Minecraft name:oHawkZo
Forum name:Arien
What do you think are the top five things, that are most important in an application and why?
The Biography:
Yes, The Biography. Like all other people applying for the app team, I said biography. But, that is because it is the most important part in an application. The biography is the first time that the server gets to see your true potential.
The first thing it shows the server is your capability as a writer. You need to be a good writer if you ever expect to roleplay. Because to roleplay you need to express your characters emotions and feeling. You need to tell how your character is acting. And, to do that you need to be a good writer. So, writing has a big role in roleplaying. That is why your biography needs to show your capability as a writer. If you are a good writer than you should succeed at roleplaying.
The biography also tells who your character is. You should not be a crazy, insane man who robs and steals when you first join. The server does not need new people coming on to the server being able to do anything they please. They need to act who their character acts.
The last thing the biography does is tell of your characters background. If your character's parents were killed by undead, then your character will probably hate undead. This will affect your characters decisions. He/she will probably try and kill all undead and then you will be able to expand your roleplay further.
The Skin:
The skin is an important part in one's application because it shows the reader if the applicant read the guidelines for the skins. If the person has an appropriate skin for their character. They should not have a skin of a creeper outfit. That does not fit with the roleplay and would get denied.
What is Roleplaying?/Metagaming and Powergaming
You need to know this because if you do not know what roleplaying is and you cannot describe it thoroughly then you should not be applying for a ROLEPLAY server. They should also have a bit of experience roleplaying since it does take some time to get used to roleplaying. They should at least have a basic knowledge on roleplaying.
I believe that people on this server ask the question "What is metagaming/powergaming?" in OOC chat way too much. The GMs should not have to answer this to every person that joins the server. I like how it is now required that one knows what it is. Because if they do not then they will find themselves in some tough situations because they just got modreqed for powergaming. This will also clear up any confusion and keep the GM's from having to answer another question.
Matureness
Whether that is a word or not, I do not know, but I do know that this can easily be seen through an application. This server wants MATURE people. They do not want people who are going to break the rules and then blame something else for there own mistakes. We want people who can roleplay and do it easily without having to say immature comments while doing it. Many people of all ages can be immature, but most of the time (not all) it is younger children. Mostly due to the fact that they are still young. But, it does not matter what age they are it matters what their application tells us about them. It is easy to tell someones level of matureness just by simple reading their app.
The Grammar:
Grammar is important in roleplaying so it needs to be tested in the persons application. In order to stay in character one needs to spell correctly and have correct grammar. Now hopefully, everyone on this server is human and we all make mistakes. We are not perfect so the occasional misspelled/mistyped word are allowed. But, if the person starts of their application with "Herroz mey naems Arien" then we have a problem. The persons application should be formal and abbreviations should be at a minimum to none. The server wants to see you took time in your application.
This is just a little extra.
Why I want to join:
Okay, so I would really like to be apart of the application team. I spent a lot of time on this and I tryed really hard of this because I would like to start helping people that are like how I once was. I feel that I would make a great addition to the awesome team and I do hope I can be apart of it. I have tryed to help applicants to the server PMing them telling them if the link to the skin was broken, or if they need more work, or if it was good. I have helped many applicants to the server.
If I do not get accepted to the application team then may I reapply?
Thanks for reading hope you enjoyed!