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Wolfenstein: Youngblood Devs Talk The Game's Origins And The Series' Political Voice
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07.22.2019 20:00:23
Following Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus, Machine Games' reboot series is seeing another round of some significant changes in the next spin-off. In Wolfenstein: Youngblood, the emphasis is still on slaying Nazis and their scumbag allies in gruesome fashion, however, it moves away from the linear, story-driven style of previous games, and instead leans closer to an open-ended co-op shooter. Now focusing on the hero BJ Blaskowitz's twin daughters as they dismantle fascist, white supremacist rule in 1980s France, you and a partner have greater control in choosing the next stop on your violent warpath.
Machine Games executive producer Jerk Gustafsson recently spoke with GameSpot about the making of the standalone co-op focused spin-off. In addition to detailing the collaboration with Dishonored dev Arkane Studios, he elaborated on what the move to the 1980s means for the series timeline. Also, in light of the current political climate, he shared his thoughts on the changing reception of Wolfenstein at large, and how the series grapples with politics.
Editor's note: This interview has been edited for clarity and readability.
Can you walk us through the origins of Youngblood? On the surface, it looks like a standalone game in the vein of The Old Blood, but there seems to be a lot more going on than what people are expecting.
Jerk Gustafsson: Yeah, there was a little back and forth on what we should do after New Colossus, to be honest. Initially, we talked about doing a smaller thing in between our bigger games like we did with The Old Blood, but when we got this opportunity to work with Arkane Studios, and we decided to go bigger. As you know, Arkane Studios released the Death of the Outsider in Fall 2017 and then we released The New Colossus after that. We talked with the guys over at Arkane and we decided to do something together. It was a collaboration for the game, but to also learn from each other and gain more experience as developers. So, I think that's where we decided to go a little bit bigger, do co-op, and have a little bit more of an open-ended structure with Youngblood.
It was all about trying to broaden our experience a little bit. It's similar to the Cyberpilot VR game. To some extent, we're trying to work a little bit outside our comfort zone. We have been doing the single-player, very heavily story-driven experience for a while now. So it's been a long time with this. We feel very comfortable with what we've done after all these years, of course, but it was exciting for us actually to do something different.
Would you say that this is a bigger game than The New Colossus?
That can be a difficult question to answer. I would say in terms of gameplay time, yes, it probably is bigger. There are more things you can do now compared to the previous games, and I'm pretty sure players will stay in the game for a longer period of time. It is bigger in terms of content, in that sense, but the story and the main campaign itself had to be tighter. Not only with the cutscenes, but also in tone. When I look at people playing, and when I play myself, we are at a higher number [of hours] now than where we were with The New Colossus. So yes, it probably is bigger.
With the focus on co-op and open-ended structure, was it a challenge trying to set expectations for fans? Especially since Youngblood won't be released at full price.
Yeah, we did have some concerns regarding that. In the beginning, we had planned to just do something in between, but it turned out to be bigger than we expected. The price for this game was also a result of the development time, as it was shorter [than previous games]. The fact that I have been able to together with the guys at Arkane as well, and that we have been able to produce so much content in this, in this short period of time is an amazing and accomplishment from our teams.
Though the story in the campaign is a bit shorter, the gameplay experience is, at least what we have seen, bigger than New Colossus. So with the game we have now, I don't know if we would have set that price if we knew what it's going to be. So it's a bit hard to answer at this. But I'm very happy that we can do it because it is great value for your money, and especially with the buddy pass, where you can play with your friend completely for free. You will get a lot out of this game and I really hope that people will enjoy it.
Working with Arkane Studios must have been exciting, as they have a clear strength for making immersive sims that have some very sophisticated level design. Was this experience sort of eye-opening for you?
Yeah, I think so. But it also goes both ways as well. I think this game gave us the opportunity to learn a lot from each other, and their level design and their expertise within the field is really, really strong. We have grown on it from this, it definitely helped us to become a better game developer. We have a lot more that we can improve upon for the future, but they have allowed us to take that next step in terms of level design specifically. Arkane Studios have contributed [to] several aspects of the game and they are a great team. So I am extremely honored that we had the opportunity to work with them. I'm very happy with the result.
Speaking to the larger Wolfenstein series, it's been interesting seeing how people react to it due to the current political climate in the states. As it's a series about fighting nazis and the larger influence of fascism, it's always been political. In light of the reception that The New Colossus had, did you and the developers feel inclined to cover this topic on a deeper level?
Well, I can't really say that it hasn't affected us, because it has. The game is definitely political when you have Nazis, but we have always tried to stick with the timeline that we had envisioned [beginning with The New Order]. We have this Wolfenstein timeline, the lore of it, and we want to stick to that as much as possible. Even though I agree that it becomes more political in many ways due to real life, we never set out to do a political statement in any way. I get this question a lot and I read some comments [from readers] after an interview, and I said the same thing that I'm saying to you now. Though one comment I saw on a feed was like, "why can't you just say that you hate white people?" For me, we have to also understand and accept that there are people that will react like that. We will continue to see these type of comments, but for me, there's no logic to them in any way.
So it's a hard question even though I have answered it so many times. I still don't really know exactly what to say, but we want to make an entertaining game, and we want to tell a story about fighting this absolute evil in the world, and that evil is represented by the Hitler regime and the Nazis. That's where we are basically.
I think a lot of it has to do to the fact that The New Colossus released at such a different time compared to The New Order. I wonder if certain scenes would have landed as hard as they did if it came out three years earlier or if the political climate was different.
Yeah, it was a huge difference, actually. There were so many discussions and so many talking points around that at the time, and the timing was the reason for that as well. So, yeah, absolutely, and I think the way it affected us. It never happened in that way for New Order, as an example. So that was a big difference for us. Absolutely. That's what I mean by when I say that it definitely has affected us in ways. But we still really try to do our thing. We have our timeline, we have our storyline that we want to follow and we are trying to stick to that as much as possible. I don't think Youngblood looks different based on that. I can't say that for certain of course, but I think it would look the same even if we have done YoungBlood after New Order, for instance. I think it's more of a thing that affects us on the side.
What's really interesting about this particular take on Wolfenstein is that it has such a strong emphasis on story, despite having its roots in classic FPS design that featured very little narrative. We see a lot of these moments in the last two games that really hit hard and that can surprise, particularly the scene with an extremely unflattering look at Hitler in New Colossus. Will we see him back again in Youngblood?
Actually, Hitler is already dead in Youngblood. This is also part of the entire timeline, and it's actually what we were thinking about and when we wrote the story for Youngblood as well. We asked ourselves if we should mention that Hitler is dead, or that BJ had already killed Hitler. There is a story to tell about that. When you look at the games that have been released over the years within the Wolfenstein universe, BJ has already killed Hitler once back in the early nineties, so it's something that has been established in that timeline. It's another story we can tell in the future [for our timeline] if we get the opportunity. As for Youngblood, he's not alive anymore in the 80s--he is dead. But I'm really happy that you liked that scene. That was a tough scene to work with. It took a long time for us to get that together.
Looking back on The New Colossus, what were some of the big lessons you learned from that game on a gameplay level, and how did you want to try and do things differently for Youngblood?
Oh yes, one of the big things we were not really prepared for when it came to the feedback was in regards to the difficulty of the game. We had a few places where the difficulty spikes were just too hard. We do have a lot of difficult, challenging levels, and I myself I really appreciate games that can offer that, but one of the things about New Colossus that I wish I could go back and redo was to make sure that it was a little bit more even. It's a little bit too much, and it really shows. We didn't have the opportunity to react as fast enough to it. And I think we have a lot there when it comes to the work for Youngblood, hopefully at least.
I think that I would, of course, point to the core of Youngblood. It comes with so many things and since the core forced us to think differently [with the level design and co-op], we actually have managed to tackle that. It's not only about the core as well, because the core also led us to add AI combined which was also a great challenge for us. So in combination with the things we're doing with the more open-ended structure and the progression in general, it's a lot of changes that we have done outside of our comfort zone. I'm very proud that we have accomplished in this much in such a short time.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Gunsmith Tease Confirms Guns Will Feature 5 Attachments
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07.22.2019 19:00:11
Just last week, we reported that the rumor of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare weapons having five attachments available for customization seems legit based on what was shown during the Gunfight mode gameplay reveal. Today, it’s 100 percent confirmed! In a new post by Activision regarding the Modern Warfare Gunsmith teaser, the publisher confirmed that guns in Modern Warfare will have five attachment slots.
This confirmation was part of today’s Modern Warfare teaser that was posted to whet appetites for the August 1 multiplayer gameplay reveal.
Gunsmithing is a robust weapon customization option for your two main Loadout weapons: Each Primary and Secondary Weapon can be augmented to give you the precise type and style of firepower you require for any type of multiplayer game mode. You can customize up to five parts of each weapon, until your available slots are filled. With Assault rifles, for example, you usually have nine areas of the weapon to augment: The Muzzle, Lasers, Optic, Stock, Rear Grip, Magazine, Underbarrel, Barrel, or a Perk. Choose wisely.
Call of Duty Modern Warfare Characters Will Feature More Than Just Capt. Price Returning
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07.22.2019 18:00:11 Mp1st - While we already know that Captain Price will be returning in this years Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, it looks like he wont be the only familiar face returning.
Fallout 76 Veteran Mode Pitched by High Level Players
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07.22.2019 16:00:09
A new way of playing Fallout 76 has been suggested by a number of players in the community: Fallout 76 Veteran Mode. This new game mode would be optional for high level players, offering more challenge and better rewards for hardcore Vault Dwellers.
In a post on Reddit, user BackpackMarv posted about how, in a recent patch to Fallout 76, Bethesda have lowered the level requirements in a number of areas. They said that they think this is good because it stops players from going into areas and being totally annihilated by what should be lower level enemies. However, they added that they believe it’s not a great thing for high level players, who are now only left with a few areas in which to grind for loot against the game’s toughest creatures.
Their suggestion is that the core game of Fallout 76 plays in what would be called ‘normal mode,’ which is currently Adventure Mode. Here the enemies would be scaled to players, roughly, and kept at fairly low levels so that anyone seeking to progress through main quests and side quests can do so without any unpleasant surprises. This would be great for those of us who love to explore the game’s environments, picking apart the stories from carefully placed items in the world.
At level 50 however, a new, completely optional, mode would become available. This is where Veteran Mode comes into play. The idea is; when in Veteran Mode players are added to higher level servers. These servers might simply have higher level enemies, or they could start at level 50 and scale up to level 100. BackpackMarv also said that adding in some open world bosses, such as a Scorchbeast Queen, might not be a bad idea to keep things interesting.
The point of Veteran Mode wouldn’t be to punish high level players for thinking they’re better than everyone, and wanting more of a challenge. It would be to award better gear for greater challenges. Veteran Mode would award high level gear and weapons, allowing players at or above level 50 to earn some of the best items in the game, without compromising the experience for lower level players, who might stumble across them in the middle of a high level fight otherwise.
BackpackMarv adds that because there are only about 24 players on each server, the experience wouldn’t be compromised for either low level, or high level players. The proportions would be so small that the two groups would barely miss each other, unless high level players wanted to help a group, or get help from a group, having fun firing nukes.
In his most-recent video JuiceHead, a popular Bethesda YouTuber, talked about the change to areas becoming lower level, and therefore more accessible, as a bad thing. He’s played a lot of Fallout 76 and is at the endgame stage, which unfortunately consists of nothing more than killing high level enemies. Of course, with fewer areas to now do that in, the endgame for Fallout 76 is becoming poorer.
With QuakeCon 2019 starting soon there’s going to be lots more news about Fallout 76 on the way. Hopefully some of the information will go part of the way to address the issue at the core of Veteran Mode, providing more challenge for high level players and a better Fallout 76 endgame.
How Arrow Got The Original Robin For Its Crisis On Infinite Earths Crossover
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07.22.2019 15:00:11
San Diego Comic-Con was filled with surprises, from the announcement of a massive slate of films and TV shows from Marvel Studios to new trailers for things like The Witcher and Westworld Season 3. One of the most exciting moments, though, came during the Batwoman panel. It was revealed that in the upcoming Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover, which will encompass the five Arrow-verse shows, original Batman TV series star Burt Ward will appear.
Speaking to GameSpot after the panel, Marc Guggenheim, who serves as executive producer on Arrow and Legends of Tomorrow, was positively giddy about the announcement. "We assembled a writers room with all of the showrunners of the five shows," he said. "We broke out the story, obviously, but we also made a list. What's the cool stuff we want to see? Burt was at the top of the list."
Still, wanting to get the original Boy Wonder onto the show and casting him are two very different things. The situation brought to mind advice Guggenheim remembered from an Arrow-verse crew member, though. "Here's the thing, [Joseph Patrick] Finn, who's the line producer of The Flash but was also the original line producer on Arrow, he always had a saying, 'If you don't ask, you don't get,'" Guggenheim explains. "Under that heading, we're like, 'You know what? We don't know if Burt is up for it. We don't know if he's available or interested. But if you don't ask, you don't get.'"
To their surprise, that was all it took for Ward to agree to appear in the crossover. "We were thrilled, beyond thrilled. It's so exciting," Guggenheim said. "We're just so happy."
As for who he will play in the episode, that's where things get interesting. It's already been revealed that Legends of Tomorrow star Brandon Routh will play a version of Superman in the crossover--a role he also played in 2006's Superman Returns.
So will Ward play Robin? Guggenheim played coy when asked directly. "It's a cameo where I'm going to leave [whether or not he's Dick Grayson] to the audience, but I think you'll know when you see it," he said. "You won't be wondering." It sure sounds like he's going to play Dick Grayson one last time and we can't wait.
The CW's Arrow-verse shows return in October, with the crossover beginning later this fall.
Wolfenstein: Youngblood Devs Discuss The Game's Origins And The Series' Political Voice
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07.22.2019 15:00:11
Following Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus, Machine Games' reboot series is going through some significant changes in the next spin-off. In Wolfenstein: Youngblood, the emphasis is still on slaying Nazis and their scumbag allies in gruesome fashion, however, it moves away from the linear, story-driven style of previous games, and instead leans closer to an open-ended co-op shooter. Now focusing on the hero BJ Blaskowitz's twin daughters as they dismantle fascist, white supremacist rule in 1980s France, you and a partner have greater control in choosing the next stop on your violent warpath.
Machine Games executive producer Jerk Gustafsson recently spoke with GameSpot about the making of the standalone co-op focused spin-off. In addition to detailing the collaboration with Dishonored dev Arkane Studios, he elaborated on what the move to the 1980s means for the series timeline. Also, in light of the current political climate, he shared his thoughts on the changing reception of Wolfenstein at large, and how the series grapples with politics.
Editor's note: This interview has been edited for clarity and readability.
Can you walk us through the origins of Youngblood? On the surface, it looks like a standalone game in the vein of The Old Blood, but there seems to be a lot more going on than what people are expecting.
Jerk Gustafsson: Yeah, there was a little back and forth on what we should do after New Colossus, to be honest. Initially, we talked about doing a smaller thing in between our bigger games like we did with The Old Blood, but when we got this opportunity to work with Arkane Studios, and we decided to go bigger. As you know, Arkane Studios released the Death of the Outsider in Fall 2017 and then we released The New Colossus after that. We talked with the guys over at Arkane and we decided to do something together. It was a collaboration for the game, but to also learn from each other and gain more experience as developers. So, I think that's where we decided to go a little bit bigger, do co-op, and have a little bit more of an open-ended structure with Youngblood.
It was all about trying to broaden our experience a little bit. It's similar to the Cyberpilot VR game. To some extent, we're trying to work a little bit outside our comfort zone. We have been doing the single-player, very heavily story-driven experience for a while now. So it's been a long time with this. We feel very comfortable with what we've done after all these years, of course, but it was exciting for us actually to do something different.
Would you say that this is a bigger game than The New Colossus?
That can be a difficult question to answer. I would say in terms of gameplay time, yes, it probably is bigger. There are more things you can do now compared to the previous games, and I'm pretty sure players will stay in the game for a longer period of time. It is bigger in terms of content, in that sense, but the story and the main campaign itself had to be tighter. Not only with the cutscenes, but also in tone. When I look at people playing, and when I play myself, we are at a higher number [of hours] now than where we were with The New Colossus. So yes, it probably is bigger.
With the focus on co-op and open-ended structure, was it a challenge trying to set expectations for fans? Especially since Youngblood won't be released at full price.
Yeah, we did have some concerns regarding that. In the beginning, we had planned to just do something in between, but it turned out to be bigger than we expected. The price for this game was also a result of the development time, as it was shorter [than previous games]. The fact that I have been able to together with the guys at Arkane as well, and that we have been able to produce so much content in this, in this short period of time is an amazing and accomplishment from our teams.
Though the story in the campaign is a bit shorter, the gameplay experience is, at least what we have seen, bigger than New Colossus. So with the game we have now, I don't know if we would have set that price if we knew what it's going to be. So it's a bit hard to answer at this. But I'm very happy that we can do it because it is great value for your money, and especially with the buddy pass, where you can play with your friend completely for free. You will get a lot out of this game and I really hope that people will enjoy it.
Working with Arkane Studios must have been exciting, as they have a clear strength for making immersive sims that have some very sophisticated level design. Was this experience sort of eye-opening for you?
Yeah, I think so. But it also goes both ways as well. I think this game gave us the opportunity to learn a lot from each other, and their level design and their expertise within the field is really, really strong. We have grown on it from this, it definitely helped us to become a better game developer. We have a lot more that we can improve upon for the future, but they have allowed us to take that next step in terms of level design specifically. Arkane Studios have contributed [to] several aspects of the game and they are a great team. So I am extremely honored that we had the opportunity to work with them. I'm very happy with the result.
Speaking to the larger Wolfenstein series, it's been interesting seeing how people react to it due to the current political climate in the states. As it's a series about fighting nazis and the larger influence of fascism, it's always been political. In light of the reception that The New Colossus had, did you and the developers feel inclined to cover this topic on a deeper level?
Well, I can't really say that it hasn't affected us, because it has. The game is definitely political when you have Nazis, but we have always tried to stick with the timeline that we had envisioned [beginning with The New Order]. We have this Wolfenstein timeline, the lore of it, and we want to stick to that as much as possible. Even though I agree that it becomes more political in many ways due to real life, we never set out to do a political statement in any way. I get this question a lot and I read some comments [from readers] after an interview, and I said the same thing that I'm saying to you now. Though one comment I saw on a feed was like, "why can't you just say that you hate white people?" For me, we have to also understand and accept that there are people that will react like that. We will continue to see these type of comments, but for me, there's no logic to them in any way.
So it's a hard question even though I have answered it so many times. I still don't really know exactly what to say, but we want to make an entertaining game, and we want to tell a story about fighting this absolute evil in the world, and that evil is represented by the Hitler regime and the Nazis. That's where we are basically.
I think a lot of it has to do to the fact that The New Colossus released at such a different time compared to The New Order. I wonder if certain scenes would have landed as hard as they did if it came out three years earlier or if the political climate was different.
Yeah, it was a huge difference, actually. There were so many discussions and so many talking points around that at the time, and the timing was the reason for that as well. So, yeah, absolutely, and I think the way it affected us. It never happened in that way for New Order, as an example. So that was a big difference for us. Absolutely. That's what I mean by when I say that it definitely has affected us in ways. But we still really try to do our thing. We have our timeline, we have our storyline that we want to follow and we are trying to stick to that as much as possible. I don't think Youngblood looks different based on that. I can't say that for certain of course, but I think it would look the same even if we have done YoungBlood after New Order, for instance. I think it's more of a thing that affects us on the side.
What's really interesting about this particular take on Wolfenstein is that it has such a strong emphasis on story, despite having its roots in classic FPS design that featured very little narrative. We see a lot of these moments in the last two games that really hit hard and that can surprise, particularly the scene with an extremely unflattering look at Hitler in New Colossus. Will we see him back again in Youngblood?
Actually, Hitler is already dead in Youngblood. This is also part of the entire timeline, and it's actually what we were thinking about and when we wrote the story for Youngblood as well. We asked ourselves if we should mention that Hitler is dead, or that BJ had already killed Hitler. There is a story to tell about that. When you look at the games that have been released over the years within the Wolfenstein universe, BJ has already killed Hitler once back in the early nineties, so it's something that has been established in that timeline. It's another story we can tell in the future [for our timeline] if we get the opportunity. As for Youngblood, he's not alive anymore in the 80s--he is dead. But I'm really happy that you liked that scene. That was a tough scene to work with. It took a long time for us to get that together.
Looking back on The New Colossus, what were some of the big lessons you learned from that game on a gameplay level, and how did you want to try and do things differently for Youngblood?
Oh yes, one of the big things we were not really prepared for when it came to the feedback was in regards to the difficulty of the game. We had a few places where the difficulty spikes were just too hard. We do have a lot of difficult, challenging levels, and I myself I really appreciate games that can offer that, but one of the things about New Colossus that I wish I could go back and redo was to make sure that it was a little bit more even. It's a little bit too much, and it really shows. We didn't have the opportunity to react as fast enough to it. And I think we have a lot there when it comes to the work for Youngblood, hopefully at least.
I think that I would, of course, point to the core of Youngblood. It comes with so many things and since the core forced us to think differently [with the level design and co-op], we actually have managed to tackle that. It's not only about the core as well, because the core also led us to add AI combined which was also a great challenge for us. So in combination with the things we're doing with the more open-ended structure and the progression in general, it's a lot of changes that we have done outside of our comfort zone. I'm very proud that we have accomplished in this much in such a short time.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Multiplayer Reveal Teased With Gun Attachments Clip
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07.22.2019 14:00:11
While we’ve already seen gameplay footage of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare from last week’s Gunfught mode reveal, the actual Modern Warfare multiplayer reveal is scheduled for August 1. We’re assuming that’s when we’ll see the actual perks, killstreaks, and more showcased, and of course, gameplay footage of the regular multiplayer modes like Domination, TDM, and more.
Today, the official Call of Duty Twitter account reminded us that of the Modern Warfare multiplayer reveal with a short clip showcasing the gun attachments in the game. Check it out.
As you can see, we’re going back to boots on the grounds gun attachments too! We can see the traditional scopes (gun sights), underbarrel, and other attachments being switched around. Of course, this shouldn’t really be anything new since we already know the game will feature traditional guns, and we’ve already mentioned how guns in the game will have five attachments, which is a deviation from Treyarch’s way of handling weapons.
Stay tuned here on MP1st for the latest Modern Warfare news, features and more ahead of the August 1 reveal.
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Profanity - Many of the games we play have very bad language, some don't, that should make a difference in how we enforce our rules. For that reason we are going to implement a new rule, which will seem strange at first, but there is reason behind it. Bad language will only be tolerated on Teamspeak channels for games where there is bad language in the game. In other words, since there is bad language in Bad Company 2, bad language will be acceptable in the Bad Company 2 Teamspeak channel and on the Bad Company 2 servers. On our Half-Life 2 DM Teamspeak channel and game server, bad language will not be allowed. Future games will also be handled in this manner. The reason, we do not want to exclude members with different beliefs. If I buy a game and one of the selling points for me was the fact that it did not have bad language, that should be respected. I do not want a father or grandfather having to explain bad language to their children or grandchildren because they heard profanity on a TKC Teamspeak channel they thought was free of such things.
How to deal with with Mic/Text spammers - No one wants to listen to a lot of unrelated chatter either on the game server, or Teamspeak. No one wants to see a lot of text spamming either. It's distracting to some, and in the case of Bad Company 2, causes lag problems when the text log gets too long. If someone is talking or typing too much, respectfully ask them to stop. If they continue, you may have to mute or kick them, and if they continue after that, a ban might be in order. When on Teamspeak, a certain amount of "visiting" is fine, but the gamers who want to communicate tactical information to others playing shouldn't have to constantly interrupt talk about the latest CPU, or talk of what's going on at school. If someone is talking too much and you don't feel like you want to address it, PM a clan leader and we can handle the situation.
Team Switching - In some games this is a big no-no and if you are admin for one of those games, ask the player to go back, if they don't and you have the ability, move them back manually. If you continue to have problems, kick/ban them. In other games, like Bad Company 2, team switching usually isn't as big a deal. Sometimes friends or clan members might want to play together, in that case, try to facilitate them and swap some people around. This will show you to be respectful of community and they will probably be very appreciative of your efforts. If there is a mass exodus of people from a bad team to a good team, you can mention in-game that people need to stop. If someone is ignoring you and continues to unbalance the teams, just kick them off the server. For a game like Half-Life 2, teams change after each round, so trying to put clan members together is just a waste of time, that is why team switching is considered bad.
Hacking/Cheating - This is the most overused excuse for kicking someone off of a server. Players are unjustly booted off servers all the time simply because they were too good. That is not fair. Do not base a decision on cheating on a single round, if it isn't really ridiculous score-wise, sometimes people just have great rounds. But if they continue to have an unbelievable K/D ratio, then you might need to ban them. Sometimes it might be necessary to ban someone just because they are killing the server. For me, this is the thing I hate to do the most. That person might be doing nothing wrong, other than being really good at a game. Try to put yourself in their shoes and only ban guys who are really obvious. I don't want to see anyone being banned for an aimbot because they went 29-0. I and many others have had a better score than that, it DOES happen. You have to consider how the person is playing the game. Are they playing as recon? Are they in the heli with a really good pilot? Sometimes, if you are unsure, it might be best to ask the opinion of a clan leader. Remember, visitors to our servers have the ability and a forum to complain about unjust behavior from our server admins. If someone complains about you, you want to know that you did everything by the book.
Soldier Names/Nicknames - We will not allow names that are offensive to anyone. I think we can all use our best judgement here, but if you are unsure, ask another admin what they think of the name and come to a consensus before taking action. Players using racist names should be perm banned immediately. It does no good talking to someone like that because they're only goal is to cause trouble.
Banter and Trash Talking - Now its okay to joke around, but if several players are going at it constantly on the mic or in chat just nicely ask them to stop. If it continues warn them again that if they don't stop they will be kicked, if for no other reason that mic/text spamming. If they ignore this warning then go ahead and kick them. A certain amount of this is fine as long as it's good natured, however sometimes this can lead to hard feelings so you have to use your best judgement of when something is going too far or things are starting to get out of hand.
Racist/intolerant behavior - This is a subject that we will show no mercy on. If someone is being a racist, and that means they are hating on blacks, whites, browns, yellows, whatever the case may be, they get perm banned. No warnings, no kicks, just ban them. We don't need that kind of intolerant behavior on our servers. I don't care if the person is joking, I don't care what his real intent was, if he's spewing hate speech, he's gone. This also applies to someone who is spewing hate speech against a group of people, like Muslims, Christians, agnostics, atheists whoever. We are a gaming clan. This is our hobby and it's supposed to be fun. Everyone who comes to a TKC server should be respected and able to play the game hassle free. Not everyone believes the same, and if someone can't get over it and comes to our server with an agenda that includes racist or intolerant speech, I expect you guys to bring the hammer down swiftly.
Metabans - We will use Metabans only for cheaters and will verify each ban using Cheat-O-Meter. This will ensure that we are not forcing our Metabans followers into banning players we have banned for breaking rules other than cheating. If we deem you are cheating and Cheat-O-Meter doesn't really indicate cheating and we can not find information about you or your clan tag, meaning there is no website or previous information on you as a player or clan that we can cross reference, we will ban you on our servers, but not Metabans. Clans must have a website that we can find and access to be considered legit, otherwise we will view your tags as hogwash and your suspect behavior will be deemed as cheating. Again, we will not add a ban that is not supported by Cheat-O-Meter to Metabans.
We want everyone to have the best time possible so do your best to maintain a good gaming atmosphere, then everyone can have a good time.
To join TKC you only have to read our "Code of Conduct" and then apply for membership by filling out an online application. After submitting your application you will become a "member candidate". You will be allowed to wear our tags but only as (tkc), all letters in lowercase. As you progress, as seen by our members, you will be advanced to (Tkc), then (TKc) and then finally (TKC). You will receive emails at each step with detailed instructions on what you need to do. To obtain your full membership and the right to wear the (TKC) tags, you will have to pass a vote by the TKC members. Only those members who have gotten to know you will vote. An 80% yes vote will be required for full admission. Please keep in mind that full membership takes 8 weeks.
For you to be accepted you will need to display good manners, sportsmanship, and the ability to follow our rules. This applies to all game server activitiy and forum participation. If you do not feel you can meet our requirements we respectfully ask that you not apply as we have many who want to join and we can not waste time on gamers who are not serious about membership.
So now you're a member of TKC congrats! It is important for you to note that membership in TKC is not a lifetime privilege. Only the clan founders Big Flem and Squidward have lifetime membership and can not be removed. Clan leaders expect it's members to participate in clan activites when they can, and to be an ACTIVE member in the clan. We consider active members to be members who regularly post on the forums, participate in clan activities when possible, and communicates and develops friendships inside the clan. We do NOT consider a member to be active if they only ever play on our servers and nothing more. The leaders of this clan work hard to organize events and if you can't support these activities, can't check and post on the forums at least once or twice a week, then you are not TKC material and eventually you will be kicked from the clan. If you do not think you can meet these requirements as a member of TKC, then please don't attempt to gain entry into the clan as you will only waste your time, and ours.
Beyond administration positions such as "Clan Leader", "Division Leader", etc, the answer is no. However we do have achievable military style ribbons and medals that can be won for various acts. You may see each members ribbon and medal "Display Case" by going to the "Members" tab and under each members profile clicking the "Awards" icon. Below is each award and how you obtain that award. Note that medals also have an associative ribbon:
Ribbons(Hover over information icon for description)
In the past TKC had too many admins on our servers and things got a little out of hand. We are not looking for any new admins, however if we feel you will make a good addition to that team we will ask you. Being a server admin is not fun and games. It requires you to WORK, and follow server administrator rules which are well defined once you become an admin. Our admins are forced to stop playing whatever game they might be playing, and work to secure and maintain server tranquility reguarly. If you are an admin that does not mean you will get to run willy nilly and ban, kick, and torture at will. Admins who do not follow our rules will be stripped of admin duties and power. In addition there are more requirements of admins such as, reguarly checking our server admins forum. Once you become an admin you will be given access to this forum and you must check and read it quite often. It is a way for admins to help one another by posting their thoughts on what is going on, who to watch closely, etc. Do not ask us constantly to be an admin, that is the surest way I know to never become an admin. Our leaders will identify the best candidates for admin duties if we think it necessary.
No. In order to have an official TKC server it must meet certain standards. In addition, we might not want a server for a particular game, and if you aren't an admin, then you shouldn't have admin authority on any server. Official TKC servers have to be setup as close to identical as possible. This means that the clan leaders must have all access to any of it's servers including the ability to restart that server, gain access via FTP and game panel. It means that the clan leaders can setup the server with it's normal settings and add the usual addons. In short, if you want to have your own server then that is fine, but don't try to name it "Boom Boom Room" or tie it in any way to TKC.
Clan TKC maintains several servers that are open to it's clan members and the public. In addition TKC has other expenses that require money. To pay the bills TKC relies on it's members and visitors to donate. Without these donations, TKC will cease to exist. Please consider donating money when you can. We do our best to use the money wisely, to invest in TKC, to invest in PC gaming.
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Medal of Honor
