~New~ Application Team Post

[Cossair 35]

Minecraft name: visualjaw

Forum name: visualjaw

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

Effort

Good Grammar and significant effort put into their application! That is what defines my first impression of someone when I first talk to them. Good grammar is, to me, a sign of intelligence and determination. It shows that the applicant in question has put in considerable effort when writing an application. The odd one or two mistakes are fine, nobody's perfect after all, and there is no such thing is a perfect application (I like to think). :D

Understanding of Server rules

A good knowledge of the server rules. Although the server rules can sometimes appear confusing and tricky to learn or understand, they benefit the server tenfold. So a player needs to show a decent understanding and appreciation of the server rules, and why they are needed in Aegis.

Understanding of Roleplay.

A basic understanding of roleplay. Without this, the player will never really enjoy Lord of the Craft fully, and only ruin the immersion for others. Any experience mentioned will also improve their application. This also includes a knowledge of power and metagaming, and why they ruin RP.

Background Information.

SOME Background information on the server. I love it when a player links their character's backstory to an old RP event or place. It shows they have fully appreciated and read about the server. I don't mind if they contradict a small bit of background lore. E.g 'Rufhos was born in the Orc town of Kal'Rog.'

Biography

I think this is a vital part of any good application. A biography of a character is often a player's first experience of roleplaying. Realistic characters, detailed history, and no meta/pwergaming are things I look for in a good biography.

Thanks for reading!

[argonian 14254]

I think Shift is done now... And this better be a joke.

I only just noticed this. Is he done permanently? Or is there a chance of spots opening in the future?

[darthalex99 4]

He told me in 2.0 LOTC that he would be needing more people.:)

[argonian 14254]

He told me in 2.0 LOTC that he would be needing more people.:)

Yeah, we'll probably be getting a lot of new applications. The server will be as good as new.

[JonathanN97 1]

Minecraft name:

JonathanN97

Forum name:

JonathanN97

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

1) Knowing what Roleplaying is.

If a player does not know what Roleplaying is there is no way that they will play this server right. Roleplaying is the major part of Aegis and Lord of the Craft and not knowing what that is is a bad way to try to join the server. Also Roleplaying isn't just about becoming a player and leveling up stats. That would be considered powergaming also. They would have to join the server and talk in a Roleplaying way and not Metagame. They would also not participate correctly. In my opinion I thing that if they didn't know what RPing is that they would even be able to join even if everything else was 100% great.

2) Metagaming and Powergaming.

Knowing what these are are very important. Not knowing these could possibly get them banned from the server one day. If they started Metagaming that would defeat the purpose of RPing. They would never meet people correctly as if they would in real life. Also, I know that the players would correct that person but they still would be on a bad side of the server. Even worse is if they powergame. If a player says in their application that they are a master swordsman but want to be age 12, he would be corrected and not accepted. He/she would have to understand that powergaming is not how Lord of the Craft is played, that it is played to be who you want to be but you have to stay in character. He couldn't be a 1000 elf that was stunning to all the ladies and had all of them around him.

3) A characters biography.

A player first in my opinion has to have a long enough Biography. They can not have two paragraphs with three sentences each. That is way to short. They also shouldn't boast in their biography. They shouldn't say like,"My character is the best there was in swords, archery, and blacksmithing. He could craft anything, could hit any target from any range, and defeat any person who steps in my way." That would never be accepted. First they would have to gain so high of levels also. I would rather them say that they have many weakness but are willing to do whatever it takes to gain them. They would have to in depth about their character also. They couldn't just say,"My character is an orc, he is green." Its just not good enough for me.

4) A good grip on the English language.

If you can't speak english, I don't think they should sign up for this server. English is a major part of this server. Just to say Hi in the game, they would have to know english. If they spoke two languages thats alright as long as they speak english. Communication on this game is beyond important. They couldn't survive a night with out that knowledge.

5) Understanding the rules.

Knowing the rules of this server is very important and is one of the most important thing a person needs to know if they want to join this server. Without knowing the rules a player will be unaccepted or banned from the game so fast. They may never break a rule, but once they say one thing, or build a pointless tower, they will be watched closely or banned from this server. As always understanding rules is one of the most important thing whether it is a sport, job, game, etc. The rules are the most important of anything,

[Lego XBOX 915]

Minecraft name: Lego_XBOX

Forum name: Lego XBOX

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

~~I'm not including knowledge about RP because if someone is going to enter the server they must obviously have some understanding of what RPing is~~

~Honesty and Values~

From the beginning I will be checking to see if the applicant is honest and sincere. If someone lies at any point in their application I think they aren't trustworthy to enter the server. Every time I wander around Aegis, sightseeing, I think that if someone who isn't trustworthy gets in, they could ruin the whole server. It only takes one person to take down a server.

"When you put chocolate powder in milk... it goes brown... and you put in very little."

What I would also look out for are the applicants values, as in patience, generosity etc... These values would present a big bonus to the server, even a person with limited RP knowledge. If the person is understanding, they will learn quickly about RPs. Not only that, if a person has stuffed up their application, if they do not complain it is obvious that he can accept facts and repair mistakes.

~Grammar and but not so importantly good english~

Having good grammar is essential in RPing. In the absence of this, phrases don't have specific meaning. If you forget a comma somewhere, you can change the whole meaning of a sentence! I would penalize bad grammar but not bad english if they specified that they were not a native speaker (which comes back to honesty, stated above). If someone is not English but is learning it, I wouldn't be so harsh to deny them the application. If the rest of their application is interesting and clear it should pose no problem.

This takes us to the next important element.

~The Effort and Time put into an application~

A quickly written application jumps straight out at you. Everyone can notice it was written in a rush, or even lazily. I think that an applicant should be aiming to give a nice first impression to the team. We want contributing characters on this server for a richer RP environment. Someone who has spent time on his application, and who has demonstrated full dedication I think should be let in. If they go to the extent of explaining every detail in everything, they can't be rejected.

This is not to mean that I think quantity in the application is needed.

"Its the quality that counts, not quantity."

~Demonstrating a basic knowledge of the server information~

This would include the understanding of the rules and lore of the race you choose (at least). Of course, some characters may be very young, or may have appeared only recently on the shores of this world with 'amnesia' and so they may not know the world or its lore. But applicants must show knowledge of server rules. For example, if someone powergames in the RP scenario questions, he has obviously not read the rules, or less frequently, not understood them. Of course that if they demonstrate a deep knowledge of the lore and world then they do have an extra point to their application. And so this leads to the 5th most important.

~An interesting character profile~

I don't expect people to know how to make their own skin, but I would enjoy reading a physical description of their character. Their skin doesn't necessarily show the intricate details of his person. What I would like to see in a person's character profile is something that people don't always think about. In the character part of the application, people must demonstrate that they have thought in depth about what character they want. If the server accepted people that said that their ambitions where to make a shop and live a good life, the RP wouldn't be so rich as it should be. So I look for more intricate ambitions which have something that other applicants didn't think about.

But I would also be interested in the realism of their bio and description. If someone is a human but describes themselves as a lot taller than elves, its completely unacceptable. Related to this point, I would see people who had written a original childhood in their bio better than those who say they had amnesia or their parents died as a child. This is due to the point that its impossible for a whole population to have amnesia, and if they all had their parents killed as a child than there would be a very low population in Aegis. I think this is actually due to the restriction of making up lore, I myself had to rewrite my whole bio when I noticed I wasn't supposed to.

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-On a personal note-

I fully understand that there is no specific criteria to enter this team, and that you accept people that you would really need in the team. I do hope to get into this team because a friend, Lucas (not Black), is always talking about applications and it seems very entertaining to read people's applications and tell them how they could improve. [update: I actually do look at applications and I am usually in the application team chat helping out and talking with the app team. I really do enjoy doing it, I would enjoy it further if I was doing it for a reason]. If accepted I would be active most days of the week. I find that for this server, the App Team has to accept people that they consider able to contribute to the RP and I think I could contribute.

Thank you, and I will not be bothered if I'm not accepted.

[hypercrit 237]

Oh, this is still active? *begins working on App

[argonian 14254]

Oh, this is still active? *begins working on App

Apparently Native will be adding a few more people to the application team when the new map comes.

[Raptorious 1899]

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[hypercrit 237]

Minecraft name

Hyperion101

Forum name

Mage Hyperion (Subject to change)

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

Effort

Effort, a very important, and in my opinion, the most important part of any application. A lot of things come under effort, the correct use of english, a good use of formatting and indepth answers to each and every question, never leaving a yes or no answer. Effort is showing that you CARE, that you WANT more than anything to be accepted. On my daily forum travels, I see applications with very poor grammar, and their is no formatting at all, or their is barely any. Reading applications like these would be very hard, as it gives off the vibe that the applicant does not care of the result. If people care about their result, they WILL use correct grammar and WILL make their application appealing to look at and easy to sort through.

Originality

All applications need to be original, in most areas of the application, although not all. The Orcs killing your parents cliche? It's very cliched, not original at all. If you want your parents to be killed, come up with something original, and not something that the Application Team will read every day. If you want to be an orphan, and you just have to have your parents died, spin an interesting tale about how your father turned mad and pushed your mother into a frozen lake, then guilt slowly killed him. It gives your character more of a backstory, and makes the Application Team smile, because you were original. Originality is also important when describing META/POWERgaming, you should not just copy and paste the information from Wikipedia, as they are the wrong definitions for this server anyway. Also, in the open-answer questions, you should not ust say, "I killed the two bandits then helped the Elf home." First of all, that is powergaming, and something the App Team see very often.

Honesty

You should not say you are 34 when you are only 12. It gives the App Team the wrong idea of you, and in my opinion, shows that you are not trustworthy. LoTC needs honesty, and people who will admit that they are 12 show us that we can trust them. In my opinion, it does not matter about your age, what matters is maturity and being honest about your age. Also, a lot of people say, I have played Minecraft for 5 years now, when in reality Minecraft has only been alive for around 2. Applicants should not try to be something they are not. Honesty will also apply to the section where applicants are asked 'Did you sign up at the LoTC booth?'. Staff will always know if you are telling the truth in this question, so they should be honest and say 'No, but I would have loved to.'

Knowledge of Roleplaying

What is LoTC? A roleplaying server. What do you need to do in a roleplaying server? Roleplay. Applicants need to know how to roleplay correctly, and how to refrain from META/POWERgaming. They need to acknowledge that roleplaying is the art of assuming a role in this server, that it isn't getting money or levelling up skills, as it is in most RPG's, it is developing your character and learning from his experiences, because you are PLAYING a ROLE. I believe that the question where it asks you to define Meta/Power gaming also comes under knowledge of Roleplaying, as doing either of those is not roleplaying correctly. They need to know that metagaming is when you use OOC information IC'ly, and that doing so ruins the whole server experience. Imagine what it would be like if the whole server metagamed? Chaos and carnage. They need to know that it isn't WoW and you don't have to have a level 85 Elf that can eat everyone for breakfast and escape from the custody of 10 guards. They have to know this, or they make the server bad for everyone.

Knowledge of the Lore and Rules

It is very important for applicants to know how to play, and the history behind Aegis. They need to know their Races cities, and that the Orc capital city is not OrcLand, but Sanjezul. They need to know the only races you can play are elves, orcs, humans, dwarves, undeads and ascended, and that you cannot be a tiger (some exceptions). They need to know rules as without them they have no boundaries, and to my best knowledge their is no way to test their understanding of the rules in the current application format. They have to know rules, or they may make a mistake and get themselves banned with no understanding of what they did.

[williewonka01 45]

Minecraft name: williewonka01

Forum name: williewonka01

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

1. Effort

Lord of the Craft is a very high quality server, playing is a privilege not a right. Players who put effort towards writing their application deserve to be accepted. While the payers who right it up in a few minuets without really giving much interest into this server should be denied. Now their are a few ways to determine how much effort is put into an application. The first is by checking the players grammar and spelling. It is not that hard to use proper grammar and spell check while writing up an application. A player who really cares about being accepted and is excited to join our amazing community would make sure that their grammar and spelling was great. While a lazy player who does not use periods, commas, and capital letters should be denied. Looking at the effort that has been put into the biography of an application is another way to determine effort. A biography that is three sentences long about being a dwarf and loving mining is not enough effort for a player to prove that they deserve the privelage to play on Lord of the Craft. Effort really proves that an applicant cares and wants to be accepted on to this amazing server.

2. Signs of Metagaming/Powergaming

It is very important that there are no signs of metagaming and powergaming is an application in order for me to accept it. First they must provide an accurate definition of both metagaming and powergaming. Writting a definition is not hard and I doubt that any players would answer saying that they "don't know". But it is necessary in order to ensure that players know what these two rule are. The next place to search for signs of meta or powergamer is by reading their biography. If there biography states that their character is a strong fighter that killed 10 Undead while he was only a teenager. It is important that they prove that they understand both of these rules and will follow in their application.

3. A Realistic Player

In the In Character section of an application, the applicant must create a realistic player that follows the lore of the server. No one is perfect in a Biography I would look for characters that have both strengths and flaws. Anyone who claims their character is perfect and has no flaws would almost become an instant deny. When creating a player they must be realistic not some super hero or a master wizard. This will also prove their skill at role-playing and if they actually understand the concept of role-play.

4. Following and Understanding the Lore

Lord of the Craft has an interesting lore that is very unique compared to other game. It is important that new players joining the server have both read and understand the lore of the server. Finding out if they understand the lore is easily found by reading their Biography. If I were to see an application involving towns and cities that exist, as well as events that had happened. That would bring them on my good side and help them to get accepted. Understanding Aegis and it's lore is very important towards creating a good application.

5. The Biography

Now the Biography has come up in almost every important part of an application that I have decided. It is the most important part of an application and a very good biography will get accepted almost every time. While a Biography that is not very good will get them denied. The biography is where I would learn what experience the applicant has with role-play. In the biography they must prove their ability to create a realistic and an interesting character. The effort that is put in to their Biography is a high factor into if they are accepted or denied.

[_pok_ 1768]

Minecraft name: sparten4ever92

Forum name: sparten4ever92

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

(No particular Order)

Proper Use/Knowledge of the English Language

Whenever I read a topic, anywhere in the forums, I am always looking for good grammar and spelling. Of course, we are not all perfect and some people might not be from an English speaking country. However, when browsing the forums bad grammar really turns me and most likely many others off of that topic. In an application I believe grammar and spelling is an essential role in making it into the server. We wouldn’t want people running around the server speking lik thiz would we (Orcs a tiny exception).

A Proper Understanding of The Lore of Your Race

I believe that when it comes to making an application, understanding the race you're applying for is very important. For example, being an Orc and knowing that Krug is the father of your race. If you wouldn’t know that little fact and couldn’t take the time to read just a little bit of the lore, then why should we accept you to our server? I also believe that when it comes to more complex races (like the Orcs or Mori’) a deeper understanding of your race's lore needs to exist.

Knowing What Power-Gaming and Meta-Gaming Is

I cannot stress this enough. It is surprising to me when I am reading across some server applications to find how many people don’t know the definitions of power-gaming or meta-gaming. I believe that these two aspects of the application are most important and something I would look very closely at in ones application. If an individual cannot understand what either of these are then it probably means they aren’t fit for the server. I’d also look to make sure it is in their own words and not just copied off of something else to make sure they have a real understanding of both.

A Biography That Is Fit For Aegis (or Asulon)

When in the process of making a server application an individual should be constantly checking and double checking over their biography to make sure that their lore makes sense with the overall server lore. For example, if John writes “I was born a vampire and I am invincible nobody can kill me without a super enchanted silver blade. I can run at the speed of light and escape anybodies grasp!” No, this would not fit into our lore at all. This person should be thinking more along the lines of what actually exists in Aegis (Or Asulon) and what doesn’t. If he were to know what is actually happening in Aegis this person would know that there are no vampires and that enchanted weapons don’t exist (currently) on the server. A biography should also pertain to certain facts about the race they are. Meaning if you were an Orc you wouldn’t be running around picking flowers all day. It just doesn’t make sense and if one would read the lore they would know Orcs are brutal and have a curse of bloodlust. I also believe that the biography of an individual should not include anything that can make their character seem like they are an all mighty being right off the bat. There shouldn’t be any traces of power-gaming in the biography either.

Knowing the Rules of The Server AND Forums

Whether it be on the server or the forums every applicant should know the rules of the server and be able to follow them correctly. It is an important part of our community and are in place for a reason. It is important to have read the rules coming in so that you can’t just come in and start talking in RP/OOC chat saying something that could harm or offend another person. The rules should be followed by the applicant and understood. A player should know that they cannot just run around and grief whatever they want, if they think so, they clearly haven’t read the rules and clearly aren’t fit for our server. The player should also know that they must use an appropriate skin to RP with us on our server. A player cannot run around in a batman costume pretending to be an Orc of Krugmar that is a dirty war monger!

In Conclusion

Overall I believe there are still many important parts of the application which I haven’t touched upon but understand. I believe I have the proper judgement to either deny or accept and tell somebody up front what is wrong with their application as well as to encourage them to try again and do the best they can on their application.

[Auvreaeath 263]

I've last heard that the next wave of Application Team Members will be coming in around February-March. I could be wrong but I think the 1000 We have currently will be enough for now. Native could decide differently though.

[Nero 347]

I think the 1000 We have currently

I believe it is actually around 2,600 sir.

[Auvreaeath 263]

I believe it is actually around 2,600 sir.

Sorry I was a bit off...