Davelantor
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I have been reading the reasons people give to have scrap dealer/ scrapyards back ...
"too many cars around"/"I can threaten with having his vehicle scrapped"/"dumped cars cause server lag"
And seems the Laziest way people came up is the scrapyards, Where you simply STOP RP... is this server full of people who want to motivate people to RP or make people afraid to RP because they may loose their stuff. (Or secretly want scrapyards back because, they want the cash and dont care)
1. Having scrapyards means people will be less willing to handover their vehicles during a robbery, to the point of starting a gunfight, and that possibility will put everyone in more edge with the knowledge of number of dick people around, you cant change that, i have seen lots of people simply start their day with the intention of getting into combat or to rob people for content of their truck, so they can sell it at drug dealer for cash as a group. So scrapyards would lower the incentive to RP.
2. It will promote blobbing, as we all know currently you can easily find people doing drug runs alone or with a friend, if you are in constant danger of loosing not just your gear, but also your vehicle, it will be detrimental to all the people that want to go around alone and engage with people not as a gang, but as an individual. I love gangs and everything but i have a feeling making the game more "I can make you loose all your stuff" mode will not going to be fun for many new players. instead it will make people even more isolated. Because you see that stranger, you could drive up to him and engage in roleplay ... BUT he might not only rob all your gear, but also take your vehicle and sell it, and make direct cash money. This might be something you might not find "important" when you have been in the game for a long time.
The way i see it people want scrapyards not for RP reasons, they just dont like seeing empty vehicles on sides of road, infact simply they just want that option ... but if you want people to be more motivated to RP, perhaps scrapyards is just a lazy solution to "need for scrapyards".
SO a NOT LAZY solution is Towtrucks.
Just like ARAC duty, or in addition to ARAC duty, you can impound vehicles and GET MONEY from doing so, for keeping the streets of altis clean.
impounding conditions:
- Vehicle must be vacant for more then 15 minutes. - Avoid Trolling/Exploiting (server side timer that only bring up the option if vehicle has been on idle over 15 minutes)
- You can only impound when you are wearing the uniform - For RP reasons
- You cant impound your own vehicles - Avoid Exploiting
- You cant impound police, NHS or BA vehicles - For Reasons
- When on duty, if police calls you to impound a truck, that must be your primary duty.
Please feel free to entertain the idea, and as a RP SERVER, wouldn't this be a better alternative ?
"too many cars around"/"I can threaten with having his vehicle scrapped"/"dumped cars cause server lag"
And seems the Laziest way people came up is the scrapyards, Where you simply STOP RP... is this server full of people who want to motivate people to RP or make people afraid to RP because they may loose their stuff. (Or secretly want scrapyards back because, they want the cash and dont care)
1. Having scrapyards means people will be less willing to handover their vehicles during a robbery, to the point of starting a gunfight, and that possibility will put everyone in more edge with the knowledge of number of dick people around, you cant change that, i have seen lots of people simply start their day with the intention of getting into combat or to rob people for content of their truck, so they can sell it at drug dealer for cash as a group. So scrapyards would lower the incentive to RP.
2. It will promote blobbing, as we all know currently you can easily find people doing drug runs alone or with a friend, if you are in constant danger of loosing not just your gear, but also your vehicle, it will be detrimental to all the people that want to go around alone and engage with people not as a gang, but as an individual. I love gangs and everything but i have a feeling making the game more "I can make you loose all your stuff" mode will not going to be fun for many new players. instead it will make people even more isolated. Because you see that stranger, you could drive up to him and engage in roleplay ... BUT he might not only rob all your gear, but also take your vehicle and sell it, and make direct cash money. This might be something you might not find "important" when you have been in the game for a long time.
The way i see it people want scrapyards not for RP reasons, they just dont like seeing empty vehicles on sides of road, infact simply they just want that option ... but if you want people to be more motivated to RP, perhaps scrapyards is just a lazy solution to "need for scrapyards".
SO a NOT LAZY solution is Towtrucks.
Just like ARAC duty, or in addition to ARAC duty, you can impound vehicles and GET MONEY from doing so, for keeping the streets of altis clean.
impounding conditions:
- Vehicle must be vacant for more then 15 minutes. - Avoid Trolling/Exploiting (server side timer that only bring up the option if vehicle has been on idle over 15 minutes)
- You can only impound when you are wearing the uniform - For RP reasons
- You cant impound your own vehicles - Avoid Exploiting
- You cant impound police, NHS or BA vehicles - For Reasons
- When on duty, if police calls you to impound a truck, that must be your primary duty.
Please feel free to entertain the idea, and as a RP SERVER, wouldn't this be a better alternative ?
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