The crew do what the crew needs to do to keep the station running. Incase you was not aware this is a roleplaying server, disregarding the fact of heavy roleplay. Sure it's a game, but if I recall correctly, people come here to role play, not to get involved in an event because shits and giggles. If your character doesn't get involved with an event. MAN UP
& DEAL WITH IT Justifying an event was "shit" because you were not "involved" is just outright silly and stupid. If you were not involved, then tough. Better luck next time, or like said countless times, don't play assistants. Staff members do all they can to get the event spread out equally, but taking direct control is generally frowned upon. It's up to the players participating to decide what happens next. |
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Post by bluesp34r on Mar 30, 2014 15:03:02 GMT
Hey, aliens need food, right? People they can assimilate? That's where assistants/civi jobs come in. To try to survive against the scary horde of xeno's.
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Post by PumpkingSlice on Mar 30, 2014 15:05:05 GMT
Hey, aliens need food, right? People they can assimilate? That's where assistants/civi jobs come in. To try to survive against the scary horde of xeno's. Under the assumption that security doesn't activate Ramboic Mode (That's Rambo + Hero) early on in game, or at all in game. |
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Post by Spy227X on Apr 2, 2014 23:53:45 GMT
I'm pissed off by the fact that, oh, wait, the aliens weren't even known about by the public by the time they got on-station.
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Post by bluesp34r on Apr 3, 2014 0:07:28 GMT
Apr 2, 2014 18:53:45 GMT -5 Spy227X said:I'm pissed off by the fact that, oh, wait, the aliens weren't even known about by the public by the time they got on-station.Well, that's kinda the point. The public isn't trusted to handle this information. Hell, even security knows as much about it as the assistant would (except maybe, the extent of how effective weapons are on it via trial), and even science has it's knowledge of the species restrained. If you know everything there is to know about the alien...then you'd know how to handle it better, and it would make the round a bit...boring. For example, if you know that aliens advance their species by putting tiny facehumpers on like a mask, then you'd know what to do with that guy; Space him if you can't get him surgery when he gets on his feet. The whole element of the unknown adds to the fear and paranoia that's supposed to be instilled on the civilian roles/non-involved persons.
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Post by farcry11 on Apr 3, 2014 0:29:12 GMT
TL:DR- learn to be afraid, you fools. We can't all be hero mctoughdude. Pain. Fear. Abject, scream-for-mercy terror, and weakness. Learn to RP them.
Okay? Okay.
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Post by sgtsammac on Apr 3, 2014 5:52:47 GMT
I'm pissed off by the fact that, oh, wait, the aliens weren't even known about by the public by the time they got on-station. Learn not to get to the point you are pissed off. ITS A GAME. Additionally, that's bullshit, I know for a fact I announced several times an "unknown life form" but yes, I didn't do it immediately, why? RP wise, it is not info you give everyone over general comms, could I have done it differently I.e. Lie? Yes. And I probably will in the future. All in all lesson for you? Don't start the round as a blood assistant and expect to get all close and buddy like with the aliums. |
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Post by Spy227X on Apr 3, 2014 22:38:20 GMT
I wasn't expecting to get "all close and buddy like", I was just expecting, maybe, for some actual people being scared? Hard to do that when they don't even know why it's not safe (Atmos difficulties on the mining station?)
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Post by bluesp34r on Apr 3, 2014 22:51:01 GMT
If they don't know why it's not safe they can draw their own conclusions. Either way, I'd be pretty scared if command was telling me there was danger on the station and not exactly what it was.
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