Roleplay Ain't Dead | Half-Life 2 Roleplay

Figured I'd make a post about a new HL2RP I came across a while ago. It's currently the biggest HL2RP using the NutScript framework, so it seemed interesting.

My first impression of the server is that it's pretty much like every other HL2RP out there. They're not really taking any risks or doing anything fresh or creative, which ultimately ends up giving you the same dull HL2RP experience unless you're an admin or a part of a faction. The server lacks citizens. Most players you'll see on are in factions and usually stick to themselves, and the citizens that do exist aren't given much to do other than just wander around the city much like most HL2RP's. Even though it's the biggest HL2RP using NutScript the playerbase is still pretty minimal, roughly 6-10 players a day.

The server's got a gas mask plugin which is pretty cool. The sewers are filled with toxic fumes, and unless you've got a gas mask you'll die if you go down there. It's something that's not really seen in a lot of HL2RP's, and even if it's minor it's still a nice twist. The black market is dominated by an admin faction simply called "The Society", however coming across them without doing any metagaming seems harder than it should. There's a small resistance faction as well, but they spend most of their time circlejerking in the sewers. The server's got the standard CP divisions, and a unique one called "Omega" which is essentially a science division. Nice idea, but they just stay in the Nexus so it's not really noticeable to citizens.

During my time on the server I did some citizen roleplay, which is unrewarding because it's practically non-existent, and I also did some anti-citizen roleplay which was pretty fun. The server certainly has potential, however its biggest flaws are that it barely focuses on citizens and that there are too many players in factions based on the size of their playerbase. It could also use more players, however this isn't something the server owners themselves can fix.

You can find the server's forum here if you want to check it out for yourself.

The server gets a final rating of 6/10, it has potential but it doesn't quite live up to it as of yet.