- SSRP Update Teaser & My Resignation
I just wanted to cover a couple of things, mostly my resignation but more excitingly a
teaser for the next major SSRP update. Which I will start with as I think that's probably the appropriate thing for me to do, followed by my resignation. Due to the nature of the update and what we have come up with it's likely that the resignation will be the bulk of this thread, so just be prepared for that.
- The Next Major SSRP Update
At the beginning of this month I had a bit of a brainwave for the next potential SSRP update, this potential seems to now be a done deal with the rest of the Community Team seemingly being on board with the idea. Whilst I don't want to giveaway the premise, I will say that this hasn't been done on ZARP before and I am really excited to see the response for it.
My work on the update is going to be mostly map based from this point, however I have laid out the framework for the other guys to go from.
destroy the broadcastGencorp will be making a return in a big way for this update and will be seeking to make a major product announcement soon.
don't let them do itI simply cannot and will not release any details for the non-map related side of the update as it conflicts with our plans for release.
they can't be trusted
Here's some
early development screenshots of Gencorp so far, I am hopeful that this plays as big a part of the update that I would like and I am confident we will see so.
This might seem sudden and out of the blue for some people, for myself that is not the case and I have pondered the decision for about a month at this stage and have made sure to give it much consideration and thought.
Despite learning how to map and having made great progress in that area. I am simply just losing interest in playing Garry’s Mod as a whole and although I found the management and development side to be a fun new venture and a completely different side of things, it hasn’t been enough to keep me engaged in all the other important aspects of the community and being a community manager.
Some people might have noticed as of late that my attitude towards the people I am supposed to not only help but act as a role model for could be at times rude and disrespectful. Whilst this mostly stemmed from people simply not listening to what I percieved to be simply to understand matters, I found the behavior was exacerbated by lack of interest and therefore care for the participants involved in the specific situations, take the most recent Surf incident as an example. I am not willing to continue to tarnish the reputation of the community team by engaging in these arguments as a way of trying to give myself something to interest myself in.
I have given the Community Team a notice of three weeks and had shared this decision with them on the 8th May 2023, meaning I will officially be finished with either the release of the planned update or the 29th May 2023.
I am extremely lucky to have had the opportunity to be a part of the team behind the best community in gaming, I have made many friends and achieved many things in my time in the community team. I don't intend on vanishing from the community just yet, though I will not be taking any more steps into a staff position or any prominent role for that matter.
I want to thank Chute, EMP and Martin in particular for their guidance and for helping me get the step up I needed when I unexpectedly became a lone community manager after we lost Joshua.
Chute, you have always been a great friend and your banter keeps everything fresh, reminding everyone that although we might take things slightly more seriously than other communities, it is only a game for fun at the end of the day.
EMP has always been a great help, despite not being able to get his annual activity requirement of 10 minutes.
Martin gets a lot of undeserved shit and I’ve always hated to see it, as I know from experience that he is an extremely hard working character and is one of the best, most dedicated community owners ZARP has had for a long while.
I want to wish the very best to both Onion and CEO, you guys have done an outstanding job this far and you should keep that energy. I personally believe that the community hasn’t seen such drive from the Community Team in years before this, which should motivate you to continue what you are doing.
I am sorry I haven't been able to fulfill the full year that was expected of me, although I have been staffing this community on and off for the 10 years I have been a part of it. I had tried to tell myself to hold on for the extra month or two that I had left but I don’t think that is a smart idea if I am not motivated to actually do the tasks required.
I want to once again thank ZARP for the opportunities it has given me and look forward to seeing what the future holds for it.