Frequently Suggested Suggestions [Read This First]

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The purpose of this section is to communicate idea's directly to Developers and receive a response. Your feedback and idea's are valuable and we as devs have strived to make our selves available via meetings/civ councils/discord servers. But inevitably as team sizes grow and other responsibilities get in the way it becomes harder and harder to manage those avenues of feedback. Thus we have created a monitored section of the forums for you the player to speak directly to us as a team. You make a suggestion, we reply!

If you are trying to make a suggestion to an Owner/CM/SA/faction policy maker. This unfortunately isn't the place to make that suggestion. 
Below are some tips that give your idea the best chance at being implemented

1. Focus on one idea per post: It is essential to present a clear and concise suggestion without diluting it with multiple ideas. This allows the developers to fully grasp your proposal and its potential impact.
2. Provide detailed explanations: When submitting your suggestion, make sure to include comprehensive details that showcase your vision. For instance, rather than merely stating "Rework Kavala," provide a custom-made map or mission illustrating what changes you'd like to see. This way, the developers can better understand your intentions and the potential benefits of your idea.
3. Developers' response and discussion: Be patient, as the developers may need time to gather more information or discuss the merits of the suggestion among themselves. They strive to respond to every topic and appreciate constructive feedback.
4. Avoid half-baked ideas: Refrain from sharing incomplete or underdeveloped ideas with other players in this section. Instead, use it exclusively for presenting well-considered suggestions directly to the developers.
5. Constructive contributions: If you come across a suggestion already posted here, and you have valuable input or identify potential issues, feel free to share your thoughts constructively. Your feedback can help shape and refine the idea for the developers' consideration.
   
   By following these guidelines, you heavily increase the likelihood of your suggestions being considered seriously by the developers and your idea realized. 

This is a heavily moderated section of the forums, derailing/toxic comments will be met with forum restrictions. 



Below is a list of frequent Suggestions Admins/Devs receive, This post only contains official responses to suggestions.

For Server Administrative related questions please ask here

For APD related questions please ask here

Q: Change the price of _____

A: We look at a whole host of data when making price decisions, Asylums economy is continually monitored not only for scripters/cheaters but also for economic balance. 
 

Q: ____ APD/AFD Policy needs to be changed/Implemented.

A: Thank you for your suggestion however,  APD/AFD Policys are handled by Captains (APD) or Assistant Chiefs (AFD) respectively, you can suggest guidebook/policy changes here APD AFD

 

Q: Bring back/make Tanoa/Stratis/Livonia/Malden

A: We are currently focusing our Development resources exclusively on Altis as we believe it to be the best Map for Life Servers. Its a suggestion we frequently monitor and if we change our minds you will be the first to know!

 

Q: Lets use ___ modded pack/content

A: While Aussie life was extremely fun we found maintaining the pack & difficulties with development were a challenge, combined with the issues related to players installing a mod pack resulted in a struggling server. If in the future we had a large enough development team to create a pack from scratch and maintain a modded pack/map it is something we would potentially explore.

 

Q: Add ____ Mod to the server

A: Adding mods to the server creates an extra barrier to entry that we aren't willing to add right now. A player should be able to install Arma 3 and jump right into our server and play!

 

Q Add ____ New Gun/Vehicle/clothing to the game

A: Currently the only way to add new guns/vehicles/clothing to the game are through mods, If Bohemia ever adds more vanilla guns to the game know we will be the first to consider adding it to our server - Please see above for our stance on modded content.

 

Q: Add ____ Skin to the game.

A: If you have a suggestion for a skin to go on clothing/vehicle we would love to hear it! Unfortunately Arma 3 does not allow us to Skin Vests/Helmets without the use of mods - Please see above for our stance on modded content.

 

Q: Open up staff apps!

A: Staff applications are opened on a as needed basis.

 

 Q: Unban/Free ____ Person

A: While we encourage feedback and suggestions on overall Administrative policy please refrain from using this forum to garner support for a specific individual.

 

Q: ____ Admin/Mod/SA/Owner didn't handle my report the way I think they should have, you should remove them!

A:  Thank you for your feedback, Each report is handled individually - However for this type of feedback please speak directly with the Admin who handled your report or a community manager. 

Q: Anything to do with increasing player speed/health

A: Player speed is likely something we are just never going to be allowed to alter. 
Biggest reason is just the nature of how arma 3's movement works. Simple answer, think about the current desync when someone runs up a tower or a high ping player walks around. Now make it x% worse because arma 3's predictive movement is trying to factor in the speed increase we added to them. As for Damage think about how often the downing script has an issue. Damage handlers don't always work well in Arma 3.
 

Q: Open a second  a third server!

A:  This is an idea we monitor heavily, know their are many factors to take into account when opening another server (Financial being the least). We want to ensure opening a second server would be the correct move for Asylum long term. Here is a recent thread on the issue 

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Hello,

To start I totally agree, a second server would be great. The more players we have the better it would be. A second server does solve quite a few issues that we are currently facing. The community has proved that they could cover the extra cost of it if needed. But Asylum has always been back and fourth on a second server. We tried the approach where it was only open during X hours etc. That proved to be just as problematic as users were not able to access their houses and the goods that were stored in them. Then, instead of playing on server 1, they'd just opt to wait until their server of choice was open. So not only were we splitting the population we were also loosing a player on the main server. 

Right now everything is busy with the current world situation, and we could easily open a second server to help get more places on Asylum for people to play. But we would only be creating another problem that has to be solved when the world calms down, people return to their everyday life, and students attempt to be a good student again. We would have to then close down server 2, and cause people to loose their houses, again. And then the rest of the admins, devs and I would have to field the questions and complications that come from closing down a server again. We would loose players because their houses are removed yet again and deal with the backlash of just that. 

When I made a previous post about this subject, it was during the environment of normal world operations. My argument was substantiated by a list of screenshots, and a brief explanation.  I will admit that I often find it frustrating to spam into the server. I often wish BI would have made some type of Que system much like FiveM has with GTA. It would have made things different for many communities. I utilize a hotkey that continues to  spam "Enter". I find that on average i wait about 5 minutes to get into the full server. You and others may find this tool useful, and a quick google search can get you pointed in the right direction in aiding to get this set up. I have linked my previous post on this subject below for reference in case you have not seen it. 

 

At the end of the day, I am not going to open a second server. Asylum is in a great place and the feedback from the players has been overwhelming. I strive to provide us with as many players on one server as we can, at all times. When other servers have 10-20 people on each one of their servers. I am thrilled that we can provide 80 on one server during the non peak times. And I believe that our recent success over the last 6 months is in part created by providing just that.