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Pretty sure they're not

"No one who practices deceit will dwell in my house; no one who speaks falsely will stand in my presence." Psalm 101:7 Alexander heard about this "peace" that was struck between the Ballas and the WCA, Alex was glad and promptly celebrated with the rest of the Ballas. They finally move out of hiding and embrace the purple in Jamestown. Finally, they could just hang out at the hood like the old times before all the bloodshed. Ballas were never the kind of gang who was brutal like that, it doesn't fit their lifestyle and for once things can go back to normal. Just the boys and the hood. Now with the heat dying down, it was time to rebuild for the future. The Ballas meet with a friend of the hood who might as well be part of the hood at this point. They meet up with Jerzy and discuss some deals to stock guns for the Ballas. While they were there, they had some extra discussions going on and promptly settled it the way they do in the hood. Time to make some money for the crew. They started by holding down some labs and cooking, though Alex didn't particularly like it, it was decent money. After the batch was done, they move on to something that was preferred. The Ballas look around for the chopshop, once they did find it, they held it down and taxed everyone who came. It was wise for them to simply pay tax and get a free ride back to Sandy, we were sure to make an example of the people who didn't want to. Alex knew that some of the WCA wouldn't have gotten the message yet, war was over. However, those who were chasing Alex at this particular time didn't seem to care. After being told multiple times, the Comet Retro asked to "talk." Alex agreed, seeing as there isn't a reason for even more purple blood to be spilled. Once they did get to talk, the person was talking out his ass making up lies. Of course, being the snakes they are couldn't handle their word and meeting 1 on 1. All of the sudden, 12 other snakes jump the Ballas. A gangster without his word, is nothing. The WCA just confirmed they're nothing but lying snakes. Alex was glad he was in purple, at least we got the balls to talk like men, 1 on 1, instead of 12 on 1. The Ballas, they'll keep their word, we won't hit the snakes. Its just a waste of ammo at this point. Its just a matter of time, until the bigger fish in the pond take notice, and maybe they won't like a player growing fast like the snakes being sly and shitting on their own word. Its just a matter of time...

Been waiting for a good Japanese Criminal Faction to pop up for a while now, being of Japanese descent myself. Good luck and hope we meet in-game.

"A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity." Proverbs 17:17 Alexander has known Benjamin for a long time. They have been through a lot, from first being with the WCA together, until now being in purple fighting against the same people that they both once called brothers. Although, they have parted ways before in the past, when one was with the Misfits, Alex was working a job. But now, they’ve both reunited within the Ballas and have never been closer together. While they’ve always been brothers at heart, Alex and Ben wanted to make something symbolic to show their unity. Alex contacted City Hall and requested for a legal name change. After the lengthy paperwork was done, Alexander Johan was no more, and is now known as Alexander Holt. Alongside Benjamin Holt, they now have something symbolic to mark their brotherhood. Together they fought together to hopefully bring back peace for the Ballas. As a gift, Benjamin hooked them both up with custom plates to signify the new name change.

Having a first aid kit that lets you use it for a 30 second or so action timer could be useful. Then have it regen your health to 100% over a few minutes. Coming from a medics perspective, giving out painkillers suck. Its just me running a macro and the person involved doing /do s. Whenever I try to RP something advanced they want to skip it to just get the /heal. So having something like this could be useful.

"A brother offended is more unyielding than a strong city, and quarreling is like the bars of a castle." Proverbs 18:19 Alexander noticed the drop in morale within a lot of the Ballas. The war has costed many lives and even more in money, they needed a win. Alex contacted Trey in order to devise a new plan. Previously every Balla knew where to find their brothers, it was always Grove. However, since Grove is under hostile occupation a lot of the Ballas has become lost on where to go and what to do. We needed a new home, whether its temporary or not, we needed one. So Alex came up with a few of the suggestions that were brought up by the lower members, Trey liked most of them. However they finally agreed on one. After the discussion, Alex and Trey called the other Ballas and broke them the news. Those who were there, Alex, Benjamin and Ondre were all given new tasks and a new rank to prove it. They sent out the word to every member, not before pulling some pranks on one another of course. With the new access they received, the water became Alex's new home. After receiving some news that the others are hiding from 5-0 at the shore, Alex followed soon using his own boat. Seeing the Ballas making money and hanging out brought some new hope back, at least they weren't being hunted and could make some money in peace. Alex thought to himself, the Grove isn't something that defined the Ballas as "the Grove gang." The Ballas are where they are at and if he could make peace without having Grove returned, he would take it. Longing for peace aside, war is war. Its time to fight for peace. With the recently briefed Ballas all up to speed on the latest plans, its time to execute. The Ballas moved in on every lab and every chop looking for the snakes WCA. Alex himself saw a prospect taking out his brand new Rebla at the parking lot. Seeing the nice car, its only fair that he let some of the Ballas test drive it. Having no backup on him, he decides to call the cops. Bad move. The Ballas continue their hunt. Rolling up on the chopshop, they spot someone dismantling a bike. She was soon put on gunpoint and asked for her affiliation. Seeing as she wasn't a snake, they let her go. They keep on searching until one of the Ballas spot the snake at a drug lab. All the Ballas respond and soon take over the lab. Those who resisted, lets say it didn't end well for them. The Ballas will live on, whether at Grove or not, we are the Ballas.

Factions actually have set budgets given by the government. LSC I think has a budget given then also they use money from their profit as well to pay workers. If you actually stay in a faction long enough then you could reach higher salaries such as 8K/hour plus bonuses. We can't have you just come in day 1 and already have a super high salary.

bruh this isn't an anime roleplay server we can't have you throwing a hundred knives in every direction.

We already have gangs that don't have a specific color code, namely the MCs. Secondly, if someone wanted to be smart about it and actually hide their affiliation go for it. The Russian Mafia changed it up from a white color code to no color code under the name of realism (but it didn't really end well for them) so I don't see why this is some sort of obligation. It even says on the Faction Guide that high status gangs like Mafias shouldn't have color codes. If you want to make a faction like so, be my guest.

Anything for cheaper credits

((Just so you are aware, some factions has been specifically told NOT to roleplay COVID-19. The rest of your post is definitely okay but I don't think that part is necessary. Most of us log in to escape the disease IRL, we don't need it in our roleplay world right now.))

"For nothing is hidden that will not be made manifest, nor is anything secret that will not be known and come to light." Luke 8:17 Alexander needed to get in contact with the other Ballas leaders, after a few texts they agree to meet in Mirror Park at a location that is oddly very similar to Grove street. They decided to call it Brove street as a joke and went through with a meeting to discuss our current situation and how to best handle it. After a meeting in Brove the Ballas decided that they needed a place that was more underground so they wouldn't be spotted. After a few resourceful suggestions they decided to go to the docks in one of the warehouses and lay back for a few there. With the ongoing war with the WCA, they needed to make some progress in the fight. Alex went to Grove street to find some WCA cars and made sure it dented their wallets with the repair bills. Lets just say they didn't take it very well considering the insane amount of cars that went chasing Alex for over 30 minutes. Even though at the end they couldn't catch him. Now after getting some sort of payback to the WCA, the Ballas needed to start making some money. Benjamin gave a bright idea to the crew to start trafficking drugs using a boat in order to make it less conspicuous and as well to make it safer. Everyone jumped aboard on the plan and the Ballas started heading towards Sea lab. After planting marijuana, cooking heroin and packing them on the boat, they all sailed towards the drug dealer who bases himself at the docks and sold their stock to him. Lets just say they pocketed quite a bunch from that run. After quite some time of trying to make first contact, the Ballas and the Iron Pegasus finally arrange a meet. They agreed to meet at the docks near the truckers yard in order for the Ballas to have easy access to the sea. After they meet, Alexander exchanged names with Matthew, the President of the club regarding each other leaders. Alexander also made sure to propose a business deal, one that could hopefully benefit both crews. After the meeting went as planned, the said their farewells and took off. One towards the road, the other towards the horizon. Things are starting to look better for the Ballas.

Would you do 90K?

Latest post was great. Loving the interactions we have between our factions. The RP quality of NLA definitely has been improving as a whole.

You do know, you can see who this number is registered to from the MDC... right?

"You will be secure, because there is hope; you will look about you and take your rest in safety. You will lie down, with no one to make you afraid, and many will court your favor." Job 11:18-19 Alexander has been away from the Ballas for a few days. He was not caught up on what has been going on around the city. He walks out of his house to see his van and Sentinel with all their doors open. He sees a WCA bike go by and it slowed down immediately as he saw Johan. He knows exactly what must be happening. As he sees the WCA bike call out on the radio and slowly make a u-turn, Alex rushes towards his bike which is hidden in the bushes. While struggling to turn the engine on, he finally manages and slips away from their reach just in time. Alex tries to get a reach on any other Balla who is in the city. They converge in Jamestown. After being debriefed by a Balla as well as an NLA member, for the time being Alex cannot call Grove his home anymore. During their hiding and escapes from the hunting WCA, Alex came across Travis who was a Balla like him, riding inside a supercar. Alex didn't pay much mind to the two, as he was more concerned with getting gas before any hostiles arrive. As he was filling up his tank, he overheard the driver speaking about Ballas recruitment, at which point Alex introduces himself. The driver invites Alex to follow them to his estate, which he did. At the estate, the driver introduces himself as Jake Ryan. After which, Jake invites Alex to go inside his office to talk business. Ryan was told by Alex the current state of the Ballas and their current troubles. After listening to Alex, Ryan made clear his intention was to learn more about the Ballas for the possibility of recruitment. After being told by Alex that recruitment while hindered by these recent events, is still very much possible for a good asset like Ryan. Ryan then said that he will have to think more about recruitment with the Ballas, considering the recent events that has unfolded. Alex told Ryan that is perfectly acceptable, but Alex also shed light that Ryan entering the gang could be the hail mary that the Ballas need. Alex predicts that the Ballas will be wiped in a matter of weeks if this goes on, but Ryan entering could shift the tides. After the meeting with Ryan. Alex told the others that with all of his arms being inside Grove, it is impossible for him to fight back. They soon devise a plan to sneak into Alex's house and retrieve his supplies and deliver it to another safe house. After making sure Grove was clean of any WCA threat, the Ballas move in to retrieve the goods. With 1 person being the lookout all the way from the Vory store, and 1 more looking out at the bush near Alex's house, he could ensure that none of his items are at risk when leaving. After quickly packing everything, Alex calls it in and rushes out to meet his pickup. They all leave to the safehouse where the arms will be stored to hopefully retake Grove, its not much, but it brings hope to the battle.

"Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much." Luke 16:10 Alexander was approached by Trey from the Ballas to discuss a business deal. He was buying hardware from the Mexicans at Paleto and was asking if anyone else wanted in. Alex asked the price of the hardware and what kind is it. After being told the specifics of the deal, Alex, Trey along with some other Ballas planned to go up north to Paleto to meet the NLA member who was selling to them. Alexander took out his shotgun for the job, he wants to make sure nothing goes wrong and the heavy weapon calls for it. When everyone was ready they all went to Paleto. After the long drive, we finally reached Paleto. We made contact with Alicia near the Bank and drove to a safe location to exchange the hardware. After reaching the safe location, not much words were exchanged beside the regular greetings, business went down fast. The bag was dropped full of guns, after Alex checked the contents he gave the green light for Trey to give the cash. The deal went smoothly between the Ballas and the NLA. When they get back to Grove safely with the hardware, they split the guns according to who paid for them at Alex's house. After that, all the Ballas were invited to his house in order to celebrate and lay back.

I still believe that Police no matter what should have the upper hand compared to criminals. You have to remember that similar to criminals not all cops have access to heavy weapons. Cops also have strict guidelines they have to follow unlike criminals. It makes sense that cops have an easier time from criminals since thats how it is IRL.

The only way I would see this working if only a specific amount of gangs can make drugs, and a specific amount of gangs can scriptly sell them. This way, gangs will have to cooperate with eachother and trade the goods. Similar to real life, one gang might be a big meth producer, but they might necessarily be the ones distributing the product. This way not every person can farm drug labs and they will have to interact with other players in order to sell. This will also encourage gangs to post up at specific locations so the producers know where to find them, similar to how scripted drop offs work.

Well I guess it is a quality of life addition that could be useful. +1 no harm in adding it in.

Allow for a scripted release but still require PD to show up if there are a lot of units. It could work either by allowing a scripted auto release after a certain amount of time (give or take 15 minutes) or allowing a scripted auto release if less than 3 PD units are on-duty (similar to the way stores work). I think there is still a place for roleplay to happen at the impound yard, but it can be frustrating if there is noone to roleplay with at the moment. +1

"Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him." James 1:12 Alexander woke up late at his house in Grove. He noticed that his brother Jax has also not woken up. He doesn't think much of it knowing what kind of person Jax is and goes on to have breakfast. During his little routine, he snaps in as he remembers today as the day of the Ballas meeting. He rushes out his house and walks down to the Grove circle to meet everyone already there. Now having everyone attend, the meeting started. The meeting started out with Trey making some opening statements. A congratulations to everyone who did well for the gang the past week. Trey then started calling peoples names to stand to the side. The first names to be called was Josh and Alex. They both stand on the side fence while the Young Ballas start getting called in. When everyone was in a line, Trey congratulated us all for doing the best out of the bunch. Josh and Alex both received positions in Low Command, becoming a Balla by Nature. While the Young Ballas have proved themselves and came up to the rank of a regular Balla. The police has always been the number one enemy for the Ballas. They couldn't let us have a meeting in peace. Everyone noticed that a police helicopter was hovering above Grove. Because of this, everyone split up and took the helicopters attention. Not being the brightest, the cops chased on a wild goose chase around the city. When they lost us, we came right back to Grove to continue business. Speaking of business, the NLA has been trying to sell their house at Grove. The Ballas took notice and wanted to take it before the WCA could. Tyrone called in the Mexican owner and arranged a deal with him. Having been on good terms, the NLA agrees to sell the house to the Ballas. A smooth transaction took place, with Alex making sure no one interrupts. After the deal the NLA leave and the Ballas secure one more house to a fully-purple Grove. Alex and Tyrone check out the house they just secured for any extra potential to build. The house has an extraordinarily large backyard that could be used for the Ballas to park their vehicles. However a lot of work has to be put into it and they must decide which parts can stay and which parts needs to be removed for expansion. After a long meeting and a day of celebrations, Alex contemplated on the future of his gang and himself. Being a recruiter himself now, he looks to induct good members into the gang, with high potentials. The Ballas has been growing steadily and is becoming an ever more valid force in the city. Alex just hopes that the members that do make the cut make it for their quality, not just to increase quantity. But of course, you can't have a day with the Ballas without at least one chase. Looks like rest is gonna have to take a backseat for now. Business calls.

I agree that a change could be beneficial. Robbing people for basically no reason is dumb and should be stopped. It will be hard on how you would go about the change, what is too much and what is too little. I think that chain-robbing multiple people should be taken into consideration as a rule. People driving around and robbing every single person they see for 1 hour straight is not good RP. Maybe make it so that if you are robbing multiple people in a short amount of time without proper RP reason it is a NRP. I can see chain robbing people who walk in on your turf as fine. But when you're waiting outside Legion Square and robbing every single person who parks their car, that is just dumb. Problem is things like this generally lead to people calling you out on "stalling." Even if it isn't. Its frustrating but its the reality.

Those names ring a bell... its the sick fucks who cut off Scott's finger. ((I think the subforum you're looking for is called "Character Stories" btw. This subforum is IC.))