Wild West Sheriff Rework - Balance

While everyone has a different opinion regarding Sheriffs, I'm going to keep my perspective on the matter as unbiased as I can.

A large portion of the community feels the Sheriff role has potential to pose an abusive factor, and that several individuals are taking advantage of the perks received with this role.

I believe:

1) Sheriffs should not be allowed to repetitively return to a site after dying on duty.

2) We have to headshot them multiple times in order to kill, while all they have to do is right-click us.
However, when we die, we go to prison and lose everything. When they die, they just come back over and over with powerful gear. I think this is a bit unfair, to say the least.

3) Sheriffs should not be allowed to protect their friends while processing.

4) Sheriffs should not be allowed to kill you for absolutely no reason.

5) Sheriffs should not be able to win a fight instantly by right-clicking. (Handcuffing in combat- Not fun for anyone)

6) After paying off your bounty in prison, any legal items which were previously in your possession are returned to you. This includes diamond gear and legal weapons.

It's so corrupt at this point, it's not even fun to play anymore.

One of the biggest issues is that Sheriffs simply do not care about the experience for the normal player.

They are trying to keep themselves entertained, and the method in which they go about it demolishes the purpose of the game for everyone else; for the average player.

The attitudes of these Sheriffs also add a cringe factor, it can be quite nasty at times. I look at Sheriff as a person that should be the role-model of a player. It seems random players are being stuck into this position, and using it to their own personal advantage.

Those of them who play honorably don't tend to understand the extent of frustration caused by their less-moral co-sheriffs, and that's absolutely understandable.



I was up until FOUR in the morning, and even THAT late, I couldn't process for more than 15 seconds without a Sheriff.

"Sheriffs are supposed to be the practitioners of the server, to loosely regulate the illegal activity, and add an extra aspect of suspense."

I feel this position is being taken of advantage of, and many others feel this way as well. I would greatly appreciate if these matters could be looked into.

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My proposed Sheriff rework:

I'm going to base this idea off of real-world concepts; which is the basis of the gamemode to begin with.

With this rework put into place:

Sheriffs are to generally roam around, looking for Rogues and wanted Criminals (hence the most wanted board in the banks).

If a Sheriff catches anyone with a bounty on their head within a town, they are to give the criminal a chance to pay of their bounty.

A regular player should have the ability to pay off their current bounty at any bank.

Sheriffs do not have the right to enter drug fields, drug cartels, or rebel bases.

A Sheriff's job is to bust those with a bounty on their head.

In addition, this will result in criminals avoiding towns and public places as much as possible, introducing an evasion factor; which will add suspense and higher layers of strategy into the game.

Trusted staff members who have positive intentions, and are globally accepted as fair practitioners, receive a superior rank to Sheriff: Enforcement Officer.

An Enforcement Officer is just a superior, higher-up version of the Sheriff.

Enforcement officers are the justice individuals who have the ability to bust criminals in the act of drug processing.

Only the most trustworthy, highly reputably Sheriffs receive this promotion, and are to use it in a respectful, fair manner. This will prevent newly-promoted Sheriffs from taking advantage of the position. The Enforcement Officer is a role which has a role capable of being abused; However this will not be the case, as only the highest of morally accepting Sheriffs and Staff Members will receive this role.

Neither Sheriffs nor Enforcement Officers have the ability to handcuff in combat.
Neither Sheriffs nor Enforcement Officers have the right to kill you for absolutely no reason.
Neither Sheriffs nor Enforcement Officers are allowed to aid their friends in illegal activity; no biased actions.
Enforcement Officers may not come back to a Rebel base for at least ten minutes after death.
Sheriffs can not go within 100 blocks of a rebellious location.
Sheriffs can arrest and/or neutralize criminals in the Wilderness, and within towns.

Sheriffs who prove themselves to be the most responsible and moral about their places will be the ones to receive the promotion to an Enforcement Officer.

Summarized, Sheriffs watch for criminals in public places.

Enforcement Officers have the ability to investigate rebellious locations for illegal activity.

This will prevent any form of abuse, and add many aspects of suspense and variety into the game.

With this rework being put into place, everyone can enjoy the game, and have equal ability to progress effectively in their Wild West adventure, regardless of their role.

Thank you for reading.

~ Dukoda

 

Those statements are not "simply false". They are what I've experienced over the course of the last three days.

Thanks for your input though, it does mean a lot.

 

This is the source of conflict. Sheriffs would have a different, less abuse-able role.

Thanks for responding

LOL

It gets to a point where it's unplayable, because they're constantly everywhere. I can't go thirty seconds without an encounter. It's ridiculous.

Thanks for pointing that out

"So I can make more money"

I can't make any money, because it's constant.

It becomes unbearable because it is simply constant. Thanks for responding.

Why don't I mine? because I make 10k every 2 hours.