A VISION FOR THE FUTURE (PART II): How LSRP can thrive, not just survive

[Clack]

@n0de101 in terms of Mmartin's activity on LSRP, it has also became a public secret at this point of his whereabouts and what he is currently doing. I'm sure you know what I'm talking about.

 

I was in IFT between April '25 - November '25 and we only got to speak with him somewhat in detail about a drug withdrawal system. We've had a lot of discussions about different topics however that was the only one he personally took part in. All of that was discussed in late May, early June.

 

Whether he is active in the LSRP staff discord, I wouldn't be able to confirm that... However, his forum activity is public for the entire community to see.

 

His last action on the forums is this:

 

 

In his defense, he did log on the forums on the 14th of December 2025. 👍

 

So to rephrase Flaxxer's words, he hasn't been active on the forums for more than 6 months.

Edited 5 hours ago by Clack

[Cursed_King]

Having been a member of this community since 2012, I have witnessed the server’s “death” multiple times—once before the closure and once when the RAGE server was shut down for rework.

I played on both platforms and saw potential in each of them. When it comes to the RAGE server, I was among the last players who remained active. I grinded, roleplayed with factions, and yes, I robbed a lot of houses to steal guns. I come from an era where all I needed was /me and /do to create roleplay. I can absolutely create RP on my own and genuinely enjoy it.

Overall, I enjoyed both platforms. However, when it comes to heavy roleplay, immersion, and creative storytelling, SAMP LSRP is undoubtedly unbeatable. I initially came back to SAMP for nostalgia, but I stayed for the community especially the returning veteran players who built truly great factions. SAMP has, and still has, a lot of potential. Unfortunately, it is often said that the core script is outdated and that developing new features risks breaking it. Still, we have many underrated features such as /spawn, holdable items, and more. SAMP has soul. SAMP has culture and over a decade of lore something RAGE cannot replicate. It is a new universe with unfamiliar aesthetics.

As an IFT member, I tried to support both platforms, but the lack of developers and communication caused me to lose motivation. When it comes to SAMP, we at least want the top voted features that were presented on the UCP. As for RAGE, nobody except staff knows where it is heading. What about the economy? New rules? ROE? Price agreements for guns and drugs?

Players want to play on LSRP SAMP not because of “shitty” computers, but because they are familiar with the platform. They have lore, friendships, and years of developed roleplay skills. It is culture. Many players with high end PCs returned to LSRP SAMP and spent months building factions and developing characters for a reason.

I will not try to compare our community to another, but when it comes to management, LSRP currently cannot compete. That said, we do have many good staff members and dedicated admins such as @badhbh, @Rye, @Aloosh, and others who genuinely care about this community. I have seen their work and their dedication firsthand. I cannot say much about the rest of the staff, as most of them are new faces to me and have not made a noticeable impact.

I agree with many of you here, especially @Kev, @Aloosh, and others who cared enough to share their input with heavy hearts and genuine passion.

This community needs to hear the actual community. Listen to the everyday player. Listen carefully.

When it comes to marketing, unfortunately, the only real way to market this server is to play on it. Encourage staff roleplay in-game, make management approachable to everyone ( @badhbh is very kind, by the way), create subreddits, and spread the word. I have seen several respectable YouTubers who actively test SAMP servers and invite their followers to play if they enjoy them.

https://www.youtube.com/@InternetRob

https://www.youtube.com/@TheJizzy

 

 

[Spellwoven]

11 minutes ago, Cursed_King said:

Having been a member of this community since 2012, I have witnessed the server’s “death” multiple times—once before the closure and once when the RAGE server was shut down for rework.

I played on both platforms and saw potential in each of them. When it comes to the RAGE server, I was among the last players who remained active. I grinded, roleplayed with factions, and yes, I robbed a lot of houses to steal guns. I come from an era where all I needed was /me and /do to create roleplay. I can absolutely create RP on my own and genuinely enjoy it.

Overall, I enjoyed both platforms. However, when it comes to heavy roleplay, immersion, and creative storytelling, SAMP LSRP is undoubtedly unbeatable. I initially came back to SAMP for nostalgia, but I stayed for the community especially the returning veteran players who built truly great factions. SAMP has, and still has, a lot of potential. Unfortunately, it is often said that the core script is outdated and that developing new features risks breaking it. Still, we have many underrated features such as /spawn, holdable items, and more. SAMP has soul. SAMP has culture and over a decade of lore something RAGE cannot replicate. It is a new universe with unfamiliar aesthetics.

As an IFT member, I tried to support both platforms, but the lack of developers and communication caused me to lose motivation. When it comes to SAMP, we at least want the top voted features that were presented on the UCP. As for RAGE, nobody except staff knows where it is heading. What about the economy? New rules? ROE? Price agreements for guns and drugs?

Players want to play on LSRP SAMP not because of “shitty” computers, but because they are familiar with the platform. They have lore, friendships, and years of developed roleplay skills. It is culture. Many players with high end PCs returned to LSRP SAMP and spent months building factions and developing characters for a reason.

I will not try to compare our community to another, but when it comes to management, LSRP currently cannot compete. That said, we do have many good staff members and dedicated admins such as @badhbh, @Rye, @Aloosh, and others who genuinely care about this community. I have seen their work and their dedication firsthand. I cannot say much about the rest of the staff, as most of them are new faces to me and have not made a noticeable impact.

I agree with many of you here, especially @Kev, @Aloosh, and others who cared enough to share their input with heavy hearts and genuine passion.

This community needs to hear the actual community. Listen to the everyday player. Listen carefully.

When it comes to marketing, unfortunately, the only real way to market this server is to play on it. Encourage staff roleplay in-game, make management approachable to everyone ( @badhbh is very kind, by the way), create subreddits, and spread the word. I have seen several respectable YouTubers who actively test SAMP servers and invite their followers to play if they enjoy them.

https://www.youtube.com/@InternetRob

https://www.youtube.com/@TheJizzy

 

 

I think not even AI could say it better.

[Martin_Busato]

Thank you to everyone for the wealth of feedback and staying on topic.

[badhbh]

I'd like to chime in regarding the upset at Martin's activity, mostly inspired by @Clack

 

Currently, Martin is abroad hopefully enjoying himself a lot more than I am. We're unlikely to have a response from him at the moment given the fact that he's on holiday and not expected to be available for the duration.

Hopefully a little clarity and transparency on the Management structure could help:

Martin promoted myself and bobster to Management months ago now, following a discussion where we agreed that the bottleneck to a lot of things was waiting on Management approval. Martin gave me the role of Head of Operations - and bobster was promoted to Head of Staff. I've done my best in the past few months to reduce these waiting times, and ensure that nothing much is sat around waiting for Management's green light.

 

Head of Operations was Martin's role. He is now Head of Development and is generally not involved in the day-to-day running of the community anymore. When he held this role, and the community were upset with his activity (or perceived lack of), I could understand. Martin is still involved, and when changes are made - his input is invaluable but ultimately, the server's management is 10x more active than before in recent months, we haven't gone anywhere. All of this is 100% intentional as Martin's main focus can now be on what he enjoys, which is development. I've seen some of the work he's done for RAGE in particular, and I'm so excited for the community to get their hands on it. I'll happily lecture Martin for not logging into the forums, but the management/leadership and development team generally converse outside of LSRP platforms altogether. 
 

Nobody has "run away with the donations" if that was the case, the server would not be online because nobody else is paying for it.
This was something I originally noticed the few bad actors who some of you have let work you into an absolute tizzy, start by saying. The fact that the server has not once gone unpaid should do more than enough to dispel that conversation.

I've seen people complain about management's activity and lack of approachability, but praise my activity, care and attention in the same breath. 
What is it you're looking for exactly from Management, or feel that you/the server or community are lacking? 

[Mythos]

Instead of expanding the target and keeping the players you have, you continue to ban them here across the forum. Speaking as a player who is about to be banned soon, just remove all the bans and give the few players you still have the little respect they deserve. I'm ashamed of this management every single day.

Edited 3 hours ago by Mythos

[gillard]

7 minutes ago, Mythos said:

Instead of expanding the target and keeping the players you have, you continue to ban them here across the forum. Speaking as a player who is about to be banned soon, just remove all the bans and give the few players you still have the little respect they deserve. I'm ashamed of this management every single day.

If you are banned there must be reason for it. So yeah, you gotta understand that if State law says "NO ROBBING STORES" and you rob a store and you go to jail. It's on you buddy. It's not fault of a state that they had a rule/law. 

[Split1t3times]

6 minutes ago, gillard said:

If you are banned there must be reason for it. So yeah, you gotta understand that if State law says "NO ROBBING STORES" and you rob a store and you go to jail. It's on you buddy. It's not fault of a state that they had a rule/law. 

they ban 1 or 3 people a day bro, what are you waiting from the community? to grow when people appeal for the ban at least they give them 5 months or 3 nowadays, thats why lsrp is diying hopefully yall unban roleplayers and keep cheaters banned.

[jack]

I'm locking this thread for now. There has been a lot more said since I commented, due to Christmas festivities my response is coming a little later than I initially anticipated.

 

Once I have replied I will re-open this once again.

 

Thanks to everyone leaving their feedback. Check back soon.