[Implemented] (inSim) Changes to [MED] - Add to the RP/Server experience

[Kiz]

(2012-08-31 14:36)Nitros Wrote:  

(2012-08-30 01:31)Kiz Wrote:  [*] To counter any abuse of this system, there should be a limit of the number of MEDs allowed on the server in relation to how populated the server is at that time, I'd say 3 MEDs maximum on a fully populated server.

[*] To further counter any abuse, if a members COP rights are revoked so are their MED rights.

This would not counter abuse, only reduce the number of people who can abuse it at any one time to 3, and people who have not been caught being a bad cop I the past.

The scope for abuse is my main concern with any MED idea in the past, and I haven't read a suggestion which guarantees little possibility for abuse yet. If you can think of a way without too much modification to insim, then you will have a winner.

I do understand where you are coming from Nitros, but you also surely understand that a limit can also act to help counter abuse, it means that MEDs are easier to monitor at first and means that admins can quickly deal with the rule breakers. It was also meant so that every car on the road doesn't drive as a MED, otherwise things would become boring very quickly.

The main objective of this thread was to raise the possibility of a MED having a real role within the server instead of just an RP Role. This would make the whole MED system a lot easier to manage, maintain and administrate.

I really strongly disagree with the whole holding point on the implementation of a MED system is because a minority might abuse it - there's an easy way to deal with offenders; Revoke Rights, Kick & Ban.

My main objective of the thread wasn't to raise concerns about the strobes, because I believe without a real role, they are useless anyway. If given a real role within the server, people may start respecting the MED class and actually start using it properly.

With proper rules, regulations and administration the MED class could be an effective & fun addition to the community & server. I mean, there are a minority that abuse their COP rights, we don't remove the COP class from the game because of that do we? We simply punish the people who abuse.

I also really like the idea of the on-screen sirens being distinctively different from standard policing sirens.

And finally, I also still strongly believe that a removal of either COP or MED rights should mean the removal of both, if you can't be trusted to do one, then you can't be trusted to do the other.

Thanks for the all the feedback. =)

Regards,

Kiz.