DatBerry - Today at 2:07 PM
are you ready for your interview?
Ayrism - Today at 2:07 PM
sure.
DatBerry - Today at 2:08 PM
alright, before i start here are the powers you get as a mod
you can admin-PM, wind players (freeze them), defuse fuel tanks, check logs of mobs (check attack logs of john smith, or bob johnson etc not global) and you have access to notes, warnings and bans
you can ask about any other powers you may or may not have during the interview
Ayrism - Today at 2:10 PM
notes, warnings and bans, does that mean i can view them or use them
DatBerry - Today at 2:10 PM
both, you can check their history, and add notes, warnings and bans, all those three are in one window to check so it's simple to see a player's history
Ayrism - Today at 2:10 PM
ah, okay
DatBerry - Today at 2:11 PM
ok, first question
you see a new character join the round with the name John Cena, they're a bald assistant in arrival
Ayrism - Today at 2:13 PM
ok, and what i'd do?
DatBerry - Today at 2:13 PM
you can admin ghost to observe them
Ayrism - Today at 2:14 PM
alright, well right off the bat i'd admin PM them that the name John Cena is against the server rules, and if they'd like to choose a new one.
DatBerry - Today at 2:15 PM
they ignore you and start talking over the common radio spouting memes like "you can't see me, my time is now"
Ayrism - Today at 2:16 PM
at that point i'd aghost over and wind them, and try again at talking to them about their memes
DatBerry - Today at 2:17 PM
they finally respond saying they didn't notice your PM
Ayrism - Today at 2:19 PM
i tell them that it's fine, since they seem new, and that their memes are against the rules, and ask again if they'd choose a new name for themself
DatBerry - Today at 2:20 PM
shortly after they get their name changed you find them punching themselves in maintenance
Ayrism - Today at 2:23 PM
aghost again, slide them a warning that they're in an HRP server and should read the rules, since apparently they haven't
oh and wind again
DatBerry - Today at 2:23 PM
they send an adminhelp asking why everything is dark
Ayrism - Today at 2:25 PM
tell them that they're winded so that they stop attacking themselves, and that he'll be unwinded if he'll read the rules
DatBerry - Today at 2:26 PM
he responds with "you're just a cunt who is helping their metafriends!!" before logging off
Ayrism - Today at 2:27 PM
*sigh and add a day ban for trolling, with a note about what happened
DatBerry - Today at 2:28 PM
alright, next question
you get an ahelp about an engineer powergaming and validhunting, you jump over to the engineer and check-content shows he has a ghetto shotgun, a crossbow and a ghetto pistol, they're currently engaged with raiders in EVA and is winning, what do you do?
Ayrism - Today at 2:31 PM
wind him, and if i remember right winding tells everyone in the area that they're winded, if not then let the raiders know in LOOC, and slide him an admin PM about why he's got so many weapons and is fighting the raiders
DatBerry - Today at 2:31 PM
winding does give text, but it's easily missed in a heavy fire fight. luckily the raiders notice only after shooting him twice or so. the engineer says they were threatening his department and security didn't respond
Ayrism - Today at 2:33 PM
check the engineer's records and stuff to see if there's at least an IC justification, and ask him why he's taking them on alone instead of trying to find security or get help
DatBerry - Today at 2:34 PM
he tells you his character is a combat engineer (at the age of 23) and has his character skills set to exceptional (maxed engineering and combat), they also say that they were confident they could take the raiders down because they're just some dumb pirates
Ayrism - Today at 2:39 PM
at 23 he's too young to be an engineer at all, let alone a combat engineer. let him know that, and slide him a warning for the same along with validhunting, with a note about what happened, delete the weapons he has stored, leaving the one he had when he was fighting, letting him know that he should exercise more fear RP in the future, then unwind him and watch
DatBerry - Today at 2:40 PM
he responds saying you're a shitty trial and he wants to talk to an admin
Ayrism - Today at 2:41 PM
ask in asay if my response was appropriate
DatBerry - Today at 2:42 PM
the other staff members are too busy, one of them tells you to tell em to fuck off in an off hand way, what do you do?
Ayrism - Today at 2:43 PM
let him know that everyone else is occupied at the moment, but he can ahelp in awhile about it, or make a post on the complaints board
DatBerry - Today at 2:44 PM
alright, next question
you're alone in deadhour in the lobby when suddenly you find a lethal exchange of logs from two antagonists, one of the players is a known regular while the other you're not too sure of
what do?
Ayrism - Today at 2:45 PM
since they're both antags, i'd check the logs leading up to their fight, looking for things they might've said or done to each other before that
DatBerry - Today at 2:46 PM
they're both non antags*
Ayrism - Today at 2:46 PM
wait are both antags killing non-antags
or nobody's an antag
DatBerry - Today at 2:47 PM
two non antags beating each other with lethal weapons, one is an assistant with a steel spear the other is an engineer with a plasteel bat
Ayrism - Today at 2:49 PM
oh yeet, alright. wind both, admin PM to ask what's up, and quick log check to see what went down before they started fighting
DatBerry - Today at 2:51 PM
logs only show attack logs, they both respond their characters got to the breaking point after a lot of in character incidents, including the assistant accidentally squashing the engineer's gf with the elevator (which all three players agreed to keep canon)
Ayrism - Today at 2:53 PM
since they're saying the same thing, it's more likely that it's the truth. let them know that they should ahelp before they start fighting like that, so that nobody's surprised by the random fighting
DatBerry - Today at 2:53 PM
alright
next question
you're alone with another staff member, an admin
the admin is a wizard, they get into a fire fight with security and try to escape by teleporting, but end up in space
the admin then rejuv (admin heal) themselves and teleport themselves to safety via admin powers
Ayrism - Today at 2:55 PM
can i see text logs of what they're doing
DatBerry - Today at 2:56 PM
you were playing your own character, so your only logs are combat mods from mob var view
Ayrism - Today at 2:57 PM
okay, i'd slide into asay and ask what they just did
DatBerry - Today at 2:58 PM
they tell you it's security validhunting them and that they're just making the round more enjoyable
Ayrism - Today at 3:00 PM
i'd check out the logs and find the first officer to get into combat, and ask them why the fight with the wizard was going on
DatBerry - Today at 3:01 PM
they tell you the wizard jaunted into the captain office and armory, stole weapons and went around shooting crew on sight but only harming them slightly
Ayrism - Today at 3:02 PM
let the sec officer know that i was just clarifying something, then DM garn and abo with the admin's name, the time and date, and what happened
im not sure how appropriate doing things to an admin is, so i'd just aghost and watch for more things like that
DatBerry - Today at 3:03 PM
alright
you get an ahelp from an assistant telling you the AI isn't following it's laws, that it won't open an airlock for them, the assistant is trying to enter aux storage and the AI is telling them that's against regulations
Ayrism - Today at 3:05 PM
i'd see what the AI's laws actually are
DatBerry - Today at 3:05 PM
standard
Ayrism - Today at 3:06 PM
okay, then i'd let the assistant know that the ai's not breaking any rules
DatBerry - Today at 3:07 PM
the assistant says the AI is breaking the serve crew law to enforce regulations that are only assumed by the AI
Ayrism - Today at 3:09 PM
i let him know that the ai also has laws about protecting the station and crew, and that it can choose how to interpret those
including strict following of regulation
DatBerry - Today at 3:10 PM
alright, next question
what do you think the difference between believable and realistic roleplay is?
Ayrism - Today at 3:13 PM
believable seems like it'd be looser than realistic roleplay. to me, believable roleplay is creating a character, and that character being consistent and people could "see" them as a personality and such, but they don't have the same restrictions as realistic, almost more like MRP versus HRP. realistic demands that one acts closer to reality, having emphasis on emotions and the realistic response, instead of "oh, i could totally see that happening" as the local assistant goes full rambo and shoots down mercs with a laser rifle
DatBerry - Today at 3:14 PM
which would you enforce as a moderator?
Ayrism - Today at 3:15 PM
i think aurora tries to lean toward realistic, so i would more favor enforcing realism when it's relevant
of course it's 2d spessmen farting simulator, so realism only goes so far, but "realism" in the aurora roleplaying sense
DatBerry - Today at 3:19 PM
alright, next question
is there anything about the server that you'd like to change?
Ayrism - Today at 3:25 PM
hmm, there's always room for improvement. as far as the community goes, some people could possibly stand to lighten up a little bit, but that's consistent across all of gaming. one thing that might be nice though is incentivizing great RP a little more, especially among antags. a karma system like paradise has, or something like that. sometimes staff could stand to listen a little better, but in the heat of the moment i get why that might fall short. so, i guess those bits are what i'd like to see some change on.(edited)
DatBerry - Today at 3:26 PM
alright, any closing comments?
Ayrism - Today at 3:28 PM
yes, i think that what i could bring to the table as a moderator could be a bit of a helper for the things i mentioned in the last question about people and staff, trying to keep it chill, but of course still doing the job i'm signing up for.
DatBerry - Today at 3:30 PM
alright, do you want this interview public (on your forum app for everyone) or not (kept in staff discord)?
Ayrism - Today at 3:30 PM
let's do public, can't be much harm in it.
DatBerry - Today at 3:31 PM
alright