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I want to start by thanking everyone who has taken the time to share their feedback. It’s clear that many of you are frustrated and upset with the current state of the server, including myself, and I want to assure you that your voices are being heard. Your concerns are completely valid and I'm going to try everything in my power to get these actioned. These kinds of topics often spiral out of control and end up being locked or archived, which only adds more fuel to the fire; that won’t be the case here. As many of you know, or don't, I was recently appointed Head of Player Experience for the RAGE server. While my role is focused on RAGE, I understand that the issues raised by the community affect both servers and I want to make it clear that I’m working to improve things for everyone. I’m here to prove to you that I’m the right person for the job and that your trust is not misplaced. One thing that has bothered me for the past few months is the leadership team. It’s no secret that some individuals in positions of power haven’t been contributing and that has a direct impact on everyone’s experience. If someone isn’t fulfilling their role, they won’t be in that position anymore and I will push for it to be actioned. I have no patience for inactivity or complacency. My priority is pushing for the right people in roles who will make a real impact and bring about meaningful change, such as the Illegal Faction Team. Another issue that bothers me is the toxicity within the community. I know many of you feel that certain individuals are receiving too much attention, creating a negative environment. A quick glance through #main, and you can see it for yourself; this needs to change. I want to see an environment where constructive feedback and healthy discussions can thrive, not one where negativity dominates. I’m committed to addressing toxic behaviour and creating a more respectful and supportive community moving forward. Imperium's original post hits the hammer on the nail and I do not blame him or Cake for leaving whatsoever. While my role is focused on RAGE, I want to stress that SAMP is still a core part of LS-RP’s legacy. It’s where we started and it holds a special place in all our hearts. I’m not going to forget about SAMP and I will continue to work to ensure both communities feel valued. Another point is the diminishing roleplay experience, particularly around street-level gang roleplay and high-stakes interactions that once made LS-RP stand out. I agree with you, those elements need to return. I’m committed to working with whoever needs be to get the ball rolling. Everyone deserves the opportunity to help shape the server into something that feels real and engaging. I know there’s a lot that needs fixing, and while I can’t promise everything will be resolved overnight, I want to assure you that I am fully committed to improving both servers. The community deserves to feel heard, respected, and valued, and I will make sure that’s exactly what we provide moving forward. I want to remind everyone in the staff team that without this community, we wouldn’t be where we are today. Please feel free to reach out to me directly on Discord if you want to discuss anything further, I’m always available and I can assure you that I won’t ignore your messages.

Why keep inactive testers and admins around? Remove them. Make space for people who are actually working towards a better community. Start advertising & promoting the god damn server! Listen to your community. Illegal factions have been waiting for mapping & other things for months on months, to the point where they end up closing. Now look at the illegal scene, hardly any active gang factions. The same thing that once use to keep this server thriving. Shit, we was told there was a new ROE being set-up MONTHS ago, how long does it really take to write up a new ROE? Lol. And remember, without US the player base/community, you admins/lead admins/testers/management have NOTHING. Get off your high horse, you don't get paid to do this, so take time to respect and acknowledge your community. You are here to help build the server up & make it a better place for us role-players to role-play in, same way we are here to keep this server active by logging in & roleplaying. Revamp the whole of IFM or whatever it's called too, coz yall suck and have zero knowledge about the streets, clearly. my list can go on To add. I agree with what Eren has said, and we need people with that type of motivation taking the key roles in admin positions. Drumj is another good example too. I've been on this server 15 years & seen it's ups and downs & the worst thing you can do is ignore your community, the ones who make LS-RP what it is.

I'm happy to actually see constructive and actionable feedback on this thread. This is also not a place to squash your personal beefs, so we'll moderate this thread more if it's not pertinent to a bigger picture discussion or if it's flat out inflammatory.

We don't want this to lean towards being a generic faction so we will have our own personal twist. If you've found the thread interesting and want to participate and join us on this journey then we expect you to know that you will have to develop a character and focus on bringing out the realism aspect in the environment. Any information regarding sending CK permission, the faction rules, backstory & more can be found inside the Discord channel which you can join by clicking the link below. DISCORD

Even the mere illusion of activity is enough at this point. Reducing wait times for requests and removing inactive staff members should be a good start.

I completely agree Martin, its been refreshing to see. The reactions to my post show people care. The solutions are actually fairly simple, it may mean some difficult conversations need to take place but its worth it and this community is definitely supportive of change and want to see it thrive. We need everyone to chip in with their opinions, everyone needs to be heard.

Feel like when some staff came back to the server on launch, especially some admins, ifm etc, they came back for that feeling of power but were quickly demotivated when they realised returning players weren't 13 years old anymore and actually had demands for success and an ability to be a voice for concern. End of the day, SAMP is old, the player base has potential to grow but nothing crazy. The player base was huge on relaunch due to nostalgia and people wanting to DM for fun, that was it. What you're left with now is those who can commit some time to role-playing and those who want to create story lines instead of DMing/breaking rules. If you want to raise the player base: Fix marketing, it is the key to growth. I know content creators was brought up somewhere, do it, Tiktok whatever Incentivise new players, they're joining a server were people are 10+ years head of them.. Revamp IFM and actually listen to illegal factions. Obviously people are going to be demotivated when they've asked for mapping that never happens yet PD/SD get whatever they need (mostly staff too, funny enough) Make activity a key in gaining official status, and keeping it. This should be looked at monthly. Too many official factions with no activity. Give someone else some time to shine, even if it does end up being a short run. I'd much rather see a new active short term faction gain official status, regardless of how many days they've been around, than a dormant official faction doing nothing. Listen to your community. How many times has a thread like this been made and we get a comment here and there, a reply here and there and nothing changes. If people aren't up to dedicating some time and effort to helping the server excel, please replace them with people who are.

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Paid & Laid INC. is a modernized twist on Black Organized Crime Roleplay. This concept aims to be ever-evolving and never stop in the comfort zones that other factions on the server have embraced, i.e. spamming the same screenshots of drug sales & posting up on a corner everyday. This group is an off-shoot of the Blanco—Longoria DTO and a part of an in-character Organized Crime Syndicate that has formed around Blanco—Longoria's operations, it's also one of the direct ways to get involved with the faction. Seeking us out ICly is the preferred method of joining, but due to timezones and other activity restrictions we encourage newcomers to give a heads-up through a forum PM to @Marco Polo.

Fuck them wops tbh

why isnt this official yet?

I'm happy to say what I think needs to change to see an improvement in the player base. 1. Removal of "Education over Punishment" Right now there is an expectation that admins educate over punishing. Meaning a player can DM someone 2/3 times before we enter the space of actually being able to issue a light punishment. When I returned to the staff team and saw this, I was shocked! This is why we lost the standards and went from a "Heavy roleplay Server" and entered the realms of being more like a Cops & robbers server which is probably the best way to describe the current state of the community. I have standards, and luckily I have a set of rules which I used to govern. - I don't follow this rule, I never have and quite frankly I never will. I am all up for helping someone understand where they have gone wrong and explain to first time offenders, but if I think (On the balance of probabilities) deliberately broken a rule, you're being punished for it. I owe this standard to the rest of the community that uphold the rules, play fair and want to get on with their roleplay. I know what its like to be roleplaying with your mates, and to have a dumb ass come up to you trying to provoke you to desperately try provoke a reaction to justify pulling a gun and engaging in a shootout. It ruins everything and creates the very situation we're in. (Barely any street level gang roleplay.) 2. Removal of Inactive and Idle Administrators & Testers We have a large amount of inactive and completely Idle Administrators and Testers that are retaining their positions for absolutely no reason. I am all for people having breaks and having real life priorities however a large percentage have been on absence for months on end. And for the Admins I will break that down for you guys to understand in a more granular detail. We have too many Admins in key positions who are Idle holding their areas hostage over the title but don't want to actively work for it. Lead Admins: 7 Of the 7 admins, only 2 (28% activity) have been active in-game. (I acknowledge there's stuff behind the scenes, but your core function is to Lead Administrators, and you can't do that unless you're in-game.) Senior Admins: 11 Of the 11 admins, only 4 (36% activity) have been active in-game. Some haven't logged on in months at all. (One hasn't logged on the forums since October!) Game Admins: 16 Of the 16 admins, only 5 (31% activity) have been active in-game. (To be considered "Active" you must have a minimum of 30 hours spent IG per month. For context, some admins peak at 180 hours a month.) So when you look at the above figures for admins you have 11 active admins providing the community with 24 hours coverage 7 days a week. What this creates is admins becoming burnt out because they're carrying more work loads, people becoming unmotivated as a result of a lack of support, and this results in the figures dropping even more. I dread to think the state of the activity leading up to the new year. These 11 active admins are the same ones processing your player reports, refund requests, house changes, ban appeals and just about everything else on the forums! We're too afraid to loose inactive admins because "What does that fix?" it shows there's a consequence for not being active and pulling your weight, it allows space for development for those who are active to develop further into the admin team. It encourages growth and development for everyone. (Chain effect all the way down which in turn allows us to give a better service to our customers who are our community. 3. Faction Management I will be honest with this point, I do not see Illegal Faction Management as a functional service as it stands. It is not representative of the community, and rather a small circle that operates around it. You have so many voices in the illegal factions world that are experienced, giving the IFM the very solutions to the problems we're facing and instead of gripping onto those solutions and running with them to implement nothing is being done. Or we're shutting them down on the spot. There are Official Factions that went inactive after a week of getting it, remove them and make space the the numerous other factions that are absolute gems within the community. This needs to be done because once the illegal factions give up in their pursuit you'll have PD pursuing SD until one of the two decide to give up. Urgent and drastic leadership changes are needed in order to preserve the future of the illegal scene. I personally have been so put off from continuing my illegal roleplay knowing it will never lead anywhere. 4. Legal Faction Management One of the most catastrophic mistakes was the decision to move LFM from a full time person and move it under operations with no oversight from an experienced LEO role-player. Why a LEO role-player? The two biggest legal factions are PD and SD, and a great deal surrounds the two. Instead the role was merged across the responsibility of two people, one being the head of Illegal Factions - a clear conflict of interest. There is a huge issue with activity around the leadership of many of these legal factions and I have seen in the recent days a series of poor decisions being made about leadership changes. Faction Leaders need to be active in order to drive the faction, maintain and uphold standards and again provide the player base with a level of service! - Some days the server has 100+ players with 1 or 2 LEO's on, where is the realism in that? You then speak to the factions, and the response is, If faction management can't be asked why should I? Then you get nothing short of civil war on the server. Legal and Illegal factions are the most important entities on this server, and we're getting it so incredibly wrong. In both PD and SD we have absolutely exceptional leaders who aren't being given opportunities to lead simply because they're vocal and active and threaten the inactive leadership by outshining them, so instead of promoting them to run and help out, we're seeing them be supressed and ostracised to keep them at bay in order to safeguard certain individuals positions. Legal Faction Management needs to be owned by a Lead Admin that has experience in either PD or SD as a leader that can give them the full time attention they need, this doesn't mean dictating, this means obtaining feed back from the faction members, giving and equipping them to succeed. Right now we're seeing the polar opposite. 5. Pandering to the toxic few. There's a certain few individuals who keep popping up within these chats (Ban Evading) may I add who offer nothing of any value at all, and we're allowing their opinions and voices to plague and curtain the true issues we need to be addressing on this community. Some of these who I won't bother naming have been banned for a while for gross breaches of rules in-game and on the forums. Stop pandering to them and ignore their moot opinions. Finally my message to the community, a shit ton of effort goes into this community by Martin and Michael (prior to his departure) and I stand firmly beside Martin with this. He often is called lazy and that he doesn't care or he's not invested and simply wants money out of this etc etc...I've heard it all. I will defend him till kingdom come. I know how much he invests and how much he injects into this community to keep it running and he is let down by some of his staff, but also a community have a significant part to play here as well. Stop the toxicity, accept it will never be like 2015 or whatever era exists as being the golden age for LSRP for you, we're in 2024 going on 2025 and we're pushing through during different and challenging times around the world. For many this is a get-away from reality. Acknowledge the effort going into the community, appreciate the little things and be constructive and productive about the future of the community. Remember, pressing the red button and switching the community off once more is an easy option - we need to keep fingers away from that and start collectively driving this forward. If anyone has been offended (Staff or otherwise) by anything I have said, tough luck if the shoe fits lace that bitch up and own it. I own my flaws, and I will work on them but I will never give up on this community. Eren.

SpeedHunters is an organized Racing league that is based on JDM culture with the purpose of illegal street racing in San Andreas. We would be a group of people who come together with a shared interest in illegal or underground street racing. A group of drivers and mechanics who participate in high-speed races on public roads, often at night, in an informal, unsanctioned, and illegal manner. Our crew can also include individuals who help with organizing, providing information, or even acting as "lookouts" to avoid detection by law enforcement. They would focus especially on illegal street racing, from drifting, drag racing, touge racing, and downhill racing to hosting car meets where people come together to show their tuned cars, sharing the same passion for automobiles and socializing. SpeedHunters showcases not just the racing aspect but the culture surrounding it, including the building of cars, the design, and the lifestyle. Racing is seen as a central expression of this culture, where innovation, craftsmanship, and personal style come together. The crew was founded to bring back the illegal street racing scene onto the streets of Los Santos. Either way, for respect, money, or just the thrill—aligns with the broader real-world racing scene that SpeedHunters covers showcasing both the competitive and recreational sides of car culture and the excitement of racing, whether it's on the streets or on the track. The city of Los Santos was a melting pot of cultures. As Japanese car manufacturers like Nissan, Toyota, and Honda began importing their performance-oriented cars to the U.S., car enthusiasts started noticing the potential these relatively affordable, lightweight imports had for performance tuning and modification. As word spread, the crew SpeedHunters with the help of local garages and import shops started popping up, offering everything from NOS tanks to turbo kits, custom body kits, and exotic rims. These Japanese cars—often compact, nimble, and highly customizable—were soon modified and raced through the streets of Los Santos in ways that hadn't been seen before. They became a symbol of rebellion and innovation for a new generation. Leadership of SpeedHunters: Takumi Takashi: born and raised in Japan, grew up surrounded by the hum of engines. As a kid, he didn't hear the chirp of birds or the rustle of trees; instead, the symphony of idling motors, shifting gears, and screeching tires was his lullaby. Known for his obsession with speed and unbelievable driving skills, he quickly became respected in the street racing scene. Making his way up in the racing scene, Takumi always thought about creating his own racing crew, where respect and sportsmanship could exist. Gustavo Lopiz: Gustavo had always been drawn to cars. From the time he could remember, the sight of a polished engine or the sound of a revving exhaust filled him with an inexplicable sense of peace. His mind and experience in street racing across San Andreas gave him the insight needed for organizing races and challenges in the racing scene. Gustavo saw the potential for a respected racing crew. Storm Miles: Storm was drawn to anything with wheels. His parents often found him sitting in the driveway, mesmerized by the cars passing by or playing with toy cars, mimicking the sounds of roaring engines.By the time he was a teenager, Storm had earned a reputation as one of the fastest drivers in his neighborhood. Under the cover of night, he and his friends would gather on empty streets, their engines revving as they prepared to race. It was dangerous, illegal even, but for Storm, the rush of adrenaline was worth the risk.

Has anyone in management or the marketing team ever considered putting together a video showcasing the official factions on YouTube? It appears there has only been one recent faction video for Beogradskaya Grupa. Perhaps an even more recent compilation of factions in one video would be a step in the right direction to promote some presence on YouTube again. Just a thought.

LSRP’s decline in activity isn’t some grand mystery. It is the inevitable result of poor management, ignoring player concerns, and flat-out mishandling the gang community, which has always been the heart of the server. Let’s be honest, the gang community has been treated like an afterthought. IFM and staff have dragged their feet on critical changes, leaning on flimsy excuses like “holidays” to explain months of inaction. Meanwhile, illegal roleplayers have waited endlessly for mapping, updates, and systems that never seem to arrive, while PD and SD get everything handed to them on a silver platter. The disrespect is real, and it is driving people away. IFT serves no real purpose other than to slow down progress with unnecessary bureaucracy. Instead of empowering active illegal factions, it has become an obstacle. Replacing it with a council of active, experienced illegal roleplayers who understand the needs of the community could make a real difference. This council would advocate for the factions that keep the server alive and ensure their concerns are addressed without endless delays. The server must also focus on faction activity, rewarding those who are contributing while replacing dormant groups with newer, eager ones. Monthly reviews of faction status would prevent stagnation and keep the IRP scene going. Marketing is another major issue that has been overlooked for far too long. LSRP needs to adopt a modern approach to reach new players. Campaigns on platforms like TikTok, YouTube, and collaborations with content creators would attract fresh faces. New players stepping into a server where others have over a decade of experience ahead of them need proper incentives to feel like they belong. Players are not asking for the impossible. They are asking for leadership to show respect and support for the community that keeps the server running. The gang community cannot thrive under a system that ignores it. If management is not willing to adapt and address these concerns, it is time for new leadership to step in and make the changes the server desperately needs. The problem is not the age of SAMP; it is the refusal to evolve with the times and value the players who make this community what it is.

There needs to be active marketing to get the server out to the masses. There is definite potential for the player base to grow, I mean the foreign communities out there still thrive. The admin team needs a complete overhaul. Frankly, for the player base as it stands, there are WAY to many divisions/teams. This is directly contributing to the appalling response time to applications/requests on the forums. One person leaves the staff team, it can throw an entire section into disarray until someone comes by to pickup the pieces. Inactive staff should be removed, and a recruitment drive for new staff members should be undertaken. There are definitely people in the community who would be willing to take up the mantle of responsibility to ensure LS-RP survives, and thrives.

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Then he gets caught cheating in-game. Y'all can't reminisce about the old days with Iudex when he was blatantly using no spread and possibly other hacks, during a time when the server doesn't need admins trying to gain advantages, especially because it lacks a player base as we speak.

LS-RP needs to be promoted on all social media platforms. It seems like only one side of the world is really active on LS-RP. Peak times are only around three hours, after that the server drops drastically. We need a wider audience for sure and social media would definitely help!

Cleaned the thread up in reference to my previous post here; no, complaining that you're banned because you used cheats really isn't contributing.

No offense, but it is you. No matter where you go, you get in trouble for the same stuff and it boils down to your attitude and then throwing a fit when not getting your way. I wouldn't be blaming the server for your own faults which you tend to do, A LOT. But, I won't get into it any further, I just found this reply very humerous to say the least given your entire history here (and every where you go) thus far (and it's not good). LS:RP has it's problems but you certainly aren't the person to be ragging on it as you do and then expect you'll get places after.

People are acting as if LFM being completely uncapable of running the legal faction scene and repeatedly betting on horses that have proven unsuitable for racing is an unprecedented event that only happened with the Iudex fiasco, but unless you're new or you've slept throughout LS-RP's history, you'd know that's always been the case. From the perspective of a regular player who's been around long enough to remember when the LSPD was based off the Met rather than the LAPD, LFM has never amounted to much else other than a bunch of holdouts who looked after their own and sought to maintain the status quo at all costs, with the occasional revolution only done for the sake of replacing the figures of the old regime with new ones, but without tearing down the regime mechanisms themselves. Collins used to bend over backwards to cover for Foran's autocratic management style of the LSPD and his attempts to torpedo any law enforcement faction that wasn't his own. Pitchounette, may God rest her soul, was resistant to any suggestion that could upset the balance of the server, not matter how small or inconsequential. ObZen's most notable achievement as head of LFM was destroying overnight a political roleplay scene that had taken years to be built only to appease a specific faction. Surreal and his circus completely killed any semblance of creativity in favor of mere imitation that produces nothing but dozens of characters that all look and act the same while dismantling critical systems such as the faction takedown scheme under the guise of "fairness". In the case of others who aren't specifically mentioned their tenure as Head of Legal Factions was so purposeless they're not even worth the time of being listed. The only LFM admin who seemed to have understood why LFM ever existed in the first place was Ethanol, under whom you could at least discuss topics that previously (and subsequently) were considered pipe dreams at best and nuisances at worst. Note that you could only discuss them, not actually see them implemented. But the point is that there never truly was a group of LFM admins who sought to create roleplay for others, and instead most of their time was spent on coming up with inventive solutions on how to limit it. LFM has always been the epitome of "let me know what you want, and I'll tell you why it can't be". LFM has always refused to innovate and shake things up since at least 2013, with each iteration relying on archaic rulings inherited from their predecessors like they're the Tablets of Stone while adding a slew of bad pronouncements of their own. Look no further than the ridiculous notion that the governor must be portrayed by the head of LFM, most of whom either didn't care or didn't know how to portray the role effectively, with the only notable exceptions being Pitch and Flemwad. Or ask yourself why it took SADOC ten years to get actual law enforcement powers for its special agents. Or wonder why during the sunset of LS-RP, both before the closing and after the reopening, it's always been the same people holding high-ranking positions within law enforcement factions. Or question why LFM spent time organizing pointless political agencies for a playerbase that doesn't even exist instead of engineering solutions towards improving the factions that are the main playerbase magnet. Where's the big news in LFM being chummy with and appointing a rulebreaker to leader of one of the server's most prominent factions?

Other than what has already been said. Sometimes I wonder why LSRP isn't being spammed across social media and advertised. Would be a start to actually promote the server across a wider audience. I think there should be a team that creates videos, reels, shorts or whatever with a link to the server and forums.

Hey guys! I am no longer an active part of this community due to the egregious nature that the staff team, more specifically the faction management aspect of it, has been run. I will not be pasting 4 paragraphs like everyone else simply because I am tired of putting mass amounts of effort into a dying community. But I'll gladly hit you with some shorthand information that will help you line up the issues here. People have failed you. A lot of people have failed you. You're constantly being failed by your inactive lead admin and senior administrative team. Unlike the rest of you with skin in the game, I have none. For that reason, I think it's best we do some name-and-shame. Unfortunately, @izumihas failed you several times. If you've been active in this community, you may have seen this post But the response given by Izumi was "This isn't a rule for regular players to suggest. This is an admin rule." - That was in September. 3 months later and we're having the same issues. Last time I checked @izumi @Mmartin @badhbh(never even seen you) - without your community, your admin team is worth fuck-all. Your 'regular players' feed you, provide something for you to do, and pay to keep this server running. Kindly fuck off with the 'not for regular players to suggest' cause that's a load of horse shit. Your entire purpose is to serve the regular players of this community. You failed to serve the community, so you're losing it. On the other hand of where Izumi has failed you, the players, has been in their ludicrous mismanagement as Head of Legal Factions. A few months ago, several key leaders of LSSD left within a short period of time due to extreme leadership concerns and issues. People that had been around for years and had put time and effort into this. A massive faction report was filed against the LSSD for mismanagement. I have put my response to the faction report in this pastebin link here. Unfortunately, Izumi is known to be very friendly with Iudex and co, as can be exampled by how we were asked, and I quote "Were you involved in organising mass resignations or rebellions against LSSD faction leaders?" THE SAME FACTION LEADER IZUMI WORKED TO PROTECT, HE WAS FORCED TO BAN FOR CHEATING. IN RESPONSE, THEY PROMOTED ANOTHER CONTROVERSIAL FIGURE INTO THE SHERIFF POSITION, WHO DOESN'T EVEN HAVE INTERNET LOL The admin team failed Michael and now he's back to being Grey-Name Imperium. The admin team constantly fails the playerbase and now it's dying. DYING. 17 players when I get home is crazy, when it used to be 250. The lead admin team has been constantly failing MMartin and the administrative team. Inaction from Martin's side speaks volumes as well. Here is another example where you're BEING IGNORED AND BEING FAILED AS A MEMBER OF THIS COMMUNITY. Horrific mismanagement and inexperienced, privileged, entitled people running things is what's killing this community. But what do I know. I've only been around since 2012 and have been in SD leadership for a majority of that time. Let's rattle a list of people who I genuinely have never seen in-game or on the forums: @badhbh @bobster @Dos Santos @jungsaeo The five of you are in positions of great power. Where are you in this? Look at Eren's post and look at your activity, are you inadvertently staring into a mirror? With the powers and positions you are in, if you aren't working to fix the problem, you ARE part of the problem. Quite frankly, I applaud you guys for dishing out so much effort into trying to fix this place, but it's past repairable. The wrong people were put into the wrong positions under false pretenses and they fucking blew it. They waffled. They failed. They failed YOU. They failed MARTIN. I applaud, genuinely, the efforts of Martin because I know how much he loves this place. Years ago we used to play CSGO and it was evident THEN that he had an immense amount of love for this place. It's a shame that those he trusted should have never been there in the first place.

this is firee

needs official shout out henry pasquetti and anthony navarra