Amazonic's Interview

Amazonic's Interview

1.      What’s your real name and country of residence?

Thomas, Germany

2.      What inspired your name, Amazonic?

I was about to register a nickname for YouTube when I thought of the Amazon. I basically just added an "ic" and it kind of became an adjective and voilá, there we go. Nothing too special.

3.      So do you have an interest in the Amazon? Or was it just a random choice?

It was actually random, but I love thinking of the atmosphere of it. I'm a guy who loves nature, my nick has something to do with it.

4.      Do you have any hobbies in real-life?

No real hobbies, but there are many things that are interesting for me. Drawing, riding bike, playing badminton, learning new things, a bit of philosophing about topics that have something to do with me or every human..

5.      How long have you been playing CIT?

Since the idea was made. That was a few months before release.

6.      So how has being a founding member affected your CIT experience?

I was not really a founding member. I did take part in some decisions and did test things and play in the beta, but I did not really found the server. However, being pretty much one of the first few people who even knew about the project is just.. well, it's "cool". You're respected, and you know how things began and how they were changing and growing. I was inactive for a few months though, so I do not know allabout the past of the community.

7.      How did you find out about the CIT project?

Dennis sent me a query on another IRC server. He said he was talking to Arran about the idea and invited me to join them. Of course, I accepted. That's how things began.

8.      What are your real-life ambitions?

That is a question I keep asking myself as well. What I basically want is to live a good life with enough money, not alone of course, and yeah.. I enjoy living simple and just like all the small good things in life. Living TOO simple is boring though. I still have much to learn, and what I learn is what I want to teach others. If I'll become an uncle one day (or a father, that would probably, not happen) I would want to be a really good one and always be there for the kids, help them and everything. The father does that usually, but I for myself know that I would be really happy if my uncles and aunts would always be there for me. They can't because they're not living in Germany, I don't want others to live like that. I'm just always there for friends and family.

9.      What did you like most about being an admin?

The powers. You could just fuck idiots in the ass and make them shut up whenever they were being, well, idiots. Not to mention the event features. I surely enjoyed making events if there were no idiots around. Also you're respected by non-idiots, and its fun to talk to other staff about different things.

10.  Favorite memory in CIT?

Moving out of the beta. We were all happy dappy and everything was fun. All staff (including me) got an instant promote to Level 2 when CIT1 was released. Good stuff.

11.  How was the beta different from when CIT1? Which period did you prefer?

The beta had less features, more bugs and many things were not finished and still in a testing phase. That's when everyone made fun events and played together, absolutely no assholery or anything, everyone was just having fun. We barely played on our own. That slightly changed when we moved out of the beta, staff started to do their jobs properly and things. I can't tell what I prefer, both periods were just fun and had their own positive and negative sides. Hah, I still remember when everyone still had random nickname colors. Nobody was inside a team on TAB. :P That was in the beta of course.

12.  Do you ever see yourself return to IG activity?

No. I barely have any interest in the game anymore. If I play then it's because I have nothing to do or because a friend invited me to play - usually. It just became boring, and that won't change. People continue to play on their own, there is less teamplaying, less playing with friends, many idiots online.. those things keep me away.

13.  Tupac or Biggie?

None.

14.  What caused you to leave the staff team?

Hopefully this is the last time people ask me why I left - again. The idiotic players ingame who have no respect and see everything as a game without any rules were pissing me off, daily. My mood was always down, it even started to affect my real life, I realized. Being a staff also kept me on MTA, I simply had to do my job. That's when I decided to leave for the last time.

15.  If the IG side of CIT doesn’t interest you anymore, what makes you stay active in the Forum/IRC side?

The whole community. I simply have friends here, I had a lot of fun with them. I want to keep it that way.

16.  Obama or Romney?

Obama for sure!