My input - Argonath 2015 (Includes a Drug Script)

[Drix]

[Manoni]

Dude, this is indescribable.

[Spike.]

I can't believe how awesome this is.

[Nathan]

This may be sad to say but I don't think player activity will ever rise to the RS4 (or previous) due to the player base simply getting older (one clear example is Eugene Gvardia, who was very active in the past, is now married and has a kid IRL).

Keep in mind, GTA:SA is over 10 years old now and the community sadly will not be as large as it once was. Our general direction should not be on how to bring back the old players but instead on the new ones as well as how to improve the quality of our server.

[Jingle]

Beautiful. This is something we had in our minds for years but were reluctant to speak about, knowing the Vision-Bomb is coming. The change may not bring everyone back but I'm positive it will interest many.

[Que]

This may be sad to say but I don't think player activity will ever rise to the RS4 (or previous) due to the player base simply getting older (one clear example is Eugene Gvardia, who was very active in the past, is now married and has a kid IRL).

Keep in mind, GTA:SA is over 10 years old now and the community sadly will not be as large as it once was. Our general direction should not be on how to bring back the old players but instead on the new ones as well as how to improve the quality of our server.

Well, if other communities can bring 500+, there's no reason for us not attempt to establish a quite heavy player base once again. Just because the game is ten years old doesn't mean that people just quit playing it. Take a quick look through the hosted list and you will find quite many having lots of players online. It's possible and pretty sure if old players hear about the changes, not all but many, they will be pumped and will happily return. I know most of them leaving because of themselves feeling disrespected and insulted.

And hey, it can't get worse. Be positive, Nate. 

[Antonio.]

Que, you da' real mvp.

[AK47]

my hero que 

[Pandalink]

The real problem with blocking criminals from being cops (although I understand your reasoning) is that which occured in late 2007-early 2008 when Luca Scalise totally gutted the SAPD by enforcing this rule. They were left with hardly any competent lower level staff, as well as no skilled footsoldiers (for want of a better term). It ended up being new players and fairly inactive cops (both of which either bad or at least rusty at combat) run by a small set of SAPD loyalists. Criminals had total control of the server, the SAPD had no power at all.

I know that was a long time ago, but make sure you don't forget the lessons of the past, otherwise you'll be like the guys who were actually surprised that people focused on grinding money instead of roleplaying in RS5 last year.

[FrankBlaze]

How long with the growing part take after this is finished?

And this Gun license, will this only be given out from the managers? There have to be a way for people to prove it (shooting school etc)

[Trey_Johnson]

100% Supported Que, Damn.

[Alexander_Rijav]

Supported, all.

[CharlieKasper]

Heroin
Heroin is probably the most dangerous drug, and is mostly shipped from Afghanistan or its neighboring countries. Whereas it’s hard to get, it should be possible to order to the docks to make them valuable. Any established group should be able to own their own dock, where they get their deliveries.  The amount of heroin they will get depends of the amount of cash they put to the deal. As well as here, there should be at risk and the cops should be able to destroy the shipment at any time. The quality should vary, depending of each deal. Pure drugs should always be more valuable and harder to get.

An order should take approximately two days to get.

Cocaine
This should be the hardest drug to get. Its street value should be ranked high. As well as the heroin, cocaine should be either shipped by boat or plane and could be ordered, and the spot will be at an airport, dock or somewhere nearby these places. Cocaine should be hard to get, and only official FACTIONS should be able to order.
It shouldn’t be like you walk up to a wall and then /order heroin/cocaine – it should be more advanced than that. It’s open for suggestions and ideas.
An order should take three days and the quality should vary.

I would like to suggest that instead of just docks, the ordering place should be random coastal areas (or the banks of rivers).
There are not a lot of docks to be owned/used and a very obvious scenario, cops will camp near the docks for _Criminal tags to enter the premises.

[Que]

I would like to suggest that instead of just docks, the ordering place should be random coastal areas (or the banks of rivers).
There are not a lot of docks to be owned/used and a very obvious scenario, cops will camp near the docks for _Criminal tags to enter the premises.

Yeah, good thoughts.

[Traser]

Yeah, good thoughts.

Indeed, What about a criminal faction can pick a fixed position for (a week/month) Somewhere on the river banks. (kind of system)