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@Petrow

I've honestly no idea what is being suggested here, please elaborate. @Petrow

Civilians are not meant to participate in criminal activities. Same goes for paramedics, they should not solely assist criminals. Stick to your role.

November 2019 - November 2021 For those who wish to know more about how their own organisation did over the past two years or for those who are merely interested in learning about the activity state of organisations on SAES, here's a detailed list of squads and gangs who have been awarded the "most active gang/squad" status as well as records made related to amounts of active members. Stats collected range from the earliest accessible period which is November 2019, up to the most recent monthly GM results (November 2021). Because of large amounts of gangs and squads that still are or are no longer present in our community today; the listing only includes organisations which were in the top three of any category displayed below. Organisations that no longer exist were not included. ~[SQUADS]~(sky blue) Top three ~[SQUADS]~(sky blue) with most active members reached. :crown: Squad Active Members Year 1. ~[SWAT]~(navy) ~[51]~(gold) 2020 2. ~[FBI]~(gray) 49 2021 3. ~[SAFP]~(sky blue) 43 2020 ~[SQUADS]~(sky blue) that have obtained the "most active squad of the month" awards. :crown: Squad :1st_place_medal: :2nd_place_medal: :3rd_place_medal: 1. ~[SWAT]~(navy) ~[13]~(gold) 5 5 2. ~[FBI]~(gray) 9 9 7 3. ~[SAFP]~(sky blue) 3 10 11 Most active ~[SQUADS]~(sky blue) in detail: [s=] 2019 :1st_place_medal: :2nd_place_medal: :3rd_place_medal: November SWAT SAFP FBI December SWAT FBI SAFP 2020 :1st_place_medal: :2nd_place_medal: :3rd_place_medal: January SWAT SAFP FBI February SWAT FBI SAFP March SWAT FBI SAFP April SWAT SAFP FBI May SWAT SAFP FBI June SAFP SWAT FBI July SWAT FBI SAFP August SAFP FBI SWAT September SWAT SAFP FBI October FBI SWAT SAFP November SWAT FBI SAFP December SWAT SAFP FBI 2021 :1st_place_medal: :2nd_place_medal: :3rd_place_medal: January FBI SWAT SAFP February FBI SWAT SAFP March SWAT/FBI SAFP - April FBI SAFP SWAT May FBI SWAT SAFP June SWAT FBI SAFP July FBI SAFP SWAT August FBI SWAT SAFP September FBI SAFP SWAT October SAFP FBI SWAT [/s] ~[GANGS]~(red) Top three ~[GANGS]~(red) with most active players reached. :crown: Gang Active Members Year 1. ~[AA]~(magenta) ~[65]~(gold) 2020 2. ~[ThC]~(gray) 57 2020 3. ~[HS]~(blueviolet) 55 2021 ~[GANGS]~(red) that have obtained the "most active gang of the month" awards. | :crown: | Gang | :1st_place_medal: | :2nd_place_medal: | :3rd_place_medal: | |----------------|----------------------------|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| | 1. | ~[AA]~(magenta) | ~[15]~(gold) | 2 | 4 | | 2. | ~[ThC]~(silver) | 5 | 16 | 1 | | 3. | ~[UE]~(maroon) | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 3. | ~[O]~(gray) | 2 | 0 | 5 | | 3. | ~[HS]~(blueviolet) | 2 | 0 | 1 | Most active ~[GANGS]~(red) in detail: [s=] 2019 :1st_place_medal: :2nd_place_medal: :3rd_place_medal: November AA ThC O December AA CripZ ThC 2020 :1st_place_medal: :2nd_place_medal: :3rd_place_medal: January AA ThC BB February AA ThC Z March AA ThC O April AA ThC O May AA ThC O June AA ThC UE July AA ThC UE August AA ThC HS September AA ThC BB October ThC Z BB November ThC CripZ AA December UE ThC AA/BB/CripZ 2021 :1st_place_medal: :2nd_place_medal: :3rd_place_medal: January UE ThC AA February AA/ThC UE/Z CripZ March AA ThC CripZ April O ThC AA May ThC BB/AA HS June O/HS CripZ JK July ThC CripZ BB August AA ThC BB September AA ThC O October HS AA UE/Lunas [/s]

@weppo Brs are optional in a sense that you don't have to do them if you choose to do turfs/grs instead.

As said above, we've already reduced the jail time by a great margin. Reducing it further would make jailbreaks pointless because you'd be out before the jailbreak is even initiated. It would also affect balance of various activities such as Br where more criminals would be present due to ability to return more frequently even after an arrest. If you want do spend less time in jail you can use /sur which will reduce your jail time to roughly a minute only.

"BR holding" is not an intended concept, it was made possible because of a flaw in the script and is considered abuse of the BR system. BR becomes a BR once there is a sufficient number of gang members in the bank, who are in the process of cracking. Up until that moment the BR is nonexistent and can be overtaken by any other gang who shows up with the number of members required to initiate a BR. One player standing in a marker has no purpose. Reserving a bank for your gang in advance by sending one player over there or calling it in team chat is player made construct and not in any way encouraged or sanctioned by the rules. There is no reason for you to send one person over and risk alerting the police, you can simply not do that. Finally, we're currently working on means through which the event of cops switching spawns to prevent a BR should be made impossible or far more difficult.

There is no efficient way to constantly keep track of gang members who temporarily quit their organisations and use police spawns to manipulate the system. Unfortunately, merely having a rule forbidding players from doing this has proven ineffective, which is why the current system was implemented. For this reason the cop limit will remain to take only squad members into consideration. Furthermore, judging by the BR logs, the only prolonged period without sufficient cop presence is between midnight and noon.

I don't see why all banks would need to be at a similar distance from the nearby hospital. There are six banks in total. If you do not fancy one, there are five others to choose from.

@crash Same as in case of any other event of collateral damage, such as criminals killing each other with grenades while trying to damage a cop, it depends on the situation and whether it was intentional, careless or accidental.

Cops are not allowed to attack/damage planes which contain only unwanted players, doing so would be deathmatch. In cases where there are wanted players on board, damaging and destroying the vehicle through any means is allowed. Consider not taking any wanted players aboard the plane to prevent getting attacked, or use different means of transport. The vehicle itself will not receive any special protection through creation of new rules just because it is frequently used for reaching BRs.

It is not currently in our interest to make BR, of which regrouping is a part of, any more difficult than it is at this time.

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S.W.A.T. Academy Recruitment - 2021 4th Generation Thinking about joining SWAT? Well from this moment onwards you will be able to attempt doing just that through an entirely different method! We will no longer require you to write a long application, instead; you will be evaluated based purely on your ingame skills and behaviour. While similar in overall theme, this generation of SWAT cadets will be met with a different Academy. An improved yet simplified experience. Steps: 1) Player interested in joining SWAT expresses his interest in SWAT Discord server, https://discord.gg/eDgGESGj4g (read rules channel for details on how to express your interest) 2) A representative of SWAT Management Branch will contact you via PM to arrange your entry to the academy. 3) You're now a cadet. Cadets will be granted access to "SWAT Cadet" spawn. 4) After 2 weeks you will be voted on by established members of SWAT. 5) If you are voted in, you're now one test away from being part of SWAT! If you weren't, you may be offered to undergo additional 2 weeks of academy course until the next vote, or be denied entirely for the time being/permanently. Receiving Cadet spawn will mean that you're now part of SWAT squad panel, this does not however remotely mean that you are part of SWAT itself. This is only a means for us to experience more of what you can offer, more readily, than we'd be able to see if you were using a different spawn. As well as a first-hand insight for you as to what the squad that you're trying to join is really about, this is as close as it gets to being a SWAT member without actually being one. Recruitment in SWAT is done democratically. This means that you will need to impress existent SWAT members if you hope to have them vote in favour of your acceptance to the squad. One day you may potentially be casting a vote yourself when it comes to future cadets. Until then, do your best to be seen as an efficient police officer. ~[Receiving an adminjail or a ban will see you suspended from the academy for a minimum of 30 days.]~(red)

Every gang or squad has access to a list of punishments issued to their members. As soon as one of their members is adminjailed, the information is available to them.

The topic will remain active for the next 4 days. If you have not yet commented and intended to do so at some point, please do as soon as possible. All comments are and were taken into consideration, and we are more than satisfied with the vast amount of feedback!

How do those gangs prevent others from taking turf zones besides by defending them, which is a feature of turfing? Resetting zones to no owner would just see the zones once again claimed within a day and we'd be in an identical situation.

To clarify one more time, this is not a suggestions topic. We're only interested in hearing about why you're not a cop. For any suggestions, please head to appropriate forum section. Also thanks to everyone so far for sharing their reasoning with us.

It's widely known that the police team has seen a decrease in numbers over the years, and in an effort to potentially better understand the causes behind the issue in order to choose adequate solutions, we ask you the following question: Why are you not a cop? Or rather, why are you a criminal instead? There are many people and many reasons, what is yours? We're not asking what you think should be done about this problem, or what you think why other people don't play as cops, why do YOU personally choose to be a criminal instead? Perhaps it is something unique and positive about the criminal side or something negative about the police one. Maybe it about the players, a combination of many things or something entirely different. Even if it's not something that you think we can affect or was already said by someone else, your comment may provide us with valuable information. Whichever your personal reason may be, please let us know in a comment below.

March 2021 General Police Updates Recount ~[.]~(black) New activity was added for the police team, Money Transporter. Players are now able to select the new spawns and deliver armored vehicles between banks for profit. However, criminals may attempt to kill the driver and steal the truck. On the other hand, police officers in the proximity of the truck will receive payment for escorting it to safety. In order for a bank robbery to be started, at least ten squad members or HLS agents are required to be online and active. Previously any police spawns were taken into account which resulted in frequent manipulation of the system. PBR requirements remain the same as they were. All squad members are now visible to each other on the map. This should allow for easier orientation and cooperation between different squads. One vehicle wrap per squad will be permitted to all squads lvl 3+, Used to low variation of police vehicles and limited customization options, squads can now appear more visually unique by using one custom wrap on any amount of squad vehicles in their possession. Enforcer wrap template is now available. - SAPD HQ

@Ranger11 On behalf of S.W.A.T. HQ, I'd like to personally thank you for your interest in becoming part of our organization. Unfortunately, you have copied the entire RP section from another person's application. Given that you'd rather steal another person's work than invest effort on your own, we've no option but to deny you the opportunity to join our squad. Application Status: ~[DENIED]~(red) Please don't post anything related to your result under this topic. - SWAT HQ

Marker protection disappears once weapons are used by the person who's entering, that was included in the last change. If it doesn't work that way then something went wrong.