Welcome our newest Peacekeeper, Apocnow36!

[Apocnow36]

The application submitted by Apocnow36 is as follows:

[Lord Marvel]

Welcome back Apocnow, it`s nice to that you want to come back.

Your application is really good, still, I will pick some questions for you

Apocnow36 wrote:

Which country do you live in?: United States Which time zone are you in?: GMT+9:00

You might want to check this again, since +9 is somewhere in Australia/Indonesia/Asia

Apocnow36 wrote:

What interests and activities do you enjoy spending your time on?: Spending time with my girlfriend, playing the guitar, going to church (yes not only do I enjoy it, I love going), playing video games, watching movies or seasons of shows on Dvd, fishing, and skeet shooting. (the last two things I sadly haven't done in a year)

Got any luck lately with fishing?

Apocnow36 wrote:

What is your SWTOR forum name? Please provide a link to your profile.: Apocnow36

Could you please provide us with link to your profile on TOR forums?

Apocnow36 wrote:

And lastly, are there any questions about the guild you would like answered?: What does the leadership of this guild think that members responsibilities are when it comes to participating in Warzones?

We encourage people to play together, looking as we are mostly PvP guild, we are expecting people to be ready to jump into PvP anytime, ofc it`s not a must... we are here for fun, not for ordering others. But if you don`t want to play with your guildies, than why being in guild?

Apocnow36 wrote:

Is there a set participation amount per week or month?

No and I don`t think we will be setting anything like this, since it would not only be stupid, but also very hard to track

Apocnow36 wrote:

Is participation in guild meetings required or expected?

Expected, we are expecting that if members can, than they will participate. Though if they can`t it`s ok, we are recording all meetings, so that members that were unable to participate can still listen to what we were talking about

Apocnow36 wrote:

Even for my case where all the meetings were being held in the afternoon when I'm almost always sleeping, and if I'm not (like right now) I really should be.

You shouldn`t waste time on sleeping ;) there is so much gaming to do :D

[Clusterfact]

Hey there, Apocnow36! Good to see you return to us. I'm sorry to hear about your computer dying. I recently went through the same thing. Your application is a great length and is well thought-out, but there is one thing that concerns me:

[Apocnow36]

Lord Marvel: Yep you are right its not +9:00 its GMT-9:00. If you are wondering, I live in Alaska.
-As you may have noticed the note about not having gone fishing in about a year and I still haven't gone this summer. Years ago I use to go Ice fishing, but I am just not that dedicated to it.
-As for the link to my profile, how do I do that. I have no problem doing so, but all the information there you got more about me in my application. I haven't posted once on the official forum. The only reason I signed up was to have the opportunity to be picked for beta testing.
-I do want to play with other guild members. That's the whole point of joining one. Nah, all I was getting at was making sure there isn't a daily or weekly Warzone that members absolutely have to participate in, which I'm sure would be during an hour I just could not make.

Clusterfact: Believe me I was kicking myself after I found out I was kicked. I may hate navigating posts and typing on the thing, but to think just even a one word post might have gotten me a reprieve. What's infuriating is I attempted to fill out the application last night with my Smartphone and spent over an hour on it and didn't even get half way. The phone started to lag when I was typing and it took forever just to get out a sentence. There were a lot of problems like the smart typing function somehow switched to Spanish, etc.
-The other reason why I didn't use my phone to post a message, was that I was sure I would be able to get my computer up and running before I needed. (I was in denial about having to buy a new motherboard, I merely thought that perhaps a cord was loose or something). I seriously thought I had more time.

[Lord Marvel]

Apocnow36 wrote:

Lord Marvel: Yep you are right its not +9:00 its GMT-9:00. If you are wondering, I live in Alaska. -As you may have noticed the note about not having gone fishing in about a year and I still haven't gone this summer. Years ago I use to go Ice fishing, but I am just not that dedicated to it.

Right, < stupid me > I missed last part about yearly break. Though, do you have any stories connected to fishing?

Apocnow36 wrote:

-As for the link to my profile, how do I do that. I have no problem doing so, but all the information there you got more about me in my application. I haven't posted once on the official forum. The only reason I signed up was to have the opportunity to be picked for beta testing.

Just go to your account, and go into "profile" on the list <right side of screen> and than copy the site address and post it here

Apocnow36 wrote:

-I do want to play with other guild members. That's the whole point of joining one. Nah, all I was getting at was making sure there isn't a daily or weekly Warzone that members absolutely have to participate in, which I'm sure would be during an hour I just could not make.

Oh it wasn`t pointed at you, just at people in general
We will make both PvP and PvE events and in few time frames so that everyone can have some fun

[Apocnow36]

Sorry did exactly as you said and all it did was direct you to edit my profile page. Perhaps I'm a bigger noob than I thought. Please if you could let me know if there was something you left out.


As for fishing stories:
When I was a kid I remember most of all (when we lived in California) my father catching Sturgeon. Strange but cool looking fish that apparently can live like 150 to 200 years.

-I remember this time when my father and I went to a popular lake around here ( its about an hour and half from where I live). We were out on our boat and surrounded by others, who didn't appear to be catching anything, when we noticed some Rainbow Trout jumping. We cast out with panther martins and for the next two hours we caught about forty large Rainbows one after the other. They were rather large too, all over a foot and a half long.

-I have been doing mainly Northern Pike fishing for many years and it all started when one day my father and I were going trout fishing at a small nearby lake. We came upon this odd scene, we noticed a lot of trout swimming and jumping rather close to shore. Then we noticed the water being disturbed like torpedoes were heading directly toward them. We watched as a Pike nearly beached himself trying to munch on trout. There were two of them doing this, and they were large. I would say they were at least 3 feet perhaps longer. After an hour or so trying to catch one my father was finally able to get one, luckily he had a steel leader line with him, they bite rather hard. I have to say it fascinated me to note that the Pike tasted alot like chicken with a bit of a fishy flavor.

-the funnest thing to do is fish for Pike with a rubber frog; absolutely love it. Pike typically attack with extreme ferocity, and even come out of the water to attack it. Ever since fishing for them I haven't come close to catching one any where near the size my father caught that one day. I did come close though when I cast only inches from the shore of another nearby lake. Though it was close to shore it was really deep, yet nothing really all that special about the location. When after just a couple of jerks of the frog a big Pike came out of no where swallowed my frog and dived for the bottom so fast he snapped my line. I watched the whole thing happen as it were in slow motion. In absolute stun I saw it happen clear as day even though it happened within a second perhaps two.

[Lord Marvel]

Apocnow36 wrote:

Sorry did exactly as you said and all it did was direct you to edit my profile page. Perhaps I'm a bigger noob than I thought. Please if you could let me know it there was something you left out.

I`m sorry, I`m the nubbish one xD

When you log in into account and it says on top of your screan "Greetings x" you click on your name there and it moves you to your profile page. Profile looks like this:

http://www.swtor.com/community/member.php?u=219340


Also, nice stories Really liked them :D

[Martonian]

of that whole app this is the part that made me laugh..

"I like that you have restricted the number of members so that it can have a sense of familiarity amongst its members and that it can remain a controlled organized mob, rather than a guild that has hundreds of members that are a chaotic mess of stupidity"

i hate to break it to you but were just an organised mess of stupidity :P

haha no but seriously, nice app, and the resulting questions that were covered and answered were well thought out as well.

Good luck to you on joining the guild.

[Apocnow36]

here it is
http://www.swtor.com/community/member.php?u=908878

Oh and apparently I made another mistake on my app. I assumed that my SW:TOR name was Apocnow36, but its just Apocnow. Also, I still have the Pax-Republica signature on, I guess I better remove that.

[Lord Marvel]

Congratulation Apocnow, you are hereby put on waitlist, as soon as there will be a free spot for Trooper you will be put on trial

[Apocnow36]

Thank you, sir

[Apocnow36]

Well I figure since I need an active showing with this guild via the forum here, I'm going to tell you about my number one reason for being excited about this game.....Story! Yes I know, I'm the type that enjoys story in my video games. I suppose I felt a draw to story since the old Lucasarts adventure games, those had story and what I loved was the humor. Grim Fandango was an epic game. So yes an emphasis on writing definitely gets my attention. That is where Bioware comes in; apparently they are about the writing as well. Ever since my first Bioware game KOTOR, the company seems to really focus alot of effort into writing and the setting of their story. Kotor they understood that it was a Star Wars game, so to me its obvious they thought, well what makes Star Wars epic; hence the whole amnesiac all powerful force user who suddenly realizes he's Darth Revan, revealed to him by his once close friend turned betrayer.

I really enjoyed exploring the companion side quest stories, as well, beyond just the main story, it added more depth and enjoyment to the game overall. Star Wars: The Old Republic looks to expand on the successful elements of Kotor, especially the conversation portion. Kotor had that annoying thing where you would pick a line of dialogue and then proceed to watch as your character said nothing and merely nodded his head randomly, like he was deaf and dumb. Since those days Bioware have really made the conversations visual and something that helps drive the story along, starting with the series Mass Effect. What's this, a character that actually has a voice and uses hand gestures and interacts with others according to what's going on. About time! Now that this is being put into SW:TOR, its got me excited about all the interesting stories in the game, Main and side. More so than if my character stood there motionless and didn't say anything, like the NPC character was having a conversation with a wall.

[Riddly Dun]

Apocnow36 wrote:

Well I figure since I need an active showing with this guild via the forum here, I'm going to tell you about my number one reason for being excited about this game.....Story! Yes I know, I'm the type that enjoys story in my video games. I suppose I felt a draw to story since the old Lucasarts adventure games, those had story and what I loved was the humor. Grim Fandango was an epic game. So yes an emphasis on writing definitely gets my attention. That is where Bioware comes in; apparently they are about the writing as well. Ever since my first Bioware game KOTOR, the company seems to really focus alot of effort into writing and the setting of their story. Kotor they understood that it was a Star Wars game, so to me its obvious they thought, well what makes Star Wars epic; hence the whole amnesiac all powerful force user who suddenly realizes he's Darth Revan, revealed to him by his once close friend turned betrayer. I really enjoyed exploring the companion side quest stories, as well, beyond just the main story, it added more depth and enjoyment to the game overall. Star Wars: The Old Republic looks to expand on the successful elements of Kotor, especially the conversation portion. Kotor had that annoying thing where you would pick a line of dialogue and then proceed to watch as your character said nothing and merely nodded his head randomly, like he was deaf and dumb. Since those days Bioware have really made the conversations visual and something that helps drive the story along, starting with the series Mass Effect. What's this, a character that actually has a voice and uses hand gestures and interacts with others according to what's going on. About time! Now that this is being put into SW:TOR, its got me excited about all the interesting stories in the game, Main and side. More so than if my character stood there motionless and didn't say anything, like the NPC character was having a conversation with a wall.

Agreed and *high-five*
I've been itching to play this game since they announced it how long ago. I've been a big fan of Bioware since I got my hands on KOTOR when I was a kid. It drew me in so much that it even now it still influences. Of all the things I've seen and heard, I don't have a reason not to want to this game.

btw sweet eye-patch :P

On a side note, grats on the wait-list and hope the wait isn't long :P

[Lord Marvel]

Apocnow36 wrote:

Well I figure since I need an active showing with this guild via the forum here, I'm going to tell you about my number one reason for being excited about this game.....Story! Yes I know, I'm the type that enjoys story in my video games. I suppose I felt a draw to story since the old Lucasarts adventure games, those had story and what I loved was the humor. Grim Fandango was an epic game. So yes an emphasis on writing definitely gets my attention. That is where Bioware comes in; apparently they are about the writing as well. Ever since my first Bioware game KOTOR, the company seems to really focus alot of effort into writing and the setting of their story. Kotor they understood that it was a Star Wars game, so to me its obvious they thought, well what makes Star Wars epic; hence the whole amnesiac all powerful force user who suddenly realizes he's Darth Revan, revealed to him by his once close friend turned betrayer. I really enjoyed exploring the companion side quest stories, as well, beyond just the main story, it added more depth and enjoyment to the game overall. Star Wars: The Old Republic looks to expand on the successful elements of Kotor, especially the conversation portion. Kotor had that annoying thing where you would pick a line of dialogue and then proceed to watch as your character said nothing and merely nodded his head randomly, like he was deaf and dumb. Since those days Bioware have really made the conversations visual and something that helps drive the story along, starting with the series Mass Effect. What's this, a character that actually has a voice and uses hand gestures and interacts with others according to what's going on. About time! Now that this is being put into SW:TOR, its got me excited about all the interesting stories in the game, Main and side. More so than if my character stood there motionless and didn't say anything, like the NPC character was having a conversation with a wall.

Good to see you`re excited for TOR we all are really really reaaaaally excited about it as well

I have to agree, that giving your character voice is something that should always be in RPG games. It makes it easier to identify with said character, and than you are even more happy about each obstacle that you defeated on your journey through game

I personally, more than anything <side of the story ofc> I can`t wait to get into some PvP action ^_^ Slaying some Sith and having fun.
I`m specially interested in that new warzone on Nar Shaddaa where you play something similar to american football

[Apocnow36]

Hello again.
I recently saw a 15 minute video of Bioshock Infinite. At the beginning of the video, the main character and his companion, Elizabeth were in a store that sold American Memorabilia and I found it interesting. The alternate history and even Elizabeth's personality, her playfulness in the store. Then a little while later her powers were displayed and she some how shot them forward in time on accident, that was a cool part. So up to this point in the video I was actually getting rather excited about this game, unfortunately it went straight downhill after that. The gameplay, story, and setting all started to disappoint me. First off the main character and Elizabeth really started sounding whiny to me, the whole commie takeover of the floating city was a rather disappointing move as well, and the gameplay appeared to be a step back from the original Bioshock. It just looked like a game that I would possibly buy on Steam for $5 on one of their sales, rather than something I would pay $50-$60 for.
Which reminds me of the original Bioshock. That game was amazing, not really due to gameplay, but more for its setting and atmosphere. I wasn't even planning to buy the game until one day I played the demo and immediately had to buy it. I was playing the game, with the perception that I was just some random guy on a plane that crashed in the middle of the ocean and just barely survived only to see a lighthouse out in the middle of no where. Upon entering the lighthouse I'm greeted by this odd sight of a statue of a man and this peculiar banner. After that the game is full of wonder and discovery of a what if fantasy of a city that was set up to be some sort of Utopian haven and you were discovering the disaster that befell it.
Then the game took a left turn and went straight down to mediocrity. Suddenly you find out that you were born there and you were sent away only to return a short time later to help take down the man in charge who happens to be your father, yet you don't remember any of this. The story just plain sucked, and made no sense. The idea that you were just a survivor of a plane crash and was randomly thrown into this bizarre world is great. You being some genetic freak from that world, involved in some plot that made no sense, was garbage. I remember watching some video where there was a developers panel at some convention and the head of the developing team for the game said they made up that story because some focus group didn't like the idea of the main character being just an anonymous guy who randomly came upon the scene. That is just lame, that is why you don't listen to the masses in certain instances. How much info did these people really have before they developed that opinion. I'm wondering if this came about due to 2K's influence rather than Irrational making that decision on their own.

Which brings me to SW:TOR and Bioware. BioWare is now owned by EA, great for BioWare, not so sure about the customer. People complain about not getting information about the release date, etc. I wonder if there are a lot more considerations that BioWare has now, being owned by EA, as to what they say and what they do. I personally don't think that the overall product will be affected by the change in ownership, but I do wonder.

Sorry for the rant, not exactly everything I wanted to say and not exactly how I wanted to say it. I was going to say it more concisely and include more but I'm really tired and can barely think.