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Maborofel

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PostPosted: Mon Mar 15, 2010 8:22 pm


Username: Maborofel



Age: 15



What time zone are you in?:
USA Central, GST -6 hrs




How often are you available?:
Most of: Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday night (after 6 pm); Parts of: Monday, Thursday; I can get on the internet on Friday and Saturday through my Wii, but it's slower and more finicky
Total: anywhere from 10-17 hrs/wk, depending on homework/chores/etc.




Are you willing to give some alternative form of communication outside of Gaia? For example, MSN, AIM or E-mail:
I'd need to install one, but sure...email is fine and I'll get IM if I need to




Why do you want to join our team?:
I want to be of help to the Guild, seeing as how I've been a member for months and contributed next to nothing.




What would you say you're able to contribute to the development of the roleplay system? I.e, what are you strengths and weaknesses?:
I would say my strength would be in finding loopholes or problems with skills and balancing whatever skill-limiting system we have in place. I might add a few skill ideas every so often. My weakness would definitely be large-scale changes.




Do you have any experience in game design?:
No




Are you an artist?:
For the most part, no. I do draw weapons occasionally




Please state the secret message:
Panda's p***s (why that?)




Finally, in your opinion what would you change about the system to benefit the guild as a whole?:

I would start by assigning each skill a value that increases with each passing level. These would count toward a limit per Intermediate or Advanced (or equivalent) class level (not individual Advanced classes like Illusion or Dousing, the Advanced classes as a whole)

After that, I would probably sink into streamlining and/or skill making


Note: It might be awhile before I can get to work on anything, I've had 2 malware infections in 2 days and my computer settings are reeling...
PostPosted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 2:15 am


Username:

Bapp Pogum

Age:

16 this year.

What time zone are you in?:

GMT +8 I think.

How often are you available?:

When my bro isn't using his computer/ All the time once my computer is fixed.

Are you willing to give some alternative form of communication outside of Gaia? For example, MSN, AIM or E-mail:

MSN.

Why do you want to join our team?:

Because I feels like it.

What would you say you're able to contribute to the development of the roleplay system? I.e, what are you strengths and weaknesses?:

I can do the basics of managing any game. I've made a couple of successful paper and pen games back in the day (to the point the parents complained about their children skipping recess to play it and I got banned from ever making any again, although once I went on to middle school I continued)

Weaknesses... I might go out of control every now and then. Perfectionist nature makes me want to finish everything I started/contributed to.
And... Attention Span?

Do you have any experience in game design?:

Yeah. I made plenty of paper and pen games, and as for real games... I've made and scrapped them and never really completed anything as of yet.

Oh, I did make a bunch of maze games with a dragon that shoots fireballs!

Are you an artist?:

And proud of it.

Please state the secret message:

... Er...
*shuffles feet*
...
...
... Y-You're kidding, right?

Finally, in your opinion what would you change about the system to benefit the guild as a whole?:

How does changing the system benefit the guild as a whole when less than half of it roleplays?

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PostPosted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 7:18 pm


*gigglegiggle* Inu ish loopy. She is sick. Otherwise she'd be filling this out. But she was looking at the list of guild mods and thought it said "O Raccoon Seer." She is not all here right now.
PostPosted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 7:19 pm


LOLZ

I love raccoons. Sort of.

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PostPosted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 7:22 pm


*gigglegiggle* Now instead of counting sheep I shall count raccoons...

1 raccoon, 2 raccoon, 3 ra-Lorika, 4 Seven, 5 Oro, 6 raccoon...
PostPosted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 7:33 pm


"Seven... seven! SEVEN! Ehehehehehe...."

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PostPosted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 8:29 am


*gigglegiggle*

"Red means stop"
PostPosted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 9:30 am


GET READY AND GO o3o

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PostPosted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 10:44 am


Hey, I'mma raccoon! *has bad allergies today*
PostPosted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 10:51 am


Step one towards the parabolic WiFri is finished!!

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PostPosted: Fri Apr 02, 2010 4:09 pm


We've decided once and for all!

Storm has not yet submitted the second phase of his application and so we cant make a judgement.

Fel is now a full developer! Congratulations!

Meta is now a full developer! Congratulations!

Mabo is now a reserve developer. This means he'll be called upon when needed for work but won't be required all the time.

Bapp didn't make the cut. Sorry!

Nii is an honourary developer. This means she can contribute to our ideas but won't necessarily be required to work.


Well done everyone, and thank you for your applications! Further information on our chocies will be posted below.
PostPosted: Fri Apr 02, 2010 4:11 pm


So that you guys can get the true sense of things, I'm just going to post a compilation of conversations me and Panda had. It may be hard tos ift through but please read it to the end! I may then afterwards post a summary of everyone's strengths and weaknesses.

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PostPosted: Fri Apr 02, 2010 4:16 pm


Astrid Josh lolz storm
Astrid Josh My Knowledge of martial and weapon oriented arts are nigh unsurpassed
Astrid Josh XD


Josh Astrid i dunno, stoem kinda strikes me as the loner type, not one who'd fit in a group


Astrid Josh Mmm, we'll need to weigh this up
Astrid Josh But I dunno
Astrid Josh I think all three so far have something to contribute


Josh Astrid yeah but >.< that dude just doesn't sit right with me


Astrid Josh I know what you mean, but..
Astrid Josh hmm..
Astrid Josh Now BAPP
Astrid Josh Bapp I am quite opposed to letting in
Astrid Josh He's just too immature and out forhimself


Josh Astrid yeah, he doesn't have the maturity


Astrid Josh But I think Storm DOES have a good handle on himself
Astrid Josh even if he is touched by arrogance


Josh Astrid i dunno, i guess it IS his arrogance


Astrid Josh he never hesitates to make an alteration to his posts if it's necessary
Astrid Josh I dunno about his attention to detail personally...
Astrid Josh sometimes in the rp he's missed details


Josh Astrid i guess if he can ebb his arrogance, and can take critism he'd be okay


Astrid Josh Fel on the other hand, that's her strength
Astrid Josh She's FANTASTIC with details


Josh Astrid i was gonna say...


Astrid Josh She'd be an amazing PA XD


Josh Astrid so far i'd see her as best shot to be a mod if she wanted to


Astrid Josh Everything she does is just flawless
Astrid Josh Mmm
Astrid Josh Definitely
Astrid Josh And she's very understanding
Astrid Josh She'll be a pleasure to have on the team
Astrid Josh like she said, her weakness is probably her grammar.. but it's not a problem at all
Astrid Josh and she writes very creatively
Astrid Josh Meta... also very creative
Astrid Josh Excellent grammar


Josh Astrid yeah


Astrid Josh I think if she can curb working towards her own interests
Astrid Josh (which she confesses to do a lot, lol)
Astrid Josh she'll be great


Josh Astrid XDD yeah


Astrid Josh anything you have to say on her?


Josh Astrid meta? nothing that you don't know already


Astrid Josh haha
Astrid Josh sexy sexy catgirl ;3
Astrid Josh two sexy catgirls and storm
Astrid Josh LOL


Josh Astrid she does have a few "i wanna be king" moments, but over all is good
Josh Astrid XDD


Astrid Josh mm she can step back
Astrid Josh I think as long as she feels she IS getting input, which of course she will, she'll be fine
Astrid Josh Remember she left Kyo's guild because she was excluded from the plans?


Josh Astrid hmm i guess he'd be the one keeping things neutral. nothing too happy, nothing too bad


Astrid Josh That won't happen here, I can guarantee.


Josh Astrid yeah
Josh Astrid if it's a good idea of COURSE i'll include it


Astrid Josh Of course!!


Josh Astrid no matter who says it


Astrid Josh And all three really do have some good ideas
Astrid Josh The final parts of their application are all VERY strong
Astrid Josh It was a joy to read them


Josh Astrid the panda peen part? yeah......
Josh Astrid XDD


Astrid Josh It really shows that they have a good grasp of what's already happening, and a good sense of where things should be going
Astrid Josh Oh, you XD
Astrid Josh Did you like that insertion? XD


Josh Astrid did YOU?


Astrid Josh OYEH BBY


Josh Astrid XDD yeah, it made me laugh


Astrid Josh XD
Astrid Josh hmm, on Storm... like you said, he'll probably be the neutraliser
Astrid Josh He's quite grounded
Astrid Josh He's a good guy, I think
Astrid Josh He means very well
Astrid Josh and I think he'd do his best for the guild
Astrid Josh Cr: I personally feel that his arrogance is a FINE trait! A little self-promotion never hurt anyone, kekeke.
Astrid Josh Nobody asked YOUR opinion, wench >3>




LATER



Astrid Josh hey look, maborofel sent in an app
Astrid Josh http://www.gaiaonline.com/guilds/viewtopic.php?t=18560445&page=3


Josh Astrid i just read it
Josh Astrid opinions?


Astrid Josh Hmm
Astrid Josh not sure what to make of it, really
Astrid Josh I mean, I know he has lots of ideas
Astrid Josh But I can't help but feel that maybe he's a little too young and his ideas aren't well-formed enough, or aren't appropriate
Astrid Josh I didn't really get where he was coming from in teh final part of his app


Josh Astrid the main thing i have is time limits he has. that and he wasn't very though with his ideas. and i'm not sure how experienced with games he is


Astrid Josh I mean, he's a really sweet kid
Astrid Josh I love him, he's fun to be with and I know he'd work well in a team
Astrid Josh but


Josh Astrid and enthusiastic


Astrid Josh Oh yes, definitely!


Josh Astrid but! maybe not this team
Josh Astrid where we need that dedication, creativity, and maturity


Astrid Josh Mmm
Astrid Josh I think maybe he stated it all himself
Astrid Josh he said he wouldnt be good on a large scale


Josh Astrid exactly


Astrid Josh He might be good at maintenancn the long term...
Astrid Josh but that's not really what we need now


Josh Astrid yeah, we need developers, not maitenence


Astrid Josh mmmm




HOWEVER, today Mabo's app stage 2 is reconsidered

strid says (23:07):
back
now reviewing mabo's
Josh says (23:07):
lol
kk
Astrid says (23:0 cool :
now, mabo actually gets even closer to what I was aiming for on the secnd question
he's a very logical thinking
he also answered both B and C
the ideal
Astrid says (23:09):
he's VERY experienced with creating skills
possibly the best skill creator out there, goes very in depth
Josh says (23:09):
lol
Astrid says (23:09):
I dunno, I'm starting to think about taking him on.
Josh says (23:09):
XDD
Astrid says (23:09):
His perspective could be useful
Josh says (23:09):
oh?
Astrid says (23:09):
yeah, he's EASILY the most logical among us from what I've seen
Astrid says (23:10):
and surely we need a person like him to consider the detaisl and logistics?
details*
Josh says (23:10):
so long as he doesn't go overboard
Astrid says (23:10):
but uh, he can take it too far
Yeah
LOL
as the final stage of his application shows
Josh says (23:10):
i'm logical when i'm serious too
Astrid says (23:10):
what's with the complicated mod decision? XD
lmfao
hang on, *forwards*
Astrid says (23:11):
his explanation there makes my head spin
LMFAO



And discussion of the others:

Astrid says (22:55):
Indeed
Lessee...
Fel's app was flawless, pretty much
though I was sad noone managed to pick up on the more specific nature of teh spell
like what EXACTLY it is capable of healing
the fact that it can dissolve foreign objects within the body as dmeonstrated in the rp
Josh says (22:56):
well meta was getting close
Astrid says (22:56):
The fact I was trying to get across is that the skills are TOO VAGYE
VAGUE*
they need to be SPECIFIC
Josh says (22:56):
XDD yeah I know
Astrid says (22:56):
...*looks* oooh yeah
she's getting there
She's closest, actually
Josh says (22:56):
03o can I fill one out
Astrid says (22:56):
Ypu'd get all teh answers right cos I've told you what I'm looking for XD LOL
Meta actually got her first question wrong
Josh says (22:57):
well I knew them anyway
Astrid says (22:57):
but I had a feeling people wouldnt get that one right
Josh says (22:57):
yeah
Astrid says (22:57):
It's a bit of a trick question
Josh says (22:57):
lol
Astrid says (22:57):
skills that act as catalysts have NO effect
XD
when used on their own
That is, no actual bonus or detriment or whatever
just creating a circle of salt, flooding a room
Josh says (22:5 cool :
yeah it is tricky though
Astrid says (22:5 cool :
in the case of smelting, it's just like having base knowledge in order to use a higehr level skill
but yeah, question 2 of hers is the best of the lot
I'm glad she and fel both picked both B + C
strid says (22:59):
*nod at meta's next answer* good, good
she has the grips of what's required
and I know we've made skills together before, so
and I actually like her final answer the best, though it is more complicated
Astrid says (23:00):
she's put some real thought into that




Astrid says (23:13):
So
we've had some real surprises here
Astrid says (23:14):
Meta's really come through, I was very pleased with her second app after the initial q1 hiccough
Fel is just flawless, as usual
Josh says (23:14):
lol
Astrid says (23:14):
Huh, I dunno though, there were a couple of niggles with her app, like the non-specificness with the skill question
It hardly matters, though
just picking at threads
Astrid says (23:15):
Mabo
has really surprised me
His first application was hardly outstanding
He really didnt sell himself
but it's like he came into his own with his second app
I can't really fault it
Shall we give him a go?
Josh says (23:15):
ehh
he's on the fence for me
Astrid says (23:16):
I think he'd be loyal and work hard.
Sure, he's young
Buuut
I think he'd fit in well and be nic eto work with
He's not a control freak, like Bapp
Perhaps he just lacks confidence
Josh says (23:16):
he over complicates things though
Astrid says (23:16):
Mm, that's his flaw
Josh says (23:16):
and tries to show off
Astrid says (23:16):
Does he? o_O
Josh says (23:16):
a little, yeah
Astrid says (23:16):
I hadn't noticed. I thought he was a sweet kid.
Astrid says (23:17):
All boys do that anyway ;o
Josh says (23:17):
but he IS creative
Astrid says (23:17):
Very much so
If he can just tone down his over-complication a bit...
because after all we are trying to make thinsg easier to understand
so maybe he's not for the writing side of things
Josh says (23:17):
lol your very straightforward aren't you?
Astrid says (23:17):
I'm sure Meta could find simple ways of explaining things. She's cleve rliek that.
Straightforward? XD
How so?
Josh says (23:1 cool :
when you see something you like, you go with it full bore 03o
Astrid says (23:1 cool :
Yeah, I guess I'm a little like that ^^;
I'm a dog witha bone?
Is that my weakness? XD
Josh says (23:1 cool :
that and your too serious
Astrid says (23:19):
XDD
Haha
hmm
I just think Mabo deserves a chance now I've seen his app
you have to admit, it's impressive
Josh says (23:19):
it's ok
not really wow to me
Astrid says (23:20):
It hit the right notes, I think
Iunno, since he cant be on too much anyway maybe we could keep him inr eserve or pt him in his sphere straight off
Josh says (23:21):
mmm maybe make him reserve
Astrid says (23:21):
Nii's honourary memebr, btw
Josh says (23:21):
he can help with events probably
Astrid says (23:21):
Which means basically she isnt going to do any work
but can be a think tank
BD
Josh says (23:22):
so then why not make mabo that too?
Astrid says (23:22):
Well, becaus eI'd LIKE him to do some work
Hmmm
Josh says (23:22):
we can throw idea's his way when we need a hand
Astrid says (23:22):
We could call him
yeah!
he can be our reserve
Josh says (23:22):
lol i said that
Astrid says (23:22):
I think he deserves that, at least
...oh, lol
so you did XD
Josh says (23:23):
lol
Astrid says (23:23):
You know, you criticise Storm
but I think you're just like him ;o
You don't like any of the other guys
XD
Josh says (23:24):
XDD nah, i'm just trying to keep you grounded. so you don't just look at the positives
I like mabo
he's fun
the whole study thing was great
Astrid says (23:24):
I suppose he CAN be a little up himself
Josh says (23:24):
storms arrogance just rubs me the wrong way. I HATE people who think they are better
Astrid says (23:25):
If I remember correctly, he was the first one after Bapp to point out flaws with the system
Josh says (23:25):
darts awesome
Astrid says (23:25):
Maybe it's just a little boy thing
Josh says (23:25):
lol maybe
Astrid says (23:25):
He's not insufferable at all
In fcat I find him very pleasant to be around
PostPosted: Fri Apr 02, 2010 4:29 pm


SUMMARIES:



Fel

Pros:

Creative
Big thinker
Attention to detail
Excellent team player, wonderful to work with, very agreeable
Mature
Dedicated


Weaknesses:

Grammar, I suppose. Also havent seen her on too much lately... but things should be okay.



Meta

Pros:

Creative
Big thinker
Dedicated
A pleasure to work with, can be very agreeable when not crossed
Responsible, mature for her age, has proven that she doesn't mind correcting herself even if it does make her sad


Weaknesses:

Can be self-centred, but appreciates that flaw. Perhaps not the best team player out there, but we know she'll try her best. As long as she doesn't try and take the reins out of everyone else's hands everything will work wonderfully.



Mabo

Pros:

Obviously a logical thinker, attention to detail
Humble, not a control freak, doesn't seem to mind doing the dirty work
Dedicated
Pleasant, a pleasure to work with


Weaknesses:

On the young side, quite immature. This can't be helped, though. In a few years he'll be a truly great guy. Also can't spend too much time online, but as he's been placed in reserve it shouldnt matter too much.



All have excellent knowledge of the system as it is, and wonderful ideas on where it could go.

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PostPosted: Fri Apr 02, 2010 5:37 pm


emo

That... kinda stung, to tell you the truth...
I was kinda prepared to be rejected, though.
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