marimbamonk

Your application was... Some of your application was good, but here are some things you missed: •Although you may not have realized it, there are more than 100 applications saying, "My parents where killed by orcs." It comes up so often now, its disturbing. I recommend you change his backround a bit, and add more detail overall. •Another thing is when you replied to the first "scenario" question, there were hints of powergaming. You said you would kill the bandits and tie up the elves. Well, if this scenario happened in the game, you couldn't manage to do that without their co-operation, using a system we use called "rolls". Change that up a bit, saying what would happen, and take away things your character couldn't do unless everything worked out perfectly for you. Fix up the things I mentioned, and you'll have a way better chance at getting accepted! I personally think you have a lot of potential.

Moved to Denied Forum

Your application has been... DENIED. You had some things right, but here are some things you missed: •You copied what is supposed to be your own definition of role-playing, powergaming, and metagaming from someone I just reviewed. We're not that stupid. •You didn't provide a solid backround in your biography. We know that he wants to be the best warrior in Aegis, and he can handle a mining pick, but give backround. Don't be one of the countless people who have the same exact plot behind their character. Make something unique. •You need to have bigger and better ambitions for your character. • That is called powergaming. You cannot simply kill someone, you must roll (attempt to kill them), or do something else. Killing them cannot be your answer, because what happens if you're in Aegis, see this scenario, and kill them? Thats a no RP kill. •Your skin does not match the lore. Fix the things I mentioned, and you'll be a lot more likely to be accepted into the server! Feel free to reapply after 48 hours.

Under Review

Moved to Accepted Forum

Your application was... ACCEPTED! Everything was fine in your application. I would have told you to spice up your biography a bit, but I don't want you to go through the trouble of rewriting it (after waiting 48 hours), when it's "fine" as it is. It could have been better. I hope you enjoy Aegis, but please keep the most interesting detail in mind when adventuring in LoTC or the LoTC forums.

Moved to Denied Forum

Your application was... DENIED! You had most points down, but here are some things you missed: •Your definition of powergaming is "ok"... I wouldn't have asked more of it if that was the only thing wrong with your application, but I thought I'd mention it since you're denied. •You cannot create cities to implement into Aegis. "Galahar" doesn't exist in Aegis. Say you were just "born in a village", or even better, in a town that is actually in the game. •There were hints of powergaming in your replies to our scenario questions. •This doesn't get you denied, but your biography didn't match your replies to the scenario questions we asked. In your biography, you say you got tired of citizen life and moved out, and specified your skills. Pretty much it. In your replies, you said you'd kill the bandits if you could, and threatened the nice shopkeeper! I'm not sure if your character has a bad temper, is evil, or what. Please specify that in your biography, add a backround of why he has this behavior. Please change the things I asked, and you'll have a much better shot on being accepted! Feel free to re-apply after 48 hours! PM me if you have any questions.

Moved to Accepted Forum

Your Application was... ACCEPTED!! You understand everything about the server almost perfectly. Congrats, you're my first accepted application! See you in the land of Aegis!

Moved to Denied Forum

Your Application was... Denied For what you did type up, I enjoyed reading, but here are some things you missed: •You need to describe what metagaming and powergaming are in your own words. I understand that you had to look it up, but I need to know that you understand it, and say what it means to even more reinforce that fact. •Biography! You need to have a biography, dude. Put more detail into the backround of your character, not just that he disappeared long ago and reappeared. • That is what powergaming is. Your character could definitely not do that in LoTC. Make it realistic. Remember, you come into LoTC to establish a character, not as an established one. Other than that, you application was pretty good. I like your implementing of the pictures. Fix the things I mentioned above, and you'll have a way better chance of getting accepted! Good luck. Moved to "Denied".

Congratulations.

Woot!

...Awkward situation. My last name happens to be Clay, and I am a male. Just so you know, you will not be getting my man bags.

Thanks kitten!

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: Quote 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.

Tsk tsk.

Woah woah, to succeed Native? *Brunhyldir grumbles to himself, trying to remember what little he does about elves. All he can remember is Respiren, and his druid training.* Native is leaving office?

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: 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.

I like the larger size, actually. But keep messing with it, Vaq. I'm curious.

I noticed the entire forums page got bigger...