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If that's how the rule is being applied, I'd be inclined to agree with OP in that case. That seems excessive and beyond the scope of what the rule was intended to achieve. Not that I was shitting on their post, at least not intentionally, as there's some pretty valid points - generally locals should be well regarded and know the gang members on a personal level (living there and all). EDIT: just checked the continuity wiki for myself and found this snippet. Maybe "miles" is a bit too ambiguous. I would hope people aren't getting in trouble over what's the equivalent of a 27 mile journey as opposed to 170 miles to the county.

Because that wording is pretty specific and would severely limit an administrator's ability to apply the rule to a multitude of different scenarios. Degrees of ambiguity are necessary to allow administrators flexibility in interpreting and applying the rules. Not everything can be worded so cut and dry unless the intent of the rule is to combat a very specific situation. For example, the complete reverse is a viable scenario - whereby people based in Sandy are travelling miles into the city to mug people. It's easier to leave some ambiguity in a rule than it is to flesh it out and write out every possible scenario, which is a pattern you'll find across many of the rules and not just this one. Generally, common sense should dictate what's acceptable and what isn't - but if you're in doubt it wouldn't hurt to ask before doing whatever it is you plan on doing.

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why you gotta air our dirty laundry out like this 😒

Common courtesy applies to the forum, as well as in game. If you feel that a post is in breach of the rules, there's a button on the corner of the post (the three little dots, I'll attach a picture in case it isn't clear) that allows you to report it.

This prevalent mentality is why it's a problem.

been under tarp for the past 6 month, gonna roll her out this weekend for some TLC

Feels like a continuance of this thread; So I'll go ahead and lock this. Management are aware of the issues.

Use the search function, this has been proposed and denied countless times.

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We're never going to force that kind of roleplay on people arbitrarily through a script.

No, you aren't entitled to your money back and you aren't protected by the robbing / scamming limits when it comes to drug / weapon deals.

yes yes lets play @lambchops set himself on fire and burned my base down last time

Locking this as leaving it open to discussion isn't going to benefit anybody, please don't make another thread.

I didn't think I'd have to clarify, but the modding team has already expressed that they have no desire to add any NSFW mods to the server.

This ain't it, chief.

It's a case of being courteous to your fellow player. Small amount of drugs on them and they're adamant that they stashed it somewhere? It's not going to kill you to give them benefit of the doubt. Walking around with obscene amounts of illegal goods on you is another story though.

I don't have any ideas on how it can be improved, but what's being suggested here simply isn't feasible. You can't expect the admin team to supervise all aspects of roleplay on the server to "ensure quality". If this suggestion was approved and went into action, it'd ultimately end up being treated the way house robbery requests are treated now; actively ignored for hours on end until someone with a lot of free time is able to take the report. Nobody wants to be sitting there spectating you while you roleplay for 30-60 minutes at a time just to "ensure quality". It's not our job to baby sit roleplay. We want to be able to roleplay as well without having to dedicate all of our time in game to spectating house robberies and vehicle thefts / chopping if this were approved. What's being proposed here doesn't tackle the core issues, is what I was getting at. The metallurgy job in itself is totally unrealistic and more suitable for an RPG server and you're right in saying that the way car thefts are done now is a problem; everybody has this unconscious knowledge of how to hotwire a car, you need a lockpick to break in as opposed to just smashing the window - and to top it off some of the alarm levels are bugged because they don't notify the police when someone breaks in like they should. It's an area that needs attention, but this suggestion isn't it.

We already have enough work to do with the amount of reports that come in and the entirely admin-reliant house breakin script on top of it. The last thing we need is yet another system that relies on admins to function properly. Honestly, I'd be coming up with ideas to completely overhaul the metallurgist job and chopping system within it because, at present, it makes no sense whatsoever. You chop cars for parts to make... knives, lockpicks and knuckledusters? Not really an accurate representation of why people steal cars and chop them for parts in reality. It's definitely an area that needs some attention, but I don't think this is the right way to go about it.

By that logic, a 12 year old would have the same odds as an 18 year old in a fight when, the fact is, the odds aren't always in your favour; the 18 year old has a significant advantage over a 12 year old, like somebody who is trained to fight would have over someone who isn't. I'm not a fan of dice rolling outcomes because it completely ignores factors that should be considered and leaves it to chance.

Nice idea in theory, but a logistical nightmare to arrange with all the different timezones - speaking from experience.

This can pretty much sum up the thread. There's no issue with people creating businesses where there's a market, the issue stems from the fact that many of the people doing it aren't interested in providing quality, immersive roleplay - but maximizing their profits by any means necessary; even if it means sacrificing the former. I've yet to see a used car dealership portrayed properly and it completely puts me off when I see the same names bouncing between different businesses suddenly cropping up to run a dealership simultaneously.