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  1. I have read the whole thing but I think this is the key take-away. It wasn't wrong to make the changes that have been made, but they have adversely affected things at the same time. I'm a big proponent for letting the RP speak for itself, and I would like things to change towards this end. I do think it's important we stay tactful and mindful of others if we are permitted more freedom however, conflict shouldn't be forced on those that aren't interested and haven't made IC actions towards initiating conflict, even if they are playing a criminal. Your freedom to RP how you want should not come at the cost of others freedom, which is one of the things I witnessed during my early time in the server. Gangs that wish to shoot at each other with ADEQUATE build-up and tension should be allowed to do just that, whilst those wishing to get heavier in their style of roleplay should also be left to their own devices to do just that. We need a healthy balance, people shouldn't feel afraid to do things but should also equally always think about doing the right thing, that will be fun for themselves and the person on the other side.
  2. 'Ey wagwan Lex, you might find out yo' CRT go missin' one day wit' you livin' in the hood and dat' Part II -
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    Non RP drivers

    This is literally the solution, more cars on the road leads to automatically more sensible driving as there are many more obstacles to contend with. You're only going to be speeding and driving recklessly if you have a good reason to. Example: Evading, Rushing to help someone in a life threatening situation or the vehicle not being yours
  4. 'What the fuck is going on in the hood right now?' G.W had spent the past few months back in the UK looking after his mum who had fallen seriously ill. To his utter shock she wasn't able to fight a serious tumour within her breasts and passed away in late June far too young. G.W spent a couple of weeks with his Gran mourning together but, after many a nights praying, accepted that God must be simply be working in ways he couldn't fathom. His home in the UK reminded him too much of his mother so he decided that the best option for both his health and her spirit would be to continue living in Los Santos. Using the small amount of cash his mother had left him he booked a flight back. Upon his return to the Freeman's house, he noticed it was suspiciously quiet. No P beating Q whilst he whimpers. No goofy DeMarcus chilling on the porch with an Ol' English 40. No attitude from Darius tryna get everyone to help him jack rides. He'd already heard his brother had returned to New Orleans and fallen back in with his old set. He used his set of keys to get into the house and got to work dusting and cleaning the house up. The next couple weeks were slow, G.W spent a lot of time in the house reading manga, binge watching anime and playing video games. He got himself out a little bit to see old friends and enjoyed the feeling of love he received when people saw he'd returned, despite keeping his mother's passing to himself; but something was definitely amiss. Upon his regular block spinning route he found himself on the Grove Circle but couldn't recognise it. It seemed far too affluent for a Southside block. He decided after some soul searching that he'd have to don the purple if he was to help his old friend Trae sort it all out. The next few weeks however would handle most of the work for him, and even despite Trae having to deal with family issues out of state it was understood that the changes still needed to happen as Trae would eventually return. Kentrell was someone G.W initially thought quite interesting. His demeanor and actions were at the very least, memorable. However it became quickly apparent that he had a penchant for ultra violence and enjoyed doing dumbass things because he found it hilarious. This went a step too far however when he decided to piss both on a close friend of G.W and a prominent member of La Fuente Blanca (Twice) who G.W was also fairly close to. The current Ballas leader was told to rectify the problem however what could've been a simple fix turned into so much more. Billy initially demoted Kentrell but after the second case of pissing was told it wasn't good enough so Kentrell was stripped of purple but was not removed from Ballas ranks. Billy attempted to pull the wool over LFB's eyes. Any respect that was had was quickly being erased by the blatant disrespect towards LFB and connections to all suppliers were cut off. Due to ongoing conflicts caused by an attitude that G.W could only describe as 'Little niggas tryna prove they grown' this hit Ballas hard. G.W however was more focused at the time on ensuring his name was revered on an individual level, and making more connections with people he'd not met in his absence. 'Imma go Uma Thurman on this bitch' G.W had been focused on getting up to date with changes in relationships around Los Santos and re-establishing himself as an individual you definitely wanna be friends with. He also begun gathering information on how others felt about the Purple and what Ballas had done up to this point. After witnessing the stark contrast in attitudes towards himself vs. towards Billy at the bottom of Quartz Quarry, he realised he needed to take the reigns before the hood became a warzone. His first move was to stop Kentrell from even associating with Ballas and Grove. He then opened a conversation with LFB about how to fix their relationship with Purple. Between reworking the look of Grove and stopping Ballas from causing any further mischief people began to ask: 'Are you the leader now?'. LFB came eventually with their proposal, a million dollars cash and Billy's demotion. However it wasn't as simple as he'd originally hoped. Whilst everyone agreed that doing anything but getting together that million would be a piss poor decision, they could not agree on who should be the next head. G.W's vision for the hood and for Purple received pushback. It was assumed that this attitude would invite others to stomp on Ballas with superior force. What wasn't so obvious was that the respect and sheer power gained simply from standing like a stone in the face of adversity would make them much more powerful than they had ever previously been. During an important meeting about who would take the lead of the set, Billy had made the mistake of talking about Jackboyz in a negative light. These were people G.W considered to be family, a thing more important to him now than ever before. He wanted blood but Billy was illusive from that day. After weeks of heated debates internally and dealing with apologies for other Ballas, the other members of the set began to notice a shifting attitude towards them. Even the Russian Mob who G.W had previously been told would never stop fighting, began to stop spinning around the hood unless to talk business. When it came to the final day before LFB's deadline, Billy showed up and admitted that Ballas best chances lie in the hands of G.W. He even came to apologize for the comments he made about G.W's old set and G.W decided that there had been enough bloodshed already. He took up the title of Kingpin officially and LFB restarted the supply chain after the stacks of cash were handed over. They were offered a 2nd option of 2.5 million which would be more beneficial; however G.W vehemently denied the option for the simple reason 'If we had two and a half mil, we'd give you the one mil and spend the other one and a half making the hood a better place for our families, some shit is more important than money and assets.' LFB's response to G.W's integrity and strength was to invest in the set by allowing them to take the two and a half million dollars worth of special equipment they'd originally intended to hold back. 'Grove is the best mothafuckin' place to hang in the goddamn city, come and catch a fuckin' vibe' Since the downfall of the new school Ballas, G.W has taken it back to the old school. With all of the money being drained by LFB they really were back to square one. But G.W thought to himself it's the best place to start fresh. What he didn't expect was quite how quickly life would come back to Grove. In the week since the big events, Grove Street has someone new rolling down every few minutes, the music is right and the look of the street is perfect. New business opportunities have begun to blossom and G.W has even taken a proposal to City Hall about homelessness and where money could have a positive affect in the southside. He hopes that the state will donate money to fund a refurbishment of the church so that he can begin to host Sunday Service in place of the church's current Pastor, John. The rest of the Ballas have begun to fully understand the vision as well, after seeing the positive effect that even hard-core gangsters can have on the area around them and the people they meet. Ballas future has become more bright than anyone could've hoped and they've reestablished themselves as one of the most powerful sets around within mere days. A lot of unique stories incoming in various formats in the future, thanks for reading to the end and look forward to seeing us in game!
  5. Naturally a huge +1 on account of the increase in options for criminals and script to back up new types of roleplay I would have to largely disagree with this however, I think we all make a choice on how deep we take our roleplay and it's the unfortunate truth that a lot of people just do not completely immerse themselves in their character. Yes rules should be majorly relaxed so as to not hamfist roleplay opportunities into a very set way of playing out, however the staff team should in turn increase their strictness on what is considered poor roleplay and increase the severity of punishments for it. Shooting is not roleplay, it is a consequence of roleplay and should always be treated as such. Very epic thread though, some points to debate in the first half but the second half I don't think is even debatable how great the suggestions are
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    Jack Boyz

    G.W's Street Edumacation: Lesson Three
  7. Maccy

    Jack Boyz

    G.W's Street Edumacation: Lesson Two
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    Jack Boyz

    G.W's Street Edumacation: Lesson One
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    Jack Boyz

    A Case of Mistaken Identity... After a photo and video shoot with Cheng Izumi from Los Santos Drift, G.W and Precious were spinning the hood in a borrowed Retinue, celebrating P's new promotion to Double OG. G.W was attempting to get a nice video to use to show off his driving skills and potentially be used in a music video in the future but he just happened to pull a drift in front of the notorious Blix. Blix pulled them over and instantly called for additionals over the radio, as he had quickly made the assumption that this blue retinue was 67 affiliated. And thus, G.W spent the night in a cell for a 96 km/h drift, but at least he made a new friend.
  10. +1, I need wheelchair (also clothing for amputations would be cool too) Edit: I think the easiest way for them to be approved would be for MD to be able to give them to people. Therefore they'd have to go through the appropriate surgery RP or visit pillbox and give their backstory for new disabled characters. Would also work in temp cases like criminals who are severely injured and MD can assign a temp wheelchair to them which DOC can despawn once the crim decides their injuries are healed or have logged off.
  11. +1 (With some caveats) I think the premise is great, any extra scripted activity will always have a +1 from me because there is no reason for us not to add side activities that have no affect on other people's roleplay. However, I think there's a potential something like this could cause people to get lax in proper escalation outside of the paintball arena. Whilst in the arena DM rules don't apply since weapons are non-lethal, but people could potentially begin taking their arena mentality to the rest of their interactions (kind of already like this sometimes but that's a separate topic). Provided the wider community would utilize an activity like this in the correct and perhaps creative ways it'll have my support.
  12. +1 This is a restriction on terms, not on roleplaying a racist. I have had many an interaction on GW where people have been racist towards me without outright saying offensive terms and I've never had an issue with it. Feel like the only time I hear people using terms like stated in this post is purely for shock value and no good roleplayer really uses the terms outright in my experience so far.
  13. Maccy

    New Vehicles

    This one has weapons visually on by default even if they're 'decomissioned'
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    New Vehicles

    +1 I'd personally like to see all vehicles added to dealerships at some point including the supercars but some of the main ones would be: Winky Vagrant Jugular Stock Imperator (Non arena version) Stock Deathbike (Non arena version) Comet SR Revolter (Has weapons mods but won't show as an available mod anyway and don't show visually by default) Viseris (Same as revolter) Savestra (Same as revolter) Hermes Deluxo (Can disable ability to fly) Toreador (Submarine ability can be disabled and same weapons mods as revolter) Stromberg (Can disable sub ability) Pariah Comet Safari Ardent (Same as revolter) I could continue the list but you get the idea. Anything that's too unbalanced could be adjusted via slight handling adjustments so that we can add it for visual variety.
  15. (Co-authored by @Riderz and @Maccy for Jackboyz faction discord. Edited by @Maccy for general usage) Character Development: How to develop a deep and believable character OVERVIEW A lot of people talk about RP standards and improving RP standards but most don't quite understand how to do that. This guide aims to help with the key component in increasing your own RP standards; your character. When creating a character, you should always aim for the character to serve or have a higher purpose when it comes to RP interactions and for those interactions to be as believable as though you are talking to a real person. It is imperative that you never stray from the rules and morals you have set for your character into straying the line between your character and your real self as not only does this cause your RP and the character to break down, it often spoils and breaks the RP for others. There is nothing more jarring than being in a group of people and being deep in character and one person makes reference to their real world self, often times using slang to hide the fact that they are MIXING. If you're striving to better your RP standards you do not want to be the one who breaks character. (Side note: Whilst people don't often get reported for these light mixing comments, they are indeed against rules and you should never be using any slang terms beyond 'Going to sleep' to indicate you're going offline) THE BASIS The basis is the beginning of the journey. It's important to note that depending on your ability to RP you may be able to get away with having a very shallow basis and developing it through interactions and adding details to your story; but for most people you will need to consider these following things before you have your first interaction: 1) Where did my character live prior? 2) What was my character's upbringing? 3) What experiences has my character gone through to get to their current point? 4) What is the story of my parents and their names? 5) What morals does my character have? 6) How old is my character? 7) What is my end goal with my character? These are important questions to seek when developing a character as it gives a basic mold for which to base choices and future decisions. Even guide the allies, friendships, and enemies that are yet to be developed. An end goal is key to any development as it uses your character's past to set the start marker and the end goal for which to base all your choices to get to that point. Keep in mind an end goal should feel impossible to achieve as to prolong the character development as long as possible. Easy goals = end to story arc. WHAT ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF AN END GOAL: EX: Becoming the Main Supplier of all drugs in Los Santos EX: Owning the largest house in the entire city EX: Becoming the best street racer in the scene These goals feel like they would be achievable but push the character to make choices that guides them in that direction. Thus giving the character purpose and reason. Also additionally understanding losses in situations are a part of character development and should always be treated as an opportunity for further RP and story development. ADDING DEPTH So you've got your characters background and story, good stuff, this should help you decide how your character should approach different scenarios and interactions with a variety of characters. But perhaps you're struggling when things are settled down and quiet, struggling in mundane social RP. Adding depth is a super important part of creating your character if you want to raise the standard of your RP and increase peoples interest in your character. After all, no one likes a backstory exposition dump out of nowhere. 1) What does your character do when you aren't actively roleplaying (When you're offline)? These can be simple things that enhance your character to the next level. What music do they listen to? What shows are they keeping up with? What movies do they like? Thankfully here on ECRP real world media is allowed to be brought IC and it's often easiest if you pick things you're already interested in on an OOC level (Though doing research and choosing things you aren't interested in is also an option and something you can do if you want to hit that next level of character development) 2) Whats the current familial situation? When your character moves to Los Santos, their story doesn't just stay contained to the city. If your character still has relationships with their family and old friends, what's their ongoing story? Adding little flavors of new and fresh family stories adds depth to your character and can often inform how they may make decisions differently from how they normally do. 3) Give your character a hobby When you're not actively doing criminal/civilian/job activities or RPing with your faction/group, it's important to have something to do. This could be a scripted activity or simply RP but it can inform who your character decides to make friends with on a personal level. It may even develop into a faction/group level relationship but it's important that you are able to RP outside of your normal circle so that when socializing with your usual friends, you have things to talk about. 4) Letting personal story arcs affect your character long term development When you're in a faction/group, that isn't just what your character becomes. They are still an individual with personal relationships and personal morals that may differ from the overall faction/group slightly and that's fine. Nobody is interested in cookie cutter faction members who are 100% identical. Allow yourself to be taken into story arcs that don't involve your usual friendship circle. Also allow these personal arcs to affect your character and their morals, perhaps not in big ways but in small ways at the very least. CONCLUSION Nobody is going to create a perfect character right from the start. Those who are just getting into roleplay may struggle to have the foresight to add details that make their character feel like a real person. But if you use this guide and perhaps note down answers to each of the questions posed you should quickly find that your interactions with others start to become deeper and more meaningful. It will allow you to continue to have unique and engaging roleplay with characters you interact with on an almost daily basis; and most important of all you'll encourage others to raise their standards to meet yours. Every unique and believable character makes the world of ECRP feel that much more like a real place and I look forward to seeing if this guide helps some people to make characters I'd enjoy interacting with!
  16. +/- 1 Whilst I understand the sentiment, it could quickly get out of control. One thing that public robberies between gangs used to invite was big shootouts in public because of members defending their fellow members. It's also important to look at it from this perspective: Why do criminals find robbing people so fun? In my experience that fun isn't from the RP, it stems from asset/financial gain. The former I definitely would like to see accommodated, but the latter is a mentality we're trying to avoid. I've only experienced 2 robberies I consider to be 'fun', because it was obvious that the robbers were looking for the RP and not the actual items I had on me, unfortunately the majority of other robberies I've experienced feel very rushed and just teetering on powergaming with how rushed they are simply because the player is after items. So whilst I agree with relaxing rules, I think instead robberies that are rushed and don't allow for interesting RP should be looked at from a much stricter perspective and if someone is found to be doing multiple robberies with bare minimum RP it should be met with a 'Not here to RP' punishment
  17. +1 Whilst I like that a lot of scripts require player to player interaction I feel like this would be a good compromise for when there are no players available for that roleplay and it's hindering the person waiting on it from roleplaying themselves.
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    Jack Boyz

    The Next Friday...
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    Jack Boyz

    Block Party As soon as the Freeman family were all back at Momma's house they'd established a clear vision of what they wanted along with G.W. The Jackboyz wanted to show that the hood had life back in it. With the recent reappearance of the Ballas and other hood sets such as 67 popping up, now seemed like a prime-time to do something big. A Block Party. There was only one location that made sense to host all the sets in a neutral setting and to invite regular citizenry of Los Santos without them fearing too much, BJ Recreational Center at Davis Community Park. It just so happened that DeMarcus had tagged up the spot just over a week ago, and the Jackboyz name was plastered right where the party was to be held. This held two purposes for them, one to show that the hood is alive and is the same type of community it always was and two was to get their name out there to the general public. By the time the date for the party rolled around, the Jackboyz had already been pretty successful in making themselves known thanks to the efforts of G.W, DeMarcus and the rest of the Freemans, but every little helps. What DeMarcus and G.W weren't prepared for was the events of the day prior. Large scale conflict outside of Daichead Gadai's legal establishment had left the entire city in limbo. It presented a challenge for the Boyz and almost pushed them to pull the party. But G.W had put too much work in to let this go easily. He'd spent the past week and a half tirelessly going around socializing, spreading the word and rolling blunts up north in preparation and nothing was going to stop him from at least seeing who would turn up. He'd even gone so far as to gain the respect of Daichead Gadai who he'd initially run into issues with due to some of their more puritan white members thanks to saving two of their members lives. Lola Devalera assured him that even the Irish would come and support as a way of thanks. The time for the party rolled around and G.W went to the spot and begun to play some music from his Primo Custom and handed out some of the Boyz signature 'Blue Crack' to The Firm who'd shown up five minutes early to show their support. LNF, 67 and Ballas showed up pretty sharpish too and DeMarcus was a little surprised by the turnout. Little did either of them know exactly how the party would snowball... Each of these sets had in turn radioed in to their members or called friends from outside their sets to come down. There was a crew calling themselves the 'Pier Gang' and many individuals showing up with friends. Even Daichead Gadai eventually showed up, despite Lola's unfortunate inability to attend. The party had grown massively and the car park was bumping with good music and socializing. The 'Pier Gang' had a man named Billy Boe show up and he performed stood on the top of a Rumpo Custom much to the Boyz and Ballas distaste. Not all was perfect, but everything was in line with expectations of a ghetto party. There was a couple of fights, drugs being passed around and obvious tensions between Irish and 67 however nobody was shot and everybody at least had a good time. However the party was going so hard it caught the attention of the one set that the Boyz didn't want in attendance. The Police Department. They had just finished a raid in Jamestown and were rolling 15 cruisers deep when they spotted the party. Unfortunately this spooked nearly all of the attendees and they scarpered quicker than the cruisers could get turned around. G.W's heart skipped a beat when they dismounted and begun to walk towards him. The container containing the blunts was still in his pocket and there was still a lot leftover. Thankfully smart moves made earlier by himself when interacting with the Police meant that his word was all that was needed to turn them around. Church approached G.W and said they'd received a call about illegal substances at the party to which he replied 'Not at all bruv' and that was all they needed to hear. Since the party was over and the 'Blue Crack' was still secure DeMarcus and G.W saw an opportunity to begin a symbiotic relationship with the Ballas. Knowing that a dealer lived on Grove, G.W made a call to a friend named Fury and informed him that they would offload the 'Blue Crack' to the Ballas so that they could complete a deal and pass the cash back to the Boyz. Whilst they were meeting to do this, DeMarcus made clear the boundaries that the Boyz and the Ballas would have. Their beef is their beef and our beef is our beef. It was simple to understand and the Ballas wholeheartedly agreed. DeMarcus then took the opportunity to head back to Brogue to sleep and G.W spent the rest of the night shooting the shit with Fury, Tanisha, Ty and Troy.
  20. As far as factions go this is super unique and the thread is simple yet stunning, best of luck to you guys and I'm really excited to see what you can do with some Scandinavian characters wrapped up in century old traditions.
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