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The Combine’s ranking structure and HR enforcement changes:
High Command has held an urgent meeting and discussed some changes to improve things in relation to competence within ranks, the time it takes to get them at their value and the process of dealing with individuals who slip through our upcoming methods.

We will be postponing update 0.4 to make sure that our group is at a slightly better stance in regards to the ranking structure of the group at a minimum. Here is a short recap of what we have decided:

– Recruits would not patrol at C17 and must have passed an entry course that auto-promotes them to 05 once completed. Testing basic communication by language, knowledge of elements in the codex and a small practice to ensure the user knows how to play.

– 05 would be the first rank permitted to patrol and is given a stunstick, filling in for the current duties and position of a Recruit.

– Promotion timers are being increased.

– Anti AFK system preventing farming time

– Ground Officer and above will be given a fixed detain tool and can then use their stunstick to amputate rogue units in order to handle disobedient units better.

– Elite Protection Unit and above are able to ban trolls with evidence and report the ban of a player within a closed HR channel. Ban-appeals can then be requested but denied.

– CCA High Command will handpick a group of competent 02-01 Ground Units that fit our requirements, to ensure that there is a good flow of officers on at C17 all around.

-A Combine Officer Academy will be introduced for 01 Ground Units in order for them to know all they need to know before becoming graduated officers.

Please notice, not all of these features are in effect immediately. We will update you publicly through announcements as we enable these functions of the group structure one by one. However, this is the end goal for us in order to improve all around and what we will be putting focus into before aiming for a complete game.