Ryan

12 minutes ago, MAV said:

i mean i forums update isnt just a 'style' or 'theme' update... basically there are security features and updates that need to be applied... old themes/styles may not be supported on the newer version, thus resulting in a different look...

As if @Ryanwill see it... pffft

Hit the nail on the head!

also.. noticed  wrong!

39 minutes ago, Noble said:

@Ryan Yeah man! Gary is clean! worst thing he will do is VDM you 49 times while your storing gear, Maybe call the APD to your location or chase you with a Kajman and blow up all 13 of my hatchbacks in one day!. Very helpful fella indeed. :^) 

Oh, that’s not as bad compared to the usual. I take it back sir @Grandma Gary  

41 minutes ago, Tr_Revenge said:

I've witnessed a lot of police vehicles descending from the sky.   Tell these things to the kids just starting out.  

Side Note:  I'm not your man,  Fu**  your men too

That’s kind of crazy how you happened to watch me, @Grandma Gary or @Fraali do these things, notify us in staff dispatch about it, and when I personally teleported to you and told you it’s not a hacker it’s 3 of the highest ranking staff on the server screwing around, that you ignored it and tried to put it into a post for it to validate your argument ^_^

Lmfao 

2 hours ago, Blueangelman36 said:

Can this be confirmed and put in as a rule, or a visual indicator on the map? It seems very easy to clarify.

15 hours ago, Ryan said:

Id say its scenario based

15 hours ago, Ryan said:

Thats not a set number, but a general area you want to stay in.

There is no official zone for it, hence why its not in the rules. If its quite obvious they are going to that cartel to fight you, then if its beyond 500 meters by just slightly we obviously wont ban for it. If its something as simple as driving past right, and they get tapped out then thats when we'd say its RDM. Being that this cartel is fairly deep, you should be able to easily tell whos coming and who isnt.

3 hours ago, anti said:

 What is the official KOS radius of the peninsula cartel?

Id say its scenario based, but typically id give it at least 500m from the cartel itself. Thats not a set number, but a general area you want to stay in.

11 minutes ago, Noble said:

To be honest i think this is just a buggy patch. The new UI causes major issues when there is low pop. Once they fix the buy menu, house spamming, etc i think it wont be terrible. Back in the day both servers would max and it wouldn't this bad.  I know when they boosted to 140 they got a stronger server too so idk i dont think its the pop. Im sure someone who knows 10x what i do will clear this up

Seems the issues have arised from the latest Arma update, should hopefully be fixed soon

Glad the 8 months of waiting for an unban telling me you have changed and would like a second chance didnt go to waste. 

Oh wait...

Welcome to the forums, the most toxic part of Olympus  

Dont get too addicted like most of the people here, have fun! 

1 minute ago, Imagine_ said:

Honestly, pulling up stats in the last 7 days isn't proving that server 1 has more population considering that server 1 is up 24/7 while server 2 is up during the late afternoon and very early morning. But I understand why and it's because of server population. It sucks having 40 players on one server and 20 on another and having nothing todo. But if you all really cared about keeping server 2 up then play on server 1 and get more people to play so that staff can see that they need server 2 to be open.

I mean even with these numbers, im still not closing down S2. I know that Olympus can handle the pop for both if we played the right cards. Seeing the new player count for the last 7 days, and even last few weeks shows we definitely get some traction just dont hold the retention. Which I spoke to @Fraali and @Mako about a few days ago, so we started thinking up some ideas to keep new players on Olympus. Hopefully what we got planned will stick. 

9 minutes ago, dellshark said:

stop spewing numbers when you guys dont have the evidence.

I am? Thats wild, cause those numbers are public. Lets take a look

Server 1:

Public Link with stats:

https://www.battlemetrics.com/servers/arma3/7991938?serverRank=7D&playerCount=7D&uniqueFirst=7D

Amount of UNIQUE new players in the last 7 days - 968, averaging it at about 138 new players daily

Amount of TOTAL players online in the last 7 days -  4,494, averaging about 642 players a DAY

Server 2:

Public Link with stats:

https://www.battlemetrics.com/servers/arma3/226555?uniqueFirst=7D&serverRank=7D&playerCount=7D

Amount of UNIQUE new players in the last 7 days - 101, averaging it at about 14 new players daily

Amount of TOTAL players online in the last 7 days - 1,021, averaging about 145 players a DAY

Now just looking at these numbers alone... I should realistically close server 2. But im not. Quit coming at me when you have no information or even look at the stats itself. Dont know where this #SaveServer2 stuff came from considering we did nothing to it and did not announce anything about it. Keep in mind this is from Battlemetrics, so I cant manipulate anything.

1 hour ago, Doofy said:

@dellshark I just don't think it is in Olympus' best interest to keep server 2 open its about funding.... And with arma 3 dying its probably a struggle to keep 3 servers open and a TeamSpeak a website etc.. im sure if server 1 was full 24/7 the staff would have no issue with opening server 2 and 3 idk just a thought..

Honestly this^ Nobody wants to play on an empty server.

1 hour ago, dellshark said:

listen to your community for once and stop leaving us in the dark. 

The crazy part about this statement is, if I listened to majority of the community then there wouldnt be a S2 at all. 80% of people have been begging for it to be shut down, and I refuse. Bet you if I did a poll shutting it down completely would be the winner, yet S2 still stands. I even gathered some of my own stats for each server that would prove these statements wrong. Between playtime, new players joined, and average player count on each server. You would be mind blown with the numbers if/when I was to share them. I dont cater to any gangs either, and you know this. If I did, you'd see a whole lot of different results. Locking this thread, if you got any genuine concerns or questions my PM's are open.

2 hours ago, dellshark said:

yall want one server so you can milk more money out of players for a priority slot im not dumb screw yall. every one who sees this join me in boy cotting server one tomorrow.

What? Lmao. I don’t see a future with Olympus having priority slots on Arma 3. Maybe if arma 4 ever came out, but def not for arma 3. 

9 minutes ago, Mako said:

Server 3 was closed as a result of a dwindling player population, the older the game gets the more people get permed / quit playing it. We're trying to preserve our playerbase by closing a server on off peak times to increase player population on a singular server. This will increase our server ranking & lead to more people joining the server as a result. People don't want to start playing on a server they see 20 people on, they will however play on a server with 80 people.

Regrettably we didn't post a notification regarding S2 being offline yesterday, we're trying to experiment and change its uptime as needed to supplement the overall server population.

Closing S2 results in higher player population on S1 & will result in more new players joining our community. This decision is not based on monetary needs but the needs of the playerbase and keeping gameplay on our server consistent. Its quite dreadful playing and seeing player populations below 20 on both servers instead of merging the populations.

I'd recommend trying to purchase property on S1. We're currently working on implementations to make migration between the servers easier either via new houses or allowing some form of cross server housing.

To clarify, we're not permanently closing S2 it has been closed of recent to keep player population up on S1 and will be reopened when the population can be supported across 2 servers. We will also be keeping it open on the weekends.

This ^
 

Also, S2 ain’t going anywhere nor did we make any changes. If we were to make changes, we’d announce it. Today was the only “experimental” day I had where I wanted to see the difference in pop if I opened it *literally* an hour later. The other few days we lowkey forgot to manually turn it on cause life took over for everyone that has the capability. 

Nobody being left in the dry, just exploring potential options. Nothing is set or even planned for S2 as it stands. 

2 hours ago, Mobundo African Warlord said:

welcome to the server, I'd suggest checking out https://olympus-entertainment.com/forum/74-olympus-information/

to familiarize yourself with the servers rules and polices, this will also allow you to further understand some social mechanics on the server, as well as some functional ones! 

As well as if you have any questions our support team is always welcome to help you out in TeamSpeak

Welcome to the server!

OS on top

7 hours ago, Informing said:

They wont. I've heard even Ryan supports what they do..

If someone breaks a rule, report it. Idk where you hear I support rule breaking. Only person I support breaking the rules is myself  kavala usually doesn’t stay in tact when I login 

7 hours ago, Fraali said:

Then you have bad info.

Regardless of who it is, they will get the appropriate punishment if they break a rule.

I can't speak for Ryan, but all staff would ban for a rule break if they are able.

A smart lad

7 hours ago, Masoooooooooon said:

Honestly most staff ban and then just unban most people unless you've done something super dumb or you've done the thing you got banned for multiple times I don't personally see anyone getting special treatment.

We try not to be with a stick up our ass when it comes to small rdm or vdm bans. Unless the person is a total asshat or has been breaking a lot of rules in a short period of time. 

Physical classes are 10x better. Not only does it make your life easier, but you also get actual social interaction instead of sitting at home all day.

On 10/23/2020 at 10:01 AM, Mui said:

Lol you are just big mad that you are a retarded inbred that got his shit yoinked because you are by far the worst admin I have met and your hard on for rabid got you in trouble maybe instead of sucking that fat obese retard off and not being a degenerate you would still be an admin 

On 10/23/2020 at 11:16 AM, Mui said:

Please explain because from what I heard from 90% of players I have interacted with they would beg to differ Goat may have been liked among the higher ups but the players would strongly disagree 

Wanted whats best for the community but then Retired from Admin hmmmmmm he really wanted whats best but now he just talks shit on the forums all day because he has lost all of his power in a game lol but you tell yourself whatever you want 

On 10/23/2020 at 11:45 AM, Mui said:

You "Stepped Down" is what is wrote on paper but the real truth will forever remain a mystery you were so confident when you started the problem when you raided Johns house and then all of a sudden you retire from cheif and admin hmmmmmm thats a little sus if you ask me but you tell yourself whatever you need to sleep at night

He stepped down is what they wrote and showed to the public but the real reason will forever remain a mystery my man Mr GOAT was not a clean person to say the least but as I told him tell yourself whatever you want if it helps you sleep done wasting my time on you brainlets

There may be a lot of things that I can say recently I disagree with @Mr GOAT on, with the drama and everything. But if there's one thing ill applaud is his care for Olympus. You may only see certain things he has done that you may or may not like, but behind the scenes he was always on top of things as both chief and admin, being exceptionally great in both departments. He has definitely helped bring the sAPD back into good shape ever since his return, and left it in a very good standing.

He was not removed, he quit because of disagreements he had as of recent and decided to step away. So whoever started this "he was fired" rumor needs to start getting their information straight from the source.

5 minutes ago, proud said:

why is oly dying? oh idk maybe cuz whenever anyone makes a suggestion, staff like to throw it off of a 1000 ft high bridge and then they wonder why oly has the least pop out of the 4 main rp servers atm. just a thought tho

u smell

3 minutes ago, Noahhh! said:

Either way, Ryan stated a few days ago that he doesn't plan on fully closing s2 for a very long time.

I agree with him, and I think it's way too soon to close a server.

Im glad someone finally read what I said... its almost like some people here read only what they want to read... ffs

Just now, Noble said:

I have a VERY strong suspicion that the main goal of this is to have room for more seniors instead of PO and Deps. No way to tell until we try i guess 

Well when I was approached regarding it, they stated it was to specifically balance the civ vs apd numbers, instead of having a perma 25 stacks of cops. If you see/feel that this ability is abused in the future, feel free to hit up the chiefs and they will handle it appropriately im sure.

1 hour ago, Noble said:

6. Cops

I worry about a 15 stack SAPD that is going to run around almost totally uncontested railing all runs people (especially new players seeing there is a large infulx and everyone needs money)

Honestly, im gonna have to disagree with you on this one chief. As of recent, ive noticed the sAPD have been more then fair with players and the balance aspect of things. A prime example would be how as soon as we announced the S2 downtime, they approached me to make a change for federal events in order to give Civs a better chance. TLDR the change states the a sAPD member can split off cops from an event in order to limit the cops responding and give civs a chance.