[Saerin]

Those that can donate should get some benefits for that. after all it is their donations that keep the game available. I have no issue with people donating. By all means if you have the ability to donate $100 or more a month and are willing then by all means donate. I myself cannot so I dont. If you have the ability to play for 16 hours a day then by all means go ahead. I can't so I dont. I play for the sole rerason of I enjoy the game.

Online attacks are not against the rules. If you wanna hit someone...go ahead by all means hit them. I grew so tired of the constant mails complaining I didnt wait 45 minutes to attack them that I basiccally stopped attacking. I level now by crimes and my career. occassionally I throw an attack in every now and again but i level quite slowly. do i care not really have i been hit online sure. do I acre not really Ill just log in 40 minutes later and train again.

as for the new gang war code. My feelings are this.

1) there are a ton of oppurtunities being missed. sure the base is there but there needs to be penalty for losing. I know we dont even fight back the majority of the time due to it just not being worth our time. The upgrades are fine but seriously The amount of damage that can be done just doesnt fit the scale of HP the hideouts have. few wars ever last 5 minutes if the attacking gang is organized and large enough. The new war system was suppose to add strategy to the war system and really hasnt.

2) give the wars meaning...make them actually over turf. for instance Gang A attacks Gang B. and wins. They get 1 block of turf. that one block of turf nets them $100 a day in "protection fees". and a number of gang points and respect points based on "fairness of the war". Respect points helps with "protection fees" The more respect the more the fees. Gang points buy upgrades such as a dirty cop. your gang gets one day of lower arrest rates(just an example)

to add on to what this thread started out as I would like to comment on the career system. While i believe it is a great improvement over the old system I find that the careers are pretty close to being the same. they almost all get combat bonuses and what not. and yes you can argue that people would just choose the combat orientated fields to boost themselves anyway so why change it. but suppose that an engineer could modify a weapon( each weapon could be modified just once) and say reduce one stat requirement, or provide specila ammunition that penetrates armor...etc. or a scientist develops a improvement to an armor a construction worker gets to add 1 block of turf per week to the gang through construction projects.. There are possibilities for improvement they just need to be explore for balance issues.

I completely understand the stronger players frustration. I dont necessarily have their problems but that doesnt mean I can see their side of the story.