Liru the Lcpl.

First off. I have not yet been able to play a Zeus mission on the servers so the opinion i hold is maybe just wrong.
 
There may be people who do not know what Zeus is so here is a link. Read this before taking part in the discussion! (It is a really short read)
 
Now to the juicy stuff. Why even start a discussion here? I feel like there should be more emphasis on Zeus on the public servers. The community seems interested in the idea of Zeus missions and it would add something unique to the Ahoyworld community.
 
Without an idea the whole post would not make any sense so here is what i, as a comlete idiot, propose:
Special "Zeus Days". Friday is already reserved by Luetin09. So maybe we could get some staff members to run missions on Saturday and Sunday evening. Maybe even Monday and Wednesday. Of course this would need to be advertised and communicated correctly.
 
In my honest opinion Zeus can just add to the enjoyment and not take it away. Of course we need trained and experienced Zeus players (Here i do not promote myself cause i am only here for about a week now) but the most important thing is that all the Zeus players are fair and think of the players first and only after that about their own enjoyment.
 
I set up a poll here to maybe focus the opinions a bit. So lets have a discussion!
 
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If you jump into the discussion please leave a vote in the poll. Vice versa if you vote please write down a more detailed statement in the comments.
 
 

Can you be a bit clearer on what you mean by "zeus mission" do you mean a stop of the usual take (certain part of map) i&a where a game master takes on a different approach?
Many times adding an element that is unexpected to the existing mission is done and may be subtle enough to change gameplay slightly.
In any case the issue with zeus missions boils down to several things. Abuse, misuse and taking away from what people expect.
I'll deal with the latter first we noticed a distinct drop off in numbers when zeus missions were running on our main server (upto 25% fewer players) when zeus missions were being run instead of I&A. People do expect I&A and we need to cater to them.
Abuse, with great power come etc etc you know the rest of the saying we've given zeus powers to many people and been immediately forced to reverse the decision spamming in units or fire support with no regard to the immersion, no sense of subtlety and no appreciation for the fact that server performance is not limited to just one instance of arma 3 running on our box. We've had to remove zeus powers from many people due to their misuse of zeus gifting themselves or others vehicles, container jenga, or general disregard for server performance.
That said yes a zeus mission can be an awesome way to augment the running mission and while I don't like to suspend the running mission I do feel zeus enables opportunities to add to the existing framework massively. But that's just hope I like to use zeus others may use it differently.

Well once you become a member of AW for some time you can get promoted to Field Ambassador then to Spartan, once you get spartan you get zeus Just be as active as you can set a good example and the staff will take notice

Yea, that was corny.
 
I've been playing Arma since the whole DayZ crazy began with arma 2 back in early 2012 because a lot of my friends kept pestering me to join them. After that whole mess  concluded I started exploring other aspects of Arma and ended up joining two MilSim realism units around late 2012 and worked multiple different roles depending on where and what was assigned and available. I left all of that behind in mid 2015 to focus purely on personal issues with college and family and see myself finally having a large break despite my irl duties for the summer. I've been stranded from my two other realism groups (one had so many people join the USA military that is disbanded, the other was not accepting anyone because they were overbooked) so through considering other options that I had stumbled across I have ended up here, and i'm not disappointed at all. I look forward to serving alongside everyone here in combat, and getting through every operation.
 
I prefer to play Arma as realistic as possible, but don't mind a bit of more casual play here and there. I specialize in recon duty with scouting targets while not being seen and being a Zeus with the ARES war mod, trying my best to make missions that go above and beyond simple offensive and defensive operations.
 
Personal thanks for luetin09 for doing that merger video with Jester814, otherwise I would have never found this great place! I also look forward to operating in some of luetin09's missions, from what I have seen he's a great Zeus!
 
See you all on the field
 
-Lcpl Liru

Uhm ... so i better not voice my opinion on this - by now most are aware of how i deal with such situations - which is getting a admin to deal with it shortly.
But on the other hand,if you dont get hold of a admin quickly you could use the "report" feature to get the case reviewed,meanwhile the "offender" rampages on and you have to take the beatings ... OR ...
 
Let me tell you the tale of yesterdays and todays events i witnessed/was part of :
I played early and got me hands on a T100 i used for several AO´s and sides as usual,so no big thing there and i dont even recall anymore how the story really started but this guy (which name(s) i wont mention here,as MK already dealt with it today - cheers again ) parked nxt to me and another guy that was with me in the T100 and drove it off our established VAS pos in base in order to fkk us up in our ride.
Which didnt really go down that easily as we managed to reflipp the tank and this very guy then tried to use a Mora to fire and destroy the T100 i was using as he couldnt get it ...
I parked then outside base watchign his moves and telling him in chat that this wouldnt go down like he expected and trying to get him settled - but to no luck.
I couldnt get hold of a admin at this early time,took some evidence screens,told an AHOY member on my friends list what happend and then took the kill shot.
3 times.
As he would not stop.
Today,early morning again,i joined this guy was pilot.
So,i took it no harm from him today,he learned his lesson ... i assumed.
About 1h later i was helping a guy refueling the Cheetah on the service pad when i got rammed by a bobcat,driven by this very guy under different nickname (suspected this already) - he managed to flip a Slammer a guy used,killed me,then disconnected.
About an hour later i was asking Luft if he can get hold of an admin and 2min later MK dealt with the situation.
 
This isnt exactly how the whole story went,but it gives you an idea of (at times) self-defence (to an extend) could/should be tolerated.
I m fully aware of the rules and i (admit) bending/breaking the rules on (certain) times ... and i m totally fine receiving a ban having done so - rules are there to obey and are NOT arguable at all,still - from various years in the MP buisness in ARMA (before and after) i will execute my rule of preventing me/my team/my equipment from being harmed by retards.
 
 
// disclaimer >  own opinion - do not take advise,you ve been warned //  
 
 
FINAL POINTS :
 
What would of prevented this from happening :
 
- i could of reported the incident yesterday myself via the report feature
- i could of joined TS in the evenings to make a admin aware of the incident
 
 
SUMMARUM :
 
- justice wheels work slow at times,but they work
- dont get to attached to your gear
- you will die (sooner or later anyway ingame)
- enjoy the game
 
 

 
 
Sincerly yours
 
 
 
 
 
 

Welcome to the community!
We also have a little bit more strict and genuine fun modded server with a bit more teamwork going on than on the regular ones. You should check that out some time aswell.
Luetin also did a
on it; but it's a bit outdated right know seeing we sadly had so see some people go and other great people joined and of course the mods got changed around a bit.

Yea, that was corny.
 
I've been playing Arma since the whole DayZ crazy began with arma 2 back in early 2012 because a lot of my friends kept pestering me to join them. After that whole mess  concluded I started exploring other aspects of Arma and ended up joining two MilSim realism units around late 2012 and worked multiple different roles depending on where and what was assigned and available. I left all of that behind in mid 2015 to focus purely on personal issues with college and family and see myself finally having a large break despite my irl duties for the summer. I've been stranded from my two other realism groups (one had so many people join the USA military that is disbanded, the other was not accepting anyone because they were overbooked) so through considering other options that I had stumbled across I have ended up here, and i'm not disappointed at all. I look forward to serving alongside everyone here in combat, and getting through every operation.
 
I prefer to play Arma as realistic as possible, but don't mind a bit of more casual play here and there. I specialize in recon duty with scouting targets while not being seen and being a Zeus with the ARES war mod, trying my best to make missions that go above and beyond simple offensive and defensive operations.
 
Personal thanks for luetin09 for doing that merger video with Jester814, otherwise I would have never found this great place! I also look forward to operating in some of luetin09's missions, from what I have seen he's a great Zeus!
 
See you all on the field
 
-Lcpl Liru

Yea, that was corny.
 
I've been playing Arma since the whole DayZ crazy began with arma 2 back in early 2012 because a lot of my friends kept pestering me to join them. After that whole mess  concluded I started exploring other aspects of Arma and ended up joining two MilSim realism units around late 2012 and worked multiple different roles depending on where and what was assigned and available. I left all of that behind in mid 2015 to focus purely on personal issues with college and family and see myself finally having a large break despite my irl duties for the summer. I've been stranded from my two other realism groups (one had so many people join the USA military that is disbanded, the other was not accepting anyone because they were overbooked) so through considering other options that I had stumbled across I have ended up here, and i'm not disappointed at all. I look forward to serving alongside everyone here in combat, and getting through every operation.
 
I prefer to play Arma as realistic as possible, but don't mind a bit of more casual play here and there. I specialize in recon duty with scouting targets while not being seen and being a Zeus with the ARES war mod, trying my best to make missions that go above and beyond simple offensive and defensive operations.
 
Personal thanks for luetin09 for doing that merger video with Jester814, otherwise I would have never found this great place! I also look forward to operating in some of luetin09's missions, from what I have seen he's a great Zeus!
 
See you all on the field
 
-Lcpl Liru