ENT Gaming

Name: ShadowZz

Age: 19

Game moderator specialty (see below for choices): Island Defense, Custom games in general (T&E etc), Dota.

Brief introduction: I'm an active member of the community and have spent a lot of my own time to do things for community whether that be ban appeals / ban requests, teaching new players and helping people out in chat. I'm currently studying a Software Engineering Degree and in my spare time I split it between ENT, Warcaft 3 gaming and developing Island Defense Standalone.

What are your current hours of playing time (approximate): I'm active everyday and I either have Warcraft 3 of ENT open at all times apart from Tuesday and Thursday day times due to university.

What is your current time zone: GMT

Describe any relevant experience, both in moderating and in Warcraft III: I spent around 2 years working in Business Administration so I'm very much used to customer service and handling queries. I've been Team Leader on a few charity events which gave me a better understanding of how to deal with a team and support others to achieve the overall goal. As for Warcraft 3 I've been playing it ever since I was a child when it first came out and over the years have played basically every game on it. I pick games up quickly and adapt to the rules. Although I don't play Dota on Warcraft 3 I used to play it alot and have around 900 hours on Dota 2 so I'm well versed in the game. However I did take a 2 year break away from Warcraft 3 and the internet in general.

In honesty I've gained most of my experience and knowledge from real life experiences.

Why do you want to become a game moderator: I'm already active in the community as well as in the ban requests / ban appeals section so it feels like a natural step at this point to apply for a position. I'm well versed in the rules of most games on ENT and I think I'm mature enough to make well balanced decisions on most if not all cases.

What will you bring to the ENT/Warcraft III community: I'm honest and I think that's a key value. If I have an opinion I'll make it noted. I'm not going to say that I'll point blank agree with something that someone says because I know I won't. But if someone makes a point and has a reason and explanation that's logical and makes sense then I'm happy to listen to it and try to understand it from their point of view.

Closing Statement: Well I guess I'd like to say Thanks for taking the time to consider my application. I look forward to your decision.

Other than Admin related posts like ban requests / ban appeals I also make valuable contributions in the Island Defense forums.

Below are some of the ban requests / ban appeals I've posted in:

Ban Requests:

https://entgaming.net/forum/viewtopic.p ... 88#p231088
https://entgaming.net/forum/viewtopic.p ... 58#p230958
https://entgaming.net/forum/viewtopic.p ... 39#p230939
https://entgaming.net/forum/viewtopic.p ... 09#p228709
https://entgaming.net/forum/viewtopic.p ... 07#p231307
https://entgaming.net/forum/viewtopic.p ... 21#p231021
https://entgaming.net/forum/viewtopic.p ... 05#p231305
https://entgaming.net/forum/viewtopic.p ... 40#p231340
https://entgaming.net/forum/viewtopic.p ... 25#p231425
https://entgaming.net/forum/viewtopic.p ... 97#p231597
https://entgaming.net/forum/viewtopic.p ... 00#p231600
https://entgaming.net/forum/viewtopic.p ... 01#p231601
https://entgaming.net/forum/viewtopic.p ... 02#p231602
https://entgaming.net/forum/viewtopic.p ... 51#p232351
https://entgaming.net/forum/viewtopic.p ... 50#p232350
https://entgaming.net/forum/viewtopic.p ... 57#p231657
https://entgaming.net/forum/viewtopic.p ... 42#p231642
https://entgaming.net/forum/viewtopic.p ... 12#p231612
https://entgaming.net/forum/viewtopic.p ... 18#p231318
https://entgaming.net/forum/viewtopic.p ... 09#p231309

Ban Appeals:

https://entgaming.net/forum/viewtopic.p ... 16#p228716
https://entgaming.net/forum/viewtopic.p ... 24#p231424
https://entgaming.net/forum/viewtopic.p ... 17#p231317
https://entgaming.net/forum/viewtopic.p ... 31#p232731

If I had access to tools to check bans I would be a lot more active in Ban Appeals.

Dont see much drm usage.

Do post more brqs as your staff app stays pending.

@ nabo. These are the DRM ones in that list for your convenience. I also run every replay through DRM with FCD whenever I check anything.
https://entgaming.net/forum/viewtopic.p ... 39#p230939
https://entgaming.net/forum/viewtopic.p ... 57#p231657
https://entgaming.net/forum/viewtopic.p ... 12#p231612
https://entgaming.net/forum/viewtopic.p ... 18#p231318

Ya, but that is not much. Im just asking you to keep your activity up and update us on your brq reviews.

More dota brqs would be great seeing that it is the most reported game. Do you play Dota LTD?

I don't play LTD as such because honestly I don't enjoy the game but I used to play it and I understand the rules. Also played it's counterpart on SC2, not that it matters

I was wondering when you'd post application. I expected one weeks ago, you slowpoke :O

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ShadowZz is a nice guy with knowledge of WC III, activity both in game, forums and in chat and general tools.

You have the Blessing of Lord Haunt.

I can't predict his potential activity level, but I can vouch for his character and sportsmanship. Just needs to work on being friendlier to big noobs/morons

Overall, he looks ready to start: Active on forum/chat, been helping out on appeals/brq, seems to know how to use tools and got knowledge over rules.

However like nabo. i'd like to see you post a few more brq focusing on tools usage and to maintain activity: From what i've noticed so far, when reviewing replays, you do pay attention on details, and got a good judgement over suspicious movements.

I'm still supporting this, since i believe you will be a good addition to the staff and will be able to do as we asked =)

PS:

ShadowZz wrote: What will you bring to the ENT/Warcraft III community: I'm honest and I think that's a key value. If I have an opinion I'll make it noted. I'm not going to say that I'll point blank agree with something that someone says because I know I won't. But if someone makes a point and has a reason and explanation that's logical and makes sense then I'm happy to listen to it and try to understand it from their point of view.

+1

Well written application. However, please split the ban request and appeals, so it's easier to review them.

You said you played Wacraft 3 since you were a child, are there any known clans you were in? Any staff positions or community-related work before?

May I also ask from which country you are? GMT is rather vague unless you live in Greenwich. Oo

@art)y I live in England, UK. I was in a well known sheep tag clan call Clan Behh for 3 years. Back then I was too young and immature to care for community related work in honesty. Nowadays I understand that a better community builds a better game. I currently reside in Clan BTI.

Considering you just started actively participating on the forum one month ago, what triggered it?

Prior to my activity I was just simply too busy with university to make any valid contribution to be honest. I was also busy setting up my own project and that took longer than expected but now everything is settled and I've found a balance with my time I feel I can make the contribution that I would like to.

ShadowZz definitely holds potential, I have no doubt that he'd make a good a Moderator. Active in the ban request section/appeal section and did help me majorly in a ban request. Knows how to be accurate on time stamps and knows the DRM well enough.

+1

@Agreements Well, I think that I'm very enthusiastic with everything that I do and being a moderator would hold no exception. I'm honest and that follows through when I do ban requests currently. A good example would be the ban request about Omnipotent map hacking. Whilst I had no intention of it being condescending I thought it was a joke that someone had posted it and just allowed my personality to flow into my reply. Some may think that is bad but I think it shows that I'm not immature or fake and that I can still make a fair decision with my own opinions included.

Anyone who sees me in ENT Chat can vouch for the fact that I'm always happy to help whoever needs help.

I understand when to be firm and when to be forgiving. I don't believe in zero tolerance and recently had a conversation with a moderator due to a disagreement I had about a mod banning people for kicking him after lagging but not being able to drop due to gproxy repeatedly for 15 minutes. I can put myself in that situation and see that I myself would be irritated so why should I expect other people not to be.

I strive for perfection in my normal life as what I want to do dictates not making mistakes. This generally leads to my ban request reviews being very meticulous as @J4zZm4N can vouch for that.

I think overall I can put myself in the shoes of other people and make a decision case by case with thorough review.

@ShadowZz While it's useful to know what caused the rule violation (POV of player), you still have to enforce ENT's policy accordingly within its boundaries.

ShadowZz wrote:just allowed my personality to flow into my reply. Some may think that is bad but I think it shows that I'm not immature or fake

I do not know to which reply you refer but having a personality is important. We do expect you to voice your opinion in staff related discussions. However, letting your posts get influenced by emotions is not ok - we do expect professionalism and neutral posts (just in general).

I haven't seen you too much on chat (or hadn't paid attention to you, dunno) but perhaps you can increase your activity there a bit.
That fact that you've only been active recently is a reason to be concerned but we hope you will keep up your work steadily.

Furthermore, since you got mainly support from ID players, I do hope that you will also process other genres. Keep in mind that starting to process them at the beginning is more favorable for you than after a few months (in case of mistakes).

Approved.