Introducing our newest Community Moderator, tripsofthrymr!

strumslinger

With the influx of new players from three different platforms now, the community team has decided to recruit another Community Moderator!

I'm sure you guys already know him from his presence here in the forums and in-game, but say hello again to @tripsofthrymr. He'll be joining @ironzerg79 @zebular @kreatyve @ambisinisterr to be the fifth moderator for these forums.

I'll let him say hey himself .

tripsofthrymr

Well met!

I have been playing D&D since the box set. My friends and I eagerly awaited the first Player's Handbook, then the Monster Manual, then the ultimate gaming book... the Dungeon Master's Guide. Not 5.0, 4.0, 3.5 or even 3.0. Old-school, Advanced Dungeons & Dragons. When I heard that a Neverwinter MMO was in Open Beta, I was hooked and have been an active player ever since.

I founded the guild Caritas to help players newer to Neverwinter get off to a good start. Feel free to talk to me in game if you have any questions about Neverwinter. Chances are good I either know the answer, or know where to find it and I'll do my best to help you.

We have been through ups and downs with the game. That's to be expected. Player feedback really is heard by the development team and so I'm excited to help keep that feedback flowing and where necessary help keep things respectful.

Yi the Charitable (DC)
Agni (CW)
Vorn (GF)
Rynor (HR)
Leogan (SW)
Ian (OP)
Nox (TR)
@tripsofthrymr

kreatyve

Welcome to the team!

loboguild

Have fun buddy! >:)

I'd personally like to see a bit more variety in the Community Team. Judging from the outside all Moderators seem to be very similar lore/d&d/rpg-focused that come from the same niche of players. Since I didn't catch an official recruitment thread, I assume you recruit personally and basically get someone you like and probably is a lot like you.

Don't get me wrong, I just think the team should represent more aspects and groups of the playerbase. Most rules are not objective so having players with a different background and ties helps to properly understand and evaluate certain situations. It's especially important since the Community Team has never been uncontroversial and a one-sided view on things indeed has created issues.​​

tripsofthrymr

loboguild said:

Judging from the outside all Moderators seem to be very similar ... Since I didn't catch an official recruitment thread, I assume you recruit personally and basically get someone you like and probably is a lot like you.

@loboguild, that's a reasonable concern. However, I think you'll find that I bring my own unique perspective to the moderator team. You don't have to look further than my signature line for a hint that I am vocal about my point of view on game matters. I go way back as a D&D player but if anything my specialty is systems, not lore. I have a good understanding of how the combat system works (that understanding was better when I was heavily into PVP mod 5-ish) and a good understanding of how the economic system works. I understand how they can be manipulated and how they can fail.

loboguild said:

Most rules are not objective so having players with a different background and ties helps to properly understand and evaluate certain situations. It's especially important since the Community Team has never been uncontroversial and a one-sided view on things indeed has created issues.​​

Every view point is important. Neverwinter is strongest when it speaks to a wide range of players and respects a wide range of opinions. Respect. There's a word. When people differ in their opinion, respect for the other party is key to bridging gaps. I encourage all communication and I also encourage that communication to be respectful. My view on a particular issue is unimportant. As long as discussions are respectful, I will support them.

If you have specific concerns, feel free to PM me in game or in the forums. We won't all agree all of the time but I'll do my best to ensure that all opinions are heard.

zebular

Good to have you here with us! Huzzah!

lantern22

congratulations (or more likely, commiserations)

I'm sure the rest of the team could use some help keeping the rest of us unruly types under control when the next round of class balancing is up for discussion

AD&D ??? - old school indeed ;p

rayrdan

metalldjt said:

why did u picked only community moderators that are/can be manipulated as you wish, and u didnt chose one from other guilds aswell ?
synergy,eoa , midnight, gutbuster ?

lol
good luck trips, dont sell your soul

beckylunatic

Best wishes, Trips.

kvet

Grats man! And... good luck.

tripsofthrymr

metalldjt said:

why did u picked only community moderators that are/can be manipulated as you wish, and u didnt chose one from other guilds aswell ?
synergy,eoa , midnight, gutbuster ?

I actually did spend some time in EoA around Mod 5 when PVP was fun for me. I founded my current guild, Caritas, to help newer players get off to a good start.

Every community does best when all opinions are heard. Discussions flourish when community members are respectful of others, even (and especially) if they have a different opinion. It is in that spirit that I will moderate.

xxmantaraxx

Awesome! Good to see another vocal and very individual forum user become a Mod!

Happy to see that you will be looking out for us regular lurkers XD

frozenfirevr

Sweet, good luck ahead trips...

sandukutupu

@tripsofthrymr
Congratulations... I guess? I mean to say, I would never wear a chain and shackle while sitting at the computer. The worse thing is this means yet another forum friend I have to walk on eggshells just to be around. In the future, I will typing up some reply or cute retort and the next thing I know... "Oh God! Their name is green!! Hit delete! Delete! Abort! OMG, ...." user banned.

I wonder if you will become all corrupted by your new super user powers? Start wearing a uniform and develop a narcissistic personality disorder? Pretty sure that it starts small, by replacing grammatically incorrect slang with cute fuzzy animals and progresses to a major meltdown, resulting in someone sitting with underwear on their head tell everyone to what they should think about the current political state of the Principality of Sealand.

Yes, so I will once again applaud your promotion to moderator, and tip my hat - if I had one. Remember there is no pay check... unless you are into counting grey hairs. One last bit of advice before the medications start working. Whatever you do, don't drink the Kool-Aid™.

Good Luck!

kuero21

wow, this moderator is new and already has over a thousand posts.

kreatyve

kuero21 said:

wow, this moderator is new and already has over a thousand posts.

Cause he's been on the forums for a few years? Moderators are just volunteers, we are mainly just players like you.

kuero21

oh.. so moderators get recruited from the forums?

kreatyve

kuero21 said:

oh.. so moderators get recruited from the forums?

And the game, yes. StrumSlinger is in charge of that.

sockmunkey

So Trips is not replacing Ambi? Because Ambi seems so inactive, I figured he quit.

ambisinisterr

Thank you for joining the team tripsofthrymr!
You've been an active member of the forums nearly as long as I can remember which is all the way back to the pre-alpha days. And wow...all the way to the Box Set? You are giving Zeb a run for his money. I started back in the tail end of the AD&D days.

My only gripe is now I will actually have to learn how to spell your name. I've been like Nemo saying anemone with your name for three years now. Tripsoftyme, tripsofthryme, tripsoftimer...I give up!

kuero21 said:

oh.. so moderators get recruited from the forums?

Yes. Every person labelled "Community Moderator" is a player with some permission changes on the forums. We have the ability to contact Andy (The Community Manager) and a select few other staff members but we are players that volunteer personal time to help the CM keep the forums safe and friendly and act as additional eyes and ears for critical issues or feedback for the developers.

sockmunkey said:

So Trips is not replacing Ambi? Because Ambi seems so inactive, I figured he quit.

I am still around. I work a lot more hours the last year to two years than I have in the past and seeing that we are in the middle of peak season work is only getting busier right now. Even my free time seems to be less and less free as I am either drafted to help family and friends or lack of energy has me more interested in bed or TV than interacting with a computer screen.

I am normally around at the slowest time of the day (now) and the little moderating that needs to be done ends up being quietly done or behind the scenes. So I am officially a lurker.

ravenskya

Congrats and welcome! Though it seems like everyone else already knows you - I just showed up with PS4 so HI!

tripsofthrymr

ambisinisterr said:

My only gripe is now I will actually have to learn how to spell your name. I've been like Nemo saying anemone with your name for three years now. Tripsoftyme, tripsofthryme, tripsoftimer...I give up!

OK let me help you out.

Thrymr is from an old D&D campaign involving a village named after a Norse god Thrymr (one of several variant spellings).

Trips is a character name I have used in many online and offline games.

Trips as a handle was already taken. When creating the account, it looked like casing would be respected, as in TripsOfThrymr. Well, totally wrong. Different UI's - forum, game client, gateway (I miss you....) - used different rules for capitalization. Confusion ensued. I soon realized I wanted to change the handle, and soon realized it can't be done. Oh well. Now you have to deal with it Auto-complete is your friend.

ironzerg79

sandukutupu said:

Congratulations... I guess? I mean to say, I would never wear a chain and shackle while sitting at the computer. The worse thing is this means yet another forum friend I have to walk on eggshells just to be around. In the future, I will typing up some reply or cute retort and the next thing I know... "Oh God! Their name is green!! Hit delete! Delete! Abort! OMG, ...." user banned.

By all means please feel free to PM me any insults, jokes, wacky gifs or other retorts directed at Trips, and I'll personally ensure they're delivered.

tripsofthrymr

sandukutupu said:

Congratulations... I guess? ... The worse thing is this means yet another forum friend I have to walk on eggshells just to be around.

Banned! Just kidding. I have been one of those voices calling for improvement since open beta. I care about the game and want to see steady improvement. As long as you treat others with a reasonable level of respect, I look forward to seeing your opinion on the forums.

sandukutupu said:

@tripsofthrymr
I wonder if you will become all corrupted by your new super user powers? Start wearing a uniform and develop a narcissistic personality disorder?

What do you mean... develop a personality disorder? Bua ha ha! Seriously though, I'm not here to exercise superpowers over those that express themselves differently than I wish they would. I'm here to try and keep the discussion positive or at least respectful.

hav0clol

Guys he literally has a thread on the front page of this very forum criticising the sharp decrease in voucher drop rates this event.

kreatyve

magenubbie said:

ironzerg79 said:

By all means please feel free to PM me any insults, jokes, wacky gifs or other retorts directed at Trips, and I'll personally ensure they're delivered.

Uh huh. And since when can a normal forum user PM anyone, let alone a mod?

That should be fixed now. Please see if you are able.

josephskyrim

Congrats Trips!

kvet

Wait wait wait. Did someone say up there that sitting in the corner with underwear on one's head is somehow inappropriate?

Erm. Oh. *slowly removes underwear from head*. Ahem.... right then.