Zatara add me on Skype real quick Skype name is stabbeyy

You can't, yet.
Nobody has a clue what's going on with the elections.

There is not enough +1 for this statement

A firm commitment to this concept is, in my view, reason enough for a player to give your candidacy real consideration.
Beyond that, from our discussions on Skype, I can say with confidence that while you are passionate and often blunt (not always a bad thing by any means) you also take proactive steps to keep everyone included in the discussion and to pull it back when things start to stray away from a constructive path into an emotional or factionalist one.

Your willingness to apply on the field PC experience to top down questions of game balance is an asset to such discussions and would, I believe, prove an asset to the council should you be elected. Beyond that your proactive steps to engage other candidates, and community members, for feedback regarding specific ideas/aspects also helps promote a functional working environment.

I look forward to continuing to debate ideas with you in both the short and long term.

Cheers,
Cross

Zatara is probably the only candidate I know worth voting for. We need CPM members that don't just play the game but are actually good at it.

My vote goes to him. Zatara please stop yelling in coms though <3

I don't know you very well Zatara I've played with you a few times and against you a few times that doesn't matter. You feedback on the recent scout changes was impressive to me. I truly felt you had no biased and no agenda. I feel you want what is best for the game. You will have my vote and my support good luck to you I admire your passion for Dust!

CPM1 will have limited involvement with Project Legion.

What is your stance on the following:

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The term Community is an important part of the CPM position, indeed every candidate uses the term at some point. However it is an abstract concept, so what I would like is to hear your definition of community. No right or wrong answers here, just looking to get a better feel of where you are coming from.
Very interested in your response here Zatara.

No pressure!


I think the other candidates have by this point given various definitions which I share, but I'll just state the definition in my own words.

The community are the people. It's a very inclusive word, it is the lynchpin of the game.

When I personally think of community in dust514 thought it's like ripples outward from my own character that continues in various circles from the innermost trusted and loyal friends you have made, to various chat channels one participates in, to the forums themselves, and relationships like clans that live on independently despite dust514 being what created it exnihilo.

And we need to make sure we continue to nurture a place where our community can grow and thrive and continue to be a fertile ground where we can participate and watch these relationships happen.

I could list endless examples of what i've experienced through interacting with the community in the last 18 months, but suffice it to say that from the moment I met Lt Royal and Baal Roo and was invited to Subdreddit until today I have enjoyed this game and the community that defined it. And it is the community that keeps me here.

It's our culture.

And culture shapes community.

It may not be the circle of life, but it does move us all. <3

Nnnnnno lol

I will be on the podcast "Biomassed" tonight! <3

Listening to the recording now

Will post here again with questions later

EDIT 1: LOL Zatara's mic cut out in mid talk.

1) Other than the forums how do you intend to collect and communicate requests, needs, POV of the community? In particular, those outside your corp / alliance.
Skype (participate in large discussion groups)
Twitter
Reddit
and connections

Aside from the forums, I use a few other mediums:

Skype

Twitter

Reddit

IRC

On Skype, I participate in discussion groups such as GÇÿDust ScussionGÇÖ, the channel that Hans made. I know youGÇÖre in that one, but IGÇÖll describe it a little for those reading who arenGÇÖt GÇô itGÇÖs a very large group channel (120+ people IIRC) where people can have live chats about various DUST topics. ItGÇÖs moderated to stop it from devolving into the type of mud-slinging that the forums unfortunately devolve into all too often, and the discussions there often consist of intelligent and well-thought out comments.
People are also free to add me on Skype at Zatara.Rought GÇô IGÇÖd love to hear from you.
I use Twitter as well, you can find me here. IGÇÖm quite happy to engage anyone who tweets me here as well.
I also read Reddit very frequently. Admittedly I lurk more than I post but IGÇÖm a keen Redditor (I used to be in Subdreddit, actually) and itGÇÖs a medium IGÇÖm very familiar with. And finally I'll be rectifying my long abandoned activity via IRC.

IGÇÖm always open to opening more lines of communication though GÇô ultimately, I see communication as probably the most important part of the CPM role.


2) What level of interaction would you like to establish between the CPM and CSM?

IGÇÖd love to see us working together and striking an unanimous cord on how to better the link, but there are a lot of difficulties facing both groups for co-operating over that.

Currently, the EVE-DUST link is limited. This is an unfortunate reality. TheyGÇÖre not very relevant to one another, neither has a significant impact on the other. So I feel that an expanded link is important for CPM-CSM discussion. To expand that link, itGÇÖs important to get both groups on board with suggestions as each side is likely to have a much better understanding of the impacts on the game theyGÇÖre representing. When DUST and EVE really start to link up I think itGÇÖs very important that any transitions go smoothly, and for that I feel that both the CSM and the CPM need to have discussed changes thoroughly with each other and CCP, to ensure a healthy link.
I plan on meeting as many of the CSM candidates (and the ones actually elected, once that gets announced) at Fanfest, which IGÇÖve recently arrived in Iceland for.
So to summarise: I think CSM-CPM interaction is very important if the games are ultimately going to have a real, solid link and itGÇÖs important to start building those bridges.


3) What are the top 3 short term (next 2mo's) changes you would encourage CCP to make? I'm looking for concrete examples that are realistic to achieve.
PC fixes, a handful of outstanding balance issues, and matchmaking.

ItGÇÖs painfully obvious at the moment that PC is a mess. ItGÇÖs popularised as the GÇÿgreat blue donutGÇÖ and for good reason. 100% Molden Heath control is not something I want to see happening for any alliance, and at the moment DNS pretty much holds everything. There are a handful of districts held by OH and WTF (and I have to give serious props to them, theyGÇÖve worked damn hard for them) but thatGÇÖs the exception rather than the rule.
There are two changes that I would like to see to PC. The first is a change to clone packs. At the moment, clone packs give you 120 clones and itGÇÖs not feasible to wage a war against decent corps and actually hope to take their districts with that many clones. If you lose 20 clones, you canGÇÖt re-attack. If you canGÇÖt re-attack, itGÇÖs going to cost you a lot more ISK to take that district and itGÇÖs going to be a lot more difficult. Taking districts with clone packs alone is mostly only doable by the elite corps, and I donGÇÖt think thatGÇÖs healthy.
The second is a re-shifting of the passive ISK to active ISK balance. At the moment DNS is generating obscene amounts of ISK just by sitting on a load of districts. I think that while there should be a reward for holding districts, it should place an emphasis on active combat rather than passive farming. Previously, there was a change to PC that increased the ISK value of a combat biomassed clone and reduced the value of a passive biomassed clone. I think that needs to go further, as otherwise the economy will end up completely wrecked once it develops because of the huge amounts of ISK weGÇÖre going to be able to throw around.
Shifting the balance to favour ISK gain through combat should hopefully have a fairly obvious effect GÇô encouraging actual combat and fighting rather than stagnant GÇÿblue donutsGÇÖ.

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Ypou admitted right there that you are not fit for CPM.

You go everywhere else but the forums to discuss the game properly with a small group of people to talk about what you and that group believes to be the right direction for dust.

Also if you felt immersion the most in PC and not fw then you was never even in the larger scale immersion. A pilot dropping OBS in PC is nothing and barely anyone cares.

Also if you don't play eve then you lose marks in my book. You are also a blatant fotm chaser so how exactly do you know anything of balance?.

Your age dictates that you just want to be special and as such, you don't get my vote.

I apologise if you do not appreciate my opinion.

I'll vote for you as well as judge.