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GAME CHANGE: DFP Changes | Started by: Squishy on Jul 10, '13 21:44 |
The following changes have been put in for DFPs:
Change 1) If you switch your home district in any capacity, you lose your DFP (Sell it first!) If you switch crews, but stay with the same home district, you keep your DFP (Don't sell it!)
Change 2) Traditionally, the number of DFPs available was based on a % of the game population. We have changed this to be based on based on a % of the game population, distributed among the districts. This means that some districts may be now be over capacity, and will be unable to purchase new DFPs until existing ones get removed from death or lack of bribing. This also means that some districts are now under capacity and can get more DFPs. To make it fair for every time zone, there are DFPs that are currently owned by place holder accounts whose DFP bribes will randomly time out from now until 7 days from now - thus giving everyone from every timezone and playing style a more fair chance of snatching one up.
Change 3) (This part is not complete yet) We will be closing the loop hole that allows you to buy a single unit of drugs from a DFP in order to bypass the drug achievement requirements. You will have to buy your max unit capacity, or the max units available, which ever is lower. |
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What if one does not have enough money to buy for max unit capacity/the available units? |
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Reply by: Kattan at Jul 10, '13 21:54 | |
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Then it looks like you will have to buy drugs that are more in your price range. |
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Reply by: Squishy at Jul 10, '13 21:58 | |
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I realize that came across as snarky, but very rarely does someone not have enough money to buy drugs and doesn't have a family who is willing to help them out. There are other methods we could use to fix the loopwhole, but that would require much much much more work on our side, which just isnt justified by the rarity of not being able to afford drugs and being part of a family that wont help you. |
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Reply by: Squishy at Jul 10, '13 22:00 | |
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It sucks that you are removing what you call a loophole. I really can't imagine any normal account ever being even remotely near to completing hard core drug achievs... |
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Reply by: Aemon at Jul 11, '13 00:13 | |
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"Barbiturates Broker Full Load Sold At A Profit 50x" I just believe that a person, if they want that achievement, should actually do 50 real drug deals. Users should not feel entitled to achievements if they are unwilling to put in the work. It would be nice if you people wearing that badge of honor did so because they did 50 profitable deals, they went the extra mile - not just because they knew a loop hole that let them get it with 1/50th the work. There are only two hardcore drug achievements for selling a full load at profit, and they were designed for people of high rank, with a very aged account. I personally think those that do the work properly, deserve to wear that badge of honor more so than someone who does not. |
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Reply by: Squishy at Jul 12, '13 15:08 | |
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6 months ago this update would've upset me. But now, with micro-dealing? If you're on top of it you can make a deal every 5 minutes. When you had to do an actual flight it was much more difficult to get these achievements without using the loophole (but still doable). With 5 minute drug deals? These achievements are cake - even without the loophole. Not to mention that there are many more DFPs than there used to be, giving even more opportunities to make deals. As far as the Hardcore achievements? Those are supposed to be the most difficult achievements to get. They're not supposed to be easy thus the naming behind them... |
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Reply by: ChrisPalko at Jul 12, '13 15:31 | |
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Eh, pretty decent change for the most part. Not a huge fan of part 3 (only when it comes to the lower drug deals, because it's a pain in the ass to have to waste a sale on the lower ones)... But, as stated, with the micro-flights it's really not all that big of a deal. Keep up the good work Izzeh. | |
Reply by: SnidelyWhiplash at Aug 22, '13 18:15 | |
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Just out of curiosity, has any thought been put into adding additional achievements for the bottom three drugs?? I personally am halfway through with the barbs and heroin ones already due to being able to sell them every 5 minutes or so. | |
Reply by: SnidelyWhiplash at Aug 24, '13 17:18 | |
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Doing 50 drug deals one after the other is certainly not 1/50th of the work. It may not be the same, but it definitely takes a toll to do the same 3 processes again and again so many times. |
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Reply by: Aemon at Aug 28, '13 03:03 | |
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