(Continued)
Q: Do you have any other hobbies? (Avoiding your dad when talking on the computer doesn't count:P)
A: LOL I'm quite boorish really! the only thing I'm really into is reading. I like to watch some comedy or crime-thriller on cable TV sometimes, plug into the radio and let the music take my moods, but otherwise I am actually very unexciting. *chuckles* If I was earning more I'd also be a regular movie-goer.
Q: What other things do you enjoy in your free time?
A: Well I try to put aside time to be with my mother. On the weekends if she's not too busy with her own schedule she and I just go out and have lunch. even we all we did really was go shopping and not talk a lot, it's just the whole thing of being with her. I also try to meet my girlfriends for dinner once or twice a couple of months...they're what keeps me sane! I also like to just head out into a mall and walk around, take in the sights even if I don't end up buying anything...it breaks up what seems to be a very regular boring work routine, and just feeling things happen around me keeps the brain turning so I can stay relatively creative for work.
Q: Do you enjoy traveling and getting out of town? Where have your travels taken you?
A: I do like to travel, though I've only visited countries around Asia only so far. Mostly family trips with my parents. I've been to Malaysia, Thailand, Hong Kong, China and Australia.
Q: What brought you into the world of vampires and PV?
A: Bloodlines. I never was really into vampires until I bought the game. I visited the ofiicial website after it was shortly released, and i was really impressed with the atmosphere the website gave...a really innovative design too with that scrolling view. so rich and detailed. I went out and bought the game, and I was hooked. Quite a miracle really...since I never thought very highly of "modern vampires". Buffy didn't particularly impress me, I found the show slightly irritating in a campy sort of way. I guess if it was in a more serious tone like Bloodlines Buffy would have convinced me of the magic of modern-day vampires. But before that, no, I never thought much of it at all.
I only got into PV after stumbling across it while looking for some way to extend my enjoyment of the game. Wondering if there were mods, recent developments or addons for it, then I found this forum, and voila, the rest is history as they say.
Q: Did you read the clan books before or after coming to PV?
A: No, not much actually. I did skim through some of it way back while I was getting ready to join a separate RP group outside of PV, but to really get into it I'd be better off with a real printed copy. I can't seem to read too much on my PC, my eyesight isn't too good.
Q The environment in the forums can at times be volatile and there have been times you have stepped away, what keeps you coming back?(not meant to be too personal or specific)
A: Honestly I have no idea but...I guess it's because my name is relatively well known here now and people respond readily to whatever I have to say. Normally in other places you're just drowned out and/or people are just unfriendly or immature. At PV, there was always this aura of mystery around it, even its members..must be the whole vampire thing...but yeah, people here are a lot more open, and I enjoy the fact we can discuss seriously taboo topics that you can't get away with elsewhere.
Then there is also that whole other depressed side to the forums, which can get so bad that I do feel a need to step away at times. Heck..i mean, there were times I felt, "Hey this place doesn't need me anyway, why do I bother?", but on the other hand sometimes I'd read through these posts and I'd just can't resist replying back, hoping to turn the tide around because honestly, sometimes this place needs some cheering up and someone to see the silver lining in a storm of rainclouds or it might drown.
Q: Here's a silly question: If you could go back in time and alter any event in history what would it be and why?
A: Eh....*evil grin* I'd stop God in his tracks when he was making Adam and Eve and demand that he made Eve first. how's that?
Q: Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
A: Hah! Happily married and living life finally away from my parents, a good thing since I enjoy some independence, in a very different line of work, and hopefully still feeling a youthful 18 even in a body of 35!
Q: A more serious question: If you ever decide to have children, will you portray Master Cyril as the Boogeyman?
A: A what? You are kidding me. *laughing*
Q: Are you looking forward to the MMORPG? You haven't really posted much on it, what are your thoughts?
A: I didn't post much on it yeah, because I was skeptical of the speculations. I don't know if I would have been even louder about it if it WAS a confirmed MMORPG....there are so many ways to do it, MMORPGs don't necessarily have to be bad like everyone thinks it will be. But yeah deep down inside I'm worried it will turn into a useless bashing game. I'm reserving comment until further notice, and/or if I feel really badly about it. Whatever I say now anyway won't change what the developers will do.
Q: I know you used to play NWN, how would you like the experience to be similar/different?
A: Frankly if the MMORPG were done in the style of NWN, it would probably be as legendary as NWN is. Look at our community, look at all these separate RP groups playing the PnP WoD games. You're not going to be short of vampires for a multiplayer world. NWN has the perfect interface, I should say, for WoD to come true. And with the ability of the toolset to customize, let's just say the fireworks could last for a long, long time. Bloodlines could have extended way beyond L.A. Oh...just thinking and talking about it now hurts....the possibilities...
Q: What would you like to see happen at PV in the future? Do you have any ideas that could make things better or features we can add using our limited 1999 buggy technology?
A: I'm just a little worried about the rather old system the board seems to be functioning on. It feels rather chuggy in a way...the aura that is (LOL been playing too much Bloodlines i guess) and these PMs have some buggy coding that has't been fixed for awhile. I really want the forums to move to a more stable, dependable server. The interface is comfortable enough but i'd like an option for advanced HTML so we could have different typefaces, more colors and text sizes.
Also...maybe a photo-album of our members. that member thread keeps needing to be bumped up, and eventually it'd sink into obvlivion, so yeah, a photo-album would be nice.
Then there was something I heard about PV members gathering for a coffee. That would be marvellous, but unless we can afford the tickets...i'm thinking maybe a PV chatroom might be an alternative. but then it'd take the focus away from the forums.
Signothorn: Thanks again for your time and honesty to do this interview.
Q: Do you have any other hobbies? (Avoiding your dad when talking on the computer doesn't count:P)
A: LOL I'm quite boorish really! the only thing I'm really into is reading. I like to watch some comedy or crime-thriller on cable TV sometimes, plug into the radio and let the music take my moods, but otherwise I am actually very unexciting. *chuckles* If I was earning more I'd also be a regular movie-goer.
Q: What other things do you enjoy in your free time?
A: Well I try to put aside time to be with my mother. On the weekends if she's not too busy with her own schedule she and I just go out and have lunch. even we all we did really was go shopping and not talk a lot, it's just the whole thing of being with her. I also try to meet my girlfriends for dinner once or twice a couple of months...they're what keeps me sane! I also like to just head out into a mall and walk around, take in the sights even if I don't end up buying anything...it breaks up what seems to be a very regular boring work routine, and just feeling things happen around me keeps the brain turning so I can stay relatively creative for work.
Q: Do you enjoy traveling and getting out of town? Where have your travels taken you?
A: I do like to travel, though I've only visited countries around Asia only so far. Mostly family trips with my parents. I've been to Malaysia, Thailand, Hong Kong, China and Australia.
Q: What brought you into the world of vampires and PV?
A: Bloodlines. I never was really into vampires until I bought the game. I visited the ofiicial website after it was shortly released, and i was really impressed with the atmosphere the website gave...a really innovative design too with that scrolling view. so rich and detailed. I went out and bought the game, and I was hooked. Quite a miracle really...since I never thought very highly of "modern vampires". Buffy didn't particularly impress me, I found the show slightly irritating in a campy sort of way. I guess if it was in a more serious tone like Bloodlines Buffy would have convinced me of the magic of modern-day vampires. But before that, no, I never thought much of it at all.
I only got into PV after stumbling across it while looking for some way to extend my enjoyment of the game. Wondering if there were mods, recent developments or addons for it, then I found this forum, and voila, the rest is history as they say.
Q: Did you read the clan books before or after coming to PV?
A: No, not much actually. I did skim through some of it way back while I was getting ready to join a separate RP group outside of PV, but to really get into it I'd be better off with a real printed copy. I can't seem to read too much on my PC, my eyesight isn't too good.
Q The environment in the forums can at times be volatile and there have been times you have stepped away, what keeps you coming back?(not meant to be too personal or specific)
A: Honestly I have no idea but...I guess it's because my name is relatively well known here now and people respond readily to whatever I have to say. Normally in other places you're just drowned out and/or people are just unfriendly or immature. At PV, there was always this aura of mystery around it, even its members..must be the whole vampire thing...but yeah, people here are a lot more open, and I enjoy the fact we can discuss seriously taboo topics that you can't get away with elsewhere.
Then there is also that whole other depressed side to the forums, which can get so bad that I do feel a need to step away at times. Heck..i mean, there were times I felt, "Hey this place doesn't need me anyway, why do I bother?", but on the other hand sometimes I'd read through these posts and I'd just can't resist replying back, hoping to turn the tide around because honestly, sometimes this place needs some cheering up and someone to see the silver lining in a storm of rainclouds or it might drown.
Q: Here's a silly question: If you could go back in time and alter any event in history what would it be and why?
A: Eh....*evil grin* I'd stop God in his tracks when he was making Adam and Eve and demand that he made Eve first. how's that?
Q: Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
A: Hah! Happily married and living life finally away from my parents, a good thing since I enjoy some independence, in a very different line of work, and hopefully still feeling a youthful 18 even in a body of 35!
Q: A more serious question: If you ever decide to have children, will you portray Master Cyril as the Boogeyman?
A: A what? You are kidding me. *laughing*
Q: Are you looking forward to the MMORPG? You haven't really posted much on it, what are your thoughts?
A: I didn't post much on it yeah, because I was skeptical of the speculations. I don't know if I would have been even louder about it if it WAS a confirmed MMORPG....there are so many ways to do it, MMORPGs don't necessarily have to be bad like everyone thinks it will be. But yeah deep down inside I'm worried it will turn into a useless bashing game. I'm reserving comment until further notice, and/or if I feel really badly about it. Whatever I say now anyway won't change what the developers will do.
Q: I know you used to play NWN, how would you like the experience to be similar/different?
A: Frankly if the MMORPG were done in the style of NWN, it would probably be as legendary as NWN is. Look at our community, look at all these separate RP groups playing the PnP WoD games. You're not going to be short of vampires for a multiplayer world. NWN has the perfect interface, I should say, for WoD to come true. And with the ability of the toolset to customize, let's just say the fireworks could last for a long, long time. Bloodlines could have extended way beyond L.A. Oh...just thinking and talking about it now hurts....the possibilities...
Q: What would you like to see happen at PV in the future? Do you have any ideas that could make things better or features we can add using our limited 1999 buggy technology?
A: I'm just a little worried about the rather old system the board seems to be functioning on. It feels rather chuggy in a way...the aura that is (LOL been playing too much Bloodlines i guess) and these PMs have some buggy coding that has't been fixed for awhile. I really want the forums to move to a more stable, dependable server. The interface is comfortable enough but i'd like an option for advanced HTML so we could have different typefaces, more colors and text sizes.
Also...maybe a photo-album of our members. that member thread keeps needing to be bumped up, and eventually it'd sink into obvlivion, so yeah, a photo-album would be nice.
Then there was something I heard about PV members gathering for a coffee. That would be marvellous, but unless we can afford the tickets...i'm thinking maybe a PV chatroom might be an alternative. but then it'd take the focus away from the forums.
Signothorn: Thanks again for your time and honesty to do this interview.
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