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GTA:SA => SA:MP - San Andreas Multiplayer => SA:MP General => Topic started by: Bogomil on April 23, 2018, 11:24:17 pm

Title: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Bogomil on April 23, 2018, 11:24:17 pm
Is this a light rp server? Is it a cops n robbers or a deathmatch one? I really can't see the difference. And before anyone start quoting me how I whine about everything, I want to state that the purpose of this topic is really to answer one simple question - are you here to fuck around with people's nerves or let your imagination generate something you could be proud of ? I'm really, really tired of the difference between the roleplay standards. Because of that reason, in the past 3 months I decided to leave Argonath like 10 times... what kept me in? My loyalty to the community. After spending six years here, I seriously can't imagine going to another server, even if it's some heavy rp stuff. But how infinite is my patience? How many more people should leave Argonath, because their patience wasn't infinite?

I'm talking about the superhero invincible criminal style of roleplay. Didn't that bore you already? I'll give the most recent example: I opened a restaurant, tried to create something close to real life restaurant, I found people to help me, but there came that problem... suddenly, like once or twice per day a group of "invincible warheads" come in the restaurant and rob me because for example the total cost of their food was like $100... or another example - I roleplay as a cop and someone decides top kidnap me or rob me because I gave him a $100 ticket for reckless driving, or when you were being pulled over for driving 1 km/h over the limit and you decide to evade, call all your friends, the pope, the us army and attack the cop who tried to pull over your splendor, the king of all criminals and meth parvenus. This is ridiculous. And it's not only about criminals, everyone does that.

Probably all my 'unfounded' criticism towards the HQ comes from this simple reason. No one ever gave a proper answer. What kind of server is this? Seriously, just because 3 people of 40 decided to roleplay doesn't mean it's a roleplay one. You guys need to define the minimum of roleplay and accordingly write reasonable rules for those who break this standard. And the fault is not only in the HQ, everyone who leads a group is responsible for his own members. Because if one person individually doesn't have roleplay standards, that's not that bad, but if entire group doesn't have these standards, then we're talking about damaging the reputation of the server, we're talking about crumbling the luster of the server with ignominiously low criterias.

I want to know the answer of the following questions: What should I(we, the 5-10(at most) people who are still trying to create something among the ashes of the server) expect? Do you care about those people or you think if Argonath loses its key players, the mass will be ruled easier? Are we going to have transparency? Are we going to roleplay or we can just leave ?
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Justin39 on April 24, 2018, 12:55:34 am
Yes
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Bogomil on April 24, 2018, 01:10:59 am
Yes
That's one detailed and very meaningful response.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: psyron on April 24, 2018, 01:11:51 am
come ivmp t4 and experience ragdolls
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: TheGreasyChopper on April 24, 2018, 02:10:55 am
 There is no direction - just promises. People have no clue where they want to go, they're fine with the status quo of > grind meth > "welcome back" players on /p > gather with group > drive in Sultans to weed field > Plant > collect > do kidnap/rob > repeat. The majority find this pretty fine, which is where the problem started. They were allowed to turn this into the everyday of the server.

 Current HQ has no goals. Groups are constantly being asked what their goals are, how they achieved them, what their plans are...Yet they(HQ/ARUN/Management) do not have ones of their own. The lack of interest from the higher-ups is obvious, they seem to lack any attitude toward the server. There used to be a time when proper roleplay sourced from a few groups which then went server-wide. HQ Supported these groups(And I'm not talking about "status" and similar scripts, as someone who's been there - there is literally no difference between being a regular group, recognized one or official. You gain nothing but money and properties) and popularized roleplay among newcomers and veterans.

 Argonath SA:MP is dead. They let it die, some even took part in killing it. Now, "exams", "real life", "SA:MP dying as a client"...I've heard these excuses. People had real life and exams in the past, yet the server was peaking. As for client dying...
(https://i.imgur.com/xGnqHnF.png)

Needless to say this does not include servers already on 0.3 and the ones not listed in the "Hosted" tab.

What I've kept asking for, what I kept suggesting - bring a basic rule set of the levels of RP. Set the RP levels and enforce rules regarding roleplay. Implement rules about metagaming and powergaming. Kill the "play2win" and screen the playerbase. I'd rather have 2-3 people who have been community banned for OOC offences, yet provide quality roleplay, than have 25 people who go around in their _FamilyName tag, full armor and guns in their Sultans who do nothing but provide sub-par roleplay scenarios(What they call Roleplay I would not consider such).

As sad as it is - Argonath SA:MP is dead. Roleplayers were either kicked out or left on their own. Sadly there is nothing that will fix this. Teddy's idea of having a "Light RP" SA:MP server and a "Heavy RP" one might have worked out actually and I'm sure that one of the servers would have died out while the other prospered.

Argonath SA:MP is basically two-three groups with a number of members who keep repeating the same things, with the eventual pop-up of a quality roleplay group every now and then, which is then pushed out by the majority and the status quo.

SA:MP Argo used to be a roleplaying game server(RPG). Sadly, Roleplay is no longer part of the rules and concepts.

Kudos to those of us who tried changing something.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: youoo on April 24, 2018, 02:21:59 am
I think you are wasting your valuable time on writing punch of lines and paragraphs on floor :gand: :gand:
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: TheGreasyChopper on April 24, 2018, 02:45:03 am
I think you are wasting your valuable time on writing punch of lines and paragraphs on floor :gand: :gand:

Just went through the last few pages of your posts...Was looking to see who you are, but all I found is "good luck"s and "nice screens"...Didn't see something that would stand you out, failed to see any contribution of any sort. Yeah, there were these screens of a weedfield and flexing with guns...Why waste your time in doing the same things over and over again?

Lets not lead this into an ad hominem fight, it's a problem that concerns everyone around SA:MP Argonath. I don't think I'm wasting my valuable time - I wrote that in less than 10 minutes after I got back from work. If you don't agree with a point, say it - give an argument. If you're to criticize, bring some constructive criticism. Be a good influence. I'm writing all these "punch of lines" and "paragraphs", because I spent my valuable time trying to change things for the good of everyone and sadly I failed. I'm hoping to see if I was wrong in my way or if there's a chance to change anything.

Sorry for the off-topic, feel free to delete this post if deemed necessary.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: youoo on April 24, 2018, 03:09:27 am
I am not critizing anyone or against your point Duke but I am just want to say you wrote alot and failed because nothing is going to change unless the wake up from their dreams and see deteruration we are facing that what I mean by my sentance

Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Djinn on April 24, 2018, 03:44:24 am
Sometimes it's just not the person who's going to roleplay but also the person you're interacting. You can check some of my posts and see I do some kind of different stuff, and also if you remember The Latin Kings, you'll remember we brought different stuff months ago.
But what I want to say, the last few weeks I've been trying to interact with different people and actually I DO NOT PLAN on killing them, but here's the thing, they either run, shoot or tell me " I'm not in the mood for roleplay " and let me emphasize what they like to say the most " fk off ".
Like today, I was with a small group, and we went to interact with this person that we did not plan to kill and it ended up on him dead because he shot at us.
What I'm trying to say here is, believe it or not there's more people trying to roleplay than we probably think, but, there's no collaboration from opposites hence why things end in shootouts and shit.
Not saying players never mean to have a shootout lol
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Mehmet on April 24, 2018, 07:01:58 am
Sometimes it's just not the person who's going to roleplay but also the person you're interacting. You can check some of my posts and see I do some kind of different stuff, and also if you remember The Latin Kings, you'll remember we brought different stuff months ago.
But what I want to say, the last few weeks I've been trying to interact with different people and actually I DO NOT PLAN on killing them, but here's the thing, they either run, shoot or tell me " I'm not in the mood for roleplay " and let me emphasize what they like to say the most " fk off ".
Like today, I was with a small group, and we went to interact with this person that we did not plan to kill and it ended up on him dead because he shot at us.
What I'm trying to say here is, believe it or not there's more people trying to roleplay than we probably think, but, there's no collaboration from opposites hence why things end in shootouts and shit.
Not saying players never mean to have a shootout lol

I know what you talking about.  :gand:
You could spare his life if you want to. Since you're with a group of people and his's alone.
You should do better RP by cuffing his arm so that he couldn't do something against what you hv plant to do next (either negotiate or something else) but clearly your not. Plus, what's your expectation from people reaction, if you told him to kiss your shoe. In my thought, there're only 2 possibilities either (he obeys your order / he saves his pride).
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Bogomil on April 24, 2018, 07:53:44 am
I spoke with so many people in the last month regarding this. They all acknowledge what I said above. People that really contributed to the community in so many ways, including current members of the staff team. Even they speak freely about it. There is something wrong in the system. It would be good if I get my answers as soon as possible.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Mehmet on April 24, 2018, 11:32:45 am
I spoke with so many people in the last month regarding this. They all acknowledge what I said above. People that really contributed to the community in so many ways, including current members of the staff team. Even they speak freely about it. There is something wrong in the system. It would be good if I get my answers as soon as possible.

I try to answer your question.
For me Argonath RPG is user define RP level, it's so open that user could do whatever they want to.

In my opinion, the problems are :
1)Many jobs that don't require interaction among players. People IRL interact with others to share their joke, story,
   experience, feeling and asking for help.

2)Players lack of imagination and character.
    there are a lot of other things, players could do in the Argonath
    1) swimming with your fella.
    2) Do boxing training.
 
3) Only money-driven mindset.
    it's should be more target to achieve the highest level of your character rather than being the richest man in town.
    1) They could be the most respected person.
    2) The best businessman.
    3) The best worker (mechanic, driver).
    4) The best law enforcer.

     Well, the system should give a reward to them in any form either money or property as an encouragement
     (catalyst) for that. The reward could also be in form of token that people could convert it into something useful.
      Obviously, in practical term, people not doin' something for free. (but passion and voluntarism are other things)

------------------------ JUST MY OPINION & I TRY TO ANS YOUR QUESTION-----------------------------------------------
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Jairo. on April 24, 2018, 11:54:34 am
Fully agreed with all that bogomil said, i hope he gets his answers.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Bruce. on April 24, 2018, 12:29:39 pm
Like I have said multiple times around, the server lacks basic roleplay rules and standarts. And I am very well aware that the whole staff team is trying the best to make the server as more enjoyable as possible to everyone.
I do understand players frustration.
There are some people who are honestly trying to bring some decent quality at the server by teaching their groups to give their best.
On the other hand, we still have people who are in the server just to be a disgrace and ruin other peoples game. Sure we will deal with them by using the best ways to turn that player into being better for himself and for thr server.
There still are people who think they are always right and become stubborn as hell at what they are doing.
To be honest everyone is to be blamed. Developers and HQ gave the players something, players found bugs, thry complained. Some on the proper ways,  some by throwing all kind of shit on developers. Sure some things were broken indeed but there is always a fix for everything.
At the moment developers and HQ are working on RS5.3 and we are all waiting for it. I myself will do my best to insist that they involve staff into testing stuff to get something with less bugs and with more possibilities for players to enjoy.
Lets not start on suggestions that were made on another topic. And I honestly hope that Gandalf will consider turning the server on a better direction. Sure he has no time because he has a family to take care off. The less little thing he can do is to give some freedom to our developers and HQ to make Sa:mp a better place for everyone.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: TheGreasyChopper on April 24, 2018, 12:52:49 pm
To be honest everyone is to be blamed. Developers and HQ gave the players something, players found bugs, thry complained. Some on the proper ways,  some by throwing all kind of shit on developers. Sure some things were broken indeed but there is always a fix for everything.
At the moment developers and HQ are working on RS5.3 and we are all waiting for it. I myself will do my best to insist that they involve staff into testing stuff to get something with less bugs and with more possibilities for players to enjoy.

You said it yourself, why change the subject? The problem with Argonath is not the scripts and bugs. They are good as they are already. At the direction we are headed right now, by the time RS5.3 is done, there will be only the developers and HQ left to "enjoy it".

Placing down some rules and guidelines on Roleplaying will take no longer than two days, if not less. This has been suggested before, many agreed, members of the development team as well. But that's just what they did - agreed.

It's all about "You're right", "good idea", "we'll do something about it" and that's the end of it. Promises and deadlines which keep being extended, without any sign of interest from the Management.

The question is "Why is nobody doing anything about it?". All we are given are promises and endless deadlines, seeing nothing. It appears that HQ/Management is broken and do not give a damn about their server and keeping it up and running.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Bogomil on April 24, 2018, 01:03:46 pm
I don't want to blame the staff team, their role is to make sure players are following the rules. But there isn't roleplay standard, there aren't rules against player A robbing player C, and when player C gets robbed three times per day, he gets frustrated and says "I can't stay here anymore"... I've witnessed this through the years, I know that server was even worse once, but why no one tries to change that?
I want the roleplay standards of the server to be raised and defined. As Greasy said I prefer server having 5 people who are worth and I know I'm not wasting my time rather than 30 people doing the same boring shit day after day and calling it roleplay.
And it's not about bugs, scripts or developers at all, people with normal mindset can produce high quality roleplay using only basic commands.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Andeey on April 24, 2018, 01:13:09 pm
I see the issues clear as anyone else here, We need to be more strict over roleplay, We need to crack down on people purely being targeted because of the Tag he/she wears.

A more clear understanding of the rules and the way roleplay works in SA:MP too, Many players are confused on what level of roleplay is needed to properly handle situations, Such as reasonable cause for killing another player, When and when not to go after a particular player/group.

A lot of groups nowadays have genuine hatred toward others which is just going to lead us nowhere but downwards, Just because of a players name or their status they should not be treated any differently in terms of roleplay. We need to set aside our differences and start to get along, we're here to have fun guys. If you cannot have fun without always winning then you should seriously seek out another server to play on, Because we all have to lose sometimes.

A situation ingame happened recently maybe 2-3 weeks ago, A player got his weed field stolen out armed by 3-4 men he was robbed and killed for possession of the field, Now this player has spent weeks attacking everything the group has done and will not let go of that hatred toward them.

Now i understand how this feels and that you lost 2-3 hours of your time getting robbed for the field but lets be real for a moment people, Suck it up.. Like for real day after day i see players just continuing to play against others based on situations that happened days/weeks/months and even years ago, Stop being a group is children and suck it up we all have to lose sometimes, Afterall once you die in a situation that's it, You're dead new life new you, You don't know anyone RPly from this point on you should continue and be neutral to everyone you encounter, Sure this isn't a Character being killed off but it is killing off your past situation that just happened, you can no longer use that scenario to affect any future ROLEPLAYS.

Please get to understanding this, If we want any of our rules to affect the server and have any real impact people need to start changing, Any one coming in this topic with anyone unrelated to whats going on or generally just to throw blame/shit on others just don't..

WE need people to be willing to change for us to force change, It's been said in the past and i will say it again new rules won't change anything if players arent willing to change.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: adam_malik on April 24, 2018, 01:16:43 pm
I don't want to blame the staff team, their role is to make sure players are following the rules. But there isn't roleplay standard, there aren't rules against player A robbing player C, and when player C gets robbed three times per day, he gets frustrated and says "I can't stay here anymore"... I've witnessed this through the years, I know that server was even worse once, but why no one tries to change that?
I want the roleplay standards of the server to be raised and defined. As Greasy said I prefer server having 5 people who are worth and I know I'm not wasting my time rather than 30 people doing the same boring shit day after day and calling it roleplay.
And it's not about bugs, scripts or developers at all, people with normal mindset can produce high quality roleplay using only basic commands.
This is correct. They gotta need to add roleplay standards and detailed rules for robbing, scamming, bunnyhopping, and etc.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Dimos on April 24, 2018, 01:40:40 pm
I try to some roleplay to restraunt we have i did many add but most of players ingore it and do staff like gambling idk we need have more roleplay and not ingore it if you not have mood for it quit and join later simple as that i sick people site around do nothing and ingore you if try to roleplay with them sure you can report it the thing is not just give warnings or something else to players is that need start roleplay normaly i am not good at roleplay at least i am trying
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Stefos on April 24, 2018, 03:01:36 pm
I agree with you 100%. People (mostly cops) don't give a fuck about RP. They just come here to abuse the rules and get cash. I've seen most cops hunting the players for the reason "driving in the wrong lane" as you were driving in the right one. I believe this is a VERY VERY VERY light RP Server as most people abuse most of it things and 3 out of 50 people RP along.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: youoo on April 24, 2018, 03:19:17 pm
I agree with you 100%. People (mostly cops) don't give a fuck about RP. They just come here to abuse the rules and get cash. I've seen most cops hunting the players for the reason "driving in the wrong lane" as you were driving in the right one. I believe this is a VERY VERY VERY light RP Server as most people abuse most of it things and 3 out of 50 people RP along.

Driving in the wrong lane as you mention isn't allowed at any country as much as I know, In my country you can be jailed and you will have to pay a huge fee. PLUS if you comply with the officer from the start, He won't SU'ed you and you will pay the ticket only which won't effect your notoriety.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Thomas_A on April 24, 2018, 03:48:56 pm
How many of these topics we've had over the years ? If I got an euro for each one, I'd be millionare. There are no changes coming, why bother ?
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: neriionz on April 24, 2018, 04:10:15 pm
Driving in the wrong lane as you mention isn't allowed at any country as much as I know, In my country you can be jailed and you will have to pay a huge fee. PLUS if you comply with the officer from the start, He won't SU'ed you and you will pay the ticket only which won't effect your notoriety.
They just come here to abuse the rules and get cash. I've seen most cops hunting the players for the reason "driving in the wrong lane" as you were driving in the right one.




After reading everything posted by all of you, I thought a lot about that. In my own opinion, people just play SA:MP for fun, many of them can't even speak english. I know some people, they have great ideas and speak english properly but they just think about kills, money farm and ruin the others day. What Djinn said before about someone who took out his shotgun from under the car is a great idea (not against that) but that leads to a DM fest. My question is, how many RPs did you saw someone being kidnapped, stopped or something and that guys ends up alive? After all, I know someone who leads his RP to insult anyone ICly and causes a shootout.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Bruce. on April 24, 2018, 04:10:36 pm
I agree with you 100%. People (mostly cops) don't give a fuck about RP. They just come here to abuse the rules and get cash. I've seen most cops hunting the players for the reason "driving in the wrong lane" as you were driving in the right one. I believe this is a VERY VERY VERY light RP Server as most people abuse most of it things and 3 out of 50 people RP along.
Because its cops's fault that you evade a $50 up to $250 fine. It is cop's fault that you drive like a complete jackass. Because its cop's fault that you see some guy being chased  by 3 4 police cars and you decide to join out of nowhere and start ramming cops. Because its cop's fault that people turn a normal traffic stop to a 50v50 shootout like its fucking fortnite all over again. Once again, if you got no idea if cops do roleplay or no then start thinking who actually tries to roleplay and who does not.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Bogomil on April 24, 2018, 05:08:13 pm
Let's see who's ready for that change in mindset then. Cast your votes. And it's not about winning/losing mentality.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: neriionz on April 24, 2018, 05:09:14 pm
It isn't just cops fault and yes, they have some faults. How many people avoid the cops after being shooted by a taser, they just stand up and starts running like nothing happened? After multiple warns by cops, they ran out of fuel or get forced to stop and they starts a shootout to save their ass, when they dies just insult or blame cops on public chat? This isn't the point of this conversation, it's everyone fault. If you want to blame cops you should whatch yourself first.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Badandy on April 24, 2018, 05:34:57 pm
Since I returned back to Argonath in 2018, my philosophy of playing has been: Roleplay the best possible for each situation and give players give experiences with me. It may not change anything over the long term but it gives some people some good RP experiences. Of course I'm not the best RPer but I try my hardest to do that than pew pew all the time. As a cop, I rather RP a situation than have a massive shootout that results in nothing. If an interesting RP ends in a shootout in a justified way then that's fine but only having shootouts is pointless.

Around a week ago I was attempting to pull over a vehicle over for speeding and reckless driving, routine stuff. I wasn't planning anything but pulling them over, asking for documents, etc. standard stuff. When I tell them to pull over, they stopped their vehicle and jumped out and started threatening me. I ordered the individuals, 4 to be exact to get on the ground since I knew where this was heading, they just needed more of a reason. They opened fire at me instantly and honestly I said "Fuck it" and left the situation without even /su them because their reason of just shooting and threatening me was just bullshit.

I have had good and bad rp situations since coming back but the bad really tick me off because they didn't have to be like that.

As a cop, my job isn't all about shooting suspects, chasing suspects or hunting down drug dealers/creators. It's my job to serve and protect in the full capacity that the law gives me. Not everything needs to be about drugs, guns or whatever else common to criminals, be creative. If everyone dedicates some time every time they go ingame to some decent RP that doesn't always end in a shootout, I believe that could help.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Mario200355 on April 24, 2018, 05:39:41 pm
Metagaming and Powergaming need to be added asap for my personal opinion.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Bennzy on April 24, 2018, 06:18:23 pm
Well, the thing is, we can't say anything to HQ(SEn Admins too) otherwise we'll end up in unban section. Yesterday a group came to rp with me and someone names with "V" came and hit me, i was on 1HP, it wasnt a accident bcs i was too away from road, i reported doggi reviewed it and closed it and didnt answer when i asked he said i didn't see anything so i can't do anything, i was going to "report" him on forums but we don't get answers of forum reports and after like 1min a man came and hit me while i was on 1hp, reported again, again ignored, i /q and was thinking that maybe bcs of TCL issues with me made him against me or ignoring me.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Hevar. on April 24, 2018, 06:28:41 pm
idk why we got a Mayor system with no mayor selected? is this script just waste or what? Lets use it, make a election and lets have a lot of RP
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Andeey on April 25, 2018, 03:54:39 am
Well, the thing is, we can't say anything to HQ(SEn Admins too) otherwise we'll end up in unban section. Yesterday a group came to rp with me and someone names with "V" came and hit me, i was on 1HP, it wasnt a accident bcs i was too away from road, i reported doggi reviewed it and closed it and didnt answer when i asked he said i didn't see anything so i can't do anything, i was going to "report" him on forums but we don't get answers of forum reports and after like 1min a man came and hit me while i was on 1hp, reported again, again ignored, i /q and was thinking that maybe bcs of TCL issues with me made him against me or ignoring me.
Not sure who you have asked or who told you that we don't handle staff&player reports on the forums, We have prioritised them since the new year, They are all answered and handled, I've looked through the report log and you haven't seem to have ever sent one so i'd appreciate if you atleast try to report misdoing instead of shitting on the system, Since we cannot handle your reports if we do not know about them.

Your opinions are welcomed also, The only reason you will get banned is if you personally attack the person you're talking to, As in threaten them and insult them.

If you have ideas or problems send in your reports, or Forum PM a HQ member.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Bennzy on April 25, 2018, 04:22:46 am
Well, the thing is, we can't say anything to HQ(SEn Admins too) otherwise we'll end up in unban section. Yesterday a group came to rp with me and someone names with "V" came and hit me, i was on 1HP, it wasnt a accident bcs i was too away from road, i reported doggi reviewed it and closed it and didnt answer when i asked he said i didn't see anything so i can't do anything, i was going to "report" him on forums but we don't get answers of forum reports and after like 1min a man came and hit me while i was on 1hp, reported again, again ignored, i /q and was thinking that maybe bcs of TCL issues with me made him against me or ignoring me.
Not sure who you have asked or who told you that we don't handle staff&player reports on the forums, We have prioritised them since the new year, They are all answered and handled, I've looked through the report log and you haven't seem to have ever sent one so i'd appreciate if you atleast try to report misdoing instead of shitting on the system, Since we cannot handle your reports if we do not know about them.

Your opinions are welcomed also, The only reason you will get banned is if you personally attack the person you're talking to, As in threaten them and insult them.

If you have ideas or problems send in your reports, or Forum PM a HQ member.
Well i once sent a report, never got a answer about that, like 1.2year ago, so i thought "Forum reports" suck :P
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Mazen. on April 25, 2018, 04:25:37 am
my philosophy of playing has been: Roleplay the best possible for each situation and give players give experiences with me. It may not change anything over the long term but it gives some people some good RP experiences. Of course I'm not the best RPer but I try my hardest to do that than pew pew all the time
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Bogomil on April 25, 2018, 06:55:09 am
Since I returned back to Argonath in 2018, my philosophy of playing has been: Roleplay the best possible for each situation and give players give experiences with me. It may not change anything over the long term but it gives some people some good RP experiences. Of course I'm not the best RPer but I try my hardest to do that than pew pew all the time. As a cop, I rather RP a situation than have a massive shootout that results in nothing. If an interesting RP ends in a shootout in a justified way then that's fine but only having shootouts is pointless.
Respect for those who are trying their best. Yesterday when I logged in Argonath one person was like "Why are you complaining, this is a light rp server". And that came from a guy that drives sultans heavily armed and every day does the same boring shit. When I see people like him online, I just don't log in. This is something that disgusts me. I only log in if there are people to roleplay with.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Shahuzaan on April 25, 2018, 09:17:43 am
I'm glad Bogo created this thread. The server has a lovely script, one of the greatest there could be. I had played on a gazillion of servers and none of them could match up with the system we have on Argonath. The groups system and all are just amazing and well organized. But the problem is that players doesnt get this point. They just log in to run around and shit everywhere. When it comes to Role Play, most of us can't even freaking understand the proper use of /me and /do. A server neatly built doesn't deserve cancer like this. When some thing happens, boom.. fuck the admins.. and thats all people do. What kind of bull shit is that? If you can't role play in a situation, just don't. Please! it wastes time of people who actually tries to do some thing.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Kacper_Gorski on April 25, 2018, 09:21:57 am
ok since ur all so smart, think of something that can improve the server

the suggestions board is open
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Bruce. on April 25, 2018, 09:47:29 am
"Why are you complaining, this is a light rp server".
That doesnt mean to not roleplay at all lmao. You still are obligated to roleplay with someone who interacts with you no matter what. People only roleplay to win and dont even bother roleplaying when they know they will loose.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Shahuzaan on April 25, 2018, 11:18:46 am
ok since ur all so smart, think of something that can improve the server

the suggestions board is open
Aha.. Maybe a Role Play School?
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Bruce. on April 25, 2018, 11:28:21 am
ok since ur all so smart, think of something that can improve the server

the suggestions board is open
Aha.. Maybe a Role Play School?
Lmao
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Darty on April 25, 2018, 11:30:33 am
How many topics like this one have been created and nothing has changed? It's about the play to win mentality people have. Get over it for God's sake.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Khm on April 25, 2018, 11:57:00 am
Anyone going to derail this topic will lose his freedom of speech on this forums. Even if you are an admin of any server.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Tonny. on April 25, 2018, 12:28:25 pm
I roleplay as a cop and someone decides top kidnap me or rob me because I gave him a $100 ticket for reckless driving, or when you were being pulled over for driving 1 km/h over the limit and you decide to evade, call all your friends, the pope, the us army and attack the cop who tried to pull over your splendor, the king of all criminals and meth parvenus. This is ridiculous. And it's not only about criminals, everyone does that.

It has happened to me more than once. The very last situation I remember was when I pulled over an Infernus for reckless driving. The driver decided to evade along with his aider, followed by an other Infernus occupied twice, and along with others friends, we had one of the longest shootouts which lasted for over 1 hour, with at least 7 dead people and at least 200k lost in total from their side, all this over a $250 ticket. I don't wish to say who as it could be anyone, but I myself wish to see more roleplay rather than this. I am currently inactive till June, but once I am back, by deciding rather I will remain as a law enforcer or a "criminal", I wish to enhance the roleplay at the maximum I can do, and anyone who wishes to join me (if I choose to become a "criminal" - I have some nice plans) is free to contact me.  :)

What I, myself, would like to see from criminal families is a real criminal attitude. Instead of going around and killing each other or cops, focus on smuggling, business evolving, drug producing and dealing. Don't just load up in cars once you are 8+, start driving around and hunting anyone you don't like for some reason that it doesn't matter. Also, if someone did something that pisses you off and that someone is from an enemy family, simply invite them over to whatever facility you desire to use. Let them be your guest, talk to them about what they did wrong, and if you've made up your mind that they will be punished, let them know what's coming for them and why. After that, let them go safe and sound. Wondering what you did? Proper roleplay interaction without people DMing. That's how it should work. There should be some honor among thieves at least. Someone invites you over to their home for a talk, you don't bring a whole army and shoot up the place once you go there. If you invite someone, rather your enemy or not, he's under your protection and it's your duty to keep them safe. Once you let them know what they did, once they leave the area, feel free to hunt them down afterwards if you see it reasonable.

About FLA, which I am not sure rather it's operating anymore or not. It would be nice to have to separate states which would increase roleplay, of course by avoiding DM fests. FLA claims independence of Flint County from San Andreas, sure. FLA members shouldn't be part of other groups that operate outside of Flint County. FLA gathers and you see people with all sorts of group tags. Remain tagless, make deals according trade with other areas of San Andreas. Flint County has farms, provide San Andreas with products and request money in return so you can develop Flint County. Create a constructing company, roleplay building new facilities, take screenshots, post them on forums, make a suggestion to the mapping team to add certain buildings where you require them according to the roleplay that was done and I am sure that the HQ will add such mapping to the server to enhance the roleplay (of course you would have to pay for the business/house - but not the mapping). Do something productive, other than rolling around FC and camping at tolls. I like the idea of having FLA hired guards at the tolls. Check the incoming and outgoing vehicles, especially trucks. If you don't want trucks or people to go through FC for no reason, add an extra fee for the to pass the tolls, some amount that could even sound stupid such as $10,000 to pass the toll and they will start avoiding the area themselves, instead of just pulling weapons or threatening people.

There are so many things that can be done. It's not hard, people just have to agree for the sake of everyone. Don't forget that this is a game after all. You are here to have fun and not to argue 24/7.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Darty on April 25, 2018, 12:33:25 pm
What I, myself, would like to see from criminal families is a real criminal attitude. Instead of going around and killing each other or cops, focus on smuggling, business evolving, drug producing and dealing. Don't just load up in cars once you are 8+, start driving around and hunting anyone you don't like for some reason that it doesn't matter. Also, if someone did something that pisses you off and that someone is from an enemy family, simply invite them over to whatever facility you desire to use. Let them be your guest, talk to them about what they did wrong, and if you've made up your mind that they will be punished, let them know what's coming for them and why. After that, let them go safe and sound. Wondering what you did? Proper roleplay interaction without people DMing. That's how it should work. There should be some honor among thieves at least. Someone invites you over to their home for a talk, you don't bring a whole army and shoot up the place once you go there. If you invite someone, rather your enemy or not, he's under your protection and it's your duty to keep them safe. Once you let them know what they did, once they leave the area, feel free to hunt them down afterwards if you see it reasonable.
I agree with everything you said, but mainly this. I've tried to interact with enemies so many times in good manners, sometimes it worked, but mostly not. I see people going after someone just because he logs in with _Tag, that's bullshit. Without even proper reasons to kill someone. Kidnapping people and killing them after they do what they say. I've had people come to kill me after I kidnapped someone and let him go after he did what I said. This has to change.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Bogomil on April 25, 2018, 12:41:34 pm
How many topics like this one have been created and nothing has changed? It's about the play to win mentality people have. Get over it for God's sake.
If I had to get over the bullshit, there are 2 opportunities - either leave the server or pretend it's all good and nothing significantly happens. Thing is I don't want to leave the server or pretend nothing happens. Instead I want to push the start of that change. If you find it useless, you can give me your well-prepared opinion, why you think the change won't happen this time.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Darty on April 25, 2018, 12:44:13 pm
How many topics like this one have been created and nothing has changed? It's about the play to win mentality people have. Get over it for God's sake.
If I had to get over the bullshit, there are 2 opportunities - either leave the server or pretend it's all good and nothing significantly happens. Thing is I don't want to leave the server or pretend nothing happens. Instead I want to push the start of that change. If you find it useless, you can give me your well-prepared opinion, why you think the change won't happen this time.
I alredy gave you my opinion. Hopefully things will change after this topic. I want a change as well, but you can't change people can you? Maybe harsh punishments will.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Tonny. on April 25, 2018, 12:45:29 pm
How many topics like this one have been created and nothing has changed? It's about the play to win mentality people have. Get over it for God's sake.
Change can happen. It is possible. How hard it is depends on how much people are willing to cooperate with staff and vise versa. Staff HAS to get involved by implementing and enforcing some rules regarding the quality of roleplay, and I don't mean just a 3 hour rule before returning after death. There should be an other ARUN meeting with only representatives from the groups. They should all agree on a list of rules to be implemented for the sake of roleplay, which will be represented to the HQ on a second ARUN meeting regarding this issue. Both parties should agree TOGETHER on a set of rules that are necessary and implement them.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Bogomil on April 25, 2018, 12:51:24 pm
I think the problem here is bigger than what ARUN can offer as solution. We need to understand if people are going to change their mindset and their style of RP (or what is more suitable - a mixture of TDM and CnR) and accordingly the HQ should start implementing stricter rules regarding the quality of roleplay.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Bruce. on April 25, 2018, 12:52:22 pm
How many topics like this one have been created and nothing has changed? It's about the play to win mentality people have. Get over it for God's sake.
If I had to get over the bullshit, there are 2 opportunities - either leave the server or pretend it's all good and nothing significantly happens. Thing is I don't want to leave the server or pretend nothing happens. Instead I want to push the start of that change. If you find it useless, you can give me your well-prepared opinion, why you think the change won't happen this time.
I alredy gave you my opinion. Hopefully things will change after this topic. I want a change as well, but you can't change people can you? Maybe harsh punishments will.
Ye we tend to punish people but people become cry babies and continue shitting on the person who punished him even a few days later after the punishment.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Bogomil on April 25, 2018, 12:59:51 pm
Then the staff team perhaps should talk more and punish less, but stricter. I believe if something is reasonably explained to the player, there's a bigger chance he doesn't repeat the same mistake in the future and the opposite - if a staff team member punishes a player without giving him a chance to explain then there's a bigger chance that player gets pissed off and does the same thing again, just because he was mistreated.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: adam_malik on April 25, 2018, 01:01:13 pm
I think the problem here is bigger than what ARUN can offer as solution. We need understand if people are going to change their mindset and their style of RP (or what is more suitable - a mixture of TDM and CnR) and accordingly the HQ should start implementing stricter rules regarding the quality of roleplay.
This is absolutely right. HQ please just do it, do it!
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Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Bruce. on April 25, 2018, 01:11:37 pm
Then the staff team perhaps should talk more and punish less, but stricter. I believe if something is reasonably explained to the player, there's a bigger chance he doesn't repeat the same mistake in the future and the opposite - if a staff team member punishes a player without giving him a chance to explain then there's a bigger chance that player gets pissed off and does the same thing again, just because he was mistreated.
Indeed. I am pretty sure then staff does not punish people without explanation first. Unless what he did was obvious as hell and the rulebreak knows what he is doing.
I, myself can last a report for two three days untill I get everything clear and then I do punish. But if people lie to me straight open I will no longer expect their explanation, I will go for straight punishment.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Stivi on April 25, 2018, 01:12:48 pm
Well, the thing is, we can't say anything to HQ(SEn Admins too) otherwise we'll end up in unban section. Yesterday a group came to rp with me and someone names with "V" came and hit me, i was on 1HP, it wasnt a accident bcs i was too away from road, i reported doggi reviewed it and closed it and didnt answer when i asked he said i didn't see anything so i can't do anything, i was going to "report" him on forums but we don't get answers of forum reports and after like 1min a man came and hit me while i was on 1hp, reported again, again ignored, i /q and was thinking that maybe bcs of TCL issues with me made him against me or ignoring me.
Not sure who you have asked or who told you that we don't handle staff&player reports on the forums, We have prioritised them since the new year, They are all answered and handled, I've looked through the report log and you haven't seem to have ever sent one so i'd appreciate if you atleast try to report misdoing instead of shitting on the system, Since we cannot handle your reports if we do not know about them.
Mine is neither answered and I assume not handled but can't say for sure. :) I don't mean to be offensive or critize the HQ, but I think ultimately it is up to you guys(again, nothing personal, I barely know any of the HQ members personally) to set an example. There's so many people punished for doing the same as a staff member, and staff didn't get punished. Of course the player might have done worse things but still, if we don't see how to behave, then we won't behave. If you don't want rules, then at least guidelines, for the playerbase to follow. This way you'll still have that "be whatever you want" Argonath Vibe, just better.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Bogomil on April 25, 2018, 01:43:02 pm
As a suggestion for those who never started something by themselves and want to improve, I recommend roleplaying simple things such as car crashes and things you do daily without noticing like buying furniture or clothes from the stores or just walking your dog around :D Start with simple things.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Darxez on April 25, 2018, 02:41:06 pm
I've been around here for a long while like many of us and still play time to time. Argonath has always been a place for me to join in and talk with friends and have nice "casual" RP with them. If I wish to go to extremes, I go to a server which goes into such depths; my impression has always been that Argonath is a place to have fun. While my points got ignored I feel during the ARUN meeting between the groups regarding this topic, more important matters such as traffic signs were discussed instead.

I've not felt like logging into the server recently ever since I was shot to pieces randomly while I had logged in for.. circa five minutes. The constant provoking between people and the backtalk happening is ruining most motivation for myself to RP, whereas I can do things which are nicer. I do not believe that truelly helps in the motivation to RP, people rather evade than comply to an Officer handing a ticket so they get suspected and have more notoriety in the end. It's all a game of "who has the biggest" balls these days.

And with all due respect @Andeey . As soon as you point something out to some members to HQ, including yourself, you lash back in a way which make me wonder why I even bother; I do not feel -WELCOME- in this community anymore, and so do some others since there's a slight hostile "profile" hanging above it all right now. If you wish to progress, work on your base community first; other servers seem to
have less of this issue and are more open, such as IV:MP.

I'd like to see people work on this, make the server back to how it was; open.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: TheGreasyChopper on April 25, 2018, 04:05:19 pm
Everyone keeps mentioning ARUN, yet you guys fail to realize they can't do anything. It has to come from the HQ/Management. Implement rules on Roleplay - introduce basic Roleplaying concepts such as Powergaming and Metagaming(Things that go back to the beginning of Roleplay Games like Dungeons & Dragons). Introduce IC and OOC, regulate the concepts, hit the drug script hard.

Start doing something, not just giving promises and deadlines.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Aaron Keener on April 27, 2018, 03:40:03 pm
How many of these topics we've had over the years ? If I got an euro for each one, I'd be millionare. There are no changes coming, why bother ?

^ Actually true.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Mr.Lawrence on April 27, 2018, 09:13:05 pm
I agree with you bogo, please hq, we are not a light server as he said, supported..
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Marcel on April 28, 2018, 01:25:27 pm
I agree with you bogo, please hq, we are not a light server as he said, supported..
We are a light RP server.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Manoni on April 28, 2018, 01:35:19 pm
We are a light RP server.

We do are indeed, but should we continue with such standard? Are the circumstances appropriate to consider Argonath a light roleplay server or maybe it is time to get a bit more stricter.(?)
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Marcel on April 28, 2018, 01:37:53 pm
We are a light RP server.

We do are indeed, but should we continue with such standard? Are the circumstances appropriate to consider Argonath a light roleplay server or maybe it is time to get a bit more stricter.(?)
Being stricter has to do with cutting out the cancerous groups rather than changing the RP standards IMO.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Cofiliano on April 28, 2018, 01:38:11 pm
We are a light RP server.

We do are indeed, but should we continue with such standard? Are the circumstances appropriate to consider Argonath a light roleplay server or maybe it is time to get a bit more stricter.(?)
That time passed long time ago. We're no longer a light roleplay server, yet we went step back into a pokemon server basically.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Younes on April 28, 2018, 01:39:13 pm
As a suggestion for those who never started something by themselves and want to improve, I recommend roleplaying simple things such as car crashes and things you do daily without noticing like buying furniture or clothes from the stores or just walking your dog around :D Start with simple things.

I agree with this, I don't get why people refuse to roleplay the basic things and only want the big prize.. I myself started getting lazy over this and especially after attempting different times to roleplay such scenarios but only a few (5%) of those who were present actually showed interest, the rest either left or just kept standing still and not interacting at all..
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Darty on April 28, 2018, 01:52:29 pm
" This is a light roleplay server " is one of the excuses people use to avoid interactions. Come on, this server has been running for more than 11 years, still stuck in that mindset?
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Marcel on April 28, 2018, 02:22:25 pm
" This is a light roleplay server " is one of the excuses people use to avoid interactions. Come on, this server has been running for more than 11 years, still stuck in that mindset?
Being a light roleplay server doesn’t mean you don’t need to roleplay. It just means you don’t need to specifically roleplay extending your hands and shit like that.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Bruce. on April 28, 2018, 02:31:46 pm
Why cant we just add IC OOC and Metagaming and Powergaming. We need roleplay standarts and rules. And no, dont give me the argonath doesnt recognise mg pg ic and ooc because I am aware. If you want to make something nice again, we need roleplay standarts.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Stivi on April 28, 2018, 02:33:04 pm
But we already have metagaming rules, and powergaming rules. They are worded differently and admins don't enforce them. Basically, we need to somehow know it. We can't use /gm to call for backup as it's OOC chat. We need to find the information ICly.

Also you can't "force RP", so I can't say "Stivi punches you, you fall to your death and then Stivi jumps away to another block with his super powers". Yet, MG and PG don't exist here.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Darty on April 28, 2018, 02:49:36 pm
Being a light roleplay server doesn’t mean you don’t need to roleplay. It just means you don’t need to specifically roleplay extending your hands and shit like that.
Well that's what people think. " Oh light rp server, cool, I don't have to roleplay a lot. "
This mindset has to change.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Bogomil on April 28, 2018, 03:13:13 pm
Stricter roleplay rules and more people reporting for poor roleplay will fix it.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Mr.Lawrence on April 28, 2018, 03:35:42 pm
And even if we did, what will happen, Marcel, all of us said yes and you r the only one who said no, this server is running for 11-12 years, so we must prove it more than it is now..
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Bruce. on April 28, 2018, 04:25:10 pm
And even if we did, what will happen, Marcel, all of us said yes and you r the only one who said no, this server is running for 11-12 years, so we must prove it more than it is now..
Its not up to him. He is on the same possition as we are.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Huntsman on April 28, 2018, 04:53:42 pm
Quite a problem indeed.

I wonder what happened as well. The significantly shrunk player base should be able to create a much more welcoming roleplay environment than two hundred people logged in at once with different interests and ideas in mind, no?

What happened to the server I used to like it so much?
It's ridiculous. I would have never thought that I'd have to see this day. SAMP always had it's problems, that's true, but the server has pretty much became an anarchy with zero roleplay.

Remember how every mafioso jumped on me when I mentioned criminal anarchy in the server a month or so ago?
Well, was in game yesterday. Once again, witnessed the exact same thing again. A certain "mafia" whom I will not specify to avoid being targeted again, kidnapping random drivers and truckers with some painful to watch one sided RP's that you couldn't force me to sit through. I'd much rather /q and take the consequences of RP evading than be constantly subjected to roleplays that only benefit you.

The lack of roleplay and the mentioned criminal anarchy has obviously scared off anyone who wants to be cop. What the hell happened to SAPD? It used to be a strong and prominent faction that had quite some power and would be of real challenge to the criminals. I yesterday, once again watched, how that same faction jumped on the one available cop in game without any consideration. Congratulations - that's how you scare everyone away from the cop role.

Current SAPD leadership is probably the best one the department had in a while, and I saw many. Instead of the Paul-style iron fist ruling that previous Chiefs and Command Staff were famous for, the current command are open to new ideas and ready to compromise. However, this one sided, piss-poor shitstain RP is what causes people to reconsider their candidateship for SAPD - nobody wants to be subjected to the same, one sided RP all the time.

Seriously, do you not have anything better to roleplay than kidnapping people all the time?
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Darty on April 28, 2018, 05:02:40 pm
Preety much explains it all.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Djinn on April 28, 2018, 05:44:37 pm
Something I have to say might help few players. If you're afraid of trying a Role-play, don't be, don't think it's gonna flop. Just go ahead, risk it, do it. Is it just you in a bar that you just opened? Role-play getting drunk because no one showed up.
Risk whatever goes in your head. If it's only kidnapping? Not all of those role-plays need to end in death or massive dm scenes. None should. Just leave the person in the woods, naked, so much you can do without shooting a gun.
Also if your brain starts thinking " They're here to kill me " every single time someone approaches you start taking it out of your head and think " Role-play " and don't just freeze in your thoughts. Make it good, make it fun. You're here to have fun not to be the best or the worst at something. You win today, you lose tomorrow. Gambling is an example, you win, you lose.
If you're in a territory that doesn't belong to you, you can act tough and everything but don't pull your gun out and start shooting. Just role-play and do it the right way.
There's things you wanna do that aren't scripted yet and they're able to be? Ask the staff, but it doesn't stop you of role-playing that thing, use your imagination. While you're in the server and you're bored search the map, look around the map, businesses, areas, find good stuff, content to role-play.
And specially stop the hunting, the server is not about hunting other players.
Stop hating OOCly.
The community is supposed to be together as one and not separated OOCly.
Do you want to hate? Be a bitch IC.
It was time that shootouts were fun.
It was time that you'd look dope by hating on someone OOCly, not anymore.
Focus on making friends OOC.
I, myself can say, I've made friends all over the world and one day I expect to meet some of them IRL by travelling.
Hate and jealousy is something you don't want to be remembered of.
Make your picture as friendly and someone that can role-play.
Invest in yourself.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Mr.Lawrence on April 28, 2018, 06:03:41 pm
Something I have to say might help few players. If you're afraid of trying a Role-play, don't be, don't think it's gonna flop. Just go ahead, risk it, do it. Is it just you in a bar that you just opened? Role-play getting drunk because no one showed up.
Risk whatever goes in your head. If it's only kidnapping? Not all of those role-plays need to end in death or massive dm scenes. None should. Just leave the person in the woods, naked, so much you can do without shooting a gun.
Also if your brain starts thinking " They're here to kill me " every single time someone approaches you start taking it out of your head and think " Role-play " and don't just freeze in your thoughts. Make it good, make it fun. You're here to have fun not to be the best or the worst at something. You win today, you lose tomorrow. Gambling is an example, you win, you lose.
If you're in a territory that doesn't belong to you, you can act tough and everything but don't pull your gun out and start shooting. Just role-play and do it the right way.
There's things you wanna do that aren't scripted yet and they're able to be? Ask the staff, but it doesn't stop you of role-playing that thing, use your imagination. While you're in the server and you're bored search the map, look around the map, businesses, areas, find good stuff, content to role-play.
And specially stop the hunting, the server is not about hunting other players.
Stop hating OOCly.
The community is supposed to be together as one and not separated OOCly.
Do you want to hate? Be a bitch IC.
It was time that shootouts were fun.
It was time that you'd look dope by hating on someone OOCly, not anymore.
Focus on making friends OOC.
I, myself can say, I've made friends all over the world and one day I expect to meet some of them IRL by travelling.
Hate and jealousy is something you don't want to be remembered of.
Make your picture as friendly and someone that can role-play.
Invest in yourself.
100 percent right, we are here to have fun.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Miki. on April 28, 2018, 06:14:11 pm
Something I have to say might help few players. If you're afraid of trying a Role-play, don't be, don't think it's gonna flop. Just go ahead, risk it, do it. Is it just you in a bar that you just opened? Role-play getting drunk because no one showed up.
Risk whatever goes in your head. If it's only kidnapping? Not all of those role-plays need to end in death or massive dm scenes. None should. Just leave the person in the woods, naked, so much you can do without shooting a gun.
Also if your brain starts thinking " They're here to kill me " every single time someone approaches you start taking it out of your head and think " Role-play " and don't just freeze in your thoughts. Make it good, make it fun. You're here to have fun not to be the best or the worst at something. You win today, you lose tomorrow. Gambling is an example, you win, you lose.
If you're in a territory that doesn't belong to you, you can act tough and everything but don't pull your gun out and start shooting. Just role-play and do it the right way.
There's things you wanna do that aren't scripted yet and they're able to be? Ask the staff, but it doesn't stop you of role-playing that thing, use your imagination. While you're in the server and you're bored search the map, look around the map, businesses, areas, find good stuff, content to role-play.
And specially stop the hunting, the server is not about hunting other players.
Stop hating OOCly.
The community is supposed to be together as one and not separated OOCly.
Do you want to hate? Be a bitch IC.
It was time that shootouts were fun.
It was time that you'd look dope by hating on someone OOCly, not anymore.
Focus on making friends OOC.
I, myself can say, I've made friends all over the world and one day I expect to meet some of them IRL by travelling.
Hate and jealousy is something you don't want to be remembered of.
Make your picture as friendly and someone that can role-play.
Invest in yourself.

Obviously you're right but this kind of change and decision should be taken by several people that have impact on more and more of them.
Everyone always say "start from yourself" that's true but not entirely working here. I met too many scenes in which I only wished to have a roleplay interaction even if it's a "negative" one. I roleplay my ass off and get killed with in no time. you manage to out roleplay your kidnaper? or trick him IC wise he'll just kill you.
I miss old times where even when you got kidnaped you RPed your soul out and had a smile on your face since you met proper cooperation from the kidnaping side.
People should understand you can Character kill someone and you don't really have to kill some one in any way to have your "victory" in my opinion having the chance to kidnap some one and leave him naked or torture him slightly and than let him go is such more a massive win than shooting him down that doesn't take much effort really - I remember how I watched countless movies and met such scenes in there and withdrawn alot of ideas into argonath and just wished to use them. and this is a great example if you get your head into roleplay even when I watch a movie with my girlfriend - the though of " oh that's a cool scene wonder if I could use it IG" is coming up you know that you're looking forward to RP and bring creativity IG.

I'm long pass getting pissed on having some one bragging around his /crime on /p and shouting around how he killed me.
Mentality of killing is wining should be gone. roleplay is the real win here and out roleplaying some one is even better.
I met so much friends IG that I'd love to fly sometime to meet them funny thing, alot of them were always IC-wise against me and we always interacted in such way yet I love their personality and we keep it IC wise only. the whole idea of a community is having proper relations between one another we are not here to fight we are here to make friends and create some what of relations between human beings if you get pissed from seeing a name IG or on forums, or you simply know you hate some one - fix it that's a problem I personally don't hate any one in this community it's just I disagree with behavior of several people and the way the act and that's fine but I'd never go personally on them or wish to. after all it's an RP server and the real win should be the roleplay nothing else.
Yes some people have more people in their group some have better shooters- and? whole idea here is that even a single person can simply roleplay wise win and kidnap a high rank of a group and torture him or embarrass him- this is a full win or hurt the group's respect in any other way IG and that will be a perfect win for a single person to carry even a minor affect on a group.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Djinn on April 28, 2018, 06:26:19 pm

Your word were everything as well and everyone should look it up.
I remember when we first started being friends we were in Savastano together until the last minute. Even that we aren't in the same family now, we're still friends and greet each other and that's what I'm proud of.  :bananarock:
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Miki. on April 28, 2018, 06:47:59 pm

Your word were everything as well and everyone should look it up.
I remember when we first started being friends we were in Savastano together until the last minute. Even that we aren't in the same family now, we're still friends and greet each other and that's what I'm proud of.  :bananarock:

Yeah, that's what I talk about I even know personal things about you such as your trainings and more and I have such relations with plenty of people some closer some less, but over all I won't act differently to people then I would IRL I'll never be disgusting to people over a damn game or some ego issues.

That's why we are in a community after all.  ;)

Eh Savastano times  :lol:
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Bogomil on April 28, 2018, 10:22:33 pm
Stop hating OOCly.
The community is supposed to be together as one and not separated OOCly.
Do you want to hate? Be a bitch IC.
It was time that shootouts were fun.
It was time that you'd look dope by hating on someone OOCly, not anymore.
Focus on making friends OOC.
I, myself can say, I've made friends all over the world and one day I expect to meet some of them IRL by travelling.
Hate and jealousy is something you don't want to be remembered of.
Make your picture as friendly and someone that can role-play.
Invest in yourself.

Yes, that's why we're international server. That's why people still play here. Because if we hated each other through the years, everyone was going to play in his local server. Argonath offers the best possibility to unite people over the world, if we hate each other over stupid OOC reasons because someone stole your friend's weed or he called you ICly pussy, you'd be wasting this wonderful chance of exploring the world from home, because of your inability to adapt.
Everyone will have to put effort, it doesn't matter if you're 70 years old veteran from WW2 or 10 years old kid from Pakistan that can't understand English. We need to work together in order to have results. Good point, Teo.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Ziad on April 29, 2018, 01:59:17 am
Let me tell you a single line that will fix everything:
remove scripted jobs, remove the shitty useless illogical no return for cops rule, give the people a reason to play as cops and everything will start to fix itself!
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Acton on April 29, 2018, 03:27:12 am
Bogo did you even realise that you hurt people too because of your own fun? Do you remember Trapani, whole argonath was against us, it's still now, You hevar and few more people used to troll 24/7, why? because BENNZY IS RICH. BENNZY IS RICH thats why Trapani should not grow, it should die, well after Trapani got closed, once he tried to own Bone county, because it was dead tried to do something special with it but people made trapani the target that trapanis owns that owns this, but none sees other people who got more properties than trapanim i thought if there wont be bennzy in trapani then there wont be any hate for trapani, but unfortunately trapani was dependent on him that's why he was a trapani, well now everyone will say im his cousin thats why saying this, but still truth doesn't changes.


Change yourself then ask for a change.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Bogomil on April 29, 2018, 05:53:50 am
Bogo did you even realise that you hurt people too because of your own fun? Do you remember Trapani, whole argonath was against us, it's still now, You hevar and few more people used to troll 24/7, why? because BENNZY IS RICH. BENNZY IS RICH thats why Trapani should not grow, it should die, well after Trapani got closed, once he tried to own Bone county, because it was dead tried to do something special with it but people made trapani the target that trapanis owns that owns this, but none sees other people who got more properties than trapanim i thought if there wont be bennzy in trapani then there wont be any hate for trapani, but unfortunately trapani was dependent on him that's why he was a trapani, well now everyone will say im his cousin thats why saying this, but still truth doesn't changes.


Change yourself then ask for a change.
First of all, I was mocking Trapani, because they bought huge amount of properties and all they did was grinding meth 24/7. This is a well known fact. However things started to change in 2018 and people admit it now. Bennzy started actually caring about roleplay and if he creates something special and unique, he'll have my respect.
Just because I made a few jokes about Trapani, doesn't mean I have anything against them. It's all OOC fun, the same way I talk that Gvardia are dmers, Corleone too, SAPD are corrupt, etc (if I have a problem with someone, I just report it). It's all a friendly banter. If you say a joke about me, I won't cry 1 day, I'll either roast you with another joke or laugh with you.
Differ OOC and IC and it'll be all good.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Acton on April 29, 2018, 06:01:04 am
Bogo did you even realise that you hurt people too because of your own fun? Do you remember Trapani, whole argonath was against us, it's still now, You hevar and few more people used to troll 24/7, why? because BENNZY IS RICH. BENNZY IS RICH thats why Trapani should not grow, it should die, well after Trapani got closed, once he tried to own Bone county, because it was dead tried to do something special with it but people made trapani the target that trapanis owns that owns this, but none sees other people who got more properties than trapanim i thought if there wont be bennzy in trapani then there wont be any hate for trapani, but unfortunately trapani was dependent on him that's why he was a trapani, well now everyone will say im his cousin thats why saying this, but still truth doesn't changes.


Change yourself then ask for a change.
First of all, I was mocking Trapani, because they bought huge amount of properties and all they did was grinding meth 24/7. This is a well known fact. However things started to change in 2018 and people admit it now. Bennzy started actually caring about roleplay and if he creates something special and unique, he'll have my respect.
Just because I made a few jokes about Trapani, doesn't mean I have anything against them. It's all OOC fun, the same way I talk that Gvardia are dmers, Corleone too, SAPD are corrupt, etc (if I have a problem with someone, I just report it). It's all a friendly banter. If you say a joke about me, I won't cry 1 day, I'll either roast you with another joke or laugh with you.
Differ OOC and IC and it'll be all good.
First you open a group then look for a office for it, u cant rp in other's office and say it is mine. He bought the properties after he won 7m from viktor and Trapani was planning to do something unique at BC(AoD was dead at that time), so we thought we'll do everything smoothly and peacefully but everyone started hating Trapani, you trust or not, when Trapani was around it was the most hatest family of argo and u used to hate Trapani more than any other family like gv, cm sforza, bla bla bla.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Bogomil on April 29, 2018, 10:32:36 pm
It would be good if I get my answers as soon as possible.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Huntsman on April 30, 2018, 08:42:42 am
I shall remind you all that Argonath doesn't support IC/OOC and that hasn't changed so far  :janek:
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Younes on April 30, 2018, 09:17:11 am
We don't really need IC and OOC to be set as a rule, players can just roleplay and have fun and set a role model, and the rest will follow when they see majority of players roleplaying along.. IC and OOC indeed helps, but I don't think that Argonath is suffering because we don't have it, nor do I think it'd change anything by adding it..
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Volcom on April 30, 2018, 11:33:45 am
The problem is not argonath players, the problem is above the players, that's why some of our quality members left.

Also adding the cancerous factions does not help too. Argonath allow anyone to open their thing without any rule.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Huntsman on April 30, 2018, 11:40:58 am
Also adding the cancerous factions does not help too. Argonath allow anyone to open their thing without any rule.

I have to agree. The introduction of the new faction system has to be one of the most contributing factor in the decline of SAMP. Back in the days, it really took a lot to have your group recognized and receive any support. An unofficial group receiving any sort of script support at all was a great achievement that meant that the group was really exceptional. What I see now is that every second vehicle in the game can't be entered, because it's reserved to some group that existed for two weeks and went MIA.

Standarts, they have fallen, and have fallen hard.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Bogomil on May 01, 2018, 08:17:18 am
Bogomil(8) looks around.

PM from [tcl]imam(3): I will be RPing as manager, I would /do the casheir

Cashier: Welcome to the restaurant! ([tcl]imam(3))

Bogomil(8) says: Hello there !

Cashier says: What do you need sir? ([tcl]imam(3))

Bogomil(8) says: Uhm, can I have the menu as a start?

Bogomil would notices the list of menu on the table. ([tcl]imam(3))

Animation applied.

Bogomil(8) opens the menu and looks inside.

what would bogomil see (Bogomil(8))

Foods: Burger, Sandwich, Pizza. ([tcl]imam(3))

Drinks: hampagne, beer, sprunk, cola. ([tcl]imam(3))

Bogomil(8) says: Ai'ght.

Bogomil(8) says: I'll have Burger, sandwich and pizza with two beers.

Cashier says: Alright, you may take a seat. ([tcl]imam(3))

Bogomil(8) is already sitting.

[tcl]imam(3) starts taking the ingredients below the table.

ADVERTISEMENT: Temple Restaurant is open! Come and get yourslef filled!{FFA500}, contact [tcl]imam(Phone: 1221)

There would be bread, vegetable, roasts, cheese. ([tcl]imam(3))

[tcl]imam(3) places the grilled bread on the plate.

Bogomil(8) looks at the pictures on the wall.

Bogomil(8) says: I've been there !

Bogomil(8) says: That's in Bone County.

[tcl]imam(3) says: You don't drink?

[tcl]imam(3) looks at the picture.

[tcl]imam(3) says: I see.

[tcl]imam(3) places the plate on the table.

Bogomil(8) says: I ordered two beers.

[tcl]imam(3) says: Oh my bad.

[tcl]imam(3) notices two individuals.

*Matt Corleonesi and Aiden Corleone come in the restaurant*

Bogomil(8) slides the plate towards him.

[tcl]imam(3) steps backward, having a surprised expression.

[tcl]imam(3) says: Ye.... yeah.

Bogomil(8) won't start eating without his beer.

[tcl]imam(3) eyes the firearms.

[tcl]imam(3) says: What both of you want to do here?

[tcl]imam(3) says: No.

Aiden_Corleone(0) says [italian accent]: I see. 

Aiden_Corleone(0) says [italian accent]: Maybe its time someone shows you.

[TCL]Matt_Corleonesi(4) looks around.

Bogomil(8) stands up.

[08:39:26] Animation canceled.

Aiden_Corleone(0) attempts to grab Imam's shirt collar.

Bogomil(8) runs away.

(to summarize - me and Imam were having a nice rp and suddenly two armed people come inside with the intention to rob)

^ This is what I'm talking about. I usually don't mind roleplaying a robbery, but hey...same people are doing same things over and over again...this getting way too much. That is the criminal mentality I was talking about. Some people need to act like criminals absolutely reckless and foolish 24/7. I can't understand this mentality. If you want to be a criminal, do it in a proper way. Aiden and Matt did the same thing a week ago, getting mad over a $100 bill in the restaurant and decided to rob everyone so we can all see how powerful they are.

[08:47:34] PM to Aiden_Corleone(0): what 

[08:47:45] PM from Aiden_Corleone(0): I told imam to open up a restaurant

[08:48:10] PM from Aiden_Corleone(0): Cause we wanted to RP something

[08:48:25] PM from Aiden_Corleone(0): And its shit when we Role Play with the walls

[08:48:33] PM from Aiden_Corleone(0): So I would either have someone to RP with..

[08:48:35] PM to Aiden_Corleone(0): this is not how you roleplay 

[08:48:52] PM from Aiden_Corleone(0): Its morning, there are only 5 players who are willing to RP

[08:49:16] PM to Aiden_Corleone(0): and? 

[08:49:17] PM from Aiden_Corleone(0): I know that this is not the actual way how we should do it

[08:49:21] PM to Aiden_Corleone(0): why even involving guns? 

[08:49:35] PM from Aiden_Corleone(0): Why not?

[08:49:42] PM to Aiden_Corleone(0): talk is over lol 

[08:49:44] You have disabled incoming private messages.

I prefer being a criminal in the right way and I call the situation above powergaming, even though some might disagree. This is far from reality.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Kacper_Gorski on May 01, 2018, 09:01:29 am
Is this a discussion on how guns are used??? There are certain RPs you can’t do without a weapon. I.E robberies...

Just because someone rps a robbery constanty, kidnappimg or whatever, doesnt meann the rules should change, everything is one in a roleplay manner.

The people who repeat the same things, who cares? If u cant be creative actually trying to RP is good, especially on argo.

The biggest mistake in my opinion are the drug scripts which i dont need to get onto depth in

Also people are too sensitive. Imagine being told off for saying “fuck you” to someone... like wtf?
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Bogomil on May 01, 2018, 09:14:43 am
Just because someone rps a robbery constanty, kidnappimg or whatever, doesnt meann the rules should change, everything is one in a roleplay manner.
Yes, that's why I started the topic actually. Because there's no limit on this. Same people do the same kidnappings and robberies on daily basis and there's no rule stopping them. I think that's shit.
I'm not being sensitive, I'm trying to raise the standards of roleplay. If you feel offended by this then you're probably one of the people this topic is about.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Bennzy on May 01, 2018, 09:20:39 am
Just because someone rps a robbery constanty, kidnappimg or whatever, doesnt meann the rules should change, everything is one in a roleplay manner.
Yes, that's why I started the topic actually. Because there's no limit on this. Same people do the same kidnappings and robberies on daily basis and there's no rule stopping them. I think that's shit.
I'm not being sensitive, I'm trying to raise the standards of roleplay. If you feel offended by this then you're probably one of the people this topic is about.
Because of these types of few families, people check player list on the client first and then login or don't because they are scared of them  and they know if they'll login, that XXX group will kill/kidnap him.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Bogomil on May 01, 2018, 09:23:02 am
Just because someone rps a robbery constanty, kidnappimg or whatever, doesnt meann the rules should change, everything is one in a roleplay manner.
Yes, that's why I started the topic actually. Because there's no limit on this. Same people do the same kidnappings and robberies on daily basis and there's no rule stopping them. I think that's shit.
I'm not being sensitive, I'm trying to raise the standards of roleplay. If you feel offended by this then you're probably one of the people this topic is about.
Because of these types of few families, people check player list on the client first and then login or don't because they are scared of them  and they know if they'll login, that XXX group will kill/kidnap him.

Yes, that's totally true. I first check who's online and then join.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Bennzy on May 01, 2018, 09:25:53 am
Just because someone rps a robbery constanty, kidnappimg or whatever, doesnt meann the rules should change, everything is one in a roleplay manner.
Yes, that's why I started the topic actually. Because there's no limit on this. Same people do the same kidnappings and robberies on daily basis and there's no rule stopping them. I think that's shit.
I'm not being sensitive, I'm trying to raise the standards of roleplay. If you feel offended by this then you're probably one of the people this topic is about.
Because of these types of few families, people check player list on the client first and then login or don't because they are scared of them  and they know if they'll login, that XXX group will kill/kidnap him.

Yes, that's totally true. I first check who's online and then join.
Many people do, before when my name used to be "Ben Alone", i used to work for Aiden Scotto, because of that i used to get kidnapped/robbed more than 3 times a day daily, when someone sees me from group XXX  he calls his members/associates, kidnaps me and kills me, i was like ALONE so didn't try to get revenge and admins also said that "THEY ARE RPING".
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Kacper_Gorski on May 01, 2018, 09:45:15 am
Why should there be a limit on doing so?
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Bogomil on May 01, 2018, 09:55:40 am
(https://i.imgur.com/wp67Ryk.png)

Because 60 of 77 people are not happy with this, 14 lost their hopes already. And those five people who still think it's all good are probably the reason everyone else is unhappy or leaving.
Learn to roleplay without guns and you'll be able to call yourself a criminal. :)
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Miki. on May 01, 2018, 09:57:44 am
Bogomil(8) looks around.

PM from [tcl]imam(3): I will be RPing as manager, I would /do the casheir

Cashier: Welcome to the restaurant! ([tcl]imam(3))

Bogomil(8) says: Hello there !

Cashier says: What do you need sir? ([tcl]imam(3))

Bogomil(8) says: Uhm, can I have the menu as a start?

Bogomil would notices the list of menu on the table. ([tcl]imam(3))

Animation applied.

Bogomil(8) opens the menu and looks inside.

what would bogomil see (Bogomil(8))

Foods: Burger, Sandwich, Pizza. ([tcl]imam(3))

Drinks: hampagne, beer, sprunk, cola. ([tcl]imam(3))

Bogomil(8) says: Ai'ght.

Bogomil(8) says: I'll have Burger, sandwich and pizza with two beers.

Cashier says: Alright, you may take a seat. ([tcl]imam(3))

Bogomil(8) is already sitting.

[tcl]imam(3) starts taking the ingredients below the table.

ADVERTISEMENT: Temple Restaurant is open! Come and get yourslef filled!{FFA500}, contact [tcl]imam(Phone: 1221)

There would be bread, vegetable, roasts, cheese. ([tcl]imam(3))

[tcl]imam(3) places the grilled bread on the plate.

Bogomil(8) looks at the pictures on the wall.

Bogomil(8) says: I've been there !

Bogomil(8) says: That's in Bone County.

[tcl]imam(3) says: You don't drink?

[tcl]imam(3) looks at the picture.

[tcl]imam(3) says: I see.

[tcl]imam(3) places the plate on the table.

Bogomil(8) says: I ordered two beers.

[tcl]imam(3) says: Oh my bad.

[tcl]imam(3) notices two individuals.

*Matt Corleonesi and Aiden Corleone come in the restaurant*

Bogomil(8) slides the plate towards him.

[tcl]imam(3) steps backward, having a surprised expression.

[tcl]imam(3) says: Ye.... yeah.

Bogomil(8) won't start eating without his beer.

[tcl]imam(3) eyes the firearms.

[tcl]imam(3) says: What both of you want to do here?

[tcl]imam(3) says: No.

Aiden_Corleone(0) says [italian accent]: I see. 

Aiden_Corleone(0) says [italian accent]: Maybe its time someone shows you.

[TCL]Matt_Corleonesi(4) looks around.

Bogomil(8) stands up.

[08:39:26] Animation canceled.

Aiden_Corleone(0) attempts to grab Imam's shirt collar.

Bogomil(8) runs away.

(to summarize - me and Imam were having a nice rp and suddenly two armed people come inside with the intention to rob)

^ This is what I'm talking about. I usually don't mind roleplaying a robbery, but hey...same people are doing same things over and over again...this getting way too much. That is the criminal mentality I was talking about. Some people need to act like criminals absolutely reckless and foolish 24/7. I can't understand this mentality. If you want to be a criminal, do it in a proper way. Aiden and Matt did the same thing a week ago, getting mad over a $100 bill in the restaurant and decided to rob everyone so we can all see how powerful they are.

[08:47:34] PM to Aiden_Corleone(0): what 

[08:47:45] PM from Aiden_Corleone(0): I told imam to open up a restaurant

[08:48:10] PM from Aiden_Corleone(0): Cause we wanted to RP something

[08:48:25] PM from Aiden_Corleone(0): And its shit when we Role Play with the walls

[08:48:33] PM from Aiden_Corleone(0): So I would either have someone to RP with..

[08:48:35] PM to Aiden_Corleone(0): this is not how you roleplay 

[08:48:52] PM from Aiden_Corleone(0): Its morning, there are only 5 players who are willing to RP

[08:49:16] PM to Aiden_Corleone(0): and? 

[08:49:17] PM from Aiden_Corleone(0): I know that this is not the actual way how we should do it

[08:49:21] PM to Aiden_Corleone(0): why even involving guns? 

[08:49:35] PM from Aiden_Corleone(0): Why not?

[08:49:42] PM to Aiden_Corleone(0): talk is over lol 

[08:49:44] You have disabled incoming private messages.

I prefer being a criminal in the right way and I call the situation above powergaming, even though some might disagree. This is far from reality.

I do understand your frustration with this and I entirely agree that this is not the way the gameplay should go.
Robberies are RP as well true, quite common but doesn't make it wrong - yet on the other hand when a player gets robbed by the same group of people constantly it's hitting the limit of ruining some one's gameplay and my own opinion simply shows lack of creativity. I don't mind getting kidnaped/robbed I mind if it happens by the same group of people and by the same old pattern just to show some IG "power". For example keep in character mafias are very classy and instead of robbing charging protection fees is far more respectfull come up with a few guys to Bogo's place and demand protection I'm sure he'd like it more - if he pays good than leave him alone you got your power show.
if he refuses - burn his place or smash some dishes and tables with bats or even leave and burn it after he closes it and /ad it.

I mean overall I hated the times I had to be constantly hunt for no damn reason but some ego that a player/group wants to show how powerful he is and that was done with out proper roleplay or just the time damn pattern all along.
you can't say " what's the problem with that" untill you experience it yourself and see how dis motivating it is to log in after contact gameplay ruining.

I know there is freedom of roleplay - but for that roleplay be creative don't just go around ruining some one's gameplay. 

real power should stay with in creativity and RP not over numbering or killing.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Bruce. on May 01, 2018, 10:08:18 am
Just because someone rps a robbery constanty, kidnappimg or whatever, doesnt meann the rules should change, everything is one in a roleplay manner.
Yes, that's why I started the topic actually. Because there's no limit on this. Same people do the same kidnappings and robberies on daily basis and there's no rule stopping them. I think that's shit.
I'm not being sensitive, I'm trying to raise the standards of roleplay. If you feel offended by this then you're probably one of the people this topic is about.
Because of these types of few families, people check player list on the client first and then login or don't because they are scared of them  and they know if they'll login, that XXX group will kill/kidnap him.
So what that they will kidnap him? Cant he roleplay being kidnapped or something? Or people are here only to kidnapp people and not be kidnapped. Get rid of the play to win mentallity because is fucked up.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Bogomil on May 01, 2018, 10:09:37 am
Why should they get kidnapped in first place? You need a damn solid roleplay reason to rob or kidnap.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Shahuzaan on May 01, 2018, 10:12:38 am
Bogomil(8) looks around.

PM from [tcl]imam(3): I will be RPing as manager, I would /do the casheir

Cashier: Welcome to the restaurant! ([tcl]imam(3))

Bogomil(8) says: Hello there !

Cashier says: What do you need sir? ([tcl]imam(3))

Bogomil(8) says: Uhm, can I have the menu as a start?

Bogomil would notices the list of menu on the table. ([tcl]imam(3))

Animation applied.

Bogomil(8) opens the menu and looks inside.

what would bogomil see (Bogomil(8))

Foods: Burger, Sandwich, Pizza. ([tcl]imam(3))

Drinks: hampagne, beer, sprunk, cola. ([tcl]imam(3))

Bogomil(8) says: Ai'ght.

Bogomil(8) says: I'll have Burger, sandwich and pizza with two beers.

Cashier says: Alright, you may take a seat. ([tcl]imam(3))

Bogomil(8) is already sitting.

[tcl]imam(3) starts taking the ingredients below the table.

ADVERTISEMENT: Temple Restaurant is open! Come and get yourslef filled!{FFA500}, contact [tcl]imam(Phone: 1221)

There would be bread, vegetable, roasts, cheese. ([tcl]imam(3))

[tcl]imam(3) places the grilled bread on the plate.

Bogomil(8) looks at the pictures on the wall.

Bogomil(8) says: I've been there !

Bogomil(8) says: That's in Bone County.

[tcl]imam(3) says: You don't drink?

[tcl]imam(3) looks at the picture.

[tcl]imam(3) says: I see.

[tcl]imam(3) places the plate on the table.

Bogomil(8) says: I ordered two beers.

[tcl]imam(3) says: Oh my bad.

[tcl]imam(3) notices two individuals.

*Matt Corleonesi and Aiden Corleone come in the restaurant*

Bogomil(8) slides the plate towards him.

[tcl]imam(3) steps backward, having a surprised expression.

[tcl]imam(3) says: Ye.... yeah.

Bogomil(8) won't start eating without his beer.

[tcl]imam(3) eyes the firearms.

[tcl]imam(3) says: What both of you want to do here?

[tcl]imam(3) says: No.

Aiden_Corleone(0) says [italian accent]: I see. 

Aiden_Corleone(0) says [italian accent]: Maybe its time someone shows you.

[TCL]Matt_Corleonesi(4) looks around.

Bogomil(8) stands up.

[08:39:26] Animation canceled.

Aiden_Corleone(0) attempts to grab Imam's shirt collar.

Bogomil(8) runs away.

(to summarize - me and Imam were having a nice rp and suddenly two armed people come inside with the intention to rob)

^ This is what I'm talking about. I usually don't mind roleplaying a robbery, but hey...same people are doing same things over and over again...this getting way too much. That is the criminal mentality I was talking about. Some people need to act like criminals absolutely reckless and foolish 24/7. I can't understand this mentality. If you want to be a criminal, do it in a proper way. Aiden and Matt did the same thing a week ago, getting mad over a $100 bill in the restaurant and decided to rob everyone so we can all see how powerful they are.

[08:47:34] PM to Aiden_Corleone(0): what 

[08:47:45] PM from Aiden_Corleone(0): I told imam to open up a restaurant

[08:48:10] PM from Aiden_Corleone(0): Cause we wanted to RP something

[08:48:25] PM from Aiden_Corleone(0): And its shit when we Role Play with the walls

[08:48:33] PM from Aiden_Corleone(0): So I would either have someone to RP with..

[08:48:35] PM to Aiden_Corleone(0): this is not how you roleplay 

[08:48:52] PM from Aiden_Corleone(0): Its morning, there are only 5 players who are willing to RP

[08:49:16] PM to Aiden_Corleone(0): and? 

[08:49:17] PM from Aiden_Corleone(0): I know that this is not the actual way how we should do it

[08:49:21] PM to Aiden_Corleone(0): why even involving guns? 

[08:49:35] PM from Aiden_Corleone(0): Why not?

[08:49:42] PM to Aiden_Corleone(0): talk is over lol 

[08:49:44] You have disabled incoming private messages.

I prefer being a criminal in the right way and I call the situation above powergaming, even though some might disagree. This is far from reality.
"Powergaming" "Far From reality" "Using guns" "criminal mentality"
I think I have seen enough. But maybe don't ruin someone's role play on /p chat if you hate it. Cause due to what you said, we had to stop the RP from that point. Yesterday, we opened up the CM bistro and had the entire server in it. I was role playing my ass of for more than 1 and half an hour as a waiter. Today, I tried to do something cool and before it could start, you ruined it. Why can't we do something for a cool experience? This is just freaking insane right now.. All of a sudden I became the Role Play destroyer in Argonath.. The big bully..
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Bruce. on May 01, 2018, 10:20:22 am
People have to stop being a pain in the ass during a roleplay they do not like and learn how to deal with it. And people should get rid of the toxicity after a roleplay finishes. Main chat is made to chat not to throw shit on someones roleplay. Grow the f**k up.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Ramo_Hawk on May 01, 2018, 10:22:53 am
lol
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Miki. on May 01, 2018, 10:25:27 am
People have to stop being a pain in the ass during a roleplay they do not like and learn how to deal with it. And people should get rid of the toxicity after a roleplay finishes. Main chat is made to chat not to throw shit on someones roleplay. Grow the f**k up.

Yeah that's the second part of the problem, people should learn to adapt into roleplay scenes that don't go their way and find a way to enjoy it.
try outroleplay or just go with the flow till the end of the scene - kidnapers should kidnap with proper reason and roleplay and kidnapped ones should avoid taking any thing personally and act in character - for that we need a simple solution, people to gain trust in each other and actually be here to RP.
getting robbed or kidnaped won't ruin your argo name and reputation yet not roleplaying will that's how it should be.

but yet I still think kidnapping and robbing shouldn't go over themselves specially with out a solid reason.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Bogomil on May 01, 2018, 10:25:32 am
Indeed yesterday you did well.
Perhaps because you weren't the one responsible for it. There are
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of ways to be creative without using guns for once. Just don't try to tell me this is the first time you're doing this. As I mentioned, I have no problem complying with this, but if I witness the same people doing this on daily basis, man, I think this is disgraceful. You're not the big bully, but if you accept criticism you can definitely improve. Don't think I'm doing this to humiliate you or anyone, I am trying to make people see what is wrong.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Shahuzaan on May 01, 2018, 11:19:00 am
Okay, first of all.. People dont simply barge in to places with guns just because they wanted to kidnap someone or to rob him. There are much better things one could do instead of kidnaping or robbing someone. Honestly, the way I believe.. I am way far behind that league. Cause kidnaping and robbing shit is a much advanced role play than people think. It became so popular that the moment someone see a guy approaching him with a gun, the person feels like as if he is gonna get kidnapped or robbed. I had a really creative thing in my mind. Perhaps I started it out all wrong.
And yeah, there are better ways to Role Play without guns. A real mobster would eventually rob a bank without one. But everyone doesnt get that. People have different ways of understanding things. But one well known and common way is that criminals uses guns for their role plays. You also told me that I dont have to be criminal 24/7. That I agree.. but since I am in a criminal group and my character is a criminal, I believe I need to stay that way during most of the time. Ofcourse, we do take breaks and do something besides criminal stuffs. We did that yesterday and it was amazing..
I'm also fine with people telling me whats the right way of doing things. But there are much better ways to do that.. otherwise.. its just hate!! hate!! hate!! spreading everywhere.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Stivi on May 01, 2018, 03:44:42 pm
Why should they get kidnapped in first place? You need a damn solid roleplay reason to rob or kidnap.
Yeah man, all the thieves hate their victim, that's a damn solid reason to rob them. I know this isn't a server-wide known rule, but if you comply with the person robbing you, then him killing you is DM.

Kidnaps, on the other hand, should happen for a reason, and it's usually torture and death, not exactly holding someone hostage. And yeah, you can report a player if you think they have no reason to go after you. But here's the catch, people will look for whatever petty reason to kill you, so gotta comply and wait for the report to be handled. Even if you RP someone else, know when to do so, you can't RP someone else if you've seen the guy and it's the same RP scenario, or maybe you can, I don't know, I've always straight up killed those who have no intention to RP. I mean, if not here to RP, then to DM, in which case, I'll DM first  :lol:
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Bogomil on May 06, 2018, 02:49:34 pm
- We should allow for people to refuse being taken in to the same scenario on every step they take (for instance robbing, traffic controls).

We must encourage people to roleplay at all times, and if people are clearly not present to roleplay we can take measures. However it is impossible to oblige people to roleplay in every situation.
Please keep any changes to rules enforceable.

I would like to suggest adding a new rule - robberies or kidnappings to be allowed once per three days and under strict roleplay reasons.

Just find someone else to play with...why interact with someone who is not interested?
The point is being more strict about it. If players really do like the server, I don't see any of them leaving it because they are being told to roleplay. However if they have this thing in their head that makes them believe that they don't have to roleplay whenever they feel like it, a punishment or two will change this behaviour.

If they continue even after being punished a few times, then

if they aren't interested they should be removed from the server

^ This should be implemented as well.

I don't want the topic to be forgotten until changes are made.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Hammer_ on May 06, 2018, 03:18:35 pm
Also, if you want to kidnap him/her, you have already seen the guy right? How come you recognize him from any car? They just see the name tag, and MG. That's all. Role-Play it like a perfect, go to him, call the guy who saw him, describe him w/e. "TALKING ABOUT THE KIDNAPPING PART". Most of them just see the nametag, stop his vehicle, and get him out. That's whats done in Argo.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Darty on May 06, 2018, 03:20:44 pm
I would like to suggest adding a new rule - robberies or kidnappings to be allowed once per three days and under strict roleplay reasons.
This would actually make a change.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Pete on May 06, 2018, 03:36:27 pm
I would like to suggest adding a new rule - robberies or kidnappings to be allowed once per three days and under strict roleplay reasons.

Yeee in a light RP server....sure.  IDK why people keep asking for strict rules when Argonath is considered a light RP server. Everyone does that, most of the rules and understandings of RP are of a medium RP-like server. When Argonath is considered a light one...that bugs me of the most. Accept that it's a light RP and don't expect top notch RP from everyone and perfect describing of things.

That's what's wrong, not the fact that nobody wants to RP or their RP is poor or people create shitty reasons to rob/kill..
We can't have high RP requirement when the server itself isn't...
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Kacper_Gorski on May 06, 2018, 03:40:39 pm
look up "strict rp servers samp" in google and go there instead of moaning that there is no rules here, because there are. if you kill someone without a good enough rp reason, you will be punished, and that's from experience.

I would like to suggest adding a new rule - robberies or kidnappings to be allowed once per three days and under strict roleplay reasons.
This would actually make a change.
no it wouldn't
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Miki. on May 06, 2018, 03:46:46 pm
I would like to suggest adding a new rule - robberies or kidnappings to be allowed once per three days and under strict roleplay reasons.

Yeee in a light RP server....sure.  IDK why people keep asking for strict rules when Argonath is considered a light RP server. Everyone does that, most of the rules and understandings of RP are of a medium RP-like server. When Argonath is considered a light one...that bugs me of the most. Accept that it's a light RP and don't expect top notch RP from everyone and perfect describing of things.

That's what's wrong, not the fact that nobody wants to RP or their RP is poor or people create shitty reasons to rob/kill..
We can't have high RP requirement when the server itself isn't...

You're right here, thing is server's RP level went to the biggest down hill it was ever in, at least since I'm here and it's not related to rules or anything some stuff are just logical it's understandable that you shouldn't rob the same person daily or kidnap him daily for pathetic reasons. some rules shouldn't be written to be obeyed. light roleplay doesn't mean it's more tending into shooting then roleplay. light RP comes in more of a script wise such as jail is 200 seconds and not days like in other RP servers and other examples. light RP doesn't mean you can poorly RP and get away with in low roleplay is a punishment as well because there are some standards that we should keep or else the server will fall even more till it becomes a TDM server.

I just witnessed several robberies that were going around daily using the fact robbery doesn't necessarily need a reason.
or on the other hand people manipulating others to get kidnap, how is that possible? you around to the same player daily insulting him if he ignored " he ignored me so I'll kidnap" if he responds " he insulted back so I'll kidnap him" and there are more ways, these who do that know that you can easily get reasons to hunt people over OOC reasons.

in my opinion server fix will come from proper punishing every kidnap that gets reported should be properly investigated and not look at the small details such as " weapons were shown" but look at the reason behind the interaction if you come to kidnap knowing you got no proper reason you should get punished. so normal people will get first warning will not keep this mistake going and these who can't live with standards will eventually get banned because constantly getting kidnapped is ruining some one's gameplay. take stuff into more seriousness I'm not saying RP 24/7 I'm saying look at stuff more from a character perspective when you log into the server then combining it with your own opinions on people or OOC.

I personally used to RP 24/7 and I found it fun but you can't really find people to interact with - /p off /pm off and live your moment by character you want to just speak with some one? /call him and meet him and try to get OOC questions and  information through character and try to forget that /pm exists you can't no longer ask people questions like" how much this costs" "do you have that in stock" - you'll need to call them and meet and interact RP.

but didn't work out well for me or my group members that tryed that we found ourselves RPing mostly alone except some exceptional people.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Bogomil on May 06, 2018, 03:49:31 pm
We already had the discussion about the 'always winning mentality', but it's not about light, medium or heavy RP, Pete. I am prone to roleplay with someone who's ready to put an effort in the right direction, someone whose english isn't fluent, but understands the meaning of roleplay rather than some methgrinding guy who drives full armored in his sultan and looks for someone to rob. For a long time, the server has been more like cops n robbers than a roleplay one. Why should we stay light roleplay server if almost everyone wants a change? Only 5 people out of 80 like the current roleplay status of the server. We should implement stricter roleplay rules.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Bogomil on May 06, 2018, 03:53:24 pm
look up "strict rp servers samp" in google and go there instead of moaning that there is no rules here, because there are. if you kill someone without a good enough rp reason, you will be punished, and that's from experience.

I would like to suggest adding a new rule - robberies or kidnappings to be allowed once per three days and under strict roleplay reasons.
This would actually make a change.
no it wouldn't
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Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Darty on May 06, 2018, 03:58:14 pm
Ya'll say you want a change, but then " oh no light rp server ", you do realise that the standarts of roleplaying are so low? And you do realise that we have mostly 20 players daily because of that? Today robberies and kidnaps can be done by anyone with 10 lines at most. You want a change? Than fucking make the rules strict. Get rid of the fucking light roleplay server mentality. Start roleplaying instead of bullshitting 24/7 and moan about the roleplay later.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Bogomil on May 06, 2018, 04:04:03 pm
look up "strict rp servers samp" in google and go there instead of moaning that there is no rules here, because there are. if you kill someone without a good enough rp reason, you will be punished, and that's from experience.

I would like to suggest adding a new rule - robberies or kidnappings to be allowed once per three days and under strict roleplay reasons.
This would actually make a change.
no it wouldn't

Look what you suggested not while ago. You are literally opposing me for saying something that you suggested.
 
why not make it 1 day gang rule? people cry too often and cry if you come back 5 minutes before 3 hours over, make it 24 hours and boom

not only this, but i'd like everyone to discuss what they'd like to see regarding the "rp's" between the gangs/mafias.


By this, instead of having 3 hours from interacting, why not make it 24 hours?

/DISCUSS

You either don't understand what I'm saying, or your opinion changes once per week. Read again what this topic is about, form an opinion and if you feel ready to make a constructive comment - I'll be here to support you. Until then, please don't spread toxins.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Pete on May 06, 2018, 04:09:50 pm
I am not saying we should stay light RP, I am saying WE ARE in a light RP server. None of us are the owner and we can't change that. And if you can't find a person that have your "roleplay requirements" it certainly isn't the server's fault nor the rules one...not yours. It's just how people are in Argonath, and if by any reason there is a change in the RP standards (not only rules but overall change) it would turn into a different server, nobody knows what will happen, you will like it, others will hate it and so on.


You're right here, thing is server's RP level went to the biggest down hill it was ever in, at least since I'm here and it's not related to rules or anything some stuff are just logical it's understandable that you shouldn't rob the same person daily or kidnap him daily for pathetic reasons. some rules shouldn't be written to be obeyed. light roleplay doesn't mean it's more tending into shooting then roleplay. light RP comes in more of a script wise such as jail is 200 seconds and not days like in other RP servers and other examples. light RP doesn't mean you can poorly RP and get away with in low roleplay is a punishment as well because there are some standards that we should keep or else the server will fall even more till it becomes a TDM server.

Why then people get away with low RP? The RP standards went downhill because it was allowed.....people understand RP differently. It is understandable for you and me that we shouldn't rob the same person daily, but for others it's totally normal and as long as you get away with doing it, why not do it? For example, if you get caught for robbing a bank but you are not punished, why not do it again...
And no light RP isn't more of script wise thing (might be wrong, that's my understanding of light RP) it's just there isn't so many strict rules about roleplaying and has more of a free feel to it. Like the whole exit int thing, spawn wherever you want, blips and so on.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Miki. on May 06, 2018, 04:18:18 pm
I am not saying we should stay light RP, I am saying WE ARE in a light RP server. None of us are the owner and we can't change that. And if you can't find a person that have your "roleplay requirements" it certainly isn't the server's fault nor the rules one...not yours. It's just how people are in Argonath, and if by any reason there is a change in the RP standards (not only rules but overall change) it would turn into a different server, nobody knows what will happen, you will like it, others will hate it and so on.


You're right here, thing is server's RP level went to the biggest down hill it was ever in, at least since I'm here and it's not related to rules or anything some stuff are just logical it's understandable that you shouldn't rob the same person daily or kidnap him daily for pathetic reasons. some rules shouldn't be written to be obeyed. light roleplay doesn't mean it's more tending into shooting then roleplay. light RP comes in more of a script wise such as jail is 200 seconds and not days like in other RP servers and other examples. light RP doesn't mean you can poorly RP and get away with in low roleplay is a punishment as well because there are some standards that we should keep or else the server will fall even more till it becomes a TDM server.

Why then people get away with low RP? The RP standards went downhill because it was allowed.....people understand RP differently. It is understandable for you and me that we shouldn't rob the same person daily, but for others it's totally normal and as long as you get away with doing it, why not do it? For example, if you get caught for robbing a bank but you are not punished, why not do it again...
And no light RP isn't more of script wise thing (might be wrong, that's my understanding of light RP) it's just there isn't so many strict rules about roleplaying and has more of a free feel to it. Like the whole exit int thing, spawn wherever you want, blips and so on.

Light RP is more script wise, in hardcore RP servers there are no limits to anything if you RP it properly you can RP a kid rapist if that's what you wish you can do what ever you want if it includes proper RP. blips not showing - script | jail for days- script and many more of course it's not only script but it is mainly that.

That's my point here that if you don't get caught you continue here everything should start, you can't throw the " start the change from yourself" because I know more then enough people that are doing their bests the change should come from the punishing as well I'm not saying make strict RP rules I'm saying if you see low roleplay or some one's gameplay getting ruined notify the player that it shouldn't be like that and even punish if needed.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Pete on May 06, 2018, 04:25:41 pm
I agree here, we have a saying in Bulgarian "One bird can't make autumn happen" Even if you bring your top notch RP and the other guy is just straight not RPing..you can't do much.
Agreed about the whole poor RP thing with you, and that's the only way to get back to some RP standard.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Bogomil on May 06, 2018, 04:29:38 pm
I agree here, we have a saying in Bulgarian "One bird can't make autumn happen"
spring* :D
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Miki. on May 06, 2018, 04:30:54 pm
I agree here, we have a saying in Bulgarian "One bird can't make autumn happen" Even if you bring your top notch RP and the other guy is just straight not RPing..you can't do much.
Agreed about the whole poor RP thing with you, and that's the only way to get back to some RP standard.
Definitely, I know some people lack knowledge in roleplay but that's because they interact with the wrong people I observed new players over coming veteran roleplay skills with the right interactions and people. and the fact there are people and even veterans that are pushing people into the wrong direction is out of the " It's allowed" thing. poor RP was never allowed but some how the whole meaning of low RP went even lower and now low RP is considered just shooting with out a word. you can end up killing some one in less than 4 sentences when before not only you wouldn't search for a quick kill. even a quick kill would take at least 20 minutes.

the moment the RP will get higher and DM will be more strictly chosen and punished as for having normal reasons, people's mentality will change and instead of killing with no reasons or much of RP needed they will start to try and over RP each other. and this will slowly contribute to a change it's a chain reaction.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Pete on May 06, 2018, 04:35:35 pm
I agree here, we have a saying in Bulgarian "One bird can't make autumn happen"
spring* :D
lol ye LMAO :D I just like autumn
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Stivi on May 06, 2018, 09:14:06 pm
This is more of a free roam server with fewer scripts than a light RP. Also, light RP doesn't mean no RP.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Darty on May 06, 2018, 09:20:35 pm
This is more of a free roam server with fewer scripts than a light RP. Also, light RP doesn't mean no RP.
Agreed.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Miki. on May 06, 2018, 09:24:47 pm
This is more of a free roam server with fewer scripts than a light RP. Also, light RP doesn't mean no RP.

That's a pretty accurate description, scripts aren't the main problem at least in my opinion rather the proper obeying of basic roleplay rules, isn't necessarily written ones - the moment most of the veterans step into a new standard of roleplay it will slowly make everything change but that cannot be done unless staff gets involved and makes sure because right now it's like 5-10precents are trying to make a change while others aren't.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Bogomil on May 06, 2018, 10:26:58 pm
The point is there aren't any strict roleplay rules. There are rules that say avoiding rp, and metagaming/powergaming aren't allowed, but that's all. We need stricter rules.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Mobius on May 06, 2018, 11:08:53 pm
As of all I've got to read in this topic, I'll suggest something I've been thinking of, which should eventually help the status quo to lean towards a more RPful in-game behaviour. The biggest problem with roleplay in Argonath is that there's no collective approach to it, and all we've got are spare niches that tend not to cooperate one and other because there's lack of will to invest on a server-wide scenario. As a community, those who do want to roleplay should gather together OOCly (besides the possible IC heat between one and other) as to distribute the roles groups are taking in the server-wide scenario. The only way to shape the status quo into roleplaying is to show them a server that actually interacts like that as a whole. If players can find themselves grinding alone and making money in order to earn goods on their own, without experiencing any contact with roleplay, don't expect them to embrace it.

Also, Im the first one to stand up for quality character development, but you can't have that If every group in the server follows the same goal: Stop trying to monopolize San Andreas, you earn nothing from owning half the server's properties. If 60% of the businesses you own are empty and have no reason to exist besides your will to own them for bragging rights, all you do is undermine their IC purpose. There's nothing quality in every mafia/family/corporation running every business at the same time, when they clearly don't have enough time, staff nor will to run every business like they should be doing. You're just replicating one another.

Regarding criminal vs criminal activity, I've said this more than once. The only way to make those scenarios interesting for the whole server to enjoy and take note from, is to prevent them from reflecting the obvious outcome. If you're going to war with another group, lay down what you're going to do. Schedule the plot you're working with and don't expect to finish annihilating the other group. Disregard this, If anything criminals should be proactively interacting with each other. The best we can hope for is help each group have their own identity. Otherwise we're not contributing to the server, we're just hoping the best for our own group in lack of the others, which either disband or go inactive due to the lack of interest the rest of the groups show them.

Groups need to co-exist with other groups in order to make things fun, big group leaders should be the first ones to interact with minor groups and ask them about their perspective. If big sharks make room in the tank, Im sure this community will once again flourish, but for that to happen, we've got to be openminded. Make groups interact OOCly with one another, so that small groups with inventive ideas get their chance at telling you what they'd like to be doing and then you may figure out you can help them aswell as benefit yourself.

I'll give you an example of how a server-wide scenario works:

If a group decides to run a bar or a club, instead of opening your own, why don't you make their place your stomping ground?

If a group decides to run a gym, why don't you hit the gym everyday?

If a group decies to run a betting shop, why don't you make your bets there?

If a group decides to open a groceries store, why don't you go there buy whatever atleast once a day?

If a group decides to run a smuggling gang and run a pawn shop, why don't you pay them a daily visit to see If they have got something of your interest?

If a group decides to run a restaurant, why don't you have dinner there every day?

If a group makes a logistics business, why don't you hire them every time you've got to move stuff?

If a group opens a barber shop, why don't you go there to have your weekly hair cut?


This is what day-to-day roleplaying means, and even If you don't enjoy life-like RP, it's the only way to create a server-wide roleplaying atmosphere. It works for both civilian activities as for criminal activities, aslong as there's demand for it.

If a group creates something new that we haven't seen before, they can post their interests, their perspective towards the business and how they'd like the rest of the server to interact with that particular business/group.

If you don't see those who run the business online, you hit them up on Discord/Skype/forums/etc.  The best way to make this work is creating a Discord group with a catalog of businesses you can attend in game, with alerts owners can send when they're open.

Like this you can spend 1 or 2 of your 4 daily hours spent in game investing on the server-wide scenario aswell as in actual quality roleplay, instead of staying AFK at your HQ doing nothing, or talking bullshit in /p. Once we implement this and new groups get to see this does exist and big groups are exploiting it, they'll turn their attention to it because they learn from what you show them, and they want to be like you. There can be plenty of diversity in this, since gangs would visit local (cheap) businesses and mafias/families go for high etiquette. Social status plays a key role in this, and obviously helps define character.

There's clearly room for everyone in this, If you don't support it, we should already pull the plug.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Bogomil on May 06, 2018, 11:30:16 pm


Very, very well said. To summarize - if everyone starts investing time in roleplaying everyday life things, the atmosphere will improve and once that happens your way of looking at roleplay will change as well. However I still think there are people who understand this and do nothing about it. Indeed if that doesn't work we'll have to
pull the plug.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Mobius on May 06, 2018, 11:47:26 pm


Very, very well said. To summarize - if everyone starts investing time in roleplaying everyday life things, the atmosphere will improve and once that happens your way of looking at roleplay will change as well. However I still think there are people who understand this and do nothing about it. Indeed if that doesn't work we'll have to
pull the plug.

That's why my proposal is to create an actual Discord group and topic for this, both titled "Argonath's server-wide scenario", with labeled businesses and groups. People like you and I, that hope for a better roleplaying atmosphere,  can start off by giving example of how this works. My newest group owns a restaurant that Im willing to run. Im inviting @Sforza Enterprises, @Gvardia Corporation and @Corleone to join in aswell, as groups that right now seem to have people within them that look forward to the same as I. I invite you to tell me what specific things your group would like to do/run that would have the rest of the server engaging in interaction with you. Once we know that, we can distribute things up. For example, Sforza can run a restaurant, Gvardia can run a club, Corleone can run a gym, disregard the properties they already own, what business are they willing to invest into 24/7? That's what Im talking about. Of course you'll have your own groups inner RP that doesn't involve the rest of the server, but there must be something that gives you contact with the rest of the community, besides script-based businesses, like selling guns.
We'd then have to find business owners that want to participate aswell, or run our own as for the rest of the groups to interact with. It's not as simple as posting a topic in the Business or Groups and Families section because that's pointless attention. We have to make this work in game, not in the forums.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Kacper_Gorski on May 06, 2018, 11:55:59 pm


Very, very well said. To summarize - if everyone starts investing time in roleplaying everyday life things, the atmosphere will improve and once that happens your way of looking at roleplay will change as well. However I still think there are people who understand this and do nothing about it. Indeed if that doesn't work we'll have to
pull the plug.

That's why my proposal is to create an actual Discord group and topic for this, both titled "Argonath's server-wide scenario", with labeled businesses and groups. People like you and I, that hope for a better roleplaying atmosphere,  can start off by giving example of how this works. My newest group owns a restaurant that Im willing to run. Im inviting @Sforza Enterprises, @Gvardia Corporation and @Corleone to join in aswell, as groups that right now seem to have people within them that look forward to the same as I. I invite you to tell me what specific things your group would like to do/run that would have the rest of the server engaging in interaction with you. Once we know that, we can distribute things up. For example, Sforza can run a restaurant, Gvardia can run a club, Corleone can run a gym, disregard the properties they already own, what business are they willing to invest into 24/7? That's what Im talking about. Of course you'll have your own groups inner RP that doesn't involve the rest of the server, but there must be something that gives you contact with the rest of the community, besides script-based businesses, like selling guns.
We'd then have to find business owners that want to participate aswell, or run our own as for the rest of the groups to interact with. It's not as simple as posting a topic in the Business or Groups and Families section because that's pointless attention. We have to make this work in game, not in the forums.
+1
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Mobius on May 07, 2018, 12:04:40 am

+1

Im counting you in. Im actually writing down a list right now with the names of those that might be interested so why don't you interested guys reply to this topic so that I contact you? Thanks.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Marcel on May 07, 2018, 07:22:59 am
I suggest you use the already existing ARUN discord.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Afyea on May 07, 2018, 07:27:47 am

+1

Im counting you in. Im actually writing down a list right now with the names of those that might be interested so why don't you interested guys reply to this topic so that I contact you? Thanks.
I'm interested in helping aswell.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Mobius on May 07, 2018, 08:12:53 am

I'm interested in helping aswell.

Counting you in!

I suggest you use the already existing ARUN discord.

If anyone who manages that discord server can hit me up on private message, I'd appreciate it.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Marcel on May 07, 2018, 08:14:59 am
I suggest you use the already existing ARUN discord.

If anyone who manages that discord server can hit me up on private message, I'd appreciate it.
It's @Khm. Will ask him to PM you on the forums.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Bogomil on May 07, 2018, 09:09:36 am
We don't really need ARUN to be honest. We had many of these groups in the past and nothing helped significantly. At the last ARUN meeting I attended there were few people that actually discussed how to improve the roleplay. Most of the people wanted script or any kind of support for their groups claiming that will improve the roleplay. If we are really seeking for improvement, we need to stay transparent for everyone, and everyone's opinion should be heard. More people can see this topic rather than the discord group of ARUN.

Several people suggested some good ideas and I really want someone from ARUN or the HQ to come with a statement regarding these ideas (so far only Andeey said something).
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Miki. on May 07, 2018, 09:47:07 am
I'm willing to squeeze out the last of my hopes and give more then a hundred percent of the effort to make this push with you @Mobius, I'm currently not as active but I still have time here and there to help out. Already an idea for your restaurant- I got a trucking company that never worked with any companies other then under friend's ownership due to exact reasons you stated, no one is willing to try such interactions. can be a great way to re stock your place with food.

Either way leave competition between restaurants or any other businesses on the table - because if competition is been taken nothing but IC it will only improve both business's motivation and progress.

Bogomil actually had a nice place at Santos I visited over there daily had nice interactions there, every meeting I had I took it there and I even took around 8 new players to pay a visit to his place, to show them that roleplay comes in alot of different manners and ways and they actually enjoyed it and asked for more sadly his place isn't runing currently. 
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Darxez on May 07, 2018, 12:22:25 pm
Hereby your statement as I drop in for Khm.

Suggestions that were given at the meeting or on your group topics are send to HQ and are  handled by them.  We are only the middle party between both regarding this.
If ARUN can help with Mobius his idea, we are open for discussion. I personally like the idea, and a collective effort is needed.  But do assure that the Vision made at the creation of this server is respected.

A new discord server can be made or an existing can be used. I am open for discussion to help set it up.

I can forward any inquiry directly to the Council if needed.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Whiteman on May 07, 2018, 12:46:50 pm
If there's quality roleplay, there's Whiteman.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Rei on May 07, 2018, 12:51:38 pm
If there's quality roleplay, there's Whiteman.

(https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/396780155705491478/442869303839031297/a98.png)
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Mobius on May 07, 2018, 11:10:10 pm
If there's quality roleplay, there's Whiteman.

Correction: If there's quality roleplay, there's Mobius, and thus, there's Whiteman  ;)
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Mobius on May 07, 2018, 11:15:06 pm
Either way leave competition between restaurants or any other businesses on the table - because if competition is been taken nothing but IC it will only improve both business's motivation and progress.

 Im counting on your 110% man, I'll give it mine too. Regarding competition, we should stick to showing individual businesses with no competition at first, since the player base ain't that big right now to make people invest in both places, plus it might not be as easy making this a server-wide experience If we don't focus in one specific place for each kind of roleplay as of what we've got now. If this works out, we shall open submissions for competitors. The idea is to motivate diverse roleplay in specific places in order to create that server-wide scenario, we might aswell show example going ALL to a particular place, and once the idea is settled we may compete.

If ARUN can help with Mobius his idea, we are open for discussion. I personally like the idea, and a collective effort is needed.  But do assure that the Vision made at the creation of this server is respected.

A new discord server can be made or an existing can be used. I am open for discussion to help set it up.

I can forward any inquiry directly to the Council if needed.

Dear ARUN;

Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Hevar. on May 07, 2018, 11:30:51 pm
(https://i.imgflip.com/1t4sao.jpg)
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Mobius on May 07, 2018, 11:37:49 pm
(https://i.imgflip.com/1t4sao.jpg)

What's the point about losing money in Argonath when it takes you about 1 and half or 2 hours of trucking to get 100k anyways.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Bennzy on May 08, 2018, 11:00:41 am
Count me in too @Mobius , my rp isn't good that much, but i'll give my best to financially if needed.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Marcel on May 08, 2018, 01:20:42 pm
@Mobius Let us know when the plan for this server-wide scenario reaches the stage where it can be started. If the proposal is a quality one, you can count on script support within the reasonably possible.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Stivi on May 08, 2018, 02:52:44 pm
The point is there aren't any strict roleplay rules. There are rules that say avoiding rp, and metagaming/powergaming aren't allowed, but that's all. We need stricter rules.
Stricter rules, sure, I'd say stricter punishments though, but the complaining about them will start.. We just gotta enforce the rules we already have first, a lot of the staff members look uneducated when it comes to that. I don't know if admins get trained but like, we need to give them guidelines and rules and history and quotes and everything, like a 300 page word document to learn.

But we already have metagaming rules, and powergaming rules. They are worded differently and admins don't enforce them. Basically, we need to somehow know it. We can't use /gm to call for backup as it's OOC chat. We need to find the information ICly.

Also you can't "force RP", so I can't say "Stivi punches you, you fall to your death and then Stivi jumps away to another block with his super powers". Yet, MG and PG don't exist here.


Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Mobius on May 08, 2018, 08:23:46 pm
Count me in too @Mobius , my rp isn't good that much, but i'll give my best to financially if needed.

Counting you in Bennzy, see you IG!

@Mobius Let us know when the plan for this server-wide scenario reaches the stage where it can be started. If the proposal is a quality one, you can count on script support within the reasonably possible.

I'll start working on the topic and creating the discord server. So far, all the script support I'd need would be those pop up messages I told you about. I'll update on this once we're ready to launch. Thanks!
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Darxez on May 08, 2018, 10:40:34 pm
Quote from: Mobius

If ARUN can help with Mobius his idea, we are open for discussion. I personally like the idea, and a collective effort is needed.  But do assure that the Vision made at the creation of this server is respected.

A new discord server can be made or an existing can be used. I am open for discussion to help set it up.

I can forward any inquiry directly to the Council if needed.

Dear ARUN;

  • I'd suggest we create a new discord server that's still monitored by ARUN, with moderator rights given to them.
  • This campaign should be sponsored in game with periodical chat text popping up, just like its done with forum links and stuff. The message should summarise the idea: "The campaign to make a server-wide scenario has started! More info at [topic link].
  • The topic made for this purpose would have an open invitation link to the Discord server, aswell as a whole description of the project.
  • We'll make a team to lead the campaign, as of now Im counting Bogomil, Miki, Henry and Kacper in, they shall withdraw If they want to.
  • I'll make sure we follow the Vision, which I've never betrayed myself.
.

Poke me on Discord, Darxez#0269
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: TheGreasyChopper on May 08, 2018, 11:49:26 pm
I'm down as long as we keep ARUN out. The current structure and way it works does nothing but actually damage groups and the community. Otherwise, you know I'm right behind ya Mob.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: JackDockz on May 09, 2018, 03:54:08 am
Good initiative mobius. I can help financially since I don't need money anymore. Got some hundred thousands.

Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Bogomil on May 09, 2018, 12:55:44 pm
I'm down as long as we keep ARUN out. The current structure and way it works does nothing but actually damage groups and the community. Otherwise, you know I'm right behind ya Mob.
Let's see if ARUN is going to change this time. Perhaps they need someone to tell them what needs to be done :D
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Marcel on May 09, 2018, 01:17:38 pm
Instead of complaining how bad ARUN is, why not suggest things that can improve it instead?
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Bogomil on May 09, 2018, 01:50:48 pm
Instead of complaining how bad ARUN is, why not suggest things that can improve it instead?
We already suggested everything to be transparent and people to focus more on suggesting roleplay ideas rather than requesting scripts for their groups. I personally made tons of suggestions, which were neglected by the one-sided leadership of Sforza in ARUN (that's the truth, don't take it personally). However I'm still here to discuss everything and if ARUN thinks they're ready to listen everyone, I'll be glad to present for tenth time my ideas.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Darxez on May 09, 2018, 01:55:06 pm
My PM is always open.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Khm on May 09, 2018, 01:57:36 pm
Instead of complaining how bad ARUN is, why not suggest things that can improve it instead?
We already suggested everything to be transparent and people to focus more on suggesting roleplay ideas rather than requesting scripts for their groups. I personally made tons of suggestions, which were neglected by the one-sided leadership of Sforza in ARUN (that's the truth, don't take it personally). However I'm still here to discuss everything and if ARUN thinks they're ready to listen everyone, I'll be glad to present for tenth time my ideas.
Quit the bs, I'm the only person in councils+ from Sforza.
Don't push me to disclose everything you and your pals wrote on ARUN to the public.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Marcel on May 09, 2018, 03:45:54 pm
Instead of complaining how bad ARUN is, why not suggest things that can improve it instead?
We already suggested everything to be transparent and people to focus more on suggesting roleplay ideas rather than requesting scripts for their groups. I personally made tons of suggestions, which were neglected by the one-sided leadership of Sforza in ARUN (that's the truth, don't take it personally). However I'm still here to discuss everything and if ARUN thinks they're ready to listen everyone, I'll be glad to present for tenth time my ideas.

The fact you already suggested things to improve ARUN does not mean you can then go around the forums claiming it's all bad. If you really want the community to improve, start by improving your own attitude towards other people and their opinions.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Bogomil on May 09, 2018, 04:54:38 pm
The fact you already suggested things to improve ARUN does not mean you can then go around the forums claiming it's all bad. If you really want the community to improve, start by improving your own attitude towards other people and their opinions.
Well everything I say is based on things I witnessed. I don't want to force my opinion, I only want to see the start of the change or at least the start of discussion. Mobius is a great example of what I'm trying to provoke in everyone.
And please don't worry about my attitude.

Quit the bs, I'm the only person in councils+ from Sforza.
Don't push me to disclose everything you and your pals wrote on ARUN to the public.
If we're going to disclose anything you're definitely not in a good position here. However I suggest if you want to continue the discussion to continue it in a proper manner.
I agree that it needs time for all the planned things to get implemented, but if the server clearly wants a change I think the group support side of ARUN should pause for a while and focus on more important things such as:
Let's start with appointing another meeting, shall we?
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: JackDockz on May 09, 2018, 05:01:04 pm
From the point of a normal player, Arun did nothing much to alter the quality of rp. It remained mostly the same except the fact that groups became much more supportive of roleplay among high ranking members.

If Arun wants to work for altering roleplay, it needs to involve normal players aswell.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Clark_Kenton on May 09, 2018, 05:06:49 pm
Moderator Comment Do not derail the topic, if you feel that someone isn't following the rules you are more then free to /report him.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: TheGreasyChopper on May 09, 2018, 06:53:36 pm

Let's see if ARUN is going to change this time. Perhaps they need someone to tell them what needs to be done :D

I've told them, I've spend hours working on suggestions and posting them. Still haven't received feedback. Despite leaving ARUN and later closing AOD down, I still believe that I should receive some feedback from HQ.
ARUN's job is to "forward ideas toward HQ for review". I've discussed it with a few members of the mentioned "HQ" and none of the ideas were even brought up to them. My group were to be punished for something that happened outside of Argonath, but it took them ages to decide how to punish us.

When I speak against ARUN I do not do it just to throw shit around and slow down progress, quite the contrary. I'm just saying that it won't work through them because I've seen how it works. That's all.

Quit the bs, I'm the only person in councils+ from Sforza.
Don't push me to disclose everything you and your pals wrote on ARUN to the public.

Please do that, nothing that me or Bogo have said on ARUN meetings/Discord can be shared with the public, I will be glad to "disclose" the reasons I had behind any of the things I said.  :)



If we want change we gotta start working on it, not planning it, not "reviewing ideas" or whatever. Get in game, roleplay - set an example. You don't need scripts, you don't need groups - there's enough people to do it with. The only thing we need is regulations and rules on Roleplay(such as AOD's main idea which was not reviewed by ARUN).
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Miki. on May 09, 2018, 07:25:14 pm
 :lol:
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Khm on May 09, 2018, 07:54:26 pm
The last meeting that was held had the sole purpose of asking people how groups should operate in the new version of the game mode and what scripts/features are needed to improve the environment of roleplay for these types of groups, the main suggestion that you gave with your group/friends is creating a system of application to initiate fights/wars against other groups. When most people didn't like it, you went on bashing Sforza although only Hubert, Chester and Darxez (before he became a council) responded to you. The whole meeting is still on forums, those who have diplomats can still see it here. http://www.argonathrpg.eu/index.php?topic=123868.msg1934251#msg1934251
From the point of a normal player, Arun did nothing much to alter the quality of rp. It remained mostly the same except the fact that groups became much more supportive of roleplay among high ranking members.

If Arun wants to work for altering roleplay, it needs to involve normal players aswell.
There was a system being worked on for "normal" players that are noticed on the server by being a good contributor to the roleplay with a real intention of improvements but unfortunately this is the period of exams for me and there are few issues with the staff team these days that most likely will not be solved which I will share them at a later time when I see best.
Let's see if ARUN is going to change this time. Perhaps they need someone to tell them what needs to be done :D

I've told them, I've spend hours working on suggestions and posting them. Still haven't received feedback. Despite leaving ARUN and later closing AOD down, I still believe that I should receive some feedback from HQ.
ARUN's job is to "forward ideas toward HQ for review". I've discussed it with a few members of the mentioned "HQ" and none of the ideas were even brought up to them. My group were to be punished for something that happened outside of Argonath, but it took them ages to decide how to punish us.

When I speak against ARUN I do not do it just to throw shit around and slow down progress, quite the contrary. I'm just saying that it won't work through them because I've seen how it works. That's all.

Quit the bs, I'm the only person in councils+ from Sforza.
Don't push me to disclose everything you and your pals wrote on ARUN to the public.

Please do that, nothing that me or Bogo have said on ARUN meetings/Discord can be shared with the public, I will be glad to "disclose" the reasons I had behind any of the things I said.  :)



If we want change we gotta start working on it, not planning it, not "reviewing ideas" or whatever. Get in game, roleplay - set an example. You don't need scripts, you don't need groups - there's enough people to do it with. The only thing we need is regulations and rules on Roleplay(such as AOD's main idea which was not reviewed by ARUN).
Ask the ones who are active (mainly Brian and Bengt) and not those who showed up just few weeks ago, they obviously have a lot to catch up to with the 6 months+ inactivity period.
And Greasy, I will be adding the reason of your reason as well as the full story with some spices. ;)
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Bogomil on May 09, 2018, 08:57:16 pm
In the last meeting I attended, I represented AoD and TCL. I presented the idea that me and Alfred Corleone had, creating a video tutorial to show the players what they're allowed to do and what they aren't. My second idea was about the properties held by inactive people.

So, what has changed since April? No one even opens the discussion about reviewing the current rules of Argonath. People still come online once per two months to pay their taxes and then go offline, holding very attractive properties.

to summarize:

Meanwhile, in February, I suggested randomizing foreclosure or any type of script to put an end of that greed for properties
I suggested reform in the government system
I suggested reviewing the rules, because some of them are out of date, especially those for gang wars and PG
I suggested helpers to teach the new players how to roleplay, instead of only answering questions
I suggested creating a tutorial for the new players
and more, and more... the list is very long

Many of my ideas had a positive vote. The question is what are you doing about this, Khm? Because great power comes with great responsibilities. I really believe you did/are doing something positive, but why nothing is transparent? I really would like to see the progress of ARUN, to see how our ideas are being developed.


There was a system being worked on for "normal" players that are noticed on the server by being a good contributor to the roleplay with a real intention of improvements but unfortunately this is the period of exams for me and there are few issues with the staff team these days that most likely will not be solved which I will share them at a later time when I see best.

I'll say it really simple - if one community isn't progressing there are possibly two factors that might be the reason of that - bureaucratic model of leadership or lack of interest...or both.

However, speaking of developing the roleplay in the server, I want to mention two people who in my opinion are very helpful and capable of leading that change - @Pete and @Miki. I've witnessed their dedication and I think their type of mindset is what we need as a change.
Every veteran needs to be an example to the new players and in the same time keep the atmosphere friendly.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Khm on May 09, 2018, 09:13:43 pm
In the last meeting I attended, I represented AoD and TCL. I presented the idea that me and Alfred Corleone had, creating a video tutorial to show the players what they're allowed to do and what they aren't. My second idea was about the properties held by inactive people.

So, what has changed since April? No one even opens the discussion about reviewing the current rules of Argonath. People still come online once per two months to pay their taxes and then go offline, holding very attractive properties.

to summarize:

Meanwhile, in February, I suggested randomizing foreclosure or any type of script to put an end of that greed for properties
I suggested reform in the government system
I suggested reviewing the rules, because some of them are out of date, especially those for gang wars and PG
I suggested helpers to teach the new players how to roleplay, instead of only answering questions
I suggested creating a tutorial for the new players
and more, and more... the list is very long

Many of my ideas had a positive vote. The question is what are you doing about this, Khm? Because great power comes with great responsibilities. I really believe you did/are doing something positive, but why nothing is transparent? I really would like to see the progress of ARUN, to see how our ideas are being developed.


There was a system being worked on for "normal" players that are noticed on the server by being a good contributor to the roleplay with a real intention of improvements but unfortunately this is the period of exams for me and there are few issues with the staff team these days that most likely will not be solved which I will share them at a later time when I see best.

I'll say it really simple - if one community isn't progressing there are possibly two factors that might be the reason of that - bureaucratic model of leadership or lack of interest...or both.

However, speaking of developing the roleplay in the server, I want to mention two people who in my opinion are very helpful and capable of leading that change - @Pete and @Miki. I've witnessed their dedication and I think their type of mindset is what we need as a change.
Every veteran needs to be an example to the new players and in the same time keep the atmosphere friendly.
For the simple reason, I cannot tell you the progress of scripts until developers actually want to, there are a lot of things that are being worked on and we've all agreed to not show them until when it's the right time. You not seeing it doesn't mean that it doesn't exist.
About the rules, I was rewriting some that needed a review according to players and was going to put it under a discussion with HQ once done just like I did with the weapon prices and group cleaning but not anymore. I purposely deleted everything. You can blame whoever you want for that.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Miki. on May 09, 2018, 09:21:18 pm
I do believe that shit starts from veterans.
I've grown in this community bad times/good times I've always been here I'm here for 7 years now and I grew up learned alot including english different types of personals and alot of things carried together with it. But recently I've found out something that made me give up on this amazing place entirely and after I'd say a few good months of me focusing on only fixing the shit around in the way I think is the right way taking lots of new players under my wing together with a few close friends and simply trying to improve everything and bring it back to it's normal xondition I've found out recently something that made me give up. give up on everything that's why I'm not longer around unless my friends have urgent problems because after all this community is more then gameplay to me it's the place I grew up and made friends, friends that if I gain the possibility I'd like to meet in real life in future and not all of them are IC on my side something people should adapt.

I know alot of people point fingers at ARUN but after all, you guys suggest an idea that doesn't mean it will be done in the close range of time that's why it's a suggestion of an idea - suggestion as it's not surely gonna get created and accepted.
One idea didn't have anything close to the majority of votes and was stubbornly shouted out only because of personal agenda and after all you can't throw all your shit at Arun I'm not saying they did the job perfectly but you need to understand these people were here for no reason but improve things and bring order and every idea they take and actually create will bring two sides - these who agree with it and these who don't and this will make the playerbase split in opinions and might create shit, every decision they take they need to think it out.

The change shouldn't start from nor scripts or ideas - should start from you guys specially veterans - since I lost hope due to something I can't discuss I ask you guys all of you that care about this community as much as I do please start making an actual change instead of pointing fingers at people and throwing shit.
ARUN can't be responsible for shit because all the suggestions were things that never existed yet with out them existing we had amazing player bases in RS5 and a decent roleplay standards that were lost due to all of us lowering our standards roleplay wise.

Veterans start making a chain of standard upgrade and roleplay with each other, I was never helper and never applied to be one but the moment I saw a new player I took him to roleplay around I gave him the first tour of jobs to choose and getting him a phone and a CB, I even went through routes of trucking with him and I PMed him every week about how shit is going on for him. that's how I tryed to make a change and keep this community alive and keep some basic standard but if I had an impact over a few good newbies that I still see around I see no reason that every veteran here will swallow his saltiness towards others OOCly in the community and will actually take his two hands motivation and love towards the community and will start working on it will start helping new players ( helper or not) will start interacting with new players even if they lack understanding or english will interact with the ones he hates the most.

It's a roleplay server it's not a place to hate, it's a community.

Another note all ARUN did game wise is giving out statuses - players who were here to  roleplay can't throw shit at ARUN for not getting statuses or getting false ones, if you're here to roleplay you wouldn't care about statuses and wouldn't let it stop you.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: bistoks on May 16, 2018, 06:22:19 pm
Agreed
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Bogomil on May 17, 2018, 11:29:32 am
Voting closes in a week. Don't be afraid of saying what you think.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Bruce. on May 17, 2018, 11:38:07 am
Enforce Firstname_Lastname. We are a roleplay server. Not a "protect the pressident" server. We need to start looking more as a roleplay server. We need to start working on implementing roleplay standarts.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Darty on May 17, 2018, 12:06:23 pm
Enforce Firstname_Lastname. We are a roleplay server. Not a "protect the pressident" server. We need to start looking more as a roleplay server. We need to start working on implementing roleplay standarts.
Definitely agreed.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Tyrone. on May 17, 2018, 01:02:06 pm
Agree on that
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Jairo. on May 17, 2018, 01:31:56 pm
Enforce Firstname_Lastname. We are a roleplay server. Not a "protect the pressident" server. We need to start looking more as a roleplay server. We need to start working on implementing roleplay standarts.
Agreed, we should use a firstname_lastname since most roleplay servers force you to have it, and in real life you don't have only a Firstname.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Volcom on May 17, 2018, 11:05:49 pm
Enforce Firstname_Lastname. We are a roleplay server. Not a "protect the pressident" server. We need to start looking more as a roleplay server. We need to start working on implementing roleplay standarts.

No.

So you want to take Argonath essence out?
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Khm on May 17, 2018, 11:36:38 pm
Enforce Firstname_Lastname. We are a roleplay server. Not a "protect the pressident" server. We need to start looking more as a roleplay server. We need to start working on implementing roleplay standarts.
How will that help in anything? I'd say put a rule on shit names like xXTrollShooterXx
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Ryz on May 17, 2018, 11:41:25 pm
Roleplay in the server isn't that much good, since people are trying their best to make all rp ends with shootout which (in my opinion) isn't funny at all. I spent a month in the server and all rps I had seen or rp'ed ended with shootout. I didn't like that so now I don't usually RP, I mostly drive around the city, RP with cops since they know how to RP well. But some of them doesn't but I know who to RP with.


Enforce Firstname_Lastname. We are a roleplay server. Not a "protect the pressident" server. We need to start looking more as a roleplay server. We need to start working on implementing roleplay standarts.
Actually, It won't help the server by anyway, we can just pick virtual names to RP with in the server. and I agree with Khm, Put a rule on shit/troll names


Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Bogomil on May 18, 2018, 07:50:06 am
If this ^ comes from a new player, then we must listen to him. If we risk to lose the new players who come with the clear intention to roleplay, then we're cursed.

I'd say put a rule on shit names like xXTrollShooterXx
Yes, forbidding the troll names would be a great way to start.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Matteo. on May 18, 2018, 10:22:56 am
Roleplay in the server isn't that much good, since people are trying their best to make all rp ends with shootout which (in my opinion) isn't funny at all. I spent a month in the server and all rps I had seen or rp'ed ended with shootout. I didn't like that so now I don't usually RP, I mostly drive around the city, RP with cops since they know how to RP well. But some of them doesn't but I know who to RP with.

Actually, It won't help the server by anyway.
Well, first we should change our mindset. I can see some people are still trying to avoid RP and I'm confused, for example is when you are trying to interact with them but the person keeps jumping around and do not care about our RP
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Acton on May 18, 2018, 11:07:22 am
Roleplay in the server isn't that much good, since people are trying their best to make all rp ends with shootout which (in my opinion) isn't funny at all. I spent a month in the server and all rps I had seen or rp'ed ended with shootout. I didn't like that so now I don't usually RP, I mostly drive around the city, RP with cops since they know how to RP well. But some of them doesn't but I know who to RP with.

Actually, It won't help the server by anyway.
Well, first we should change our mindset. I can see some people are still trying to avoid RP and I'm confused, for example is when you are trying to interact with them but the person keeps jumping around and do not care about our RP
And if the interaction was to kidnap or rob someone then of course he would not give a fuck.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Miki. on May 18, 2018, 01:18:15 pm
Roleplay in the server isn't that much good, since people are trying their best to make all rp ends with shootout which (in my opinion) isn't funny at all. I spent a month in the server and all rps I had seen or rp'ed ended with shootout. I didn't like that so now I don't usually RP, I mostly drive around the city, RP with cops since they know how to RP well. But some of them doesn't but I know who to RP with.

Actually, It won't help the server by anyway.
Well, first we should change our mindset. I can see some people are still trying to avoid RP and I'm confused, for example is when you are trying to interact with them but the person keeps jumping around and do not care about our RP
And if the interaction was to kidnap or rob someone then of course he would not give a fuck.

Thing is here, what's so wrong about getting kidnaped or killed that's a roleplay it's self if the kidnaping side gives you actual time and doesn't take you some where and shoots you down or drowns you or whatever, I liked getting kidnaped when the kidnapper actually gave me a chance to cooperate maybe even invistigate me and let me speak and then I can choose rather I stick to tough character or beg for my life and actually cooperate.

I'm not saying get yourself kidnaped and let people kidnap you easily because I do understand that when it comes to reputation it comes IC wise too. but if you're already in a situation don't give less then 100 precent of your roleplay skills it's a roleplay regardless what you think.
Don't go around flying planes for hours just to not get kidnaped continue your business if you get captured so what? so you died what a shame to your family that they roleplayed. or fly a plane and instantly /q.
I'd like to reach a moment where people post kidnapping screens with logs and instead of the kidnaping side to look at it as " oh they trying to be proud they killed one of ours" people will look at the kidnapped/kidnaper logs and will look at it as a roleplay. " oh the kidnaped was suicidal".

As well if a new player points his first experience like this. this is on veterans because they are the ones who pulled him into this shit in the first place so please guys you've been here for years and you know how proper roleplay should look so start swimming towards that direction already I know it's not only veterans but they can carry a good first impact that might fix the rest of the problem such as management and what ever else was stated.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Bogomil on May 18, 2018, 01:35:47 pm
So, I think we said enough. Now I would like to request a transparent report from the HQ posted on this topic about the changes that were made, about the changes that are going to be made and a summarized statement about the roleplay direction and the future of the server. The end of the month is a good deadline for that.

Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: adam_malik on May 18, 2018, 01:39:10 pm
Miss some real streetgangsta roleplaying around the street instead of cooking/weeding 24/7 :(.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Khm on May 18, 2018, 10:17:12 pm
Roleplay in the server isn't that much good, since people are trying their best to make all rp ends with shootout which (in my opinion) isn't funny at all. I spent a month in the server and all rps I had seen or rp'ed ended with shootout. I didn't like that so now I don't usually RP, I mostly drive around the city, RP with cops since they know how to RP well. But some of them doesn't but I know who to RP with.
I am sorry that you've experienced only that type of roleplay, I wish I was active enough with my friends to show you what Argonath veterans are actually capable of, scenarios and actions that you don't even see on popular roleplay servers.
@Ryz

So, I think we said enough. Now I would like to request a transparent report from the HQ posted on this topic about the changes that were made, about the changes that are going to be made and a summarized statement about the roleplay direction and the future of the server. The end of the month is a good deadline for that.
What will happen if they don't post by the end of the month?
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Bogomil on May 18, 2018, 10:19:38 pm
they will, our HQ is professional
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Ryz on May 18, 2018, 10:57:21 pm
It's okay Khm since I was the winner in all those shootouts.:bananarock:

But I hope you guys become active again, make Argonath great again :gand:
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Darxez on May 19, 2018, 03:22:42 am
they will, our HQ is professional

 :jackson:

I want to see this.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Darty on May 20, 2018, 01:42:42 pm
they will, our HQ is professional
I want to see this.
Me too.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Dangerous on May 20, 2018, 02:20:00 pm
they will, our HQ is professional
Hopefully.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Shahuzaan on May 21, 2018, 10:43:03 am
Enforce Firstname_Lastname. We are a roleplay server. Not a "protect the pressident" server. We need to start looking more as a roleplay server. We need to start working on implementing roleplay standarts.
If change is what Argonath wants.. start from this.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Dangerous on May 21, 2018, 11:03:10 am
Enforce Firstname_Lastname. We are a roleplay server. Not a "protect the pressident" server. We need to start looking more as a roleplay server. We need to start working on implementing roleplay standarts.
If change is what Argonath wants.. start from this.
and also start focusing on what the new player sees at first, make it attractive, think it out like an advertising company, like one of those free to play games that have you mad at first with making it easy at the beginning.
Put yourselves into the new player's perspective and fuck, if you'll ever listen to what I'm saying, community ban me if it dosen't work. for real.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: TheGreasyChopper on May 21, 2018, 11:23:40 am
 Enforcing Firstname_Lastname won't make you better Roleplayers. Try something else. :)
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Miki. on May 21, 2018, 11:34:29 am
The real change will arrive with players taking their asses up and giving an example to new players and semi new ones, beyond only helpers because helper is only a title to me -  every veteran should help. some helpers even fight with new players and shit like this around so common guys you want a change it should start from each and one of us.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: JuanTrapani on May 23, 2018, 02:27:59 pm
Look I ain't no saint. I'm not a professional role player. But I know somethings and I want to share it with you. State with the first name last name basis. Endless start with improving the attitude of every helper and every admin. Let's label this as a medium server (not that necessarily).
What is the quality that would make this server appealing to a newbie? Staff and a friendly atmosphere. We don't need long guides on how to use /me and /do. We need more people that shows the real usage of commands and roleplay.
Well, that's just for starters. Juan out. :)
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: TedHamilton on May 24, 2018, 09:10:56 am
The real change will arrive with players taking their asses up and giving an example to new players and semi new ones, beyond only helpers because helper is only a title to me -  every veteran should help. some helpers even fight with new players and shit like this around so common guys you want a change it should start from each and one of us.

I agree with that. Helpers are not always around. Veterans should help more, especially when no one else who can is present.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Shahuzaan on May 24, 2018, 12:41:38 pm
Enforcing Firstname_Lastname won't make you better Roleplayers. Try something else. :)
It wont. But like Bruce said, we need to have role play standarts since this is a Role Play server. Having an appropriate name is Rule no. 1 afaik
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Bogomil on May 24, 2018, 06:20:49 pm
Voting is officially closed now.

Are you satisfied with the quality of the roleplay in Argonath?
Yes, I think it's all good. ---------------------------------------- 9 (7.5%)
Yes, but there is room for improvement. ---------------------- 21 (17.5%)
No, but nothing can be done. ---------------------------------- 24 (20%)
No, and I'm ready for a change - starting from myself  ------66 (55%)
Total Members Voted: 120

Voting closed: Today at 05:06:08 pm

Good news is 66 people are ready for the change. Bad news is 75% don't like the current situation of the server and there needs to be a change as soon as possible. I've been told that its being worked on improving the rules already, so let's hope the deadline is being followed and we actually see change until the next Thursday.
For the next week, I want to ask everyone reading this, find some time for roleplay in game. Don't go to fuck around and instead organize something. Show that you're ready for the change. Take it as a challenge or anything you wish, but don't fuck around in Argonath for one week. It might be more important week than you think it would be.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Jairo. on May 24, 2018, 06:23:34 pm
Hopefully the people who actually voted for "I'm ready for a change - starting from myself" will do that, count on me.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: JackDockz on May 24, 2018, 06:25:32 pm
Since I got 1 month holidays I will come around and tryna help.
Title: Re: Roleplay direction of the server
Post by: Bennzy on May 24, 2018, 06:47:37 pm
Voting is officially closed now.

Are you satisfied with the quality of the roleplay in Argonath?
Yes, I think it's all good. ---------------------------------------- 9 (7.5%)
Yes, but there is room for improvement. ---------------------- 21 (17.5%)
No, but nothing can be done. ---------------------------------- 24 (20%)
No, and I'm ready for a change - starting from myself  ------66 (55%)
Total Members Voted: 120

Voting closed: Today at 05:06:08 pm

Good news is 66 people are ready for the change. Bad news is 75% don't like the current situation of the server and there needs to be a change as soon as possible. I've been told that its being worked on improving the rules already, so let's hope the deadline is being followed and we actually see change until the next Thursday.
For the next week, I want to ask everyone reading this, find some time for roleplay in game. Don't go to fuck around and instead organize something. Show that you're ready for the change. Take it as a challenge or anything you wish, but don't fuck around in Argonath for one week. It might be more important week than you think it would be.
You should say this to current active FAMILIES, these days i only see WARS, too many these days and idk from where they find those weird reasons :P
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