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can we add RICO

So your saying I wouldn't be able carry 10 million dollars around with me everywhere I go anymore...

I actually read the whole thing, making clothes non-muggable and saying actions during a mug don’t count as FearRP or PK doesn’t really make sense to me. From a roleplay perspective, going against people who are trying to rob you is literally putting your life at risk, so I definitely think it should count as PK. As for the money system, I think it makes sense, but if they add a rule like that, everyone’s just gonna keep their money in the bank and stop carrying cash. Instead of this, Im more in favor of fixing the inconsistencies in the Mug Char and Mass Mugging rules. The main reason is that there are a lot of players whove been in the community for a long time, follow all the RP rules, but still end up getting perma banned because of how flexible and unclear the mugging rules are. Even right now, there are a couple ban appeals pending from well-known and respected members of the community because of this.

April fools has already been

In-Game Name(s): Patrick G. Kennedy, Joey Giordano, Assistant District Attorney Declan Duffy, Senior Officer Xi Yaobang, Commerce Regulator Thomas J. Gallagher Steam Name: Patr1ck_K3nnedy Steam Profile Link: https://steamcommunity.com/id/Patrick_Kennedy Steam ID: STEAM_0:0:185033303 Discord Username: therollingminecart Age: 19 When did you first join the server: 2022 Total playtime on our Servers (Do !time in-game): I am writing this while on a train out of town, so I don’t have the exact number, but I had over a month of playtime the last time I checked. Time Zone: CST How much time can you realistically dedicate to moderating?: I am doing school online, so quite a bit. Have you read the rules?: I have Do you have a working microphone?: I do Do you acknowledge that you must meet the weekly minimum ticket quota of 20 tickets? (Unless you have posted a valid LOA): Yes Are you familiarized with SAM and/or Nutscript commands?: I am Do you acknowledge that lying on this application will result in immediate denial and blacklisting from staff?: Yes ------------------------------------------------- Long Answer Questions proceeded with an asterix require a response of 3 Sentences Minimum. What is your motivation/reason for applying?: I am applying for staff because I am often on very late at night where there will still be 40-60 people on the server, but often no staff. I see minges beating people with bats or repeatedly breaking NLR with no staff to stop them; sometimes I’ll want to make a PK ticket or report ltarp and there is will be no staff on to take the ticket. I’d like to help out by being available during those times where other staff are sleeping, and I think having staff available at those times would also encourage people to RP more during those hours as some people avoid being on at late hours due to the lack of moderation. Why should you be considered over other candidates?: I think I should be considered over other candidates because I thoroughly know the rules, because I have been long enough to know how the rules are supposed to be applied, and because of my availability. More than just reading the rules, I have learned the technicalities and specifics of how rules are supposed to be applied and the expectations that UA have for how and when rules should be enforced, from the simple cases of things like RDM and LTARP, to lesser-known rules regarding the government and the courts. I have learned the rules very well, will conduct myself well, and I am already familiar with nutscript commands and the stick. Do you have any previous staffing experience? (Please list where, what position and how long): I have never been staff on a “major” server before, so I honestly don’t remember any server names, but I have been staff on some crappy nutscript startups, which at least allowed me to become familiar with all the commands. Have you been banned before on any of our servers? If so, why?: I have not been banned before. Would you say that you are well known in our community, what's your reputation, what do other members think of you?: I am certainly well-known in the community, some people love me, some people not so much. From running the City Council and my Newspaper/News Show years ago, to being the District Attorney for a while, to being a Capo in the commission up until a couple months ago, I think I am at least decently well-known in every crevice of our community. I'm certainly known for doing good RP in general, and have a pretty good reputation besides one kind of half exception regarding a few people in PD who still dislike me because of some of the more unorthodox RP I did as DA. Overall though, I am known enough in the community, my reputation is generally pretty good, and the only people who think down of me is because of RP beef, which is cringe to take across characters. What is your favourite moment on Diverge so far?: I am not sure if I could say one favorite moment here on Diverge. I’ve enjoyed lots of RP, from conducting independent criminal investigations as a cop, to going to all sorts of parties as a mafioso, to hitting the mattresses and going to war as a criminal. Honestly, much of my fun on Diverge comes from hanging out with and talking to other people. The server has a slower pace than most places and people aren’t constantly in conflict, and I think that’s one of the things that makes this place so great. Have any staff members recommended you? If so, list their names: I was playing in the middle of the night I believe last week, and there was a console message saying to put Pendred as a recommendation if I was on late enough to see it; that’s the main reason i’m applying. ------------------------------------------------- Problem Solving Detail step by step exactly the actions you would take. Someone RDMs and you are currently off-duty. How do you handle this?: If someone RDMs me and I am off-duty, I would take a clip and ask a different member of staff to handle the situation. Unless I am the only staff on, I think handling it myself would be inappropriate. You have seen a fellow staff member of higher or equal rank than you abusing fairly often, but never doing anything too noticeable. What do you do?: If I see another staff member abusing, I would clip the abuse and screenshot any pertinent logs before sending the evidence to an appropriately high staff member. A member of your faction / friend of yours has a ticket made against them accusing them of RDM’ing, and minging. You know that this person rarely does this when you play with him. How do you proceed knowing this? Does it constitute possible bias?: If I am handling an RDM ticket and my friend is accused of RDM and minging, I would proceed like any other staff sit. I would ask for a clip and reference everything with the logs and then punish him if necessary. I will treat all players, friends or not, the same when it comes to staff members, and any friends I have that get mad that I warn/ban them for RDM when they do RDM are too dumb to be my friend.

I agree with that, the only reason I suggested it is cause I don't agree with the balance of the rules right now and I think those changed would help even stuff out you know?

bi-monthly RICO suggestion

I honestly think Hunneybun and the gang of minges coming after me for not supporting your minge friend being unperma'd is more of a compliment than anything.

uhh no - if your people are wearing anything identifiable doing any sort of crime you should look at the problems within your faction before blaming the cops

Name of Faction: Bloodz Number of Members: 5 but 2 more in a couple of Days Type Of Faction: Street Gang Ethnic Background: Mostly African-American but also hispanics Name of Character running the faction: Delroy Mudbelly Your Discord: daddyflingflong911 Your SteamID: https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561199146952766/ Your Server playtime: Around 45+ hours Do you acknowledge and agree to all faction rules as detailed on the server rules page?: yes i do Do you acknowledge that your faction discord will be owned by us?: yes i do Provide an example of the unique Roleplay your faction will bring to the server/what type of roleplay we can expect from your faction: Our faction will bring structured story driven roleplay focused on realism and character growth We will build our presence over time starting small with connections and planning before moving into larger operations and territory control Inside the faction members grow through loyalty and actions with strong in character development and guidance for new members We focus on meaningful interactions with others through alliances rivalries and tension building instead of instant conflict Overall we provide consistent immersive roleplay that adds depth and long term stories to the server Provide examples or event ideas to promote activity within your faction and keep people interested: We will also create interactions with other factions through deals rivalries and negotiations Organization Backstory (Min. of 250+ Words & any images): The Bloodz are an African American street gang based faction that formed within the city as a response to rising pressure from rival groups and the lack of protection in their neighborhood What started as a small circle of friends quickly grew into something more as they realized strength came from unity loyalty and shared struggle As the faction grew they created a clear structure with ranks and responsibilities Every member has a role and must earn their position through actions and loyalty Trust is not given easily and betrayal is handled strictly within the group which keeps the faction tight and focused Instead of rushing into random conflict the Bloodz take a calculated approach to everything they do They build connections plan moves and create opportunities that benefit the faction long term Whether it is handling rivalries making deals or expanding territory every action is part of a larger story Within the server the Bloodz bring immersive story driven roleplay focused on brotherhood ambition and growth Their goal is not just to exist but to shape the environment around them creating lasting interactions and meaningful experiences for both members and other factions

You haven't responded to one of my posts with a professional demeanor and you're a senior administrator

You seem to have missed the first 6 sections of the app

brother shut up fr you pissed ur pants so hard when i mugged ur lispy friend. dude said i was using a mugging char and called me a “mingey moderator”. stfu retard go wipe your leaky dick with sandpaper chuddly puppy

WOAH? SOMEONE GOT MUGGED IN THE GHETTO? SAID MUGGER IS A MUGGING CHAR FOR LITERALLY HANGING OUT IN THE MOST DANGEROUS SPOT OF THE MAP? DID VICTIM THINK HE WAS IN PARADISE? LITERALLY THE GHETTO. I'M STARTING TO SEE AN IMPORTANT PATTERN HERE, THOUGH. THE ANSWER IS NO MUGGING ALLOWED NO MUGGING ALLOWED NO MUGGING ALLOWED NO MUGGING ALLOWED NO MUGGING ALLOWED NO MUGGING ALLOWED NO MUGGING ALLOWED NO MUGGING ALLOWED NO MUGGING ALLOWED NO MUGGING ALLOWED NO MUGGING ALLOWED NO MUGGING ALLOWED NO MUGGING ALLOWED NO MUGGING ALLOWED. DISGUSTING MUGGING CHAR. IN THE GHETTO TOO? WHAT A ROACH. NO ROLEPLAY ALLOWED IN GHETTO, ONLY TO PICK UP SHIPMENTS IS WHERE YOU GO GHETTO. $10 ROOMS ARE UNREALISTIC ANYWAYS.

Blacked out like a phantom trump

fuck canadian bacon, hes a no life having nigger and should shoot himself.

it does not

+1 What kind of mugger is stripping their victim naked lmao, just accessories makes sense

+1 Fritz is a good guy, has always done his best to uphold the rules. all sides of the server approving of this guy must mean he's good.

Lowkey

It would force crims to have to be smart, it would reward law enforcement for being smart and catching crims being dumb. It could even be set up so that minge shit characters and fail snitches can't be used. Despite that it will never happen bc enforcement is too gay and retarded to occasionally lose a character.

gmod lawyers arent smart enough to defend it, gmod prosecutors arent smart enough to pursue it and gmod judges arent smart enough to rule on it

Hey so you got reported, with messages in screenshots, which we don't show because that exposes the person who reported the issue to then be harassed for being a good community member. I saw these images myself (and i dont know you so i can't possibly be biased) and in them you very clearly describing how you were specifically target mugging people you don't like to fuck with them, on one or more characters, obviously mugging is fine but it can't be explicitly OOC targeted, nor can it span alt chars, bleed into unrelated char roleplay or be the ONLY thing you do. The rules are fairly clear and yes it can be complicated because the issue is nuanced but it requires a frontal lobe. You claim you do other rp other than mugging? Fine, prove it. Even though you have an extensive ban record, this is your first perma. So I will give you a chance, a chance to redeem yourself and reform. Given your insane ban record if you get re-banned for any rule break (RDM, LTARP, NLR, etc) it will be extended to perma, not only that but you are also totally barred from mugging for the next 6 months. Should you be mugging when explicitly told not to you will be rebanned as well. You provide roleplay that isn't mugging? Perfect, do that for the next 6 months and don't get banned. Become a reformed rule abiding player on the server, because if you get re-perma'ed we're not gonna bother giving you your 18th chance.

Lucchese pack smoker

Thanks for your response but I'm not very familiar with the rules for props so I didn't know that there was a rule against doing that and I wasn't chasing the cop car as you can see in the clip it's not a cop driving the car it's the guy I picked up driving the car and the metal sheet remained at the side of the car not above if my intention was to blow up the car my prop would've been above the car which never happens and also you can see in the clip I didn't chase the stolen Murano my focus remained on the raptor as I was trying to help him I can see how it may seem like what you're saying is true but in all honesty my intention was never for either of the cars to blow up I hope that this can get sorted out so It can go back to the way things were before I understand my mistake

Your Name: plasticpenguin3 SteamID: STEAM_0:0:964831535 Staff Member involved: Not sure What was blacklisted from you?:Pet flags Reason for blacklist (if given): supposedly blowing up car Why Should It Be Returned: Me and these people I met stole 2 cop cars one a Raptor and one a Murano. We were driving around the city for a bit and then we tried to pick up someone else and the other guy flipped the Raptor so I was running into it at first trying to flip it but then I got out and tried to use my prop to flip it and I flipped it to hard and it flew over to atm so the guy I picked up started driving away in the Morano and I picked up the prop I spawned and started running toward the Raptor and I bumped the Murano with the prop and I guess the mod saw that as me trying to blow it up when that wasn't my intention I just accidentally bumped it and then I ran over to the raptor and tried to flip the raptor over it positioned a little bit up so I was trying to push it down and it exploded which I wasn't trying to make it explode I was just trying to help the guy in the raptor get away from the cops because we were being chased by them I will submit the clip below. I just hope I can get this sorted out because I spent money on this and I don't want to lose it https://medal.tv/games/garrys-mod/clips/mooEuHb3H7NxGVHnl?invite=cr-MSw4WUgsMjI5OTkxNjIw&v=56

+Support Reasons - Good head on the shoulders, common sense is not so common anymore, but this guy knows what he's doing - Considerate, takes everyone's thoughts into consideration - Helpful fella, always takin time to go back and answer anyone's questions to the best of his abilities - Friendly fella, easy to communicate with - Activity, active as a mf, more active than O'Block at 10:30pm - Good RP, is willing to sit down and roleplay a whole dinner just because 1 person hasn't had anyone come into their restaurant all night - Problem solver, knows how to think ahead of solutions and into multiple outcomes so an issue is solved the right way - Connections, this guy is a connection maker, somewhat relates to Friendly fella but there ain't a lot of people who dislike this guy so if you're one of them you might need some self-reflection - Drippin, dude got drip tho +/-Support Reasons - If he becomes staff, he might not hangout with the homies as frequently -Support Reasons - Becoming staff doesn't help grind bricks for the Don Overall +Support. Good luck.

your an idiot

Good idea but i feel like this would be a free lag switch for everyone

Bro has been banned 10 times and 5 of those were for the same thing you've been banned for now. You did not learn, you will never learn. If you were to learn, you would have stopped mugging altogether multiple bans ago. No matter how many 'chances' you are given, you have never stopped the same behavior that got you banned all those other times. Even if you are unbanned this time, which I don't think will happen, you'll be back here in a month, which is unironically how long it took you to be perma banned again. It's very unfortunate the server has lost your wonderful RP of being AFK in a discord VC until you come out at night to mug people.

Your Character or Steam Name: [Your Name Here]: Don Cato [GGS] - https://steamcommunity.com/id/PoetRex/ Your SteamID (Click to retrieve): [Your SteamID Here] PoetRex Your Discord ID#: [Your Discord ID Here] reinhardt_charge Reason for ban: I don’t recall the exact reason for the ban, as it happened approximately 6–7 years ago. Length of ban: Permanent (assumed, as I have not been able to rejoin since) Reason for appeal (dispute/apology): I’m submitting this appeal as an apology. Although I don’t remember the specific reason for the ban, I take full responsibility for my actions at the time. I understand that whatever happened likely went against the server rules or disrupted the community, and for that I apologize. Why should you be unbanned? It has been several years since the ban, and I’ve matured a lot since then. I now have a much better understanding of how to behave in roleplay communities and the importance of respecting rules and other players. If given another chance, I would approach the server with a positive attitude and ensure I follow all guidelines. I’m genuinely interested in being part of the community again and contributing in a respectful way. Additional Information (images, videos, etc): I don’t have any additional evidence due to how long ago the ban occurred, but I’m more than willing to cooperate or answer any questions if needed.

it’s the internet what do you expect i mean yeah it’s the 90s and i can’t play on the server anymore but to this day there is still racist cops and back in the 90s there were still racist cops (ps don’t make a black char if you don’t want to get frisked every 2 minutes)

Mugging char this, PK hunting that, i'm sure most of the community is tired of this discourse floating around every other week. I think the mugging system and rules are flawed in some ways and a bit of an overhaul will lead to an overall net positive for the community. I want to preface this by saying, I do not believe my point of view in the matter is particularly biased in any side of the mugging. I do not have any interests in mugging people and haven't done so in years and the last time I was mugged was back in 2022. Hopefully that absolves the "mugger trying to get a buff" or "Dude got mugged and is crying about it" replies and we can all get together and focus on a change that can be even for both sides. NEW SYSTEM First of all, the server needs a system for muggers to be able to steal people's pocket money. Of course it would need to be balanced as to not make mugging insanely profitable and cause an uproar. The way I'm thinking about it is; If the person getting mugged has 2000$ or less you can mug all of it, if they have more than 2000$ you can mug the 2000$ + a percentage of the remaining money they have on them(for example if the person has 5000$ on them and the percentage is set at 50%, the mugger will get 2000$ + 3000 * 0.5= 3500$. A hard-cap should be implemented to a specific amount that is deemed fair(a good amount would be a hard-cap of 8000$ imo). What's great about a built-in mechanic is that it can also be moderated much easier. For example the logs could clearly show timing between muggings or the system could have a cooldown tied to the person using it. MUGGING NERFS Clothing items should not be muggable, they are one of the main reason mugging is so profitable and one of the main reason why someone would break the rules during a mugging(e.g low-risk, high-reward mugging characters, LTARP to not lose valuable clothing etc.). If the new system suggested is to be added, and clothing becomes un-muggable, mugging can get more balanced profits and the person that gets mugged will have little to no incentive to not rp the mugging. That being said, maybe accessories like chains, hats, rings, watches etc. should remain muggable for the sake of the RP(it's entirely unrealistic to be all jeweled up at all times and in a situation where you can be mugged). ADRESSING PKs IN MUGGINGS I believe breaking FearRP during a mugging should not be met with a PK, it should be treated as a "harsher" FailRP/NITR violation. The easiest way to PK somebody is to mug them. Mugging rule 17 states "You may not mug the same person more than once within a span of 30 minutes." and for a group of people trying to PK hunt that makes it way too easy to do so. With the current rules a person could make a brand new character, get a gun, find someone to mug and potentially get a 100k+ profit out of it, while the person getting mugged by this new, worthless character has 2 options; Retaliate and possibly lose your character or just hand over all your valuables to this new worthless character that has nothing to lose. I believe the way the punishments should be are as follows(provided that the afformentioned changes have been implemented); -If a person is alone and held at gun point during a mugging, any attempt at retaliation should be faced with a FailRP and NITR punishment. -A person attempting to mug someone is to be PKed ONLY by a person or a group associated with the person being mugged while the mugging is taking place. -If there is more than 1 mugger and a person or group associated with the person being mugged attempts to retaliate(aka each party has more than 1 person involved) that should escalate to a "group conflict" where no PKs are administered. Let me know what you agree with, what you disagree with, what should be added or removed etc.