it's nice to see that this thread was made. i can imagine that there was hesitation though due to the fear that there's a possibility it may be deleted or locked and archived. thankfully, with seven's permission, that won't happen (if he doesn't go back on his words, that is).
anyways, i'm here to contribute with my personal experience, knowledge, and honest opinions along with some suggestions.
i'll be skipping the moments i was working under faolan as i'd like to actually get straight to the point of where most of the issues started occurring, however, some situations while i was working under him will be relevant for certain statements i may make.
as a start, i'd like to mention the obvious; the game as a whole is dying out, and this is not only due to EN's influences which i'll certainly admit. i believe this is the cause of laziness and slacking off that occurs within the entire staff team, especially with the upper authorities themselves. there is a lack of interest in this game and people no longer are drawn to it as they used to be. it's practically inactive at this point and it's gradually decreasing day by day.
honestly, it feels like there's barely any effort being put into improving the game in general. at this point, the only updates you'll get are new items, desperate title giveaways, and repetitive or boring events.
however, it's not only the community and it's lack of activity + entertainment that i have an issue with. it's also the toxic staff team. i am not only talking about EN specifically but the entire staff. you're welcome, EN staff members. you're finally not the only ones getting mentioned.
i'd like to start off during the moments i was a manager til the moment i was fired for a pathetic reason. turns out the "inactivity" excuse was just a coverup, which i'll explain soon.
while i was a manager, i admit that things were tough. i didn't actually have enough support back then, and i felt a tension between me and other admins. i was mostly disliked by other admins, but that is due to past staff members tainting my reputation with utter bullshit. it may also be because of the fact that i'm friends with faolan, who they also dislike. additionally, they seem to have a thing against people who are upfront with their opinions and blunt, so basically people who don't kiss their ass and call it a day.
it was difficult trying to hire people and be on top of my game, but i truly wanted not only the best for the team, but also the best for the community. i was incredibly busy and struggling as well, and i do admit i considered quitting multiple times, but i did not because i didn't want to leave things unfinished. i wanted the team to be full enough to the point where i could actually feel comfortable retiring. unfortunately, it didn't turn out that way. i was not as social with my team members, which i do apologize for, but it's due to personal issues.
i suppose the reason why hiring was difficult for me was because i refused to hire past staff members again or anyone who had a close relationship with me (with the exception of two, but it was not due to favoritism, but because i gave them a chance and saw that they did their work well). i made google forms and i provided miceforce members a chance. i scrolled through the forms and considered most of them. unfortunately, it was difficult because a lot of them were also not very good or they seemed rather insincere. however, i'd still occasionally promote those forms each time. i spent my time making them. hiring people is harder than you think in a somewhat inactive community and also when you're excluding favoritism.
during my time as a manager, lost had retired due to an injury. i understood and i let her off, though i was mostly somewhat sad because she was a helpful aspect to the moderation aspect of the team. however, a certain admin hired her as co-admin without letting me know, and then suddenly lost accepted that offer? and it probably didn't even take more than a day for her to get into the team again. quite odd, don't you think? anyways, i noticed that suspicious changes were happening after she was promoted to co-admin. eventually, i then realized she was micromanaging me and had done things without
my permission. she still continued even after i told her directly not to do things without my consent. also, i know some of you will deny what she has done, but that'd prove your bias because for 1. you were not there to experience or witness that, and for 2. i have full on evidence to debunk your statements. what irritates me most is that people seem to assume that i was a negative influence as a manager as well and that i had shared info or worked with faolan, which i mostly certainly did not.
afterward, i was then fired and then sythers and lost were promoted. sythers was a terrible choice. i was mindblown. she was fired multiple times, hardly had any experience, and was the co-admin of an inactive community and was just favored full-on. she had experience with blackmail and sharing information/gaining information, and also framing others with false screenshots. nice going, staffies. and now for lost? honestly, i was quite disappointed. she hardly had any experience with actual managing itself and she wasn't even co-admin for longer than perhaps a week or two? and most of all, she was (and still is) in a relationship with the CEO, which was most likely beneficial for her. during this, i felt as if it were set up, and i still feel like that to this day.
for awhile i was confused and struggling to find a reason as to why i was fired. at one point i was told by an admin it was for "inactivity"
recently i just found out, directly from sevenops, that the reason i was provided was utter bullshit.
these are the words that he had to say;
there's a lot more, but i can't seem to find them as of now. if i do find them, i'll provide it.
anyways, it goes to show how judgemental, how BIASED, and how TERRIBLE the managing is in the entire staff team, especially among the higher-ups. they fired me because i was basically friends with faolan. they disliked faolan, and so, therefore, they should fire me, right?
the reason why i'm explaining all of this is to provide information and evidence as to how toxic and biased the staff team is.
there is definitely favoritism occurring in the current EN staff team, as well. whether you like it or not, it's happening. what i dislike a lot is that i've seen the same EN staff members try to cover this up and refuse to acknowledge players' opinions regarding the favoritism or that fact.
anyways, quite funny that a manager, who has had MANY riots against them occur, doesn't get fired but i do simply because of a friend? open your eyes to how twisted the managing is.
additionally, i believe that certain admins are very lazy with their responses to players' complaints and seem to show hardly any care for them, and there is also evidence to support that. what follows that are obvious lies, as well. there's barely any professionalism involved and just constant denial. acknowledge your flaws for once,
please. this would
not be happening if the damn staff team would actually make an effort to improve.
now, for my suggestions, i'll provide them if you ask because i've typed a lot and i don't really want to keep adding onto this even more.