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Ok removing security

It's boring and useless. /thread Just kidding. There's more to it than that. It's boring for all involved, it's useless as far as being reliable, and it almost always causes way more problems than the department mitigates or is even possible to mitigate, let alone mediate. The department could be removed, and there would only be positives to come out of it; no one will be harassed by shitsec, no more loot pinatas, no more arguing space law with admins, and it will increase RP. And I'm sure there are plenty of other positives. There are no negatives; security rarely has a good member, and they usually aren't listened to, anyway, and gets killed by the other members through negligence, ignorance, etc. Security doesn't, or isn't able to enforce the law to begin with, so removing them isn't a problem. There are usually scientists who end up being security, anyway, and that is all that is really needed for any sort of antag deterrent. Any significant need for security could be mitigated with ERT use. Minor needs for departmental discipline could be handled by the heads of each department as well as IA. As far as security players go; there are two main groups. Old veteran players, and the ones who are just starting to pick up the ropes. To the new ones; I'd say potentially being hired as some form of security by the HOP might be fun for you, or perhaps as a bouncer at the bar, if you are disappointed at the prospect of no longer having a security department. For the old ones; I'd say that to keep going back to security to try to make security good/fun again is like going back to an ex-girlfriend that does the thing you like, texting you at 3am, saying she wants to meet up, to do that thing you like, only to remember why you broke up in the first place; before she does the thing you like. It would probably be more enjoyable, less stressful, and provides more benefit to the rest of the crew, to move on to a new department. Really, when it comes down to it; there isn't really a need or use for security, nor benefit. It might as well be the new xeno-arch. Except for hiding bodies; it's for being a domineering asshole, and looting noobs as an antag. It would be more fun and less stressful for all, to remove security.

Removing security will in no way improve anything. At that point you would have antags with free reign over the station, especially robust antags, and constant valid hunting. Security would no longer be security, but science would pick up the slack, as well as cargo. You would have scientists with death chems and memes running around hunting antags, with Cargo ordering weapons and armor to do the same. As it was said, it would become a death match. RP would plummet to all time low, as the whole rule of 'Play the role you chose' is just tossed to the wind. As it is we fight against valid hunters because security plays a vital roll. They're a department meant to keep peace and detain threats that pop up on a space station owned by a enormous company. Of course there are issues. Newer players don't know space law as in depth as the veterans and the veterans are so robust that the newer ones generally don't keep up with them, or if they try, get left behind because the robust one goes off on their own while dragging a Beepsky in tow. Shitcurity is a common word tossed around when people get salty as shit about how they are treated by a security officer, 9 time out of 10. Most of the times it's because they are a new player in security trying to learn the ropes. But people get so upset over some minutes of their round that I honestly feel their RP level drops. Why would you honestly get that pissed at an officer? If you aren't doing anything wrong just go with it... Like.. What is it honestly doing to you to cooperate and maybe help the guy arresting you learn? I have noticed, at times, people doing something, such as breaking into the gateway. That IS against space law, and when someone arrests that person for doing it they are slapped with the label of Shitcurity. Because OOCly yeah, fuck, it's not that big a deal. But RP wise... Why? It makes sense for them to arrest someone breaking space law. There's a lot to go on about here, but I don't want to build a wall for people to read. So basically, Security is important. ERT's are only reliable when admins are able to grant them and even then they are filled with the same players that play security some times, and other rolls. Play your role, don't be a greytide and for god fucking sake, if you get arrested don't be the shitter that starts screaming shitcurity because it takes you out of the round for what, 15 minutes? Sometimes being a nice guy when you get arrested will get your time lowered. I should know, I've done it. God I can go on and on with this, already feel like I got off subject somewhere in there..... >:/

Got another character coming up, again, for a campaign if I join it. A quiet character obsessed with technology.

Steven Stingray, @Vargh

Tayswift has passed their trial and is now a Game Administrator.

Comissions: OPEN I've found a hidden talent, honestly I never knew I would be so good at being an artist. You could print it off and sell it for a pretty ? penny anywhere in the world. I speak from experience. Art galleries will LOVE you if you bring any of these to them for sale. Without further ado, I bid you my masterpieces: Ty, (me) Terry Watson, @shatterdcoyote

I just picked up a new VR game so I made a quick video showing it off. If you've ever wondered what Blake Ewing, that fucking atmos tech that flooded the station with plasma is doing, well wonder no longer.

tikiitak & cat wilson

Shitcurity is yet another "allowed" derogatory term, like furry, that all the edgy teenagers use because they aren't allowed to use the derogatory terms that have been normalized by the other garbage environments they were raised in playing other games. Plus they naturally have to kick and scream like the children they are any time stuff doesn't go how they want it to. That all being said, the initial post here was clearly a troll post to stir shit up. Stop responding to it in a serious fashion and giving it some sort of validity.

I've never been scared by a banana before... till now

@bigfatbananacyclops

Valthorne Haliber, @DarkPyrolord

Elliot, @DaveTheHeadcrab

@RealSenpai I'm a sec main with hundreds of hours in sec, saved the station from utter destruction countless times and I've never gotten a medal lol RIP

Been spending way too much time on this then I should have--decided I needed to brave my fears and actually do SOMETHING with the pen tool so I went ahead and outlined this, as shitty as the outline is, its a start. Also unfinished. Heres the work in pencil vs color and some pen. Looking back, the progress versus the first image and this one makes me feel tingly, but I still got a ways to go.

Damnit, I was trying to think of something new to post that would get me lots of reactions. Foiled again. Time to write up my "Remove Spess" post...

Honk

Can I convince you to draw Spark Dreamy's amazing drawing below

First Name: Klees Last Name: Hoonkins Gender: Male Age/D.O.B: 31, October 17th 2531 with some non-FTL Cryosleep Place Of Birth: Kelune Species: Vulpkanin Blood Type: 0+ Alignment: Chaotic Good Affiliation: The Assembly, NanoTrasen Religious Beliefs: Believes in ghosts Childhood: Gardenkeeper, Cook Assistant Adulthood: Businessman, Medic on a military station guarding terraforming equipment. Detailed Information Appearance: Short trimmed sunset colored fur with white highlight near the snout. The tips of ears, arms, legs and tail fade into black fur. He is well groomed and has a nice cravat. Quite muscular back and broad shoulders. Very facial expressive and overall playful. Character Voice: N/A Personality: very playful and likes to help others Medical Record: In good overall shape - genetic eye enhancement to negate colorblindness Character Biography Family: Father: Reon Hoonkins - Terraforming Technician -retired- Mother: Cloedia Hoonkins - Teacher -retired- Brother: Tonn Hoonkins - Kelebunzt -no contact- History: Brought to diverse stations with his father, he had to help out everywhere he could from low age on. Already been able to care for himself with 17 he stayed on a terraformig station his father was assigned once. Joined the military and learned basic medicine in service. Was stranded for one and a half year on an station after an unexpected backlash from the terrafoming. He had to work together with the few other survivors to survive. He learned a lot during this time. After beeing rescued he took a rather secure job in marketing and design. He was introduced to Shina by his brother at some point during that time. He and Shina grew very close, even if it started as an long-distance relationship. After seeing what absurd wages Nanotrasen was paying for service on a remote mining and research facility, he joined to work on a space station called Cyberiad... Personal Relationships: Shina Hoonkins (Wife) Married on last october, off station Lucretia Aletmagne (Close Friend) Kitchi Ikamura (Close Friend) Joe Major (Friend) David Flufferton (Friend) Brendan Sighn (Friend) Gerhard van Lutz (Friend) Snow (Friend) Shuuko Tamashii (Friend) Isthel Eisenwald (Friend) E.L.O. (Friend) Faction Relations The Assembly - Loyal NanoTrasen - Once supportive, it dosent look so good anymore... Trans-Solar Federation - Supportive

Well, I didn't know this sort of thing existed until recently, so I figured I could make a 'formal' hello I guess. I've been playing on this server for a while now, almost a year. Pretty much just as long as I've been playing SS13; a bit late but, here it is. I have too many characters for my own good, but I have a few who have stuck I enjoy the most. Used to mainly play as Agnes Kiraly and Clementine Walsh ages ago, for those that remember. Nowadays I mainly play as Serac, which makes this introduction either flattering or damning depending on who is reading I guess. I've tried a little bit of everything, but I guess you could say my strengths are in Medbay and Engineering. Sometimes I play security as Reishi or Adrianna Tucker, but I'm not very good at it by any stretch. I also thoroughly enjoy Xenobiology, though I rarely play science. I enjoy this server quite a bit, it's had its ups and downs but I always end up coming back. The community is pretty friendly and my experiences with the admins have been overall quite positive. I try my best at whatever job I do, most of my learning has come from screwing up or watching others. Anyway, yeah. Hi there.