Unban Appeal - West1 - GTA RP

[West1]

Server: GTA RP
Character Name: Adrian West
Steam ID: 76561198994829936
Ban ID (just the numbers): 17343
Ban Reason: G3.1
Why do you think you were banned: I was banned for being in a discord vc with others and using information shared on discord in game
Why should we unban you: First of all would like to thank whoever is reading this for their time as i know ban appeals are the last thing you want to sit through especially this time of year.

I feel that the situations that led to me using Discord were all in connection to a war with Cutlass and at the time i thought that cutlass where rule-breaking and that nothing was being done to them which then made me think that it was okay to bend the rules slightly.

After looking back on the situation i have seen just how wrong i was about the entire situation and shouldn't have trusted my judgment on the situations over the countless staff responses and the veteran players that gave their input i pin this down to me being far too hot-headed and had far too much of a winning mentality. i realized that i had adopted the full grind-and-win mentality and pushed good rp to the side which i see now as being the worst possible thing i could do so i apologize for that.

The meta-gaming came about for the same reason i had a winning mentality and was far too overinvested i had it in my mind that cutlass where doing the same thing so it was ok but once again looking back they just obviously were not and i was as said too hot headed so can only apologise. i feel that although i broke the rules it needed to happen for me to realise just how far from providing good rp i had strayed and a break was the exact thing that i needed. i feel that the whole situation has taught me just how important it is to focus on good rp and not metagaming as it is just much more enjoyable.

i think my attitude towards not only the situation but the ban itself was inexcusable i should never have started to message both staff and players privately over Discord it was uncalled for and needlessly provoked/offended.annoyed people and i do apologise for that.

i think the main reason i want to return is that there just isnt any server like this, the community is brilliant and has a much higher level of roleplay than most if not all other servers that i have played so i see this as the best server and have only myself to blame for not being able to play.

i believe that after taking 6 months without playing i see that i was just far too invested in the war. I feel that i have learned and matured since then and feel that if given another chance at playing this server i can go back to providing high-quality roleplay scenarios and make the server more fun for all.

Since the ban was a long time ago i cant remember the full details of all situations and discord messages/information i used but will try and answer questions to the best of my ability.
Please confirm that you have read the unban appeal process and rules: Yes

 

[PsianaRama]

Two wrongs don't make a right,

I appreciate the effort so we'll get straight into this.

To give you a bit of context you were giving real time updates while downed on discord to other members who were up and still in the active gunfight.
With your history you were very much on our radar.

How can we trust you won't fall back into the min-max win or rulebreak mindset?

 

[West1]

Hi @PsianaRama,

First i would like to thank you for taking the time to read through my appeal and hope you had a nice Christmas and new years.

I know that there is a long road ahead of me to regain your trust but I think the best way for me to start would be to describe the new mindset I have adopted towards not just rp but apply it to most things in life. I think it will be easiest for me to articulate it by using an example.

I played a poker game with my mates a while back and on the 3rd hand or so I peaked over and saw my mate's hand this allowed me to gain an unfair advantage as I could play knowing exactly what he would do I ended up winning that hand but found that all the satisfaction I got from it faded the second the next was dealt so going into the next hand I decided to play the game properly and to observe his every move taking in every word and ended up figuring out that he had a tell, I ended up loosing but found that I actually enjoyed it more than the hand I won so then continued to play this way and found that after a few hands, I had him pegged thus allowing me more fun. After that poker game I used it as a template towards adopting a new mindset towards everything whether that be university, work etc.

If given the opportunity to join this wonderful community again I plan on using this mindset which I believe will allow me to adapt to any situation and elevate my ability to provide excellent roleplay and hopefully make it so me being in the server is an improvement rather than what I was in the past being a detriment.

On top of this new mindset that I approach everything with I recently had a look through a lot of my old clips from rpuk and found that the clips I found enjoyable to rewatch and reimmerse myself in weren't the gunfights or the grinding but the silly scenarios I found myself in or the high-quality staff-led events or even just me being a probie and learning from scratch. I feel this enlightened me as to what it was that I found enjoyable in rpuk and although I do enjoy a gunfight it fades after a couple of days where as the funny scenarios and serious roleplay, that enjoyment is more permanent.


I have taken a break from rp altogether since the ban so if allowed back on the server I will look at trying to continue my police character as I feel that will be both the safest and easiest way for me to reintegrate myself back into the server and allow me to relearn how to roleplay to a high standard. I believe this plan would give me a good foundation to launch my new mindset and lifestyle.

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Once again I know that after breaking your trust it will take a while to earn it back what I did was inexcusable and I had been apart of the community long enough to know better so I apologise for that once more and ill be as helpful as possible to allow you to understand my thinking.

Thank you for your time.

 

[PsianaRama]

Why did you peak at their hand in the first place though?

In 6 months you're saying your entire lifestyle has changed but you've been around RPUK FiveM for 4 years. If your attitude could change so quickly and have you end up here,
What guarantee do we have you won't change back to the negative attitude?

Should we let you back would you agree to not join an F6 gang for a minimum of 3 months?

 

[West1]

Hi @PsianaRama,
Thanks again for taking the time to read through my appeal.

Why did you peak at their hand in the first place though?

it was his first time playing poker and didn't know to hide his cards well so where very easy to see and it thought it was a teachable moment.

In 6 months you're saying your entire lifestyle has changed

I do understand the doubt about my change so will try to prove it to you to the best of my ability.
My lifestyle has drastically changed in 6 months yes although getting banned was a wake-up call and a driving force in this i also had a few things happen in my personal life that had a massive effect on my mentality and outlook on life, i don't want to speak much of the personal matters on a public forum hope that is alright.

you've been around RPUK FiveM for 4 years

For this while i agree i have been apart of this community for a long time, before November 2023 any time i spent on rpuk fivem was very brief only playing for 1 month maybe 2 at a time. during these periods i never got banned and cant remember receiving any warnings.

If your attitude could change so quickly and have you end up here,
What guarantee do we have you won't change back to the negative attitude?

As mentioned previously there were a few big moments in my personal life as well as the ban that led to me changing my mentality/attitude, if necessary i am willing to talk about them over discord/ts but I would prefer not to if possible. What i will say is that the change happened very fast because i realised it needed to happen so put all of my efforts into this change i don't see a way in which i will revert back to my old way of thinking.
As for the guarantee, i don't have any definitive evidence that i can give, the best that i can give is my word that it wont happen again i feel that i have grown as a person since then. I know that's not ideal and I definitely see why i need to prove myself and why there is now a distrust. My actions were inexcusable and i do sincerely apologise.

Should we let you back would you agree to not join an F6 gang for a minimum of 3 months?

i am looking to return to an f6 gang at some point if I'm unbanned but do believe that i need to work to reintegrate myself back into the server so i am open to the idea. As mentioned in my previous response if unbanned i will look to continue my police character i wouldn't mind doing so for a while.

Thank you for your time and hope you had a nice birthday.

 

[PsianaRama]

Have you ever encouraged another player to exploit?

 

[West1]

Hi @PsianaRama,

Thanks again for the reply.

I know its not the answer you're looking for but I honestly don't remember encouraging anyone to exploit.