Before you vote “no”, hear us out.

Why don’t Admins play already?

It has been a long standing rule that Admins and other staff are not allowed to play on the server while in an active position. This is in place for a good reason to prevent any unnecessary drama or accusations of cheating or bias.

Why would this be good for the server?

In the past with the restriction in place, Admins lose touch with the player base and forget what the actual HCF experience is like. Many players have expressed this concern when Admins weigh in on kit decisions, rules, and other items. Additionally when you haven’t been able to play for a year+ on a server you love it tends to lower your motivation and enthusiasm for working on it.

We want to be straightforward and forthcoming with you as to help prevent any unnecessary drama. Our proposition to you is to allow us Admins, with your blessing, to play the fun Map 22 on an alternate account if we so choose. This will allow us to strengthen the bonds we once had with the player base. You’ll be given a good opportunity to get to know us admins, as players, rather than some one cleaning the server for you. It will help us identify issues that we may have missed or thought were a lower priority as well as formulate ideas for some big changes we have planned. Last but not least, you get to kill us!

How will this affect the server moderation?

This will not affect server moderation at all. It may even help us realize silly things we over moderate. As players we will not have any abilities other than mutes and warns as a chat mod would have. We are going to be responsible players and split our time accordingly between our administrative duties and play time.

How do we know you won’t cheat?