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Originally Posted by Kalcor There are still lots of players on 0.3e. I wonder when they'll upgrade to 0.3x?

Regarding 0.3e, someone mentioned there was a potential querying error and some of the servers on the list are 0.3.7. But regardless, these people are probably only 0.3.e because the number one torrent for San Andreas includes SAMP with 0.3e version. They aren't going to be on it for any other reason but to get these normie players possibly? Said torrent has thousands of seeders.

I'll agree with Kalcor on the Medieval and even Western Roleplay (still requires extensive mapping, horses and such). Those projects are best suited to their own games and if not, other modifications for other games. They are essentially complete transformations of what San Andreas provides, vehicles, weapons, mapping. These days, there's a lot of frameworks and assets you can find in Unity's Asset Store and Unreal's stores that mean you aren't limited to the small base of SA-MP players and don't have to code till you're 90. Start a Kickstarter if you really want.

SA-MP isn't the only game you can roleplay in. Everyone knows about GTA 5, Arma, but you'll also see stuff like Star Wars Old Republic with roleplay guilds that do events between guilds.

However. I'll disagree with Kalcor's mentality on "waiting for people to upgrade". Especially foreign servers. First of all, when it was released as 0.3 DL, it was stated there could be potential security holes. That doesn't make players confident. Secondly, these foreign players and any players, would only be able to connect to the server after going to the official SA-MP forums (after going to the website first), discovering a 0.3DL section, finding the release thread and downloading it. Foreign players aren't likely to install something from a forum thread. They'd likely move on, to another game or TV show, to be honest. Anyone who isn't aware of 0.3DL will simply download the main version posted and other servers will steal the normie players.

It's also about time you include an auto-updater in this client so it is easier for people who are foreign and not tech inclined. These days with Steam, everything is auto-updated. That way people don't have to keep on old versions to retain their players, there are really no benefits to older versions aside from that. Kalcor is also lucky in this case as big server owners from the foreign community have stated they will all unanimously move to the next version instead of half holding back and keeping some of the players back with them.