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Sololearn can help you understand syntax which is what I used when I was first learning to code. Would recommend!

i mean, following along with that course (I was able to complete the material in about a month and get an 98) yoou should be able to be pretty set.. just lmk if you need any help with it

i got you sora, what do you need in depth? you deff should work with visual studio and heres some practice poop from when i took it a coule years back http://web.cse.ohio-state.edu/~kidwell.53/cse4253_csharp/
but c# is cake if you already know java, plus drag and drop gui's in xaml are a breeze and look good decent
 

Two minor changes to take note of
 
Due to the previous issues that have occurred and strong disagreement in when bans should and should not be disregarded, an actual "decay" is going to be implemented for server bans.
Any bans that occurred one year prior should be considered out dated and not effective on the length of new bans issued to players (Unless the ban itself was of a greater length of time).
This also doesn't change that staff should highly consider the reasons for previous bans and not base current action off just a time frame.
 
Another small change is for the wording of the rule on custom images. This is to make part of it less vague and more clear where the line is held.

Sprays, avatars and items that are able to be customized cannot contain the following: explicit nudity/genitalia, racism, hate symbols, gore, derogatory content and images of sexualized minors (this includes drawn images).

So hopefully these serve to make things more defined both for staff members as well as new comers.

+1 I see you fairly often on server and you seem to be a pretty nice person. I wouldn't be opposed to your membership!
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Have a great time!

I'm jealous! Have fun dude! ?

Tf2 lost its charm and has become a chore to stay on. So I'm stepping down 
Adios 

This has been quite a long time coming. I will be stepping down from the TF2 division. Got really bored of TF2 and kinda tired of forcing myself to play. Not really sure what else to say so I'll just keep this short.
Bye.

So I just read your whole post, and I have a few comments.
1. I appreciate you actually taking the time to laying out your thoughts like this, it not only shows you care, but you're also trying to improve xG which is where your frustration comes from so I honestly want to say thank you for that.
2. Higher ups having their own stuff to deal with always comes at the price of xG. I think some of it comes from it school, waiting for the forums to be fully functional, and of course complacency which I don't think anyone is fully innocent of (including me) aside from Virr and Rhodo. I think keeping communication active is key as a higherup, and if you can't be reached or participate in important discussion based on your area, you should at least have a valid reasoning for it. Not communicating or responding to messages isn't right.
3. The higher ups need to make themselves stand out more. This can be in terms of communicating with the community more on forums and discord as it's already a given that they play on their servers. Just talk to your community, share ideas, ask questions etc.
All in all a good post, and definitely something for us to improve on as a whole in xG
 

-1 Just because you don't like the map doesn't mean we should remove it. There's nothing functionally wrong with the map itself. If we were to get rid of all the maps that encourage a limited style of play, we would have to get rid of maps like bunker, jollyroger, darktower, seabed and more. Many of our regular players enjoy playing the map anyways and just because you don't like getting sniped from spawn means it should be removed. 

-1 Just because you don't like the map doesn't mean we should remove it. There's nothing functionally wrong with the map itself. If we were to get rid of all the maps that encourage a limited style of play, we would have to get rid of maps like bunker, jollyroger, darktower, seabed and more. Many of our regular players enjoy playing the map anyways and just because you don't like getting sniped from spawn means it should be removed. 

-1 Just because you don't like the map doesn't mean we should remove it. There's nothing functionally wrong with the map itself. If we were to get rid of all the maps that encourage a limited style of play, we would have to get rid of maps like bunker, jollyroger, darktower, seabed and more. Many of our regular players enjoy playing the map anyways and just because you don't like getting sniped from spawn means it should be removed. 

-1 Just because you don't like the map doesn't mean we should remove it. There's nothing functionally wrong with the map itself. If we were to get rid of all the maps that encourage a limited style of play, we would have to get rid of maps like bunker, jollyroger, darktower, seabed and more. Many of our regular players enjoy playing the map anyways and just because you don't like getting sniped from spawn means it should be removed. 

You convincing me yet again I need to get a half way decent phone so I can play this wonder. Gj

Game Name: Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds
Platform: PC, Xbox,Ps4

Time Spent:
Sora:
    100 hours
Shameless:
    50 hours
 
Do you recommend?
Sora:
    Honestly, it depends if the gameplay is your kind of thing. The super over simplified version is: if you like tactical, but slower firefights, you’ll enjoy playing PUBG. More info in Gameplay.
Shameless:
    To be blunt, yes. While the game can  be a bit cruel with RNG playing a HUGE factor in the gameplay, it can be quite an enjoyable game with a few friends,and a whole lot of patience.
 
 
What you rate the game:
Sora: 7.2 / 10
Shameless: 6.9 / 10
 
 
Initial Thoughts:
Sora:
    Right after receiving this game as a gift, I went in blind to a game to get the general sense of the gameplay and how movement works. The very first place I dropped in was one of the outer buildings in Pecado in Miramar. Pecado is well known to be a popular drop zone for players. Another player dropped with me and as the -much- less experienced player, I died pretty quickly. But, the gameplay interested me enough to continue playing, so I went into 9 consecutive solo rounds and some, I came pretty close to winning. That felt good as a newer player- the fact that I could get that close to winning with little to no experience.

 
Gameplay and Story:
Sora:
    Because there is no story in PUBG, I will be focusing on mainly on the gameplay. The gameplay is fairly smooth with several exceptions, in my opinion. The combat is as I have stated before, very tactical and drawn out most of the time. The movement is not like TF2, but more like a very straightjacketed CS:GO. What bugs me a lot when I switch between playing TF2 and PUBG is the difference in movement, as a lot of what you can do in TF2 to evade bullets is just not there in PUBG. However, this movement is a lot more realistic in an objective sense when actually in combat.
    That is, until you somehow fall 5 feet and die. Or if your car glitches into the ground. Or if network lag detected. 

    Now let’s get into the strange happenings of PUBG. There’s a lot to be said about what can and does happen in PUBG. Sometimes you’ll be running along and you jump only to find that your jump didn’t go where you wanted it do go and you must wait the extra animations for landing to change direction and continue. Sometimes you’ll be driving along the terrain in PUBG and your car loses a jousting match with a pebble, which sends you flying 50 feet in the air to come crashing down and die in a vehicle explosion.
    The gameplay concept of a Battle Royale game is nothing new, either, but it is still fun to play against so many people. It gives a certain feeling of “you versus the 99,” which is really both intimidating and exciting to me.
Shameless:
    There is no story in PUBG,you are a man or woman placed in a plane with 100 other players to fight, survive, and be the last man/squad alive.
 
Backstory:
    There is no backstory for PUBG, only the idea of survival.
 
Pros:
Sora:
    Shooting others and eventually killing players is very satisfying
    Collaborating with friends is always fun
    Gun attachments add a lot to the gameplay, making some interactions play favorably for one player over another if they happen to have certain attachments
    Driving in cars makes for some hilarious happenings

 
Shameless:
    Fun with friends
    Wide arrange of guns at your disposal
    Cosmetics to spice up your online avatar


 
Cons:
Sora:
    IMO, RNG decides rounds for the most part
    Movement is strangely straightjacketed and doesn’t give much freedom
    The guns system is fairly convoluted and takes experience of more than a few games to learn.
    Driving can kill you as easily as it can kill the other person

 
Shameless:
    RNG will hate you
    The map will close with time
    Slow at the start
    Other players can get a  unfair advantage on you

 
Final Thoughts:
Sora:
    PUBG is a fun game to play with friends. It has all sorts of strategies and mechanics that just can’t be mastered in a few games. The combat is tactical and drawn out, but it’s got great options while in combat. The idea of Battle Royale games has been around forever, and PUBG really isn’t very much different IMO. However, it is still a very fun game to play because of the moments when you’re driving and your car does a 1080 or when you ambush an enemy squad with guns blazing and wipe them.
    I can’t say it’s a step above any other Battle Royale game, but it’s on its way, though rather slowly, to being a great game. Update #7 is out now, which adds emotes and refines the UI of the game as well as makes the game more stable in general. I have high hopes for the game in this regard!
Shameless:
    While PUBG can be at time furiously bullshit in some instances, it is without a doubt a fun experience for you and a friend. While most people will say: ”PUBG is shit, play Fortnite,” I say: “play both, have your own opinion,” because both are fun games with different art styles and mechanics.
Credit to @ShamelessFapper for adding his input to the review! 

I'm leaving xg for good. This is my only and last formal goodbye. In case you didn't know what happened I'll sum it up. 7 months ago now I took a break from being staff for personal reasons that I chose to keep to myself. Tf2 wasn't fun for me at the time. The drama in xg was unbearable at that point. There were several decisions being made that in my opinion weren't in the best interest of the clan. No I'm not going to go into detail about them because I can't be bothered.
I came back roughly a month later 2 weeks after pyro update dropped and it took a lot of time an mulling over to forgive tf2. At this point I was hearing a lot from community members that missed me being staff(not just other staff) and eventually I was convinced to come back to staff. Now since I stepped down quietly I was expecting the process to be easy. It was not. Instead of resuming my position as staff I'm put unfairly into a probationary role solely because of 1 higher up's bias against me. I was being punished for no good reason.
I was assured that it's no big deal I'll most likely get admin back as long as I keep staffing well. I got mod quickly and ended up staying mod for the last 5 months. To say I'm disappointed is an understatement. In fact multiple times I even considered just giving up entirely, but I decided to stay for the people in the community who actually appreciate what I do. I stayed because the servers liked having me.
I don't know what the accused hold up is now and quiet frankly I'm over hearing lies and excuses like I have since I first got staff. From the beginning it was "who the fuck is ms. spooks?" "You need to be more established with the community" "you need to do more." "I never see her online so I can't make a good opinion on her" etc. Now keep in mind since I was considerably new staff at the time it wasn't a big deal. However time started passing by and I've watch many staff (you know who you are) go from member to admin before me, and now they're dms before I've even gotten admin back. I kept asking what am I doing wrong and keep getting the same run around. "Nothing, why?" just to be followed up later with some half attempted accuse "Oh you just need to do more." As time went on that clearly didn't end up being the full truth getting comments like "If you did more you'd already be admin" "You're not entitled to admin" "You're too passive" etc. It's not fair that I do the same amount of work as an admin, spend more time than a majority of the mods, and have been an established community member for 2 years without even a blemish.
Now some of you will take this as an outcry because I didn't get a rank that's just slightly better than mod, however my problems run deeper than that. It's not fair that I had to harder than other staff the entirety of my time of being staff. It's not fair that I keep getting pushed aside for other staff who are better at sucking off the higher ups than I am. I'm done playing the charade of "work a little harder" "Do a little more" Because even with the backing of multiple staff and plenty of recommends it clearly doesn't mean jack to you. It's incredibly disrespectful not only to me but other people who have gotten this treatment to string us along like a grunt. I'm not your lackey. I didn't become staff to do your job, and I most certainly don't see anywhere that says I'm supposed to suck you guys off in order to even get looked at. It's beyond hurtful to continue to be punished for things out of my control and more importantly I didn't do.
This is my only request of all of you staff. If you're not my friend and you're only friends with me soley because I'm staff. Get the F U C K off my friends list. Get out of my servers. Get out of my life. I have enough garbage I have to deal with in my life and I don't need more fake people around who don't care about my feelings. Stop pretending to care about what I have to say then just doing the same garbage I'm complaining about. I have rooted for and defended most if not a majority of you even if we haven't been the best of friends. I've stood up for you and I tried to be there when you're down. It's funny to me how people forget the people who rooted for them when they get power.
I have been mulling over for the last couple days what all I'm going to say when inevitably I say goodbye after being shafted again for no good reason. So I'm going to finish this with a list of what xG should improve on.
 
1. Staff are volunteers not lackeys
This "do more" mentality and backwards logic of having more mods than admins is part of a huge issue that doesn't respect your staff equally. despite all staff volunteering their time and efforts to improve the servers and the community. Treating admin as some mystical, magical, special role that's Juuust out of reach feels really really shitty for all the mods who have to work harder than other staff to prove themselves.
 
2. Stop using probationary for no reason.
This is a punishment role. It's used for staff who don't deserve a full demotion but still want to make things right as staff. Likewise It's used for people who have a dirty history. Stop slinging it around for every person who you don't feel like fits the personality mold even when they've done nothing to deserve it. Stop using it as a compromise because 1 higher up doesn't like the person. It should be used to establish wrong doings not "We just trust you a little less."
 
3. Majority matters.
It's been a huge problem for a while where higher ups have to make unanimous decisions. What this means for all the other staff is that if 1 higher up disagrees despite everyone else agreeing on said thing. It won't go through. The voice of one is too strong in this community specially for higher ups who don't go on servers enough to see what is going on or that just choose to disregard the intent of the community and more importantly the other staff. To fix this, it should be that majority rules. It should be that the community or staff vote count for 1 higher up in of themselves, because giving the people no say is what's going to kill the community.
 
4. Be transparent.
All decisions should be clear, concise, and have good *valid* reasons. It should be your goal to be as unbiased, well informed, and clear as possible. This under the table garbage that's been going on is just sleazy. You don't want your real opinions out there and you don't want to be held accountable which quite frankly is an embarrassment to your role. Be open and honest with your staff and not just string them along with excuses everyone knows are lies. If you make a decision you're accountable to that decision. Don't just keep letting everyone else have to figure it out.
 
5. Stop only caring about people in your respective group.
This is a big clan with large divisions and even in tf2 large sub divisions. Its been an issue for a while that surf staff only favor surf staff and tgh staff only like tgh staff. Unfortunately it has even gone as high as the higherups. Just because you haven't played on the servers (which isn't a good idea anyways) doesn't mean you should give only people in your respective server the special treatment. If you want to be taken seriously you have to take others seriously as well. It's ok to get more information to form your own opinion, but it's not ok to say it's not your problem because it's not your server.
 
6. Witnesses matter.
I'm all for innocent until proven guilty, but some of you take this as an opportunity to ignore issues all together because no tangible evidence. Staff witnesses have just as much say as a normal witness, none. It doesn't matter how many people say a person did an action because without proof you're never going to confront the issue. You make no effort to gather more information. It doesn't help when you expect people to be recording EVERYTHING that goes on, and to be honest if you are wanting people who record everything just to nail one person it's a pretty sucky, bandwagony mentality.
 
7. Stop treating other staff like dirt.
This is to all staff. Stop staffing over each other when someone else has it handled. I'm not talking about you both get on at the same time or accidentally warn at the same time. I'm talking that another staff handled the call, they're already trying to resolve the issue, and you jump in gung hoe and start shafting them. It's not acceptable. Trust the staff members to do their job. Unless you have to make a decision that involves perms only you have as staff it should not be happening that staff are stepping on each others toes. Likewise, Mods are volunteers. Means they donate their time and energy into the servers just like you. Stop talking down to staff who are a lower rank and stop kicking them around because you can. Stop rubbing your rank in their face. They get it. It's not acceptable to disregard another staff as a whole just because they're a lower rank.
 
 
8. Share the interest of the community not just yourself.
There has been many times where higher ups have made decisions under the table that are looked at negatively by the community or ultimately effected them negatively. Yes we get you like this one plugin idea and the other higher ups are all for it, but when you implement it out of nowhere and it effects the players to the point of complaining about it that's not in the interests of them. Part of making the community a better place is by making it unified, and when you keep making decisions that effect a mass in the community you create division.
 
With all of that in mind I want nothing to do with this community anymore. If you're really my friend you'll accept that. I'm not going to keep getting a run around, doing your jobs, and investing time and energy into a clan who doesn't care about me back. I'm not looking for a debate here. I'm not justifying any of my points. I'm not going to bother responding so don't bother baiting for a response. No I'm not changing my mind. I don't know if I'll ever come back to xg after all that it's put me through. I don't want your excuses so don't bother sending them to me. I may still come on the servers once in a while but you're not going to get much out of me here. Goodbye xg.

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+1 I assumed you were already in xG! Genuine surprise, here. But hey, now that you're applying, I can plus 1 you. Precious is a nice guy and is on quite a lot. I see no problems with his future membership in xG.
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M 9

I feel like this is something that needs to be said because it's happening way too often.
A joke is only funny if everyone is laughing. There is a lot of times when people are being quite rude or intentionally trying to make certain people angry. Unfortunately the jokes have gone from the occasional playful teasing to outright making fun of certain players.
Now I'm not going to tell you that you can't shit talk each other all together. Sometimes it's in good intent as long as both parties are content about it. It's been getting out of hand recently though. It's gotten to the point where multiple people start bandwagoning against one person even though they don't like it. So to get to the point, I want to write this reminder that disrespect is NOT allowed on the servers. When someone asks you to stop or is clearly getting upset please do not continue to heckle them. I'm sure I'm not the only one who wants a friendly environment for everyone. I would like it if you all would consider how you effect everyone else on the server so noone feels alienated. I'm not trying to say you need to be on good terms with everyone. All I ask is that the playful shittalking is consensual or at least acceptable.
I hope we all can keep enjoying the server!

fucking same tbh

Ooh! Sounds interesting! I'd like to see this or something like this happen. (y)

I def miss Moosty being around in TGH. :(

I def miss Moosty being around in TGH. :(

+1 I've seen him around quite a bit more lately. He hasn't caused any problems and has good judgement. Also helps bring problems to my attention when my attention is split. Not sure about surf, but on TGH, he's a real big help.