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+1 for just a day ban, everyone's pretty much already summed up my points already. :P
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Honestly, I do not think xG is the place to talk about this. First of all, a lot of users within xG aren't American and well net neutrality may or may not create issues outside the United States, it is all hypothetical and I'm sure that this information really doesn't pertain to them. Additionally, no matter how supportive people are about a political issue such as net neutrality, there will always be dissenters which most likely result in shit being said that is really unnecessary. Finally, I want to remind you guys that xG first and foremost is a gaming clan. Now I know we have obviously covered more serious topics in the past, especially during the US Presidential election, but I really would prefer if xG would stay out of anything political. IMO, if you want to talk politics, try reddit or some other place where there are specific places to talk about issues such as this since I think xG should be a place where we can all relax and meme with each other instead of having debates about what's happening in the world.That's absolutely true and I'm not going to go deeper into this for that reason.
However, I just want to say this; while this debate is both politically tied and somewhat off-topic for a gaming clan, the outcome of it will also affect xG. After all, our games, website, and whatever else are all part of the internet. There is in fact a relation to xG and the whatever happens to net neutrality.
We should probably stop talking about it for now, but a few years into the future, it may be a debate we need to jump into if we want xG's sites and servers to stay the way they are.
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I've seen this plugin a lot on small community towny servers, just like ours.
I'm going to -1 for now, because while it's cool and all, I'm not sure the towny server has quite the community built up where this plugin would fit in well, and we shouldn't have deadweight plugins. If we had more of an active community, I'd +1
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who the fuck cares if people get offended. Boo hooWe care because xG is a community in which we respect one another! Just because you're apparently immune to being hurt on a personal level doesn't mean others are! Until you understand the background and stories of each and every individual, you have no right to make that statement. Just because you don't care if people hurt each other on xG, doesn't mean that everyone else doesn't.
If People want to be offended then thats their problemNo, it's not! If someone's going out of their way to verbally attack someone for no reason, THEY are the ones causing the problem!
I can sympathize with SOME of what you say, but please be careful in the future about making extremely generalized statements on how you think things should be on xG, without even justifying yourself.
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I agree inconsistencies happen between staff members and how they enforce the rules, however, what I don't understand is how allowing people to disrespect and insult each other based on skin color, sex, sexual orientation, or disability will somehow open us to a wider audience. These are insults, meant to literally get people to fuck off, rather than stick around.
Now, you have a point that everyone has their own thing which can be made fun of, and you can't watch everyone, even when they're attacking you personally. But we can still do our best to promote respect based around traits we all have in common, such as the one's I mentioned earlier.
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I mean you'd probably still have regular porn by virtue of ISP(s) losing too much money by banning it. 50% of men ages 18 to whatever regularly watch/look at some kind of porn, the number gets greater if you reduce the maximum age. (say ages 18 - 40 instead of 18 - 88 or whatever). Women make up only 13%, but those who do are 113% more likely to look up "hardcore" porn.My point being that generic concepts in general aren't as much at risk, it's really the multiple viewpoints and variety of the internet that's at risk. There's nothing really in the way post-neutrality of ISP(s) going after small, notoriously-disliked groups. That's where the problem is.
I love how you responded so seriously to my little joke. :ROFLMAO:
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So for people who don't know the basics of net neutrality, I'll try to explain it. It's been a pretty popular topic, so you might be able to find a better/more clear explanation somewhere else.Bear with me, this is going to be a long one, also keep in mind that this is a bi-partisan issue.
ISP(s) = Internet Service Provider(s) (Comcast, Charter, Frontier, etc.)
Title II Service = Services for the public good (Public Transport, Libraries, etc.)
FCC = Federal Communications Commission (Agency of U.S. Government that regulates communications.)
The issue is that there's not enough ISP(s) to provide competition for the service (of providing internet). If net neutrality altogether is abolished, part of what is abolished is ruling that pretty much states ISP(s) cannot charge an unreasonable amount of money, because the internet is a Title II service under the FCC. A Title II service is a service that is essentially regulated out of the public's "need" for it. Title II services are not literal needs like food and water, but near-needs for living in modern-day society, (like public transit, another Title II service). When a service is regulated as Title II, it allows private businesses to fulfill the need of the public by providing that service, but under somewhat hefty regulation. Businesses that provide public (Title II) services aren't allowed to inconvenience the public with prices, or discriminate based on race/class/religion/political affiliation, etc. If there's one private public transport system in your area, as a Title II service, they can't hike the price through the roof and try to gouge you solely because you require that service and they're the only supplier. Unfortunately this is an issue the internet experiences.
There's not many ISP(s) within the US (there's not generally many ISPs anywhere in the world, but America is disproportionately affected by this scarcity of supply.) If these companies lobbying for the abandonment of net neutrality get their way, they'll essentially have monopolies over the business of providing people internet. In this hypothetical situation, if there's only one ISP in your area, they can essentially charge whatever they want for the service. Imagine Comcast is the only ISP in your area, they could theoretically charge some obscene amount of money per month. You're stuck because your only options are to either cough up your hard-earned paycheck for what is probably the lowest quality internet service (we'll get into this later) they can provide, or going without internet.
The other big benefit (to the public) of a service being Title II, is that Title II services have to provide equal access to everyone, regardless of almost any factor. On the internet, this means regardless of where you live, who you are, what you believe, or whatever, ISP(s) cannot restrict your access to legal sites. This also works for people hosting websites, ISP(s) cannot restrict other people's access to your website for arbitrary reasons, or give it lower "priority" or "visibility" for their own reasons. If the internet is no longer a Title II service, this is all reversed, and basically ISP(s) can restrict your access to websites, and traffic, visibility and priority for your own theoretical website for whatever arbitrary reason they want.
Let's imagine the internet is no longer a Title II service, now let's imagine there's a site called "Comcast Eats Crappy Donkey Schlong and are Assholes" that documents all the horrible abuse and service customers receive at the hand of Comcast. What do you think Comcast is going to do in this hypothetical situation? Do you think Comcast will allow the very service it provides to be a pathway of information about how awful it is? You're absolutely insane if you do, Comcast customers would never be able to see this site. This becomes very grim very quickly if you think about how any ISP could apply this method to literally anything on earth.
Here's another hypothetical situation:
Let's say a politician runs for office, and one of his/her stances is supporting net neutrality. If net neutrality is ever abolished, it will be neigh impossible to ever oppose it in the future, as ISP(s) essentially control the public's access to your information. As stated before, ISP(s) are not going to willingly provide their consumers access to information that makes them look bad. ISP(s), in effect, would control by-and-large the public's access to critical information, including that of politics, and would most certainly manipulate it to keep themselves in power. Sites about how awful a post-neutral internet is? Gone. Politicians opposing these ISP(s)? Unknown about. It's borderline Orwellian control of public knowledge.
Finally, what internet providers would really really like to do is split parts of the internet into "packages", almost like cable. Imagine having $20 tacked on for YouTube and other video streaming, $30 for Facebook and other social media services, etc., etc. They could literally charge whatever "premium" they want, for whatever site they want, on top of already literally being able to charge whatever they want for basic internet. The most disgusting part about this whole situation is that ISP(s) are already making a fuck-ton of money hand over fist with Title II regulations in place. They already make soooooo much fucking money, and they're basically saying "We will literally make everyone in America's quality of life worse in over to make more than the obscene amount we're already making".
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Oh and also, if you think this somehow won't affect you, or whatever, as soon as some puritan hits a head position in one of these companies, any and all of your fetish porn is gone. Hell it wouldn't even have to be someone high-ranking in the company in general, it could just be some puritan members of the public threatening them with a boycott, and in order to appease them and keep business, the ISP just blocks everyone's access within the area. A large enough amount of people in a certain area don't like furries? Access to furry sites gone in that area. A large enough amount of people in a certain area don't like Asians? Asian porn gone in that area. A large enough amount of people in a certain area don't like hentai? Hentai sites are inaccessible in that area.
People are going to think that I'm just making a funny joke about porn here, but seriously, as funny as it is, it's what could happen. All it takes is enough crazies who just want to ban whatever's not their opinion or preference, and it's gone!
So in short, no, it wouldn't be anarchy and chaos, we'd all be ruled under the iron fist of authoritarianism, arguably worse. A awful, sanitized, safe-for-work, clean-fun version of the internet that you have to pay even more money for, and that likely is provided for you at the speed of snail mail.
THANKS FOR MAKING ME WORRY ABOUT IT!
But really, thanks. I learned a lot from this and I'm glad to see passion from you and others about the issue. (y)
all of your fetish porn is goneNoooooo!
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It's another case of common resources being privatized and then sold back to us just like so many things already have such as water, natural resources, land, historic and cultural sites, knowledge, or even things like peace & silence.
I don't like it, but no, it's not going to be the end of the internet, and frankly, there's already a strong pushback against it. I'm all-in for joining the pushback personally, but I wouldn't worry to much about it. :P
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I'm glad you brought this up Aegean, I've noticed that the community has been a lot more tense recently, even though I haven't been in any xG discord groups. I think part of the problem is a lack of clarity on what kind of respect is tolerated on xG, a lack of clarity between both staff and players. Furthermore, I think that jokes involving the illusion of disrespect have set a precedent that disrespect towards players & staff is simply turned a blind eye to.
To me, it seems like racism is the biggest taboo, followed by disrespect centered around sex, sexual orientation, disability, and finally national origin (plus others I can't remember). I don't get why these are on a unspoken list of 'bad to not-as-bad", and even enforced by staff with warnings/punishments based on this list. Usually, insensitive jokes involving items lower on the list are allowed to pass, and I think this might be contributing to the issue. Now, I'm not saying every staff member does this, but I feel like I've noticed this mentality in xG over the past half-year I've been around.
Currently, some of the rule lists state that racism specifically is disallowed. There's another which states racism and sexism are disallowed, and yet another which states disrespect in general is disallowed, and even goes into detail listing of some of the examples I mentioned earlier. I think the inconsistencies in the guides are causing confusion on what level of jokes involving the illusion of disrespect are allowed to pass.
For example, imagine I've just joined one of xG's servers, and the first thing I hear over the mic is someone joking with their friend, saying something like "Girls can't play video games, they're too frail and delicate!". The players who are joking have known each other for years, the staff members online have also known them for years, and understand the satire in the joke. However, I would be under the impression that sexism is general is allowed on xG servers if I was new.
You could always argue that I should read the !motd, but honestly, what percentage of players are actually going to bother reading the !motd? Especially if they're newer to the server and don't have anything to lose of they get banned anyways, so why should they waste their time reading the rules? Besides, like I said earlier, there is inconsistencies in the rule lists.
I think it's kinda been a subconscious mentality, and frankly, I'm probably just overanalyzing the situation, but I wanted to share my genuine observations on this issue, and speculation as to what might be causing it. Has anyone else noticed this trend?
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Hope you're able to introspect and sort out the issue, I wish you good luck.
wait hold on, does this mean I'm free from your sex dungeon?Oooo, kinky bondage?
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Don't worry, I'm sure Amy & Hina can fix it.
I know for a fact it can be manually adjusted in the config files.
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Spells are super cool to have, but unfortunately super difficult to sell.
Good luck, Spooks :p
I'll hit you up if I find anyone who's interested in one of those items.
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I don't need to play Minecraft to know that you're full of crap.
The way you've replied to the allegations against you (impersonation of @LemonVolt, greifing a town) is very suspicious.
I will only say more under oathIs about the most suspicious thing you could even say, it gave me a good laugh, in fact! :ROFLMAO:
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Name: james8470
Steam 64 ID: 76561198098480978
Classes: Sniper, Engineer, Solider
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I'd be tempted to say I'd rather see him get permed right here and now, but I think everyone deserves a second chance, so I just hope he gets told that if he talks shit about people again on xG like he's done before, then he'll be getting a perm.
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+1 I'm defiantly up for replacing these old servers I use only to test out donator perks lel.
May I suggest MGE Training for one of them? Would be fun to 1v1 other xG members. >: )
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Thank you for making this @Sylveon , I was going to do so myself last night but I passed out.
I have some additional evidence to add, here's a couple more quotes from the chat logs. (Player Chat History | Xeno Gamers)
He's also very insensitive against various religions, and homosexuals. Which I honestly find just as bad as his racism.
(After @Kyuubey left the server, and his ban expired)
to the mod that muted and banned me, i'm black.
FUCKING NORMAL FAGS GET THE FUCK OFF MY FUCKING BOARD!!1!!!!!1!!!!!!!!911!!!!!!!!
you some kind of mexican?
i reccomend a suicide bombing at a mosk
^ All of that happened on the same day (last night)!
Here's some older stuff:
hyrule faggots
nobody trades on trade servers fag
the fuck do you have against htrule, faggot?
this map os the best fags
you are not funny, you are a homosexual
quit being a faggot
a black man and a leaf fall from a tree, which hits the ground first?
the leaf. the nigger is stopped by the rope.
im black (a lame excuse, how are you even supposed to tell what race someone is on TF2?)
卍FUCK卍ALL卍YOU卍NIGGERS卍AND卍FAGGOTS卍
(to be fair, he did say this:) sorry, wrong bind
hold still so i can rape you
i am actually a practicing muslim, so i firmly believe that rape is the womans fault and she should be stoned for being a whore
also, anyone who wants to say nigger, just spam x 6
ill41057, you never told us what your gender is. i am afraid i might misgender you and be the perpretrator of a hate crime (@sick41057 ???)
faggots enjoy 2 things. anal sex and ruining this country
And the list goes on and on....
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You have a few good points, but a few more dumb ones, and here's why.
Nigga is NOT an offensive slur, it's used by black people all the time as a term of endearment.Yeah it actually is, Nigga is slang for Nigger, which is an offensive term which has been used to insult blacks every since America's slave days.
There's a lot of weight carried in the word. Black friends who use it as a term of endearment do so because they have just as much love placed in their friends.
There's a lot more to this, and I suggest you be careful of what you say before you know exactly what your saying entails.
I find it disturbing that you say "Nigga is NOT an offensive slur" as an absolute statement.
Literally NO ONE is going to get offended by people saying it, so why punish people for it????? I find this to bea breach of free speech. When people are intending to create hate-speech for people of color they just
say Nigger, plain and simple.
So "literally no one" is going to get offended by people insulting each other with racial slurs? Do you realize how contradictory you're being?!
A breech of free speech because you can't use racial slurs while on xG servers? That's an exaggeration. No one cares if you call your friends Nigga, just keep it between you and your friends and don't take it to our public servers. Furthermore, unless YOU were using the term in an endearing way (which you weren't) on the servers, then your point is moot, as you had to be using it as a nickname for someone, or in an offensive way.
Again, saying people who intend to create hate-seech simply use "Nigger" as opposed to "Nigga" is a moot point, because "Nigga" is short for "Nigger"!
It's just wrong and unfair to ban words like this because it just gives themmore notoriety for absolutely no reason. You can do a simple fucking google search and learn that Nigga
is used in a positive way unlike Nigger. I understand that the word has evil roots but that's really no excuse.
Eh, you bring up a good point here. But we can either promote and allow people to call each other whatever they want, or discourage the use of these words. We either give "words like this" no meaning due to overuse, and new curse words are created in their place, or we encourage players to respect each other. I think I'd chose the latter for the future of xG.
This is just an example of blatant hypocrisy employed by xG Staff, for example I get made fun of all the timeon xG for being a "girl gamer xdddd make me a sammich lmaooo xdd" but do you see me cry about it to admins?
No. Because I'm not a fucking pussy ass bitch, Admins don't even do anything about it when that happens.
I appreciate that you don't complain about every little thing which gets thrown your way, but honestly, the example you described is a lot closer to teasing then demeaning you by your race. I'll to the first to admit it's borderline sexist, but that's still no excuse to use racial slurs.
xG claims to be a "safe space" but it really is not. There's talk of traps all the time which is considered a slur by sometransgender people, things like lolis are encouraged by titles like "Loli" or "Loli scout legionaire" and some people even
have sprays of it, which is sexualizing children which is wrong, and illegal and people like Rub1dium get hunted down
through facebook by an absolute creep.What's with all the double standards??????
I've never heard someone make fun of trans people on xG. Maybe I've just not been online at the right time, but if it's disrespectful to the extreme you describe, you could've used !calladmin, you know.
Apparently you didn't know, but child-porn sprays of any kind were recently cracked down upon, hard.
xG isn't perfect, but at least we're constantly improving.
Really xG staff needs to either get more consistent with their policies or just get rid of punishment for slurs altogetherbecause all you are doing by making slurs this big bad thing is giving the words more power and cultivating absolute SJW
pussies who get triggered at any sort of slur.
Oh I agree rules should be made more consistent, which is why I spent two days writing a thread suggesting mainly revisions to make all of our rule lists more consistent. Again, we're constantly improving.
Like I said earlier, it's a complex issue and while it's very debatable, but I think nothing good can come out of allowing people to demean and disrespect each other freely.
I've seen some extremely nasty shit on the internet, people who talk like absolute assholes and will do anything to ruin your day and put you down. I think we've all seen that. But are we going to do something about it? At least xG is, even if we're a little inconsistent at times.
Oh, and finally, I appreciate you taking this the the forums, even if you're upset as you wrote it. Because with your help, we can continue our constant improvement. ;)
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I've seen him around, I'd have to agree with how people have summed him up so far: active, but immature and annoying.
Would not represent xG well acting this way.
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There's already a tag next to guides specifying what game they're for; adding the name in the title would just be redundant.I changed that to "Do not encourage other players to break the rules or attempt to trick them into doing so" and added it to the General Server and Community rules as well.
Edited the thread to reflect your changes and suggestion, feel free to do so yourself in the future, thanks. (y)
@james8470 I must have misread something. Never mind then.Ok, no worries
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This is actually useless. This was the old weapon config I made that replaced Playpoints for a while. It's no longer on the server... for now...In that case, would you like me to make a note saying to delete the FF2 weapon-ability guide?
Personally, I think we should keep it, just update it with the new weapons/remove old ones.
I can't quote anything on the forums since I'm on my phone, however, the donator commands you mentioned should be working. I've seen robots on several servers last time I played. Additionally, the TF2 jailbreak MOTD is already huge and there's [or should be] a link to the general MOTD for TF2. I don't think we should make it even longer and keep it the way it is.Here's my notes:
Overhauled TF2 Jailbreak Rules :emoji_exclamation:Overhauled TF2 Jailbreak Rules | Xeno Gamers
- Staff members (DMs and DLs only) reserve the right to adjust the rules on the fly in case of new maps, new plugins, or new situations. Be aware.
✏ Should this be mentioned on other rule lists? Because this it the first I've seen of it. Although the common "staff have the final say" could encompass this, it might be good to mention elsewhere.
✎ The "Allowed Donator Perks" section is outdated
✏ New perks which could potentially be allowed such as !rainbowme are missing from the list
✏ Removed perks like !eviltrialme should be taken off the list
I don't see what the size of this guide has to do with my suggestions, they wouldn't lengthen it at all. I only pointed out a rule inconsistency and mentioned that the list of allowed donator perks is missing a few & has a few old, discontinued ones on it?
As for the donator perks (I assume you mean the ones listed as purchasable on the in-game hub), I did test them, but it WAS like a month ago, so they could've easily been fixed (either that, or it's just me who they're broken for) I'll remove that note from the list when I get back.
Screenshot of the Month :emoji_white_check_mark:Xeno Gamers | Screenshot of the Month Winners | Xeno Gamers
Looks good!
✎ Reminding @TheSupremePatriot to update the last 4 months worth of winners when he gets a chance
Added strikethrough text to the guide for this note, thanks
- Staff members (DMs and DLs only) reserve the right to adjust the rules on the fly in case of new maps, new plugins, or new situations. Be aware.
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Ill edit some of these in when i get back from work. @james8470 would you be ok with us editing this thread as we fix stuff?Of course! :p
STAFF MEMBERS: @Bello @Aegean @Rhododendron @Bleed @Vexx @Sesh @mrnutty12 @virr @Amylicious @Lithium @Chrono @XHina_sanX @TheSupremePatriot @Vertex @WhoeverElseCanEditWebsitePlease look into some of these suggestions to update the guides when you get a chance, thank you!
Also, feel free to forcibly edit this post in order to remove suggestions and typos which you have just fixed/added/will not be adding.
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I was looking though the guides, and I noticed a few things we might want to update, so I thought I'd pick them out and put them in a nice list.
These are just suggestions, the purpose of this thread is to provide a convenient list of suggestions for the staff whom are able to edit the website in order to update our guides. I do not suggest rule changes/edits. I only point out inconsistencies between the rule lists which may be confusing staff and players (and me!).
They are listed in same the order they appear on the guides list page.
Hopefully, these potential guide edits will help clear up recent confusion about the rules people have displayed on the forums, as most of these suggestions have to inconsistencies between server rules guides.
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STAFF MEMBERS: @Bello @Aegean @Rhododendron @Bleed @Vexx @Sesh @mrnutty12 @virr @Amylicious @Lithium @Chrono @XHina_sanX @TheSupremePatriot @Vertex @WhoeverElseCanEditWebsite
Please look into some of these suggestions to update the guides when you get a chance, thank you!
Also, feel free to forcibly edit this post in order to remove suggestions and typos which you have just fixed/added/will not be adding.
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Please comment on this thread if you see something I missed on a guide, and I'll edit this post to add it to the suggestion list, thanks.
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Screenshot of the Month :emoji_white_check_mark:
Xeno Gamers | Screenshot of the Month Winners | Xeno Gamers
Looks good!
✎ Reminding @TheSupremePatriot to update the last 4 months worth of winners when he gets a chance
TF2 Store Items for HUB :emoji_exclamation:
TF2 Store Items for HUB | Xeno Gamers
✎ "Want to get your own title?An own title is 5 USD. Click here!"
✏ Please put a space between the two sentences.
✏ "An own title" seems a little strange, try "A custom title"
✎ Outdated information
- Evil Trail [1250 Credits] - Adds a particle effect to a player's back
- Evil Vision [1250 Credits] - Changes a player's view so everything is in 160°...
- Be a Robot [3500 Credits] - Play as a robot
- No Fall Damage [1250 Credits] - Disable falldamage for yourself.
- Noclip [250000 Credits] - Give yourself noclip . Abusing noclip will result in the item being taken away from you
✏ Evil Trail no longer works
✏ Others may not work (I've bought Be a Robot and No Fall, but they don't seem to do anything)
✏ Whats with the "..." after 160°?
✎ Broken link
- For more examples of trails, click here!
✏ There's no link on "here"
TF2 Staff Manual :emoji_grey_question::emoji_white_check_mark:
TF2 Staff Manual (Everything you need to know!) | Xeno Gamers
I'm not going to comment on this one, it's not my place nor do I know how updated these are, but it looks well-written.
TF2 Freak Fortress Rules :emoji_grey_question:
TF2 Freak Fortress 2 Rules | Xeno Gamers
Looks good!
✎ (See PkMn Trading Center Rules for inconsistencies)
TF2 Surf Rules :emoji_exclamation:
✎ Impersonation of staff members & no trolling is missing from the rule list
✎ (See PkMn Trading Center Rules for inconsistencies)
Pokemon Trading Center Rules :emoji_exclamation:
Pokemon Trading Center Rules | Xeno Gamers
✎ I noticed there are a couple rules which might be applicable to other server rules guides OR are strangely inconsistent across servers.
- Trolling is unallowed. (The definition of trolling is to the discretion of the moderator, and can include intentionally being annoying, antagonizing players, impersonation of staff members, spoiling the ending of games or movies, etc.)
✏ This is missing from FF2 rules
✏ This simply "looked down upon" in the Surf rules? Do we allow trolling or discourage it?
- Keep all trades to typed chat only, unless you are on a designated trade server.
✏ Shouldn't this be in all the server rule guides like FF2 and Surf where it's missing?
✏ Why is this rule in the rule-list for what is literally a designated trade server lol :ROFLMAO: But really, it's just confusing when listed on this guide.
- Scamming in any way, shape, or form is a heinous notion, and will be met as such within our servers. If you wish to report a scammer, please contact a staff member immediately.
✏ This rule is strangely missing from the Surf rules
- No Random Trading. Please have the common courtesy to work out a deal with someone in chat before sending a trade request. It will not be tolerated.
✏ This rule is strangely missing from the FF2 rules
- Staff members will be required to wear their appropriate tags at all times.
✏ Add: "or use server titles"
✏ This rule strangely missing from both FF2 rules and Surf rules
✎ The GENERAL RULES section is the only section
✏ Despite there being trade-server specific rules listed under it (like !friendly rules) that might warrant their own section, like in the PkMn Trading Center rules guide.
Trade Gaming History Rules :emoji_white_check_mark:
Trade Gaming History Rules | Xeno Gamers
Looks good!
TF2 General MOTD :emoji_white_check_mark:
TF2 General MOTD | Xeno Gamers
Looks good!
Badges :emoji_white_check_mark:
Looks good!
[GiftR] - This user has provided the prize of an xG official giveaway, OR has given their prize to another xG member!✏ So this applies to users who give away their raffle prizes? How is this checked, does the user who won the prize simply tell @Aegean that they gave it to an xG member?
EDIT: yes. @virr, @Aegean or @Rhododendron
Trading Servers Guide :emoji_white_check_mark:
TF2 [xG] Trading Server Guide | Xeno Gamers
Looks good!
✏ Is Slylux's edited Pokemon map missing from the PkMn map list?
✏ The Trading Servers Guide, Surf Servers Guide, Deathrun Server Guide, and Donation Information guides all incorrectly display !betheghost as a command available to super donators. !betheghost does not work in-game as super donator.
Surf Server Guide :emoji_exclamation:
TF2 [xG] Surf Server Guide | Xeno Gamers
✎ The images under "SERVER INFORMATION AND STATISTICS" are broken
✏ The Trading Servers Guide, Surf Servers Guide, Deathrun Server Guide, and Donation Information guides all incorrectly display !betheghost as a command available to super donators. !betheghost does not work in-game as super donator.
Minecraft Server Rules :emoji_exclamation:
Minecraft Server Rules | Xeno Gamers
"1. Anything in the xG general rules applies."✎ In other server rules guides, the general rules are often listed. Why not copy/past them into here as well? Just for easy reference.
✏ Don't forget that rules involving mic usage would have to be removed after pasting them in, as you cannot voice-chat in MC.
"15. Using donator perks to gain advantage or persistently troll other users is not tolerated and will result in revocation of the perks WITHOUT refund."✎ "Gain advantage" could easily include using /dis to become something like a bat, which has a small hitbox, and is difficult to see. Even though the disguise is busted in one hit, it's still somewhat of an advantage. Is this allowed?
✏ If not, maybe a few examples should be added to this rule, such as: "e.g: no disguising just before entering PvP"
Deathrun Server Guide :emoji_grey_question:
TF2 [xG] Deathrun Server Guide (WIP) | Xeno Gamers
Looks good!
✏ The Trading Servers Guide, Surf Servers Guide, Deathrun Server Guide, and Donation Information guides all incorrectly display !betheghost as a command available to super donators. !betheghost does not work in-game as super donator.
Forum Hub & Features Guide :emoji_exclamation:
Xeno Gamers Forum Hub and Features Guide | Xeno Gamers
✎ The BADGES section needs to be updated
✏ Lacks new badges, uses a discontinued image for the "MoneyBagsMcgee" badge.
Saxton Hale (Freak Fortress2) Server Guide :emoji_exclamation:
TF2 [xG] Saxton Hale (Freak Fortress 2) Server Guide | Xeno Gamers
(Page 1)
✎ The "BOSSES" section is outdated
✏ Many discontinued bosses are still listed
✏ New bosses such as James Bound, Buzz Lightyear, etc. are missing
(Page 2)
- Death threats and the use of the phrase "Kill yourself", (AKA Encouraging Suicide) is strictly prohibited and will result in immediate punishment.
✎ This rule is listed here, yet not on any other rule guides. This guide isn't even a rule guide!
(Page 3)
✎ "XENOGAMERS [xG]" remains unfilled to this day. What is it supposed to be about? Tag rules?
Voting in Minecraft :emoji_white_check_mark:
Voting in Minecraft | Xeno Gamers
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Surf Code Index :emoji_grey_question:
(Page 1)
✎ Spelling/Grammer Errors
Surf Bilinear: They are the most rare surf maps. (Surf Arena + Surf Linear = Surf Bilinear)✏ Please change "the most rare" to "rarest", it's confusing.
✏ Why not change "(Surf Arena + Surf Linear = Surf Bilinear)" to simply "A combination of Surf Arena & Surf Linear map types"
(Page 2)
✎ Two images are broken on this page
(Page 4)
✎ There's a section, "Types of Ramps", which has been "in progress" since April 2016. Maybe it should've been added by now after 15 months?
Sponsorship and Reward Titles :emoji_white_check_mark:
Sponsorship And The Reward Tiers | Xeno Gamers
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Q: Isn't this like Patreon or Kickstarter, can't you think of something more clever?
- A: I truly believe that this system is very good, and we have been using it for our TF2 donator perks as well. tl;dr: No.
✏ Why is there a "Too long; didn't read" followed by "no" here?
The Official Noob Guide :emoji_white_check_mark:
The Official Noob Guide! | Xeno Gamers
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TF2 Deathrun Rules :emoji_grey_question:
TF2 Deathrun Rules | Xeno Gamers
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Anything that is not in the MOTD is considered illegal unless an Admin says otherwise.✏ So anything that is not listed in the MOTD (which is this very guide) is automatically illegal? So anything I do in-game is illegal unless an Admin (but not mods?) say otherwise? Maybe this could be rephrased to simply "Staff members have the final say in any situation"?
TF2 Reglas Del Surf :emoji_white_check_mark:
TF2 Reglas Del Surf | Xeno Gamers
I can't read Spanish ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
How 2 Properly Use Capitalism (Tutorial To Credits) :emoji_white_check_mark:
How 2 Properly Use Capitalism (Tutorial to Credits) | Xeno Gamers
I love this guide
Overhauled TF2 Jailbreak Rules :emoji_exclamation:
Overhauled TF2 Jailbreak Rules | Xeno Gamers
- Staff members (DMs and DLs only) reserve the right to adjust the rules on the fly in case of new maps, new plugins, or new situations. Be aware.
✏ Should this be mentioned on other rule lists? Because this it the first I've seen of it. Although the common "staff have the final say" could encompass this, it might be good to mention elsewhere.
✎ The "Allowed Donator Perks" section is outdated
✏ New perks which could potentially be allowed such as !rainbowme are missing from the list
✏ Removed perks like !eviltrialme should be taken off the list
Towny Guide :emoji_white_check_mark:
Looks good!
Store items for HUB :emoji_white_check_mark:
✏ As there are HUBs in other devisions as well, it might be prudent to change this guide's name to "Store items for HUB (CS:GO" to prevent confusion.
Store Items for Hub | Xeno Gamers
✎ Missing spaces
✏ There are missing spaces between the first "(" and the item's name, despite there normally being spaces between parentheses and the item name.
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Christmas Trees(2000 Credits)
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Flipsid4(1500 Credits)
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Luminosity(1500 Credits)
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GODSENT(1500 Credits)
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Hellraisers(1500 Credits)
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North(1500 Credits)
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ELeague(1500 Credits)
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Gambit(1500 Credits)
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Virtus.Pro (1500 Credits)
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Splyce(1500 Credits)
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G2(1500 Credits)
Minecraft Server Updates:emoji_exclamation:
Minecraft Server Updates | Xeno Gamers
✎ The server version is incorrectly displayed as 1.11.2, should be on 1.12
✎ The change log should probably be updated whenever you have some spare time @Amylicious
:emoji_arrow_right: On an unrelated note, I found some old webpages for xG which should probably be taken down OR edited to not display outdated information (it's no longer a factions/prison server).
XenoGamers Minecraft | Minecraft Servers
XenoGamers Factions Minecraft Server
https://funminecraftservers.com/servers/5953
[xG] Prison | MobArena | Minigames Minecraft Server
[PLAIN]Xeno Gamers Factions BungeeCord 1.8.x-1.12.x Minecraft Server[/PLAIN]
How to Fix Mobile Errors :emoji_white_check_mark:
How to Fix Mobile Errors | Xeno Gamers
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TF2 Staff Commands List :emoji_grey_question:
TF2 Staff Commands List | Xeno Gamers
✏ Not sure why're there are double "**" sometimes, and sometimes just one? Might want to fix that/indicate the difference between a single and a double star.
General Server and Community Rules :emoji_exclamation:
General Server and Community Rules | Xeno Gamers
✎ Inconsistent rules
- Do not bring up or make remarks to political stances, religions, leaders, nations, or touchy subjects.
✏ Many of these are not at all listed in other rule lists, but they really should be.
- Do not whine or suck up to admins.
✏ I don't remember seeing this one stated in any rule list before.
- Racism and sexism is frowned upon in our servers, using it excessively or in an insulting manner is not allowed at all. IF a mod or higher warn you to stop (by gagging, muting or simply messaging you) , you must stop. This is the first and only warning you get and it must be in this manner. If you do say something racist or sexist, it must be very minimal and not in an offensive way and if not stopped after a warning, you will be punished severely. The person these comments are directed to and any staff member can at any time state that these are offensive and you must stop immediately.
✏ According to other rule lists, racism (sexism is often not even listed) is not tolerated. Here it is 'frowned upon'?
✏ Huh, maybe mentioning that you are in fact allowed to say sexist/racist things that are very minimal and not offensive on other rule lists would be a good idea. I mean, what if someone says something racist/sexist, but it's satire? Seems like thats why this rule is explained in a full paragraph, but why not so on other rule lists?
✎ Outdated information
- If you are a staff member (mod, admin, etc) and you are on an xG server that you have powers in, you MUST wear your admin tags in your STEAM NAME, this is no exception, failure to follow this rule will lead to a demotion. [undercover admin is the exception, but if there is staff on with tags, or you have no reason to be undercover, you may get in trouble.]
✏ Please add "Or use server titles"
How to add profile Music :emoji_white_check_mark:
How To Add Profile Music | Xeno Gamers
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Donation Information :emoji_exclamation:
Donation Information (Read This Before Donating!) | Xeno Gamers
✎ There are a couple of new things which should be added
✏ The Trading Servers Guide, Surf Servers Guide, Deathrun Server Guide, and Donation Information guides all incorrectly display !betheghost as a command available to super donators. !betheghost does not work in-game as super donator.
✏ @Amylicious your new thread should become a guide of its own (Minecraft Donator Information | Xeno Gamers) and then listed under this section:
MINECRAFTIf you are a Minecraft player on our servers and want to support our servers, we will have custom hats, pets, tails and other perks just to show our appreciation!
This will be announced at a later date!
If you don't want it to be a guide, a link to your new thread should at least be posted here.
Better Morbus Admin Handbook :emoji_white_check_mark:
Better Morbus Admin Handbook | Xeno Gamers
No idea, but it looks well written!
Morbus MOTD :emoji_white_check_mark:
Looks good, as far as I know.
TTT MOTD :emoji_exclamation:
✎ Inconsistent rules
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9. Political or religious topics are allowed unless a moderator tells you to stop.However, topics relating political and religious stances are disallowed under the general rules guide (and maybe others).
✎ Spacing error, there is a missing space between "67th Way" and "Community Pool".
67th Way1. You can block the cars
2. Breaking the tester is traitorous.
Community Pool
1. Putting Props in the water undergound is against the rules.
Terraria Server Rules :emoji_white_check_mark:
Terraria server rules | Xeno Gamers
✎ This guide was for a one-time event last year, so it can probably be taken down now.
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Teamspeak Rules :emoji_exclamation:
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Community Channels can be found beneath the game specific channels. You can get your own personal channel by donating $25 here.✏ The link for this takes you to the donation page, rather than the hub. Instead of purchasing credits, you'd be making a donation (as if you were going to buy a rank), you buy teamspeak channels via the hub using credits, which are also bought though the hub.
✎ The "COMMUNITY CHANNELS AND THEIR OWNERS" section is outdated
✏ Here's some screenshots of all current community channels for your connivence
[spoiler=Screenshots]
CS:GO Staff Manual :emoji_white_check_mark:
CS:GO Staff Manual | Xeno Gamers
Again, not my place to comment, and I wouldn't know if there's any outdated information or not anyways.
Jailbreak Rules :emoji_white_check_mark:
✏ Now that there's a jailbreak in TF2 as well, it might be a good idea to rename this guide "Jailbreak Rules (CS:GO)" to prevent confusion.
✎ Rule suggestions
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Do not encourage other players to break the rules.
✏ It might be a good idea to add this one to other rule lists where it's missing, such as the general rules guide.
How to Find Chatlogs :emoji_white_check_mark:
How to Find Chatlogs | Xeno Gamers
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RPG Surf Deahtmatch Rules :emoji_white_check_mark:
RPG Surf Deathmatch Rules | Xeno Gamers
✏ The general rules section may be missing some rules, such as no pornographic sprays.
EDIT: CS:GO doesnt have custom sprays.
FF2 Weapons Abilities List :emoji_white_check_mark:
FF2 Weapons Abilities List | Xeno Gamers
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It'd probably be better to just delete it. Especially since it would be better to add the FF2 plugin specific added attributes to an actual FF2 gamemode guide (like here), rather than making a separate one.Especially since it's a part of base FF2, and not an added plugin/setting.
✎ Missing information
✏ I know for a fact that there are a few weapons missing from this list, which probably should've been added by now, such as the short circuit, which stuns the boss.
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How to surf, Lay's way :emoji_white_check_mark:
[PLAIN]How to surf, Lays's way <3 | Xeno Gamers[/PLAIN]
✎ This guide sucks
✏ The information here is so slim, literally just 'don't press W', that I don't see why an entire guide is dedicated to it in the first place
✏ The guide's information is oddly posted under the summary section
✏ Jokes are fine, but step 2 & 3 aren't even needed. I mean, the entire guide itself is a joke. EDIT: Deleted
Guide Rules :emoji_white_check_mark:
✎ This guide has no information, despite being posted 17 months ago.
✏ The entire guide:
1 GENERAL
This guide will provide information on how to create a guide, and what rules to abide to in order for approval.
Apparently it won't lol :ROFLMAO: EDIT: Deleted
- Evil Trail [1250 Credits] - Adds a particle effect to a player's back
Switching up my activity
in Hellos and Goodbyes
Posted
Well, until recently, I've played exclusively on our TF2 servers.
However, I've recently got back into Minecraft and am super hooked on playing towny again, like seriously, I've racked up at least 9 hours in the past three days.
I'll still play TF2, but almost all of that time will be spent on our Minecraft servers now.
Also, I still want to post a conclusion to my older inactivity notice where I was camping all summer, stay tuned.