What's wrong with the Jail RPs hosted?

[RaR]

'yellow zone' and 'stand on this line or die' just needs to go extinct, it's a game of power used by 12 year olds to make up for being beaten as children.

Guards should only have enough power to keep the peace and to direct prisoners to the gym, to the cafeteria and to their cells.  They should not have fully automatic assault rifles and 8 gauge shotguns.

There shouldn't be LMG's and rocket launchers stuffed in toilet bowls. It should be an RP, not a deathmatch.

[Ad Bot]

[Swat 3]

I was thinking of doing something along the likes of a Warden Jail RP.

Someone of the guard team is chosen as Warden, he gives the orders and if they aren't followed, Guards can kill prisoners.

So if he says that once the cell doors open and you aren't standing at a wall or something, Guards will shoot you.

If the Warden is killed, it's a free-day and everyone gets to do whatever and don't have to follow anyone's orders.


Maybe a bunch of mini-games like Simon says, last reaction or even hide-and-seek.

Last prisoner alive gets a Last Request. He can say "I choose freeday for me and that guy" and they are the only ones to get that freeday in the next round, Wardens can't touch them.

Also small rules like no free-shooting allowed, or camping on a prisoner who didn't do anything just because he's 'suspicious'.

/totally not copying Garry's Mod

There is a flaw:
Those "small" rules wouldn't be properly handled (in most cases), with the same issues as our current Jail games.

'yellow zone' and 'stand on this line or die' just needs to go extinct, it's a game of power used by 12 year olds to make up for being beaten as children.

Guards should only have enough power to keep the peace and to direct prisoners to the gym, to the cafeteria and to their cells.  They should not have fully automatic assault rifles and 8 gauge shotguns.

There shouldn't be LMG's and rocket launchers stuffed in toilet bowls. It should be an RP, not a deathmatch.

All of my bloody this.

[Blockzillahead]

Ok never mind on the Warden thing.

And yes no rocket launchers stuffed in toilets.


I was thinking, should it be a rule for Guards to not have their weapons out during patrol? Only if attacked?

Was also thinking of adding a separate small swat team. Regular guards get normal guns and patrol around, when there's riot or whatever the swat team is called in to handle the situations and they're the only ones with assault rifles or whatever. They basically guard the outside jail while normal Guards patrol inside.

[The Resonte!]

I was thinking, should it be a rule for Guards to not have their weapons out during patrol? Only if attacked?

what weapons
guns are probably a no
batons is maybe a maybe

but the thing is
why WOULD they have their weapons?

i mean prisoners are sure as hell not going to be able to make weapons really fast

other tips:
melee weapons are probably good
jail guards definietly use tasers http://forum.blockland.us/index.php?topic=25679.0
jail guards does not have full tactical bulletproof armor and other junk

[Blockzillahead]

Ok normal guards get Taser only.

nooooo the original taser links are dead. Anyone mind uploading it if they have the add-on?

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jail guards definietly use tasers http://forum.blockland.us/index.php?topic=25679.0
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Links are both dead.

Sweet, found it. Anyone need it here; http://puu.sh/41xLN.zip
It's the old version though, has no icon.

[Crøwn]

If anyone here has played mine i'd like to hear some things I can do to improve.

Anybody else?

[elm]

The whole jail RP concept is stuffty anyway. Don't understand how most of you can sit there and mentally play such a thing. Kalphiter pretty much summed it up, in a nice way, it's a wait until team b receives weapons TDM. A crappy TDM at that.

[Reindeer]

The whole jail RP concept is stuffty anyway. Don't understand how most of you can sit there and mentally play such a thing. Kalphiter pretty much summed it up, in a nice way, it's a wait until team b receives weapons TDM. A crappy TDM at that.

It's being overused, I like the concept and sometimes it is a lot of fun to play, but there are too many servers like jail escape's, basic TDM's, and boring house RP's. I wish people would start becoming more original.

[The Resonte!]

It's being overused, I like the concept and sometimes it is a lot of fun to play, but there are too many servers like jail escape's, basic TDM's, and boring house RP's. I wish people would start becoming more original.

alas
it's the original ones that barely get's any players

[Reindeer]

alas
it's the original ones that barely get's any players

I know, and they usually stay at the bottom of the server list.

[Sleven]

What's wrong is: They are called RPs and mostly have the same freedom as an RP have but seeing the game have a strict goal, to basically win, it no longer can be called an RP as people won't fullfill a role, only try to achieve a goal. Don't know why people refer to call em JailRPs. Having a different name such as Prison Escape (like Tezuni does) is way more accurate. Just calling it a TDM is also off seeing a Prison Escape contains different elements that the ordinary TDM do not have.

[Blockzillahead]

What's wrong is: They are called RPs and mostly have the same freedom as an RP have but seeing the game have a strict goal, to basically win, it no longer can be called an RP as people won't fullfill a role, only try to achieve a goal. Don't know why people refer to call em JailRPs. Having a different name such as Prison Escape (like Tezuni does) is way more accurate. Just calling it a TDM is also off seeing a Prison Escape contains different elements that the ordinary TDM do not have.

How could it work if it was a full RP? I mean you could have other teams like garbage collectors or visitors but what would they do in the mean time when there's no garbage collection or visitors day?

[King Kaiiu]

tezuni's jail rp is so successful because it's actually fun. it has its flaws though. a good jail rp should encourage prisoners actually working together.

[TheArmyGuy]

I supply 24/7 administration, a build that many call 'great', and only have to ban people once every 2 hours or so for freekilling.
Yet I only get around 10 players on weekdays with tezuni's being full. That's extremely discouraging, so I just stop hosting.

Also, only default styled weapons such as the Sniper Rifle and the Assault Rifle.

[Bisjac]

same thing thats wrong with every rp and dm.

way way to many mods. you should pick out like 4 or 5 guns and a special item that all balance well. dont try to spam the game with 50 similar crap like everyone else.

or you can come up with a new idea. jail rps have been done to death.