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| - (Rodimus' comments are in bold text.) 001 Rodimus Prime is the main reason I even think about logging in to 2k5 these days. He has been a driving force in keeping the game moving forward out of its decade-long bog of mundanity, and heading towards some kind of change to the fading scenery. The wallpaper is starting to yellow and peel off. Rodimus Prime is here with a steamer and a scraper to reveal the virgin walls beneath, upon which a vibrant canvas of fun and robot drama can be painted. Wallpaper is so 90s; and despite its name, so is 2k5. It's time for 2k5 to move into 2k8, before it's too late. Thanks for putting the spurs to the old nag, Rodimus. 002 It's great having an active fachead. I'm amazed. You've turned right around and are an active, familliar presence around here. You're proactive and seem to enjoy yourself. As the Autobot fachead, know that not all of your players are into a recreation of the G1 cartoon. Some are, some aren't. Try to find a balance even if something isn't to your personal taste. 003 I admit I'm new here, but Rodimus and I have known each other for some time; indeed, he's the one who brought me here, for the most part. I actually don't know TF that well, and for the longest time I stayed off of TF games, but Rod and I talked about the various internet games we played on a lot, and his enthusiasm and drive really were what got me to show up here! Even just from what I've seen so far, it sounds like he's been doing good things, especially with keeping the faction coordinated (and as someone who facheads elsegame, I can say that that alone is worth commendation). 004 Rodimus is a really good guy. Not only does he play Rodimus better than any non-victory-leo Rodimus I have ever seen, but he is a good admin. He is helpful and listens to players. Like Fox News, he is fair and balanced. I would have made a 2k5 Revenge MUSH long ago with only evil thoughts on my mind if not for him. TRANSFORM AND ROLL OUT $$$ 005 Rodimus Prime...well, I'm not sure if you'll pay any attention at all to this review but I'll give it a shot anyway. Sorry about the length...this is all my opinion of course, but I've interacted with a good chunk of players from all factions and I strongly feel that there is significant agreement with me on this. I'll start with the positive. You are a truly great RPer and do an excellent job of portraying your characters the way you want to. Yup, that's it. That's my only positive that's worth putting in this review. And even that comes with a grain of salt...I have problems with your portrayal of Rodimus Prime. I always thought of him as more noble and kind (it even specifically calls out compassion and empathy on his +finger note). If the Autobots are supposed to be the classic good guys, their leader should be the best of them all. But your Rodimus shows signs of snarkiness and a lack of charisma/faction leadership that just don't belong. Normally I wouldn't point out something like this in a staffer review. But unlike most others, you, as the fachead AND the EFC leader of Autobots, really need to set an example and set the tone for all other Autobots. I'm sorry to say that while the Autobots can have their bad apples and exceptions to the norm, Rodimus Prime HAS to be the norm, if not BETTER than the norm. That kind of brings me to my biggest complaint, that you seem to have your own idea of what the Autobots should be like, the MUSH's history, and the theme here, and that it doesn't match that of a good chunk of the players of Autobots OR Decepticons (in some cases both for people with alts). You really need to understand at least your own faction's players, understand how they feel about situations and events and the direction of the faction. If you find it to be very different than your opinions, but you really want to stick to your own beliefs, then convince them, inspire them but DON'T ignore them. Most importantly, COMMUNICATE with them. Otherwise if your OOC goals/beliefs are at odds with those of your players, you simply won't get the OOC support that a fachead needs and deserves (but has to earn). Even on this MUSH, if you don't do your job as fachead the Autobot faction will suffer, as it has pretty steadily since your term as Rodimus began. As far as TPstaffing: your TPs, TP organization/support, and overall RP generation are all next to nonexistant. As an admin, I don't see you do ANYthing at all to help resolve conflicts, help with OOC miscommunications or issues, or even show the courtesy and class that should be a given from any staffer on any MUSH. I don't know if the expectations of a fachead are the same as that of normal TP staffers, so I don't know if I think that's a problem or not. Either way, I do feel you are failing as a Rodimus and as Autobot fachead which is bad enough by itself. 006 I'm sure some people are going to give you bad reviews. I'm sure some people are motivated by less than kosher reasons to do so, too -- they want to play Rodimus Prime, maybe, or they're upset about the fact that you're not as straight-laced and boring as they'd like you to be and thusly try to lash out for some ill-conceived reason or another. I'd just like to say, then, that despite the bad press you receive from the people who abhore change and have their own personal vendettas against you for their petty, OOC reasons, that you have been a phenomenal faction head and staffer. Your portrayal of Rodimus is spot-on -- Rodimus is NOT Optimus Prime, people who think he should be a noble, wise, all-knowing leader should look back to the TV series and the movie and realize he's just a kid (essentially) with great charisma and leadership abilities, and I think you've encapsulated that extremely well. You're also very open on an OOC level and have set up multiple Autobot meetings in order to help foster that communication; whether people choose to take you up on it or continue to quietly seethe is up to them. You're friendly at all times, and try to be understanding of everyone and their concerns, even if they're not ones you necessarily agree with. You've been keeping this MU* afloat with your work, even if people fail to realize it, and I commend you for it. Keep up the good work, Rodimus. You're a lot better than everyone gives you credit for, and I, for one, am extremely glad to have you as Rodimus. 007 Rodimus is a fantastic Rodimus, I always enjoy roleplaying with him and I think he hits the nail on the head. Perfectly. In my experience with the autobots, which has been more limited than it possibly should be, there have been many fun times, and also I have seen many many autbot 'meetings' it seems like there is a certain number of wet cats in the crowd, and that's cool, I don't mean to be rude calling them that, it's just everyone seems to have their own idea of how the autobots should be and the disagreements about it, while not heated, do seem to leave cuts that get infected and scar. Like I was at the meeting with Dee-Kal, I have heard a lot of complaints from Dee-Kal supporters, whatever that means, but basically her involvement in the scene that was directy IC Consequences for her IC actions was to be a mopey metaposer who tried to derail the scene, called people idiots and was basically just hard to work with. Rodimus handled it with poise and dignity, and I think that's good. While I thing it would be better if the autobots on the CoC could find a way to see eye to eye, at the very least I think the backbiting is counterproductive, so I won't name names, but I hope for Rodimus' sake that people will remember this is a game we play on to have fun and the point of cooperative RP is to compromise in such away that everyone does. I think he can be a little flippant at times, that is understandable too, he gets dumped on constantly. People always say, hey you're a good rodimus but you suck as the leader of the autobots. All the time. I've heard it a million times. I don't think it's true, I think he handles these accusations well, and I think that the people in the faction need to lighten up and grow up a bit and realize that if they do have a problem, their behaviour is making it worse, not better. Big thumbs up to you Rod, you slog through a lot of hell, and you come out pretty good. keep it up, please. 008 Rodimus Prime seems fair and easy to deal with on page. He's very helpful about making it easier for players to run their plots. He has a pretty good style of RP and seems to be fairly flexible. As just a personal thing, it doesn't seem like he's IC very much, but it's entirely possibly that he's IC a lot at times when I am not on. Also, I don't know his IRL schedule. 009 Rodimus Prime is a personable guy who has gone a long way toward making amends for his summer excursion. He loves setting up RP for his faction, and his passion for the characters on this game always exceeds even our own charstaffer's. I wish he were IC more, a bit selfishly because he's a lot of fun to roleplay with! LOL If he keeps on the current track, the Autobots will be a great faction to play in once again. 010 Rodimus is a really great asset to the game. He is easily approachable both ICly and OOCly, and more than willing to lend a hand as a TPStaffer to help move things along. Really great guy, really great player. 011 Rodimus Prime has been a very active and great leader to work with. I appreciate his honesty and his time among staff. 012 Hey, Rodimus. I'm glad to see you IC more often lately. You've been sorely missed. Good to see that the Autobots are moving forward with the Ark and Ark II projects, even got one of them done! I'll be looking forward to when The Kinky Sugarbot flies through the cosmos and liberates innocent aliens everywhere. Still, there were concerns over you, and I hope over the next few weeks you can alleviate them by continuing the Ark II project and staying as active as possible. Thanks, and hope to see you IC!
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