[Rethinking the approach towards civilian role play]

I think there has to be a shift of mentality regarding both sides when it comes to this matter. Rethinking the approach towards civilian role-play requires initiative and I don't think a lot of players have that. Both sides have to give more and talk less because I've seen plenty of actions that only ended up failing. 

 

Also, comparing LSRP with some of the other big servers just isn't really fair. There's a considerable amount of players there and the majority of that will always be legal roleplayers. They already have the foundation. 80% of LSRP businesses are from illegal roleplayers, while the 20% are actually influenced by illegal factions also. We also need help coming from the administration. A big part of the legal stuff involves scripts that make people interested, otherwise it's nothing.

 

 

 

 

[How should we roleplay the distance?]

This is unnecessary. We're just complicating things at this point for the sake of being complicated. The time it takes to drive from LSIA to Paleto Bay is really just the time it took you to drive there. Nothing less, nothing more. You're probably taking a different route to another player, so that's going to be a different drive time. I understand the realistic aspect of it, but some things are never gonna work here, because after all, this is just a game.

 

Imagine the fuss when a bigger roleplaying scenario happens and everyone has to travel the entire map. It's gonna get confusing, don't you think?

[What do you want to see out of the Los Santos Police Department?]

17 hours ago, Doug Dimmadome said:

One of my dearest critiques in regards to this community has been the inaccessibility of those who wish to roleplay as a law enforcement officer, but do not fulfill the requirement of owning a microphone. This issue needs to be reviewed through the prism of roleplay and not Out of Character restrictions in order to find a proper solution that does not limit people to parking enforcement or force them to patrol in partnered units. Such requirements not only defeat the purpose of a text based roleplay server, but also prohibit talented people from exercising their roleplay.

I don't think that would be possible, especially from a practical point of view. It's one of those things that can make sense in a theoretical way but you will never be able to put it in practice. This game has its limits. Just imagine being in a car or on foot pursuit and having to write and follow at the same time. Anyone can get a microphone, anyone can use it.