Rent protection — b

Not every safety comes from a firearm. At Store & Equipment, rent protection tab, you buy a bodyguard: for a few hours you will be truly untouchable to other players. No bullet vest that vapours damage — a hard wall that simply blocks attacks and murder attacks. Convenient after a big job with a fat loot in your pocket, or just before you go offline.

What exactly blocks protection

As long as your protection is active, no player can:

• Killing you through a murder at the murder shop.
• Attacking through an ordinary PvP rubbery — so no cash stolen from you either.

Both attempts immediately stop: The attacker gets a report that you are currently under the protection of a bodyguard and are untouchable until it exists.

What does not cover protection

A bodyguard guards you, not your poses and not every danger in the game:

• Businesses just stay robbable — see companies robbing.
• Plan-spots just remain bombable and takeoverable — see map win spots.
• Bleeding to death after previous damage just goes on — protection does not prevent death from injuries you already had.
• Backfire of your own murder attempt remains a normal risk: if your attack on someone else else fails, you are the victim of your own action, not another player.
• Staff action (e.g. in cases of break of regulations) always goes on, protection or not.

So protection is purely a shield against PvP on your person — murder and rubbery by other players. All the other risk in the game just continues to exist.

Rental: price and duration

You rent per whole hour, at a fixed price per hour (standard € 150.000, scales along with the active economy preset). If you hire on top of an ongoing period, it simply piles up: buy 1 hours now while there is 20 minutes left, then your protection ends 1 hours and 20 minutes from now.

On the tab you will see exactly how much time is left on the clock and until what time you are covered, plus how much cash you have in your pocket to continuous hearing.

The daily limit — why you can't hide permanently

Buying unlimited protection would destroy the honour of the game: Anyone who has enough cash would simply never be attackable again. There is a hard day limit application (standard 2 hour per calendar day, adjustable by the staff). Once you have completed that limit, you can only hire again the next day — the counter reset every night at midnight. Thus protection remains a tactical tool for the right moment, rather than a permanent shield.

You always see on the tab how much of your day limit you have already used (for example "1 / 2 hours"), and once you reach your maximum, the purchase option failures until the next day.

Use Smart

• After a big job: are you just sitting on a thick pile of cash after a successful murder, robbery or drug deal? Hire an hour of protection to avoid becoming the target of a counterattack.
• Before you go offline: A few hours of protection before you're away for a while to prevent you from being rubbed or murdered sleeping.
• Not as a escape route for your businesses: Don't forget, your belongings just stay volnerable — protection saves you, not your empire.
• Plan around your day limit: with only a few hours available a day, timing is more important than hoarding.

Frequently asked questions

What exactly is blocking protection?

Two things: assassination thoughts by other players on you (Moordwinkel) and ordinary PvP attacks on you (including cash theft). As long as you're in protective Custody, they'll both stop at once.

Does it also protect my companies or folder spots?

No. Protection only pertains to your own person. Companies remain raidable and plan-spots remain bombable and manageable, respectless of whather you have protection active.

Am I safe from bleeding to death or a failed attempted murder?

No. Protection is purely a shield against PvP by other players. Bleeding to death from existing injuries and backfire from your own attack remain just risk, just like intervention by the staff.

How much does protection cost?

Standard € 150.000 per hour, scaling with the active economy preset. You rent every hour and a new purchase stacks on top of an ongoing period.

Why is there a day limit?

Without limit a player with enough cash could be permanently untouchable — that's not fair to everyone else. The daily limit (standard 2 hour per day) protects a tactical tool instead of a permanent shield. The counter reset every night at midnight.

Can I see how much protection I still have or can buy?

Yes. The Rental Protection tab shows live how much time you have left on your clock, how much time you are covered, and how much of your day limit you have already used today.

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