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Hello everyone, it is both my pleasure and displeasure to announce some upcoming changes to xG's CS division. Summer '16 Over the next month or so, xG will be introducing many new changes. Minigames There will be a new minigames server! As many of you know, I have been in development of our new MG server with the help of Bleed, Lithium, Silence, and a few beta-testers. As of now the server is currently locked and definitely not finished. Do NOT beg Bleed, Lithium, Silence, Chrono, myself, or anyone else for the password. I will be taking suggestions for gamemodes/maps/plugins/features/etc, so please give any input :) The IP is 72.5.195.149 and there will be an announcement thread when it is officially open to the public. Jailbreak Based on player feedback, predator day will be completely reworked. There also will be some changes to the current JB maplist. Feel free to make suggestions! I've also considered improving the JB rules - less changing specific rules and more clarifying the rules already in place. Hub Soon™ Surf(s) Due to the introduction of minigames, it seems like one of the surf servers will have to be removed. Feedback is welcome about this, although most seem to lean more towards removing Skill Surf. Keep in mind this is 100% uncertain. With the possible removal of one of these servers, we will also be looking to improve both (or whichever one stays) immensely. This includes a rehaul of maps and plugins. Staff We are looking for more and better staff members, whether its old staff, current staff, or completely new staff. If anyone's interested, please contact any of the DM/DLs of CSGO or apply yourself. (it's also encouraged to apply for member!) All changes will be announced when they come - may it be through the promo/demo, announcement threads, or the current ongoing patch note thread. Cracking Down, Again Lastly, I will reinstate what Chrono posted in January about admin abuse. This is not directly targeted at anyone, and if you have any questions please contact me (I'm on forums, steam, and ts pretty much always). I expect all staff to take this post into consideration, and failure to do so will be reflected in the upcoming Promo/Demos. In the last few weeks I've personally witnessed and heard reports of staff doing the following: muting/unmuting themselves to speak when they are normally muted (start of round, dead) (also see: all chat abuse) -this is one of the big offenses here. muting/unmuting yourself interrupts the flow of the round, and 99% of the time can be resolved in either all chat (@), admin pm (@@user), or speaking when it is convenient to everyone else. everyone is still permitted to speak when they feel necessary, but please take the rest of the server into consideration. ignoring players or vocally dismissing them - also disrespecting others -I know that some players can be frustrating, but staff are expected to help all players on the server, no matter what your opinion on their maturity is. Staff may absolutely never be ""toxic"" to our players. banning xG members/staff for no reason -kicking is fine, I want you guys to have your fun, but random teambans/bans does not look too attractive in sourcebans (I will restate do NOT kick others at random) breaking server rules because you feel staff are above the law -speaks for itself, seen a lot of this too. poor knowledge of rules -if any of you are unsure about rules, please either double check or simply ask Bleed, Lithium, Chrono, or myself. We do not want there to be confusion about the rules. It is completely fine if you happen to forget things, just make sure you are 100% correct before acting on it, whether this is banning people or telling others what you think the rules are. inactivity -this isn't abuse, but its clear that at least half of the mods literally never get on. Originally, the policy was "if the server is well then all is well", but we're currently looking to go above and beyond that. Having half of the staff roster completely unknown to the playerbase is nowhere near ideal. There won't be an hour requirement or anything, but cmon... 1 hour in 4 weeks? Essentially, staff are meant to take care of the server and ensure that everyone is able to enjoy their time playing on it. Keep in mind, we aren't gonna go super nazi admin on everyone. Feel free to have your fun, just use common sense. You are not above xG, its players, or its rules. Quick note to everyone: the current cs staff roster is being heavily reconsidered. Take that as you will. @Bleed @Lithium @Chrono @Duke @xGShadowSpy @orangejuice @Athrun @Shadow @Oden @SyrJirk @Sojodak @Hidingmaster lol @BlackWidow @SolairefAstora @DMTwired @DrPepperPhreak @Rabid @Cristo @DrLee

alright, thanks for the feedback @Forest @Owl , it makes more sense when you look at it that way

Think of it this way; Staff are there to ensure that the Server(s) foster(s) a friendly and fair environment for players, not to specifically weed out the rule breakers. That is to say, they're there to moderate any issues that arise at the time to prevent any other issues from popping up. The tags are more of a deterrent than anything else. Even if people are less inclined to break the rules in the presence of Staff, their (Staff) primary duty is to, like I said, maintain a fun and enjoyable environment, not to specifically target players for the sole purpose of getting them banned. Of course there are exceptions such as a player hacking (required video evidence) or repeat-offenders who [intentionally] only act out when no Staff are present. Their position is more of a passive one, and while an aggressive one can be just as effective, it tends to dampen the mood and results in players who are less likely to try something new out of fear of being banned. That being said, I'm not dismissing the "undercover" status as unnecessary so much as I am saying that it should only be in effect when it needs to be. Mind you, this is all just personal opinion. Whether or not it is to be enforced this way is up to the Higher-Ups :coffee:

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this is going into the cringe thread.

+1 lol

who are you again

+1 yass

Please put your steam ID instead of writing "Lol." Writing your ID is still part of the process from applying for a staff position. You need to have it.

Staff should be wearing proper, clear, tags unless there are no other staff on and they choose to go undercover.

Not yet, but now that I have something to go do it with I will probably get more into it :) My BF used to do it a lot so he's pretty much getting me into it with him ^^;

Jesus Christ... This is why nobody likes the tf2 division.

> ded > (lenny)10000 > :coffee: > making maps > making game > GET SWOOND ON

kek I'm not even getting notifications to my own thread

And yet you STILL clicked on it? ;)

literally thought it was going to be a fleshlight or a dildo or something. cool gun though.

Nope. It'll be like replacing one dead server with another dead server if anything we should just remove some of the dead servers and free up resources and funds for active things :) :(

Division: Team Fortress 2 In-Game Name: Hero Steam ID: Lol Position: Moderator Time Active: A long time Age: 22 Experience: Former xG Moderator, TF2 Division Donated: No Information:

Okay to satisfy @SnowyMinion .-. Here is my revised vouch... +1 Mature and Active, Very Friendly. Would be a great moderator

remove the DM surf and keep the skill surf :D

Well here's the thing, I guess I didn't make it clear enough for you. There were other staff on at the time, like I had said. And with more staff being on WEARING TAGS, he should be distinguishable from other members.

Why? So that people can know when to break rules and when to not? I don't really see the logic behind that

kz maps?

I'm am going to be very inactive since my focking computer died not as in like it keeps crashing but now it's just won't start up (probably going to get a new one hopfully...)hopfully.... :( fml

Bumping this up because I'm doing another week of camp, I'll be back on 6/17. sorry for being gone for so long :(

>Hi i like to make maps >I'm never gonna finish them >HEY IM MAKING A NEW MAP!! >ayylmao

Sadly you do not meet the following requirements [<== click]. You have only five forum posts. - closed, feel free to re-apply when you have 50 forum posts.

Glad you got it sorted. In the future though, try to use fullscreen as much as possible as it lowers input lag and generally increases performance as your computer doesn't have to render both your desktop and your game at the same time.

I got it to be ok. I had to delete and reinstall csgo many times then I had to delete steam from my computer and reinstall. After all that, I had to reinstall csgo and change the FUCKING THING TO FUCKING FULL SCREEN AND IT FUCKING WORKED. FUCK MY LIFE...ALL THAT FOR PRESSING ONE SIMPLY BUTTON TO MAKE IT GO INTO FUCKING FULL SCREEN???????!!!!!!!! FUCK U GABEN!!!!!!!!!! P.S. PLz Gaben....I love you dont kill me with ur power

+1 mature, active, awesome warden A:6 M:8.5

Just to add towards Cracking Down, I went on JB today to seeing a certain moderator not wearing tags while other staff were present. When I confronted him about it, he added xG to his name, but cleverly disguised his moderator tags, an example is: xGMom ^ Being the moderator tag. I feel as if staff should be easily distinguished from members, and it is silly to be "undercover" when other staff is on. This certain staff member also was talking over the warden while he was rebeling, further more delaying the round. Now, I don't know if any of these statements are or aren't against the rules, but I feel as if they should be looked into.

why not have a day where you can kick gryfon from the server c: lol jk i was actually thinking of a day where you change the size of the players c: maybe? i know you can do it in console with ent_fire !self addoutput "modelscale .5" need sv_cheats 1 for that tho :\ possible? probably might be too much tho :\ maybe? okay nice (:

Is this thread dead, or will there be more things I can laugh at?

So my mouse appears on the Home screen(regular not in game white mouse). I have to click my mouse many times for something to actually click and when I try and play the game my mouse appears in the middle of my cross hair. When I rotate my game (not aswd) the mouse gets bigger. If someone knows how to fix this, that would be great. Until I get to know how to fix, I will be heading over to TF2. EDIT: Nevermind, same thing happens with tf2 just in a different spot.

Hey an admin says kys to me and nothing happens but when I say it I get gagged...helllllll yeeeah!