I'm going to throw my hat in here, as I did play WW3 for around three days (not much I know) but I did build up an opinion of the people who play WW3. This is in no way fact, it's just my opinion.
With that said, let me start you off with my first day;
Day one
I join the server with my friend
@harry, who said I should honestly give WW3 a shot as I was getting stressed out over a HL2RP issue. So I join the server and I join NATO. Harry says "If you pick a femchar, you will be harassed" and I thought he was kidding, anyhow I picked a male char and I loaded him up and spawned in. Harry took me through the basic training and I got made PVT. I walk to go and get my gear and a female walks in and this is no word of a lie, a male walks right up to her and starts to hit on her, and she starts to blush and stutter. Nice. But hey, RP is RP and it was funny as fuck to watch. Got taken out in a QRF and got dinked. RIP me. On the way back, I saw another femchar and they were also being hit on by two guys. Amazing. Less funny this time, but still a good laugh. I then get taken out again in a QRF about an hour later and I kill a high up Spetsnaz, cool! I felt pretty good about myself and walked back to base. While guarding the base, A car pulled up and a man got out. I shot on him and killed him, plus blew the car up. Even better. Then one other PVT ran out of base to get his scripts and I dinked him too, great fun - honestly. Gave it another hour or so then disconnected for the night.
Day Two
I joined the server rather late on the next day and to be honest, not much was going on so I walked around and I saw a group of Special Forces. Most were female and just standing around and I thought "Cool, might go and get some passive in" and I instantly regret my mistake when I walk over. I see one of them saying, and this is not a joke "You look really sexy without the mask *Blush*". This was a PVT talking to one of them (a female one at that. nice). I then think "Oh boy, she is going to be told off". But nope. What happened? "D'awh that's really cute of you to say". So I'm just stood there, watching these two cringe the ever loving shit out of me when I walk past the line up or something? Sorry if I don't know the terms, I ain't played that much. So yeah I walk past it and I see two people there and they are taking out a squad and I think "Fuck yeah, something to do." So I go and line up. It was a male and a female who lead us out into this tall building. They were meming on the way there, but I assumed it was just how their chars act so I just cracked on. When we got to the top of the building, I found a Russain weapon. So I RP picking it up and walk over to the male and female who were leading us. I say "Sir, I found this weapon". I got ignored, as the two were too busy saying "Look at me, look at me - I am the captain now" and other really shit memes. After the
third time of trying to get their attention, I honestly give up and I ask in LOOC if any of them are staff, one said they were. Now why did I ask that? I was going to ask for a TP back to base as my "leaders" were not acting serious, at all. But since one was, I thought it would be best not to make it awkward and I just kept my mouth shut. Anyway, I walk near the window and I see a group of people running along the road. I turn around and run up to them "If you're done fucking around, I have contact on road." They ingore me. "Sir, there is contact! Road". Nothing. Too busy acting like idiots. Then what happens? They shoot at us and I get fucking dinked. Nice. Not going to lie, my salt levels were off the chart and I went right to harry and issued my complaint, not really expecting much.
This is where I'm going to take a second to commend
@seal for how he acted towards me and delt with the situatuion. I was honestly mad and was talking to Harry, Harry told me he was telling seal and I came onto TS. I said hi to Seal and he completley agreed with what I was saying. He said they shouldn't of acted like that and sounded rather annoyed that it happened. He took action instantly and punished the people who were acting up. This honesntly made me feel valued as a player, knowing my report was taken seriosuly and acted on. So I have to say, hats off to you.
Day Three
I got the plessure to go out with
@seal and it was the most fun I ever had. We ran right near the Russains base, did some steath near there and then ran behind them and did some good flanking. I did get dinked, but none the less it was some good fun.
During most of my play time, I was on teamspeak in which
@harry,
@Roosebud and someone else, I think it was
@BANE47 ? Unsure. Anyhow, all of them were helping me with terms I didn't understand, what I should or shouldn't be doing and after harry and others went off, it was
@Roosebud who was sat there and helped me through TS, awnsering my idiotic questions and honestly just helping me out.
That was my experiance with WW3, it had it's ups and downs but I honestly felt valued as a player from the Staff. I may be a select case, as I am HL2 staff and like I said, I have only played the server for three days so I honestly can't say what I've said above always happens but it's just what happened with me, and I think the people who helped me and honestly acted correctly towards me needed a mention in this thread for a postive thing, when most is negative.
So yeah, thanks guys.