~New~ Application Team Post

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The Application Team

The Application Team, reads & responds to applications to their leisure. They help allow for the GM team to spend more time in-game, planning events & replying to mod requests.

~Please keep this thread clean, applications / questions only!~

If you are infact, interested in joining the Application Team please leave fill out the following:

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Minecraft name:

Forum name:

What do you think are the top five things, that are most important in an application and why?

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https://docs.google....Q/edit?hl=en_US

For those of you who are already on the application team, I would like for you to put your name down if you wish to stay.

If your name doesn't appear below, please read over the answers these players gave and how they differ from yours, you may edit your application as much as you want. I will look through these again for more if people begin to slack off or must be removed, thank you.

Below, are those who have been accepted onto the team.

• Repiteo
• Gaius Marius
• benny508
• Haldon
• deathmetus
• shields12347
• SimonBane
• Mercius
• Jadles
• Stickymayhem
• Arnh Junns

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• Bullyreece
• Blawharag

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• nikias
• ryanden
• thrym
• ultrared
• alien1workshop1
• beleran
• trouvo
• grimreaper98
• thelordofnoobs
• jontillmon
• Auvreaeath
• Lucas / Zolgash
• LadyKakyuu
• Plizga123
• jakiesan
• Coaster
• Annieannie
• Tryptic
• iAmSparta
• Rhisereld

I need each of you to message me your emails so that you can access a google document ( the email will need to be attached to a google account )

We also have a new system for more easily accepting/denying and reviewing applications using a 'multi-moderation' menu on the bottom left of the forums (or right when not looking directly at a thread). There's a post concerning this in the A team forums.

Thank Repiteo for this excellent achievement image

[Trouvo 205]

Question? did you copy paste this thread? my name is not on the list, also did you mean to put a link to the application document in here? If this is not a copy paste, then yes i would like to stay on the app team XD

edit: ah a slow copy paste lol....now the other names are there lol

[Mini Mordie - Mafia 234]

Minecraft name: JoeqMafia

Forum name: JoeqMafia

What do you think are the top five things, that are most important in an application and why?

-A biography that shows they have a good enough knowledge of role playing and Aegis

-They answer each question thoroughly

-They respect the server rules

-A respectably long biography

-They use proper grammar

((Tons more but these are the most important))

[The_Dark_Rage 49]

Minecraft name: The_Dark_Rage

Forums name: The_Dark_Rage

Top 5 things: ( Revised a bit )

Proper Biography:

A application to the server needs a good biography... Without a proper Biography, the person reviewing the application will not know what the character will do, or where the character will go. This is the most essential part of the application. In a biography there should not be false lore. False Lore is made up lore that attributes to your biography. If an application does not follow the set lore of the world it is at fault. It is crucial to look at a faulty biography of your character with the mindset of, "Does this biography reflect that the applicant has spent time truly reviewing the lore or has he made history and lore up?" It ruins the biography to not follow the set lore as best as possible. A good biography would be something that tied into a past RP experience that happened and the applicant may have heard of. I like to see the applicant's character young ( Older characters are by no means bad ) as it offers greater RP abilities.

A detailed biography is always well accepted. Detail shows an applicant's care for the application. It can indicate he really wants to join the server and he is already willing to spend time on the details of his character's biography. When I first applied, my biography had little to no detail. I got a reply from one of the application team members advising me to add some serious detail onto the biography because that is what many team members pay the most attention to.

Grammar:

Although there is some excuses to the grammar issue with many applicants but most are to be used as a tool to the application team. Grammar shows on an applicant. Hopefully a 9 year old wouldn't lie and say he is 14 to get by but if the grammars bad then I would question my self when reading his/her app, Does this applicant's grammar hinder his ability to RP?

Bad grammar and misspelling can in fact ruin a RP mood. It is a important skill to know good grammar and to implement it IG for RP reasons. Your RP partner depends on you to keep the RP fun and everlasting and if grammar is getting in the way of that then there may be issues.

Graciousness:

I like seeing applicants show how thankful they are for the GM's and when they thank the application team for taking the time to read the application. That shows maturity and maturity has proven over and over to be a good trait in a RPer. Its hard to take a application seriously if the applicant is in any form raging over past denied apps.

Also a sub-point is: Courtesy. Being respectful in an application is very helpful for the team member who is taking the time to read over the app and possibly approve the applicant. Writing a bunch of " 1 liner' responses to the application form can be insulting to the server as the applicant may show he does not care to put the time and effort into joining the best Minecraft server in the world. It can be very discouraging for a application team member to read these kinds of applications, as im sure we all want to see a great amount appreciation shown towards Lord of the Craft.

Experiences with RP:

Although it is fun to teach new players how to RP it is good to see applicants who already have experience with RP. Its good to see newly accepted players jump right into the RP and add to the fun. When a applicant reads the lore of the world and has had past RP experiences it seems that they understand what has happened easier. I remember my first RP experience and after reading the Lore of that world I came to the conclusion that unless I got into the server I would not understand.

RP experience is not needed if the applicant expresses the want to learn how to. This is most easily seen in the "tone" of the application ( in my opinion ). Whether he clearly states it or indicates the want to learn how to.

Working Skin link:

It shows on an applicant to one, have a Working skin link, and two, to create their own skin. Although copying skins is by no means bad it shows good on an applicant when he spends time to create a good RP skin. Without a working skin link it can show that the applicant is either lazy or doesn't want to make sure its working or not.

Personal Notes:

Usually I am not one to deny an application and that be the end of it. I want to accept people into the server to help them have an awesome Lord of the Craft experience. If their app is not up to par then I will offer tips and or links to past approved apps. While warning the applicant that copying is not approved and will ruin his/her chances of joining LOTC, I will suggest them to try and reread the lore and find out how to incorporate his RP character into Aegis through correct RP.

Hope I get accepted!!! I really want to add to the server by helping applicants!!!

[Dat Burkester 101]

I would like to stay :)

[Wizard 125]

Minecraft name: WizardInABox

Forum name: WizardInABox

What do you think are the top five things, that are most important in an application and why?

1. When I read an appplication, I first and foremost look for signs of good character, morals, and respect for others beliefs and ideals. I believe this is the most important because what makes this server great is a safe environment for even kids to play on. With high morals, our community will thrive even more and draw others.

2. What I look for next is knowledge of the rules and their willingness to abide by them. This is important because it dictates whether the applicant will be a good or bad addition to the server. Lord of the Craft would not be where it was without dedicated players who understand and follow the rules.

3. I look thirdly at the experience of the applicant. If they have great experience, it will show in a well-written biography, previous rp experiences, and the various parts of his character. This will just let me see if this person will add to the server. I can notice the great players coming in and the players who need a little buffing of the application and a little help.

4. The fourth thing I look for is signs of future powergaming, meta-gaming, bad rp, etc. This will allow me to address the future problems and hopefully prevent useless work for the GM's in the future. I will give the applicant tips on how to roleplay and give him links to several well-written roleplay guides.

5. Finally, on my last inspection I look for how this player will add to the lore, rp, and if his character fits well to the lore. I can correct him on several key points if missed on the lore. Also, I will inspect what he will bring to the community in the ways of being helpful to others. I also look at the grammar. Bad grammar will not necessarily keep him out of the server. He may just need to be more careful with the finer points of the English language in the future. (Unless he is an orc)

That is my app! I hope you consider me for the application team!

[Alan 1815]

Minecraft Name~ rittsy

Forum Name~ Darrian

Five Most Important Things (in order of appearance on application)~

Good Grip on English Language (Answer and Evidence Throughout Application)~

Although I rarely come across someone IC or OOC who has trouble understanding what I say, I sadly find people who I can't understand VERY often. This isn't because I can't understand English well, but rather because the person who I'm listening to has very poor spelling or grammar, and what they say is Greek to me. I can't understand what they are saying, and I am one of the people who can interpret what someone is trying to say when they make a couple typos and I can understand them just fine. This often isn't the case though, and I have to tell the person to repeat themselves, and sometimes they have to repeat themselves more than once. This gets annoying as it is a waste of time, and this server needs good players who can communicate fast and well with each other.

Concept of what Roleplay is~

I'm sure many people would agree with me when I say that, although the number of good-great roleplayers is high, the amount of poor roleplayers is even higher. This starts with a person's concept of what roleplay is, and if they don't know, they will start off a bad roleplayer 99% of the time. If EVERYONE who got accepted to this server was at least a DECENT roleplayer, then I guarantee that the ban reports section would be a third of its current size, there would be less OOC spam in game, and the server would be more fun. I quote Mylas when I say "If you do not know how to roleplay, then you do not belong here." Truer words were never spoken.

Concept of what Metagaming and Powergaming are~

Before I stopped hopping on for long periods of time, I used to be in OOC chat all the time, and often I would see new players (many who hadn't even /register'ed yet) metagaming without knowing it. Unfotunately, many veteran players would spam the words "Meta!" or "Metagaming!" or even "Only in Metaville!", and this doesn't help the case at all if the player doesn't know what it is. I want new applicants to not just state the definition of Metagaming, but I want them to convince me that they are familiar with it and they truly know what it means. This will prevent OOC confusion and new players accidently breaking the rules.

As for Powergaming, this usually isn't accidental. If a player feels that they should be able to be self-sufficient, and able to do everything themselves without help, then they really don't understand the concept of roleplay (or they just choose to not follow roleplay). No one is self sufficient in real life, and in a roleplay server this should also be the case. No one has the ability to mine precious minerals, farm the best crops, be the best swordsman, cut down the toughest trees, AND be the best fisherman in real life, so why should they be able to in an RP server (not to mention THE RP server)? Again, I want the applicant to prove to me that they are familiar with powergaming and convince me they truly know what it is. This will also be a place I can refer to if a person is caught powergaming, because a person who obviously knows what powergaming is, to me and hopefully others, is obviously guilty.

Whether or Not the Rules were Read-

This should be self-explanatory. If an applicant hasn't read the rules, or has stated they read the rules but hasn't convinced me of this, then they don't belong on the server. Players who get ban reports placed on them state that they didn't know the rules, but this isn't a good excuse to me. If players knew the rules before hand, the problem wouldn't have ever happened. As for the people who DO know the rules when they apply, they should very well know the consequences that would occur if they broke them.

Entire IC Section~

This may seem vaque, but there is much about this section that is valuable. For one thing, the biography is a big part of my judgement and would help me determine, just by reading it, how dedicated and good of a roleplayer the applicant is. A person who gives me the minimal amount of text for the biography shows me little dedication, and the creativeness of the biography and how it is written shows me whether or not the applicant would be good at roleplaying. A person with a creative biography that is well written ends up as a great, successful roleplayer very often. The biography also helps me determine whether or not the character is a Mary Sue.

Another thing I look at is the sections after the biography. I look at them for the reason I believe that they were there in the first place, and that is to detect powergamers. If an applicant says yes to all of the questions, they will most likely be a powergamer, and I will most likely deny the application (unless the applicant has a GREAT reason for them all being yes). I also look to see if the answers to the questions match up with the biography of the character. I could not see a person derived from a wealthy family as someone who is able to farm, and I can't see someone who lived their entire life inside a tree as someone can mine.

Two minor things that don't really affect my decision but I tell the applicant to change if they aren't great are the roleplay name and the skin. The roleplay name should be relative to the race, and it shouldn't be something such as "Obama" or "Santa". Also, the skin should fit the character's description and race, and should fit RP. There shouldn't be items on the skin that haven't been invented yet, such as sunglasses, guns, etc.

Just to Finish Up~

I told Respiren and Dusk a little bit ago that I wanted to join the App team, but I ironically didn't want to write an application for one. Now that I realize that I need to help, I went all out and didn't do a lazy job, and I am very pleased with this little write up. I hope you all agree with what I have said, and I hope that I get accepted to the application team :). Thanks again for reading!

[shields12347 133]

I would love to stay on the team! :)

[Repiteo 173]

I'll gladly stay on the app team, thank you.

[awesumninja123 54]

Reserved :).

[lastguyplaying 0]

Minecraft name: bigdogsebo

Forum name: lastguyplaying

What do you think are the top five things, that are most important in an application and why?

1: Biography,

There biography needs many things not only to be written well but also to show that they put effort and time into it and not just spent little time on it and made it sound good. It should show feeling.There biography doesn't only give there character a back story it shows how there RP will be if they can barely write a biography then how can they be expected to be able to RP well enough to be a functional and contributing member to the Lord of the Craft community.The biography will not only create a story for them to tell people but if written correctly it will help them on there first step to becoming fully immersed in the Lord of the Craft.

2: Have you read, understood, and agreed to the rules,

I believe a lot of people overlook this in there application they just say "I think that all of the rules are agreeable" yet that only answers two-thirds of the question. They never state whether they understand the rules. There is a big difference in reading the rules and fully understanding them.

3: Your characters ambitions,

This is the same as with the rules a lot of the applications just fly by this and don't spend much time on it. They just put something like killing undead,finding lost family,and being a good member of the community. All of this can be summed up in one or two sentences. In real life if someone asked you what your ambitions are you can not sum that up in one or two sentences. These are not just superficial characters we are making the Lord of the Craft they are deep and have meaning with only a sentence or two of ambitions how can you hope to have a deep character that can truly contribute to the Lord of the Craft.

4: Grammar,

Grammar is not only important for RP purposes it is also import in you application as well. If you continually spell things wrong and use sentences such as "I wud lik b on this server cuz it cool" People who type like that will not contribute to the server in a good way. They will only be a hassle for the Forum Moderators and the Game Moderators. There will be spelling and error mistakes in RP moments because it is in the heat of the moment and you are trying to type quickly, but during your application is really where your grammar is shown. You are not hurried and it is not the heat of the moment, you have time to re-read your application to help fix errors and to really prove that you know how to speak correctly.

5:Other Information,

The other information is there for you to really set your application apart from others. Yes you should think the GM'S FM'S and the application team but you should also put into this section something special that will really make you as a person stick out not just the common line of " i hope to have fun on this server".You can put anything you want here there is no reason to not spend the time to really think about what makes you special and why you should be accepted.

(( other information))

I believe that if you should get denied that you should be given specific reasons. I was denied on my first application and i didn't really know why.As I browse through the applications now i see that this is no longer the case that the Applications have more specific reasons for why you have been denied. I believe that this is an important part of helping people improve there applications. If they know what they did wrong then they can fix it.

Thank you for spending the time to read this.

[marimbamonk 1501]

Minecraft name: BoogerBuster

Forum name: Brunhyldir (originally Zachai)

What do you think are the top five things, that are most important in an application and why?

Let's use "Bob" as our star applicant, and Ooggog as our applicant who just doesn't have a grip on anything.

1. Understanding of the World and the Lore

First of all, I have personally seen dozens of applications with biographies like this:

"My parents were murdered by the Blood Guards at a young age, and I was forced to move to Slithering Isle."

Bob needs to understand that the lore of Aegis has already been established, and he can't add things, organizations, or places into the world until he gets into Aegis. If Bob really wants to involve his character and make him unique, he'll look at the lore and involve himself in an organization or place that already exists in the world, giving him a great biography and backround already.

A perfect example of an applicant implementing this is Phil Rodriguez, who I quote in his character bio:

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His family comprised of his two sisters, Jalein and Mayu, as well as his mother and father. They were a part of a small organization known as the Dark Brotherhood; a small guild of Assassins located further to the North.

The Dark Brotherhood exists in Aegis, and now he has tied in his bio to it, adding a great role-play situation into his character before it's even created.

The Lore is very important as well; the more the applicant understands the Lore, the more he'll be amazed when he sees icons like Respiren, Krugmar, or Aeriels Keep, for example! The Lore is not only a great and interesting thing to read; it will also help Bob make his application better by understanding what exists and what doesn't.

2: Good Grip On The English Language

One thing that gets your point across on the server, and makes role-play (and forum life) more effective on LoTC, is their grip on the English language.

Talking to someone like this: is not goin to b very efective in geting ur point ------> (across).

Using near-perfect sentences will not only let people understand exactly what you mean more, but will increase how much people like role-playing with you.

And how Bob is going to role-play can be traced almost entirely in his application. Someone who applies with an application with shortcuts (ur, b,), bad grammar, or simply a bad grip on the english language will not role-play like most of our members: Always using periods, capitals, and other jazzy things that add stuffing into a juicy, delicious, appetizing sentence sandwich.

Once Bob gets that, his role-play on LoTC will be 400 million times better.

3. Understanding of The Rules

We don't want to accept someone into the server only to ban them a day later for powergaming or metagaming. Letting an applicant, like Bob, know that certain things just aren't allowed here will reassure him that he'll be with LoTC as long as it exists (which is forever).

Hey, we all make mistakes now and then. I admit, like all others who have been on the server long enough, there have been some situations where you've broken a rule once, especially when you start off: accidentally using OOC information IC, killing with what you think is enough role-play but it isn't, and a bunch of other mumbo-jumbo that people get themselves into all the time. Reminding Bob and triple-checking that he understands the rules will lead to better role-play, more members, less bans, and less people like Ooggog.

4. Biography

A very important thing in the application, the Biography gives an insight on what applicant wishes to do, has already done, and understands as far as Aegis.

There are many things to check for in a Biography. Grammar, understanding of the world, race accuracy, understanding of the rules... but the most important thing for applicants like Bob to understand is that they have come to this server to establish a character, not to come in as an established character.

There have been many applications saying that their character is a master miner, or has killed thousands of Undead, or has written many books about the history of peanuts. Unless you somehow are already in the server, and that peanut book already exists, you never really did that. But the applicant should feel very, very free to make his character a scholar, and write the bestestest peanut bookface in the worlds!!

They need to provide a backround that clumps in the stuff I said they needed to check for, but also a backround that will lead to endless (or a single) paths to go down once they enter Aegis.

Some bad things that can occur in the biography of an application:

•Applicant using a different race

•Applicant not following the rules (powergaming)

•Applicant has an overall sloppy biography

•Applicant adds in bases or organizations that are said to exist currently, but do not

•Applicant claims to be an established character

5. Role-Play Understanding

Possibly the most important thing to check in an application, role-play understanding is literally what holds the "fun" aspect of Aegis up. Without role-play, we'd just be a bunch of weird people, some who have green skin, others in weird robes, and then there'd be the people who'd try to start the role-play, but then look like a bunch of awkward hobos.

Role-play is why the person is applying to the server 90% of the time, but there are a bunch of applicants like Ooggog who don't have a sufficient biography length, don't have a firm understanding of role-play, or just don't seem to get the vibes.

Applicants need to understand that role-play is what makes this server, literally. When I first joined, I slacked off as far as my sentences and interaction with the server, and found the server to be extremely boring. But once I started getting involved with the world, role-playing with others and using complete sentences, I was hooked.

Bob should get the mind of his character so intertwined into his head, if he was an orc, he should start turning green and growing pointy ears. Like me!

Final Summation:

Recently, I have had a great desire to just jump headfirst into this server, and involve myself into it as much as I can. Giving others tips, making a crap-load of posts, and role-playing my brains out. I respect this wonderful community very, very much. It would be an honor of mine to be accepted on the application team! Thanks dudes!

Note:

Nothing better then a juicy, delicious, appetizing sentence sandwich.

[Nero 347]

I will stay on the team indefinintely ^.^

Good luck to you all applying.

[Solan (Elite117) 82]

Minecraft name:

Elite117

Forum name:

Apollan

What do you think are the top five things, that are most important in an application and why?

1.) Completion and Working Skin Link: This shows if a player is thorough and careful. I think should be one of the first things your look for in an app. If a player doesn't even take the time to fill in all the questions or make sure a link works, what makes you think they will actually put time and effort into an rp?

2.) Quality: At the end of the day, if it doesn't make sense, then there's no way your getting accepted. Your character can't have lived his/her live in the wilds but know how to read unless you have a good reason. I will have (Some what) no problem if you want to rp a magic welding, assassin, hunter, builder. But you have some pretty good back story and be damn good at rping it ingame. One sentence wont persuade anyone, especially me.

3.) Grammar, Spelling and Punctuation: One of the question on the apps is 'do you have a good grasp on the English language'. The only real way to test this is by reading the rest of their app. If it's riddled with spelling mistakes or grammar errors either; they didn't take the time to proofread or they sink at English. Both do not bout well if you want a player that will be thorough, as well as deep with his/her rp.

4.) Research: A good LotC play makes sure his/her RP is rich, deep and engaging. One can not get this affect with out throughly understanding and grasping a characters role or behavior,or even how they do their job. A player can't RP a dwarf blacksmith well, if they do not know the first thing about smithing. Same with any other occupation. In addition the player should also be already familiar with the world their character lives in. If you haven't even taken a second to glance at the wiki or anything about the lore your app will be in poor shape.

5.) Quantity: If a player answers most of the question with one word answers, that's another red flag. A player needs to go into some depth about their personality and their character's personality in order to get accepted in my opinion. We need players to give us a good idea of them if you are to make an educated decision.

[Dante 206]

Minecraft name: BKisKk

Forum name: Khaos

What do you think are the top five things, that are most important in an application and why?

1. Their character. I am going to break this in two...

1a. Generally a well thought out character.

This is the most vital thing to have in an application and in Lord of the Craft itself in my opinion. A well thought out character is what stimulates good role play in the server and is what leads to a great story. I look for this through uniqueness in character, realistic backgrounds, realistic motives, limited abilities, and originality as well. It is no fun to play with a perfect character and I am not welcoming to those who look to create one. Originality I hold very important as well because one grows very tired of role playing with the same character re hashed over and over again. It adds diversity to the player base when we have a lot of different players with different goals and occupations which allows Aegis to expand with a new variety of different characters.

1b. A proper well done biography of their character

It shows effort most of all and that they thought of a past for their character. A proper biography adds A LOT to a character and their experiences. There background again must hold a touch of realism and clear motivations to drive them to uphold certain choices. Originality in here is also important because for reasons mentioned above and it shows that they cared to think out and to expand their character which again adds to the experience of lord of the craft.

2. They answered the scenarios properly

The scenarios I hold very important to me because they actually put their character in Aegis and it is interesting to see what they will actually do. I often see fairly poor responses to this such as resulting to villainy without a villain application or lazy three word answers. To me this is unacceptable. This shows how a character will act within Aegis and it is important that they take this seriously and not show signs of meta gaming and/or power gaming...

3. A working Skin link, following general format, and signs of proof reading

All you have to do is check the damn thing and make sure it works. If they are not even willing to even do that to help their application get accepted how much are they even going to care to expand within Aegis in the long run? If it shows effort it shows they care and actually dedicated the time to get onto the server. I am not willing to accept someone if they act as if they don't care for the server because they probably don't.

4. The fact they have read and understand all the rules and lore

This is important to me because it able to make sure that one is able to add to the experience while not taking away from it with things such as meta gaming and other annoying things. Our RP is fun but it should be taken with a touch of seriousness when it comes to the rules because if one merely wants to get out of a situation or wants to get ahead in some form by breaking the rules then it basically would ruin the experience for the rest of the people looking to RP. I look for signs of rule breaking through their scenarios and their definitions of meta and power gaming .

5. The ability to maintain decent grammar and speech

Much of the Role playing in the server is done through dialogue not action so it is important to talk as your character would talk without any trouble. It is important to be able to communicate well and comfortably within Aegis so I will not take this lightly. This means not talking in 1337 speak or horrible grammatical errors that take one out of the experience of Aegis. I don't care if an application is perfect in all other forms but if it's 5p3e1ld 1ik3 7h15 I am not going to accept it.

Basically I look for overall effort in an application. The fact that a person has put a great deal of thought and time into the application process shows dedication and I if accepted onto the team would be glad to allow them into the community. If you have a dedicated application it shows your'e dedicated to the server.