A Social Studies Teacher, How Familiar are you with government and politics?

Other than most money spent on the game, what unique attributes do you bring to the table?

I have adequate knowledge in most social science disciplines, save for the field of psychology. Thanks for the question.

SMB, should definitely make a Biomassed appearance.

SMB, should definitely make a Biomassed appearance.

I am a very successful Cartographer. I owe it all to my High School Social Studies teacher. Yeah, Social Studies Teachers!


Also, hit the GÇ£ReportGÇ¥ link above your first post and ask to have your thread moved.

SirManBoy,

Glad to have you in the race. Glad to see we've got a professional educator hoping in the race. The CSM has had a couple teachers and coaches (see current CSM Mike Azariah) and it might be nice to continue the trend with the CPM.

Would you mind linking a couple of your noticeable thread posts so folks can get an idea of how you communicate?

Also, I would like to extend you an offer to come on the Biomassed podcast to talk a bit about why you would like to be on the CPM and what you would like to focus on if elected. We are on Sunday nights at 8pm Pacific Standard Time (0300 UTC). Contact me on Skype or twitter and i'll get you the details.


So...on to basic candidate questions for you:

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.

2) What level of interaction would you like to establish between the CPM and CSM? What areas are critical for you to work together on going forward.

3) What are the top 3 Dust related changes you would encourage CCP to make for the current player base in the next few months. I'm looking for concrete examples that are realistic to achieve.

4) What aspect or features in Legion that you've heard of are you most interested in working on? What features discussed so far are you most concerned about and why? (Note: my assumption is that there will be limited initial engagement in Legion as per CCP note but will likely have increased interaction as Legion development and the relationship between CCP and CPM1 grows.)

5) In Spring of 2015, when CPM1's term is up, what would you want people to have said about your tenure as a CPM member?

Thank you for your time.

Thanks for the response, SMB.

Soon as you get the chance post up your contact info and hop into the game / Skype channels. Be great to squad with you.

I have a moral obligation to vote for you due to all the names in the squad finder.

Hello everyone,

SirManBoy here declaring my candidacy for CPM1.



While starting off as just an occasional retreat from a game called MAG, Dust 514 has since gone on to become my #1 love in gaming. More than a year and over $600 USD invested in my character later, it still brings me an immense amount of joy and satisfaction to play this game and cap out my character each week. Much of the passion I have for this game can be attributed to the tremendous community I'm a part of as a member of Molon Labe (special shout outs to Hawkin Pete, Thor Odinson42, yruphct, ZEROBLOOM, X-eon, and Mobius Kaethis). I'm very fortunate to play with such an awesome and dedicated group of people, many of whom I legitimately consider friends.

Apart from the relationships that it's allowed me to forge, I also love Dust 514 because it soothes my itch for character development. In my opinion, Dust has done a better job than any other game I have ever played at giving me the deep character development experience necessary to express a play style perfectly suited to my personality. To play my logi character in Dust 514 is to play a role that resonates with me as a person--to be someone who routinely makes sacrifices for the betterment of others, for the good of the group.

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

I am a very happy high school social studies teacher with previous experience in real estate sales, collections, and loss mitigation for Enterprise Rent-a-Car. I currently instruct an Advanced Placement Macroeconomics course, as well as a pre-IB course called Global Studies.



My primary mission as a member of the CPM will be to advocate for game mode mechanics that allow underdogs, players and corps alike, to find a niche in the game that makes them relevant and more competitive. For example, one of my biggest frustrations with Dust has been with the talent bottleneck that is Planetary Conquest. In its current form, PC is simply a 16-player vs. 16-player contest of who has the better gun game. Under these conditions, there is little hope for larger corps with average talent to compete against smaller corps with elite players. Other factors need to be accounted for, not the least of which is size.



Skype: jessegrinstead
Twitter: @The_Jesse
Email: jessegrinstead[at]gmail[dot]com

Hello everyone,My primary mission as a member of the CPM will be to advocate for game mode mechanics that allow underdogs, players and corps alike, to find a niche in the game that makes them relevant and more competitive.

Just wanted to say thats its nice to see a MAG player running for the CPM office

Hi CEO!

1. Higher ISK and LP payouts.
2. Better, more competitive basic and advanced suits (see Kagehoshi's medium frame proposal for a great example).
3. Another reevaluation of PC timers so that more matches are possible thus pressuring elite,
4. Cheaper clone packs.

Granted, these aren't revolutionary, mind-blowing changes, but I think they are reasonable, realistic, and good for the little guy

Sirmanboy, do you feel that if you were to accomplish your stated goal of making the underdog more relevant and competitive you would feel you succeeded as a CPM member?

HELLO!

Love dem pics :D

Some observations on the above quote, THANK YOU! so few of the other candidates are giving ANY realistic fixes and discussion points for Dust 514 - Far FAR too many of them have Legion as the prize they secretly covet and im so glad to read your reply being aimed at Dust entirely.

I am really excited about your candidacy and feel you will do a great job as long as you keep focussed on Dust 514 being the product of note that the CPM is being voted in to work on.

Lets gang up some time, id like to chat about some stuff if you have time.

CEO