--- tags: WWRP --- # WildWest RP Community Meeting Notes | 14/06/2020 (4pm-5:30pm ET) --- Meeting Notes --- __Attendants: (203 at 4:06pm)__ ![Viewers in Twitch](https://i.imgur.com/JObQkGh.png) ## Intro (Lead by Francis "Frank" Devine) - **At the end of this we will be premiering the "May Highlights Trailer" from our Media Team.** ## Main Body (William Hayes & Frank Devine) - **Clarifications on Fail RP.** - At the end of the day this is a roleplay server and you should always be roleplaying your character. - It's not about winning and losing here. - Make sure you are giving people adequate time to reply to your demands. - There is no "count of five" rule here. - When you start shooting you end roleplay in most situations. - While you aren't forced to take part in Medical RP, we do encourage it. - You can respond with `/me`'s about your condition and get some good situations going. - Remember that taking a bullet was a very serious thing (especially at the time) and you would want to avoid wounds that could get infected as there wasn't a good way to treat them. - **When it comes to reports, don't forget to let us know if something is breaking the rules.** - If you don't feel like reporting or think you candle talk it through, feel free to DM the user and talk it over! - We are all human and make mistakes! - **Whitelist Apps are Re-Opening June 24th at 12pm ET.** - They will be open for 2 hours. - There is a reaction in #staff-messages to get alerted righ before whitelists open. - Whitelist opening thread: - https://wildwestrp.com/threads/whitelisting-schedule-apps-re-opening-june-24th-at-12pm-eastern-time.4597/post-26142 - **There are guides for newer roleplayers on the forums.** - And Frank runs some Roleplay workshops as well. ## Admin / Mod Team (Sarah Connor and Frank Devine) - **Please remember that judging players based on the time played in game is Metagaming.** - New players may have been in the state for a while. - "New bloods" as a term used in game to refer to new players, is Metagaming. - **Also, it's good to try out new characters if you feel like you are settling into just hanging out in a clique.** - New characters are a great way to try other things out! - **Remember that if you were involved in a player report is the only time you should respond to it.** - No point in having arguments in threads where players are trying to figure out what went wrong. ## Development Team / Features Coming in the Wipe (Ty Bryne and Henry Houser) - **Henry Houser has been made Head Developer!** - **We will be putting up a feature poll in the next couple of weeks.** - That way we can see what the community thinks is the most important or fun features to work on. - **Don't forget we have suggestions on the forums.** - Submit them when you have ideas! - There's a lot of things we have heard discussed that never got submitted for the devs to look at! - There's a sticked thread with some directions where you submit them. - ## Community Advisor Team (Frank Devine) - **There are monthly Roleplay Workshops.** - Another may be run before the next whitelist wave. - **Some had talked about Outlaw roleplay being frowned upon.** - That is not the case, but we do encourage people to play a role over trying to win. - If you are unwilling to take a loss, it's best to try out a different character and come back with a positive mindset. ## Government (Frank Devine) - **Attorney General applications were opened.** - This will be an assisting role to the Law Enforcement to help prosecute and with procedures. - Some interviews have been done already. - They will also defend the state if it gets sued. ## Marshals, Sherrifs and Law Enforcement (Ty Byrne as Tory Whelan) - **Emmett Stone has taken an LOA.** - Tory Whelan has taken over as the Acting State Marshall in his absense (played by Ty Byrne). - **Applications are still open on the forums!** - Expect to see a lot of recruits in their funny hats and chaps being trained up. - A big thanks to everyone helping train these new recruits! ## State Representatives () - **State Representatives have been elected and have met.** - Addison Flanagan - Clint Masterson - Elydia Darkmoon - **The legislative branch passed their first bill.** - **Don't forget to contact your representatives if you have concerns to bring up!** ## Judiciary (Chief Judge James Tully) - **The judiciary is now more focused on the court roleplay as the Attorney General and State Representatives are now around to help.** - **There's a suggestion thread on the Judiciary forum.** - **The Court of Appeals has been introduced as well.** - **It's Felicity Russell's birthday!** - **Make sure to keep court cases in character.** - Judgements may upset you, but that's how court goes. - The intent it to provide good roleplay, not make you angry at the judge's player. - As always, you can reach out OOC to solve issues if things do get heated. ## May Highlight Video Plays - **Produced by Biv McFlint, with help from Gimsu Kray.** ## Q/A - **Why do people report people first instead of trying to talk to that said person first?** - There are times where things should just be a player report. - When people are being malicious or just obviously purposely breaking the rules. - You can always try to work it out OOC through a DM. - We do encourage this, but we can't force people to do so. - **Why is playing a Outlaw frowned upon in this community?** - We have no issues with Outlaws as long as they are playing the rules. - The RP coming along with it may lead to more aggressive responses, but you are typically being agressive anyway. - **What was the reasoning behind removing the Mauser? I've heard the argument that rapid firing pistols end the RP too fast but there are still shotguns on the server which kill much faster than any other weapons. It'd be cool to see some more melee weapons and pistols!** - This was an 1899 German Pistol that would have been rare. - We want to keep it as a rarety that people can get through staff events. - There have been these given away before. - **When will Whitelist be opened back up?** - June 24th, 2020 at 12pm ET to 2pm ET. - **I think many people don't understand what the rulings are about perma. People are too scared to kill someone in any type of way, so I request that you please address and further explain about perma. Does the person doing the killing decide if its perma or does the victim decide? I would also request that you be specific with an example of a scenario in which perma could take place, if possible.** - You can perm a character for whatever reason you like. - Someone can't perm a character for you, but they can reach out and ask you if you will for a situation. - **There is an issue where people perma themselves and make new characters and join the same profession. Do you think this should be allowed? An example, making a new character to get revenge for the older one that got perma should be unacceptable, in my humble opinion. ** - For the same profession, there aren't rules against it. - If you kept perming and then doing the same thing, that would be odd, but it's more about the RP. - Using a new character to get revenge for an older character is Metagaming of some sort mostly likely. - Continuing story lines of a previous character as a new character shouldn't be happening. - **I feel the community needs a reminder about NVL, lasso RP, and not using towns for meme play. Valentine is a large hub for finding others, and often it's overrun by those using lassos on friends, running around attacking each other, and overall disgraceful RP. But also with a reminder and discussion about what NOT to do. Is there a way we can best handle these situations IC?** - If you are playing around and looking to shoot eachother with no consequences, play some RDO. - Roping your friends into the mud to troll doesn't make a lot of sense in roleplay. - "Playful stabbings between friends" are not a thing... - **7/10 of my last interactions with the natives have ended with roping or execution, or both, and that while playing a native. What am i doing wrong?** - Lassos now show on hips if they are equipped. - We can't speak for the Natives, but typically things don't end in Incapacitation. - Feel free to reach out to them OOC and find out what is going wrong. - If rules are being broken, please file a report. - **When you wish to see more detail in the whitelisting application what do you suggest adding to have a better chance of being accepted.** - Explain who your character is, their background, and how they would act. - Make sure you are putting effort in. - One line isn't enough. - **Can the rules be updated with more detail? Seems like there are a lot of "unwritten rules" that people only figure out by reading the reports. For example, the double knot lassos and the fact you cannot use the execute mechanic... Would be very helpful for these to be stated clearly instead of being something made up on the spot.** - There are common sense items that rely on the rules. - If someone secures your ropes well, you'd need to roleplay that. - If you escape ropes in front of a gunman, that's NVL. - We don't ban the execute mechanic, but you can't just blow people's heads off to try to force perm them. - **More punishment needs to be dealt towards toxic, salty people on the server. It's embarrassing reading the reports or watching twitch streams and seeing how salty the players can get when things don't go their way.** - We don't ban people for being salty on their Twitch Stream. - For Player Reports, we step in and lock threads when things get out of hand, but people are allowed their opinion. - As long as they aren't taking OOC in character. - **Perma is a thing. There seems to be a vast majority of players that don't expect perma situations. There are players that accept permas, however most people will take actions and rely on game mechanics with the knowledge that the player can just respawn and 'walk it off' however they please. There has been multiple times I've seen that one character will shoot another in the head and then say things like 'you will be fine'. If you wanted a character to be fine, then why did you shoot them in the head in the first place? In real life, we wouldn't take these actions. This is a part of value for life that I feel is being forgotten. Unless the intention is to kill someone, players should think more cautiously on their violent actions and the consequences that can end a character's life/story. Can management address the server culture around conflict RP and violence with the possibility of permas?** - We don't force permas. - If you just get shot a lot, you still need to roleplay your injuries. - We have this reminder in the rules and on the incapacitation screen itself! - Don't just get back up after being gravely wounded and get on the horse and into a robbery! - It's good to remember that actions do have consequences. You don't shoot them in the head and think they will be fine. - Try to make the situation enjoyable for all parties! - Good RP = Good Fun. - **A lot of us have SOs in game with characters, but even now most of those characters don't log in to RP as those SOs, so is the relationship even there if the other half of the relationship doesn't play?** - That's entirely up to you. - Your wife can be at home with the kids, or on a vacation if you like. - **What kind of plans do you have to keep the activity alive on the server? eg: like events, tournament for example** - If you have an event idea, reach out! - #support in the discord and we may be able to help out. - Staff also run events and discuss ideas. - There is a scavenger hunt coming in the future. - We've had the state fair and plan to have it at least twice a years. - We have events planned for holidays and special days. - Like a community anniversary event in October. - **When will be able to buy and own houses?** - Backburnered due to 32 slots and concerns. - **Walking styles and a fully flushed survival and crafting system.** - Both are in the works, no ETAs - **Any chance of a Raccoon pet?** - We already have something planned for this, not sure about the Raccoon though. - **Are there any plans on adding more criminal activities that notify deputies of its occurrence like the current bank and store robberies do? Are there plans on placing a higher incentive in doing bank and store robberies or any future implemented crimes?** - There are plans for more illegal jobs, but alerting police telepathically isn't something we want to expand on. - **Will we ever be able to edit our horses? Like manes. Noticed that also when the saddles are on the horses it makes the hair white but when you remove the saddle the manes go back to default.** - **Are lawyers in demand on the server? If so would there be an application process to follow?** - There are no set requirements or licensing. - There is a Bar Exam you can take if you like, but it's not required. - On the Judiciary forum there is information and there are always demand for lawyers. - **In regards to order to be hung by a judge, can the government technically perma ytour character, or would they message you ooc and ask you if you're okay with being hung until death?** - That is asked of you and you have to approve it like with all other Perms. - When the verdict is decided you are asked about it and it's between you and the judge. - **How soon would the ability for 64 player slots happen? And would that lead to us only having two servers?** - Whenever CFX makes onesync for RedM. - **Is there any work being done on the chat box feature to make it more user-friendly? Long posts tend to go a mile long horizontally.** - We added a `/clearchat` command that will clear it. - It's only used for notifications, so just clear them. - We don't have OOC chat here. - **Will we ever be able to edit our horses? Like manes. Noticed that also when the saddles are on the horses it makes the hair white but when you remove the saddle the manes go back to default.** - Horse tack is being worked on with no ETA (we already added a persistent `/saddle` command). - **Can we remove the headshot instakill mechanic?** - This hasn't been discovered in RedM yet.