ASYLUM VS OLYMPUS

[Ascratchycarpet 1]

I play cop/medic/rebel on Asylum and I was curious what the difference is between these two servers? Not biased at all, just curious why you may prefer Olympus over Asylum. Or why you may prefer Asylum for other reasons? 

[Larkerz 173]

oly

[Ascratchycarpet 1]

7 minutes ago, Demon9845 said:

oly

Why do you prefer oly? Have you tried Asylum and still prefer Oly? I plan on hopping on Oly today when I get home from work to see what the main differences are. 

[Millennium 5800]

The talent system is a large difference between the two servers probably.

Idk i prefer Olympus a whole lot more

[Grandma Gary 10477]

12 minutes ago, Ascratchycarpet said:

Why do you prefer oly? Have you tried Asylum and still prefer Oly? I plan on hopping on Oly today when I get home from work to see what the main differences are. 

I joined Asylum and got gunned down by a Pawnee in Kavala so similar experiences I guess ^_^

[Ascratchycarpet 1]

19 minutes ago, Millennium said:

The talent system is a large difference between the two servers probably.

Idk i prefer Olympus a whole lot more

I'll try it out today. 

[Ascratchycarpet 1]

11 minutes ago, Grandma Gary said:

I joined Asylum and got gunned down by a Pawnee in Kavala so similar experiences I guess ^_^

That would be mitch for ya lol. 

[Lucien 3078]

7 minutes ago, Grandma Gary said:

I joined Asylum and got gunned down by a Pawnee in Kavala so similar experiences I guess ^_^

I got all my medic talents on asylum because clint beastwood kept wiping my gang with a pawnee ez money tbh

[Masonn 2834]

One of the big difference from Asylum to Olympus is the NLR or that was one of the main things for me when I switched from Asylum to Olympus

I find Asylum is behind the ball on every other server and not just Olympus development wise.

 

It really depends what your looking to do E:G Cartel fights, Kavala ratting or general scatting

 

A large part of why I switched from Asylum to Olympus was how it's more community ran E:G  Olympus has a civilian council which focuses on 5 main points of gameplay filled by multiple people from different gangs which they can bring up any issues for which players run into where I think Asylum recently introduced a feature which has like 2 random players to bring player concerns to them or something like that? Don't even know if they went through with that and if so no clue who they appointed.

[Monks 1662]

2 minutes ago, Masoooooooooon said:

One of the big difference from Asylum to Olympus is the NLR or that was one of the main things for me when I switched from Asylum to Olympus

I find Asylum is behind the ball on every other server and not just Olympus development wise.

 

It really depends what your looking to do E:G Cartel fights, Kavala ratting or general scatting

 

A large part of why I switched from Asylum to Olympus was how it's more community run E:G  Olympus has a civilian council which focuses and 5 main points of gameplay filled by multiple people from different gangs and  

Nerd

[Masonn 2834]

Just now, Monks said:

Nerd

was hoping no one saw I fat fingered enter by accident

[Ascratchycarpet 1]

8 minutes ago, Masoooooooooon said:

One of the big difference from Asylum to Olympus is the NLR or that was one of the main things for me when I switched from Asylum to Olympus

I find Asylum is behind the ball on every other server and not just Olympus development wise.

 

It really depends what your looking to do E:G Cartel fights, Kavala ratting or general scatting

 

A large part of why I switched from Asylum to Olympus was how it's more community run E:G  Olympus has a civilian council which focuses and 5 main points of gameplay filled by multiple people from different gangs and Asylum recently introduced a feature which has like 2 random players to bring play concerns to them or something like that? Don't even know if they went through with that and if so no clue who they appointed.

What do you mean by NLR? 

 

I like to play cop for coordinated gunfights the most. Medic for money. Rebel for stealing peoples shit and just being an aggressive player. I love pvp 

[CaloomClark 1326]

Olympus ftw dude asylum is literslly just more boring than oly tbh

[Masonn 2834]

36 minutes ago, Ascratchycarpet said:

What do you mean by NLR? 

Chapter 11: New Life Rule

1. If you die for any reason apart from dying by a Arma bug you may not return to that area for 15 minutes. (1 Kilometer from where you died)
   1. Exception: When killed on the Warzone Island or at any cartel NLR will not apply.
   2. Exception: When lethaled by cops at Rebel Outposts, NLR does NOT apply.
2. APD may return to legal areas after death as they see fit. (This is to simulate the size of an actual police force)
3. If APD die in an illegal area they are to return in waves. (Described more in detail in the APD Handbook)
   1. Exception: Bank events are exempt from wave rule.
4. R&R must wait 15 minutes to return to an area if killed by not following directives. (Within reason, more details in R&R Handbook)

 

Just a additional rule which Asylum doesn't have.

 

Sometimes it will favour you if your robbing someone and then on the other hand it will be a pain if you're getting robbed.

[Rafa 2830]

Olympus is better imo because the rules are better and I feel like I run into so many weirdos on asylum, that being said, Olympus is also weird just my kinda weird

[thomaslorddd 621]

Asylum is full of retards that just Bh and it’s frustrating to play decent server just so simple

[Mr GOAT 2081]

They’re both heading for the same spot my graphics card went, don’t worry fam.

[Noahhh! 3606]

I started playing Altis life on Asylum. I ended up quitting Arma. When I came back in 2019, I started playing Olympus instead. I enjoyed the Olympus community better for some reason - that's the thing that kept me coming back here.

Shooting unarmed civs in editor is more fun than either though 

[Mudiwa 784]

42 minutes ago, Noahhh! said:

I started playing Altis life on Asylum. I ended up quitting Arma. When I came back in 2019, I started playing Olympus instead. I enjoyed the Olympus community better for some reason - that's the thing that kept me coming back here.

Shooting unarmed civs in editor is more fun than either though 

Only in Eden can the bomos island castle be a thing

[Overlord 225]

I’ve never been on Asylum, this was the first altis life server I’ve ever been on and they won’t let me leave....

 

Help me

[Fraali 1429]

Personally I feel that Olympus was and is more refined in its rule set as well as how the server plays out. It's not Asylum level roleplay, but not quite wasteland either.

As of right now, Asylum has a more optimized system but also has quite a few more long-standing bugs than we do. Can't say how well their dev team is in terms of implementing ideas, but I feel that we have had a better grasp on quality (Minus bugs on release ). I also don't like the talent system they have in place. Makes it too easy to switch what you're doing without consequence imo.

 I tried both servers for a good 20 hours when I started getting into arma, but always liked Oly more.

[Civak 1731]

As others have said before, the rules on Olympus are pretty clearly written and don't leave much up to individual interpretation. From my recent experiences on Asylum it seems that rules are pulled out of thin air, especially regarding the APD. It also seems that the player base on Olympus generally accept when they get rightfully caught by the APD and don't cause too much of a scene. Even if they do, you're able to go into a 'Support' channel on TeamSpeak and speak with the other player in the situation along with a Support Team member (who generally have a solid grasp of the rules) and hash it out there. On Asylum I've noticed that a lot of people cannot deal with spending 5 minutes in jail and scream their heads off claiming every possible rule break in the world had occurred when they get caught. The lack of proper documentation of the APD handbook, combined with no immediate outlet for handling the situation 'out of RP', ruins a lot of situations on Asylum in my opinion. Another big out-of-game difference would be each server's wiki page. Olympus' wiki was recently made by @Noahhh! (with help from others) and can be found here. All rule changes are reflected on the wiki and help to provide quick and accurate information for new and old players alike. I would highly recommend checking it out.

On another note, cops on Olympus are overpowered. I would say #ChangeMyMind, but you simply can't. On Asylum I constantly hear cops complaining that everything is sided against them (in favor of civilians). You won't hear that too often on Olympus.

[Bloodmoon 2222]

Both servers are shit

[SheriffJohnBeard 309]

I played on Asylum for about 2 years before I came to Olympus, so I hope my opinion means a little bit more than most. I had a lot more fun playing on Asylum than on Olympus. The admins are generally more reasonable in Asylum. Admins took care of comp requests and ban appeals a lot more efficiently. I didn't feel that the admins favored one group of people over another. 

Biggest difference I would say Olympus is more cop-oriented, where Asylum is more civ-oriented. I noticed on Asylum, you can RP your way out of a ticket depending on the cop. I could get a discounted ticket if my stories was good enough and unique. Where in Olympus, it feels like it is an US vs THEM. The majority of people playing as cops on Olympus hold grudges from civ-side and bring it over when they play as a cop. Instant tickets, robotic processing is a norm on Olympus.

 

 

[ares 395]

Oly is better since I quit since nobody wants me