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It's gonna be hard to even convince people. Unfortunately the server has a lot of older players that have convinced themselves that certain things are just not doable, all this does it stop newer players from trying things themselves. Stuff like this is doable, I mean, the zeta, the triads and the wanted control roungly 150, if people worked together collectively we can make eclipse a much better place to RP. Unfortunately you will find that convincing other players to join/help you is the hardest part as many will just shoot you down . Keep cracking on though mate. You have my support for sure my man.

Please no not this. The city is garter too safe any has wayyyy too many NCZ as it is. Adding more is only going to decrease the amount of RP available.

I've only been back for a few days but it I've very clear to see that I'm soms regards RP is reaching a very new low. Please faction leaders of criminals and legal stop allowing you guys to randomly log off wherever they want. It's very low RP and it's taking the piss. Outside bank, outside zeta store, outside PD, LSC car park, behind the bank. Go home FFS, get in your car and drive home. If you do not have a home then RP something else. It is very very poo to allow police officer s to log off right outside the police station. So I my suggestipn is new policy and way of thinking from faction heads and leaders which asks all players to stop logging off in and around there jobs. Again, this is very very low RP however it seems to be the culture of the server. Only faction heads and leaders can change this as they have influence over their members. People don't just dissapers, sort it out people it's getting a bit of a joke now for what is meant to be the most hardcore server around. Edit: this was aimed and directed at gang leaders, legal faction leaders and other in authoritive positions, as a way to directly change the culture of the server, whilst negating the need for a rule or direct policy which is able of monitoring such actions. Leaders lead, it's that simple. By directing this culture change at said people, this provides argument against several points mentioned by others responses. Edit2: Main argument against "hold the right to log off in a timely fashion due to IRL" Please keep in mind that this is a game. Please refrain from making this your counter argument as IRL always comes first,anyone who knows me will say The Rebels understand that well. I ask that you think about the RP change without IRL very obviously taking priority over any video game. Second argument against "Prioritizing time" This is in no way a counter argument to setting new trends to improve RP. Just go off duty 10 minutes early, leave work 10 minutes early or anything. This is YOUR RP experiance and imo, treating your work like work and home like home should improve everyones RP.

very true point, how long would someone usually be in a downed state for before dying ? or does this vary significantly?? Your point is a very valid one, maybe something within the mechanics may, in the future, be tweaked to alllow for an added "slot" of RP to be introduced into the server. So maybe all downed players start with the same health, and this downed state lasts for 10 minutes, could this allow for more RP to be inserted into where there is currently none?

This is just low level RP and encourages other to do the same. If you can speak on a radio when downed, call medical services or speak to people then there is a very good chance you can move and defend yourself (to a degree) within the same situation. Also, being downed, why would you fear for your life, just because someone is approacxhing you or anything, depends where you are, what weapon they have, are their other pedestrians around, have you called emergency services already etc etc. Fearing for your life is a bit extreme if you only have a busted ankle, ofc if you came out of a window a 110 mph then you should RP that and in that instanmce ofc would have no control over your possesions, but that is not always the case. To stop people from stalling then leave the scripts out of it and keep it all RP. if you go to rob someone and they say /do my legs are hurt but arms are functioning then play around it,, ask them their injuries and play around them, threaten to jujmp on their legs if they dont give you their stuff, do something, anything other than just walking up to them and looting them. its just silly to b inches away from someone sound of mind, speaking to you, arms fully working whilst they sit there, quietly being robbed being unable to do anything, when moments later a paramedic is like /do attempts to help the man walk to the ambulance - / do yes, success, i only hurt one ankle lol IF i see any of my mates displaying such low level non contrcuctive RP then ill shoot them and rob them myself.

that might be the problem, being "downed" doesnt make you dead, if a player goes down alone, they can still wriggle around and find their phone, if i went down and had only broken my leg, i would do a /do right leg broken as anybody appeared, this lets the player know that your upper body is still functioning, a decent RP player will take note of this and RP accordingly. Its very very unrealitic to be "downed" and in no way be able to protect yourself, unless at Eclipse being "downed" means that you are actually unconscious. in which case, nobody should be talking or moving a muscle in that state. Either you are functioning to the best of your ability when downed, or you are unconscioius. Which is it? example, falls from pedal bike, twists ankle, sitting on the floor waiting for an ambulance, eneymy robber comes along, attamepts to take your wallet from your upper left side jacket pocket (upper body) fully functioning, "yeah sure sir, its in my jacket pocket, i would try and stop you with my arms or hands but i cant, ive got a boo boo on my ankle" just makes no sense at all and fails in RP. An approval action should be required, and players should be expected to RP accordingly, RP you accidne to a higher enough degree and a player will not be able to just walk over and rob you, just make sure you provide enough "/do leg is hurt but upper body still functioning" so they other player is aware of your current RP vitality and moblity. It is then on the other player to /me attempts to rob the player /do success... to which the reply can be, /do no, upper body still functioning, would fight off the robber from the groud, flalling and punching whilst shouting for help. This is imo, and it is how i would expect the server to operate. # edit : if the other player ignores your /do ankle is hurt but upper body still functioing asnd continues to rob you, imo that powergaming as it ignores your current RP state and should be worthy of a report, as you did not get a chance to RP your response.

This would have to be a long drawn out process carried out by either admins or "old" players with cash who don't have need for money. Especially during the early stages of development. Even then, the system should be use only to bring about more RP. Considering the impact holding a role like this could have on the gameplay of others and their availability to game money should not be introduced from a top down perspective.

This is a topic that has been mentioned many time, however through the lens of a gov faction I genuinely believe there is room for this to take shape. Building on from your proposal I would propose thinking around ideas such as these: Have people apply on the forums similar to other gov factions. Just make the requirements ridiculously hard and make sure it's as unbiased as possible. Players then, if they choose, go "on duty" like other factions. Once (for example) 10 people actively go "on duty" players on the server are notified that the "City Council" is now in session. For a case to be heard a player must Have more than 5 (for example) hours to serve in prison. This is to condense the numbers down. They must: have footage of said offence. If they wish to defend it they must provide evidence A player does not have to be in attendance, eliminating heavy logistics a court system "should" have. Should this system develop the on sight DOC facilities for parole (similar to mentioned above) may be an option. Players may only request a "city council" appeal every so often. Similar to only being able to break out of prison, with limitations. Successful or not, that player may be charged for the service. Players must agree that if additional charges are found when the "city council" views any evidence provided from officers that these charges may too be applied to the player/prisoner. Also, should an officer be found abusing their powers that the prisoner be released and compensated accordingly. These are just thinking points sureounding the idea of a functioning Judicial and the ideas of Law and Order within the city. Hopefully something to think around. I believe it is doable should it be thought through and rolled out in the correct way. Probs best to let admin role it our and try the system out first should this ever become a thing Cheers Edit. Considering the growing numbers on the server it would be cool to see this develop

+1 this would be a massive improvement to RP, immersion and gameplay. Mega +1

introducing a vending machine doesnt really contribute much more to RP though, if you suggested that these vending machines be owned and operated by anothe job which require filling then that would be better. i mean, whats the added benefit of working vending machines? as opposed to the immersive benefit of having people act as vendors in various stores and restaurants across the city. i mean on the basis os vending machines existing ill give it a plus 1, in terms of promoting immersion, player interactiona dn gameplay i give it a -1 . just my opnion though .

-1 imo, use your words to describe your locations and learn the map more. overall will be healithier for the server in the long run as it encourages players to learn the map more. a minimap is op enough imo.

just add another location then to avoid the lag spikes, add another high end just do it at a different location, problem solved

-1 this suggestion does not promotoe player interaction. why have a vending "machine" when you can have a player work as an actual vendor and promote player interactions?

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This thread just keeps getting better and better. Always a great read, really immersive and put together.

Great detailed thread, immersive read and clear effort put into this. great job guys.

Its all RP dude, Seaweed should have brought the balance in their favour first, Its all RP at the end of the day, both of those factions have had to RP to get to that position. What are they going to do now, just be like "nah fuck all that RP and history bro, lets just shoot each other and have a war"?

-1 The server would be ruined in a very short amount of time as everyone would gank cops for fun and get guns, within a week I would imagine very few people would work jobs and would just be full of guns - 1) Cops become free, easily lured weapons delivered to the player 2) Those that do not gank cops would find that they quickly become outgunned by swarms of criminals now in possession of heavy weapons, in bulk. 3) Would totally change the pace and tempo of RP and gameplay throughout the server. However, the ability for certain ranked officers (like really highly ranked officers) to be lootable would be interesting, this implements some of what you ask whilst allowing the staff to control 1) the gun flow and 2)RP standards and quality By allowing some officers (identified by clothing) to be lootable, I believe this could only increase RP. Imagine ambushing a specific (rare) cop, maybe you don't rob weapons but there radio freq, information on upcoming raids or something but have the cops be an output source of RP as opposed to the responsive nature in which they operate at current. Possible items to loot - - A pass which allows for a one-time crime offense to be OOC sanctioned within a NCZ (to present to admin, not to other cops ofc, this is not a get out of jail free card). - A temporary police badge which they can show to people (they can they frisk and pretend to be a police officer for a while, this would generate a lot of RP). - A one time use GPS police car tracking device remover (so the criminal can pull people over and cannot be tracked immediately) - The officer's personal phone number (give them a linked temp number so the cop doesn't have to swap phones, but rather the crim loses the details after 1 IRL week) - Any other suggestions anyone wants to add? this is just off the top of my head. It must be noted that rather than the current loot system a RNG mechanics ought to be applied outputting only one of the above items with a % chance to completely fail. This is just a way to add more opportunities to RP throughout the server whilst respecting the nature of RP within Eclipse.