Forest

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:

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:

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:

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 ^^;

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

And yet you STILL clicked on it? ;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9Dg-g7t2l4

Hey guys, today I decided to go back and relive the memories of the glorious days back in 2012/2013. I know many of you will not know who I am, which is probably a good thing, but I would like to see who is still active from back in the CSS:JB days. I know there will not be a lot of you, but let me know who is still here!

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.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2H4l9RpkwM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8Qp38qT-xI(Basically all of the Gorillaz videos, I refuse to put them all here)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6wY0rT29zA(Just the vocals/instrumentals are so damn good - the video is gameplay and a screaming woman)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbt61vcAkG0(its a meme you dip)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7G8QItjTSDA(This song seriously makes me damn near cry, and this is the same as Gorillaz)
 
Well, I'll be off filling my desktop with memes or some other shit.

I'm not even mad about the ban or anything though. I just want him to admit he was being unfair.

There once was a happy-go-lucky chap by the name of-
 
Phoenix, who once was accommodated for-
 
Being amazing at his job while at the same time-
 
Stole cookies form the grade schoolers,-
 
That he resales laced with-
 
Laxatives, so the consumers-
 
Can suffer on their way to the toilet just to find out that-
 
The local sewer system stopped running, rendering all local plumbing to fail, someone went to check it out only to find-
 
That there was a strange figure who somehow blocked all of the sewage.
 
That figure was none other than-
 
Scootaloo, who was working on-
 
The biggest meme filled promo/demo! which was-
 
His next murder, chopping up the body and building dam with the body parts clogging the sewer. He noticed the man who investigated the sewers and-
 
Realized that the man is actually the devastatingly handsome and seductive-
 
Lithium, the man the town loathed, what does it all mean? The cookies, the murders, the sewers?-
 
Could it be that Scootaloo was prepearing the biggest fudgepost ever presented to the mankind, and he was killing people to accomplish such an achivement? Or perhaps it was-
 
The next part of "50 Shades of Oof," which was about-
 
Sexual stuff that involves cucumbers, a morning star, and -
 
Absolutely nothing else. It seemed that he had been mistaken in thinking that his fantasies were appropriate to discuss here, and so-
 
The guy and Scootaloo had some great Oof love written for "50 Shades of Oof Part 5" The guy ran out of the sewers and created-
 
a 5th version of forum games because this one died on Friday. the End
 
of the game is what he thought he had escaped from, but alas, it was a ruse and he found himself still entrapped in its claws. In a rage fueled huff, he decided to call-
 
the Poison Control center, because this game is very-
 
deadly to those who decide to go and-

There once was a happy-go-lucky chap by the name of-
 
Phoenix, who once was accommodated for-
 
Being amazing at his job while at the same time-
 
Stole cookies form the grade schoolers,-
 
That he resales laced with-
 
Laxatives, so the consumers-
 
Can suffer on their way to the toilet just to find out that-
 
The local sewer system stopped running, rendering all local plumbing to fail, someone went to check it out only to find-
 
That there was a strange figure who somehow blocked all of the sewage.
 
That figure was none other than-
 
Scootaloo, who was working on
 
The biggest meme filled promo/demo! which was-
 
His next murder, chopping up the body and building dam with the body parts clogging the sewer. He noticed the man who investigated the sewers and-
 
Realized that the man is actually the devastatingly handsome and seductive-
 
Lithium, the man the town loathed, what does it all mean? The cookies, the murders, the sewers?-
 
Could it be that Scootaloo was prepearing the biggest fudgepost ever presented to the mankind, and he was killing people to accomplish such an achivement? Or perhaps it was-
 
The next part of "50 Shades of Oof," which was about-
 
Sexual stuff that involves cucumbers, a morning star, and -
 
Absolutely nothing else. It seemed that he had been mistaken in thinking that his fantasies were appropriate to discuss here, and so-
 
The guy and Scootaloo had some great Oof love written for "50 Shades of Oof Part 5" The guy ran out of the sewers and created-
 
a 5th version of forum games because this one died on Friday. the End
 
of the game is what he thought he had escaped from, but alas, it was a ruse and he found himself still entrapped in its claws. In a rage fueled huff, he decided to call-
 
the Poison Control center, because this game is very-

Pretty sure I'm Nintendo... Right?

Bohemian Rhapsody, Queen. Shits my jam.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJ9rUzIMcZQ
 
 
"Plans of what our futures hold, Foolish lies of growing old, It seems we're so invincible, The truth is so cold.
A final song, a last request, A perfect chapter laid to rest, Now and then I try to find a place in my mind, Where you can stay, you can stay awake forever"

Leaf

Ayy

Guess I'll go:
HINT: Aliens?

Fresh Prince of Bel Air Theme song from.. Fresh Prince of Bel Air.
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NM5-i9NH0tM
 
"Mama, just killed a man
Put a gun against his head,
pulled my trigger now he's dead
Mama, life had just begun
But now I've gone and thrown in all away"

Wondering if there's a way to somehow white list the guides/motds so that you can still view them while banned....
 
@Rhododendron

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLmu2kbk1WE

Guess the Song
 



In this game, your job is to guess the song. *obviously*
You must guess what the person above you’s song is that they have put a part of the lyrics.

Heres the catch!

You must find an upload of the song somewhere:
Youtube - Music Video, Lyrics Video, Remix
Soundcloud - The Default Version of the Song
Cant find the song on Youtube or Soundcloud? Just paste the full lyrics to the song!
 
 

Example of Correct Response

Person 1 : "Until the referee rings the bell, till the roof of your eyes start to swell...."

Person 2:
Song : Fighter by Thy Gym Class Heroes | The lyrics are found at : 0:48
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxV-OOIamyk
 

"Rollin' in, hella deep, headin' to the mezzanine,
Dressed in all pink, 'cept my gator shoes, those are green"

Person 1: *Rates Agree on Person 2’s Guess as the song is correct*
 

Example of Wrong Response

Person 3: Song: Stressed Out by Twenty One Pilots
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXRviuL6vMY
 
--Then they add their lyrics for their song choice and so on--
 
*Person 2 Rates Disagree on Person 3’s Guess as it is incorrect and comments on their guess the correct song name."

 

 
 
The point of this game is to not do it by cheating, guess then add the video. Try not to change your answer after watching the video, that ruins the point of the game ;)
 
 
Initial Song
(I really don’t care if someone ends up *cheating* on this one.... most of you probably aren’t familiar with this song :p)

When the last light warms the rocks
And the rattlesnakes unfold
Mountain cats will come to drag away your bones
 
 
Good Luck!~

Warriorsfury - Counter-Strike: Source

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