TOPIC: [Server Suggestion] HL2:RP

_Max wrote: This server won't be made by some immature people who don't even really care or aren't old enough yet to take responsibility. It seems like the developer is very experienced.

lMichaell wrote: VoiceChat absolutely kills any sense of serious roleplay. Imagine you're playing your Citizen character, and you get approached by this menacing looking combine soldier and you know you're about to get your ass kicked, and then a small child's voice comes over the mic and starts squeaking out orders. You're not going to take that seriously. Pretty much every HL2:RP server ever is text only, because the gamemode is text based. There are /me's, /rolls, and a lot of other important parts to the gamemode done in chat.

Also, HL2:RP is not about quickness AT ALL. Literally in the quiz you need to pass in order to join the server (on every HL2RP) it'll ask if you understand that Serious Roleplay can be slow paced and detailed. Jump on an HL2RP server and you'll see what I'm talking about.

Coutinroy wrote:
Firstly:

Viking wrote:
Secondly, I kind of understood where Para was coming from, but your response doesn't make much sense to me. I'm not sure what rules "our players don't like" you're referring to as no rules have been announced for the server yet. Yes, HL2:RP is a serious roleplaying gamemode, but that doesn't mean all of a sudden we have to ban everyone who breaks the slightest of rules. Being lenient is more important to a serious roleplaying server than it is a classic DarkRP server, and you'll see that should the server launch or by playing any other HL2:RP server. Every server needs it's own specific rules and policies, every gamemode is unique and needs to be administrated uniquely. I don't think it will be difficult to work with the Community Team to come up with a lenient set of rules that adheres to Zarp's current policies, and I don't think this should be considered an issue whatsoever.

_Max wrote:
The HL2:RP gamemode is quite different from classic RP gamemodes. It'll be based off of Clockwork's Schema or Nutscript's Schema (EMP prefers we use nutscript) which supplies us with the base gamemode already. From there we add our own modifications to the server to customize it slightly, but still stay true to classic HL2:RP. This makes it pretty easy to get the server up and running actually, especially since Viz already has a bunch of custom content ready to go. The hardest part will be typing out guides/informational topics and organizing trainings and such. But after the initial startup it should be smooth sailing.

Shark wrote: I have to agree with Shark here, if serious roleplay isn't up someone's alley they simply don't have to connect to the server. However based off the poll many are interested in at least trying it out and seeing how it goes. But again, leniency is extremely important to the success of the server and we're not going to be handing out harsh punishments, we want people to learn and to have fun on Zarp's HL2RP.



Thank you again everyone for the feedback, let's get some more!

I have never played any roleplay game, but... this sounds really fun! Good luck!

lMichaell wrote: To expand on this, considering I have talked with Viking on steam about this since he missed it.
The points system would replace the warning system, where a player breaks a rule, lets say fail-rp for example, gets certain amount of points (e.g 15) (fully up to the admin how much he should get) These can be appealed if you feel it was too much or abusive.
Once you get a certain amount of points by breaking many rules, for example 25 or 35 points, you would be banned from the server.
The points are also not permanent, they run out after 2 weeks (same as "recent" warnings in SSRP).

So player A, breaks FAIL-RP, gets let's say 10 points (minimal fail-rp), and then 1 week later breaks FAIL-RP, getting 20 points (large FAIL-RP) The user get's a ban, which the user can appeal if it was abusive or they realized what they have done wrong and are clearly sorry for their mistakes.

It's a pretty simple system, max points should be set for each rule also so staff cannot give too many points for minimal rule breaks, following the ethos.
This would mean the ethos would still apply to HL2:RP, meaning that this can stay on ZARP without any specific change to the ethos being needed.

I hope to see this implemented as in my eyes, it's a very efficient system.

Smaller bans can also be placed on smaller amounts of points, if the admin feels the rule breaker is not realizing his mistake or has blantly broken said rule on purpose to ruin RP.
E.g 5-10 Warning Points - Maximum 3 day ban
10-15 Warning points - Maximum 5 day ban.
15-20 Warning points - Maximum 7 day ban
20+ Warning points - Fully to the admins discretion, including permanent bans.
Under the rule list there would be all rule breaks under these sections, showing which rule is worse than another, the worst would be Hacking, DDos threats, Abusing exploits intentionally for personal benefits or Selling in-game items, meta-currency, or prestige for real world currency.

Glad to see all the support, really hope it becomes a thing.

I personally am not a fan of Serious RP, but this new gamemode will attract other style of players who prefer playing seriously

Love the idea.

Thank you for all the recent positive feedback!

For anybody interested in learning more about the gamemode, this guide does a great job at outlining the basics of the gamemode.

Again thank you for all the feedback given so far.

Actually seems like a pretty good idea.

PLEASE ACCEPT THIS SHIT !


damn did chute or emp asked for game modes suggestions ? i see too many of them recently

Sounds like a brilliant Idea best of luck Viking!

This idea sounds fantastic

Can't quote every body . But i heard something about a point system and about making different ethos.
The game mode has to fit with our current ethos , and our current system how we deal with warns. A point system will never be used.

so aslong the game mode fits it then i don't mind giving it some thought

ParaMontana wrote: But why though? Again if staff don't want to adapt to a new system they don't have to.

ParaMontana wrote: From what I've heard EMP is very enthusiastic about this and possibly willing to code, I'm certain we'll find a way to make this work.

ParaMontana wrote:
I'm the only one that suggested this, and I never said changing ethos is required, if you bothered to read it.

ParaMontana wrote: Like Michael said he just suggested it, and my response to him was that it would have to be discussed with the Community Team before it could even be considered. A warn system fits HL2:RP and we will make it work if you and the Team are willing to work with us to give this to the community.

Thanks to everyone who has shared their opinions so far, I was hoping for a positive reaction but you guys are blowing me away. Thank you!

Again, before we make our own, please give this guide a read when you have time to get familiar with the gamemode! It might not exactly match how our server will look, but it nails the basics.

Bump!

Bump

ParaMontana wrote: I think the current ethos would work perfectly with HL2:RP. As Viking said before the server survival would depend on people actually playing the server and understanding that the gamemode can be difficult for some people at first. We would need helpfull admins there not to just ban everyone who broke failrp once but to guide and direct new players on how to properly RP. Overall i think every aspect of the ethos would work great on hl2.