Busato

Having played LSRP on and off between 2009-2021, not once did I see anyone roleplaying San Andreas as an island. In fact, I was in Valenti when we (and a few other official factions at the time) roleplayed San Andreas as California and Los Santos as Los Angeles until it was disallowed some time around 2014. Ever since then, everyone roleplayed San Andreas as replacing California and Los Santos as replacing Los Angeles; I do believe this is the correct approach. The island approach makes no sense if LSRP wants to maintain its reputation as a heavy roleplay server for the numerous reasons that have already been brought up. The fact that the server was supposed to launch a few days ago (and a few months ago before that) and this hasn't been decided upon yet is bizarre to say the least. You would think the lore would be one of the first things nailed down so that players could plan their factions in accordance. A fancy script and the LSRP name will only get you so far. Shit like this is exactly why myself and many other longtime players have no intention of ever returning.

Most of my favorite memories of LSRP are thanks to the great Valenti crime family. The group of roleplayers that have come through this faction across many eras was simply phenomenal in terms of their realistic IC approach, roleplay quality and dedication. The roleplay throughout the family's many phases of dominance, internal power struggles, wars, indictments, downfall and resurgence has been incredible. There are way too many people to name but thank you to everyone who helped make Valenti what it was and for the countless hours of top-notch roleplay over the years. Here's what comes to mind: - Joining the server, faction hopping and learning the ropes in 2009-2010 (shoutout Florencia 13, Palmira, Auberg, Fiumano, The Townies) - 2009-2011 is my favorite era of LSRP; the screenshot culture and the antics of management that came afterwards really took away from the game - Attending Santino "The Butcher" Valenti's going away party before finally joining Valenti in 2011; roleplaying with and learning from the old guard was something special - Big thanks to Nicholas_Diopare, Pellicano, Donald Duck, Corsaro and Cahneggs who were incredible mentors for me personally and provided great leadership for the faction back in the day - The Rigazzi Crew - The Pellicano Crew - The Diopare Crew - The Busato Crew - The Nastasa Crew - The Carna Crew - The Grumo Crew - The Malacci coup - My Martin Busato character getting made and his two mentors, Charles Pellicano and Donald Rigazzi, surprisingly attending the ceremony after a long hiatus - The handful of Valenti induction ceremonies I was fortunate enough to attend/conduct - The Kaplan Brigade and the highroller card game we hosted in 2013 - Crazy Vatos 13 was fun - Leading the Valenti comeback (2015-2016 and 2018-2021), reuniting with many of my old friends and working together to revive the LCN roleplay scene for a new generation of players - 2011 and 2018 are my two favorite Valenti eras that I was a part of - Interactions with the Wilcox Organization and the D'Aquila family Good times.

The port under Lanagan's leadership in collaboration with the Valenti crime family was head and shoulders above every other port faction ever. The blueprint was there for all to see in the twilight of LSRP SAMP; hopefully you were paying attention.

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