Material Prices
The prices have always tended to be a bit extreme here compared to conventional PERP but I have to admit, as annoying as it is, it works here due to the fact it makes the enjoyment last longer and makes accomplishment much more rewarding. The main problem is not exactly the prices, it is that the amount of materials you need to create each item especially in the case of firearms and drugs has increased dramatically overtime.
An issue with this is also the crafting system. It takes way too long now to create a majority of items and this isn't a feature that makes the gameplay more challenging. It just makes it slow and boring. I understand the reasoning behind there being crafting times but it is extremely dramatic. What doesn't help is the fact that you cannot participate in other activities while waiting for all this time either.
I have been here for a long time and I have slowly seen the material quantity get higher and higher and also the crafting times getting higher and higher, and for those of you who have also been playing on and off for a long time such as myself, I don't have the slightest amount of doubt that you would agree with me here.
Police Department
I actually enjoy the Police Department. If anything, I have become a lot more involved since it has become as it has rather than when it was as simple as having Premium to become Lieutenant. While I know for sure it has changed a lot, I actually prefer it the way it is now. The problem is that people don't like PD because it requires them to be too serious and dedicated and not everyone is prepared to be this way, especially when it comes to an online game. I'd be quite upset if the Police Department was to go back to how it was, but I do believe that the seriousness could be taken down a notch and I also believe that staff members or people who were previously staff have more of an opportunity to greatly succeed in the Police Force. I don't usually agree that staff get preferential treatment here but in the case of the Police Department I do believe this to be true.
I believe that the Police Department needs to be accommodating to new players. There needs to be more support to increase their skills and their confidence. Regular Officers get treated like dirty, not just by general players but also by officers themselves. This discourages them and also stops them from learning which results in them getting blacklisted for not understanding how to properly do their jobs. This community is based far too much on reading guides and rule lists which if you see from a new players perspective is just excessive. It has also become increasingly hard to find out how to get far in this community.
Legal opportunities
Wouldn't personally have any suggestions on what could be added, but I believe it couldn't definitely help. I also believe that there could be some ways to improve already existing jobs so that they are more appealing and are used more regularly. The legal opportunities other than Police Department are actually very important and I don't fully believe enough is done to make them really enjoyable or practical.
Gunplay
Anyone who knows me well enough already knows how I feel about marksmanship. I've always disagreed with it. I have never been particularly good with the weapons, but back in the day when the FAS weapons were being used, they were old and clunky but they worked well and were practical. The recoil on the guns now is just ridiculous. I understand that they are meant to be realistic, but they just take the piss. Marksmanship also puts this well out of balance. I don't believe it is fair in anyway. I could rant about them for ages, but ultimately what I am trying to say here is that they are unfair for new and less experienced members and for people who don't typically use guns or much or have as much time or money to level their guns up so much. In general the requirements to get your marksmanship up is already ridiculous. What makes it worse is that each type of weapon has it's own skill.
The weapons need attention really badly.
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Going back to what I said earlier about the PD not being accepting of new players, there is also a lack of general access to good solid guides to show new players how to get started. I believe that Tutorials should be promoted in-game in the form of optional short and informative videos that are well produced. These videos should show them:
- Overview of Controls
- Menus and Interface
- Commands and how to get Assistance
- How to get a job
- How to get a property and grow drugs
- How to begin their own legitimate business by crafting and selling items being informative around skills required to achieve this
- What skills are recommended when first playing (Choosing poor skills can ruin your gameplay from the outset)