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=ADK= Member Ranks and Requirements

This page shows the ranks and roles for specific parts of the =ADK= Gaming Community




Recruit

Expectations Privileges Distinguishing Traits
- Active participation in the forums or presence in Team Speak
- Active participation in one or more games within ADK for one week to be considered for membership
- Minimum of 5 hours of game time logged on ADK servers required
- Limited forum access - Friendly and respectful of all community members

Community Member

Expectations Privileges Distinguishing Traits
- Active participation in the forums or presence in Team Speak.
- Active participation in one or more games within ADK.
- Wears the ADK Tags in any game that ADK is a part of.
- Full Forum Access
- Right to wear the =ADK= in any game
- Friendly and respectful of all community members

Elite Member

Expectations Privileges Distinguishing Traits
- Active participation in the forums or presence in Team Speak.
- Active participation in one or more games within ADK.
- Monthly donation of $5 or more to the community to support the website, Team Speak and Game Server operations
- Full Forum Access
- Right to wear the =ADK= in any game
- *Server Perk TBD*
- Ability to participate in surveys affecting game server map/game rotations
- Friendly and respectful of all community members

Competitive Team Member

Expectations Privileges Distinguishing Traits
- Active participation in the forums.
- Required presence in Team Speak during practice/matches.
- Commits to and regularly attends team practices on time
- Adheres to the direction and orders of the Captain
- Associates ADK and their competitive team name with video highlight reels, streaming, and other social media types
- Full Forum Access
- Right to wear the =ADK= in any game
- *Server Perk TBD*
- Access to scrim server(s)
- Tournament Sponsorship by =ADK=
- Team player. Willing to run any class or spec in support of teammates
- Demonstrates skill in one or more weapons and tactics in support of the team
- Always competitive with integrity
- Understands when their superior skill is affecting server population and adjusts to ensure the game remains fun for everyone
- Sets an example for all to follow of fair game play

Competitive Team Captain

Expectations Privileges Distinguishing Traits
- Active participation in the forums.
- Schedules and drives regular team practices
- Schedules matches and coordinates tournament entries
- Associates ADK and their competitive team name with video highlight reels, streaming, and other social media types
- Full Forum Access
- Right to wear the =ADK= in any game
- *Server Perk TBD*
- Access to scrim server(s)
- Official representative of ADK and their individual competitive team
- Tournament Sponsorship by =ADK=
- Demonstrates all aspects of an experienced competitive member
- A fountain of game knowledge that is willing to mentor and coach other players

Recruitment Officer

Expectations Privileges Distinguishing Traits
- Evaluates and approves new community members based not on skill but fit within the community and trustworthiness
- Active daily in the recruitment and introduction forums
- Active regularly on team speak and interacts/observes potential new members
- Answers any questions applicants might have
- Helps them understand the rules are and what =ADK= stands for
- Grants membership to the community
- Ambassadors to our community
- Friendly and outgoing
- Always acts with patience to assist potential and new members

Game Advisor

Expectations Privileges Distinguishing Traits
- Administers in game activities of a set of servers specific to a game
- Maintains knowledge of server rules and enforces them
- Maintains knowledge of known exploits to enable disciplined server administration
- Forum activity is not required but encouraged
- Regular game participation is required
- Populate Empty Servers
- Slay, Kick, Temp Ban
- NO procon access for BF3 Servers
- Always demonstrate maturity and objectivity
- Calm, cool, and collected at all times. No player will ever rattle them
- Only takes action when the population of a server is negatively affected
- Interacts with players with the right level of touch – a gentle nudge to correct a behavior vs. dropping the hamper on someone
- Detailed oriented in their reporting of bans and player incidents

Game Admin

Expectations Privileges Distinguishing Traits
- Administers in game activities of a set of servers specific to a game
- Maintains knowledge of server rules and enforces them
- Maintains knowledge of known exploits to enable disciplined server administration
- Forum activity is required
- Regular game participation is required
- Populate Empty Servers
- Slay, Kick, Temp Ban, Perma Ban
- Procon access for BF3 Servers
- Always demonstrate maturity and objectivity
- Welcoming players to servers, promoting the friendly atmosphere. Mentioning TS, and the Website
- Calm, cool, and collected at all times. No player will ever rattle them
- Only takes action when the population of a server is negatively affected
- Interacts with players with the right level of touch – a gentle nudge to correct a behavior vs. dropping the hamper on someone
- Detailed oriented in their reporting of bans and player incidents

Veteran Game Admin

Expectations Privileges Distinguishing Traits
- Administers in game activities of a set of servers specific to a game
- Researches the popularities of servers and game styles forgoing personal preferences
- Collaborates with other Veteran Admins to set server rules
- Collaborates with other Veteran Admins to set server map rotations and game types as well as special events
- Active daily in the forums
- Contact the server provider in case there are any issues with the servers. Must be aware of how to determine what is a crash and what isn't
- Customer service must be professional and all messages to server provider must follow a certain criteria
- Posts news articles and server updates related to their specific game or initiations discussion topics on a weekly basis
- Regular game participation is required
- Assists with member recruitment upon request
- Evaluate and approves new game admins
- Slay, Kick, All Ban Rights
- Procon access for BF3 Servers
- Ability to adjust server player counts
- Ability to restart procon layer
- Ability to modify map rotations and game types.**
- Ability to administer the channels specific to their game in Team Speak
- Forum moderator
- Demonstrate over time all the traits of an experienced admin
- Demonstrated exceptional interest in the advancement of the community
- Ambassadors to our community

Designer

Expectations Privileges Distinguishing Traits
- Responsible for helping make decisions about the website
- Generate graphics in support of the website. PC/Phone Backgrounds, Signatures, Merchandise, Social Media, Banners, Business Cards, Etc.
- Must have at least 2 new graphics each week. **Subject to change**
- A request by a leader must be completed in a timely manner
- Communicate with Event Coordinator for possible event graphics
- No royalty expectations
- Access to the developement site
- Free merchandise with graphic or design work
- Distinguished Graphic Artist for our community

Event Coordinator

Expectations Privileges Distinguishing Traits
- Responsible for setting up community events, tournaments, LAN Parties, etc. .
- Communicate with Designer if graphics are needed for specific event
- Communicate with Admins on what events might be best for certain time periods
- Contact 3rd Parties if event requires renting buildings for LAN Parties, equipment, etc. .
- At least 1 smaller event each week, 1 tournament a month**, and 1 big event each year
- Post annoucements to keep everyone updated on particular events
- Make sure events are on time and run smoothly
- Forum Moderator for "Events" section
- Distinguished Event Coordinator for our community
**We will be having a Tournament Mod coming shortly, which will make this possible. Until then tournaments are not needed

Community Manager

Expectations Privileges Distinguishing Traits
- Provide montly financial cost transparency:
       Website Costs
       Team Speak Costs
       Game Server Costs per game
       Miscellaneous Expenses
- Provide regular progress reports towards donation goals
- Forecasts the ability to maintain services and when funding will run out
- Partners with sponsors and advertisers to bring ad revenue to the community
- Collaborates with Veteran Admins to set server rules and map/game types and rotations across multiple games - Collaborates with Designers on the direction of the website
- No Restrictions - Balances the running of the business that supports the community with the experience required to maintain a healthy membership
- Open, honest, and acting with integrity at all times
- Leads and inspires by example and with patience