Hello CITizens,
Today I decided to mix things up with my interviews. Instead of it text-based over IRC, I decided to try doing an interview of TeamSpeak with my friend Cubsfan004. Since we both use TeamSpeak quite frequently, and since it has a nice recording option, I thought it sounded like a great idea. This is my first voice interview so there will be a few small errors and such, but hopefully I can improve in the future if I decide to do another one.
If you want to listen to the interview click on this link.
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Sunday, February 17, 2013
Monday, February 11, 2013
Steve's Interview
Steve’s
Interview
1.
What’s
your real name and country of residence?
Steve and I live
in the USA
2.
How
did you think of such a unique name for CIT?
It is my name,
and I used it on every server I played
3.
What
are your hobbies?
Playing games,
skateboarding, when I'm up north I snowboard, and chilling with friends and
anime.
4.
So
what are your favorite animes? What animes do you recommend for new anime fans?
Fairy Tale,
Sword Art Online, and Clannad has to be my favorite. Those are the 3 I would
recommend, but it really depends on what sort of anime they are into.
5.
What
do you think about Naruto?
I don't like it.
6.
How
long have you been playing CIT?
I played closed
beta off and on, but I never really got into CIT until around Sept.2011
7.
How
did you get invited to the beta?
I was never
invited. I sorta just invited myself. I played the server that Arran had
developed with Callum before he went off to develop CIT. I found out the password
from a certain person who was invited. I got on, they knew who I was, but
nothing really happened.
8.
What
do you think of the other server in retrospect?
I didn't really
like it. The leadership was lame, and it was pretty buggy.
9.
What
are your real-life ambitions?
I plan on
interning for the FBI in Washington my senior year in the university, and
hopefully landing a job there. I also want to go to Japan.
10.
What
do you plan on doing within the FBI?
Investigator.
Field work, on murder cases and such things like that
11.
What
did you like most about being an admin?
Being able to
warp myself to a small disclosed location where no one could bug me. I also
liked being able to put new stuff into the server.
12.
Favorite
memory in CIT?
I don't really
have a favorite moment. Just hanging out with Gus was cool.
13.
Do
you have any in game goals?
I no longer
play.
14.
Tupac
or Biggie?
Neither. I
listen to dubstep/hardstyle.
15.
Tell
us about the early days of NSM
NSM started off
in the server that Arran used to develop for. I created it with Gus, and it had
probably about 4 or 5 people in it. Gus and I were usually on Skype with
someone named Hyper(He changed his name a lot). It was usually us 3 that took
turf We then grew in numbers, etc and eventually got allied with TS. Starcroc
was the person that did the alliance stuff. We made some enemies like TCO, but
overall it was pretty fun.
Eventually, Gus
went over to CIT and asked me if he could bring NSM and I said yeah and that's
how NSM got to CIT
16.
Tell
us about being a developer
It was pretty
annoying. I mostly had to come up with the ideas myself because everyone on the
server development board only wanted things that would benefit themselves, or
wanted things that only Arran/Cheeze could add. I was able to add a lot of
things in though, and a lot of them are still used to this day One of them
being /stats and the drive-thru
17.
How
has CIT changed since you started playing?
I wouldn't
really know considering I haven't actually played for almost a year now. When I
left CIT, I never really came back
18.
Do
you ever see yourself coming back to CIT?
No. I play World
of Warcraft on 2 high raiding teams that takes up 4 days of my week, plus I
work and go to a university.
19.
Describe
NSM’s current situation
Probably not
doing too good. Pretty inactive.
20.
Who
is your best friend in CIT?
Gus
Friday, February 8, 2013
CITBook is here!
As most of you know, our developers have recently created their own version of Facebook for the server, but instead named it CITBook. The CITBook can be accessed by typing /citbook. CITBook has many features similar to the real Facebook. You can, send friend requests, have a custom profile, write statuses, send messages, view other people's statuses, and as of today you can even "like" statuses! Developers Gonzalo and Nvreformat are responsible for this awesome new feature. I hope to see more people use it in the future, because it is a little barren at the moment. There has also been a discussion about creating a shortcut in the CIT phone for CITBook, which I think is a great idea because will make use easier and also attract more players.
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Pac-Man's Interview
Pac-Man’s
Interview
1.
What’s
your real name and country of residence?
Michael Ezell,
and I'm from the U.S. I go by Mike though.
2.
What
inspired your in game name?
There's a movie
called ''Colors'' with Sean Penn, and his nick name in the movie is ''Pac-Man''.
He plays a bad cop and I started as cop so I liked it. Good movie by the way,
check it out.
3.
Do
you have any hobbies in real life?
Yes,
skateboarding, and lately I've been playing Ping-Pong every night. I like
working on stuff around the house too, like repairing stuff.
4.
How
long have you been playing CIT?
I started early
October 2011, so you can say 16 months or so.
5.
How
did you discover CIT?
I had no games
on my computer and decided to download GTA SA and I think while looking for
cheats or something I saw something about MTA and downloaded it. I joined the
server with the most people in it and it happened to be CIT.
6.
What
are your real-life ambitions and goals?
Long-term goals?
Not sure. I just want to live life doing what I like to do, as long as I'm
busy, working, and not struggling I'm happy.
7.
What
do you like most about being an admin?
For one I like
modding in the forum, the forum is the brain of the server and I like being a
part of it.
8. What is your favorite
memory of CIT?
Turfing with
NSM, the times before joining PA~
9.
What
are your in game goals?
To help make
BOCA greater than great, and to climb the ladder of the Staff team.
10.
Tupac
or Biggie?
I hate them
both. Their music was nothing special in my opinion.
11.
Tell
us about the early days of NSM
Early days were great;
I quickly showed Gus I was active and fit for deputy. Hardly any members but we
got some good ones and worked with what we had. All I did was focus on making
this gang good and respected.
12.
Tell
us about your law days
I was a deputy
in PAM with some players who turned out to be great players. All they would do
was trainings and stuff and I'm not into the RP thing. For me it feels corny,
depends though. I was also in SAPD when they were just a regular cop group.
Those days were cool, we had a base right behind LSPD. Was also in FBI for a
bit...Not too much to say about those days.
13.
Why
did you leave NSM?
I went inactive
for a bit, and I just noticed a lot of noob members in the later days. I was
getting bored and wanted something new. And Chuck leaving sucked as well so
that was also an influence.
14.
Describe
the trouble you had finding a group after leaving NSM
I immediately
wanted to join The Soldiers but that was at a point of total inactivity from
them. Having no interest in any other gangs I joined F.B.I. but they can't turf
and I can't not turf. I always wanted to join Hobos so finally did, but they
are too good and we would take LV everyday and I got over it. So BOCA is where
I am and have no plans of ever leaving...no reason to.
15.
Tell
us more about BOCA
BOCA is a real
criminal gang, the only real .keyword ''gang'' out there. They stand firm on
what they believe in, and are more like a family...hence apps being closed
forever. It's to keep the same people in the gang so they can become more of a
family, than a gang that accepts 5 people a day and they are in and out, and a never-ending
cycle. What other gang closes apps 'forever''? I think its bad ass.
16.
Tell
us about what BOCA does for fun
Post up at Glen
Park of course. Cops are naturally attracted to that spot, they go and camp and
just wait for someone to get a star and then all hell breaks loose. Killing
cops is fun to BOCA, but they do everything, also making videos. BOCA has a pro
team of video editors; one is actually going to school for video editing and
all that.
17.
So
is there any plans for videos in the future by the BOCA team?
Yes a big Movie
project is underway; it’s called ''Need for CIT''. That’s all I can say or
know. There is a thread about it in BOCA board.
18.
Who
is your best friend on CIT?
Chuck
Sunday, January 27, 2013
Dusty's Interview
Dusty’s
Interview
1.
What’s
your real name and country of residence?
My real name is
Leon and I currently live in Germany
2.
What
inspired your in game name?
Well, I've used
to have another name when I used to play on SAMP. That was "Canappa".
But due to people bragging about its weed relations, in case it is a street
name for marijuana, I've decided to change my name. I guess Medal of Honor 2010
mostly inspired my choice because one of the main characters was named Dusty.
3.
So
how does SAMP compare to MTA? What made you switch?
Back then when I
changed, I've had been playing on a "hardcore RP" server for almost
over a year. I basically just got bored of SAMP and took a break. Somewhere in April
2011, a friend and I decided to try out MTA as we've heard a lot of good stuff
about it. So yea I kind of liked CIT. About the differences, one might be that
the chat boxes are different, but I guess that depends on the server
configurations. About servers: There are a lot more RP servers on SA: MP than
on MTA, I guess the only real RP server I can think of that is on MTA is
Valhalla. SAMP-RP RU is kind of popular there I guess they have like 6 servers
with an average player count of 700
4.
Do
you have any hobbies?
I used to play
basketball in a team for like 6 years until last year. We've played in junior
leagues. Besides that I am supporting my fellow local football team Borussia
Dortmund at any time and at any point. I am also playing guitar and piano, producing
some self-made shit with friends
5.
How
long have you been playing CIT?
I've joined the
server in late April 2011.
6.
How
did you discover CIT?
Well basically
some friend of mine and me heard about it somewhere and yea decided to check it
out. We've joined CIT because it had the highest player count (like 110 at that
time)
7.
What
are your real-life ambitions and goals?
I am currently
planning to move to Argentina in September, joining a social project over
there. Then after the project I plan on becoming a pilot for a commercial
airline.
8.
Tell
us about how you plan to become a pilot, what have you done in preparation so
far?
Well besides
playing Flight Simulator 2004 and shit, I've attended an information event
hosted by Lufthansa, a major German airline, last year. Basically I will apply
for a apprenticeship place at their flight school after my social year.
9.
What
did you like most about being an admin?
Being an example
for players in case acting as a good example for players and keeping the server
clean from rule breakers.
10.
What
is your favorite memory of CIT?
Founding the FBI
and the day when the FBI became an official group.
11.
Do
you have any in game goals?
Keeping the FBI
alive I guess.
12.
Biggie
or Tupac?
Absolutely Tupac,
I am currently listening to Untouchable
13.
Describe
how you became an admin for the first time
I was an air force
major at that time, somewhere in late June 2011. Staff applications were open
back then, I've never really bothered applying for staff because I didn't
expect that I would fit into the team. But then Andre, another air force
member, convinced me to apply. I became a Trial staff on 23rd June 2011, thanks
to Arran.
14.
Describe
your time in the Air force for us
I've joined them
somewhere in late April 2011, quickly became an Airman Basic, that was the
regular member rank back then, and yea made it up to Major within 2 months.
We've had a lot of great people in there, especially BlackS, the General of Air
force at that time.
15.
Tell
us about why you got kicked from the staff team a few months ago
I guess I am not
allowed to tell much about that as I would leak internal staff information.
Basically it was because of my inactivity back then.
16.
Tell
us about how you were involved in the beginning of SAPD
I guess it was
Anon who came up with a major reconstruction of the police on CIT and as SAPD
was pretty much the struggling flagship of the police back then, I've decided
to join them as a Chief. They didn't have a lot of members at that time, so I
started recruiting some people. Other achievements for the SAPD during my time
include: a first base, merging with PAM, although that didn't get us any
advantage besides an awesome leader, Chique.
17.
Tell us about your experiences with the FBI
I decide to
found the FBI on the 9th December 2011. Rick (co-founder) and me simple got in game
and started shouting in the main chat: "FBI is back - in game applications
inside the LSPD". We've recruited a lot of good guys then. I guess even
xb0x joined then. Arran gave us a /fbiadd command a few days later so we were
able to use the FBI job. But due to people complaining about this because we
were only a week old, we decided to abandon until we get an own forum board.
So, 2 months later we got an own forum board and even vehicle markers. In order
to get the vehicle markers, we made a pretty neat deal with the SAPD which got
them the Government job as well. We decided to abandon the command until we got
our own forum board.
18.
What
do you see yourself doing in the future in game?
I guess I will
continue to lead the FBI, that’s pretty much it.
19.
So
do you ever see yourself leaving the FBI?
Highly unlikely.
20.
Do
you want to return to the staff team in the future?
Maybe
21.
Who
is your best friend in CIT?
xb0x
22.
What
is your favorite cereal?
SpecialK
(Kellogg's)
New Updates and Possible Changes
Today on the CIT news blog, I will be discussing the recent updates to CIT and the possible changes that could happen in the future. Since our last update (which was way too long ago considering we are a news blog) we saw a new server being added for VIP players. This server has numerous advantages like 10% job payment increase, the old Drug Shipment with higher rewards for escape, drug labs, less lag, free main chat, jobs located in Los Santos, and a smaller player count. Since the release of the new server called S2, it has seen player counts consistently under 100 players, but the people who play there really seem to enjoy the different style of CIT it has to offer. Since the server was released Arran reduced the minimum hours of VIP you can buy to 14 days instead of a month so more players can experience the server. He also created a command to turn VIP hours into S2 hours. 1 VIP hour can be turned into 3 S2 hours. If you have not tried out S2 yet I highly recommend that you do.
There have been a few smaller updates I want to talk about. Due to a new MTA update, we are now able to choose our walking style at the gym. Unfortunately, some of the skins are buggy and others allow you to sprint with heavy guns like the M4 and the SPAS. Other updates include a /comics command which allows you to view Dikhoofd's comics in-game, a more powerful sniper rifle, higher capacity AK-47 mags, and the automated quiz prizes were lowered. CIT has seen a lot of strides in development in the last few weeks, and we can only hope the developers keep doing a great job. You rock developers!
The last topic I want to discuss today is the possible changes we could see in the future. There has been a lot of discussion on IRC and the forums about creating a new server, S3, for civilian workers. An old developer who used to be known as Tyrone has returned to CIT under the name of JTPenn. JTPenn created most of the old civilian jobs when he was active, and now he has shown interest in creating a new business system, possible new jobs, and a separate server for civilian workers. A separate server would eliminate the civilian work force population which can reach around 100 players in peak hours. Eliminating the civilians from S1 would allow San Fierro to be used for Cops and Robbers, a second turfing city, or we may not even know yet, it opens up many possibilities for our server. The server looks like it has a promising future ahead of it, and it is a great time to be a CITizen.
More information about the new updates and changes can be found Here
Information regarding the VIP Server (S2) can be found Here
Author: SpecialK
There have been a few smaller updates I want to talk about. Due to a new MTA update, we are now able to choose our walking style at the gym. Unfortunately, some of the skins are buggy and others allow you to sprint with heavy guns like the M4 and the SPAS. Other updates include a /comics command which allows you to view Dikhoofd's comics in-game, a more powerful sniper rifle, higher capacity AK-47 mags, and the automated quiz prizes were lowered. CIT has seen a lot of strides in development in the last few weeks, and we can only hope the developers keep doing a great job. You rock developers!
The last topic I want to discuss today is the possible changes we could see in the future. There has been a lot of discussion on IRC and the forums about creating a new server, S3, for civilian workers. An old developer who used to be known as Tyrone has returned to CIT under the name of JTPenn. JTPenn created most of the old civilian jobs when he was active, and now he has shown interest in creating a new business system, possible new jobs, and a separate server for civilian workers. A separate server would eliminate the civilian work force population which can reach around 100 players in peak hours. Eliminating the civilians from S1 would allow San Fierro to be used for Cops and Robbers, a second turfing city, or we may not even know yet, it opens up many possibilities for our server. The server looks like it has a promising future ahead of it, and it is a great time to be a CITizen.
More information about the new updates and changes can be found Here
Information regarding the VIP Server (S2) can be found Here
Author: SpecialK
Sunday, January 13, 2013
Interview with Som3a
Som3a’s Interview
1. What’s your real name and country of residence?
Ismail Mostafa Tawfik and Egypt
2. What inspired your name?
Since my IRL name is Ismail, it's common to call anyone with that as "Som3a"
3. Do you have any hobbies?
I do practice MMA, for like 1-2 months now, I also like playing soccer with friends and just hanging out at cafes
4. MMA? Have you had any fights yet?
Ye but with the coach since I am still new, got my ass kicked
5. How long have you been playing CIT?
1 year and about 3-4 months probably
6. How did you discover CIT/MTA?
Some friend of mine known as Kingjoe told me about it, we 1st used to play in freeroam servers then heard about CIT
7. What are your real-life ambitions?
Hmm well I hope that I one day would be an Air Force pilot or a commercial pilot, would love to fly and travel the world.
8. What do you like most about being an admin?
Just the fact that I am able to stop trollers and DMers from ruining others game play.
9. Favorite memory in CIT?
They day I joined SAPD
10. Tell us more about your SAPD days. How long were you in SAPD?
Well I joined / left SAPD 3 times, but the overall would be like 9 months maybe
11. Tell us about SAPD life, what did you do/enjoy the most about it?
The warm family feeling, we weren't just a group we were more of brothers / sisters. Also I felt that I was responsible for their safety and staying / providing anything I could in hard times.
12. What are your in game goals?
Being a leader of a strong criminal group and being a L1+ staff
13. How much criminal experience have you had before?
I only joined 1 criminal gang in my CIT life; it was called TK - Killaahhzz. It was my first and last criminal gang, and then I started the law life until last week and joined HoBoS
14. Tell us more about your TK days.
Hmm I really don't remember much besides the fact that we were a lot and it had some friendly people. Oh and also it used to conquer LV a lot.
15. What happened to TK? Did they die or were they like CIT’s first Crack?
For what I have heard, that its leader was banned and the group was deleted since they had many rule breakers, just like the Cracks
16. Tupac or Biggie?
Both are good, in fact I am not really into rap music so my opinion is based in 2-3 songs maybe.
17. Why did you decide to leave SAPD?
I wanted to join the criminal life, since I have always wanted to try it with all the new bank interiors and DFR / PDR, also law life started to get boring although it was way more organized and has less spam in there chat
18. How do you like criminal life compared to law life?
I like the idea of always having a challenge against other gangs in LV and uniting in LS against cops, but the only thing I hate is the LV chat spam with shit like "X Gang is like crack" or "Y gang sucks"
19. Tell us more about you getting staff
At first I was just a nub asking for it, but after sometime I realized that it’s not like that. So I started helping out the community as much as I could, I got the supporter then and my aim of being a staff member even got bigger, and here I am [CIT]Som3a
20. Do you feel like Hobos is a good fit for you?
Well yeah sort of, it just has a couple of guys which need to fix their attitude a bit. I still can’t really judge thought since I am still new.
21. Do you like turfing or arresting more?
Turfing is more exciting but arresting is easier but with the new arrest system I prefer tufing more.
22. What is your opinion on the new arresting system?
It is fairer and realistic this way but I am not just used to it which makes it a bit annoying for me.
23. Do you see yourself returning to SAPD or law life?
Hmm well if I don't think I will, but if I do I would create my own police group. But for the credit I don’t think that SAPD would accept me again since I left them twice.
24. How do you feel SAPD will change without you or Rusty?
Hmm, well it’s not the first time for SAPD to lose any of its strongest members, DevranS and Price were and SAPD even got stronger. I personally see SAPD getting lead by Chique, Timtso, Lapeno and Skyace these four can fight threw anything and SAPD has gone thru a lot more than members leaving and look at them now; they are the CIT Government. Oh for me, leaving SAPD doesn’t mean I left the family, whenever SAPD would need me I would be there for sure.
25. Who is your best friend in CIT?
Not only one but my closet is Chique, then comes Skyace, Ino, R.M.-D.J and our beloved fish "Nemo" Oh and also kagi and Gen.olo :3
26. What is your favorite cereal?
SpecialK
Interview by: Specialk
Author: Crystalii
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