The "Do-Nothings"

[TiMoN]

I'm up for roleplay if I actually stumble upon one, most of the people who roleplay keep it private or something.

[Nexus_Riggs]

This is indeed a growing issue in the server. The culture inside turned greedy, people are playing to raise their stats and not considering to roleplay or participate in RP activities. It's disappointing really to see this happen, but if everyone starts encouraging people to focus on roleplay I don't see why it can't return.

[beLTa]

most of the people who roleplay keep it private or something.

Correct. They don't have to announce that they've done a good RP yet etc.

[Kostas]

I'm afraid that no matter what we do, people that put money over RP will remain as they are...

[Tiny]

We're already lots of people here who observe the situation and we all do have something in mind to fix it. If each one of us does something in order to get things better in here, a huge total effort will be made and people will be influenced and start RPing. Just get people and RP, it's not hard. 

[beLTa]

RP is going down since new players trying to earn money and do not care about RP as they don't know this a RP server. Money must be forbidden in-game because this is real money. We can not withdraw this money from our CPU then why the players are getting die for it? This is the main thing becuase our RP is not like as before.

[Tiny]

RP is going down since new players trying to earn money and do not care about RP as they don't know this a RP server. Money must be forbidden in-game because this is real money. We can not withdraw this money from our CPU then why the players are getting die for it? This is the main thing becuase our RP is not like as before.

Don't expect newbies to RP when the main problem here is that Regulars+ don't RP. New players usually go with the flow of the server, when most of the players are seeking for money/assets/stats and don't focus on RP, nothing will make newbies RP.

[Rusty]

I'm up for roleplay if I actually stumble upon one, most of the people who roleplay keep it private or something.

They don't want some random coming along with their "hey guize wht u doing " / "do u want repair??".  Those who do it with select people are open to those who try and interact with them through roleplay means.

I'm afraid that no matter what we do, people that put money over RP will remain as they are...

That's the mentality of players now playing for stats and achievements.  It's up to each individual (ok not all) to stop thinking of this as a game of "who has most assets" and treat it as a damn roleplay server.

[Teddy]

It's up to each individual (ok not all) to stop thinking of this as a game of "who has most assets" and treat it as a damn roleplay server.

Well said.

[Kostas]

That's the mentality of players now playing for stats and achievements.  It's up to each individual (ok not all) to stop thinking of this as a game of "who has most assets" and treat it as a damn roleplay server.

Yeap this is the truth... but it is obviously not easy

[Tiny]

Argonath is actually confusing in the RP part.

It's called a "RP Server", but you're allowed not to RP.

Since people not Roleplaying is a problem, why allow them not to? I seriously don't get it.

[Pablo Escobar]

Argonath is actually confusing in the RP part.

It's called a "RP Server", but you're allowed not to RP.

Since people not Roleplaying is a problem, why allow them not to? I seriously don't get it.

Thats because ,its an Light RP server , there's no such a rules that you must follow RP any time and generally it makes huge problems between players and when someone refuses RP people starts blaming on public chat .

[Cofiliano]

The problem of the lack of roleplay is based in the fact that those individuals who were 'transmitting' roleplay with a lot of people lost their will to do it anymore.

In example; If Abe Corleone makes few huge roleplays in a row with his boys, Me and Antonio with Gvardia, Frank Hawk and Jimmy Cuneo with Ballas, Acika with Lucianos,Danny/Nitr0x with Stracci, Que Solis with the rest of cabrons etc, then not only the roleplay is massivly raising around the server on a general note with civilians, business, criminal, corporative, random chilling and all other type of roleplays, yet motivates people to create their own small roleplays with random people from time to time.

When you got most of those 'transmitting' people gone or lost their will, without new one showing up, you get the situation in which we're today.

And unfortunately not much will change in future until the policy toward the development of the server is adjust to the reality of players needs and desires for fun, not some 'plans' and 'rules' that are suffocating it, made/build in a different time on a completely different server, when you compare Argonath 2010 and Argonath 2014.

[JDC]

We cannot expect to fix the mentality of new players unless we can get the regulars in shape first, as we are the examples new players base themselves on. If regulars are lazy, money-hungry assholes, then expect new players to be the same, no matter what the admins do.

The thing about roleplay, is that it starts with you. This is not something that we can just change by a single topic or administrative order.

Go around and randomly roleplay with someone. Interact. Take on a unique or novel role, like a crazed apocalyptic street preacher, a stranded time traveler, a "suspicious immigrant" who escaped from a warring nation, a man whore, an alien, or something that would catch attention and make people remember you. Take the time to be friendly to new players.

Yes, this is a problem. May I point out as well that I have seen a lot of members from groups such as Luciano, Vendito, Alemdar, and others who upon login run to the nearest fire station, go on duty, and ask "/r LAST MISSION???" rather than taking the time to roleplay at all, or even just say "/r hi guys, how is everyone?". Not to mention the countless regulars who just go on mechanic duty, randomly drive up to someone, and just ask for repair with little to no roleplay.

This is not so much to shame you, but to point out that you (not just those named above, but a lot of other regulars as well) are part of the problem. In the case of this problem, you can also be part of the solution.

Don't think about what everyone else is doing, but what YOU can contribute. If everyone applied this, we will easily have a much better server.

Also,

Always up for something when i am not busy with administrative tasks!

[Que]

We got a no when we warned about this development in an earlier stage. I see it's continuing down the same path. Much words about how it will be better but I can't see how that helps an already wounded community.