Character Submission ~ DO NOT DO THIS

[milo]

Now, normally OP/Player relations and conversations are kept private. However, sometimes examples need to be made. This shows Players what the Ops go through and why some things are strict and others so lax.

In this case, the player was extremely disrespectful, boastful and egotistical, and didn't care about anyone else, including the room as a whole. That's bad for the room in general.

Please, learn from this mistake and simply don't do this. Things like this are why we have to create rules that limit some aspects of play. Please note that nothing of this sheet or conversation was changed or edited. This is simply how things went... unfortunately.

[milo]

Name:Eric Bruce Arkavius

status/Hero name:hero/Arkavius

callsign:Axis

race:Human/alien bionics

Representative animal:Eagle

D.O.B.:10/28/85

appearance:6'3", shaggy blonde hair and green eyes, very fit, wears jean t-shirt leather jacket, steel plated leather bracers and steel toed swat boots<for hero attire see picture links below>

i84.photobucket.com/albums/k22/Tau_Epsilon/Eric.jpg

i84.photobucket.com/albums/k22/Tau_Epsilon/EricLightning.png

i84.photobucket.com/albums/k22/Tau_Epsilon/Inflight.jpg

nature:shy, caring, carefree, stoic and heroic

demeanor:quiet yet always alert to his surroundings

background:he and his father ran the A-10 school of mixed martial arts, unknown to them they where targeted as subjects for experimentation
by an evil alien race known as the Ahg'Drath. they deemed father unworthy and killed him on the spot, Eric however was forced to endure many
very unpleasant procedures, During the prcedures a flaming eagle tattoo appeared
on his back, it was his father's soul protecting him from the attempt at mind control. when they went to test his bionic systems out they did not respond thus dubbing him unfit and they cast him out into space... His father guided him back to earth where his nanites and bionics finally jump started.. but his traverse through space left him changed...

main power(s):Telekinetic control of gravity at the quantum level, minor psychokinesis, creation of plasmatic energy waves as a result.controls plasma electricity, and energy through his fists in melee combat, little bits of sorcery gained from bloodline

abilities:biogenetically enhanced bionics strength speed and reflex. advanced nanites repair damage to his body, mostly any damage done to him will repair itself in mere moments, given he has time to rest and let the nanites work.

weakness:overloading the intricate bionic systems in his body. if he uses too much power at once he'll force shutdown for a few moments, opposite wavelengths can screw with his sensors, too much damage at once can force a shutdown until the nanites repair him, his balance of power he has to keep a certain power balance or risk self harm and harm to others around him

alignment:chaotic good

weapons:fists. feet. swords, knives, daggers. alien weaponry from the Arkavius castle armory

transportation method: hovers off of the ground up to 100 feet in the air and can travel at speeds reaching 750 mph

Theme Song:EagleHeart-Stratovarius.

[milo]

As Approval was going on, this was the OOC Room's activity...
* FC`Backup sets mode: +v Eric_Arkavius
<@ericbronsen> Hi eric
<+Eric_Arkavius> Hallo. what do i do for character approval? i have a full bio and even pictures
<@ericbronsen> let me get you the submission information from the forums.
<@ericbronsen> xxfactorxx.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=rules
<@ericbronsen> Read through that information
<@ericbronsen> xxfactorxx.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=apps
<@ericbronsen> Then submit there and Milo will get back to you as soon as he's able for the interview. n.n
<+Eric_Arkavius> Hrrm my thing typed up already looks like this sheet ^^ just ordered differently
<@milo> sorry there, was afk working on some stuff n.n; 
<+Eric_Arkavius> heh, i actually have a superhero type rp channel... but no one ever goes there ;-;
<+Eric_Arkavius> website and everything *cries*
<@milo> my vtm room started out that way too.  now its a bit full n.n;  its all just a matter of hanging in there, advertising, and snatching regs when you got em XD
<+Eric_Arkavius> wow...
<@milo> XF here is still relatively new on the whole grand scale of things, activity and all. 
<+Eric_Arkavius> i saw X Factor and went.. OOOOOOO!
<@milo> its a kinda sorta remake of a room that used to be booming, known as #Xaviers_School, or XS
<+Eric_Arkavius> OMG! i know of that room
<+Eric_Arkavius> Buuuut gonna put erics app in. and the many pics :3
<@milo> the owners gave me use of their site stuff and all because me and some other players wanted it to continue when they lost interest and players.  tho before that it was in the hands of another who..  well..  wasnt exactly a people person n.n; 
<+Eric_Arkavius> hahaha i know of that type. a good few channels went under cuz of that fact
<@milo> yea..  its sad, but happens
<@milo> i was overjoyed when i was allwoed to use the XS stuff..  and so literally i made this room the same place XD
* Zoe ([e-mail]) has joined #XF_OOC
* Fates`Call sets mode: +v Zoe
* FC`Backup sets mode: +v Zoe
<+Zoe> hey everyone
<@milo> heya Zoe
<+Eric_Arkavius> Kay. i posted him in apps
<+Zoe> how's it going Milo?
<+Eric_Arkavius> i fiddled with my own Bio sheet to adjust it a little to XF's standereds some
<@milo> going good.  i updated the forum a bit with new stuff.  and alright Eric, looking now :)
<+Eric_Arkavius> *wiggles*
<+Eric_Arkavius> gaah did a double type on bionics >.<
<+Eric_Arkavius> i hope it works, eric is a long running character... i'm even planning a comic book
<+Eric_Arkavius> and there's definately no other decent hero style RP out there
* +Eric_Arkavius ([e-mail]) has left #XF_OOC (NNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOO)

Meanwhile... The Op's discussed the sheet...
<Milo> Eric
<Milo> Sheet Format does not match our own standard sheeting format. 
<Milo> Alien Bionics...  Aliens have not yet been introduced to the world of XF, however an exception can /maybe/ be made. 
<Milo> Powers: WOAH!  Too powerful.  WAY beyond our power allowance.  That needs to be toned down on a grand scale. 
<EricBronsen> Amen
<Milo> now..  is there anything you see that you think i should make a note of too? 
<Milo> LMAO Parker!! 
<EricBronsen> nanites. In general unless he does too much all at once, he's made an invicible character
<EricBronsen> I don't think nanites should be allowed, though that's your call.
<Milo> Eric
<Milo> Sheet Format does not match our own standard sheeting format. 
<Milo> Alien Bionics...  Aliens have not yet been introduced to the world of XF, however an exception can /maybe/ be made. 
<Milo> Powers: WOAH!  Too powerful.  WAY beyond our power allowance.  That needs to be toned down on a grand scale.  Especially the nanties which are known to be..  yanno..  invincible.. 
<Milo> .  Especially the nanties which are known to be..  yanno..  invincible..  Yeeea..  not allowed. 
<Milo> better? 
<EricBronsen> Yis
<Milo> obviosuly he was expecting his char to be neutered

And here is what the player had to say about the OP's notes...
1Eric_Arkavius is [e-mail] * Johnny_Jericho
01Eric_Arkavius on +#XF_OOC +#X-Factor #superheroines_in_peril #Henshin-kaisho +#Darkhaven +#Darkhaven_OOC #Camelot #broken-wing-cantina #Anime/Manga-RPG #Adamantine_Inn #TemporalManor #blkdragon*inn #The_Cave @#Fenris'_Bar
01Eric_Arkavius using nomad.sorcery.net Welcome to the Nomad Lands...
01Eric_Arkavius End of /WHOIS list.
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<Milo> alrighty..  ready for the OP's notes? 
<Eric_Arkavius> not sure XD
<Milo> lol
<Milo> its a common thing..  when people enter another room with a pre-existing pre-made char they tend to be powerful and go by other room standards unfortunately
<Eric_Arkavius> my grandpa who died a couple years ago helped me figure him out... he said not to make your hero too powerful have him have weaknesses, my guys is mostly his bionics have a tendancy to.. well go whacky
<Milo> hes good for a solo comic hero..  but not currently for this XF multi-char room and mutant world
<Milo> ill c/p you the OP's notes
<Milo> Eric
<Milo> Sheet Format does not match our own standard sheeting format. 
<Milo> Alien Bionics...  Aliens have not yet been introduced to the world of XF, however an exception can /maybe/ be made. 
<Milo> Powers: WOAH!  Too powerful.  WAY beyond our power allowance.  That needs to be toned down on a grand scale.  Especially the nanties which are known to be..  yanno..  invincible..  Yeeea..  not allowed. 
<Eric_Arkavius> ahh nm then.
<Milo> hrm..  k
<Eric_Arkavius> i'll find somewhere else. sides, the nanites do need a decent recharge time
<Milo> okay, good luck to you

(At this point, the player left the room)

<Eric_Arkavius> but BTW he's a wolverine inspired healing rate
<Milo> *nods* also powerful, especially with the nanites
<Eric_Arkavius> he's had his ass thoroughly thrashed many times
<Milo> hed be too powerful in this room.  we treasure character growth and story, not power itself, but the development of the power and exploration of the character. 
<Eric_Arkavius> i've already been through his character growth once already thank you. don't need to do it again. five months of RP and a billion logs saved later, i have enough of growth.
<Eric_Arkavius> i've got an origin story, family background fathers background, his training to control a power that could fly off of the handle at almost any time.
<Milo> good for you..  i really don't care so please stop trying to impress me.  really.  this room is about character growth and development.  the chars ehre are not powerfl like yours is, it's toned down for this created world.  you're not interested in it as youve said and your char doesnt match, so that should be it.  good luck with finding a spot more to your liking. 
<Eric_Arkavius> WELL GET MORE POWERFUL CHARACTERS THEN!
<Milo> No.  My room, my rules.  You should try opening your ow--oh you did.  and it didn't work out.  Wonder why...  Not that it's totally obvious or anything.  *Sarcasm*

(Nothing was said after)



And an edit:
In OOC:
<+Zoe> one question, why did RT post the character sheet?
<@milo> because the guy deleted it and i didnt have it open anymore, she did
<@milo> so she c/ped it to a new post because technically that post didnt exist anymore

In PM:
<Milo> do you still have the page with the sheet open?  dont refresh it or anything if you do
<Milo> i pray you say yes
<EricBronsen> I do I do
<Milo> YES
<EricBronsen> You wants me to copy and pasteses it somewheres?
<Milo> please c/p it to me in email.  he deleted it
<Milo> yes.  even right to the forum works

And that is why the sheet is in an OP post and not in arkavius's post, as you can see the member deleted their account on the forum too.

[milo]

Why was the character not allowed?
It wasn't not allowed. We were willing to work with him on a few things, like the alien part. He simply didn't want changes to his character, despite being nervous about the approval and thus kinda knowing it was a lil too powerful.

What was wrong with the sheet?
1. First, the formatting doesn't match our room's formatting. It's not a huge deal sometimes, but that sheet lacked a lot of needed information and had it very disorganized by our formatting standards.
2. The powers.. The character was too overpowered, having aspects to the character not even introduced to the room and being too invincible in general, such as nanites AND a healing factor like Wolverine. Nanites in general are too powerful of a technology for XF at this time.
3. Not fit for the room... This character would over power everyone in play. XF is a room for growth and development, for story itself, not flashy limitless powers with no consideration for others playing.
4. It was clear that the player had not even read the site, our rules and guidelines.

Why did Milo get snarky?
Yes, it is wrong for an Op to get snarky with a player as I did at the end. But it was only at the very end. Why? This person not only boasted before approval, but continued to do so in PM after they chose to nix the application because they didn't like the needed changes so his character wouldn't lord over the room. He also grew snippy, not caring about the want of the actual players there, who are there because XF is to their liking with story and development. When he capslock shouted his desire that I should change my room for him, implying those there didn't matter, I had enough of it. I took the low shot of pointing out to him the failure of his own room that he had mentioned in OOC, because frankly.. a room is for the players. If you don't care about the players desires as a whole, and only your own, you won't have a room. An empty room is just that, empty without players. He could boast and such all he wanted, and I sat back and let him for a time.. but the moment he took a shot at the room, us OPs, the players, everything... I shot back. I'm sorry for how this "approval" went... but I am not sorry for what I said nor how I handled things.


If you come into my room, based off of player's wants and development, where everyone has a say.. and demand things change drastically just for you... Yea... This room isn't for you, it's for my players.

[Zoe]

rickytick=apps said:

nature:shy, caring, carefree, stoic and heroic

Stopped reading about there... the contradictions are amazing...