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Guard Classes


?SO PLEASE GIVE US GAMEPLAY SUGGESTIONS TO SPICE UP GUARDING.? - Silas_Bowen

For years prison guards on MCP have been generic, the only changes involved balance edits, with exceptions of electroshock weapons and texture packs.  The result of many resigning guards has the source of the job being too boring and repetitive, a recent resignation includes StormyBee.  It will become apparent that guard classes are for the benefit of the server, as well as being an excellent way of adding unique guard mechanics that are much needed.


Firstly, successful class-based games will be examined and concluded why they are successful.  The games that will be examined are Team Fortress 2, Star Wars Battlefront II.  Team Fortress II as a class-based game is extremely effective and offers unique gameplay.  Such famous classes like the soldier, medic and spy will support the fact that games with classes offer a multitude of options for the average player to experience.  When Team Fortress 2 is examined, there are nine classes, all of which are very different play-styles.  Compared to other games without classes and with one static play-style, class-based games seem to keep the average player interested longer.  This is because the player has the option to switch classes when they get bored, eventually going through all the classes and getting bored before they quit.  Team Fortress II, a FPS running over ten years now, has survived way past the average lifespan of a FPS game because of the amount of class variety.  The game hardly gets boring if you get into it; if you get bored of soldier you can play some medic, if you get bored of medic you can play some scout, so on, so on.  Similarly, Star Wars Battlefront II has these qualities.  However not executed as well as Team Fortress 2, the game still offers class-based gameplay.  Such class include the basic infantry, a shotgun wielding engineer class, a rocket launcher class, sniper class, and unlocks.  After playing the basic infantry class for a while, it is easy for a player to switch to say, a sniper class and experience different gameplay.

Having this quality in a guard system that has been admitted to needing a huge update to spice it up can be a huge investment.  Currently, the average guard has one job and one style of gameplay; defend prisoners, do parkour, fight with a sword.  In my opinion, in older versions of MCP,  the guard catwalk was used a lot more than it was now, occasionally offering guard vs prisoner bow fights.  Those were extremely fun back in the day, and would be now if the catwalks were more effective for shooting and utilization.  Since it is not used now, the guards are left with a basic style of gameplay that quickly gets boring.  Adding these guard classes will definitely, without a doubt, change this fact.  When a guard gets bored of, say, the current basic guard gameplay there is to offer, he can change to a longer ranged guard class and assist from the catwalks!  Or if they got bored of that or thinks they aren't a good shot, why not change into a fast paced, light guard?  Or even a heavy guard that is the equivalent to a tank in Rush PvP?  Not only does it provide a fun experience for the guards that will keep them very interested, it is easy to incorporate new unique mechanics into each rank.  For example, guard dogs can belong to a certain rank, while guard shotguns can belong to another.  Perhapes even snipers can be added, batons, electroshock weapons, etc, each belonging to a separate class!


To make this an effective suggestion, guard classes and a class system will be suggested, prepared to be edited, changed, or recreated in comment discussions.  To begin, the class system that will be proposed is this:

When guards respawn, they have the option in spawn to change classes on a signs or with commands, changing their loadouts to match the desired class.  A new class can be unlocked per guard rank, ex. C Guard starts with the standard guard, and B Guard gains access to a long ranged guard.  This will encourage lower ranked guards to rank up, giving them something to look forward to, rather than just new areas and a different coloured rank.  The proposed system is as simple as this, however things may be added.  Here are some proposed guard classes accompanied by ranks:


C Guard

Standing guard class, similar to the one MCP has now, except a tad bit nerfed.  Equipped with a sword, armour (effects to be decided), and an electroshock weapon.


B Guard

Has access to the standard guard class
Gains access to a long-ranged guard class.  Equipped with a bow, possibly a custom made gun such as a sniper, and light armour.


A Guard

Has access to the standard and long-ranged guard class.
Gains access to a medical guard class.  Equipped with the ability to heal guards within a certain radius (regen), a weak sword, and light armour.  Possible can carry health potions and the ability to give a short resistance buff on nearby guards.  This class mimics the tank in Rush PvP.


Head Guard

Has access to the stand, long-ranged, and medical guard class.
Gains access to a riot guard class.  Equipped with heavy armour, standard damage sword, and very slow walk-speed.  Possibly has to have a timeout or cost for the user.

*Such mechanics like guard dogs can be added accordingly.

In conclusion, adding a class based guard system adds not only unique gameplay, but an interesting and new platform for guards to play on, making it nearly impossible for guards to get bored as quick as the current system MCP has now.  This has abilities to add extremely new and interesting material to the server, allowing for new stuff always to have potential to be added.  On top of that, these classes would ideally be balanced enough to the point where guards have a fun time fighting against players with these new play styles, while at the same time players can experience a more realistic guar system that's fun for them to fight against.

Thanks for reading, I look forward to continuing a discussion in the comments.

TLDR  Adding classes to the guard system makes the server combat more diverse for both guards and players, providing a fun experience that's difficult to get boring.

What is your IGN? CraftinCreeper
How old are you as of now? 16 as of September 15th
When can you play on MCP? I can play all weekends from 1PM to 2AM and on weeknights I can usually play 5-6 hours from 5PM to 11PM AST
What is your timezone? Atlantic Standard Time (AST same as UST)
What is your rank on the server? Citizen
Do you have any experience with other prison servers? Several others but I stick with MCP because it seems the most professional and enjoyable.
Do you have any experience with guarding? Give a list of servers and your guard rank (IP if possible). I was guard on my friends server for a while until he stopped paying the bill, and I've guarded on MCP twice, I was demoted twice though one was false, and I was offered guard back but I declined.
Have you read both the guard rules and the prisoner rules, even the ones in the info room? Of course I have, I find myself reminding other guards and helping them out when they need to know when to call for instance asking for drugs if a player is holding the item to check if it is indeed contraband. (Dank fuel can't melt steel memes.)
Why should we pick you to be out next guard? I should be picked because I am both a long time player, and a helper of the server. I try to donate often to keep some money is Silas' wallet and I love to suggest new ideas for the server to help boost player count, though I  understand it fluctuates and that can't be helped. I have been guard multiple times, I respect all of the staff, and I am easily reached so if there is a riot or someone who has been killing new people the other people on can contact me either through Skype or TeamSpeak which I am usually on. I understand when to give warnings and when not to, which I've noticed some people giving wardens to Free ranks and some other people getting no warnings whatsoever. I will explain to new players how the server works and how to get money as well as what the benefits of voting are. I love the MCP community and I love to see it growing everyday. I noticed the guard count is low when I made the other post regarding the Staff List and since my 2 other faction owners have applied, I figured I would give it a shot too.

Change the time of events to an hour later so that more people have a chance to get home and log into minecraft  Kappa



Plx no deny.

IGN: cougarboy50
Who banned you? zeedin
When were you banned? (Time/Date) 10/20/15 around 7:45 PST
Why were you banned? how about a week
Are you at fault? I guess?
What was your rank on MCP? baron
Why should we unban you? Cause I asked zeedin to ban me for a day so I could do the maze and he banned me for a week and I cant do the maze
Additional info: I am ok with a week ban, I just want to do the maze. :3

What is your IGN? zs471

How old are you as of now? Seventeen

When can you play on MCP? Anytime after 1:45pm EST on the weekdays and

whenever on the weekends.

What is your timezone? Eastern Standard Time

What is your rank on the server? Baron Donor

Do you have any experience with other prison servers? Yes I've played on five prison servers total that I can think of, two of them are shut down.

Do you have any experience with guarding? Give a list of servers and your guard rank (IP if possible). This server, MCP-MCS.com, back in the day I was guard for 11 months straight.

Have you read both the guard rules and the prisoner rules, even the ones in the info room? Yeah, I reread them before I made this application. dank fuel can't melt steel memes.

Why should we pick you to be our next guard? I miss the excitement of guarding on the server. I was guard on the server for 11 straight months, there is no doubt I have the experience. I would like to help the server grow and encourage new players to actually stay and play. Now I could feed you lines of crap about how I'll be so nice to everyone and me being staff will change everything, but that's what everyone does. For the sake of keeping things short and simple I'll just say, I was staff for 11 months straight and I'm pretty sure I have another 11 in me.

What is your IGN? summonhalo.

How old are you as of now? I am 16 years old.

When can you play on MCP? On weekdays, I can play MCP in the mornings at 6:00 a.m. to 6:30 a.m. During the afternoon I can play from 2:30 p.m. to either 5:30 p.m. or 9:00 p.m. Except on Wednesdays in which I work.  On the weekends It's a little random depending on what's planned during the weekend.

What is your timezone? Mountain Standard Time

What is your rank on the server? Citizen

Do you have any experience with other prison servers? I've played several other servers but it's been a very long time since then, so the only one I would count is mcp

Do you have any experience with guarding? Give a list of servers and your guard rank (IP if possible). Well, I have been guard on MCP (head-guard) So I am fairly experienced at it.

Have you read both the guard rules and the prisoner rules, even the ones in the info room? Yes, of course. dank fuel can't melt steel memes

Why should we pick you to be out next guard? Well this is supposed to be the best part of the application.  When I started playing again, one of first things I noticed was the lack of guards, and I figured what happened to everyone wanting guard, so here I am.  Most of the players on the server know me, and I think most them can vouch for me, so I am good with the community.  Also, not to mention my extensive experience with guarding.  One thing people should note, is that i'm not the best at pvp, but, that does not mean i'm the worst, I can get the job done.  Also, Another thing is that I am very active on mcp, I used to have some of the highest playtimes back in the old map.  I understand that there's a good chance of me dying quite often, and I accept that, I think that's part of the guard position.  Another reason that I would make a good guard, is that I'm good at modding, so in the future, if I get promoted, I will be ready for whatever is needed.  I will do my best to keep the chat clean.  As we all know, I am pretty chill, I won't go off the rails and rage, and will keep calm.  Another reason that I would be a good pick is that i'm easily accessible, usually i'm on ts, and even though at the moment, my skype is broken, that will be fixed soon.  I hope that I can make a difference in mcp, not only by my staff position, but my positive attitude!  I know I have made many mistakes, and I hope that we can get past those mistakes, and that I will refrain from making any more.  I know a huge problem used to be guards using there alt to avoid the responsibilities of being guard, and I promise, I won't be one of those people. So this is my guard app, any constructive criticism is greatly appreciated, as well as recommendations.  Thank you for spending the time to read my application.