Server Suggestion WANTED Spawn

[MalekIsWeird]

Suggestion Title: WANTED Spawn
Suggestion Description: If you are wanted and you are connecting to the server. You should spawn at a random DD Location that is NOT currently the active DD location.

Why should this be added?:
- Stops cops from powergaming the spawn at city hall and arresting people for joining
- Lets criminals continue their roleplay where they left off without risking losing anything to spawn
- Not having to do the awkward run in front of PD while wanted with a gun in front of everyone all the way to City garage.

What negatives could this have?:
- People joining may get mugged, this is obviously exploitation and should be handled as such to abuse people joining the server as no one should be camping dd locations waiting for people to connect to abuse that mechanic.

What problem would this suggestion solve?: If you are wanted, you don't want to spawn at city hall with a gun on your back.

 

[JuanBonita]

Maybe not at the one in the forest because people are always in the forest anyway but its a very good idea, ive been arrested multiple times before because of this

 

[GP]

One issue I can think of is that people will be able to know they're wanted based on where they see themselves spawn. Some people don't know they're wanted and go on with their lives, not long before they interact with a snitch NPC like the ones at the bank and get the Police on their tail. With this, they would go straight to hiding instead.

Regarding spawning with a weapon, maybe the server should auto-store it after some time offline, to avoid awkward situations.

 

[MalekIsWeird]

One issue I can think of is that people will be able to know they're wanted based on where they see themselves spawn. Some people don't know they're wanted and go on with their lives, not long before they interact with a snitch NPC like the ones at the bank and get the Police on their tail. With this, they would go straight to hiding instead.

Regarding spawning with a weapon, maybe the server should auto-store it after some time offline, to avoid awkward situations.

Would that be fair to a wanted player to spawn city hall and be immediately arrested, but now unarmed and defenseless?

I can't think of a flawless way but I do believe the compromise of there possibly being punish-able exploiters who metagame the spawn mechanic is a better alternative to the current risk of shootouts just breaking out at city hall when people rejoin after a while. Less refund requests and f6's being made on cops / criminals for shooting off spawn.

 

[Collier]

How often does it really happen that an Officer
A) Checks the Police computer at the right time
B) Spots that a warranted person is loading in
C) Sees the warrant, notices the player joining AND makes it to City Hall BEFORE the warranted person has left City Hall

As much as it IS annoying when this does happen, people could easily just hand themselves in before getting off. I think the ability to metagame your warrant status is more of a problem than the very few times this happens on the server

 

[Locksmith]

Keep in mind that unless that Officer also joined the server recently, they are not able to see who connects(unless they are staff) as such it lessens the chance of someone metagaming your spawn, it also requires them to even check the out of city warrants, which almost no one does.

 

[Floppa]

No use in this at all, i've only arrested one warranted suspect in City Hall as he was afk, i searched around the whole city for him and then in the end found him at City Hall being afk. The chances of an officer arresting you immdiately after you spawn is so low anyways, no need for this in my opinion.

 

[Bnjemann]

I’d rather join the server wanted in a place cops may just happen to stumble across me than somewhere I’ll get mugged.

 

[Efan]

I’d rather join the server wanted in a place cops may just happen to stumble across me than somewhere I’ll get mugged.

10y 10k > The inconvenience of finding someone who sells magazines

 

[Policeman]

i rather dont want to get mugged no thank you

 

[Inchs]

How often does it really happen that an Officer
A) Checks the Police computer at the right time
B) Spots that a warranted person is loading in
C) Sees the warrant, notices the player joining AND makes it to City Hall BEFORE the warranted person has left City Hall

As much as it IS annoying when this does happen, people could easily just hand themselves in before getting off. I think the ability to metagame your warrant status is more of a problem than the very few times this happens on the server

People like crunchie are constantly camped at CH for this type of thing.

A compromise for this would be nice it is frustrating knowing you're wanted and that officers will camp you on spawn

 

[Inchs]

Keep in mind that unless that Officer also joined the server recently, they are not able to see who connects(unless they are staff) as such it lessens the chance of someone metagaming your spawn, it also requires them to even check the out of city warrants, which almost no one does.

They can see via steam friend lists when someone has launched gmod and is connecting, so if you're friends with officers they will see you online, or even know if you're in a training session and wait for you

 

[Honkerst]

One issue I can think of is that people will be able to know they're wanted based on where they see themselves spawn. Some people don't know they're wanted and go on with their lives, not long before they interact with a snitch NPC like the ones at the bank and get the Police on their tail. With this, they would go straight to hiding instead.

Regarding spawning with a weapon, maybe the server should auto-store it after some time offline, to avoid awkward situations.

I completely agree with GP as I’ve had this happen to me more then once where I have completely forgotten I’m wanted and been snitched on through the npc i believe that it is a good concept but will not work that well. I whould hate to spawn in a place and get mugged or somewhere far away where I can’t retrieve my car. I belive putting something in place where your guns automatically go into storage sounds great!

 

[Lushi]

Very random idea. Maybe the base itself is good that wanted citizens should spawn somewhere else but not DD

 

[Maia]

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