Conversation #5: Rules of Engagement

Definitely a lot of bullet points on this rule, and I know there has been a lot of conversation! So feel free to discuss with us what you think about this rule and anything that should be simplified or elaborated on. Please keep it civil!

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Rules of Engagement

Different types of situations allow for different types of RP. Does the situation your involved in carry high stakes that your character would realistically respond in a lethal way too?

• Bank trucks for example carry high stakes and it would not be deemed improper escalation or failure to initiate to shoot to kill without warning, this is what we call Engagement Without Initiation situation.
• You cannot ambush people to kill them on sight. You must engage verbally and ask them to leave or take them captive. Provide some sort of RP.
• Gang Turf: Official gangs can engage with each other in gang areas in accordance with the rules of escalation or with prior verbal warnings. I.E. Rival gang continues to enter your gangs territory after being told not to, once they have been warned once that day you can openly engage on them even without a declaration of war
• Crims engaging Police: It is only ok to openly engage police in a shootout when you have knowingly been stopped for a felony offense, have an active warrant, or if you have ran from the police, cornered, while already having a weapon out. Baiting them into a shootout just for a shootout will result in points against yourself.
• Armored Trucks & Drug Supply Points *EXCEPT WEED FIELDS*.
• You cannot be arguing or have a disagreement with someone then go straight to shooting, that would be improper escalation.
• Be mindful of highly visible public locations, Food joints, public job locations, public buildings. Places what would have some sort of CCTV and pedestrian presence, have some imagination.
• Traffic stops: It is NOT acceptable for your character to kill people over this. Let police have some roleplay.
• Store robberies, you need verbal initiation.
• Player robberies, you need verbal initiation.

• Non gang members cannot be engaged without initiation on gang turf. (This includes police officers)