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Brief description of idea: Bring back Senior Dispatcher rank
What benefits would this idea have for the department:
- In my experience as dispatcher I often find the ability to broadcast messages from the PLPD could be useful. I would like the Senior Dispatchers to be able to make these broadcasts.
- A secondary and more senior rank would give incentive for people to play as dispatch, which would in my opinion be better as police RP on the whole improves when someone is actively co-ordinating police units.
- I find that new dispatchers are put off by the dispatch UI and struggle to understand it. A Senior Dispatcher could be responsible for helping out new players by showing them the ropes and ins and outs of the dispatch role.
- Currently I believe dispatchers are equivalent to Sergeant in terms of rank hierarchy. Could the Senior Dispatcher have a higher equivalent rank hierarchy? At times I find ranks > Sergeant can fail to observe standard radio protocols and it can damage police roleplay as they set a bad example for other units to observe. This then makes dispatch a bit harder as communication tends to fall apart, and could overwhelm new dispatchers who feel unable to question higher ranking officers. The Senior Dispatcher could step up to encourage better RP in situations like this.
- Could Senior Dispatchers be given permission to set warrants on suspects? I often find that there are not enough high ranking officers online and any warrants which need to be set cannot be set, ultimately resulting in the PLPD failing to capture suspects who are actively comitting crimes.
What potential negatives could this have for the department:
- Head of Department or other appropriate rank would have to take responsibility for selecting, observing, and managing Senior Dispatchers
Other additions:
Could playing as Dispatch lead to promotions in the police department? This would require some stricter criteria and perhaps be capped at a certain rank, but at the moment I play dispatcher quite a lot and do not have the opportunity to progress further than Senior Officer. However, I believe that the qualities and knowledge required to properly play as a dispatcher are equivalent to ranks higher than Senior Officer.
What benefits would this idea have for the department:
- In my experience as dispatcher I often find the ability to broadcast messages from the PLPD could be useful. I would like the Senior Dispatchers to be able to make these broadcasts.
- A secondary and more senior rank would give incentive for people to play as dispatch, which would in my opinion be better as police RP on the whole improves when someone is actively co-ordinating police units.
- I find that new dispatchers are put off by the dispatch UI and struggle to understand it. A Senior Dispatcher could be responsible for helping out new players by showing them the ropes and ins and outs of the dispatch role.
- Currently I believe dispatchers are equivalent to Sergeant in terms of rank hierarchy. Could the Senior Dispatcher have a higher equivalent rank hierarchy? At times I find ranks > Sergeant can fail to observe standard radio protocols and it can damage police roleplay as they set a bad example for other units to observe. This then makes dispatch a bit harder as communication tends to fall apart, and could overwhelm new dispatchers who feel unable to question higher ranking officers. The Senior Dispatcher could step up to encourage better RP in situations like this.
- Could Senior Dispatchers be given permission to set warrants on suspects? I often find that there are not enough high ranking officers online and any warrants which need to be set cannot be set, ultimately resulting in the PLPD failing to capture suspects who are actively comitting crimes.
What potential negatives could this have for the department:
- Head of Department or other appropriate rank would have to take responsibility for selecting, observing, and managing Senior Dispatchers
Other additions:
Could playing as Dispatch lead to promotions in the police department? This would require some stricter criteria and perhaps be capped at a certain rank, but at the moment I play dispatcher quite a lot and do not have the opportunity to progress further than Senior Officer. However, I believe that the qualities and knowledge required to properly play as a dispatcher are equivalent to ranks higher than Senior Officer.