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    March Release Update

    8 hours ago, Allegra said:

    As I've said before and to many people: the delays themselves don't bother me. The management around the delays is what's bothered me. Thank you Kane for sharing this list of what remains - as it feels like the only time where we've really had any idea of where we're up to and what remains.

     

    With that being said, we've had weeks of uncertainty and I'm not afraid to say that I feel like more could and should have been done to keep everyone up to date on where things have been at. There have also been opportunities to keep interest piqued which have been missed; I sent some of these ideas to Ben, but they were ignored. And frankly, to hear on the most recent meeting (which was still over a week ago, maybe two?) "I'm really excited about the launch and I hope you are too" just felt like a slap in the face.

     

    I have been one of the people who's vehemently defended the staff team, Mmartin and the delays that have happened. I understand, fully and wholeheartedly, that you're doing this in your spare time and that everyone has jobs and lives besides this. You, as an individual, along with the other developers that have picked things up in Mmartin's stead, are very good in my eyes and I feel sorry for you having to deal with such fallout when you've done everything you can. The snippets, for instance, have been one of the few things keeping people informed of where things are at.

     

    The sad fact here though is that in my eyes, the script and the physical release of the server has only been part of the problem. Keeping people fully informed has been one major issue, and I believe that there must surely be other things that could have occupied everyone's time and attention in the meantime. For instance, talk about the discussions that have been had regarding SA lore. Talk about the updates to laws. Show that the lead team has been listening to suggestions and so on.

     

    Show people that fucks are still being given. 

     

    This again is not directed at you. I'm directing it more at anyone who claims to manage this community as a whole. Opportunities have been missed, the communication failures have been nigh on endless, and faith is being lost on a daily basis as a result. I'm not even sure if, at this point, anything that is said or done could convince me that this is still worth keeping an eye on. The manner it's been managed leaves much to be desired, and makes me worry for any time in the future in which difficult situations might arise again

    seconding this - I totally agree with Allegra here. I thought LS:RP has changed its strategy a bit but it's the same old strategy that's been going since 2015. 

  1. I think that 6 people are too much for small business, like someone else said, those mom and dad type of shops - only places that are quite big need so many people. I used to run a bowling alley in Fort Carson and I only needed like two employees because there was no need for more people. Some businesses will never run and make profit with 7 people(including the manager, the leaser). That would only cause money problems - I understand that the reason behind this is roleplay but it would be nice to see more flexibility in these types of rules(I remember taking care of Leasing Businesses with Mike a couple of years ago and we had to make a system where people could role-play and make some money out of a business).

     

    Also, the business list is rather dull - nightclubs usually bring out some weird(not to say bad) roleplay. It's not a place full of initiatives and creative ideas in terms of roleplay. You guys should let people decide where they wanna set their business, even though you have a list, some players will want their business very close to their faction territory or unique places(like the country side, or maybe someone wants to open a funeral service type of business, for example). Creating flexibility in terms of areas and types of businesses will certainly increase the application number and the unique ideas that follow a business.

     

    Other than that, I really like the structure - it's important to make sure that people are using a business properly, and that it will bring new roleplay material - there was a huge problem back on LSPR (GTASA) with this - people used to lease businesses without any intention to roleplay it properly, to act like a businessperson, hire people, etc. 

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