The Ruain Collective

[Drainer]

-1 I mean its a unique idea with the cult or whatever but i don't see any longevity in this faction after you and your friends get bored of corralling together. 
also exterminate the irsih

[Prodigy]

4 minutes ago, Drainer said:

-1 I mean its a unique idea with the cult or whatever but i don't see any longevity in this faction after you and your friends get bored of corralling together. 
also exterminate the irsih

I genuinely hope to be able to change your opinion in the near future. Thank you for at least calling it unique, it means the world!

[Canadian-bacon]

Have you considered changing the active cult aspect? The organization that began as a cult and instead morphed into a modern crime family. Retain some tradition but largely view the cult aspect as a part of the 'old history' or your group.

[Prodigy]

Just now, Canadian-bacon said:

Have you considered changing the active cult aspect? The organization that began as a cult and instead morphed into a modern crime family. Retain some tradition but largely view the cult aspect as a part of the 'old history' or your group.

I have considered it. If only because I do see there's a lot of negative stigma with the cult aspect of things on this server and I would hate for us to get bogged down by it. Perhaps it'd be better if we did something along the lines of being a cult in terms of our traditions within the crime family, but in the middle layer, be a crime family? I can talk to my friend Lemon and see what we're willing to change up in that regard. We really just want to indulge in the specific roleplay of dedicated, religious people who dedicate to a cult-ish degree.

It isn't as if I'd say 'I want to be a cult or I don't want a faction at all'.

Would it be acceptable to say we could retain those traditions and roleplay purely within the faction but function as a crime family for the sake of dealing with other families? The last thing I would want to do is create friction with others over what people of the past have done. I like my cult idea, but more and more it seems like people are bringing up stuff from the past and I don't want it to cloud what would otherwise be a really fun faction.

[Prodigy]

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The Ruain Collective was once a gathering of like-minded people that thrived. Together, it felt like they could truly do anything. As unfortunate as it was, even though he believed in the teachings and knew of their validity, even Atlas had to admit that Southside was a completely different breed. The 1980s were not kind to religious ‘zealots’ as they’d brand. It was an understandable fear - to fear what one did not understand. To that end, Atlas knew he could not bring the Ruain Collective to Southside in its current form. A cult in the middle of a city? They would eat him alive.

No, much like a chameleon against cement, he would need to adapt to avoid being run over by the rampant crime traffic of Southside and getting tossed to the wayside.

What was once a collective that could have easily been branded as a ‘cult’ by those who did not believe in the good word was borne anew. Like a mighty phoenix, the Ruain Collective spread its wings and dipped itself in the thick tar of sin, freeing itself of the ashes of its past. However, life in Southside as a family was never easy. The people at the top were there for a reason, that much was absolutely certain. What Atlas needed was an ally, and luckily, he managed to find someone.

And so his family began to expand. It was time to get to work.

There have been a few changes made to the family after discussions with HC of the Ruain Collective.

• The lore has had the above added to the end. This is to signify the former cult's pivot to a crime family.
• The 'Irish Catholic Cult' portion has been removed from the title.
• The information on the types of roleplay we do has been edited. While we retain some rituals and traditions, we will ultimately be redoing a lot of things to better fit the mold of Southside and bring our own unique spin to roleplay in other ways aside from ways that could result in zealots being born from a cult.
• The family type has been changed from Cult to Crime Family.

While I was in love with the idea of a cult in Southside, I believe it is not worth sinking the ship to save the Captain, so to speak. We are much more interested in being part of the roleplay and making our own events in our own unique way. To that end, we have pivoted our trajectory and aim to be a crime family with a designed cult-like past.

Let it be said I do not want to associate with minges and the like. Thank you all for your feedback and I look forward to your further questions.

[niko]

-1 I am not at all a cassano advocate like most of the people giving you -1's and I really do like the concept of this faction but I do not think you have nearly enough time and connections to run a faction. You said your highest position was made which is not a bad rank by any means and Im sure you worked hard to get there but the responsibility's of a made man are incredibly different than those of a boss and I think you might be really eager and excited right now but I assure you without the connection and experience not only will it be hard but the chances of you succeeding are very low. Im not say to never try and run a faction all Im saying is maybe right now isnt the best time and you should try to work your way to at least a capo position before trying to do something like this.

Edited April 13 by niko

[Prodigy]

6 hours ago, niko said:

-1 I am not at all a cassano advocate like most of the people giving you -1's and I really do like the concept of this faction but I do not think you have nearly enough time and connections to run a faction. You said your highest position was made which is not a bad rank by any means and Im sure you worked hard to get there but the responsibility's of a made man are incredibly different than those of a boss and I think you might be really eager and excited right now but I assure you without the connection and experience not only will it be hard but the chances of you succeeding are very low. Im not say to never try and run a faction all Im saying is maybe right now isnt the best time and you should try to work your way to at least a capo position before trying to do something like this.

To your first point, I didn't really make any sort of correlation between the Cassanos and them being the primary ones to give this application -1. I didn't really think there'd be an issue between the Cassanos and a faction that hasn't even been born yet. That is a shame, I hope to break bread with the Cassanos as I can see they've put a lot of effort into their faction and I want to recognize that and roleplay with them!

To the second of the highest position I've held, I think that's a totally meaningless notion. I'm of the firm belief that it's not the position but the quality of the qualifications around it. I don't quite know how to break this down without being demeaning, but I'm of the opinion that in some of the families, getting to Made Man is an extremely easy task. You get on, you idle by the NPC while putting timers on to get bricks. You get the bricks, you contribute to a trade, you process it, you sell it. Pay twice your kick ups and you get a reputation for being a 'top earner' and suddenly people like you because you're a profitable asset. Bam, you're in.

I firmly believe it takes a strong social aspect to be able to run a faction. You can't just be good at making money, you also need to be able to talk to people, shake hands and be a generally likable individual on the surface. You speak of connections and experience, but I have both and they don't stop at me. My IRL experience of management, delegation and running a team will serve me well in this position. I have been working closely alongside a faction that's been in the city for over a year and we have plans on having a deep connection after the approval of this faction. My second-in-command was a former second-in-command of a very prominent faction on the server as I've mentioned before. On top of all of this, my own Discord dedicated to the events I run has the Dons of two different factions in the game not only in there but actively rooting for the events.

I understand if you want to -1 the application over formerly being a cult. I also understand if you want to -1 the application because you're a Cassano advocate (speaking generally to everyone, though I won't point fingers to Cassanos, just using your language here). However, it's extremely disingenuous to state I lack connections and experience when I have showed throughout the past month of events we've been running publicly for everyone in Southside that I have shown examples of both without even outright stating it up until this point.

Thank you for your feedback and it's been a joy writing up a response to it! If you have any other questions about the faction's experience or connections, please don't hesitate to ask and I hope you have a great day!

[Seansx]

36 minutes ago, Prodigy said:

To your first point, I didn't really make any sort of correlation between the Cassanos and them being the primary ones to give this application -1. I didn't really think there'd be an issue between the Cassanos and a faction that hasn't even been born yet. That is a shame, I hope to break bread with the Cassanos as I can see they've put a lot of effort into their faction and I want to recognize that and roleplay with them!

Hello! I really have no clue what @niko is talking about as I am the only Cassano who has commented on this post, and I have not immediately -1ed or +1ed and instead asked you questions and tried to figure out if you are fit to running a faction. The only true negative 1s are from niko ( not sure which faction he is apart of  ), and charles and drainer who are not Cassanos. 

That being said, I have come to the conclusion that you are not ready to lead a faction yet, I think once you amass a bit more play time and more then one solid high command member you will be ready, but at the moment I see a potential of this being one of those factions that dies a week after it gets dropped because the friend group leading it gets bored.

Edited April 13 by Seansx

[Prodigy]

6 minutes ago, Seansx said:

Hello! I really have no clue what @niko is talking about as I am the only Cassano who has commented on this post, and I have not immediately -1ed or +1ed and instead asked you questions and tried to figure out if you are fit to running a faction. The only true negative 1s are from niko ( not sure which faction he is apart of  ), and charles and drainer who are not Cassanos. 

That being said, I have come to the conclusion that you are not ready to lead a faction yet, I think once you amass a bit more play time and more then one solid high command member you will be ready, but at the moment I see a potential of this being one of those factions that dies a week after it gets dropped because the friend group leading it gets bored.

Neither did I, if it means anything. Like I said, I hadn't made any real correlation so it was what it was to me.

However, I completely disagree with not being ready to lead a faction! On top of my connections, I do have another solid HC member I didn't feel a distinct need to mention. However, since you bring it up as something for me to be ready, I'll bring him up! He's not only a former capo of the very same family my friend was from, but he's an extremely dedicated individual that assisted in making a lot of our rituals. He's well known in the Lucchese faction and worked a lot with Sanzensekai and Takahashi-kai. We have him as one of our capos at the present moment and he has months of experience with keeping ground-level employees properly organized.

I hope the Cassanos get approved alongside us! I think we could have a very fruitful relationship if we could just get past this whole playtime issue. I look forward to when we can eat from the same table.

[MxR]

Personally, im excited to work with you. You seem like a great roleplayer with your events. I thought differently at first, but now I know you deserve to be accepted (even though we probably wont be allies, it would be cool to see this work). Great work so far. Can't wait to work with you!

+1

Edited April 16 by MxR

[Prodigy]

26 minutes ago, MxR said:

Personally, im excited to work with you. You seem like a great roleplayer with your events. I thought differently at first, but now I know you deserve to be accepted (even though we probably wont be allies, it would be cool to see this work). Great work so far. Can't wait to work with you!

+1

What people need to realize is that even people who won't be allies in the game can create great roleplay as people on opposing sides. With the Cassanos healthy on the other side, I'm damned sure we'll have a ball making roleplay in a healthy way on the server. Shake hands and be nice OOC, have great opposing RP IC. The way it's all meant to be.

Thanks for the support, big chief. We'll both get there.

 

[Davis]

+1 Irish catholics would be fun to RP with especially with all the Italian catholics on the server 

[Prodigy]

We managed to run another successful boxing event, making it a month straight that we've done weekly boxing matches for the entirety of Southside! Showing off an image from the early portions of it that Lemon took, but we had a great time and got 11 more matches under our belt, bringing us up to over 50 matches run!

Emerald Isle Entertainment is a fun time to run. I'm hoping I get to see more people there!

[JamesNoellHurt]

+1 worked with them a little they're pretty quality roleplayers

[Prodigy]

Another successful Fight Night was run tonight thanks to the people in Southside. 14 more matches were run, bringing us to 67 matches run since we began! Check out some clips from the event and come check us out next week if you're interested!

https://medal.tv/games/garrys-mod/clips/29U0Q9mV2Ri1by/vYqX9tMHDufo?invite=cr-MSx2VjIsMTYwMjI2OTEs?mobilebypass=true

https://medal.tv/games/garrys-mod/clips/29U5EdLS0VJv_Z/d1337obre747?invite=cr-MSxrMUcsMTMwMTAxMTI1LA

[Prodigy]

This has been updated with a new count on interested people in the Ruain Collection + our catalog of events we've run since we've gotten started.

We have been running a vast array of events since our inception on the server for two months straight and have shown no signs of stopping. We're working with other factions both approved and unapproved (shoutout to my EMS fellas) to make these happen and consistently get up to an entire third of the server at peak hours coming to our events to have fun. We're plenty excited to run more as well, so remember if you're looking for the kings of all things fun, come give us some support!

Events Currently Run:

1. 03/30/2024 - Emerald Isle Fight Night #1
2. 04/06/2024 - Emerald Isle Fight Night #2
3. 04/13/2024 - Emerald Isle Fight Night #3: The Gloves Are Off
4. 04/20/2024 - Emerald Isle Fight Night #4: Burning Aura
5. 04/24/2024 - Emerald Isle Paintball Night #1
6. 04/27/2024 - Emerald Isle Fight Night #5: Night Alive
7. 05/01/2024 - Emerald Isle Destruction Derby #1: Training Wheels
8. 05/04/2024 - Emerald Isle Fight Night #6: League of Luxury
9. 05/11/2024 - Emerald Isle Destruction Derby #2: Metal Mayhem

[Prodigy]

We added some more events we've run to our listing as well as improved our RP section with videos and pictures of all of our exploits during our time here.

We've been running events for more than two months now with at least one event per week, running for multiple people and working with multiple businesses.

We are a faction focused on having some dumb fucking fun. Come and join us sometime and check out the first post in this topic to get a good look at what we're doing here!

[AbbieApple]

+1
I think the Ruain Collective has so much potential as a faction. I have witnessed how much work and effort has gone into this faction and how much they connect with everyone on the server, they are passionate, fun, and always put roleplay first. The faction as a plan is extremely well thought out, Prodigy answers questions about the proposed faction with diligence and accuracy. Their events are fun and energetic and have brought so many different people together and I think that is crucial to a successful faction.