Leaderboard

May post a message via xG SteamGroup advertising this concept if that's alright with the higher ups @Hidingmaster @diabeetus @DrLee @Gawd @ThePenguin . Would like to see how the CS:S community handles it, and to let those who are active players know that this sort of thing may end up happening in the near future

So, @ColdEndeavour and myself have been working tirelessly to make our Unusual server absolutely flawless. He is currently fixing a few things with the map layout and adding a Sniper arena. While he works on this, he tasked me with drafting the ruleset for the Unusual Server, and I feel like I have covered most of our bases. I just wanted to make sure it was thorough enough. @Nomulous, let me know if there is anything you think should be added or changed. Here is the list: xG Unusual Server Rules 1. DO NOT cheat, exploit, or grief. 2. DO NOT scam others. 3. DO NOT use inappropriate sprays (Porn, shock, gore, etc.) 4. DO NOT use bigotry, racism, or vulgarity. 5. DO NOT spam chat, mic, or weapons/taunt sounds. (This includes prepubescent voices on mic.) 6. DO NOT send random trade requests. 7. DO NOT use derogatory terms to describe low-tier Unusuals, such as “Cancer” or “Shit-Tier.” 8. DO NOT beg for free items. 9. DO NOT post external links in chat. 10. DO NOT misrepresent your item statistics. (Such as claiming an item is “1of1” when 22 exist, etc.) 11. DO NOT use weapons other than melee items in the Boxing Arena. 12. DO NOT advertise that you are buying Quick-Sells. (Advertising quicksells is allowed.) 13. DO NOT abuse Donator perks or spawn bosses. 14. ALWAYS be respectful to everyone. 15. ALWAYS use English only. 16. ALWAYS make sure there’s no more than one person on the mic at all times. 17. ALWAYS seek out Mod/Admin approval before a raffle. 18. ALWAYS seek out an Admin as a Middle-Man when engaging in a Spycrab valued anything over 5 Keys. 19. ALWAYS keep your Backpack public! 20. ALWAYS record all Spycrabs as a precaution. YOU are responsible to provide proof in the case of being scammed. 21. ONLY members of XenoGamers may wear the [xG] tag. Apply at xenogamers.com for membership. 22. All decisions made by the Mods/Admins are final. 23. Breaking any of the above rules can result in a kick or a ban. Please follow the rules!

Ummm gmod is back? Hell yes?

Please send all you comments and concerns here on the offical thread. Offical release of gmod ttt | Xeno Gamers See you all this Friday!

So just a quick introduction. I joined the xG community december 2010/jan 2011, was co-leader for about 2-3 years and then left due to disagreements towards my fellow higherups. You might know me by Link if not by Aegean. I had a very good history with this clan with exception to duplolas having powers, and then darkwolf having powers, cuz they were retards. Anyways. Why is xG not the same as it once was? It's easy to blame rhododendron/silence for alot of it, but that's not it. He might have caused some shit, but it's not him that's preventing xG to get back to its former glory. 1. It's the staff themselves. If you go back to 2011-2013, it wasn't silence alone that was keeping the servers populated and fun, it was the members. The biggest thing was the members who were keen on being staff, and once being promoted, having a positive influence. I remember when jailbreak and other servers had 5-6 + staff on all the time (except for the late night, where myself, cristo and other night owls would populate and play if we were bored) The biggest thing is the staff don't care anymore about bettering the server. You know what I don't see? Mods and Admins constantly asking higher up what they have to do to be promoted. It's true I'm not staff anymore so it might be behind the scenes now, but I remember how active staff were on forums, always asking members what they want from the server, and even people pming me and other higherups for an "operation populate (deathrun)" or w.e . The biggest thing is from talking to many members, and even staff themselves, promotions are much more skewed then they used to be. It's not so much how active you are or how good you are in server, it's more who your friends with, and who you talk to in teamspeak. 2. People don't care. Look at the forums. There are so many posts that are stickied but not updated, or stickied that should be removed. I made a post about what the different levels of staff do for this community, and what you can ask them for help with. As higherups, you need to be constantly looking to see what you can do to make this community better. If this isn't your goal while being a higher up, then you should step down or re-evaluate your position. You aren't higher-ups so you can abuse on TS or forums, and just be the shield for your friends when something gets called out against them. You are there to set an example, and make sure EVERYONE (this is key) has a great experience in the servers and community, and that they would want to join and even invite their friends into the clan. This also means that you can't bend rules to appeal to one group of people (example the furries or bronies who don't like being insulted) but then allow NSFW avatars that are actually against the rules because (that's just my opinion). You guys need to understand that you represent the community, as soon as people go "ouu i'm gonna go check out another community" you fucked up possibly many new recruits, ad sense, and donation money. 3. Everyone is segregated. Look at teamspeak and look at the ridiculous amount of black lists and passwords in the channels. A select few staff almost never go into a public channel, and that is also very upsetting to newer members who want to meet staff and others and want to play other games with other fellow clan members. I mentioned this a few times, but this is a ridiculous thing that I should be bringing up time and time again. Staff need to acknowledge the newer members, and play games with them or even create events. Before the Cozy boys (Billy, Trif, Rpgs, etc) and I quit, Rpgs had the idea of making a community night. Once a week, we choose a few servers, set up an event to all of xG (through the forums and steam group) and just spend a few hours with the community. Anyone is welcome to join, and just play some games that aren't populated as much. (xG Minigames for example) What does this do? 1. You introduce members to a new game mode that they potentially might like and come back often too, and 2. The members get to meet others (staff, members or just randoms) and get to have fun and feel like they really are in a community. You have nothing to lose from this, you lose 0 resources and you get the community involved; something this community hasn't really done in a long time. You can provide incentives to coming if you can, if not just have fun and play games. This can also prove valuable to members and staff who are looking to be promoted but are often unseen to the people that they need to be seen by. This will not return xG to it's former glory, but it's a start. Once the staff start acting like staff, and stop being spoiled brats who are power-happy at any slight discomfort, this community can lead to the right path back to competing to be one of the top gaming communities on steam. If you disagree or would like to add any points, please I urge you to start a conversation. This is how change starts, from people talking. Thanks for the long read, there is no tl;dr because if you don't wanna read it, you don't care. -Aegean

Oldish pic, I don't have silly ones <:S

im so sexy that nobody cares

@Hachi for being too much of a scrub. Kiddin'. Anywho. Hachi wanted me to post this since she is busy. Feel free to post you Duck-faced, Douchebag attitude looking selfies up. Have Fun!

Jealous? Why do you go make an WoW server... Oh yeah forgot you can't :( So, there's an l4d2 server floating around that's full of bug fixes and connected to the ban-list. If you ever get tired of playing with greifers, can always just patch an entire best available lobby to it. (available for anyone to use) Think there's about 100+ permanent bans I casted from it. These bans are comprised of idiots who like to ruin people's games and have never reached our other servers. (intention is clear as only 3% protest their ban and get it removed) Not costing an dollar extra to run. (shared hosting with other servers)

Scootaloo and I are the champs, we no afraidy waidy

I know it's not sunday anymore, but i dont care and posting me anyways. btw this the the face of evil if you hate me

you know, private servers are a thing. theyre free and have better features, for example the one im on is a level 255 fun server that has like 9 or 10 tiers of armor to get after you hit 255. i could start an xG guild on that server too. Eternal-Wow! • Instant 80 PvP & Blizzlike WoW Private Server

deep commitment to purple is 3.33-3.66 mann co orange is 3 ref you can't afford one with only 2 ref :coffee:

It's as if none of you guys even frequent Unusual servers, as this is literally the core ruleset shared among literally every popular Unusual Server in TF2. I honestly have no idea what you guys expect out of this server, but I can tell you that it isn't just another trade server. If it is populated, it will need to be strictly monitored and the rules will need to be strictly enforced, as Unusual Trading is a BIG DEAL in the TF2 community. Disagree with the rules all you want, but anything less than this won't fly. This isn't a server where the main focus is coming in to kill other players. Don't forget that.

esto es mierda de toro das ist bull shit это бык дерьмо това е бик лайна

"Why am I frozen?!?!? WHY CAN'T I MOVE?!!?" - Squeakers on JB when they're frozen for mic checks

I personally have a LOT of experience in Unusual servers and know precisely the things that people look for in a good server. This list is the bare-bones basic of what Unusual Traders want when it comes to their host server. =)

We have received the Nom Blessing. Make it happen @ColdEndeavour. Put the rules in. =D

so Bello......

"opinion" - xG follow up "ban" - Cl's

I approve of this. +1 (y) If this is final, I'll be sure to add it to the unusual map as a.vtf on a bulletin.

no

"You ever think about how tight Ann Frank would be?" -Vector

-1 It would take alot of programming from cold and nom and the server will be unpopulated.

Aren't you dead?

YAY LETS HAVE ANOTHER SERVER THAT NEVER GETS POPULATED.

The name of this scattergun and the fact that it's a named not strange item. :whistle:

Also, I'll be damned if anyone thinks I am NOT doing my best to make this a better place. The Unusual Server can serve as proof of my efforts. @ColdEndeavour and myself have been slaving away for the past week to make sure everything is just right, and even now we still aren't finished with everything. I'm constantly in servers participating and doing my job, and I would LOVE to receive a promotion, but am of the opinion that if you ask for a promotion, you probably shouldn't get one. Promos should be awarded based on merit and effort, not persistence and requests.

I think I might add something, if you don't mind. "Old xG" did not NEARLY have this much drama and shi.t-posting. If you want it to go back, stop adding to the problem. Try adding to the SOLUTION for once, instead of standing around complaining.

[MEDIA=imgur]Sb3wxb7[/MEDIA]

+1 awesome guy and is pretty active

i wanna fucking die now. jesus christ.

u are a good warden

TL;DR I got swatted and I will leave xG. Now i'm gonna come back to xG and get swatted again. THE END

No you did

Ur dah fukin scrub, scrub

but it's gonna cost ya 2 buckets of paint.. preferably purple and orange EDIT: +all my stranges (except sniper ones) adds up to around enough money other Edit:+my rec and scrap

1/1? Still not valid lmao