ChrisRid

-1 I like this suggestion on face value. For those who love building it would be a fantastic tool and would unlock so many new possibilities. However as you've mentioned, wherever there's a tool that CAN be used to minge, it DOES get used to minge. Even if there were limits set, a small percentage of people will experiment and eventually find ways of causing chaos. For example - even if we restricted large props, imagine being stuck in a prop so small that nobody could see who's it was. It's a good idea for sure, but I'm going to have to go -1 on this one.

It's funny you mention this because I've had something in the works for a little while actually. I just need a bit more free time, I won't half-do it lol

+1 I totally agree that it would be great for job commands to be added into the job description in order for new players to adopt them easier. GMod can be a little confusing with a steep learning curve for newbies, and I feel this would benefit a lot of people who struggle in the beginning potentially.

It's ok xFish, this is a ban that I put through yesterday and his SteamID is actually STEAM_0:1:61510234 With regards to your ban @sunnymuffinsI received a report from Goofy Guy who claimed that you were fading-door-abusing and then disconnected during a raid, just after he had killed you. He provided me with a clip which you can watch below as part of the recording of the sit. It shows him raiding your base and making it most of the way in, before you began fading-door-abusing and exchanged gun fire until he ultimately killed you, at which point he continued cracking the last keypad, at which point you disconnected. It's against the rules to disconnect during a raid, and while I would prefer the option of issuing a warn for FailRP / FDA, we are unable to place warns for a disconnected player. I actually reached out to management to ask about the suggested punishment for this case (the admin reviewing this appeal can see this in the Executive Chat) and it was confirmed that a ban for FailRP & LTAP is the correct course of action. In future my best advice would be to wait until the raid is over before disconnecting, by which time the raiders should have claimed your printers if they were intending to steal them from you. Please see my evidence below: Proof of dissconnect:

Neutral While I do think that this would be a good change, I believe there was a specific reason it had to be done this way, but Garnet would be able to elaborate. I’ll remain neutral for now until I learn more.

I'm the same, I used to play probably around the same kind of time actually, back when the map was often Hometown 1999 and printers never had coolers (they just blew up at some point randomly) lol. Those were the days! I love that DarkRP is still going, and it's things like this which probably keep it alive in fairness. I just personally prefer the original vanilla days and this server (while not 100% vanilla) has been the closest to it that I've known. I have no doubt though everyone would love a casino and a plethora of other mods, but it saddens me because I knew the day would come and it's so distant now from what I grew to love. Just a personal preference, and probably not a popular one lol.

-1 While I do really like this idea, the reason for my -1 is for the added difficulty in terms of moderation. I think it would add a great dynamic to the RP aspect and I like the examples that you have given of ways in which the Mayor might react (such as lowering taxes, or abolishing a law, etc) as this is an interesting take. It's just that I can see a massive increase in reports with reasons such as "raided PD before 5 mins was up" or "I removed the law and they still raided the PD" or "adverted raid but didn't give any reason" or even "RDM? I was countered in the 5 mins before I could raid the PD". So it will undoubtably add a large number of additional reports. Plus when it comes to raid timers (cooldown etc) they definitely have a place, nobody wants to be raided repeatedly, but where possible I think it's better to avoid additional timers for simplicity and speed of handling reports. Like I say though, it's a great suggestion but just a little difficult to moderate perhaps

You could always do /roll which gives 1-100, so 1-50 or 51-100 for a coin toss Ahh crap, I mean I know everyone will love this for sure but vanilla DarkRP to me is the one. It was going to happen one day I guess

Neutral I do agree with this actually, warns stay on record for a couple of weeks and if a player repeatedly breaks rules, they will eventually get banned for exceeding the warn limit. This has the added benefit of keeping track of repeated rule-breakers when different staff members are online and perhaps don't know about previous reports that have taken place. However, there are some good reasons to jail someone instead. For example, I have taken reports where a player is just a little worked up about something, and taking 5 mins to chill (being jailed) does a better job at preventing revenge on the reporter then a warn would. For a good player who generally follows the rules, being jailed by spawn is a bit embarrassing and similarly does a better job at preventing further issues. Or for the more professional minges, if there's someone that's genuinely and very obviously attempting to mass RDM but have only killed 2 people so far, a 12 minute jail isn't generally something they want to wait out so they tend to LTAP after a minute or two in the clink, which allows us to go ahead and ban them for RDM & LTAP before they even got their 3rd kill in So while I agree that warns do a great job at keeping track of behaviour, jailing does have it's place. I would however see a good argument for warns to always be given alongside jailing. As it stands, this is possible when someone breaks two different rules.

Neat idea with the prefix, it's nice for new players to know who's staffing on the server and hopefully it'll show a fantastic presence from the team. I'm hyped that the events are back too! We had a great time before and it will certainly boost the activity during low-pop times! Awesome update!

Hope to catch you around when you have some spare time All the best in the meantime mate!

That's truly awesome news! He's definitely in good hands with the right people Keeping my fingers crossed that Dude pulls through this like a champion

+1 Yea, I think this makes a lot of sense actually and I love the idea! Better yet, what if you obtained the hat by simply playing on the SWRP server? If that’s possible then I think that would be great. Perhaps also for MRP and TTT too?

Neutral (for now) You have a genuinely fantastic application, however I can’t give you a +1 until you’ve read the staff rules. Have a good read through them, edit your post as required and I’ll keep an eye out to edit my response once you’ve done so

Well done to everyone who’s helped make the server awesome through your hard work and commitment, it’s fantastic to see the server we all love move high up in the rankings! A big congratulations to our MVP’s @Wendoly and @Chawheadfor your massive sit counts, top work guys! For those who perhaps didn’t quite meet the mark, don’t worry, the start of a new month brings new possibilities so let’s get back in there! It takes time to learn and progress, and making mistakes is just a part of your onward journey as long as we learn from them. Don’t be disheartened. I’m hoping that this month I’ll be around a bit more, it’s been super busy (work-wise) but things are beginning to become more stable finally! Can’t wait to have a laugh with you all! Here’s to another month, cheers

Really sorry to hear this news mate, but stay strong and hopeful, you’re doing what’s best for him. I’m hoping he’ll make a fast recovery

-1 As mentioned by others, the Adv. Dupe isn't pay-to-win, it just provides convenience. In fact I'd actually recommend that new players spend some time building bases and gradually improving, as it's quite an important learning process, while having the added benefit of encouraging exploration of the map and trying out new ideas. Regardless, the Adv. Dupe isn't a necessity and donating helps support the server financially. If you can't afford to buy VIP yourself, then as Shank said you could always trade with someone in-game (they buy you VIP for x-amount of RP cash) which is quite a common way of getting it actually

+1 Awesome idea, I had no idea it didn’t go into the vault already to be honest, and it makes sense that it should. I think Shank made great points too, from the PD’s perspective bailing is a good thing rather than a bad thing as they benefit from the money going into the vault (with them getting a share). Plus it also incentivises additional people to want to play as PD when they see that people are getting bailed, while also encouraging people to raid the PD vault. Great idea!

-1 While I don’t mind the idea of some balancing, like perhaps changing keypads to crack in 7 seconds instead of 10, I’m strongly against keeping fading doors open for several minutes, or adding a damage buff while cracking keypads. As a baser myself, I have (when I had more time on my hands) spent a ton of time on the server basing / farming. If it was too easy for someone to raid me then I probably wouldn’t have spent anywhere near as much time as I have done, given a good 40% of my time is made up of farming. Conversely, there’s an abundance of raiders who might hop on for an hour or two at most to raid. The trade off isn’t ideal in that sense. There will always be plenty of raiders, but the big-time farmers are in short supply these days it seems.

This is epic! Tons of great features and fixes, I love it! Bit early for the Xmas map though @Nutter , it’s still November hehe I’ll do this as soon as I get home from work, spread the word!

Neutral While I like the idea of the vault filling up more quickly as a larger reward for raiding it, my concern is that if the vault DID get raided then I feel it's likely that police would change job given they would need to wait a long time for the vault to fill back up again. On the other hand, it does seem like a good idea to evenly split the surplus once it's been filled as a greater reward for their time served. I'm just thinking out-loud but I'll stay neutral for now.

Awesome update! Genuinely over the moon that you've added duration support for /gag and /mute, in the past when there's been a group of minges I've literally been writing down the times I've muted them at, so I can fairly and equally un-mute them individually at 3 / 5 / 10 min intervals, so this alone is great. Love the other commands and fixes though, the 'oopsie ban' especially is brilliant lmao

+1 I like the reasons that you've given for wating to join the staff team, and from what you've said you have some good qualities that would be beneficial when staffing on the server. I haven't had the chance to meet you, but with a number of referrals from current staff members it's clear that you have the support of the community. I see you also have a clean record (no prior bans) which shows that you're of a good character which I believe is essential, as staff members should lead by example. The only thing that I would say is that a commitment of 10-12 hours daily may prove to burn you out pretty quickly! The enthusiasm is fantastic, but try to take plenty of breaks and ensure you maintain a good balance between staffing and living the rest of your life. Keep us updated on the F150 engine swap by the way, that sounds awesome! I wish you the best of luck

I don't think a fat player model is that deeply offensive, it's DarkRP after all There's far worse to be worried about I stand by my +1, I like the idea but with the suggested rules (no basing, limit players to 1) nothing that's not already in effect with some other classes. Even if 1000HP is excessive, it would still be a laugh at a mild HP boost with reduced speed. Raiders have been asking for increased ability to raid for a while, and I think this would not only offer that but also be a good laugh in general

I'd like to provide the following information for the benefit of the admin who deals with this staff report and because it's related to the situation. I won't handle this myself, as I'm already involved by way of the initial appeal. InternetFunnyMan reached out to me following that appeal which I denied and I have given the following information, in case it wasn't clear initially. I hoped that this would help make things clear: