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No idea where this whole "Exploits are okay if we call them Easter Eggs" thing suddenly came from, but using an exploitable area in a map to gain advantage in ANY scenario is clearly against the rules. Ban will stay for the week. Don't do it again.

Too many inconsistencies in this story. Sorry man, but if you really cared about playing on our servers, you wouldn't have waited a month and presented such an asinine and irregular story about why your free kill was justified. Ban stays in place. Thread closed.

Get hype! Event starts tonight at 7:00pm EST, (5:00pm MST), and we have a large schedule of games and events planned for the evening. For those of you wondering, here is a generalized schedule of the activities that will be taking place tonight: 7:00pm - Populate the Server 7:15pm - Random Item Raffle 7:30pm - Event 1 - Mass Spycrab (1 key prize) 7:55pm - Random Item Raffle 8:00pm - Event 2 - Heavy Boxing (1 key prize) 8:25pm - Random Item Raffle 8:30pm - Event 3 - Fashion Contest (1 key prize) 8:55pm - Random Item Raffle 9:00pm - Event Freform Mode This isn't a set schedule, but we will be sticking to something close to this, firing off raffles as often as possible. Once again, the more items we have to give away, the better this event will turn out. So, if you have anything to donate, PLEASE send me a trade offer and I will stow them away tonight. Thanks again for all the help!

I've already collected the 150 crates I needed. Thanks a lot guys!

To anyone wanting to donate stuff for the raffles, just send me a trade offer on Steam with the stuff you want to donate. I'll keep a separate page in my BP set aside specifically for raffle stuff, so I won't get it mixed in with any of my things.

And yes @GreyIgnis , I DID reopen the thread to allow Vector have his final say, because unlike you, he can respond to a comment without resulting to petty insults and baseless claims. It seemed only appropriate, and I personally reviewed the comment before I allowed him to post. I also rejected your report, btw. Have an issue with me? Talk to me about it. Don't abuse our report system, please.

Pretty cut and dry if you ask me. AngryBird, I suggest you learn to calm it down. You're lucky Rogue_Skittle is so lenient about things like this. Had it been me, you'd have received a minimum of a day ban for the sass. There's no need for so many warnings. Settle it the first time it's an issue. Rogue, good job on keeping a level head. Commendable that you did so without losing your cool. Not too many mods act with such maturity. You weren't in the wrong here in the least. Thread will be closed. Any further issues and further punishments will be administered. PLEASE do try and act like a level-headed human being, alright? We have to deal with a lot of nonsense day in and day out. One less nonsense is very much appreciated.

Sounds to me like you're upset because one of our mods took action against you for breaking one of our server rules. Yeah, this isn't daycare. This isn't "First one to tattle is deemed in the right." If you're at fault over something, and you try and flip it around and present a nonexistent issue, I'm gonna get to the bottom of it and find out what's really happening. I have it from a close authority that you want this thread closed. That isn't happening. I'm going to hear what Rogue_Skittle has to say on the subject at hand, and depending on the severity of YOUR actions, consequences may follow. I don't take too kindly to others trying to cover their ass while they throw someone else under the bus for doing their job. That's a shitty thing to do.

I'm not letting this thread diminish into yet another flame war involving whether Vector does or does not deserve his punishment. Iggy will wait out his ban just like Vector will. See you both in October. Thread closed. EDIT: Thread is being reopened momentarily so Vector may make one final response to the whole situation, then will be closed permanently.

Black_Dynamite is correct. We typically don't take actions on claims unless they are substantiated by at least some form of proof. Rogue Skittles has never had any complaints or problems brought forth against him in the past. Do you have any sort of screenshots or video footage of his mistreatment towards you? If not, I'm afraid this thread will have to be closed. Thread has also been moved to the correct forum for the time being. I'm sure that if there were actions taken against you, they weren't done without reason. Also, let's tag @Rogue_Skittle to see if we can shed some light on this situation.

So, I am currently saving for a mass unbox at this year's Halloween event. I currently have 77 keys in my backpack and am saving as many as I can. I am even considering selling my Max's Severed Head for a chunk of keys, just so I can have more to open. You guys come in here. I need crates. Like, LOTS of crates. And I would prefer the crates I open have decent things in them, but that isn't necessary. My goal is to have 150 keys by the time the event begins. That's in about a month. I think it's totally doable, especially if I sell the Max's. So I will be needing that many crates. If you have ANY crates that you are willing to spare to me, please get a hold of me so I can trade them from you. I want only crates that can be opened with regular keys. No special Gun Mettle crates, robo crates, or anything that needs a special key. When I do the mass unbox, I will make an event out of it. I will be giving away a bulk of the stuff I uncrate that I don't need. I will also be livestreaming the entire process and capturing the footage to save to my computer. I want this to be a fun event, and I am hoping to be extremely lucky and get at least one unusual with a decent Halloween effect. I am hoping that they do an Eerie Burning Flames and I can get it on something spectacular. =3 With your help, this can be a kickass event. I thank anyone ahead of time who helps me secure the crates. Here's to hoping I can finally uncrate an Unusual so I can mark that from my bucket list!

Perfect. Thanks Dethman!

Kickass. Thank you, sir. Let all of your friends know. Spread the word. I want the server 32/32 for the following 24 hours after the event begins. All staff are to encourage our patrons to use the Trading Server if they are looking for trades. Do not restrict them from trading in the server they are currently playing, but simply remind them that we have a new trade server and it may be a good idea to check there too.

Alright guys, this Friday, I would really like to host some sort of server kickoff party so that we can begin trafficking to our newest server. I was thinking of maybe having Dethman schedule a TF2 populate event for the server, and I was also considering doing a ton of item raffles, including a few things out of my own personal backpack. If anyone would like to donate to the raffle to help get people into the server and get the word out that we have a new place for trades and events, I'd really appreciate it. Let everyone know that this Friday evening, starting at about 5:00pm Mountain Time, that we will be meeting and populating our newest trade server. There will be games, giveaways, raffles, and prizes galore. I want it to be a big deal, and I want to hit server capacity as soon as possible, and keep it as booming as possible throughout the night, so that hopefully people will find it in the server list when they search the keyword "Trade". My thought is that if we can get it populated and flow in enough traffic, it will manage itself. @Dethman, can we get a Populate event scheduled?

I too would like to take a moment to comment on how this entire ordeal was handled, because quite frankly, I have grown weary of having to deal with this issue and everyone else treating Vector like the second coming of Hitler himself. Vector is NOT a bad dude, no matter how much our TF2 division wants him to be. He's a asshole. That's a given, and I don't mean that in any bad way other than being brutally honest about how brash he can be when dealing with other people. I know plenty of assholes personally, and I don't hold it against anyone. That's just how people can be. It's part of their personality. Some people are more brutally honest about things than others, and some simply do not go out of their way to try and sugar coat the things they say. Some people express themselves differently than others, and some are just .... buttholes. Vector just so happens to be OUR asshole. (srsly, the guy isn't even bad enough to deserve that label, but it's the best way I can put it without being a dick about it. XD) I've never had any issues with Vector, but you guys have put me in a right awkward position with the label you've given him. You can't imagine how hard it is to have to cast a vote against a guy you've literally looked up to for YEARS, or to have to put him on the chopping block because everyone in the division under you have the emotional capacity of a whiny 5-year-old in a daycare who just had his teddy bear stolen and shit on by all the other kids. I don't want to be the guy to make the call to nix someone, especially when I want to look at the majority of the complainers and tell them to "Grow the hell up. If he bothers you, simply mute him." IT ISN'T THAT HARD. I will admit that after Vector was demoted from Admin, he really seemed to drive it home and got under the skin of many of our users. I personally thought it was funny to see just how much the butthurt ran rampant across our community, but I was in no position to speak against the mobs. I did what I could to say my piece and make it known that I didn't have any personal issues with Vector, but I reflected that his actions could be deemed as hurtful to the clan as a whole. When the time came, he was ultimately banned for an accumulated amount of disrespect directed to many of the members here in our clan. The decision would have been reached regardless of my input, so there was no stopping it. What was said was said, and what was done was done. My issue with the situation really escalated when his ban was extended to permanent status without anyone giving notice. Had Vector been an ass before on our servers? Indeed, but his punishment was set in stone and elongated until October. So why was his punishment ultimately extended to permanent status for absolutely no reason, without the council of the DMs and DLs of our division? I was livid. It was unjust to permanently extend the punishment and go against the initial ruling of our staff. I made many moves to get that extension reduced back to the original length, and now Vector is primed to be unbanned in October. But this inherent HATE against him is absolutely ridiculous. People post all the time and use him as an example, as if Vector is the worst thing to happen to this clan. News flash: HE ISN'T. If anything, Vector has shown exemplary efforts to remain civil in the face of the anger directed at him, and has shown, to me at least, incredible willingness to change for the better. Anyone who says he hasn't changed have obviously veered far away from even attempting to communicate with him, let alone get to know him. The biggest mystery to me is how he found the drive to even stay around. I know for a FACT if I was treated the way Vector was treated, I would have left and NEVER looked back. All I am saying is that I am a firm believer that ANYONE can change, and I am a firm believer in second chances. Vector has served the time required of his punishment, and will continue to serve until his ban is lifted, and when he comes back to the servers, I will personally welcome him. And to anyone who automatically disregards him because of a personal bias, I emplore you to do the same: Give a second chance. If we automatically assume he cannot and will not change for the better, all it becomes is self-fulfilling prophecy when he doesn't meet our nonexistent expectations. xG, seriously, Vector is not the super villain you want him to be, and it's unfair to treat him that way. Vector, you got the shit-end of the stick, and I am seriously sorry this played out the way it did. You're a chill dude when you don't have to deal with idiots. I look forward to seeing you in servers again. @Vector

MMMMMM, fresh meat. Congrats to the promos! RIP to the demos! :D

I'm back. Vacation was gud.

I know we've got work to do populating our newest trade server, but I will not be around this weekend. I am taking my family far away to the woods to spend four days in a cabin, fishing, drinking, and not giving a shit about anything. We will be taking some much-needed time away from life for a while. I should be back Monday. Hold the fort down until I return. If I come back and one thing is out of place...I swear to God. ONE. THING. >.>

I talked to @Ohstopyou about it, and if Kbraszzz doesn't get to the fixes first, he said he'd do it over the weekend. =)

Only issue I'm seeing is that the server does not show up in our server list when you type /servers. Can that be fixed? Oh, and Hub isn't active yet either. And Halloween could be activated too. <3 Also getting reports that not everyone has access to /ks. Doesn't allow some users to use it. And /grab needs to be a thing, just in case. Lastly, is there ANY chance we could add some sort of jukebox/radio plugin to the server? It's awful quiet and I think it'd really help. (Sorry I'm so demanding. T.T)

Most excellent. I will be spending the rest of the evening on the server, making sure everything is hunky dory. :D KBRASZZZ ROCKS.

ETA on when it will be done, btw?