"Yes, think about it, they come they die within 2mins from fuckers thing they are good and therefore no one comes to play anymore so what happens? the game dies. And with the loose cannons they are loose cannons they would kill you anyway hence why they are loose cannons"

"I believe the 48 hour rule is good long as it can be voided because of any improper actions that the gangster in question had taken


We could do with out it but i think the short grace period is something that dosn't hurt anyone the hitters get their shots and sometimes gangster notices their vulnerability and join a crew

This also helps weed out reckless hitters in crews who can't follow simple directions"

"That's a good question, obviously there are upsides, and downfalls to both having, and not having the rule. I'm for the protection though. Without it, those who are new to the world, might get killed before they even get accustomed to the way things work. Which could cause their kin to not even bother coming, because they think they'll just die for no reason.


I think with the protection in place, it gives the community a better chance to grow. Its rare that somebody of that rank would have the skill with a gun to cause much damage anyway. Even if one of those gangsters would get lucky and manage to kill somebody, we all live the life of crime and know that there's a risk of dying, and its a risk we gladly take. If you're really scared of the possibility of some gangster killing you, then you don't really belong in the life of crime anyway, in my opinion."

"hmmm, i am for the 48 hour rule as in my opinion it is beneficial for the community. When my ancestors first arrived on these shores they kept dying before i knew what was going on. Hitters will always want more targets, its in their nature and i see no other real reasons for removing it."

"yes, i feel it is good for the people who just started so they don't die easily and they can et use to it an everything.

No, because i personnaly want to shoot them too because it is hard to find people to shoot :( so yeah...

but i think it is a good thing mostly to keep it cause it gives them a chance instead of dieing a minute after they played"

"Well I remember a time when members of our community had to wait until the rank of gangster to join crews. This is no longer the case, as now you can join the second you start up an account. So I think the 48 hour rule should be abolished.


Not only that but many people have been killed because of killing under 48'ers. I understand that some noobs may be turned away by being killed right away. But I think it less likely that a noob will be turned away by dieing with a new account mainly because of the fact that they haven't earned much. So to die, would not hurt that much. But when you look at all the people that have died from killing these under 48'ers, they've lost alot more than the new accounts that were killed. I feel this is much more disheartening and loses more valuable members that make this world go round.


And all this in with the fact that it could help rogues kill off random people and I say abolish it."

"In my personal view the 48 hour rule is a great way of giving both new and recurring players a chance to settle in and find themselves a family. It encourages hitters to search for inactive players rather than new players, which helps clear-up the people who have not had the time to get themselves in a family in the last 24 hours, and those who are just not interested in playing at all.


A downside would be that it makes it alot harder to train your gun without using the shooting range, which kills a certain part of the rp, personally I don't know many Gangsters who would hang around in the local shooting range, so they can persue a life of crime, but then of course the fact that it's just a game comes into it.


I personally would like to see things the way they used to be, when you could shoot at the lowest of the low without having to look twice to make sure they are 48 hours old, whilst your closest friends get wacked for not taking the rule to seriously. But on the other hand, I can see where they are coming from with the 48 hour rule."

"It seems that the only people the protection discourages are the people who would be unlikely to shoot anyway. The sociopaths who are here just to kill will shoot regardless. More often than not they get away with it too.


I got shot on my previous account while I was in the middle of recieving an invite. Here's the thing though..... I wasn't upset because I should have acted sooner. Everyone has 24 hours of protection. That is an ample amount of time to find a place in our world."

"Totally Disagree with it, have been since it was implemented. I know the reasoning behind it, and I know the why they try to lay down the rule, but on the other hand, they are putting Family members at risk. Who in their right mind would hand someone a gun and say have full reign for 48 Hours around the streets, do as you please as long as you don't get caught.


I just think it's illogical is all. 24 hours is plenty of time for someone to find help on what to do or join a Family. It took me 4 death's when I first started to say "Hey maybe I should ask someone" and you know what I'm still here. Death isn't going to drive them away, if anything it's going to give them reason to ask why they are being killed."

"Personally, whilst I think it a good Idea, I don't believe it can ever be policed efficiently.


However, if each Resident is made to account for those sort of goings on within their own city, we may find some of these witness statements rather than them getting 'lost'


However, if you'll allow me to play Devils advocate. There are no written rules from our gods about this '48 hour' protection. Therein could lie the problem.

It is a 'general agreement' between acting heads of cities, the problem being, if one of the acting heads members, who may also just happen to be a close personal friend finds this out, I'm pretty certain the leader in question would Mimic Admiral Nelson and 'turn a blind eye'"

"For those straight off the boats from the old country, I think it's an invaluable period of grace while they find their feet and see what is what. Without this period of grace, it's more likely that they could die and their family lines driven from this thing of ours. Without a constant supply of fresh blood, our business will become stale.


For those who are continuing a family tradition in the business, having been raised within our traditions, they should know all there is to know, be able to act in the correct way and know to seek shelter as soon as humanly possible. In this circumstance, 48 hours is unnecessary.


However, there's no way of differentiating between each newcomer to our thing so the safest action is to give a blanket 48 hours to all. Otherwise, you'd have the bloodthirsty claiming "I thought he was the son of an old associate" and so on to excuse their killing."

"You know I'm not really sure. Yes it's nice to have protection for so long when starting. But 48 hrs is a long time. I'm not to sure about the subject to be honest."