Information regarding CORE & INITIATE Members

Q. What is a CORE Member?
A. We consider a CORE Member to be someone who is loyal to the group. Level and efficiency in killing Zakum while nice, is not a pre-requisite in becoming a CORE Member. You see, loyalty is the backbone of any group. Without it, the group will completely fall apart. Also, with enough non-loyal members in a group, being high-level and efficient in killing Zakum will not be enough to hold a group together. Once a member is considerred CORE, they can willingly give up this status if they choose to, thereby forfeiting any such benefits relegated to being CORE. However, due to their longstanding commitment to The Outsiders, we believe few will, and furthermore, are willing to give back this status to the members who decide they would like to comeback with us, provided they did not leave in bad terms.

Q. What is an INITIATE Member?
A. We consider an INITIATE Member to be someone who has not yet earned the trust of either the admin(s), hosts/co-hosts, moderators, and/or members. You can think of this as a probationary period from which you can transition into becoming a CORE Member.
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BENEFITS

CORE Member
1) You are considered a senior member of this group.
2) You are given priority in runs over INITIATE members in the case of a run being filled up.
3) You are allowed to reloot a Zakum helm with only 45 points instead of purchasing it at INITIATE Member price.
4) You are given preference when looting an untradeable skillbook over INITIATE Members.
5) You are given a meso payout after each Zakum run in which you survive and are not given negative points. See the link: https://outsiders.aforumfree.com/rewards-system-f7/rewards-summarized-t18.htm
6) You will be allowed to loot a Masterybook through the use of points. The link for exact point requirements is here: https://outsiders.aforumfree.com/zakum-helms-skillbooks-masterybooks-f16/zakum-4th-job-skillbooks-masterybook-drops-t20.htm
7) You are given a flat discount of 25% off the purchase of any equipment drop.
8}- You will be able to utilize points to obtain additional discounts on equipment drops. This is floored of course to prevent purchase of an item for no cost.
30 points = 10% discount which is flooring at 50% of market value of item.
(ie. If a pinaka drops that is worth 100mil and we sell it to you for 75mil and on top of that you trade in say 150 points, the cost would be 50Mil)

--Calculations--
100Mil = market price
75Mil = how much we charging YOU
trade in 150 points = 50% discount from 50% of market value
market value = 50Mil
50% discount = 25Mil
75Mil - 25Mil = 50Mil
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9) You will be able to apply to become a Host/Co-host of one of our many runs.
10) You will be able to apply to become a moderator of this forum.

INITIATE Member
1) You will be accorded all the due respect of being an Outsider and can join all runs.
2) You are given a meso payout after each Zakum run in which you survive and are not given negative points. See the link: https://outsiders.aforumfree.com/rewards-system-f7/rewards-summarized-t18.htm
3) You will be able to become a CORE Member provided you eventually meet *certain requirements.
4) You will be able to purchase a Zakum Helm at a discounted price of 35mil after surviving 3 Full runs provided you are lvl 110+ and don't leech OR by accumulating 85 points and then trading them in. This is going to be cheaper than the sale price to buyers.
5) You will be able to loot a non-tradeable Skillbook. However, this is only if no other CORE members need that particular skillbook.
6) You will be allowed to loot a Masterybook through the use of points. However, you will need an additional 50 points on top of what is listed in the point requirements in the following link: https://outsiders.aforumfree.com/zakum-helms-skillbooks-masterybooks-f16/zakum-4th-job-skillbooks-masterybook-drops-t20.htm
7) You will be able to purchase equipment drops at a 10% discount off of market value. However, you will not be able to use accumulated points towards discounts when purchasing an equipment drop.
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HOW TO BECOME A ... MEMBER

CORE Member
1a) You have to have accumulated at least 250 points to even be considered CORE.
1b) You must have successfully completed at least 15 runs accumulated in the past. This is to prevent people from being inactive and then suddenly becoming active again due to greedy motivations. This is also to prevent people from manipulating the 250 minimum point total I have established in being CORE - ie. suicide missions, etc.
2) You must have accumulated no more than 1 warning while being an INIITATE Member. By warnings I mean actual documented warnings.
3) Finally, the admin and moderators will have to vote upon you after you have passed the above requirements. Majority wins unless Head Admin (me) overrides, which really won't happen unless there is an extenuating circumstance. Expect a turn-around of our decision of around 2-3 days.
5) Once you have been been accepted a welcoming party will be thrown in your honour! I have yet to determine what that means, but I will try to make everyone's party unique.

Please realize the reason why it is so difficult to become a CORE member. It is through the trial and tribulation this group as a whole has faced in the past due to disloyal members as well as the benefits I have named above.


INITIATE Member
1) You can get recommended by a CORE member or any other Executive member of the group.
2) You can apply for and get accepted through one of our registration threads.
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HOW TO GET EXPELLED

CORE
Although you are now a well-respected member of our group that does not mean you can on your laurels and become a bad-apple. With benefits comes responsibilites.

1) You will be considered a permanent CORE Member unless you let us know you want out. You may obtain your CORE status back. A vote amongst Admin, Hosts/Co-hosts, and Moderators will determine whether or not you deserve it back or not. This is usually determined by your preceding actions as a CORE Member.
2) If you are caught hacking you will be expelled and all status of being CORE revoked forever more.
3) If a further background check reveals that you were once an ex-hacker, you will be expelled and all status of being CORE revoked forever more.
4) If you loot out-of-turn the first time, you will be demoted to INITIATE Member for 1 month or 5 runs, whichever ends first.
5) If you loot out-of-turn more than 1 time, you will be expelled.
6) If you knowningly recruit a hacker/ex-hacker into our group you will immediately have your CORE status removed and expelled from our group.
7- If you are caught bad-mouthing us and we (especially myself) get wind of this, there will be an immediate vote amongst all members of the group and levels to determine the severity of the punishment to be levied upon you. Permanent expulsion can be handed down for this as well.
8- If you repeatedly do not follow orders from either an Admin, Moderator, or Host/Co-host, you will be warned. After 3 such warnings, unless a valid reason is provided, a vote by executive members of the group will hold a vote as to what sort of punishment you should receive. Permanent expulsion can be handed down for this as well.


INITIATE
Since you are on your probationary period, there is in general less tolerance of any wrong-doing by you.

1) If you are caught hacking you will be expelled.
2) If a further background check reveals that you were once an ex-hacker, you will be expelled.
3) If you loot out-of-turn you will immediately be expelled.
4) If you knowningly recruit a hacker/ex-hacker into our group you will immediately be expelled from our group.
5) If you are caught bad-mouthing us and we (especially myself) get wind of this you will immediately get expelled.
6) If you repeatedly do not follow orders from either an Admin, Moderator, or Host/Co-host, you will be warned. After 3 such warnings, unless a valid reason is provided, you will be expelled from the group.