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I don't understand why on earth you want criminals doing crimes with legal guns. Does this server really have so bad gun economy for illegals, that you need to fix it with letting everyone have legal guns? Also wouldn't getting illegal gun promote more RP because you need to make connections and such for them?

So the current prices is just a stop gap. Call it a shortage of imports whilst the government figures out new policy. We've already discussed this and are deciding on a new price range as we felt the first ones were too cheap. The new range will be about $500 to $800 for a pistol, and up to $1300 for a rifle. We want to make it a financial investment, an incentive to remain alive and out of danger as long as possible, but still provide a viable way for someone to defend themselves. This is paired with the fact ammo is ridiculously cheap and has no buy cap. On top of this, we are also looking at a cheaper way for a security company to source firearms for their company. Possibly a x% discount at the gun store to act as your company reimbursing the purchase. As part of the changes to legal guns, we have also introduced open carry laws that mean you can open carry your rifle in certain spaces, and you can freely open carry a handgun anywhere except the prison. A large part of the reason gun prices were hiked is because legal factions weren't communicating with each other. A police officer would revoke a license and not tell anybody, and then the government would go ahead and re-issue it, and the offenders would retain access to cheap guns. The steep price hike was intended as a way to break this cycle before starting a new one. We do not want to implement OOC background checks beyond "has this person been banned from a PF license before". Being part of a gang does not disqualify a person for a license, and I feel that gangs' reliance on PF guns was heavily overstated by police factions that were encountering guns every day. It has since been determined that it was actually black market guns that were the issue, not legal ones. With recent changes, meaning police factions can see whether or not a gun was bought legally, extra logging for the issuance and revocation of licenses, and changes to the minimum level one must be to even get a license, we are comfortable returning prices to a realistic level. The price change will be made today (20 August). Everything else has already been done.

Background Preston King was born on July 4th, 1992, to parents John Jacob King and Catherine Mary King. In his traditional, conservative household, patriotism was always held in high regard. That, in addition to being born on the same day as the country he loves most, drove him into service with the U. S. Army at the age of 18, serving as an 11C Indirect Fire Infantryman during the tail-end of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. Preston met his wife, Rachel, in 2016 when he was between tours of duty. Soon thereafter, they were married and welcomed their first child, James, into the world. As his child grew up, much of the time without a father, Preston began feeling a strong desire to leave the service and do something that would allow him to be at home to see more of his son's formative years. Having just signed a 5-year re-enlistment contract before meeting Rachel, he was contractually-committed to his duty until 2020. Preston served during five tours of duty in Afghanistan during his time in service, finally being withdrawn during the 2020 withdraw under President Donald J. Trump and achieving the final rank of Sergeant. Following his separation, at the age of 28 and with 10 years of service, he received a disability rating for partial hearing loss as a result of his job assignment, which primarily involved firing mortars and other artillery. He used his GI Bill funding, in addition to his disability payments, to regularly attend Criminal Justice classes and received an Associates Degree at the age of 30. Preston's goals have not changed, however, and he still sought to serve his country in any possible way. Despite his career change, one thing remains the same - his core values. Above all, Preston values Family. Second to that, he values God. Below God, he values Country. Lastly, he holds his duty and obligations of service above all, believing that a life of service is the duty of any god-fearing man. Military Service Preston served in the Army for a total of 12 years, renewing his contract twice and achieving the rank of Staff Sergeant. His whole career was spent in service with the 87th Infantry Regiment, a component of the 10th Mountain Division. By the end of his career, he had worked his way from a 107mm mortar operator to the role of squad leader. He served valiantly in various corners of Afghanistan, primarily in the vicinity of Bagram Air Base. He also saw service in Kabul, Helmand, and Kandahar throughout his five tours of duty. During his time in service, his unit was awarded the Meritorious Unit Citation for their continued deployments in Afghanistan. Individually, he earned the Good Conduct medal each time he was eligible for it - never once did he sustain a blemish on his impeccable service record. He was also awarded the Army Commendation Medal for his performance, which his superiors described as "exemplary". After twelve years, he sought to spend more time with his family. Having seen war for far too long, he received an honorable discharge and ended his service in 2022. Ties to White Supremacy When Preston was in his late adolescent years, prior to his military service he became affiliated with a local group of white supremacists in his area. From around the age of 16 or 17, Preston began harboring extreme hateful feelings toward islamic cultures. Having taken the attacks on 9/11 personally, his tours of duty in Afghanistan became a sort of crusade against a religion he viewed as abhorrent to the American way of life. These feelings were solidified in a small tattoo, the Wolfsangel, on his shoulder blade. He has a few other tattoos with cryptic references to White Supremacy culture, such as the roman numeral symbols for the number "14". To his surprise, he was able to find a few like-minded groups during his time in the military. This is where he learned to keep his beliefs secretive. He unknowingly participated in multiple hate crimes when back at home, serving as transportation for the men in the group who were performing such acts. Most of the time, however, he took out his frustrations in the theatre of war. More than once, he committed acts that some may have considered war crimes - however, due to the "fog of war", he was able to get away with everything. One such incident, however, haunts him and has caused him to consider whether his beliefs are true. When Preston was serving during a deployment in the Kandahar region of Afghanistan, he allowed his hateful beliefs to cloud his better judgment. When he was alone one night on security duty, he shot and killed an unarmed twelve-year old Afghani boy. His beliefs had ultimately led him into a mindset where all Afghanis were the enemy, even if they were small children. When his fellow troops responded to the sound of gunfire, he fabricated a story that the boy had been carrying something that looked like a firearm - a story that, while technically true, was truly a lie by omission. In truth, Preston had murdered the boy and feared he would be dishonorably discharged or imprisoned if he told the unbridled truth. Despite his reservations and the nightmares accompanying the incident, he never performed any kind of deep examination of his feelings or his beliefs. After leaving the military, he connected with another local white supremacy group. In becoming a Correctional Officer, he began networking discretely with the Aryan Brotherhood (AB) operating within the San Andreas State Prison system. He currently serves as an asset when called upon, and performs various favors for his white compatriots.

I don't want to be rude or sound pessimistic but this server to me seems more like a glorified cops and robbers/low RP server. Shootings are happening at such a big rate that it just isn't fun anymore. You about to be caught? How about I shoot myself out of this situation. Teamspeak is way overused and casual OOC talks are now happening in IC TAC channels. There is zero oversight on the use of force of LEO's since there is no requirement for people to file reports on questionable shootings or suspects who die during their arrest (apart from the very few supervisors who can be on scene). Normally IA would review those reports and investigate if it's fishy. I can go on and on but I honestly think it's subpar and should need a drastic review.

This. I have always said that LSRP's biggest threat is not other communities, but its own management. A community needs active management that consistently makes an effort to keep the server running, whether it's development or something else. We need weekly updates. @ImperiumXVII is diligently working to roll out updates, but we want more than just minor updates. Don't misunderstand me; we deeply appreciate every bit of effort, but we also yearn for more significant updates. Expanding the staff, adjusting the development team, rules regulations, modifying gun prices, or introducing new updates won't make a difference if the core management remains inactive. This is simply the truth. A faction could be situated in the best location, having a decent amount of members, but if the leader isn't active or doesn't display genuine concern for the faction, it will gradually diminish. Many of us remain loyal to this community and want it to thrive. All we ask in return is for some attention from those in higher positions. If they cannot provide this, then perhaps they should pass the ball to someone who genuinely cares about the community and has the capability to lead it effectively. If you rarely log onto the forum, then I'm unsure how it's going to remain active.

Really appreciate your time and effort! This really helps!

This is my new favorite serial. Keep it up.

Una moltitudine di fattori, principalmente l'economia e tante piccole feature QoL mancanti, che sommate possono far storcere il naso a molti. Questo gioco ha un sacco di potenzialità a livello di script, ma come feature sembra di stare su SAMP. Mettici anche uno staff lentino, sia a livello di update che come approccio con l'utenza (ti dicono di creare roleplay per guadagnare soldi in questa economia, poi mandi richiesta schema e ci mettono una settimana per risponderti), e il danno è fatto. Parecchi utenti dell'altro server desistono dal trasferirsi qui per una questione di asset, ma il problema principale, ultimamente, è causato da Rage stesso, e non è l'unico server afflitto da problemi di connessione. Io penso che questo server di potenzialità ne abbia, ma bisognerebbe agire tempestivamente per risolvere suddette cose.

Hey buddy! We don't take kindly to people who use logic here!

GTA V map is huge. Even in servers with 500+ players, Los Santos feels relatively empty. That's why establishing roleplay hubs is important. Even during the golden years in SAMP, if you went to most parts in the western part of Los Santos, they would've been empty.

The issue doesn't lay in the location. County is even bigger than Los Santos and there's no way you're keeping players in one small town - there's just not enough space for most RP venues, especially illegal. Several key issues I see at the moment: - Slow development. Server updates are becoming even more rarer as the time goes, and so far these updates are minor and small. I don't know if it's because the developers busy or perhaps they are working on several big projects to release them all at once. I hope it's the second option. - Communication. Ever since Sal went on LOA, communication has been down a lot. No more staff meetings, no more news from the management. Again, I really hope this is silence before something big from their side. But players don't like silence. - Incomplete economy. Some people complain that the realistic economy model is bad. I personally think that it is good, but certain things are either missed out or done the wrong way. For example, car prices are wrong - some of them are too expensive, some are way too cheap. Rental car system is done terribly wrong - it's 20 times too cheap, there's absolutely no accountability, etc. Basically $20 burner cars that you can use for anything without any consequences, which also fucks up things for taxi businesses and transit schemes. Lack of ability to sell/scrap cars, etc. - Surplus of LEO. I'll be lynched for this, but there's too much players in PD/SD - most evenings 1/4-5th of the server are on duty officers. That's something you'd see in a C&R server. There's no challenge for the LEO players and they way overpower illegals - forcing them to RP in enclosed circles somewhere in interiors. Not to mention that most of the LEO players are actually good roleplayers and could really be much more useful in other legal non-LEO and illegal factions, as well as businesses.

Preston is a Correctional Officer and a White Supremacist. He keeps it under wraps, but often disciplines non-white inmates more harshly.

Let's also not take into consideration the fact that this rise in prices just made some banger's PF stash the most profitable purchase in the history of Los Santos.