Akincraft's Application

[Akin 0]

My Minecraft account name is akincraft.

I am nineteen years of age.

I live in Tennessee in the United States, GMT-6.

I speak flawless English and conduct my grammar at the highest quality that I possibly can.

I have worked at a pizzeria for two years now and have since donned the title "Pizza Tosser". It was around August of 2010 when a coworker of mine showed me minecraft and I have played ever since. I've been on many servers and have administrated several of them, each time making new friends and gaining new experiences.

This game actually means quite a bit to me, I play quite frequently; if possible, I play every day. I would probably spend at least and hour or two a day on the server at minimum.

I have never been an active roleplayer, never really giving it time because I tend to let people know me outside of games. However, I find it invigorating to create a persona that may do things that I may not. As for experience, I was very involved in theatre in high school and thus know my way around archaeaic characterism.

As a child I roleplayed with friends and engaged in mock battles frequently. I never really gave it a chance in adolescence until joining the theatre department. I did however play on a roleplay Minecraft server once, playing the part of a mute slave. I followed my Vassal with vigorous loyalty, but as a mute I could not communicate save through the use of a local /me where I would gesticulate. Later someone taught my character to write and I would throw someone a piece of paper and /msg them what it said.

Meta-Gaming is when a character acts out of their usual field and refers to the real world. For example, if I were to meta, it would be as discreet as possible. On the other rp server I played on briefly I would ask people to check the next tavern they came across for a personal letter, and phrases along those lines always meant check the forum board.

I believe there are two acts of powergaming, both being distasteful: The first is attempting to level a skill for the sake of levelling a skill. Also known as grinding, it tends to kill the fun of pvp servers with things like heroes and mcmmo because players begin to rely solely on their skill grinding to defeat everyone else instead of a good strategy. The second is when a roleplayer attempts to always weigh an outcome in their favor. Usually they give no leeway in their encounters and consider themselves always right. This is an act of arrogance, and is a trait that no one finds amusing.

Looking at you player count and forums, I expect this server to be nothing like I'm used to. I have been on larger servers with 200 players at a time, but they tend to be overcrowded and laggy. This server hopefully will not behave as such and I am hoping for a bustling populace of fun gamers that take their role seriously. The professional way that the forums are conducted lead me to believe that this is the case.

Server History:

Long Answer:

I have played on many, many servers and I'm afraid the list might be too long to fully list, so I will only list the more important ones. My first server that I stayed with for a while was minelife.tk. On Dec. 26th 2010, I joined and was quickly amazed by the community. The rules and land claiming were simple and allowed for a fun flexibility. We as a community grew in strength over several months and maps. I became an administrator and began to put my personal touch into the server. I ran it to the best of my ability for a coupple of months. This is where I met one of your players, Bigalow40, and her brothers. I played and adminned that server on and off for almost a year.

My second big server that I played on was Valikorlia. I met a few friends there as well that I still speak to on a daily basis. It was April 2011 and I had been an admin on minelife for a while. I grew tired of having not being able to play on there, so I just adminned and played on Val. It had the towny system and we forged a great empire of dominion over the others. This is where I got my first taste of real pvp and soon wanted more. My friend and leader Podiddle and I left after an accidental map wipe and found another server, TotalMinecraft. They were able to successfully use nothing but worldguard as a faction system set up by the admins. The pvp was intense and bloodthirsty, compelling alliances and betrayals. I would find myself getting close to the admins to the point of almost becoming one myself, but in the end declining due to already having a server to administrate. The server went down unexpectantly and our clan moved with Pod and I back to Valikorlia.

We created a town in the newly appointed skylands and our building skills continued to increase. By then, we were feared in most pvp situations and regarded as some of the best builders of the various communities we had joined. We left soon after when we had a disagreement with the owner on how he ran things(poorly). I continued to run minelife almost singlehandedly and ended up not performing my duties correctly after a motorcycle accident. Soon after I had healed, TotalMinecraft came back online and we conquered once again. We ended up leaving due to poor server specifications and daily rollbacks of 3+ hours. We played a bit(Podiddle and I) on evocraft and left there quickly after being xrayed to repeatedly. It was in November that I finally left Minelife, occasionally checking in every so often. I rejoined total and became an admin to make it a better community, but quit once I was no longer needed. Now I find myself applying to various whitelists on several servers including this one.

Short Answer:

Minelife.tk(Played for three months, Administrated for eight): Left due to eventual distaste after the owner never fixing his custom plugins.

Valikorlia(Moderated for two weeks, Played for two): Left due to a server crashing wiping everything, returned later, and then quit again because of poor ownership.

Totalminecraft(Played for several months, administrated for three): Left because it went down unexpectedly, rejoined when it came back up, left again due to rollback, rejoined in December, became an admin to fix things, left once the staff consisted of fifteen children.

Evocraft(played for a month): Left due to others' rampant hacking.

HavocMC(adminned for a month): Set things up for a friend on the server, left because of poor management.

There was the RP server I played on for two weeks, but it went down and I have no clue where to find it. There are probably others, but those are the major ones.

The rules are extensive and quite clear. I have read, understood, and agreed to all of them.

I agree that when in character and on the forums and teamspeak, I will follow all corresponding rules and laws.

The way I found the server is a bit odd actually. I was following a case of my account being hacked a few months ago to make sure my account hasn't been banned from various places. It brought me here and I am still on the trail of a case where a certain player used my account name and changed my password(and my skin). I simply changed it again using my email and am now trying to find the site where the hacked information is given, to protect my and other players accounts. I realized that I have a friend from a server that I administrated playing here, Bigalow40, and she suggested that I join.

I have not yet voted, but will if I deem the server worthy of my vote.

In-Character:

Other Information about your Character: He was told once by his rescuer and mentor Zanshikaze that there was a kind soul in the world known as Angela that would give him solace were he to seek her out. Also, as a part of his creed, he will not speak the Mori tongue or join in their customs. This is something he may have to overcome if he hopes to one day avenge his honor. He also is typically dealing with the harassment of others about his blindness. He finds the need to overcompensate to prove that he isn't a blind beggar and is a skilled swordsman despite his condition.

Open-Response-Questions

Whilst traveling from the Cloud Temple you see a small halfling, being harassed by two armed warriors. They appear to be trying to steal money from him, how does your character respond?

I remove my blade from its sheath and place it quietly on the ground. I unbuckle my belt and string the scabbard off of it, holding it tightly. I approach slowly, silently, hearing their every move. Closer I creep to them until I spring from the grass with my scabbard, pummeling the two and rattling their armor like a tin can while shouting to the victim to run. Upon outmaneuvering them several times easily due to their clanking armor and the smell of hot iron to guide me, I am able to deftly escape, their heavy steps and loud armor noting me of their progress. I duck into a hole upon the side of the road to finish my escape. After hearing them pass, I crawl out again, mumbling about having lost my sword and belt.

Your character wanders into Alras, and comes across a small stall, behind which a well dressed man is standing. He’s offering various wares, the merchant turns to you and says in a posh accent " 'ello there, what can I do you for today?" What is your character response?

"Ah, good morrow fine sir. I was admiring your wares", I lie, "nothing more." After silence, I know that was the worst lie I'd made since being a youngling, for I was obviously blind with a cloth over my eyes. I clearly state that I must be off and walk away embarrassed at probably being mistaken for a beggar.

Whilst wandering in the wilds, your character comes across a small hut, which looks abandoned. Inside it you see a chest containing a few iron bars, and a golden sword. How would your character respond?:

This blade's workmanship is exquisite! The intriquite engravings, the solid feel. And these iron ingots would fetch a fine price with a local blacksmith! Alas, it is best to admire the belongings of others rather than keeping them for myself. They will only weigh down my pack.

Hungry and lost in the wilderness, you stumble across a small trading camp nestled among the forest, they greet you you in the common tongue, how do you respond?

"Oh, I apologize for my intrusion sir-" "Hah, n'trouble done brother, come!" replies a swarthy villager." It's my son's birthday and we would love to accept some company into our fold." I reply "I'm afraid not, but, if your kindness would not exclude a visit to the trader, I will purchase some food and be gone." He shrugs and lends me his wife to lead me to the trader's cabin.

You hear word that bandits occupy the road outside the town in which you have been staying. The town guard have gathered, and are asking for assistance to help eliminate them. The leader of the party is offering a reward for any who offer their support. How does your character act on this information?:

Ah, just my area of expertise! I may not necessarily be a lawman, but when the guards give you permission to attack without calling it murder, it is an opportunity indeed. I draw my sword and raise it proclaiming that I would assist them. The roars of laughter following my outburst shatter my confidence. One of the guards shouts, "We're no' gonna let a blind man do it, you'll kill yerself!" I resolve instead of facing ridicule and dispatch each bandit while they sleep that night, bringing the head of their leader to the guard captain. He stunningly gives me the payment deserved and I walk out, my head high.

As a note, I must say that I respect your attempt to read through this entire application. Afterwards you have others to look through as well, so good luck on those. Thanks for your time!

[Aryon 679]

...You do realise you have created the best application I have EVER read? I have been on the Application Team for over 3 months, and you just created a masterpiece...Wow. This made my day.

BUT I cannot accept you. You will simply have to apply for a normal character, THEN fill out the Mori form...I wish I could accept you, because I know you have read the lore, and am a respectable person.

I am truly sorry about this...

Denied.

[Aryon 679]

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