The Neglect of Mapping for the Illegal Roleplay Community

[Dinero.]

It’s no secret that the illegal roleplay community has been sidelined when it comes to server mapping. Despite years of requests for meaningful updates in areas like Jefferson and other key hotspots for illegal factions, we’re met with silence or half baked excuses about “themes” and “LS realism.” Meanwhile, numerous police stations and irrelevant mapping updates keep appearing in areas that offer little to no value for active roleplayers. After all this time, it’s baffling that there’s still no real effort to prioritise mapping where it’s most needed, within the illegal roleplay community.

 

Let’s be real: the current mapping process is frustrating at best and broken at worst. Members of the illegal community, who are actively driving RP on the server, have consistently reached out, proposed ideas, and even contributed mapping themselves, only to see their work ignored or dismissed without valid reasoning. As one person pointed out, ideas for Jefferson mapping have been floating around since 2019, with little to no progress. Yet somehow, DayZ style mapping and random precincts continue to get implemented, leaving illegal roleplayers wondering if their input even matters.

 

Mapping that could revitalise faction RP, bring life to heavily used areas, and motivate players is repeatedly overlooked. Instead, factions like 38ST and EHC are left to fend for themselves, forced to watch new mapping appear in places where no meaningful roleplay takes place. How does this serve the community? How does this motivate players to stay engaged and continue investing in the server?

 

So here’s the question: why is mapping being prioritised for areas with no active roleplay while active factions are ignored? Where is the collaboration with illegal factions that are actively shaping the server’s RP? And when will the priorities finally shift to reflect what the server actually needs?

 

This isn’t just about one bad mapping release or one team’s failure. It’s about a larger pattern of consistently ignoring the illegal roleplay community while focusing on irrelevant updates that benefit no one. If mapping is supposed to improve the server, then it needs to serve the people who are actually driving its activity. Step up, stop making excuses, and start listening to the players who are trying to keep this server alive.

[izumi]

 

Jack has mentioned that if you've got mapping ready to be added to shoot him a message. Without making an excuse, mapping requests can go unnoticed/aren't followed up on till weeks later etc or any other circumstance like it being buggy etc, but if you have any mapping or anyone else for the matter of fact, message Jack with it.

[Flimerus]

1 hour ago, izumi said:

 

Jack has mentioned that if you've got mapping ready to be added to shoot him a message. Without making an excuse, mapping requests can go unnoticed/aren't followed up on till weeks later etc or any other circumstance like it being buggy etc, but if you have any mapping or anyone else for the matter of fact, message Jack with it.

This TBH, and as for official factions we've built up better communication lines with IFM/Mapping teams such that we can communicate directly to them via discord. So if any official factions want to reach out then hit up either IFM, or their IFM rep and we can directly forward your mapping request should you want to take that route.

 

My only gripe is that updates are rolling out on a monthly basis, and mapping requests usually sit within these updates; it'd be nice if they could be a bit more... On the fly almost? As in not monthly but whenever theyre ready they can be added in, understanding testing must take place (I assume)

Edited December 21, 2024 by Flimerus

[Klag]

I've said this in some other thread but ill leave it here too. 

 

Since I’ve been appointed to IFC there was a total of zero Mapping requests made to the IFC. 

 

I can’t speak to past requests since I have no information on those but I’m available to receive any requests and discuss them with the appropriate teams so it can get handled. 

[JesterJr]

I remember before FBMC closed, meaning before Klag got to his position as he mentions, that IFC already approached us for mapping.

 

We did forward a mapping request back then but went unnoticed.

 

I'm pretty sure current IFC is active enough to follow up requests and get them done.

 

I'd suggest factions to forward them.

Look at what Barons got themselves into.

 

Back in the day, you would NEVER get such thing for your faction (mind you, they were unofficial back then).

 

And I'm pretty sure @drumj and people with his talent are up to help. He actually has helped me a few times with ideas about mapping and decorating.

 

All you gotta do is ask nowadays, to be honest.

 

But I really understand where this thread comes from since I'm too old in here to know how bad it was few years ago.

Edited December 22, 2024 by JesterJr