Donald

Life is full of regrets, so is asylum. Last year, my father passed away and my business investment also failed, making me lose all my savings. However, I still need to live strong and thank asylum for giving me three wonderful years.

I'm going out on a limb here. I love you all who are arguing your points of view. But i gotta be honest where needed. None of you were ever in the position where you were ever really to full understand the subjects you're arguing about. Don't let the friendships, connection or memories be corrupted by the current status of the community. The events that are occurring now are clearly outside of anyone's control. Despite the various people tying to help, it's clear that reason isn't in the room with us. 
It's alright to be upset, as losing what we have all came to for such a long and weird ass time is bound to hurt. The failure of the server signifies the loss of a common meeting place. 
No other game can bring a group of random ass people together. Since moving on, gaming has not been the same. I realized that I am lucky enough to experience a true jem here over the years. I feel fortunate to have the opportunity that so many people had no idea was possible. 
We kept a great corner of the internet alive, thriving, and the world best keep secret. 
Cherish what you've had here, and stick together more now than ever. There are only a few of you left that have been here long enough to remember the amazing times. It would be a shame to waste it on fighting.
Hold the line, don't be tempted to blame. I bear a responsibility for where the server is today, it's something that weighs heavy.
❤️

talking about how malden would be too small, yet asylum server is dryer than akulas vag. yall talk a big game about bringing new things then completely drop the ball. making your design team bigger but somehow rarely pushing out new things that actually work is incredible! since the new year all ive heard from the owners and devs is "well when arma 4 drops" if thats the case then why even maintain this server? it seems like its on the back burner anyway, at this point let the flame go out. 
p.s. yall are bitches for banning me from the disc.

It just makes no sense. We have community meeting -> we don't want prestige but because of the feedback of 'some folks' we roll forward with a random non supported idea -> after talking it through with these (same?) folks, we are completely rolling back this idea? There is 0 feeling of continuity or control over this project at the moment and no amount of you getting up on the whipping post to accept abuse from us will change that. Though I disagree with your direction so far I have genuinely felt empathy to the fact that you are facing a lot of criticism and toxic feedback but you are doing it to yourself. 
In the meeting we spoke at length about the lack of clarity behind the new ownership groups leadership (i.e keeping the community in the dark, keeping your Admins and Community Managers in the dark, etc). I believe at one point you admitted that you guys were 'retarded' and need to be better. It has been a few weeks now and not a single person from staff to player feels that anything has changed on this front. It is still you, out here on the whipping post, bearing the cross of bad decision after bad decision being made collectively from a trio of owners (supposedly, as they say nothing we cannot know who is behind what). The amount of people sympathetic to your situation is swiftly dwindling and I am not sure anyone can give you anymore advice than what the community has already given you. Again, in your own words, stop being retarded.

Hemmt Flatbed is from the same expac the tractor is from 

i think if we could have the option to load vehicle on hemmt flatbed via scroll wheel, then drive to a vehicle garage and send vehicle (with vehicle within 30 meters of npc), this would be a cool, light rp addition instead of impounding vehicles and they disappear. 
 

Proposal: Asylum Coin ($ASYL) – A Community-Driven Cryptocurrency for Gaming Asylum
Hey everyone,
I’ve been thinking—what if we created a cryptocurrency specifically for the Gaming Asylum community? A digital currency that could be used for in-game trades, bets, rewards, and exclusive perks. I’d like to propose Asylum Coin ($ASYL), a blockchain-based token designed to add another layer to our economy and gameplay.
Why Asylum Coin?
Decentralized Economy: Players could trade $ASYL for in-game items, contracts, or even buy and sell properties/cars outside of the Asylum economy. Bounty System & Wagers: Place bounties on players, make bets on events (like Fed raids or gang wars), or create a real stake in high-risk situations. Rewards for Engagement: Get $ASYL for completing in-game challenges, participating in events, or winning major heists like the Federal Reserve robbery. Cross-Server Value: Unlike Asylum cash, $ASYL could have value outside the game, potentially being tradable on real crypto markets. How Would It Work?
Built on Solana or Polygon for low fees & fast transactions. A wallet system integrated with the Asylum forums or a Discord bot for easy transactions. Possible integration with gang banks for group funds. Limited airdrops for OG players and major contributors. Next Steps
If people are interested, we can explore launching a test phase, setting up smart contracts, and building community governance around the project. I’d love to hear your thoughts—would you use $ASYL? What features would you want to see?
Let’s discuss! 🚀 we need INVESTORS that are capital ready 

Great, unfortunately I have to be an adult now and have a job.

Good Evening Asylum Community,
 
A few weeks ago we had a community meeting to discuss the best way forward and what we can do to increase the population on our server.  We talked through some ideas and then pushed out a community poll to get feedback on them.
 
After we closed the poll we took some time to look at the data, and to look at a proof of concept for a Malden Life Asylum community.  @Iukeand @zdeat did a great job in showing us what an Asylum Malden life could look like, and we’ve been digesting that for a few days whilst getting feedback from a number of people within the community.
 
The poll data was inconclusive, with the neutral and negative portions outweighing the positive.  After reviewing this more closely, weighing other feedback, pros and cons, we have decided that Malden is simply too small, and the terrain does not conform to a life format properly.
 
While we are not moving forward with a map switch at this time, we have seen how a smaller map has the opportunity to increase interaction and the possibilities for additional content on the server, and we have confidence that we will be able to replicate these same features on a reworked version of Altis.
Taking place on a smaller more streamlined version of Altis , this revamped framework will take into account the data gathered from our poll, focusing on heavier RP opportunities, while also fostering the same combat that has made Asylum popular over the years.  This will also be a good opportunity to see how we can continue to edit the Asylum idea in different ways, and potentially provide a roadmap for how we would move to another game in the future, with the release of Arma 4, or other similar titles.
 
Features to be expected:
Service based economy missions (Assasination, vehicle delivery, crate pickup)
Beefed up optional tutorial system with a green zone and increased visibility to the server.
Personal Distress beacons
Karaoke
Boat drug running missions
Gang house drug shipments 
Admin warning system 
Prestige store with access to elite weapons, attachments, vehicles, and items.
Border patrol outposts
City Hall raids
Reworked Casino,Mental Asylum, Jewelry Emporium maps
Revitalized urban areas and new spawn points
Smokes
More random events including infection containment, and scavenging
Streamlined map and interactions
Fixing of all known bugs as of release
 
These are lofty goals, but with the increasing size of our design team, and the welcoming back of @Gen. Henry Arnold to the development team, our goal is to have a small bug fix and initialization patch out this weekend, and then a larger release mid-late April.  As we work through this transparency will be key, and leaks will consistently be posted in our discord.
 
**Until this release date we will be evaluating the limited opening of S2 domination on the Utes map, an exact schedule will be released once we have decided on a proper balance with our testing server needs.
 
Best,
Fitz 

 

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/435296132 @Innate thanks for scaring the shit out of me. 

These videos definitely bring me back. I'm sorry to see that Asylum isn't what it once was. We have been saying that for years, it's never quite been like it used to be. The world changes and people change. I'll never forget the memories that I made here, and the friendships that have endured the test of time. 
I wish there was a fun way to spill all of Asylums secrets from over the years. Lord knows there are plenty of them. I'd love to be a open book for those who are curious. Feel free to reach out to me, if there is a way for me to remember it, I'd love to pass on those memoires as well. 
 
And then some memes from the day, which were very relevant for their time. If you know, you know. 
 
 
 
 


 

this. at least take a shot at a Reforger server. The hype would bring a lot of people back and you would get new players, especially since the game is on console. Elan life is mid because of the shitty RP rules and the lack of federal events/cartels. Asylum rules on Reforger would be a hit.

Asylum road map

Ive played Elan for a while and i find them to become boring really fast. An Asylum style life server on Reforger would be one of a kind atm. Id play it.

Yea Elon life is lacking the rp aspect and their economy is kinda whack, with their end game being minimal and unsatisfying. The fights there aren't too bad, if you can get past everything else. If we brought our same rp over we'd be a valid source of competition, even though I believe they have 3 120 pop servers that stay full during the day and get around 60 at night for each server 

A Reforger life server with actual fun gameplay would be nice. All the life servers on Reforger rn are boring af.

I said it one and ill say it again, add a reforger server to see how well it does. If you log onto arma Reforger, literally EVERY server is either max population or almost max pop. In my opinion, the only way to save it is to upgrade it. Dont get me wrong, OG Asylum is awesome and its come a long way. However, opening a reforger server would not only generate new players but also would generate a lot more income for the owners considering reforgers current popularity. Consoles can also use reforger. Its a win win and something to seriously consider at this point. Open one up, try it out, and keep arma 3 asylum running during testing. 
On top of that, BAN THE CHEATERS. its so obvious and at least 3 or 4 APD officers per fight get instantly 1 tapped from any range. 

I dont really care about rp or something like (that ship has sailed for me), but the "devs/owners" want rp... but its just to late to actually save this server atleast. The community has become pretty small. They either go heavy into marketing with a new concept (game/server) to attract newer people or they go down with asylum like the titanic.
 
But I do agree they are doing something right and the owners could've looked into "what they are doing right and what (we) do wrong". As I said before they heavily rely too much on older players to come back, management wise thats pretty bad, cuz most of the old players like me, still feel somewhat attach to asylum but moved on rather quick when shit went downhill 

i was curious cause i remembered that  @Sojobo went to create a FiveM server a couple years ago and right now it's nearly at 600 players wtf

 
 

TBH, I would think about this statement, if one of you, or you specifically posts something it gets derailed. That should've been a sign that something goes horribly wrong.
 
I hope you do understand that arma 3 in general has no real future (like any other live service game/server). This community needs to move on to newer games (Reforger is getting more popular by the day I feel like, FiveM or something else that could fit an RP style gameplay that you wish). It's nice to see some accountability towards this big issue BUT with the recent/past owners, you also should've known how easily this community gets pissed when the new ownership somewhat does the same as the old owner(s), even if you didn't mean to do so. That's just a huge management issue on your / the current owner's part. "Love is not forever" especially when the game is this old and doesn't (I don't know if its true) attract more newer players and relies on old players to come back and most of them actually moved on, you also said that you failed to move with the community which was the biggest mistake someone in this kind of "branch/business" could've done.
 
Just my 2 cents but I may or may not get ignored lol.

Tbh seems like reforger seems more popular rn.... but lets continue with arma 3.... I said many times to think about going into a RP/Life type of direction with a new game (not leaving arma 3 behind) but reforger/FiveM seems to be doing somewhat good/fine for example. But ofc that would be an investment which I assume the owners cannot afford. I guess no one is really donating anymore so they have no Income and pay this out of their own pockets, which in turn would limit their capability to expand and try new things. The investment into Asylum was a pretty bad decision without any real vision,"work" force or money to do said vision and now you pretty much pay the price for it.
Eh W/E they tried I guess.

New owners legitimately expected the server to fill up simply on the basis that the old owner was gone. Yet they have done nothing different.
Releasing a roadmap that was simply a list of ideas with no timeframe attached didn't help. Many of the owners aren't willing to put in the effort to contribute to real updates, and the one who is can hardly code without breaking the entire server, and doesn't take criticism or the opinions of others into account and just does as he sees fit.
Lack of good updates and kept promises was a trend with previous ownership, and the new ones are continuing it. There is no future for asylum, there was an opportunity with the wipe with a full server and excited playerbase, yet the developers (current owners) failed to capitalize on this with additional updates. Drastic changes were needed but with 10 players on after a wipe and then also a revamp, I don't see much opportunity for a comeback anymore.

WE need to switch onto Reforger tbh, before it is too late. I know, it's  an expected player loss due to having to buy a new game and letting go of nostalgia, but there are a lot of streamers already playing Reforger, and that number is rising.
It honestly is a refreshing re-approach for the direction of a dead game. I know Reforger isn't the finished product and it is Arma 4 alpha, but If we went onto those servers we would see a revamping. The main life server there is dogshit compared to ours (Elon which btw has 3 servers maintaining about 130 at low peaks). If we were to move over a newer game (fuck gta5. that game is dead in the water come 1 year from now), we'd be golden.
cute that you are implying that your gang actually fights cartels or feds with equal numbers but ok.