Prism

You're too kind. Honestly.
 
 
angry bastion beeping

Shall I neutralize it by russlin your jimmies my lad?

It's a lost cause, Bello. If I really, really wanted the situation to be solved, there would be too much drama. Like..Spawncamping and staff abuse used to be these things that I was super passionate about ousting, yeah? These days, I'm just trying to..I'unno. Move along. Enjoy life. Too tired to keep on fighting.
 
In these fights, you end up wrong, and people don't understand that you were misinformed -or- didn't know all of the information about the situation, or you end up right, and it takes a ton of poop-talking and drama before people begin to reason with you. You can't make mistakes anymore. You can't be wrong, you can't be right, it's all so confusing. Why should somebody have to beg for another person to understand? What happened to multiple sides, or perspectives on a situation? Circumstances, y'know?

Well, this is a, uh, shocking event. I don't know what to say, other than it's sad to see you're leaving.
 
I'm afraid all I can think to do at this point is hope for you the best of luck and happiness within the rest of your days playing Team Fortress 2.
 
Always remember, your drill is the drill that will pierce the heavens!
 
 

Well, this is a, uh, shocking event. I don't know what to say, other than it's sad to see you're leaving.
 
I'm afraid all I can think to do at this point is hope for you the best of luck and happiness within the rest of your days playing Team Fortress 2.
 
Always remember, your drill is the drill that will pierce the heavens!
 
 

@Vector ,
 
1. I knew about some of the problems, but not all of them. It was more about the staff than the social intrigue back then.
 
2. True, but again, a community is as strong as the relationships between it's users.
 
3. Potentially doing so now.
 
4. I agree. @Moosty actually pushed for some good changes back in the day.
 
5. "EWW CANCER". Yeah, in some cases, it's hard to tell. Can't argue with that.
 
6. I built my reputation around that destruction. Heck, people wanted me to write a guide about it. (Which I did, which is hilarious in hindsight since it's completely about Nimbus Camping)
 
7. I know. Disrespect is when somebody can't agree to disagree with me. If we disagree, that's okay! Just fine! But I don't feel as if my word was really taken all that well when it mattered most.
 
8. The main plan is to leave the greater community. Forums, might remove some steam friends, etc. On occasion (usually when the enemy team is weak or extremely whiny) I might pop in if invited or requested to spawncamp by somebody. (Kitsune, it's your cousin, @Vixen, let's go spawncamping!) You'll see me around, just don't expect me to be as social or wordy as I used to be. Doesn't feel so right.
 
@Prism , I'm still gonna be on Steam. Just not here so much.

Well, this is a, uh, shocking event. I don't know what to say, other than it's sad to see you're leaving.
 
I'm afraid all I can think to do at this point is hope for you the best of luck and happiness within the rest of your days playing Team Fortress 2.
 
Always remember, your drill is the drill that will pierce the heavens!
 
 

Howdy, people of the forums, people of the clan, and stranger-people whom I may or may not know. This, welp, is a resignation thread. CTRL + F4 and go to [AUSTRALIUM] to skip everything that I have to say and to get to the point.
 
For those of you who do not know me, my name is Kitsune. I first became active in the community during the earlier days of the clan, under an alternate handle that I won't be sharing here. After a brief stint from Steam, I returned to the clan with my best friend in the whole wide world, @Vixen . Somehow, people ended up under the impression that we were British lesbians. This was, unfortunately, not the case. We had many good experiences in the clan together, which for me, were some of the very best years that I ever spent playing Team Fortress 2. There was an undying sense of kinship and community. Yeah, we dicked around with each other and made jokes at each other's expense, but at the end of the day, it felt..clean, I guess. Everybody was having a great time. We were friends. Things were good.
 
I don't know what happened.
 
I really wish that I knew what happened.
 
Somehow, Xenogamers went from this little tight-knit community of people with only a few servers to play on into a very ambitious clan, with the same financial troubles, arrogance, and struggles that a clan has. There were scandals, such as the Nomulous Incident. There were fights between friends over stupid things. And there were major losses in the community. So many nice players either left, changed, or did both things. Some people matured and kept that playful spirit inside of them, while others became egotistical, arrogant, or just plain annoying.
 
The egotistical part is where poop hits the fan, people.
 
In the good old days of Xenogamers, people were cool to one another. This included mods-to-users. A great example is Vector's brief tenure as a staff member. Within weeks, he got multiple great (at the time) staffers promoted, cleaned up a huge amount of problems on the servers, and made it an overall better place. I don't remember if it was him or Bach that organized competitive TGH servers, but that was a ridiculously fun, albeit short-lived affair in our division's colorful history.

Kitsune, why are you bringing this up? Some of you may ask. Well, it's because back in those days, it didn't exactly feel like staff were..you know, above you. It felt like everybody was equal, and able to be friends with one another. These days, any jokes or allegedly derogatory terms towards xG can result in a staff warning. What was heralded as legendary in the past, Spawncamping is now a stigma that the administrators punish, despite both parties having enjoyed it back then. With gratuitous enforcement of the "Don't complain, use !friendly" policy, it helped to keep the community organized and the regulars..well, regular. Nobody was fighting. Things were good.
 
Now, there were dark times in those days, and for those of you who remember them..well, feel free to share. But I'm sharing my standpoint and experiences on here. And to me, those bad times are what I see pretty frequently these days. A lot more poop-talking happens. Respect for your fellow user has fallen to an all-time low. I don't just say this because I'm a recipient of it, but because a lot of people have been affected by this. Folks are hurt. From rude stuff whispered behind (allegedly) closed doors, to open arguments and insults over the most petty things, the community standards for xG have gone down a whole lot.
 
Maybe things could of been different.
 
[AUSTRALIUM]
To me, Xenogamers is, and always will be, a community. It never was this super-badass clan, it never was this ambitious ruler of competitive play. It'l always be a place where you can go to make friends..in practice. Maybe things will change. Maybe things will get better. But for now, maybe forever, I'm out. I can't involve myself in a group where people can't show each other respect without an administrator or moderator threatening them.
 
Now, I'll also say this. Xenogamers also has kind, awesome people who contribute to the community. Some of the newer clan members, such as @ThunderLimes , @Ceyahdev , @Prism/Blue/WHATEVER YOUR NAME IS NOW, have definitely shown signs of being easygoing, cool, friendly, etcetera. And I hope that things end up getting better for xG, that the whole sense of community ends up coming back.
 
Chances are, if you see me on Team Fortress 2, I'll be spawncamping someone, somewhere. Cheers.
 
- Kitsune

What happened earlier on saxton hale.
You show you don't care if your member and is willing to join.
Even earlier you said you "Lost hope in xG" Ehh maybe cause you have -1's
 
A:9
M: 2
 
-1

I vote to keep Nimbusland. I know the spawncamping can be incredibly atrocious at times, but I still like it as a map.

also mass drama

In-Game Name:

Scolipedia Active Division:

Team Fortress 2 Previously a Member in xG:

No Steam ID:

Steam Community :: Scolipedia Banned:

No Active on Teamspeak:

No Time Active on Servers:

Since September of 2015 Age:

14 Reasons for Joining:

Well, I've been within the server for a fairly long while, and I've thought, "Why not join xG? the place seems fun and it wouldn't hurt to apply" so that's what I'm here for. Now introducing a thing or two about me:
 
I'm usually very calm while playing, even if I end up getting killed a lot.
 
I'll never normally insult or make a joke towards anyone or anything, if I do then it's most likely the use of a dank meme.
 
I am mature for my age, despite the occasional meme-spout or sex joke, in a somewhat-similar fashion to other people.
 
Well, what do you think?

Perfect tenouttaten. This is amazing.
 
Thread being stickied and will also be converted into an actual guide. Thanks for the work here Kitsune! :D
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjQPaBVYTQk