This Isn't Goodbye

Portside · December 15

Dear Members,

It has come to our attention in recent weeks/months we have not been able to provide the community to the players that we had hoped for. This has came to a decision, led by myself to close the MTA Server pending internal revamp. We have a staff team consisting of 22 people and the reality is, about four people pull their weight.

Right now, we have a lot of moving parts internally. From the lore vehicle switch, to players sabotaging services and overall a staff team that can't provide consistent support to the community and its people.

Whilst we have been effectively working hard on certain forefronts to make staff life easier, it's just a losing battle. Right now, we will be focusing on changing the internal works of the server and its practices. This will be an overhaul that has never been seen before on ArdicGaming or even for some of you guys, San Andreas Roleplay.

The aim is to ensure a consistent environment that everyone can enjoy love stopping by. This will include an entire rework of;

- The Game Rules

- Admin Handbook

- Mapping Handbook

- VMT Handbook

- FMT Handbook

- The Server Setting

- Theme of The Server

- Ticket Handling

- Transparency of Systems (including systems available)

- Updated Documentation

Now, unfortunately... a lot of our staff team is now currently LoA (on leave of absence) and will be for some time to come. This means, that this overhaul is going to take some time. Something like this can't be pumped out in a few weeks. I'm hoping, with the Christmas Holidays inbound, that this will allow myself and some others to work on completely overhauling the entirety of how ArdicGaming operates - to help old roleplayers and new roleplayers alike define their new home here, enjoying their time.

Thankfully, many of our developers are not LoA, meaning our bug-fixes, improvements and overhauls can continue from a game perspective. Other members of auxiliary staff are available to help ensure the aforementioned backend changes.

This is a long overdue change and it's one that should have been completed a few years ago if we're being honest. The changes set forth will help players who have yet to experience a heavy roleplaying environment, ease into it without being overwhelmed. The changes will also mean that less staff intervention will be required that will disrupt your roleplay. We are anticipating changes to some game systems too that will allow for a smoother transition without breaking anyone's immersion for striding in a roleplaying-environment that feels natural.

There is no estimated timeline for this change to take place.

During this timeframe, the server will be locked and not playable. The server will become locked on 15/DEC/2024 to which after this point you won't be able to play. All other services will remain active during this timeframe.

Kind~Regards,
Portside