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  1. TLDR

    in Announcements

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    10 hours ago, Mitch (IFRIT) said:

        On February 3rd, 2015 I joined Asylum for the first time. A few co-workers got me into it, we tried to learn the ropes as fast as we could. Although at times it felt damn near impossible. There were mechanics that we just simply did not understand. However, that was the very allure that kept me coming back day after day. Those co-workers moved on to be KOTH nerds at one point and left me in their dust. I kept digging and eventually figured out the spawn map, and the hard lesson was that I didn’t need to run from Sofia to Athria, and I could just respawn. This was life-changing, for better or for the worse, as I was hooked on this new digital heroin. I eventually fell in love with Kavala. Instant and constant action, while being called a myriad of names, and a ton of new experiences. I was a combat logger, i didn’t have the money to buy these cool guns time and time again. I exploited the Kavala Hq daily. There was this spot where if you Sync’d and logged back in, you would drop down just under the concrete surface and the cops couldn’t get you, but you could shoot and cause your own kind of hell.

        As time progressed, i wanted to become more and more involved. I was known by a few different names throughout my time here. The IFRIT part just stuck out of all the different usernames. I joined some gang with a Zombie Dude? He had an awkwardly deep voice but was a good leader. He essentially was able to weaponize the kids from Kavala and make us do his bidding. A few guns and some cash in the game sure when a long way. I just kept buying damn IFRITS because I simply could not drive. If I drove a hatchback, I was going to die. Every single time, there wasn’t a question about it. 

        I was invited to join the team of staff after befriending @Clint Beastwood and @BaDaBiNg_10-8. I still remember us taking a .50cal through the streets of Kavala on March 17th, 2017, with every civ hell-bent on killing us. Every single cop was determined to take us down. The laughter that rang through my house has since never been repeated. I was sore the next day from the belly laugh. 

    As I worked my way through the team of staff, I quickly found my heart had been fully invested in this place. I would work and get home only to sit and devote all my time to playing or providing support. I was hooked and down badly. There wasn’t any hope for me to return from this rabbit hole. I made new friends along the way and experienced life one event at a time. I had a lot of highs and lows. There are people here that were extremely supportive during these times. I had a lifeline and so did they. It started as a video game and ended as a family. 

        A while ago I was able to meet @Roice in person in vegas. He waited for me at the airport and was about 2 feet taller than I thought he was. It was a strange experience at first but it quickly showed that we hadn’t missed a beat. As Roice drove around vegas, the shenanigans we got ourselves into that night will never be forgotten. There were core memories developed that night, some of those memories I don’t have the pleasure of actually remembering. But Roice could easily tell you if he wasn’t sworn to secrecy. 

        The point I am trying to assert here is that many of you come and go. Some are here for a week and some of you have been here for almost 10 years. We have not survived this long because Arma is a cutting-edge game that’s leading the charts in popularity. However, we offer something that the triple-A developers will never be able to, a family. This has turned into an escape for many. The typical life bullshit doesn’t apply to here. The medical, finical, family, and school problems have no bearing here. You are provided with the unique opportunity to create your own story that can be turned off with the click of a button. 

     

    Today, I am clicking that button

        I have made the decision that for the health of the community and my personal life, I am stepping down and allowing new leadership to take the wheel. I am excited to announce that @RoguePilot has accepted the challenge and is rising to the occasion. I have the utmost confidence that rogue will find the best path forward to continue the long legacy of Asylum. I encourage you to all offer the same support and gratitude that you showed me when I took over ownership in December 2019. The first 6 months were terrifying and contained a huge learning curve. I truly never stopped learning.

        While I step away from Asylum, I won't disappear from Asylum. I have some career and family goals that need my utmost dedication and focus. And I believe that without the stress of ownership, I will accomplish these goals. Asylum has created a foundation that will help me succeed for the rest of my life. I wish the ownership aspect was something we could easily show the masses, but I wasn’t able to find a concrete way to do just that. 

    To the countless staff through the years, I truly cannot thank you enough. You guys are the sole reason that Asylum is what Asylum is. You guys through my ownership time worked to keep me in check and my feet planted in reality. The respect I have for you guys will never be forgotten, and I will never be able to thank you enough. For that, I am in debt to you.

     

    There are a few secrets that I wanted to air out as I depart.

     

    The bear image in my signature contained a coupon code for a shit ton of money in the store. It was a puzzle and it was not easily seen. A few got close to figuring it out years ago.

     

    I hate banning people. It was a necessary evil, but with every single ban, I wondered if the person I banned was dealing with shit in life that they too were trying to escape. And that ban may have been their last line to that escape. I know I caused someone to face their issues when they were not ready. For that, I am sorry. It’s not my place to tell you when your issues should be faced. 

     

    To the person that died shortly after I spoke with you, I am sorry I didn’t say a better goodbye. Neither of us knew, but I would give anything to go back and say a final goodbye. 

     

    To the people that confided their deepest secrets and struggles with me, know that I have still never repeated those to anyone and they will continue to rest with me. I hope you have found peace from those burdens. 

     

    To the friend groups that still exist today because of Asylum, I hope they will continue long beyond Asylum. 

     

    Open letter to Rogue

     

    Rogue,

     

       The journey you have agreed to undertake has ramifications that only a few know. Being the owner brings a burden that cannot be described. We have spoken at length about the lessons I learned. I encourage you to never forget that you are not here for yourself. Your mission is to continue providing a place for all these people from across the world to meet and continue their connections and friendships. I encourage you to always be humble, listen more than you talk, and admit when you are wrong.

        You will have thousands of voices in your ear, and it will be impossible to respond to them all. But you can read them all. I know that during my tenure, I read every single message that I got. Sometimes they were extremely irritating to read and hear, and often they were downright violent. I still read them and used them as fuel to continue the charge. However, I expect you to exercise your restraint when needed, and tenacity when required. You are here to defend what has come before you, and continue what comes after you. You will never take the L, and defeat at any level can never be welcomed. Defend every community member as your family when they come personally under attack.

        You hold the power to affect change in people's lives. I know this sounds dramatic, but it’s only because of the messages I received that showed this to be the reality. You should always be humble and understanding. The server is a direct reflection of how you conduct yourself. The team of staff is there for you at any time. Use them for their duties, and empower them to build with you. 



     

    With love,

     

    Mitch


     

    “I’m not any good at killing, but I sure can die with the best of them.”

     

    “Don’t light a candle for peace, light it for violence and let peace extinguish the flame.”

     

    Mitch, I know that we haven't always seen eye to eye. I wasn't thrilled when you became owner and I do know we had some very personal interactions in part due to my server ban. I do have no hard feelings to you and wish you the best in life. At the end of the day it was just a game.

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  15. Bei Jing down bad

    in Videos and Screenshots

    Posted

    4 hours ago, DS_Billy said:

    Breh that breathing dont sound healthy. If you need help with exercising and diet let me know, im certified via ISSA in personal training and nutrition.  Not joking. 

    @kingofcanada I fully trust Billy when it comes to knowledge of unhealthy breathing. You will probably never find someone who has dealt with it more. However, if you are looking for a diagnosis from a medical expert, I'd direct you to board-certified doctor and professional fighter @JIMBO.

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  19. Changelog - 5/12/2020

    in Patch Notes

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    2 minutes ago, Envy_ said:

    Hey Patato, I appreciate the response the you gave, it's nice to see a line by line rebuttal of my argument as opposed to just pure flame. That being said, I think it's fair to say you strawman quite a bit in your post. Of course no admin with a brain is going to give 1 mil and a sui vest to every player on the server, im talking in regards to the poll (which the community voted on) and the idea that was just implemented was defeated. So another cop brought it up again, defeated again. But it's added anyway lol. The increased Fed cooldown will do nothing to change the way we play because we have to wait for the fed to fill up anyways. Now, we just need to camp it so that West Side Wetards don't do a 1 bar smash and grab and lock us out of it for an hour. IMO the cooldown should be based on what you get out of it. For example 1-5 bars is 15 min CD, 6-15 bars 30 min CD, 16-32 bars 1 hour CD. That way one idiot with a bolt cutter and a meme can't lock out a group of 10-15 ppl for an hour by trolling the fed. 

    In regards to evidence, you say spike strips got nerfed... how? You increased the price but it doesn't matter lol. Most of these career cops have millions to use so 1k per spike strip is chump change for them. Not to mention, to destroy them using the new "feature" we are locked in a 15 sec animation that has a chance to fail, when spikes themselves are deployed instantly. Also evidence is supposed to be the crown jewel of events for rebels to do right? So why not adjust the loot table like we have asked for, for so long? We want scopes/vests to spawn in the hemmit and perhaps a buff in the drop rate of zephir's/ammo for it. In my experience it's about every 8 evidence lockers we do where we get a zephir, and then after that, we only get 2 mags for it. Sounds like a lot of work for something that doesn't pay back well. That's why I'm complaining, because it seems like our suggestions just get swept under the rug, while other peoples (cops) get fast tracked to the update queue.

    You say that I'm "disillusioned" about my gang being the cause of these changes, and I say that you are understating the obvious. These passed changes are a direct result of our playstyle and you really can't deny it. I mean, speak to any cop and they'll tell you the same thing. I logged on today and was met with no fewer than 5 people going "oh how about that nerf to you guys, you must be so mad xD". If anything it's flattering that the administration needs to step in to help these kids since we're playing so well, but flattery only keeps me interested so long. I understand the cops need help, but I think the help being provided is being given in the wrong areas. As I've stated many times, I think the cops have every tool available for them to be competitive and win these events, but they just don't use the tools they already have so their trigger fingers become typing fingers here on the forums. Let me put this into perspective, I, a rebel, am paying 35k for my loadout, i pull a hunter (52k) and fill it with a gold bar. My total investment (minus demos/drills/bolt cutters/ etc) is around 87k per each fed I do. Now a cop who uses their free loadout, and a sport hatch (5k) thinks it's unfair I would win that engagement. I am spending over 10x his loadout cost just to get there lol. The reason hunters became op and same with other armor is that the higher ups have no trust in their lower downs. They refuse to pull armor,vans,helis etc that would help them win their engagement. That's where the problem is here, it's not that rebels are too op, it's that the cops are too cheap imo. A sgt or higher could easily pull a hunter, load it with 2-3 ppl and drive around our tempests, shoot out the engine, drop on us, etc. But they don't, they prefer to either play sniper elite in telos, or drive their armor around solo and never drop. That's not a balance problem, that's a game sense problem. 

    Lastly, you said I should my money where my mouth is, and I have. I have applied for mod so a disenting opinion could potentially be added to discuss future changes, but let's be honest my app is probably sitting in the trash can somewhere atm. Another way I put my money where my mouth is, is offering all of the cops a chance to play Civ for a week, and all of my gang would play cop. I guarantee our success rate in stopping federal events would be light years above the current rate. I understand you guys have real lives and can't be on 24/7, but I don't anyone here expects you to be. Real lives aside though, as an administration you have a duty to do right by your community. We've tried to go through proper channels, we suggested things, proposed other things, hell the idea to make corner walls of evidence being indestructible was OUR idea lol. But we asked in turn to have spike strips limited or disabled for giving up those 4 entry points, and to buff the loot inside, neither of which was added or even hinted at being added. This is where the frustration comes in, we don't feel like we're being heard. Either way, I appreciate your time and hope that maybe sometime in the future we can but heads less and actually discuss and be heard more.


     

    Bro no ones reading that

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  20. Plague | Limited

    in Gang Recruitment

    Posted

    5 hours ago, uc. said:

    yo zurph wanna play some arma with me bro? 

     

    nah for real tho what zurph said above is correct but people belive what they want i/we dont really care tbh. 

    You were one of my role models man. Really hurts to say goodbye 

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  22. Plague | Limited

    in Gang Recruitment

    Posted

    5 hours ago, ZRPH said:

    anyone that had engine owning cheats and did not restart their PC after logging off the game cheating on was ban. Engine owning was battle eyed yesterday, if you guys did not know engine owning does not have arma cheats. You guys can get all happy about (knowing we hacked) but we dont, so calm down retards we are still better then you. Ill be back on arma but probably not this server because the admins on this server are not that bright and im sure even if they know i dont cheat im sure ill remained ban just because they dont like me. But its ok this servers gang life is dead and the owner of this server does not care about it so it will go no where. GL Asylum, and it was fun while it lasted.

    Really looked up to you man, sad to see you go.

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