AnarchoPrimitiv I wonder how realistic this is, especially in the character building aspect, like does your character have a severe inferiority complex coupled with comorbid Authoritarian Personality Disorder (like numerous scholarly, peer reviewed studies have found concerning police)? Does your character take every single infraction/misdemeanor/crime extremely personally and thereby become irrational and emotionally charged in every situation? I hope they at least let you engage in serious forms of corruption like shaking down drug dealers or murdering innocent people and then being rewarded with paid vacation (administrative leave)....All I'm saying is that it'd be cool to have a bit of realism

FordGT90Concept First game had that. There's also an RNG on officers asking off (because they're lazy, drunk, family incident, etc.). If you're wrong that they aren't just trying to play hooky, it really hurts their morale. It's difficult firing poor officers because there's not enough people in the first place to fill all the daily needs (pretty realistic in that regard).

They likely don't have those complexes, no. It's a game, after all - there are only so many variables that work from a mechanics perspective. And there is that, yes. But most don't "take every single infraction/misdemeanor/crime extremely personally and thereby become irrational and emotionally charged in every situation". I've actually never met anyone who has done that - yet.First game had some very tough moral choices, yes. And most of what you said is actually pretty important and realistic, if, again, simplified, because hey, it's really just a game. And yeah, lack of officers is the base problem for most headaches. There are some cool questions, like, do I take on this dude whose profile says he's lazy and not motivated? What do I do? I need officers. Do I want to take one like that, though? And where do I fit him in? A great, professional, proactive group, in hopes he picks up the pace? Or am I imploding the group's spirit and he'll drag some of them down? Will I put him in a non-rpoactive, lazy group just so I have bodies in the street but who I know won't be able to handle situations in the best manner?But you have to decide. You can't linger forever. Even if it's just a game.Ehh.