Unpopular Opinion: The Thread

[enigma.]

On 6/1/2022 at 6:16 AM, Nyami said:

Characters should only be CK'd with full permission of the person playing said character

what? 

[Yoak]

19 hours ago, enigma. said:

what? 

Literally same 

[Dom.]

Anyone who was worth a damn in any illegal RP circle has left because they're tired of being dicked around by shitty portrayal and lenient ass punishments for the same shitty portrayal. Anyone still trying to fix the standards is talking to a brick wall. @smo hit the nail on the head - slow burn creates good roleplay and nobody wants that anymore because half of the people doing gang RP now are 14 year olds with ADHD that came here from shitty FiveM servers that understand nothing but instant gratification. 

Edited June 3, 2022 by Dom.

[sage]

Micromanagement isn't good for the community, at all.

Edited June 4, 2022 by sage

[Cleveland]

On 5/29/2022 at 8:37 AM, orca112 said:

Except it was not just "some" people. It was epidemic, and happening on a regular basis with evident foot prints in form of various player reports, and even more unreported cases that instead were sent around to meme on discord unlike your 1-2 "muh cat ear PF warrior" videos that circulated the different parts of the community. But lets keep going, feed the already deep divide of the community and close down another thread because people sling shit left and right with "cat ear mallrat", "robocop", "PD OP", "(M)", "[Insert opposing party here] can't take an L" and the likes. Keep going. Show others that this is a toxic cesspool where the only joy is to meme on discord and throw shit at your "opponent" because you got to have your e-homies clout.

 

GTAW has not been about (realistic) roleplay in a long time, it has been one long downwards spiral of hate and people with way too much free time building their egos on virtual positions. Balance here, "balance" there, muh "this isn't realistic" whilst also screaming "it's GTA/a game LOL" whenever you are for or against something. Hidden and blatantly open double standards, writing paragraphs upon paragraphs for each step of your characters progression, having a large rule set that micro manages what you can or cannot do because people have no common sense, or interest in creating interesting roleplay and stories for everyone involved but instead dwelling in their little power trips, bad apples are not thrown out but instead kept in with the 300th warning and slowly corrupting the tree to its roots, numbers over quality, and so on...

 

With the community deeply divided, the spirit of roleplay has been lost. It is all about just trying to "win" a situation, or not "taking an L". If something goes against your will and does not break any rules? You will still scream and try to overturn the "loss" because you cannot lose face to your e-homies. You do not like others to participate in a specific area of roleplay? Just swing your dick and show that you hold a monopoly over it, rather having that field of roleplay die out and NPC than sharing the fruits. You do not like your opponent and their type of roleplay because it antagonizes yours, or put your character at risk of being caught for being an antagonist to others? Just keep pushing for more restrictions, or 'balance' changes. Someone was dissing your cousin's girlfriend's barber's brother that knew someone that knew someone? Better pull the good old glizzy and end their life.

 

What happened to creating interesting characters and building intriguing, long-lasting stories? What happened to "We are one community"? What happened to fair play and good faith? Why are we here? Just to suffer and screw each other over until days end because we are burnt out and devoid of any joy in roleplaying on a GTA LS/LA setting after so many years that we just keep dragging on because that's all we've ever done?

 

GTA:World is no place of joy, and has not been for a while. If you are seeking good roleplay and interesting stories, this the wrong place. If you are seeking an community, you will find it in small bubbles, sorrounded by other bubbles toxicity. If you just want to pew pew, meme and sling shit at one another? By all means, knock yourself out. Because it is all that is left after all these years. "The good old days" are long over, the golden era past. It won't get better, it never will. Another community will rise, and join the downfall just as quick given the community will still be the same, still the same divided, shit slinging toxic cesspool.

 

Savour the positive memories of times past, and save your sanity.

 

 

[Lindsie]

Remove all guns and weapons from the server.

[Yoak]

1 minute ago, Lindsie said:

Remove all guns and weapons from the server.

You’re right that is an unpopular opinion, these ones are better kept in your head

[pendeja]

On 6/1/2022 at 9:21 AM, Oxa said:

My unpopular opinion, when you someone gets character killed, they should lose EVERYTHING.

calmate with that

Edited June 7, 2022 by Muerta

[Chaishi]

A hunger system that is not forceful but prompting could be implemented and be useful.

[Natala]

20 minutes ago, Van said:

A hunger system that is not forceful but prompting could be implemented and be useful.

Hunger or thirst systems, and needing to feed and care for a pet or it dies, it gets suggested once in a while.

As someone who's been on rp servers where things like that were implemented, both soft systems where it wasn't really hard to do and sat in the background for you to tend to once in a while, and hardcore systems, where you were constantly focused on it or else you'd die, it always in my experience ends in the same way.

It is a novelty that eventually becomes a chore, and people find ways to use the engine to make it as easy on themselves as possible. Aka, stocking up on 20 bottles of water or whatever cheapest food item is in the game in your inventory, so you can click "use" every time the bar goes red, which in turn allows you to ignore it. 

People who wants to rp eating already eats, as a coffee shop owner ig, I can confirm, getting customers who order coffee, cake and sandwiches is not difficult.