0Ptic5's Application

0ptic5 · February 1, 2012

Minecraft Account Name:

0ptic5

Did you attend minecon and sign up at the LOTC booth?:

No i did not

How old are you?:

14

Time-Zone/Country of Residence:

(Central Time / United States Of America)

Do you have a good grip on the English language/good grammar?:

Yes i speak fluently

Small 2-3 Sentence Description of yourself:

Hi i am a very experienced player of minecraft. I have had minecraft since it came out. I enjoy this game because of its creativity and endless terrain.

How much time could you be on the server weekly?:

i would be on around 5 times a week at least 2 hours a day

What do you know about Roleplaying? Give a definition of what it means to you.:

i know that you become the player YOU want to be (fictional,non-fictional). Then you do as you would in the real world (be as your character would be.

In your own Words, describe what Metagaming and Powergaming are.

Meta gaming means using your real world knowledge in a game (role-play)

Power gaming is when you interact with the game to maximize progress to the goal

What do you expect this server will be like?:

I expect this server 5 times better the video and friends told me

What other server(s) have you played on and why did you leave them?:

I have played on other servers that relate to pvp and rp

-pvp pitforge

-Golden pvp

-VaultCraft

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

Yes i have gone over all the rules

How did you hear about us?:

i heard about you guys by my friends ( very little ), But i did my research and i found some fan vids which led to your webite

Have you voted for the Lord of the Craft on Minestatus? Which vote number were you?

Yes i have voted i believe i was number "3'977 - 0ptic5"

What is your The Lord Of Craft forum account name?:

-0ptic5

In-Character:

Character Name:

Thorm DeepRocks

What is your Race?:

Dwarve

Biography(This should include the history of your character and his life as well as age, appearance and personality, etc.):

I was born in a small cave of five my mother cared for us 5 children. Without our mother here life has been tough, she would take care of us

while my father was winning wars. After our mothers tragic accident with my brothers and sisters i have been set out to find who did this

horrible killing. Me and my father have been training over many years to get them back.

I have been training over some sort of years ( i lost count after 50 years ). I have much to learn still such of my young age (only 113 years old). My next task is to learn the art of the battle axe. I've grown a beard over the years, and with such liking the goverment looks over me as a future soldier. I believe the evil people who killed my family should pay a great price ... their life.

I'm not a getting very good appearance to some people with my great size ( 5'0). I was the weird one in my family, growing the fatest. Soon i will join the war and end this un-humane blood shed.

Your characters ambitions:

To finish off the rest of the anarchy and bring the enemy soldiers to their knees.

Out in the Wilds, your character comes across a small cottage. Outside, there appears to be an elf struggling combat with two bandits. What does your character do?

I remember the thoughts of my mother being attacked, then a scream comes ahead and snaps me into motion. I run to protect her and take most of the blows to me, and i think "i must end this NOW'. I swing at their heads and they come clean off. The Elf shrieks in terror and runs away, I think of the first time my mother screamed... I erase my current thoughts and go on my way.

Your character walks up to a shop in a quiet market. "Hello, my good sir!" says the shop owner. "What may I help you with today?" How does your character answer?

i would say "Hello fine sir, nice day it is yes ?" i would start a evening conversation and try to get my way into finding better deals. If he goes on with it i buy goods, but if he does not i go on my way.

A screenshot of your skin:

My skin doesn't copy and paste right so heres a link to the skin-

- http://www.planetminecraft.com/dwarf-478996/

If The Link does not work tell me and i can send it to you pm

Other Information:

I wish to get approved for the server. I will be a great value to the Dwarven Government and to the server

Thx

- 0ptic5

James Undercroft · February 1, 2012

Your application has been:

But don't lose hope! After two days you can re-apply which gives you plenty of time to fix up your application and plan it out, as well as use all the advice I am about to give you to make it spot on. Also check out the links at the bottom of this page, trust me they really help.

This is why you were denied:

Your definitions for metagaming and powergaming are incorrect and need examples.

Your definition for metagaming needs an example to clarify what you are attempting to convey.

Your definition for powergaming is incorrect. To find out the correct definition you can do a google search, search for powergaming on the Lord of the Craft wiki (link at the bottom of this post) or join our Team speak channel and ask around.

Your biography does not contain enough lore, and needs some expansion on some points.

You need to include some lore in your biography because it shows you have put in some effort into learning about the server you are attempting to join. Things such as names of towns, places and nations.

Some parts of your biography just do not make sense at all. For example you said your mother and sisters died in an accident, then later you said by murderers. Was it an accident or a murder? How did they die? You just said accident, you need to be more descriptive.

You need to include your characters personality in your biography.

Your answers to the RP questions need some fixing.

You need to be descritive with your answers for the RP questions. If you attack them, how do you attack them, with what weapon? How do the bandits react to your attacks?

You must also remember that you must follow the rules of the server even in these rp situations. In-game you cannot just run up to someone and attack them, you must first RP with them. So in this situation you must first warn them that what they are doing is wrong, and you will defend the elf should they continue.

Your answer to the second RP question is bland and over-used. Try to come up with somethign exciting and origional, even in the most seemingly boring situations, almost ANYTHING can happen in RP. So try to come up with something exciting that happens in or near the shop, but above all, make it believable and realistic.

Please embed the image of your skin into your application, you can do this by following this tutorial:

1. Go in-game and press the “F5” button TWICE. (Not once as this will show the back of your character)

2. Take a screen shot by pressing the "PrntScr" button on a windows computer or press F2 on the keyboard, then go to start => Run and type in this: %appdata%/.minecraft/screenshots

3. Find the screenshot and open it in an image manipulation program such as Paint or Gimp.4. Crop the image so that only the area close to your skin (including the skin) remains.

5. Save the file and go to tinypic.com

6. Upload the file

7. Click ONCE on the text box underneath: "IMG Code for Forums & Message Boards"

8. Right click and copy the entire text

9. Paste in your new application

*Note* If you want a tutorial for Macs, please send me a message on the forums.

Do not post another application within 2 days or that application will be skipped.

Please do send a PM my way if you are having any trouble understanding the application process or my feedback, I would be glad to help you. :)

Good luck for your next application!

Here is some further reading material that can help you get accepted:

To understand the questions being asked better look here: http://www.lordofthecraft.net/forum/index.php?/topic/34777-in-depth-analysis-of-the-application-form/

The guide of a Game Master to accepted server applications: