Cougzy

People get bored tbh, there needs to be more petty crimes for crims and maybe a harder progression system so people have something to work towards. Right now, most of the activities are not worth doing (either because of boring mechanics such as the circle skill check or they simply don't pay enough). Most crims won't appreciate me saying this but labs pay out WAY too much money. If i go in at the right time of day, you can make a couple hundred thousand uncontested in a short amount of time. No other activity pays out anywhere near that. Banks, stores, and chopping are only really good when you do them solo, because when you add more people, the payout is minimal (at least when you compare it to what you make in labs). Its no surprise that when you check forum reports, a large portion of them come from lab activities because people get bored and just go there to PVP. Petty crimes will allow people to complete quick tasks, make some money, and then switch up what they do next. Some examples would be robbing mail boxes, shoplifting (lifting stuff off shelves instead of sticking up the cashier), maybe when we get NPCs add pickpocketing for small cash sums or pawn items.

Traffic stops at the minute are really poor at times. Depending on the time of day and who pulls you over, sometimes you'll have to sit idle for 5-10 mins while they get backup, and its not just waiting for another officer, its waiting for multiple units. I could do 100 in the city and have 5-6 cops on me at a traffic stop. Whilst there will be arguments that this is realistic or justified in some scenarios (which it can be), the rate it happens right now just kills any fun. Unless there is a specific RP reason, there is no need for more than 2 units at a standard traffic stop. The loadouts cops have for basic patrols is kind of unrealistic too. For example, if you're sitting on the highway doing speed traps, there is no realistic reason, regardless of rank, to be sitting there with multiple sets of body armour and assault rifles. Your loadout should match the activity that you are doing. Pump shotguns whilst pulling up to a bank robbery = fine, pump shotguns for handing out speeding tickets = overkill. This coupled with my first point, makes every interaction boring unless you're willing to drive around with 100k worth of gear that you are willing to lose everytime. Also +1 to Userone above, was gonna mention it but they've summed it up pretty well.

I think you're missing the point or have a very confusing way of explaining your POV. Most criminals are in gangs, so what do they do to make money? To buy these items they need money, and the activities mentioned are how criminals make their money xD By this logic, criminals should all move to being legal to make money and then use that money to buy illegal items from non-affiliated crimes to upkeep their turf? It sounds like you are saying criminals should trade these items between each other even though they need them for their own turfs, so it would be adding a pointless and inconvenient step to it. Also doesn't address the original point which is that the risk vs reward no longer makes sense.

Purely out of curiosity (and because RP standards is the main point you have here), what mechanics/scripts are currently in the server that you feel criminals are overlooking in favour of dealing with these NPCs? Guns currently have a solid import and distribution system with some fairly decent RP involved so we can ignore that. If I rob a house, I receive packed cash and scratched furniture, where do I sell these assets without using the NPCs? If I rob a store/bank, I receive packed cash, what can I do to make money off this without NPCs? If I chop cars, I get a load of scrap car parts, what way do I make money from these by interacting with other members in the server? If you are going to downvote a suggestion, at least provide some context or evidence as to why you think that, instead of some very vague rambling about RP standards which aren't even built into the server. P.S. for the sake of the thread, I'd like to add a +1 for the OP.

Date and time (provide timezone): 15:00 UTC 02/04/2024 Character name: Yaya Cougzy Does this issue appear again after a full game restart?: Yes How many times did this issue appear for you? It happens all the time Issue/bug you are reporting: So this has happened pretty much all of today. After the recent server restart I did two trucking orders one clothing and one fuel, when I went to pickup my next one all of them were showing 9% xp penalties for doing the same cargo type (even building mats). After this I done an order for building mats and when I went back to HQ I had 19% xp penalties on Clothes and Fuel and 9% on Building Mats. It doesn't seem to clear the xp penalty when you do an order of a different type. E.g. if I have a 9% xp penalty on clothes and take a fuel order, then clothes doesn't get wiped of its penalty. I have around 4 hrs of footage of this which will take me too long to clip and upload so I don't mind showing an admin if they need to see anything else. I've done my best to provide evidence below but due to orders being 15+ minutes its hard to show it correctly via clipping if that makes sense. Screenshot below shows me completing a fuel order (in text chat) and when I go into a building one I still have the penalty. I can show the other orders I completed in this time to prove I hadn't done any building ones before that and had only two deliveries in total before it. Expected behavior: Its new so I'm not sure what the expected behaviour is, but I would guess if you take an order of a different cargo type, you shouldn't have penalties on the others? Evidence (MUST provide either UNEDITED photo or video) , notes worth mentioning, steps to replicate:

will do, is 492-3201 correct or does it have to have the 909 lol?

Would you be open to any payment plans for this?

You interested in 75-100k a week payment plan?