Salary, Job Description, How To Become One, and Quiz
What is the job like
Willie Greer
Since I only work part time, I usually just take shifts whenever I am available. A gaming moderator is responsible for ensuring that games have a moderate and friendly atmosphere. Moderators are usually the person tasked to relay information from the audience to the players, and also assure that the panel and playing field is lively, and engaging.
Pros
- Lock/delete/move/merge/sticky threads, and ban troublesome users. With this, you have all the control with the keys, and especially with the gamers you are handling or are in charge of. This gives you the authority to set additional game etiquettes you prefer to control hard-headed gamers.
- Contribute a lot to the gaming community. Your role as a moderator is huge which means you will see things in a bigger and more different perspective. This also means learning a lot in terms of the gaming atmosphere and eventually providing suggestions for the betterment of the game.
- Sense of accomplishment as a gamer. Being a gaming moderator is like getting a promotion in the gaming community. It’s not a position that is usually just handed to everyone, so being a gaming moderator means you have done well as a gamer, which is why this new position is being offered.
Cons
- Huge responsibility. Since you are tasked with moderating, you are also responsible for when lapses occur in the game. This means that you have to be more cautious of your actions as it might result in a huge impact on the gaming atmosphere in general. You are also in charge of ensuring that the gamers you moderate are properly abiding by the gaming rules.
- You should not let your emotions get in the way of your judgment because you are there to moderate and not cause the glitch nor tolerate a fight between gamers. No matter how agitated you are, being a moderator entails you to take a hold of your emotions as it should not be a factor in decision making. You can’t be too personal when crafting decisions as well.
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