Denied Remove Bodycams

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Jeffrey Nut

Jeffrey Nut

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What does this suggestion change/add/remove:
Remove Bodycams

Has something similar been suggested before? If so, why is your suggestion different?:
I havent seen any posts about removing Bodycams

Possible Positives of the suggestion (At least 2):
You dont need to have a Bodycam on to get somebody arrested
If you do a test and you want to clip the test you dont need a bodycam anymore (also you get a clear view of the screen because the Bodycam thingy isnt on the top right)
Any and all clips can be used In Character and doesnt need extra "bodycam" in the top right.

Possible Negatives of the suggestion:
Less Realism (Mind you its never been an issue before bodycams were added)

Based on the Positives & Negatives, why should this suggestion be accepted:
The reason i am making this suggestion is cause the bodycam just doesnt add anything usefull to the Gameplay.

Lets make an example here, somebody breaks the Legal Codex, gets arrested by you and ISD asks you for bodycam footage, after you uploaded it you realise you didnt have your bodycam on so it makes the clip invalid, making the person that broke the Legal Codex "innocent" and you cant really do anything about it and the person doesnt get any punishments and might do it again. Adding to this example any Research test footage without a bodycam also becomes OOC and not IC making it in Roleplay useless.

I think these examples make my point clear enough to understand that any clips that might be usefull in Roleplay cannot be used because you simply forgot to have a bodycam or turn one on with this point i must say it just takes away more Roleplay then it adds. Before they were added there werent no real issues with "Bodycam" footage due it just being implemended into RP but now if you forget to turn it on or just complety forget about the bodycam anything on that clip becomes "OOC"

Also if you really want the bodycam ingame just leave it for immersive feeling, but make any clips still IC

(I am sorry for grammer mistakes or if it just a bit too short but i think you will get the point reading this)
 
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Yes, gives evidence counterplay so the magical recording device you have can be removed from you, and any parties you then report info to will have to investigate instead of have everything on a silver platter.
 
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Hi @Jeffrey Nut ,

Thanks for taking the time to make a server suggestion.

The Content Team has chosen to deny your suggestion due to the following reason(s):

Body cameras are a tool that are used as a way to enforce whether footage that has been obtained has been gathered in a fair and legitimate way. They are extremely easy to get, as everyone with a Foundation keycard can get one and part of the roleplay consequences for not grabbing one of these is that you don't have the ability to share footage.

The example you have given around "If you don't have body cam footage, the person gets away" can often be overcome with actual investigation work rather than solely relying on body cam footage. If people get away with their crime due to the fact that you did not have the correct tools to record them, it is a consequence of your own actions and moves to generate further RP down the line.

As for the point about the watermark getting in the way of test footage, the watermark is extremely small in the footage and is not placed where most of what you want to record is happening bearing in mind that this is likely where you would be looking directly.

With all that in mind, Content Team feel no need to remove the body camera system.

Your suggestion will now be locked and marked as denied.​
 
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