Where did everyone go

[vee]

Sadly I'll have to lean on the same side as the comments above, fact is, the server’s overstaffed and half the staff aren’t even proper SAMP admins. The ones left are either incompetent or too tangled up in everything. When the people meant to enforce rules are the same ones writing and benefiting from them, the system collapses into a self-serving circle. The same guy doing drug schemes is the main investigator, the same guy doing company schemes is doing events, and I can keep going. Feels like 40% of the playerbase are staff "stakeholders". I've tried my best to add value to this server either through staff applications, scheme applications, company requests, etc. and every time I was not allowed to have the things that would develop my RP or allow me to have a smidge chance to change something. Additionally I've pointed out many times that the server glorifies illegal RP to the point where any attempt to do something outside of that scene feels like a waste of time. As for me - I’m stepping away from LS-RP entirely. I’ll be exploring other RP platforms and focusing on other games for now. You can only polish the same broken machine for so long. Last Friday at 8 PM my time the server had 25 players on and I'm not about to lose sleep just to meet someone I probably won't even enjoy playing with.

Edited November 3 by vee

[Gnarp]

1 hour ago, vee said:

Additionally I've pointed out many times that the server glorifies illegal RP to the point where any attempt to do something outside of that scene feels like a waste of time. 

How exactly does the server glorify illegal roleplay over anything else? There's tens of company features, people make millions out of it while investing 1/4 the effort it takes into running an illegal faction.

I've interacted with both sides of the server at length, and I can safely say that if I ever wanted to make it 'big' in terms of gaining assets, world presence, or generally a crowd to roleplay with - I'd stick to running a company. 

 

Civilian/Company roleplayers get access to licensed guns, free vehicles, large financial handouts, and businesses that they can acquire for dirt cheap; those pump out 5x their monthly upkeep through entrance fees alone.

Not to mention the population is mainly made up of non-faction players and police factions; who don't shy away from overkilling any criminal interaction they have the pleasure of witnessing. 

 

The server's tides are balanced, if not completely tilted towards your side. 

[Martinela]

Almost 90 players tonight. Not bad for a server that’s “dead” and “done”. 
 

Let’s keep it up and hopefully get staff to be more participating.

[Spellwoven]

Had more fun with 20 players that want to roleplay without - BUY SELL GUNS DRUGS

Then with 200+ people who are just driving around, DMing, trucking
It's not about the playerbase, it's about how people enjoy and roleplay.

I was also DMed by a random with an M4 but who cares
People should try new types of roleplay, make a new char with a fresh start ilegal or legal.
Take screens, develop your char, listen to music while you play n just enjoy it while you can

[NevadaUSA]

I joined this server pretty late, last November. Played very actively, until March, took a long break, just returned like September or so. Before I took a break, everyone was saying the server's dying blablabla, but I came back months later and it's still active, I still found the same people RPing the same thing as when I took the break. What I found is that here, even with small playerbase, there's more RP than on a large server with hundreds of players. Can we just not say SAMP is dead?! I've seen SAMP servers currently with 700+ players. Whining is not going to solve anything.

 

Before I tried GTA:V RP, I thought SAMP was cooked, too, but after going on a heavy text RP server there, I realized it's not the case. V offers a different kind of RP than SAMP.  The two can coexist with each other. Statistically, it's more likely to find people who are willing to play on LS-RP than not.

 

Food for thought:

• Gamers worldwide: ~3.2 billion

• Even if only 0.01% of gamers are interested in text-based RP, that’s 320,000 potential players.

• A healthy server only needs 400–500 players.

My question to everyone: how do you expect more players if the only people knowing about LS-RP either accidentally found it or came back for the nostalgia? Advertising is the key to get more players. I believe that more people can run SAMP than GTA:V. 

Edited yesterday at 10:48 AM by NevadaUSA

[KaiKola]

The North American player base seems to have fallen right off, there's maybe 9 people online in my timezone (GMT-8) on any given night when I can actually play. The server was always most active in European (?) timezones, but the player base has definitely shifted heavily that way.

LSRP is nostalgia for me, I joined this in 2009 and always check in from time to time. It had a resurgence during 2020 lockdown and when the SAMP version came back online again. After reuniting with old faction mates, I'm pretty sure they left for GTA 5 and other shit. Nostalgia isn't enough to keep me RPing, not steadily with a faction anyways. Usually find myself trolling for a bit then logging out. 

 

That being said, SA:MP and LS:RP still has plenty of potential. LSRP has a well made script and blueprint for its roleplayers. But  every player who logs in for the first time that runs around, has nothing to do, no car to drive, and nobody to play with, that logs out for good is a big loss for the server at this point. Because the old base has aged out and the new base grew up with GTA 5. If the player base continues to fizzle out they are gonna have to find a way to streamline the process for new players to get acquainted with the server. 

Running into LS from the airport with no license to get a rental isn't a thrilling start. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited 10 hours ago by KaiKola

[Brixxshill674]

2007-2009= Learning the ways of RP, server was humble hardly no egos
2010-2018= Prime LS-RP, Prime Gang Roleplay, Prime Crime Families
2019-2021= Hmmm it's good enough.
2022-2026 = Aight.. Y'all DMers and Admins are tripping, I'm out.

 

Hahaha look at you all beating around the bush lying to yourself.
The REAL reason why so many proper actual roleplayers left LS-RP is because.
Admins don't ban players who are DMing, it's like staff are making up excuses for their DM its crazy lol.. many of us non trollers/dmers seen it.

Staff don't want to ban players because the playerbase is already low.

Think about how many times you've seen on youtube ''MASS DM'' titled videos and other DM videos these accounts have lasted years on LS-RP getting unbanned countless times. There's players like Kendrick Carson and his friends for example I've seen these guys get reported for DM countless times, theyre still on the server DMing lool. No point reporting anymore.

I'd say from 2010-2014 breaking rules would get you a crazy length ban. 
Ban evading, DM, Hacking etc. My first ban in 2011 I got banned for like a whole year and some months literally. Staff didn't play games back then. If you get caught DMing, Hacking on LS-RP since 2020+ LMAO you get pat on the back and unbanned within 5weeks. Just ask Suso n the LS-RP dm community
them boys lasted years!!!!! LOL I could name 30-50 known LS-RP dmers only around 7 are banned currently, rest got away with it and went to GTA5.
Where they follow rules and act correct because you ain't getting away with the things you can get away with on LSRP just facts. Try certain things once on GTA5 you aint ever coming back, 4 years later still banned.

Because GTA5 admins ban players regular when GTA6 comes out on PC, GTA5 will probs have 250 active players while GTA6 is out because the game isn't filled with DMers and Hackers like LS-RP, you can still enjoy and have proper RP.