Un-ban Appeal - La Costa - 04/14/2017 (Unbanned 1/5/2017)

[La Costa]

In-game Name
LaCosta

Steam ID
76561198019187709

The date of your ban.
04/14/2017

Member of the team that banned you.
Samuel Thompsen

Reason given for your ban.
RDM

The Server you initially were banned on.
Server 1

In your own words, please type why you think you were banned.
I was banned for killing a helicopter-pilot in a black Mohawk-helicopter, just behind Agios Fuel Station. In other words, I was banned for RDM.

Why should we unban you ?
To start off I did initiate on the pilot, but due to the really loud sounds of the helicopter, the pilot and probably the admin who was watching, were unable to hear my initiation which I now know was clearly my fault, since I have to make sure I made a clear initiation. I do have a witness named Hampton88 who was with me on teamspeak, to prove that I did initiate, but since my recording wasn't one, I have no actual proof which I am sad for not being able to provide.
Now, I have truely learned that a clear initiation is very important. My point was never to straight up RDM the helicopter-pilot. Me and my fellow friend wanted to rob the helicopter pilot and so I initiated and then he tried to flee the scene, so I shot four bullets which killed him. The helicopter-pilot couldn't hear my initiation as he said on Teamspeak due to the loud noice. I agree that this truely my mistake, and I should have made sure he could have heard the initiation. My initiation should be really clear, before firing any shots at all. The helicopter pilot was okay afterwards and I sorted the issue out with him on Teamspeak. All there is left to say is, that I am very sorry for not being able to initiate correct, and I have sorted it out with the helicopterpilot, and I have indeed learned my lesson!

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[Robbie]

Even if you did have a recording of your initiation you would still have been banned for the situation. Do you understand why?

Also can you quote me the rule that you broke and explain it in your own words.

 

[La Costa]

Hey, thanks for the reply!

Yes indeed I understand why, my initiation was weak and not clear at all - That became RDM which is why I was banned.

Quote:

"(2.2) Random Deathmatch (also known as RDM) - Shooting at someone without engaging in any form of quality role play (eg. Giving enough time for them to comply with your order. Count downs are not considered quality roleplay, please at least attempt to create an interesting roleplay story before considering shooting.) is considered RDM. (Punishment is a ban)."

My own words:

Random deathmatch is attacking, or killing a person without any proper reason for it, as well as not giving them enough time for responding. Breaking the rule would result in a ban - Be aware that bad roleplay followed by execution or similar is considered RDM as well. 

 

[JohnJoeegan]

You were not only banned by Sam you where also banned for the following forum report



Care to explain your actions?

 

[La Costa]

Indeed. This situation is totally misunderstood from me and hamptons view and I clearly see it from their point of view. Hampton wanted me to show him some roleplay and kidnapping due to him joining a squad in the former gang. So we kidnapped Ant Arni and had some roleplay with him. Since hampton mentioned "A.A" (Ant Arni) and I played a long with it we were I was banned for meta-gaming, for mentioning two letters of his name and saying we had a contract from another gang. I was truly unaware that you could not make up stories when you kidnapped people and for the meta-gaming in this situation I cleary see my mistake. Hampton shouldn't mention any names or similar, and I shouldn't have played a long with it, and fairly banned for my mistake.  

The combat logging:  We executed Ant Arni after roleplaying, and then left the scene and logged off to go to bed, since the clock was running quite late. Apparently, shots were fired but neither me or hampton heard the shots. So since me nor hampton heard any shots, we logged off. I do understand the situation is clearly different, if we were fired upon. So I do understand the admins decision, and it was a fair ban for that report no doubt, it was just bad luck for my point of view, not being able to hear the shots. 

 

[Robbie]

you we're banned for 2 different things in a space of 3 days. How can we trust you to be able to unban you after seeing that? Try and convince me why you deserve to be unbanned.

 

[La Costa]

Well as a former DSGT, and with a playtime of 1000+ hours on roleplay.co.uk, I should and do know how the rules works, so no worries on that matter. I do understand your concern though. So the reason why you should trust me, and why you should unban me, would first of be because I left the TMC gang, which was known for having loads of reports. With bad relations - bad actions happen, and for that I am truly sorry. For that matter I have disbanded the gang, and cutted the contact to all the relations within TMC, so I won't rulebreaks ever again, since the gang often broke rules.

The second reason why you should unban me is because I have loads of experience with the server and does under no circumstances wish to break any rules. It has never been my intention to break rules and it never will be. I love the roleplay, and have comitted many many days - Even more than a year, and always just wanted to have fun with roleplay and robbing. 

And finally the last reason why you should. I went on Teamspeak, and asked a police-friend on what to improve on. First of all, he told me to go through all the rules, turn on my recording, and make sure to have clear initiation. I have now, read the rules twice, so I would make sure i didn't misunderstood anything in a situation. I went on a test-server with DR. Storm, so I could practice my initiation and now have recording on me at all times.

With that being said, I hope you'll understand my situation and take whatever action you see as correction.

I will respect your decision regardless.

- LaCosta  

 

[Robbie]

Unbanned for FINAL chance.

Don't make me regret this.