DMGDaddy

Well, I can't remember the last time I made myself active on any type of forums, even though I used to moderate and participate in many; and personally didn't think I ever would again after having 3 children, and running a couple business's. 

 

But alas, you guys have sucked me in. I love this server and community so much I figure why not step up to the next level and start participating in the forum community and what better way than to introduce myself.

 

lots of you know me in game, I'm fairly talkative and probably sometimes too much xD so if i'm ever talking too much in the CC or yell just tell me to shutup, I get it 

 

I'm an open book in my life; as I'm an active believer in people vocalizing themselves. Too many people are scared to open up, or afraid of who they are or what people will think; mental health is real and I think expressing and talking is a huge healer in that sense.

 

I'm only saying this in the hopes that maybe, if one of you guys is ever having a really hard day, feeling close to the edge or just simply needing a friend that you will reach out to me; I'm not very knowledgeable about the game itself; but I'm always down to talk!

 

So on that note: This is who I am.

 

My names Logan, I'm 31 from British Columbia, Canada. I got sober 7 years ago from being an addict for well over a decade. I struggled with homelessness, addiction, gangs, jail.. you name it. 

I have 3 boys who are my fucking world and the reason for my change in my life. We are all avid dirtbikers and my youngest son (7) competes nationally across Canada in track. 

I own and operate a snow removal company & a film and photography business (@leoshotit92) on instagram. Quick sneaky little advert,

I also speak publicly about mental health and volunteer with troubled youth when i can.

 

that's the man behind DMGDaddy, now ya'll know me in and out. A lot of people find it weird that I always share so much about myself and my life; but i've found from experience it can help people who feel isolated, or like they are alone. sometimes the smallest thing can resonate with an individual.

 

Love and peace to All. Happy grinding. Remember I'm always a message away.

I agree, with staff members like To Gain, who to the community only logs in, mutes, kills potential new players but instead they leave because they get tilted by getting pked by a gold crown, instead of getting assistance from staff, they are set backwards. This gives the entire staff team a bad look to those players instead of just the one who is too lazy to make an alt account that is unranked. Pking is a part of the game, but you have to have some sense when it comes to it. Alora is largely an ironman server, not pk server. They come here to visit the content for irons, and starting at revs is a good place for GP. I dont know Kareem, or if he is good or not, but the slightly incompetent person who said hes just human is just enabling him. As a staff member, you should have a large amount of knowledge on Alora to be able to aid people, read the title of his staff position if you are still confused. To say "hes just a human who makes mistakes" is quite literally a dense comment. He is supposed to help new players, and old players alike. Back to To Gain, if baffles me he hasn't been demoted. He has a very large ego problem that reflects onto the staff team, and i have had certain situations where he abused his staff rank/power. For example I pm'd him saying my account was dc'd near KBD and it was black screened. It was a new GIM and he did help me, which i can't deny, but first he made sure to pk my account. Aswell as a recent incident where he died due to poor 1:1 coding of multi to osrs, he used his staff rank to get a refund, even though on Alora the multi icon was there, and you would be fully aware you were in multi. When he killed me due to a bug, he didn't refund my items (the bug was i planted a seed under him and didn't move, forcing me to be stuck where i was.) I didnt even ask for a full refund, just one of my spec weps back since i was low on them, and he replied with "nah im keeping a collection." I have also seen him abuse the singles plus timers in Rev Caves and has pj'd fights, and even took a kill on me off another pker somehow pjing the middle of the fight. Now it is my word against his, but there are many other people im sure he has done this to. Ivy, 2, Not Shadow, Arosa, and Lucifers GIM were the only staff members who actually did a good job during my time playing. Helpful, took time out of their days to figure out a problem with me, and if i had an issue instead of saying ::report, they just tp'd and saw what was going on first hand. To Gain, and a few others would respond with "::report" to the point where I just stopped messaging them. 

although I don't want to dive too deep into this one, I completely agree with your comment and its extremely well thought out. I would say i whole heartedly agree with every statement in this paragraph, especially concering To Gain. I've noticed his abuse of power and have also made mention of it a few times. I have ONLY ever seen him talk down to people, talk back or mute individuals. Hoping to not get muted myself for this comment, but respectfully he doesn't seem too caring of an individual for the community; I haven't had many experiences with him; and I am fairly new so i'm not sure what led to his promotion, but I'm unsure it was the right move. I've watched people quit the server because he says "enjoy your 30 minute break" and mutes them. Usually because they disagree with something he's saying.

Hey there Moderators & Administrators 

 

I would like to address some concerns and observations I've had during my wonderful stay in the Alora world. 

I would first like to mention that almost everyone on this server is amazing, and I'm overly happy with the content, mechanics, community and updates. You guys are killing it.

 

Now on to some concerns with the staff.

 

1) I would like to point out that as a fairly new but EXTREMELY active player who's come from years of not playing any form of Runescape; When I hopped into Alora I was beyond confused on almost every aspect of the game. I had never done a single diary, I had never done a single boss, I had never had a 99 on normal OSRS and so needless to say, coming here was a challenge. Thankfully; I've had some AMAZING members point me in the right direction and help me consistently with every question, concern or guide I needed. I think it's important to mention that not a single one of them is staff. When I ask questions in the Alora CC I have almost never had a staff member or moderator help me out; it's ALWAYS a regular member of  the community. I've had issues of asking the same question 10x times before a regular player feels the need to jump in and help me. I find that a little concerning to say the least; as in my opinion, staff should be the FIRST people hopping on all of those questions.

 

I would like to note that Knud  has been probably the ONLY staff member to offer me any help outside of actual game bugs and mechanics i've needed solved, which then H has always been of assistance. 

 

I've noticed a new staff member that I personally don't agree is right for the job; I would like to state that it's absolutely not personal as we've never had a real conversation; but Kareem Sqr has been of little to no help in the CC and rarely shouts out to message him from help. He's been asked a few questions in CC where I've noticed he's provided the wrong answer and a regular member has had to come in and correct him. I personally disagree with the decision to have him as an information leader or staff member in any sort.

 

NOTABLE MEMBERS: These are the people that have taken extreme time out of their days and dropped a lot of things to go out of their way and help me, one of them even going as far as supporting me through a tough time in my personal life. Not once have I ever messaged these people and they haven't been excited to jump up & Help.

1. 2 has been absolutely above and beyond not only for me, but every single player I've talked to. I've never had 2 come up in a conversation and someone instantly didn't start talking how he helped them in some way. He went as far as helping me through a very challenging personal experience in my life and making sure to remain in contact via discord and private message me every single time I've logged on. I understand he was previously staff; and I'm unsure what issues arose or caused him to be demoted; so I am in no way justifying anything prior to knowing him BUT I will say I'm absolutely blown away he isn't staff as HE IS mainly the ONLY person constantly blasting on yell to join alora CC for help or to personally message him. He goes out of his way to help every single person that individually messages him; whilst running 2 accounts and trying to max a realism. In my books, that's dedication and what a staff member should consist of.

2. nesquik00 & sweetooth are notable mentions I'd like to also say have helped me and my experience with the server a ton. They definitely aren't in the same boat as being on yell and offering help to every player, but It's worth noting that they have helped MY individual experience a ton.

 

 

 

GUIDES:

1. I'll keep this one short and sweet. The guides NEED to be updated as 90% of the time a staff member does answer me in Alora, they link me to the guide or topic and 90% of the time it's either lacking crucial information which could make my experience much, much easier or they are completely missing whole entire steps.

 

Thank you for taking the time to listen to my concerns and allowing me to voice my opinion. In no way is this to ruffle any feathers, but I did feel it necessary to come here and voice my opinion.

Sincerely; DMGDaddy