[MarkNelson]

Hello guys, there are some servers never updated their samp version, last time i saw a freeoam server running on SAMP 0.3X and another one on SAMP 0.3z and there are players in these servers too. So my question is.... Why these servers and players won't play/update their SAMP?
(Sorry for my bad english)

[IceCube!]

Simple, there is a lot less competition. If you have a server in 0.3z you have 300+ servers to battle, have one in 0.3x 0.3e etc there's only 3 or 4 people to fight.

I'm not sure why the players haven't updated though and given these servers such an opportunity, maybe they think it's dead or haven't looked for updates?

[Luis-]

Cause they can?

[MarkNelson]

You mean competition between communities? Yes i agree with you now. Because in the new versions there are a lot of SAMP Communities but in older versions maybe 4 or 3 samp communities, i'm not sure. So that's easier for them.
But about the players side, i think they are not interested for updates.

[iLearner]

My server lives in 0.3x with 80+ playerbase, does not mean i dont know how to update or benefits...

[TheBob]

i think its this because they players know havent Downloading new version, for get new features

[NaS]

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Originally Posted by MarkNelson You mean competition between communities? Yes i agree with you now. Because in the new versions there are a lot of SAMP Communities but in older versions maybe 4 or 3 samp communities, i'm not sure. So that's easier for them. But about the players side, i think they are not interested for updates.

There are Multi-Launchers that use the correct SAMP version automatically when joining a server.
Even installing the version you need manually is a matter of ~15 seconds if you downloaded it once, so switching isn't a lot of work anyway.

I don't think anyone wouldn't be able to update if they were interested in playing on a server with a newer version.

[Sew_Sumi]

GTA United uses 0.3e... They choose to, as it's better for what they are trying to do.

I think that the old versions also don't have anything done to them in terms of vehicle sync/surfing and lag shooting.

[DeitY]

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Originally Posted by Luis- Cause they can?

^^^^^^

[Mauzen]

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Originally Posted by IceCube! Simple, there is a lot less competition. If you have a server in 0.3z you have 300+ servers to battle, have one in 0.3x 0.3e etc there's only 3 or 4 people to fight.

There are fewer servers, but also fewer players (about the same ratio Id guess without looking at any data)

One of the reasons why they dont update probably is because they dont need the new features. I like to mention that when people complain about overdue samp updates. Many successful servers work since early 0.3 versions, and havent used any of the new stuff since then. OnplayerTake/GiveDamage probably was the most used update for years, and even this was implementable before (sutd had a fully functional OnPlayerWeaponShot callback back at 0.3c #ShamelessSelfAdvertisement). Samp updates are overrated, people just need to use the current possibilities to the max instead of crying for new functions theyll never use.