Aesthetics

We ran into each other a few times on Red County. Glad to see you here, you'll be a great addition to both the server and the FDLC.

This is the stuff, the stuff.

There's a lot of work being done behind the scenes. As Brando mentioned, the lore is being worked on and we want to make sure it is both extensive enough and comprehensive for literally anyone to engage in LCN RP and know what's what. We are also making sure that high LCN RP standards will be upkept from the players' side and that there will be enough resources for people to learn about the Italian-American mob in 2021 if they wish to do so. As for the "prominent LSRP's LCN leaders" there are quite a few people in the work group that are pretty much the LCN RP elite, both from LSRP and other servers, albeit under different aliases. As I am in the workgroup I can assure you that I have full faith in all of my fellow workgroup members and their capabilities as well as knowledge. I wish I could tell more but we are keeping it within the work group so far. Deadlines have been set and the management is observing our work as well so I can guarantee to you that LC-RP will have the best environment for LCN RP that a roleplay server could possibly have. So, wait for the big announcement

My favorite Heinrich of all times.

Great guy this one, hehe.

The big thing in real life that sucks the life out of our wallets is our wif-- I mean, taxes and upkeep on our wealth. So, in the topic of taxes, there's plenty of them, in a civilized society the more money you got the more taxes you pay (not always the case in the US). Everything that can be taxed could probably be taxed. This would give a steady supply of money to the government which can then be used to create various roleplay situations or increase/decrease funding for government factions. Another big thing is upkeep on the things you have. One thing RP servers always avoid is making upkeep on the properties and vehicles you own. Let's say I crash my Bentley Bentyaga into a 2005 Ford Mondeo. I'll be paying /way/ more in repairs than the driver of the Mondeo. Repair prices should depend on the car's price. Properties? Well, they have their own dynamic too, you have to pay regular bills such as water/gas/electricity, but there's always the case of something breaking or leaking. If we increase upkeep on things and force rich players have to dish out more money this can all be pretty balanced. There's some other ways to draw money out of the economy too: • Every time an illegal faction orders a shipment they pay money out. • Every time someone dies they should lose all money on hand (maybe leave like $200 max) • There should be NO way to gain money or have a financial edge over other players by donating. (Creates money that's not deserved/earnt) • Cars should have a thing where they need to be repaired more often the more they're used. So, a used Ford Mondeo may be cheaper, but will require higher upkeep than a brand new one from the dealership. This would take cars out of circulation eventually and force people invest more money into cars. And many more, I'm not an economist so talk to them.

Italian-American wiseguy.

You caused the Irish famine.

Your nickname is what I say every time I get into a traffic accident IG.

Do you support Norf FC or Souf FC?

Bellagio's that one guy who's always at clubs and casinos no matter when you go, spends mad money and doesn't have a job.

I heard you allegedly beat up a guy with a garden hose.

Don't call me dude, I'm not a stoner any more.

My favorite dutch autist. and welcome.

I totally agree. Most of my friends who play on GTA:W including myself don't play it because we love GTA:W, we play it because here's literally nowhere else to go. We hate what they're doing with a passion but there's simply no alternative. That's why I am super supportive of LCRP and whatever they're doing, especially keeping in mind my interactions with this server's leadership I can say for a fact they're amazing.

Awesome.

Was playing in a SA-MP server that had a headshot system. A group of albanians kidnapped my buddy and I went to look around for him. I found them all at Palomino Creek bay, there were 5 albanians, and my friend on his knees in the water. I only had 7 bullets in my gun and I managed to headshot 4 of 5 and when I shot at the 5th one he shot at me at the same time and we both died. So pretty much everyone died except the friend that was kidnapped. The albanians started crying on how I found them and then the admin decided to void the situation and I had to argue with him for a while to give my 7 bullets back

I get the argument of "this forces people to do certain things OOC", but think about the upsides of having a server-enforced structure for LCN factions. It opens the door for more and more interesting situations and RP opportunities. In real life the five families are super intertwined and the possibility of a new family coming up is next to zero. We shouldn't look at crime families as just one big faction, each of the 5 families had different administrations, different names and different periods of prosperity and hardship. What you say about players building everything from zero ICly is good on paper but doesn't work in actuality. Many LCN faction leaders will probably not even interact with other LCN factions or even war with them which is unheard of. I had this thought of setting up a certain structure. Let's say the FM creates 3-4 families loosely based on the IRL ones. There's actual lore for it and every new faction starts off as a crew in one of those crime families. The most powerful of the crews eventually ends up leading the whole family and influencing the less powerful crews in the same family. Of course, if the leadership gets weak and one of the crews strong enough they may take over. Setting up the commission of the 3-4 families would set the stage for realistic mob politics. It would take forever to set up such framework if every faction leader was let loose. Having that framework lets the LCN scene and it's politics live on forever just like the real life mob families do irrelevant of who's in charge.