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The Outbreak Warden Project

We are currently looking into creating a system where anyone Member+ can have a chance at creating and managing game servers for Outbreak. 
This new role/rank is going to be called "Warden" it'll be separate from the admin team and it'll be under a new set of guidelines/rules(TBC)
Anyone Member+ can apply for the role much like mod apps. 
In the application form(TBC), they will give an idea for a server with hopefully a detailed plan and give any experience they have with said idea. 
And if they are selected they will be given access to part of the Dedi to create a game server.
It'll be their Job to manage the game server for Outbreak although they would not be fully part of the admin team and would have a separate section on the forums however it would be a role where they could be promoted into the admin team as a whole.
I personally want it kept separate from the admin team as I see a "Warden" at the start at least to only be responsible for their project.
However, I can see a successful "warden" being promoted into the admin team as a whole if they so want it, it would mean they would have more responsibilities outside of their managed server.
The name was suggested to me by Chris, originally I was going to either call it OB Associate(I was watching Suits) or Server Builder or something along those lines. However when Chris suggested it felt weird yet I liked it. It embraces our origins as a JB server, it's easy to call someone the
Warden of *Game Sever* e.g. Warden of JB, Warden of MG, etc... also gets a few cheeky GOT memes in there for any true fans. 
I'm making this post to give the community an idea of what this is and some of my general ideas behind it before official creating it. It's also a chance for me to see if it's something that people actually want to do. Its still just an idea and nothing is set in stone so feel free to ask any questions!

I am currently in a state where I won't be going on my computer much and I will be rarely playing on my computer for a while now due to some circumstances and studies. I will probably be back full-time next summer
 
Also, sometimes I am free on Saturdays and Sundays

welp i did it :) 

welp i did it :) 

welp i did it :) 

someone moderate this cuck's fucking posts already. 

Fluxy mentioned this game in TS and after watching the video I'm really interested in seeing how this game progresses. It doesn't look like anything I've seen before and definitely breaks the mould of a typical MMO. They are also highly against P2W style games so no micro transactions  It's still a kickstarter so I'm not getting my hopes up too much but I really want this game to be what the video says it is. Is anyone planning on playing this game when it comes out?
If you want to check it out you can through this link: https://www.ashesofcreation.com/
 
 

Hey
Many of you are aware of it already but this is the public post to make it official.
After taking a long time to come to this decision, I have decided to step down from Head-Admin and being part of staff. It took so long to finally decide as for a while I felt that I couldn't step down in a sense, but I feel like the timing is right and I didn't want to continue in a role which I was struggling to find the will to work in.
There are a multitude of reasons for it being now and people can feel free to message me if they want to talk further, but I'd rather talk about my time as staff rather than focusing on the leaving.
Outbreak has put countless obstacles, challenges and environments in my path for me to deal with and given me a depth of experience that not many people can say they've taken from an online role. From running events to dealing with people on a more personal level, I have been able to grasp an understanding of people from so many different backgrounds.
Unlike back when I was moderator on CSS, there was a level of emotion to it this time that I never had before and I can only say I'm grateful for being able to work on this community in that way. It might just be an online gaming community but it means a lot to me. Outbreak became something that putting time into was more valuable to me than a lot of things which other people might have thought should have taken priority, but I'm glad that it did.
One of my few regrets is that during my time we weren't able to establish expansion on a server level for a prolonged period of time. We grew as a core community and, in my opinion, became far more unified than we were before I entered the position but it appears the task of further game server expansion is on the shoulders of those who I will leave.
I'd like to thank everyone who has ever put or will put voluntary work into this community, as staff or otherwise. I will still be around as a member (though busy due to exams for the near future) and if I ever decide to return to staff I'll work my way up, the way any ex staff member should.
My only request is that as a community we try show our appreciation for those who put effort in a bit more. I'm aware many of you do appreciate people's efforts and you do mean well, but showing that bit of acknowledgement and perhaps turning the whining or picking into doing or constructing would go a long way towards progressing this community further.
For anyone who is confused: Kwaheri means Goodbye in Swahili.
Thank you Outbreak
Mathew

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@Fluxy Smokes nearly as many bongs as he sucks dicks

Hey all,
As many of you know gathers are a big part of OB and being part of them is among one of the easiest ways to play with and integrate with players from the community. It allows for us to play CS:GO in its competitive mode without the same competitive pressures you get from playing matchmaking or ladders. This means gathers can potentially have a variety of abilities, personalities and levels of seriousness within them.
We are aware that people enjoy gathers in different ways and so to an extent people should be allowed to play how they want. However it has come to our attention that recently behaviour in gathers, both in gameplay and attitude, has become unacceptable. From flat out mindless team killing to continually harassing individuals to getting excessively angry over extremely petty in-game events; the list can go on from the number of things which add up to make a large portion of gathers toxic as of late. Due to this we will be enforcing the poor behaviour which has become the norm from now on, this isn't done with the intention of 'safe spacing' and ruining fun but to prevent more gathers taking place where people are intentionally ruining other people's fun, finding it acceptable and in some cases boasting about it when they spark a reaction out of someone.
 
The first, and most significant point, is about the extents of 'baiting' in gathers. Baiting and mocking among friends is something which has always been part of OB and having a laugh is not something we want to stop but recently, especially in gathers, 'baiting' and 'joking' has become a disguise for what is frankly flat out harassment and toxic treatment towards individuals. It becomes worse in gathers because everyone groups up on individuals and makes them feel awful; that isn't having a joke or mocking someone, that is bullying. This sort of continuous beratement of people which leads onto more personal jibes has been getting out of hand and has been completely ruining the atmosphere of what could be enjoyable, pleasant games. Do not be surprised if a mod warns you and ends up banning you, not only from gathers but from OB full stop, if you are found being toxic.
Next is about gameplay and the line between trolling and having fun. People enjoy the game in different ways and enjoy playing with different weapons, however purposely ignoring team mates and stubbornly acting for your own gain when a team mate has asked you to do something is just as much toxic behaviour as the way they might be reacting to it (which I'll get to in a moment). These cases are situational but you know when you are trolling and it is obvious to others when you are intentionally doing something in-game to annoy others. Extreme cases such as intentional constant team killing just won't be tolerated full stop, it ruins the game for everyone.
Finally, the levels of competitiveness and seriousness of players in gathers can be a large cause for issue. Being competitive is absolutely fine and so is wanting to win, but allowing this drive to make you angry and take it out on the people you are playing with is both petty and unnecessary. Treating people as if they are inferior to you as a person because they don't do what you want in a game is simply pathetic. Even if they are provoking you with the way they act, resorting to toxicity will never help the situation and will only make it harder for us to believe you and deal with the people infuriating you in the first place. 
 
To summarise; behaviour causing gathers to become toxic is going to be enforced upon. This is a last warning for everyone. A list of rules will be put into the gather gallery channels in due course. Sorry it is has had to come to a set structure of rules but hopefully this will lead to an improvement in the atmosphere and attitude in gathers.
The OB Staff

Country/Location: England
 
Games Played: Lots
Roughly how long have you been playing our server(s)? 4 years
What qualities can you bring to Outbreak? Contentious discussion
Tell us a little something about yourself: I like to play CS:GO. I work in IT.
Is this your first post? No.
Have you been around for less than roughly a month (this includes Teamspeak and forums)? Yes
(If you said yes to either of the two questions above, don't apply now)
Yes, it's been a whole month since my last app! Wow, how time flies... And just like the last app, this is serious. Admins, do your thing.