10-30-2016, 01:21 PM
Folks, let's all please take a step back. I don't like the course this thread has taken at all.
In principle, you donate to Las Venturas Playground to support the server. It costs a fair amount of money to run things. Your contributions are important in making sure that we continue to be able to do so. Of course, this is a bit of an ideology. In practice, players also donate to get access to additional features. That's perfectly fine. However, we most certainly did not intend to create a path for players to get unfair advantages.
Considering the question at hand, there are a few facts to be told. The RC Baron is a small, versatile but slow vehicle. It is easy to destroy. It deals a lot of damage. It has a form of auto-aim. It spawns close to the VIP room. It's also not used a whole lot— it averages just about a dozen entries per day. We most certainly never advertised that such kills don't count as lame kills.
Based on the potential for unfair usage, I agree that we should apply the lame kill dialog.
The remainder of replies focuses on how this affects the features we offer to people who have donated to the server. Let me reply to those individually.
Oresti, yes, given the facts I shared above this issue is being blown up a bit. It's one of the many situations players may run in to. That does not mean that we shouldn't consider it, though.
Shem, no, we are not slowly destroying VIP features. We have been introducing them at a faster rate recently than ever before. It deeply concerns me that you consider this "scamming people" when your statement is provably incorrect.
Haunter, your responses indicate exactly why we should apply the lame kill dialog. You acknowledge that it's a method for VIPs to easier kill other players. That sounds like an unfair advantage to me.
We've always been asking all of you to suggest new features for VIPs. I'm very sorry, but we're not in a workable situation when you don't make suggestions yourself but do complain when we make our own decisions. Instead, take this as a cue to get your own suggestions flowing. We will consider them like any other. Nocere facile est, prodesse difficile.
Thanks,
Russell
In principle, you donate to Las Venturas Playground to support the server. It costs a fair amount of money to run things. Your contributions are important in making sure that we continue to be able to do so. Of course, this is a bit of an ideology. In practice, players also donate to get access to additional features. That's perfectly fine. However, we most certainly did not intend to create a path for players to get unfair advantages.
Considering the question at hand, there are a few facts to be told. The RC Baron is a small, versatile but slow vehicle. It is easy to destroy. It deals a lot of damage. It has a form of auto-aim. It spawns close to the VIP room. It's also not used a whole lot— it averages just about a dozen entries per day. We most certainly never advertised that such kills don't count as lame kills.
Based on the potential for unfair usage, I agree that we should apply the lame kill dialog.
The remainder of replies focuses on how this affects the features we offer to people who have donated to the server. Let me reply to those individually.
Oresti, yes, given the facts I shared above this issue is being blown up a bit. It's one of the many situations players may run in to. That does not mean that we shouldn't consider it, though.
Shem, no, we are not slowly destroying VIP features. We have been introducing them at a faster rate recently than ever before. It deeply concerns me that you consider this "scamming people" when your statement is provably incorrect.
Haunter, your responses indicate exactly why we should apply the lame kill dialog. You acknowledge that it's a method for VIPs to easier kill other players. That sounds like an unfair advantage to me.
We've always been asking all of you to suggest new features for VIPs. I'm very sorry, but we're not in a workable situation when you don't make suggestions yourself but do complain when we make our own decisions. Instead, take this as a cue to get your own suggestions flowing. We will consider them like any other. Nocere facile est, prodesse difficile.
Thanks,
Russell