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From SD's POV (and my own personal views): Part 1: In an ideal world this would be the case, but in an ideal world the shopkeeper would be able to give a description of the suspects to us, he'd be able to tell us which vehicle was used etc, witnesses would be able to point us in your direction and we'd have a fighting chance. On ECRP, although you are the only vehicle on the road, we often arrive too late (we do not have access to CCTV anymore in the store from a distance), and when we do see somebody fleeing the scene, we don't arrest or detain unless we have some evidence that you were involved (ie: cameras or identical clothing to the CCTV footage). I think turning a blind eye to criminals because they're not RPly the only ones on the highway would make it impossible for us, as like I said above, we don't get the benefit of the shopkeeper giving a description. It's a balancing act, I agree, since it's ECRP, but I think this would make it too OP for criminals if we turned a blind eye to any vehicle leaving the scene. Part 2: As far as SD goes, if you destroy or flip your cruiser, you're waiting until the pursuit is over to get a lift to Davis Station. Or the alternative, somebody picks you up and you stay in their vehicle until the suspect is caught. We don't get a drop off to Davis until we can. As for RP injuries, I love the idea of reinforcing RP injuries following a collision with something or flipping a cruiser. However, that I feel goes both ways, for LEO's and for crims. I mean let's be real, a crim can also flip his vehicle, stall or crash, and there is almost no repercussions from the criminal either. Either they keep going or they get in a foot pursuit after stalling their engine. We shouldn't have these double standards! I agree there are certain areas where RP can be reinforced (injuries in an accident), but I feel that crims also have to respect this. We do have a lot of rules surrounding nonRP actions, like Harley said above, and we are reprimanded OOCly (or ICly, depending) on it.

I like this idea! Plus, you know when you're "one hit" because your car makes a heck of a noise and there's smoke.

Additionally, not everybody can page SWAT or SED. I actually don't know at what rank we get given the pager, but it certainly isn't DS 1 or 2, and that's the rank of the majority of deputies (per ranks).

It is literally just stated above you that the focus after criminal updates will be revamping the DOC. I don't see how your comment carries any weight thereafter other than to ignite this debate.

SD here! o/ I have to agree that it is merely a skill issue. I am sure PD are the same, but we lose at least 50% of all pursuits on a given day. If you were caught, it is either unlucky circumstances or you are just bad at it. No offense intended. Secondly, y'all are acting as if we disregard the rules and powergame our way through it. This is not true, we are held to very high and strict standards. If we screw up (and we're human behind our screens, it happens to everybody) we pay the price for it, whether it be through a player report, an IC suspension or other. This is a serious RP server. And half of you are under the age of 30 and I very much doubt that any of you are in some high functionning cartel IRL. In fact I'd put money on the fact that most of you have not even seen inside a prison cell. We don't RP GTA online, we RP as realistically as possible. So whilst we are bashing PD and SD for being too OP, can someone explain why the heck you evade for getting pulled over for a speeding ticket? Or why when given the opportunity for RP there is absolutely none? I was held at gunpoint just yesterday on my SD character, and ultimately the guy was screwed regardless. This could have turned into a great story arch, possibly taking me hostage to try and escape, instead, he jumped back into his vehicle leaving his friend to die, and left the scene. He didn't even take my radio. IRL, gangsters don't bait cops, gangsters don't carry illegal .50's on their hips for everyone to see, gangsters don't speed when they have illegal stuff in their vehicles! This isn't about cops being too OP. We don't want the W, we don't want to chase you, in fact, it is annoying. We want to RP, but this mentality right here in this thread goes to show that you only care about the W. Go buy body armor if you are too worried about getting shot at (which by the way, only happens if we are shot at first). Lastly, 5 hours in the DOC is not too long. An arrest report at the very least takes 30 minutes to write. And we do anywhere between one to ten of those in a day. If I didn't want to do that, I'd resign. If you don't want to serve time for doing crimes, then don't do crimes. Or, just get good. Thank you for coming to my Ted talk.

Teamspeak is only an additional radio for LEO's. We use VOIP whilst we speak on TAC so it's really no different to if you asked us to use in-game radios. Like mentionned above, we have so many channels and traffic that we require additional radio systems in order to keep traffic open and communications clear between departments. By all means, if DEV's can develop an in-game system, sure! But in the meantime, we use teamspeak like a handheld radio in game. So I don't see the issue. Furthermore, I don't see why criminals would need teamspeak. Y'all don't necessarily need different channels as in theory, you only communicate with one group and the iFruit exists for other players! It also makes metagaming more accessible, and even without teamspeak, we have enough metagaming issues.

Please stop hurting his feelings!

One cold night in late November, Margot's phone pinged on the bedside table. The digital bedside clock read 3:00. Careful not to wake up Vince, she rolled over softly and grabbed her iFruit pro that was laying on floor next to the bed. It took a moment for Margot to realize what the text was saying and an instant to know she would return. Margot knew that she could not tell a soul about her departure. Worried that the two people closest to her would try to stop her, she decided against better judgement to just disappear. She kissed Vince ever so gently on the cheek, whispered "I'm sorry" into his ear, and left. Not to be seen for another 4 months. It was with a heavy and nervous heart that Margot returned to Los Santos. She had left everybody behind and now she was back. And she had amends to make. During her time away, Margot stayed low, destroyed her sim card and went about securing the assets that Interpol had not touched yet. With her childhood bodyguard, they set off to Russia to search for Ivan Mandovich, the family lawyer that disappeared mid-hearings, taking confidential and dangerous documents with him. They still had not found Ivan. But four months in, the assets had been secured, and Margot rewrote the encryption and cyber security codes for the mainframe. She was ready to go home. One person she had to make amends with was Urban. Strong willed and stubborn Urban. She text Urban the day her plane touched down, and asked to meet up. Urban was reluctant, and literally made Margot race after her around the city until finally she agreed to talk. They met at the Casino. Urban was mad. And Margot could not blame her. She had left without so much as a text. It took a lot of explaining and heartfelt apologies, but finally Urban gave over. Saying she would not trust her entirely, but that at least she would forgive her. Eager to prove to those closest to her that she was here to stay this time, and did not plan on leaving again, Margot found herself handing out resumés to companies in the hopes of finding employment. Eager to put her experience as a CFO into action, she decided that the next best thing was WeazelNews. Here she could put her skills back to work and write for the newspaper. Within a week, she was promoted from Junior Writer to Writer, and had begun networking with the elite in the city. There was one last person that Margot had to apologize to. And that was the DevilMan. The day she saw Vince again, she could tell that she had hurt him badly. He barely looked at her, and said he needed time and space to think. He had not expected Margot to return to the city. But Margot won't give up that easily, and only time will tell if her efforts to reconquer her DevilMan will succeed. She is not giving up easily. They had spent some time together since her return to the city, and she felt the bond growing slowly again. But he was hot and cold, and she couldn't blame him for that. She was going to keep trying, hoping he would see that she was sincere.

Hi Greenblex! I am Skye!

+1 I agree, it's unfair for active players wanting to run a business catering to inactive players who log in simply to restock. Due to limited amount of spots available for scripted property ownership, we should proactively be setting up guidelines for scripted business owners, including a fixed minimum gameplay requirement (on that character) to continue to keep that business. IMO.

+1 Bring more social diversity to the city, and some novelty! Refresh our social hangouts and provide an area as a social hub, I like the idea!

I am not saying it is a good or bad idea. I am debating the "IRL" point of view. Personally, I don't own a car that has an autolock feature, nor do I systematically lock my car when I am driving. I also agree that most cars have to be unlocked in order to refuel them. Again, and as BrainDed said, it is against the rules to steal a car from a gas station so if that were to happen to you, /report in game!

Hmm. Difficult one, because personally I have never locked my car at a gas station IRL, and not a lot of people do (UK/France). Although in-game I could understand, I would have to disagree.

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Bearing in mind a taco costs $300, a yoga mat at $500 is pretty cheap. So just on that basis alone, I cannot agree with your suggestion. It would not make sense for a big pot plant to cost the same price as a taco.

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FUTURE EMPLOYEE HIERARCHY WITHIN PRESTIGE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

Since the departure of Wes McLoughlin, Louise Hoffman had to take to dealing with all sides of the business: - Photos and editing - Online marketing - Visits and consultations - Negotiating - Networking It wasn't easy, and she often got overwhelmed with the amount of work that demanded her attention. But finally, after a week of tackling the business agenda head on, she was finally afloat and starting to feel organized and prepared again. With the opening of the Property and Housing Bureau at the SAGOV, Ms Hoffman was able to submit her application to finally own a business property. A place where she could freely bring her tenants and partners in for meetings and contract signings. It also meant she could finally begin hiring with the surplus of money she was making from her business, which would ultimately relieve some of the strain she was feeling as a solo agent.

I adore Joe! He has such a happy and bubbly attitude! Best of luck going about your kickboxing dream, and I hope to continue RPing with Joe for a long time to come! Really loved reading his character story, and look forward to more updates!

Welcome to the community Vince! I had the pleasure of pulling you over today on my SD account, I look forward to more RP with you!

I agree with you on the RP quality we could be portraying over chopping cars. Similar situations can be found when modding your vehicle and the player next to you can see the modifications with /modview. I believe it is up to us as roleplayers to provide adequate immersion around these elements that need it the most. For example, when looking at /modview, I always RP having a catalogue and showing the catalogue to either my friend, or circling elements in the catalogue for the mechanic. As for chop shops, creating an RP story around how long is left for the chop is a brilliant idea. The best part is, it only requires two maybe three seconds more to relay "he is telling me it will take about 2 minutes". As for the script of holding the money, I am not sure if that is even possible, but it is a good idea. It would make more sense.

Worse case scenario they say no.