Lucasxo

+1 Makes sense

I like this Idea +1

Yes well the issue is that nothing has been done as a substitute to this, turfs will have to be changed to how they work and also either reduce the price on weapons or alternatively introduce new ways to make money which neither of these things have been done. Also my suggestion was that cooking in static labs should be be made viable to substitute cooking in an apartment

ATM Robberies provide 1k per robbery, These packs are being dropped on our turfs by other people due to the accessibility of the ATM robberies ruining the price making it obsolete. I agree with your point on the banks you shouldn't be able to have eight bank robberies a day its just to much. Damage on weapons has been to generalised with this update, I'm not saying AK shouldn't be buffed at all but why exactly 50%? Its too much, the AK was already a good weapon in my opinion and many others agree and doesn't need a 50% increase maybe only a 5-10% for example, WEAPONS NEED TO BE TESTED INDIVIDUALY and yes I agree heavy weapons need to be scary especially for the price of them. Regarding the Drug tables change as I said nothing else has been integrated to make up for the loss of drug making and the nerf regarding that, I mean personally I don't think its unrealistic to have a water source in a property. I second that cooking doesn't promote interaction however there is nothing to substitute cooking and with the price of weapons and the cost of being a criminal without money it is impossible.

+1, Cooking was the only viable way to make good money to be able to afford the extreme price of weapons, now it has been ruined in my opinion due to not having any water sources in a property now and the random ticker for the heat of the drug tables everyone is either to scared to cook or no one wants to due to the extreme inconvenience of it and that more than one person is needed for the task. Cooking Calculations Lysergic Cost : $12,000 for 240 Cost of ingredients : $48,000 Time needed : 1-2 hours depending on the size of the lab + 30 minutes to pick up the lysergic and materials. Selling price : anywhere from 138,000 - 148,000 APPROX. Profit: $70k - $85k This may seem like a lot of money however, let's say I wanted to purchase an Assault Rifle the stock cost of an AK is $33,000 / attachments = $3,000 / 200 ammo = $18,000. Overall with no additional taxes from gangs this weapon stands at the lowest $54,000 for one weapon with ammo, this cost is without any taxation whatsoever from gangs which usually add a 5-15% tax on their weapons. Criminals will pay insane amounts for these weapons only for them to get pulled over and chased to lose it instantly. Another point of interest the price of body armour which is often used in conjunction with this weapon would be $40,000 for an 100 AP armour. Personally I have experienced bringing out this combination of over $90,000 worth of equipment just to get chased and arrested within 20 minutes and lose it all plus prison fines. Criminals need to make money as their cost of being in the city is greater than legal's this is due to the absurd weapon cost / jail fines which can be sometimes anywhere from 10k-40k / impound or moors fees. Currently due to the cooking changes barely anyone cooks anymore and there is literally nothing to do to make a decent amount of money. I wouldn't have minded the cooking change if something was introduced as another way of making money, an example of this would be to make static drug labs up north actually viable for making money which would increase criminal interaction and make labs more active such as it was previously. Shifting the focus back to gun balancing, not every single gun can be painted with the same "50%" brush it has made things completely imbalanced more than before, the only weapons that needed a buff on damage was the micro and the SMG, however every single weapon got a buff including all pistols, in my opinion this was clearly not tested as every gun doesn't need a 50% increase. Horizontal recoil change, Im not completely opposed to this even though personally I do not like the new change but I'm curious to who asked for this change to occur as it was fine previously and now a lot of the automatic weapons are near on unusable due to the insane recoil spread. I feel as tho every weapon needs to be tested and opinions from people who actually use these weapons everyday need to be brought into consideration. I propose revert all gun changes apart from the SMG and Micro damage buffs, if changes outside these weapons where to be made first test them instead of a one shoe fits all policy of increasing damage. Over the last week is the least motivation I have had to log in to my criminal character ever since I Joined this server, however I do love this server and want it to prosper but changes need to be made is the criminal count is dropping day by day, I also have a character which is active in SD for the last 4-5 months and I know how important criminals are to LEO role-play, the more criminal activity = the more activity for LEO's. You Need Criminals To Have Law Enforcement. I respect all the developers for actually being proactive, putting in the effort and making changes however I believe this needs to be tweaked, overall I hope for more changes to be made and for the drug update to be successful, personally I would gladly help or share my ideas or make them known to any developer as I want to see the criminal scene thrive again.

+1 Summed it up perfectly, god bless you.

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Love the detail of the posts and story !

Good look lads

sick post

layout looks good boys

Cheating, Ban evading, DSO ect in my opinion should stay banned. However I think that people who for example have gained 2 DM's / 6 Non RPs over the course of 2-3 years in my opinion should be given another chance. After all interacting with other people is what RP is all about, it would bring back a huge amount of people and make the server more lively. If it is handled correctly and a criteria is made its a +1 for me

good luck dre, hope to see you boys about more!

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Good luck lads!!!

Good Luck lads!

Design of the thread is amazing!

A New Beginning Upon waking up on a grey, gloomy day in Los Santos a decision was made, the decision being leaving my brothers in Los Santos Drift for a new beginning, this felt strange as I had been there so long and it would be a big change for myself, also a risk but a risk I was willing to take. The morning after leaving I headed to the known headquarters of the “Dragons” who were very mysterious at the time and I didn’t know much about them. When I arrived not one person was in sight, but I was determined so I waited and waited and waited. As the hours went by and I was about to lose hope of ever finding someone a strange deep purple van started to pull up with three men inside wearing masks that looked familiar to the naked eye. The men saw me and immediately ran over most likely intrigued as to what I was doing here and why I was here. The three unknown figures then asked me “who are you” and “why are you here” I explained to them I was interested in their organisation and wanted to know more and potentially join the brotherhood one day very soon. After we had a small conversation the individual in the middle said “Follow me” to which I then followed and was put in the trunk of a van and blindfolded, losing all my senses and unsure of where I was going. Upon arriving at the destination which was classified I was met by three men who took me there, one being Jonas, BJ and Bishop, which were all respected members in the Shenzhen Dragons, although I had met these people before it was quite a while ago. The three men started to ask me questions about my past and present while also figuring out what type of person I am to see if I fit into their organisation, after a long chat I was taken to a cliff and asked one thing “ Would you die for the Dragons'' to which I responded “I would take a bullet for the crew if that’s what had to be done” upon saying that the individuals pointed to the cliffside that they had brought me to and mention that I had to prove it, being the loyal individual I am I would take a bullet for my crew anytime, no questions asked. I began walking towards the cliff holding my breath ready for the potential reality that I would not see tomorrow, I turned round and saluted Jonas, BJ and Bishop and then edged forward ultimately jumping off the mountain. I woke up in a daze barely able to see. The first thing I saw when my vision came to, Jonas wrapping my leg up which looked like it was bleeding heavily and putting me into the trunk of the van. I was in and out of consciousness but realised I had arrived at the hospital where I was being treated. The three individuals visited me regularly for my three weeks in hospital making sure I was okay after the fall. Eventually I was cleared to be able to leave and the members picked me up in the same van and took me back to the headquarters where it all began. Before any words were exchanged BJ handed over a blue silk Jacket with distinctive markings embossed on it, he then told me the radio frequency and further explained that when I earn the trust of the other members, I would be given the identifying mask of a member, with a glow of enthusiasm in my eyes I responded with “I won't let you guys down”. To Be continued…….

Good Luck Fellas !!

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