High calibre sniper ban

exrobite · 2026-08-08T20:05:57+0100

Is this a new law or a change to a current law: New Law

What law do you wish to change/add: 7.9 - Possession of Anti-Material rifles - It is illegal to manufacture, sell, possess or transport anti-material rifles.

Why should this change/addition be made: These weapons are not effective for self defence, using them risks instantly finishing off the person you are killing and frankly, there's no need to own them for home defence or otherwise.

What is the aim of this change/addition: Add some more black market items so I have more things to sell in the jarheadz secret shop. In all seriousness, expanding the black market layer of perp helps blend the generic afk passive crafter RP with some sense of criminality, which I think enhances the experience greatly.

Additional Information: I think this suggestion applies to the AWP / Barret / AS50 but I may have missed some. This is the lightest gun control measure I could think of.

exrobite · 2026-08-08T20:06:34+0100

What we do here is go back: https://perpheads.com/threads/law-7-8-possession-of-restricted-firearms-bonus-definition.24031/

Acerius · 2026-08-08T20:10:17+0100

Given that the majority if not all of these class of rifles have been heavily nerfed from a picking up and movement perspective, I don't think this is proportionate. Additionally, players choosing to use these guns get stung by the large loss of asset value if they die with them as they are so expensive to make and maintain due to the cost of sniper ammunition. There is also the knock-on impact on those with Bazaar businesses where they would no longer be able to openly sell such rifles.

exrobite · 2026-08-08T20:12:42+0100

Acerius said:
There is also the knock-on impact on those with Bazaar businesses where they would no longer be able to openly sell such rifles.

This is true with the current shops available to players but hopefully in v7 if more shops have a sealed backroom players could actually engage in some good larp instead of afking overnight with a wall full of rifles

Dick Harris · 2026-08-08T20:24:35+0100

exrobite said:
This is true with the current shops available to players but hopefully in v7 if more shops have a sealed backroom players could actually engage in some good larp instead of afking overnight with a wall full of rifles

what if i dont want to roleplay? have you ever thought about the pvp community? we are people too you know

exrobite · 2026-08-08T20:28:46+0100

Dick Harris said:
what if i dont want to roleplay? have you ever thought about the pvp community? we are people too you know

so called "people" when I present then with an unraided new player door

Acerius · 2026-08-08T20:30:02+0100

exrobite said:
This is true with the current shops available to players but hopefully in v7 if more shops have a sealed backroom players could actually engage in some good larp instead of afking overnight with a wall full of rifles

Obviously we just had a conversation on Discord about this, but as explained it has always been a notorious pain in the ass to buy/sell explosives and incendiaries which shows that this model isn't really provable in terms of creating roleplay/black market opportunity. I don't think the current set-up of player businesses has any major part in this either as the issue of buying/selling explosives and incendiaries has existed on all iterations of Paralake including when Bazaar shops had lockable doors.

Maybe others are supportive of this idea but in all good conscience, I myself cannot support it. I think it creates more issues and imbalance than the roleplay opportunity it has the potential to create.

chopperr · 2026-08-08T20:41:14+0100

Acerius said:
Given that the majority if not all of these class of rifles have been heavily nerfed from a picking up and movement perspective, I don't think this is proportionate. Additionally, players choosing to use these guns get stung by the large loss of asset value if they die with them as they are so expensive to make and maintain due to the cost of sniper ammunition. There is also the knock-on impact on those with Bazaar businesses where they would no longer be able to openly sell such rifles.

not to mention the awful hitreg with these snipers

Spooky Pyro · 2026-08-08T22:13:33+0100

you die too much from as50 thats why u made this

Creepis · 2026-08-08T22:28:13+0100

Spooky Pyro said:
you die too much from as50 thats why u made this

Believe it or not it's actually only 4 times this year by an AS50!

exrobite · 2026-08-08T22:42:51+0100

Creepis said:
Believe it or not it's actually only 4 times this year by an AS50!

oh... thats a HIPPA violation...

Scoutdoge (Liam O'Shea) · 2026-08-08T23:22:52+0100

the AI L115A3 technically isn't a anti material rifle, it is classed as a "anti-personnal rifle." I also think the AI L115A3 is the least annoying one out of the bunch as I dont think it instantly kills you like the other rifles.

Avid Feminist · 2026-08-08T23:33:07+0100

Scoutdoge (Liam O'Shea) said:
the AI L115A3 technically isn't a anti material rifle, it is classed as a "anti-personnal rifle." I also think the AI L115A3 is the least annoying one out of the bunch as I dont think it instantly kills you like the other rifles.

It does 1 tap

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