From Cop to Civillian

[Jayray Holder]

Hello guys and girls. 

My question is, "Why don't we allow cops and civilian statuses separate?"

I can think of so many pros that can benefit great RP such as, Selling weapons or drugs to players (close interactions), setting up mafias/gangs, this opens more doors than just violence, this opens up negotiation, tactics, timing and good role play. 

I think playing as a Police officer does not given an incentive to want to play as a civilian, this is due to high Police paychecks and that in turn makes doing runs of copper useless. And i will counter any argument, illegal crime can always lead to the best RP with both civilians and police. Doing legal jobs like copper runs, you are not interacting with many players, infact the opposite, no one wants to talk to each other because of the fear of getting robbed. 

Now, these are only my views, but if people could give me their reasons why Cops can't do illegal roles as a civ, that would be much appreciated, it also opens room for debate, which i love. 

Thanks, Jayray

 

[Samatlewis]

You seem to think that the choice of playing as a cop is almost solely for  economical gain.. It's merely just a perk as the roleplay given by officers has no room for them to nip off for 30/50 minutes and go do a run..

In my view officers don't venture into the civilian character that much because they are enjoying their police character and don't really want to go be a hobo because they want to progress through the ranks/specialised units and help the server in a positive way/ have power (Muahahah).

Officers CAN play civilian however there is somewhat a close line between playing rebel and being a fun hobo..

 

[Saul Goodman]

Because it's just not logical really, you don't go to work with PC Plod and then see him sniffing thirty lines of cocaine while shooting his AK-12 into the air later on after work. We are given pay checks for our RP and the work we do as a whitelisted faction to add to the realism of the server. If all cops could go and play as a rebel whenever they wished well let's just say there wouldn't be very many around so often, this barrier is created to keep things simple and as a collective sensible. Officers are rewarded with police holidays after I believe 3 months in the police in which lasts 1 week and then they can take them every 2 months after that. So in reality it's not all doom and gloom. Some police play as a civilian but others really do because you can't enjoy yourself as a cheeky hobo without breaking the law.

 

[Jayray Holder]

Both are fair ppints and do out weigh the points I made 

 

[Hobbs]

Hello to give an example to what @Samatlewis said, I'm a recently returning officer as I was a DSGT of Pygros and I'm now a PCSO desperately trying to get my PA done so I can start climbing the ranks again, but I found that in the waiting room, everyone was in the same boat! We had lots of time to spare waiting for our tests and we were all police officers, so we made a group! The Watchful Miners, a group where mainly off duty police officers could travel in groups and do runs such as salt and diamonds and have a good time while doing it! We've recruited lots of people we've met at processors and such and even though we love the police work we do, it's nice to relax off duty sometimes and have some RP and earn some extra money while doing so! Yes we're not allowed to do any illegal activities or have illegal firearms but on 9/10 occasions the vermin is good enough, especially for short distance combat but if you are always friendly and stay in a convoy you have a very small chance of being robbed! So stay safe out there and if you are looking for a mining group to join, maybe think about The Watchful Miners! 

 

[LONG BEARD]

Been in the police a while now and active during that time. Up until recently I had no desire to go on as civ because as SamatLewis said, the police was providing enough enjoyment.  Like any game, when you do the same thing day in, day out, things can get stale so it's important you mix things up a little.  Joining the NHS helps, but going on as civ helps a lot.

I've no need or desire to do anything illegal. There's enough drama, RP, fun to be had doing legal activities. If it's shooty shooty you're looking for, there's no need to go looking for trouble, trouble finds you

As Hobbs said, get involved in a legal gang and you'll find the fun.

 

[Jayray Holder]

Hello to give an example to what @Samatlewis said, I'm a recently returning officer as I was a DSGT of Pygros and I'm now a PCSO desperately trying to get my PA done so I can start climbing the ranks again, but I found that in the waiting room, everyone was in the same boat! We had lots of time to spare waiting for our tests and we were all police officers, so we made a group! The Watchful Miners, a group where mainly off duty police officers could travel in groups and do runs such as salt and diamonds and have a good time while doing it! We've recruited lots of people we've met at processors and such and even though we love the police work we do, it's nice to relax off duty sometimes and have some RP and earn some extra money while doing so! Yes we're not allowed to do any illegal activities or have illegal firearms but on 9/10 occasions the vermin is good enough, especially for short distance combat but if you are always friendly and stay in a convoy you have a very small chance of being robbed! So stay safe out there and if you are looking for a mining group to join, maybe think about The Watchful Miners! 

Great example, hope you get your PA done pal

Been in the police a while now and active during that time. Up until recently I had no desire to go on as civ because as SamatLewis said, the police was providing enough enjoyment.  Like any game, when you do the same thing day in, day out, things can get stale so it's important you mix things up a little.  Joining the NHS helps, but going on as civ helps a lot.

I've no need or desire to do anything illegal. There's enough drama, RP, fun to be had doing legal activities. If it's shooty shooty you're looking for, there's no need to go looking for trouble, trouble finds you

As Hobbs said, get involved in a legal gang and you'll find the fun.

You make a valid point, i think a legal gang would be a great opportunity to do some great RP