When I first heard about this idea, I was excited. The opportunities that MCD could seize hidden cash and other potential creative ways to use it would be great for the server. But after thinking about it for some time I fear the few shitlords will ruin it for all of us.
I’m definitely in favor of the roleplay that comes from being robbed, and I've long wished that thieves would target cash more often. I remember one of my favorite moments being robbed was when thieves came into my business and screamed, “GIVE ME ALL YOUR MONEY!” It felt realistic, I played I was giving them money from the register (which was actually from my pockets), they actually acted out the scene so well and there was a lot of back and forth, they played it as if ooc they were not worried about getting caught, and they had me tied up in a back room afterwards. The interaction had depth and led to some great further roleplay.
Given the current state of the server and the behavior of newer players who cause ongoing issues with FailRP and low-quality interactions, I’m concerned this change could exacerbate the problems that many of us veterans have been privately discussing for a while now.
Additionally, I worry about the potential impact on the server’s economy as shitlords will find a way to duplicate it. Then the people who will stash money for their other characters. I was a big fan of the casino when it used chips because it created more roleplay opportunities. Unfortunately, due to abuses, we lost that feature.
While having money directly on your person would be beneficial for immersive robbery roleplay, and would create creative ways to store/give/etc, I lack confidence in a portion of the current community to use this feature with roleplay in mind. I fear that it would soon be abused and then removed.
Robbing people of cash on their person should be a chance to roleplay with the victim rather than an opportunity for those who don't respect the server’s standards to use it as a lootbox or worse exploit. If we make it easier for these types of roleplayers to thrive, we risk driving away the dedicated roleplayers who have kept this server alive. Shitlords will always find a way to cheat the system.
I am conflicted because I see the pros of it outside just robbing people and I would love this feature even if people primarily use it for robbing. But at the same time robbing someone of their cash is available and it currently forces people to have a smidge above bare minimum dialogue. This would give shitlords an excuse to scream the ole, “hands or die, hands or die”, rummage, run.
PS. I think the G-Wheel option showing money on a person is a great idea.
I always have to walk into the station. I also worked at a gas station as a cashier, and a surprisingly high amount of people were paying with cash instead of card.
