Giovanni 196 Posted February 25, 2018 (edited) Hi everyone, Today at our staff meeting we went over the results of the community survey and have made decisions on faction whitelisting per the majority votes. BLUFOR and OPFOR will have a full ranking structure and chain of command, however players who are not whitelisted will be able to play in public slots that have limited equipment available to them. Faction qualifications will exist independent of ranks and will be instated for heavily armoured ground vehicles and attack-capable air vehicles. PMCs will be whitelisted to qualified players, however we will not restrict them to registered Private Military Companies as it did not receive as much support in the survey. Having Private Military Companies in addition to independent contractors is something we will be looking into for the future, however. BLUFOR 50% voted for "BLUFOR needs to have a full ranking system and chain of command" 36% voted for "BLUFOR needs to be whitelisted to qualified players" 14% voted for "BLUFOR should not be whitelisted" BLUFOR controls North Takistan and will mainly consist of NATO, so players will be able to access equipment and uniforms from various NATO countries. The ranks here are based off the US Army, however they are not 100% accurate as we have pulled a few out for simplicity. Because NATO's force in Takistan isn't that of an entire military, the cut-off rank at the top will be Major. Commissioned Officers Major Captain First Lieutenant Second Lieutenant Officer Candidate Non-Commissioned Officers Sergeant Major Master Sergeant Staff Sergeant Sergeant Corporal Enlisted Members Specialist Private First Class Private There will be a small subfaction of United Nations that will have their own goals, capabilities, and equipment however we have not decided how they will work just yet. OPFOR 40% voted for "OPFOR needs to have a full ranking system and chain of command" 36% voted for "OPFOR needs to be whitelisted to qualified players" 24% voted for "OPFOR should not be whitelisted" OPFOR controls South Takistan and they mainly represent the Takistan Liberation Army. They are a puppet to Russia and therefore receive assistance and equipment from them. We have based their ranks off of the Russian Army. The Russian titles will be used in text, however for pronunciation purposes we have included their English equivalents for people to use when addressing them. The initial consensus among staff was that we weren't going to do a comprehensive command structure for OPFOR, but after seeing the work Kane has accomplished himself with the ranking and training he's done while unofficially leading the faction, we decided to go for it. Officers Polkóvnik (Colonel) Mayór (Major) Kapitán (Captain) Stárshiy Leytenánt (Senior Lieutenant) Leytenánt (Lieutenant) Mládshiy Leytenánt (Junior Lieutenant) Enlisted Members Starshiná (Sergeant Major) Stárshiy serzhánt (Senior Sergeant) Serzhánt (Sergeant) Mládshiy Serzhánt (Junior Sergeant) Yefréytor (Private First Class) Ryadovóy (Private) Summary We have not decided yet how we will be appointing initial leadership for both BLUFOR and OPFOR. They will likely go to who we feel is qualified and capable of liaising with the staff team, however it's also possible that some sort of voting campaign will be held. We're glad to be taking this step forward to increase roleplaying and immersion for the militarized factions. Feel free to reply with any feedback (positive or negative) you may have. Raw Survey Results Edited February 25, 2018 by Giovanni 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Han Solo 42 Posted February 25, 2018 (edited) So will a cop be able to rank up by completing objectives in-game, or will it be given out by the leaders of the two factions who they feel deserve it? Also.. YESSSSSSSSSS!! Edited February 25, 2018 by Han Solo Yes! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kane 99 Posted February 25, 2018 wow...I feel honored that I actually helped set the opfor up....Great job everyone! 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Giovanni 196 Posted February 25, 2018 34 minutes ago, Han Solo said: So will a cop be able to rank up by completing objectives in-game, or will it be given out by the leaders of the two factions who they feel deserve it? Also.. YESSSSSSSSSS!! There will be formal processes for promotions, similar to what you might find in a milsim unit but not as strict. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JumpyWizard 91 Posted February 25, 2018 +1000000000 Very nice, perhaps the top ranks of blufor should also be able to pull cops over for offences such as speeding and so on, would definitely help the roleplay aspect of the ranks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ComradeCorbyn{Socialist} 57 Posted February 25, 2018 +1 Well done Gio. I vote for Kane to be Opfor Major. He knows what hes doing. Definitely deserves it. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
StarBoSS 1 Posted February 25, 2018 YEEEEEEEEEEEEYYYYY Finally I really like that but one question how do you give permissions to them. Test or something like that ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest John Ryan Posted February 25, 2018 Blufor/Opfor - I wanna see these two factions have training courses, training will show how experienced these players are and what their future will be in ranks Opfor suspension Opfor blacklist Blufor suspension Blufor blacklist Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Elijah 91 Posted February 25, 2018 Really glad to hear this. If I may I would like to vote Kane to be in charge of opfor. He has done a great job leading wars and the faction in the past and I for one really enjoy playing with him and would love to work under him. 6 hours ago, Guest John Ryan said: Blufor/Opfor - I wanna see these two factions have training courses, training will show how experienced these players are and what their future will be in ranks Opfor suspension Opfor blacklist Blufor suspension Blufor blacklist I like the idea and I do feel that being able to suspend/blacklist players from factions could help a lot with players that team troll or are just cancerous. I also wanted to know when exactly this will be implemented. I only really play opfor and would like to get whitelisted as soon as possible. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MinerMan 0 Posted March 2, 2018 This sounds like it will help the server a lot! Glad to see this update. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Smidge Griffkin 154 Posted March 2, 2018 @GiovanniJust wondering if those of us who are Blufor verified and have been for some time will have to start at the lowest ranks? Or will we be started on a higher rank due to our experience? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Giovanni 196 Posted March 2, 2018 (edited) 1 minute ago, Smidge Griffkin said: @GiovanniJust wondering if those of us who are Blufor verified and have been for some time will have to start at the lowest ranks? Or will we be started on a higher rank due to our experience? The BLUFOR Verified tag is extremely easy to procure as the test is nearly impossible to fail, therefore having the tag will have no effect on what your position will end up being. Aside from a few commissioned officers at the start, most will be starting at the bottom and they will be evaluated for senior positions on a case by case basis. Edited March 2, 2018 by Giovanni 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Smidge Griffkin 154 Posted March 2, 2018 @GiovanniCool that's fair enough. Have there been many applications for Major? I still don't know who I'll reccomend lol.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gabriel_Tickle 1 Posted April 30, 2018 Hey so whens this coming, i do understand development takes time especially since you working on the arma 3 sever and thing (which tbh i like the idea of but i just really want to keep this arma 2 server up since framerate is way better and stuff) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drew 27 Posted May 1, 2018 Whoop whoop, ranks and CoC, awesome! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fr. Rodriguez 2 Posted May 1, 2018 5 hours ago, Drew said: Whoop whoop, ranks and CoC, awesome! 1 hour ago, unfittoast515 said: +1 love it Why comment on this? Yous' are going to make this an active thread and people will believe the white-listing is happening now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drew 27 Posted May 1, 2018 (edited) 32 minutes ago, Fr. Rodriguez said: Why comment on this? Yous' are going to make this an active thread and people will believe the white-listing is happening now. Thought it was an active thread lol, until I checked the dates of the posts and noticed sheev was on, have you heard any news from Gio saying it’s not? Edited May 1, 2018 by Drew Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Unknown 124 Posted May 1, 2018 It’s still our intention to implement this. It’s taking longer than expected. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Smidge Griffkin 154 Posted May 1, 2018 (edited) Palpy got a perma yea? Edited May 1, 2018 by Smidge Griffkin Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Roque 63 Posted May 1, 2018 49 minutes ago, Smidge Griffkin said: Palpy got a perma yea? Oooooh that explains so much Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Unknown 124 Posted May 2, 2018 1 hour ago, Smidge Griffkin said: Palpy got a perma yea? Erm..who? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Roque 63 Posted May 2, 2018 (edited) 37 minutes ago, Unknown said: Erm..who? @Sheev Palpatine Edited May 2, 2018 by Roque Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Unknown 124 Posted May 2, 2018 20 minutes ago, Roque said: @Sheev Palpatine Ahhhh Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
