[SA:MP] Developers Answer: Give Examples

[Kostas]

*exception to drive-bying as a driver - Police officers may use drive-by shooting as a driver to stop a suspect when there is no other way to stop him, this typically means when they are on a police bike pursuing a suspect in a vehicle and there are no accompanying officers in other vehicles and back up is not forthcoming.

What is the reason? Anyway they can keep up with any vehicle by pressing the " ^ " button many times . And with even the lowest PIT manuever skill a biker can PIT any vehicle easily.

[Kojak]

An admin just mentioned the following rule:

If you escape while your friend is still suspected, you are supposed to leave him.

This is not correct, right?

This is not a hard server rule as there are plenty of conditions and caveats attached but it is a rule nonetheless. I will explain what we expect, and then I will explain the reason why.

Imagine three suspects are in the same vehicle and the RHL expires from one of the suspects leaving him a non-suspect. If he is a passenger he is expected to leave the presence of the other two suspects at his earliest convenient opportunity; that means it would be acceptable to wait until they pass another unused vehicle so he is not left stranded.

If he is the driver he should pull over immediately and allow someone else to take over driving, he is permitted to get back in as a passenger if staying there would leave him stranded but again he would be expected to leave at his first convenient opportunity.

If for whatever reason leaving the presence of the other suspects is not possible or practical, he may remain but not participate in any combat between the suspects and police or offer them any direct assistance against the police.

The reason this rule exists is because having several suspects in a group causes an endless cycle of suspect's RHL expiring, the police suspecting them again for aiding, another suspect's RHL expires, they're then re-suspected and around and around it goes without any conclusion. The intention behind the system of becoming wanted by police is that there is always a conclusion; either you escape, you go to prison or you die; a group of players can circumvent these fully intended conclusions indefinitely.

We recognise that this rule is a bit messy and will definitely be at odds with a player's instincts to stand by his friends to the end, but it is considered necessary for the reasons stated above. Discussions are underway about overhauling the wanted system completely with the intention of making rules like this redundant.

What is the reason? Anyway they can keep up with any vehicle by pressing the " ^ " button many times . And with even the lowest PIT manuever skill a biker can PIT any vehicle easily.

It may be possible to perform PIT maneuvers on a bike but that doesn't mean a vehicle can be disabled by a bike, not in the way a car or truck can.

[Bundy]

Is flaming in RP allowed?

[Kojak]

Is flaming in RP allowed?

We make no distinction between RP and non-RP, so your question should be "is flaming allowed?" and the answer to that is that it is not allowed if it is causing unreasonable disruption or annoyance to other players, regardless of whether it is reported or not.

If you are role-playing someone who might reasonably insult another person, one gang member smack talking another within the context of role-play for example, within sensible limits that would be tolerated providing it was not causing unreasonable disruption or annoyance to the other player.

If an admin determines you are using role-play as a cover for causing disruption or annoyance to another player he will ask you to stop and you would have to comply with that request.

[Bundy]

We make no distinction between RP and non-RP, so your question should be "is flaming allowed?" and the answer to that is that it is not allowed if it is causing unreasonable disruption or annoyance to other players, regardless of whether it is reported or not.

If you are role-playing someone who might reasonably insult another person, one gang member smack talking another within the context of role-play for example, within sensible limits that would be tolerated providing it was not causing unreasonable disruption or annoyance to the other player.

If an admin determines you are using role-play as a cover for causing disruption or annoyance to another player he will ask you to stop and you would have to comply with that request.

As far as I know the player didn't report me but as the admin was spectating already, he issued an official warning. If I'm not wrong, the opponent player even flamed me back. (This was all in RP)

[Kojak]

As far as I know the player didn't report me but as the admin was spectating already, he issued an official warning. If I'm not wrong, the opponent player even flamed me back. (This was all in RP)

I won't answer about specific cases here, if you wish for that to be investigated I will happily do that for you providing you email us with the details including dates and times.

[Vitoo]

I have no other way to ask this...

Is this allowed or is it considered copbaiting/cophunting?:

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Player1(-) says: cop?
PM from Player1(-): stop
PM from Player1(-): stopt
Vitoo(40) says: Yeah?
Player2(-) says: yo
Player1(-) says: Cop he want to grow weed
Player2(-) says: lol
Player1(-) says: he is drug dealer
Vitoo(40) says: Then let him.
Player1(-) says: he is drug dealer
Vitoo(40) says: Okay then.
Player1(-) says: he also sell
Player2(-) says: LOL
Vitoo(40) says: Too bad I don't have clear evidences.
Player1(-) says: ok die

[Kojak]

I have no other way to ask this...

Is this allowed or is it considered copbaiting/cophunting?:

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Player1(-) says: cop?
PM from Player1(-): stop
PM from Player1(-): stopt
Vitoo(40) says: Yeah?
Player2(-) says: yo
Player1(-) says: Cop he want to grow weed
Player2(-) says: lol
Player1(-) says: he is drug dealer
Vitoo(40) says: Then let him.
Player1(-) says: he is drug dealer
Vitoo(40) says: Okay then.
Player1(-) says: he also sell
Player2(-) says: LOL
Vitoo(40) says: Too bad I don't have clear evidences.
Player1(-) says: ok die

From what I can gather Player1 is reporting Player2 for growing and selling drugs while on police duty; are you asking if growing drugs while on duty as a police officer is allowed?

[Vitoo]

From what I can gather Player1 is reporting Player2 for growing and selling drugs while on police duty; are you asking if growing drugs while on duty as a police officer is allowed?

No.
Player1 and Player2 are friends and they were both saying Player2 sells weed. None of them was a cop - that cop was me.

[Kojak]

No.
Player1 and Player2 are friends and they were both saying Player2 sells weed. None of them was a cop - that cop was me.

I see, so they were making a big deal about growing drugs in front of a police officer and you're asking if that is copbaiting.

From the information you have provided there is no way of knowing; he might have been attempting to cop-bait or he might have been making a genuine report to the police.

[Petarda]

If a SAPD officer is driving with ARPD officers are they allowed to DB?

[Bundy]

Is RS5 gonna be released before 2014?

[Kojak]

If a SAPD officer is driving with ARPD officers are they allowed to DB?

Are you asking about server rules or ARPD rules here?

Is RS5 gonna be released before 2014?

I hope so.

[Teddy]

Is RS5 gonna be released before 2014?

Our plan is to have it done as soon as possible. We have no way of predicting bugs that can delay this release. We are at 96% and have very little left to do.

If a SAPD officer is driving with ARPD officers are they allowed to DB?

The SAPD has the regulation of only being able to DB vehicles faster than the police car, this only applies to those in the SAPD. If the SAPD officer is driving, and ARPD officer is in passenger seat then they are clear to engage any vehicle with DB granted they've given proper warnings.

[TiMoN]

Got a question here.

If multiple accounts are used to money cheat and get stored at once into someone's account. Later, this guy gives his money around as a payday and/or events. Are the ones getting the money going to have it removed or not?