In my opinion, Patrol needs some actual roleplay and real work to do. Right now, RTU and TFU are taking the lead with their better weaponry and or vehicles. A discussion, a meeting, between all the heads needs to take place for everything to get better. It's not about weapons and it's not about vehicles, each division should be equipped with the necessary tools to deal with their line of work. Right now, RTU is exactly the same as Patrol bar their occasional campaign and better service vehicles.
Patrol should be equipped for everything, I may be in the minority in saying this, but TFU should be hardly seen, and the fact that they are seen constantly is bad. There shouldn't be shootouts every two seconds, and TFU shouldn't be needed in every scenario, but that's just my opinion and who am I to take the fun out of the server for other people. Patrol needs training to be equipped and ready for shootouts, TFU should be deployed occasionally in, I hope, the rare chance patrol is unable to quell the threat. As an ex-RTU main I also think RTU should stick to traffic and not get involved in shootouts and other non-traffic related crimes unless absolutely necessary but with the state of the server I doubt that is possible too.
Patrol campaigns are so easy to think of. Drugs, for example. A drug campaign to prevent drug crime, have drug-crime officers, who are usually more laid back and committed to preventing drug crime which nine times out of ten leads to the loss of life and limb, and is a gateway to crime that requires TFU assistance. The drug campaign, if people roleplayed to the standard that is expected of them in a serious roleplay server, could be designed to limit or nitpick major drug spots and known criminals. Take the equipment away from the smaller fish and sentence the bigger fish to smash the drug ring into pieces. This provides an incentive to stay in patrol and gives characters who are roleplaying as criminals some more interaction with the law, make it harder, more interesting. Not everything is an excuse to left mouse button people!!!
Other campaigns could be safeguarding paramedics, always being on scene when a paramedic is needed should it be required due to recent events, etc. There is a lot of creative freedom here and a lot of cool stuff can happen. The staff update which involves actual roleplay events should help us out a shit ton. We're already seeing a change of attitude since said update, and I'm starting to enjoy the server again because of it.
People would rather kill another human being than lose their money on this "serious" roleplay server, which is ridiculous, and I don't have all the answers but that is some of the suggestions I have in mind. Without roleplay, patrol is useless, and is just a pit for new officers to sit in before they go to RTU or TFU unless for whatever reason unknown to myself, they want to stick with Patrol. Definitely suggest each division gets together to look at the bigger picture and communicate with one another, we're all under the same umbrella here, we should be working together. The second a shootout is called you have everyone rushing over, TFU included when it shouldn't be necessary for them to deploy.
I always saw TFU as this elite division that has incredibly high standards and if you ever saw them, you knew shit was going down. That isn't the case, TFU bar a few really good eggs, of which I am friends with, just sit there waiting to LMB some people and it isn't a great image for the division or the server, some of them make zero attempts to roleplay. I want to see TFU stacking up against a door with some roleplayers inside, roleplaying a scenario, and not just strafing trying to win a gunfight.
To cut it short:
- Patrol needs campaigns and roleplay.
- Each division should get together to help each other improve; TFU deployment, RTU traffic related crime limit.
- Standards should be high.
- Better equip the Patrol division so we can patrol, and be equipped with the knowledge and tools to deal with each scenario.
I needed to get these grievances and suggestions off of my chest, and it shouldn't be taken as a personal jab or insult. I literally just want to see everyone improve, because I for one enjoy serious roleplay, and I know others do too. Not everyone flagged off of cop is a criminal waiting to do illegal things, that mindset is extremely toxic and just solidifies the cop vs robbers mentality. We're the players, we have the most pull, we should be improving our experiences not ruining them. Thanks for reading.
