[m3shys]

The fact they're trying to start their own version of a San Andreas multiplayer mod in 2019 is beyond laughable. The game is 15 years old. Teenagers these days don't know what San Andreas is nevermind SAMP. If you're going to develop today, I'd say you'd have more success on other games. Even if you're a RP server owner you'd probably have more success on GTA 5. SAMP has only small benefits because you can have custom mapping very easily and Los Santos isn't too big.

However, the Russian players can't even be bothered to upgrade to 0.3 DL, I don't think they'll transfer over. Realistically you have missed the window to be able to market a competitor for SA multiplayer by only about 10 years. It would be far better to focus on a different game or make your own original game as a successor to SAMP.

You have to remember SAMP only grew when SA was popular because it'd be featured on UTube and FB. You could theoretically port players over but you'd be losing them as the days go on. You also have to remember SAMP is not really missing huge features, the main problem is users being forced to pick between two branches, as the beta branch isn't a beta branch, it's a live branch for years now.

There are many logical flaws but it doesn't stop people.

Edit: man was hungry