Players should be required to prove class competency IRL

Awaiting imgur pix of your lightning cat

I get this question from time to time on forums I frequent, game chat channels, etc. from people who think I'm a robot or something, so I guess I'll explain.

The answer is really just that it takes me less time to do things than you think.

Formula for success:

• ADD
• OCD
• Legally-prescribed stimulants
• Caffeine on top of that because hey why not
• Chocolate in my caffeine because see above
• Grapefruit for breakfast because it effectively increases my stimulant dosage (shhh, don't tell my Dr., mwahaha)
• sub-1 microsecond attention span
• Boredom during class
• Droid-like multitasking skills
• Tested touch typing speed of 120 WPM (I break keyboards), I can type a sentence faster than I can speak it in Mumble
• Pipe dreams of being a writer / storyteller
• General Discussion's reliable inspirational examples mostly doing my job for me
• Probably mentally ill in colorful yet-to-be-diagnosed ways, fueling my creativity and fascination with ensuring every single one of my Mods is the correct stat balance even if it's a difference of like +/- 4 Power because otherwise it bugs me

I sometimes run Ops while writing term papers because I can complete like 3 pages while Guildy #12 is off taking their ritualistic 12-minute pee break every boss and it prevents me going insane from boredom while writing term papers or waiting for guildies to pee.

did it look something like this?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHY8NKj3RKs

TROOPER
You should not be allowed to roll this class unless you have proven experience in the Special Forces of your nation of residence and attained a rank equivalent to Sergeant. Additionally:

• You may not leave the starter planet unless you have reached at least Lieutenant IRL.
• You may not advance to Chapter 2 unless you have achieved the rank equivalent of Captain IRL.
• You may not advance to Chapter 3 unless you have achieved the rank equivalent of Major IRL.

This ensures that everyone playing Trooper understands its intricacies and how to use it properly, for example, which direction to point the barrel of your assault cannon and how to give orders to your subordinates.

A lieutenant? Lucky if (s)he can find their head in the morning! And Captain? With a 2% failure to promote rate for 0-3's that is just an LT that hasn't gotten in trouble yet! I'll give you Major, though!