[SA:MP] Developers Answer: Give Examples

[newguy]

Being the cop is not the best way to make money... Criminals have much more money then cops, they waste tons on hard weapons and big properties with luxurious cars...

Yea i remember how i was trying to survive as a criminal with occasional 2k...

[JDC]

Obviously you don't know how the other criminals make loads of cash then.

There is no such thing as a person who has become a millionaire only from cop duty, the same can't be said for criminals though.

[Altair_Carter]

As a criminal, my only income is hitman contracts.

I can't believe, but those pitty 1K contracts actually work their job.

[Bilbo]

The best way to make money is still buying for cheap and selling for more. It has worked always.

An example of this: CB channels, you wouldn't think about selling them, as they're mostly used to communicate in RP situations. Well, I once decided to sell a CB channel - via an in-game auction. And suddenly two hours later I had made $78,000 from just selling some empty CB channels via auctioning.
Who says there's no legal way to make money?

:ps: Obviously selling CB channels doesn't work anymore, so you have to come up with something different.

[Leon.]

Here's a little bit of advice.

The drug market is like the stock market - Prices rise and fall over time.

[MisterSjeiks]

drugs can make you, and break you

[Jamal]

Obviously you don't know how the other criminals make loads of cash then.

There is no such thing as a person who has become a millionaire only from cop duty, the same can't be said for criminals though.

Wonder where half the servers income comes from??? JDC your so blind. Sure there are a few millionares. They made some one time BIG deals for their money. No one has ever become a millionare from cop duty, but cop duty is the main fastest source for income. Plus, criminals have a profit and a loss - Weapons and drugs purchases for example, versus cops paying nothing except for extra duty weapons, not really needed considering they are equipped with killer weapons.

[Brad.]

a bunch of questions;

1. If someone dm's you, and you miss their id, can an admin give the id on request for you to report them?

2. If you do not know the id/name of the player that has broken a rule, is it allowed to mention it in /p, or would it be construed as moan.

3. Are cops allowed to suspect anyone in a car for "aiding" just because they are in the same car?

4. If a player is known to have an issue with you, and tries to bait it into an argument, is it allowed to pretty much tell them to get a grip on pm, or would that be construed as flaming.

5. If you believe an admin is getting stressed out, would suggesting they take a break be considered a moan/insult to the admin in question.

6. Are admins allowed to act on incidents they were directly involved in?

7. Are admins allowed to use their teleport privelages to get friends back into the city from way out into the ocean? or even from 50 yards away because they want them next to them for some reason.  (I have seen the latter in two cases with one admin teleporting his friends to him to pursue a suspect (will not name names unless asked, and will be in pm if asked, dont want to start a flame war.)

8. How does someone apply to be a property admin?

9. Now that the current scripting team are inactive, will you be looking into getting some of the experienced scripters (myself, chase, andre etc) into the scripting team to get some of the wonderful idea's done?

[Gandalf]

a bunch of questions;

1. If someone dm's you, and you miss their id, can an admin give the id on request for you to report them?

I do not see the point. If the admin can find the ID, he can already investigate. If he can not find it, there is nothing to report.

2. If you do not know the id/name of the player that has broken a rule, is it allowed to mention it in /p, or would it be construed as moan.

There is no reason to challenge the player in /p, or to tell the general public. First of all breaking the rule might be only in your perception, secondly using /p to get your anger out is breaking rules.

3. Are cops allowed to suspect anyone in a car for "aiding" just because they are in the same car?

Not if its a cop.

4. If a player is known to have an issue with you, and tries to bait it into an argument, is it allowed to pretty much tell them to get a grip on pm, or would that be construed as flaming.

Depends on how you tell it. Depending on your choice of words it might or might not be a flame.

5. If you believe an admin is getting stressed out, would suggesting they take a break be considered a moan/insult to the admin in question.

If you are the cause of them being stressed out, better you take the break. In other cases you might tell it gently in a PM, as a remakr in /p will not reduce stress but certainly be seen as provoking in the eyes of a stressed admin.

6. Are admins allowed to act on incidents they were directly involved in?

Admins are obliged to act on any rule breaking they witness.

7. Are admins allowed to use their teleport privelages to get friends back into the city from way out into the ocean? or even from 50 yards away because they want them next to them for some reason.  (I have seen the latter in two cases with one admin teleporting his friends to him to pursue a suspect (will not name names unless asked, and will be in pm if asked, dont want to start a flame war.)

We do not encourage admins to use the teleport commands other than in the case of events or special situations.

8. How does someone apply to be a property admin?

To become property admins, one has to be part of the admin team already, as otherwise it is impossible to check the property valuation rules and topics.

9. Now that the current scripting team are inactive, will you be looking into getting some of the experienced scripters (myself, chase, andre etc) into the scripting team to get some of the wonderful idea's done?

First we will decide on what path to take, then we might ask people to apply for scripter. But being a scripter for Argonath does mean that whatever work you create for Argonath is not allowed to be released in public or private without the owners consent, and our scripters have to sign a written agreement.

[Lorenzo.]

Gandalf, what is the biggest thing that has changed if you look back 3/4 years ago.

[Kenny.]

Today an admin "Daniel_Corleone" has publicly stated that "returning after death is not allowed for cops or not", we tried to speak about this rationally and he wount have any of it. He has clearly shown behavior of him kicking cops from server for returning after death.

So my question

CAN cops return after death? or is the admin mis-informed?

[Void]

Today an admin "Daniel_Corleone" has publicly stated that "returning after death is not allowed for cops or not", we tried to speak about this rationally and he wount have any of it. He has clearly shown behavior of him kicking cops from server for returning after death.

So my question

CAN cops return after death? or is the admin mis-informed?

Daniel is misinformed. Allowing cops not to return after death would terminate the thrill of playing. It is the same as you let suspects return after death. The fight would go in eternity.

Yes, cops can return after death.

[Gandalf]

Gandalf, what is the biggest thing that has changed if you look back 3/4 years ago.

My family has gotten a lot larger. 

[Gandalf]

Today an admin "Daniel_Corleone" has publicly stated that "returning after death is not allowed for cops or not", we tried to speak about this rationally and he wount have any of it. He has clearly shown behavior of him kicking cops from server for returning after death.

So my question

CAN cops return after death? or is the admin mis-informed?

Cops can return after death, providing they continue to be in RP state of mind. If at any time admins see that someone returning goes in to revenge killing they can act against that player.
However in general, cops do not have any restriction on returning after death.

[Lorenzo.]

Gandalf, how much kids do you have?
And what if you look at GTA?

The fastest way (though the most risky one) to make money is gambling.