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Improve prison system.
Suggestion:
I'd like to open a discussion about something that I believe is a major "RP killer" in this server, the current prison system.
Right now, if you get arrested, you're sent to a cell and forced to wait anywhere from 5 to 50 minutes without being able to do anything. You can't interact, you can't roleplay, you can't play the game—you just go AFK or stare at a wall. This completely kills the momentum and the fun.
I joined the server to have fun not to sit in a virtual timeout for nearly an hour. I strongly believe we can turn this negative experience into something engaging and interactive.
Ideas:
- The "Legal" Path: Rehabilitation Activities (Sentence Reduction)
A simple QTE (Quick Time Event) minigame like the robbiz challenges. Every X challenge completed reduces the time by X minute.
- The Risky Path: Like a "Prison Break" (High Risk, High Reward)
The Mechanics: Escape isn't just walking out a door. It requires a sequence of actions:
- Complete a challenge or more than one.
- Success: You become a hunted fugitive with a bounty, creating fresh RP for cops and bounty hunters.
Taking example from wh robbery, you could have X time to escape and hide from pd, after that you can't be arrested again.
3a. If pd take you, you can go again in jail and pd gets money as reward
3b. If prisoner succeed to hide for all the time, he will be free to go and the bounty expires.
Why This Benefits the Server
- Keeps Players Online: Instead of quitting out of boredom, players stay engaged and are ready to jump back into the city once released.
- Creates More RP: It gives criminals, cops something to do 24/7.
- Fairer Punishment: The sentence is still a punishment , but players have the way to reduce it through effort.
I understand this would require some scripting, but I truly believe it would significantly improve the quality of life and roleplay on the server.
Of course this is a suggestion regarding only for standard jail and not ajail.
Who benefits:
Everyone,
Illegals, Civilians
Instead of being forced to go AFK, criminals will have something to do in game.
Legals
When a player succeeds in a prison break, it creates activity
The server itself
Who is hurt:
I think nobody out of Scripters :D But i think scripters could start with something easier like QTE to start the implementation and test the community. Or they could reuse the robbiz challenges to test the idea.

Comments (4)
Cool idea in general, my addiction is that the "prison break" idea should happen with the help of an outsider. Which will make it more fun.
Great suggestion. Not only it fully eliminate the AFK part when you are jailed, also puts new fun activities for the PD to look out for and the potential risks if you are planning to do prison break.
Wonderful idea, I hope this gets implemented.
I think as a cop, that this'll be a great idea, I think especailly now when the server needs more activity, that such events would raise the traffic of the server.
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