Fraggloid

I've dropped in to TS now and again to see if anyone's playing; I wasn't aware the situation was so dire. AWE has had it's flaws over time, but it's overall a fun server to play on. It's sad to see it's no longer maintained or even active. 

My Resignation.
 
First let me say this is not a decision I have reached lightly, nor without great turmoil; it has taken me a considerable effort to reach this decision. If you don’t want to read further into this (but I’d suggest you do); the short version is that I am resigning from all AhoyWorld administrative responsibilities with immediate effect.
 
There have been many great times spent on this server for me, at this point I easily have 1000+ hours of Arma 3 invested with AhoyWorld. I remember the days when I first came to the server, fresh out of a milsim unit, and looking for something just as serious, but more chilled out. EU3, as it was then, was just what I wanted. Back in what I can only describe as it’s heyday back then, 3 was one of the best environments to game in; full of fun, approachable and ultimately very caring people. You had a laugh, but you got the job done while you were at it - you would fight tooth and nail for your team-mates.
In contrast: if I were to compare this to the current environment of AWE, I find myself reaching a stark conclusion - it is nothing close to that now. The AWE we all know now is not one true to the original spirit of EU3. 
 
Not being of the original spirit of EU3 is a crucial issue to me; for now over a year I have been part of the team at the top of AWE. We came into being at a time of great uncertainty for EU3. We worked hard, extremely hard to arrest the freefall the community was facing at that time - and we did just that. In the short term we even enabled the server to prosper - player numbers went up. We managed to start rebuilding. But something went awry along the path, it has led us to the place we find ourselves now. A server where everything has been done with the best intentions, done for the right reasons, but not yielded the right results.
 
I set myself the personal goal of redeveloping EU3, making it into something better than what it had been before steering committee came to be. I wanted, and still do, to leave AWE in a position of strength, a position much better than the one it had been in. I have come to the realisation that this is something I have ultimately failed to achieve. And I hold myself personally accountable for that, for right or for wrong, for better or for worse. I have reached a point in life where I feel I have given everything there is for me to give to AW. Every time we have reached a milestone with AWE, I have known that we can do better, do more. This is perhaps why my goal has proven so elusive. However, the will to push forward, to do more and be more is no longer with me. I find myself more going through the motions, than actively driving myself to do better. I have lost the motivation to continue to fight forward. I must confess that I have been carrying on for some time knowing I perhaps needed a break, but I’m a give it your all, or not at all type of guy. I tried to take some time off during a holiday in the summer; it didn’t go well. Let’s just say there was a heated discussion amongst the staff team. Ultimately I felt that I had to do my part, step up to the plate as part of the team. That stopped me from taking the time away I probably needed to. It speaks to a larger issue within the staff team at AhoyWorld; but I’ll come to that further in.
 
Amentes made me aware of sunk cost fallacy, and this pretty much describes my feelings towards the situation I find myself in, perfectly. I have poured my heart and soul into AW, often to the detriment of other things in my life - but that’s the type of person I am, and I make no apologies for that. It is this total commitment, and the ultimately unattainable goal that I believe has left me in the position of carrying on now, for only the reason I have put so much into AW. That’s not something that is healthy, it is not something I should be doing to myself. It is not something I can continue to do any longer. The stress and weight of the responsibility that I hold is not something I can continue on with; not because of the expectations of others, but because of my own. Without some things seriously changing I cannot continue to give my all, give what I feel you, the community, deserve. And to me, that is not on.

If AWE were to be taken in a new, renewed direction; then I would most definitely wish to continue to fight on. I feel that if we were to return to some of the original beliefs of EU3 then we could, and would, progress forward. I am afraid that nothing will change without a radical shift in thinking though, and this is perhaps the straw that broke the camel's back. Coming to the realisation, that no matter how hard I push, some things will just not happen.
As for the staff team; there are elements of it that just don’t work at the moment. It is in a position of turmoil, where there is very little cohesion, and many divisions. I shall not name names, because that is not something I should do. However, I do believe in honesty and transparency, and so you, the community, should know about it. Those wishing to join the team should be critically aware of what they are getting into. I mean this with no malice, but instead a fundamental respect for those people who wish to step up, and do what is necessary.
 
I would like to pay homage to those past and present who have put every effort into EU3, now AWE; thank them for everything they have done. I would also like to say thanks in advance for everything that those who will follow me do. Without the dedication of so many people AWE would not be where it is now, and it will not go where it may go either. 
In the end I hold myself personally accountable for failings here at AW. Because I know I should do better, but I can’t, not right now, and I don’t know if I will be able to again.

I promise you this, I will do my best to stay around AW as a regular player, to push for change as a regular player. I care deeply for this community, and writing this has been one of the hardest things I’ve had to do in a long, long time. I’ve had to stop 3 times now - and I confess, every time has been because I have teared up pretty badly. I suppose, I should probably finish this off with an apology.
 
I am truly very sorry for not doing better by you AhoyWorld.

Best Regards and Goodbye,
Copey
 

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Hi folks,
 
Just wanted to keep you up to date with development on AWE, I have managed to figure out ALiVE's ORBAT module enough to create some new factions that will be making an appearance in an upcoming version of Gauntlet.
 
1. Middle Eastern Insurgents
 

 
Here we see armed insurgents in their random outfits and headgear, lightly armed and armored. They use a selection of random uniforms, shemags and vests.
 

 
The more heavily armored insurgents, again, using a random selection of helmets and vests.
 

 
The PLA China faction, using their fashionable Type 7 uniforms, vests, helmets and backpacks. They use the QZ95 series of weaponry from APEX.
 

 
Middle Eastern Coalition forces, wearing desert cam. Led by the Iranian army, they use the KC2002 series of weapons and various HK/AK gear, technically the Katiba's shouldn't be chambered in 6.5mm but 5.56mm but who's gonna complain.
 
The best part is all these mods will come in at 22kb.

Bit of in-flight refuelling.
 

Okay, none of the above helped.

There are already AK platforms available in the arsenal that can mount RIS/RAS attachable optics; they have the NPZ label in their name.
 
As I've said though, most of the optics just have different reticles and zoom levels. They're really not that hard to use, and if anyone does experience difficulties then the virtual arsenal is a great place to test them out and get to grips with them.

Reappeal as Pero is no longer the community referee
In-game name when banned: Miczils
What message displays when you attempt to connect? Miczils Harrasing and general bad attitude - Sozio
Why do you think you were banned? Bad attitude towards Duffy 
Why (in your personal opinion) should your ban be lifted ? 

At that time i had a slight beef with Duffyman, we would exchange childish insults etc.
And that day, after duffy called me a bad pilot, i got everyone in my helicopter to say "fuck you duffy" as i flew over him in the base. 
I understand why that is an offense, and generally bullying, even i wouldn't say it was one-sided.  At the same i believe the ban was fair, and my behavior was very far from what it should be. I also believe that I've learnt from that, and changed quite a lot.
As stated before, i ask fro another chance because everything has changed quite a bit in those 9 months, and I've gotten in contact with some old friends who convinced me to try an appeal. 

Cheers Miczils
 
Which administrator banned you (if known): Sozio (not sure)
When were you banned: 6-4-2016

You where banned for not listening to orders and getting in a c-130. 
 
So after a long discussion within the team we've decided to keep it as a 8 day ban. After speaking to the relevant people we worked out you must of heard something as kingfisher understood the message who was your copilot. 
 
Please take this as a final warning as the next infraction will be a permanent ban. 

In-game name when banned: Fraggloid
What message displays when you attempt to connect? "you were kicked off the game (Battleye admin ban: [Nicolai] Admin Ban/Rule 3 (Chain of Command)/Nicolai
Why do you think you were banned? I have no idea. I was en-route to exfil from an AO in the South West area of Sahrani; at the time the AO ended Kingfisher (my copilot) and I, as Vortex 1, had no comms with ASL due to the distance and mountains between us. We attempted to radio ASL for instructions, but got a garbled, unintelligible answer; I responded saying as much and that we'd head over to collect them from the Airstrip we could they were approaching on C-Tab. As the AO was near an airstrip, we decided to use the C130 at base as an exfil vehicle, simply to break the monotony of helicopter extractions; there were between 15 and 17 other players active at that time. I let Kingfisher fly from the co-pilot seat with unlocked controls, as I had to go AFK for a bathroom break and to check on some food I had cooking, and returned to see us being shot down by AA at the airstrip as we were coming in to land. There was no report of any AA previously, and we'd flown over the AO as CAS and transport with no issues. Upon respawning, I was banned by Nicolai for disobeying chain of command.
I attempted to speak to Nicolai to find out why he banned me; shown below is the response I received.

https://i.gyazo.com/709987b5c8ae0ee2919c080b6df74a12.png

I approached another moderator to ask if they could look into the reason for my ban, and they requested that I post an appeal. I still have not been informed of why I was banned.
Why (in your personal opinion) should your ban be lifted? I don't know why I was banned, and have not been told. I've been going through a pretty tough time IRL lately, and AWE is proving a really good way for me to chill out and forget the things that have made me lose sleep for weeks.
Which administrator banned you (if known): Nicolai
When were you banned: ~17:25 GMT, today.

In-game name when banned: Fraggloid
What message displays when you attempt to connect? "you were kicked off the game (Battleye admin ban: [Nicolai] Admin Ban/Rule 3 (Chain of Command)/Nicolai
Why do you think you were banned? I have no idea. I was en-route to exfil from an AO in the South West area of Sahrani; at the time the AO ended Kingfisher (my copilot) and I, as Vortex 1, had no comms with ASL due to the distance and mountains between us. We attempted to radio ASL for instructions, but got a garbled, unintelligible answer; I responded saying as much and that we'd head over to collect them from the Airstrip we could they were approaching on C-Tab. As the AO was near an airstrip, we decided to use the C130 at base as an exfil vehicle, simply to break the monotony of helicopter extractions; there were between 15 and 17 other players active at that time. I let Kingfisher fly from the co-pilot seat with unlocked controls, as I had to go AFK for a bathroom break and to check on some food I had cooking, and returned to see us being shot down by AA at the airstrip as we were coming in to land. There was no report of any AA previously, and we'd flown over the AO as CAS and transport with no issues. Upon respawning, I was banned by Nicolai for disobeying chain of command.
I attempted to speak to Nicolai to find out why he banned me; shown below is the response I received.

https://i.gyazo.com/709987b5c8ae0ee2919c080b6df74a12.png

I approached another moderator to ask if they could look into the reason for my ban, and they requested that I post an appeal. I still have not been informed of why I was banned.
Why (in your personal opinion) should your ban be lifted? I don't know why I was banned, and have not been told. I've been going through a pretty tough time IRL lately, and AWE is proving a really good way for me to chill out and forget the things that have made me lose sleep for weeks.
Which administrator banned you (if known): Nicolai
When were you banned: ~17:25 GMT, today.

In-game name when banned: Fraggloid
What message displays when you attempt to connect? "you were kicked off the game (Battleye admin ban: [Nicolai] Admin Ban/Rule 3 (Chain of Command)/Nicolai
Why do you think you were banned? I have no idea. I was en-route to exfil from an AO in the South West area of Sahrani; at the time the AO ended Kingfisher (my copilot) and I, as Vortex 1, had no comms with ASL due to the distance and mountains between us. We attempted to radio ASL for instructions, but got a garbled, unintelligible answer; I responded saying as much and that we'd head over to collect them from the Airstrip we could they were approaching on C-Tab. As the AO was near an airstrip, we decided to use the C130 at base as an exfil vehicle, simply to break the monotony of helicopter extractions; there were between 15 and 17 other players active at that time. I let Kingfisher fly from the co-pilot seat with unlocked controls, as I had to go AFK for a bathroom break and to check on some food I had cooking, and returned to see us being shot down by AA at the airstrip as we were coming in to land. There was no report of any AA previously, and we'd flown over the AO as CAS and transport with no issues. Upon respawning, I was banned by Nicolai for disobeying chain of command.
I attempted to speak to Nicolai to find out why he banned me; shown below is the response I received.

https://i.gyazo.com/709987b5c8ae0ee2919c080b6df74a12.png

I approached another moderator to ask if they could look into the reason for my ban, and they requested that I post an appeal. I still have not been informed of why I was banned.
Why (in your personal opinion) should your ban be lifted? I don't know why I was banned, and have not been told. I've been going through a pretty tough time IRL lately, and AWE is proving a really good way for me to chill out and forget the things that have made me lose sleep for weeks.
Which administrator banned you (if known): Nicolai
When were you banned: ~17:25 GMT, today.

There are already AK platforms available in the arsenal that can mount RIS/RAS attachable optics; they have the NPZ label in their name.
 
As I've said though, most of the optics just have different reticles and zoom levels. They're really not that hard to use, and if anyone does experience difficulties then the virtual arsenal is a great place to test them out and get to grips with them.

Precisely why it was removed; people used to just leave when Russians were selected because their whining wasn't heard over the cheers of players who liked the Russian gameplay.
 
I disagree. there's not a huge difference between the Russian kit and the BLUFOR stuff; everything serves the same role and functions similarly enough that someone proficient in BLUFOR gear can effectively use the OPFOR gear. 

There are already AK platforms available in the arsenal that can mount RIS/RAS attachable optics; they have the NPZ label in their name.
 
As I've said though, most of the optics just have different reticles and zoom levels. They're really not that hard to use, and if anyone does experience difficulties then the virtual arsenal is a great place to test them out and get to grips with them.

Precisely why it was removed; people used to just leave when Russians were selected because their whining wasn't heard over the cheers of players who liked the Russian gameplay.
 
I disagree. there's not a huge difference between the Russian kit and the BLUFOR stuff; everything serves the same role and functions similarly enough that someone proficient in BLUFOR gear can effectively use the OPFOR gear. 

Could it be the amount of mods increasing the load time on some PCs to the point that BE decides that we aren't responding?

@radek, @Fraggloid, @Loggieman: this thread is (at least) for you. I would probably also post your rig settings just in case we can find something in common...

>got platco
>harriers exploding at spawn made my game lag out
>can't play
>Haven't been able to get onto the server for weeks due to no mission restarts
*sigh*

@FraggloidNo standard eu3 rules.

Signed up; looking forward to it

After reviewing everything, I`ll keep our promise and lift the ban, it has passed more than 6 months since the ban was applied.
From now on, please follow the rules and respect everyone at AW, both on forums, Teamspeak and in any games.
 
In-game ban has been lifted, I have not find a trace of you being banned on TS. If there is one, please PM me your TS ID and I`ll look into it.
 
Ban appeal SUCCESSFUL.
 
Pero
Community Referee

It appears that section is also being used for social channel creation; perhaps a new social area with the option to create subchannels would help?

The minute you would like to take over editing the mission, let me know.
 
- R

I am working on something a little different which will give people their AK fix.
- R