LULA 2022 - PT 13

When you log into the server you'll see a popup saying "created by Dashtonic" because he was the dev who laid down the groundwork for the current mission file. Right off the bat reforger no longer uses SQF, it uses Enforce which is C# with some quirks so most of the scripts will need to be re-made and the current development team would have to expand to include people with experience in C# and give them some time to adapt to a new language. Same goes for all the backend stuff handled by the webdev team like LifeControl, stats page integration, APIs, etc. Even if the groundwork exists, converting it to a new game isn't exactly simple. This lack of manpower applies to all aspects of modding : every part of the development team would need to undergo a conversion into reforger's tools or the teams would once again need to expand, and that search more or less requires leaving the current player base to find people more familiar with reforger's mechanics. Ultimately it would be harmful in the sense that you would need to double the workload for all staff departments which would in all likelihood crush morale or fail if there aren't enough people onboard with working double for zero rewards. The other option would be creating a parallel structure of development and administrative staff that isn't exactly simple and once again creates issues in the sense of resource allocation. We've already seen this with the Olympus Tanoa Life and Malden Life servers when Arma 3 was in a much healthier state, they both flopped and that was in a context where everything outside a few textures could be shared between servers, which isn't an option in this case.

I'm gonna be real with you, the reason you get these bullshit reasons is because the APD rules prevent us from role playing. We cannot stop players without articulable probable cause, this is why they'll give you the runaround of checking your tags, off-roading, etc even if on a more hardcore server there would be reasonable suspicion for a stop. On the level of processing, I think it's a two way street ; if you start screaming about RP, rules and being toxic the moment you get cuffed, you will receive a full ticket and be processed as fast as possible, if you try to be respectful and give justifications you will walk away with your gear and a reduction 70% of the time. If you "break the barrier" by invoking RP and server rules why should the APD not be able to meet you down at your level? As for the cop saying this isn't an RP server, I think I may have been there or maybe it was a similar situation ; he said "this isn't a hard RP server" exactly because the guy was freaking the fuck out about being arrested and throwing a tantrum saying the APD were breaking NLR. No-shit you're going to get robocopped if you're toxic, the APD only have an obligation to tell you what is happening and give you two tickets, not be your punching bags or give you a chance to negotiate your bounty when you're being openly hostile.

I swear dudes will just bodycamp for sport. The other day went to a dead guy way out in the sticks and a dude was body camping him and denied him, I asked him why he couldn't just text RnR that information 10 minutes ago and spare a trip during a time with a ton of calls and his response was "I just found this dude here and want to fuck with him" smdfh.

What you're seeing here is advanced warfare lawfare. I will be hereby offering my services pro bono to the NYPD, altough with how well written this cease & desist is, I believe that your in-house counsel is more than equipped to handle the majority of proceedings.

I'm going to be real, the ERT idea was good but whoever thought of organizing it like this was smoking crack. People have been clamoring for Cpls to have the Type 115 and for POs to lose the CMR, the ERT license would have been great for that : removing the CMR from non-ERT POs, giving ERT POs the tier 3, and adding the vintage gear shop to ERT Corporals. Even then, the price of the licence and the equipment should have been revisited to be higher, and the things each rank has access to should have been more limited because suppressors at the Corporal level make no sense and you can see that SAPD were going to benefit more than anyone else. Another interesting idea would have been giving Corporals some modified armor for pushing big fights (think up-armored pickup) and maybe access to the Orca outside federal events instead of a papier maché heli with flares. Like often happens, an idea that could have made the Jr APD stronger while keeping things balanced was utterly mismanaged because some seniors couldn't resist the idea of giving themselves cheap new toys and buffing their ranks at the detriment of the rest of the server and the faction. Make no qualms about it; within a week all SAPD would be running around with that shit leading to an inevitable nerf or removal, and senior is an utter money printer to the extent that some of the richest players on the server are career APD making millions a day with expenses of a few 100k.

Always record, this goes double if you're part of a whitelisted faction. It's not about reporting people, but if you record, unless you're outright rule breaking or being extremely reckless a counter-recording with some grey areas is enough to dissuade most players from taking administrative action.

Closer to a medical alert bracelet tbh

Def, a lot of the cheating accusations would be disproven by a kill cam. Still, there are some groups and some players who are sketchy as hell even if most cheating isn't.

@ -dante- has been kicking around the server for close to a decade at this point. When I was Jr APD in 2017 he would consistently play with everyone and listed to their grievances or ideas despite being a sous-chef and the norm being closed channels. As a staff member he was always one of the most accessible ones to the point where even if you had a very stupid rules question he'd explain it without judgment. Luckily I haven't dealt with him in years because I follow the rules 95% of the time, but despite having a golden ticket to retirement he came back, is one of the most active staff members and actually gives a shit. I disagree with his opinion and his judgement from time to time, but no one can say he's not competent and motivated.

The balance is : if you do any sheisty shit with the special gear you can be sent straight to jail by the APD and you are blocked via a script from doing any illegal runs blocking you into legal. Advanced rebel also gives other benefits like special vehicles, an expanded weapons shop, better rebel gear while WPL just gives you a T3 vest and a shitty 6.5 rifle.

How the APD finna be in Kavala with the new muskets