[CODE] People behind CODE (1): Interview with Giovanni T
Code Alliance family
Greetings, CODE family!
Alliance PR team is proud to present you the first article from our "People behind CODE" series. We are starting with the most mysterious guy - Giovanni T.
Enjoy reading!
1. What was your criteria in deciding to help CODE to set up an HQ?
G: It is important to say that I was explicitly against the founding of HQ when the alliance was formed. Why? I felt, like most initiates, that we have enough quality leaders, who will be followed by people and states without the need for formalities. The idea was for countries to act independently in arranging training wars and forming plans, and defense against Asteria and major wars would be coordinated by leaders such as: MaM, Zdlemmy, antwone, Drawback, Fanis.
What has changed? CODE has achieved absolute world domination. This soon gets boring, as does subordination. The game has become monotonous and annoying and, with exceptional activity, most players have opted for double-clicking. Leaders became tired, exhausted and fed up of the constant planning and coordination. Asteria did not sleep. They wanted to regain old strength and dominate the world again. They made a plan and implemented it, thanks to increased activity but also increased spending of money. The situation has become bad for CODE. We almost touched the bottom - there was no coordination between the states and the leaders and tanks significantly reduced the activity. The logical solution was to establish an HQ, more specifically to commit a number of people to an activity that really became a problem.
Activity and knowledge of strategy were virtually the only prerequisites for candidates for the first CODE HQ.
2. What do you think about the current situation in our alliance?
G: The situation in the alliance is not the best, but it is significantly better than the last month before the formation of the HQ. The biggest problem is the Greek boycott of buying packages. Other countries also have some problems, first and foremost in terms of activity. But there is light at the end of the tunnel and the situation improves.
3. As an alliance, what does CODE mean to you?
G: CODE is a community, group of friends. Atm, there is only CODE/Andes and the other side. Unlike the old times, there is less communication with the players from the other side. Diplomacy is one part of the game that is much lowered during the years.
4. Please, enlighten us with your opinion, how do you see CODE and the eWorld in let's say, 6 months?
G: I don’t know.
🙂In general, this game is like a sinusoid - the situation is constantly changing, so I probably won't be wrong to say that CODE/Andes will be stronger side again at that time.
5. As ex MoFA of eIreland, would you like to tell us about the eIrish community? What’s happening there, are they active, some projects, packers?
G: I was MoFA of eIreland for 1 month, invited by Warbhoy in the community with a big plans and increased activity. The Irish Army was reorganized, joint strikes for the Allies became frequent, training wars were secured and bonuses were settled for our manufacturers. Since the change of government, I have returned to eCroatia and am not aware of the extent to which the new president has continued the projects.
6. How are eIreland’s current relations with eUK? Becoming warmer maybe? ( Optional: Is it smart to ask who’s arch enemy of eIreland?
G: I would skip this question.
7. Share with us some unforgettable memories from your favourite periods ingame?
G: The best time in eRepublik for me was the EDEN time. The alliance, number of active players, communication via IRC etc. I think it was the peak of this game. I was a member of Elite Squad Tuljani, one of the most important EDEN MU. Most of my elife was connected to diplomacy, I was eCroatian MoFA for countless times and also 3 times MoFA of the richest country in the eworld back then - eChina. It was fun to meet people from all around the world and play a game that in many respects was a snapshot of real life.
8. Why aren’t you as active as before?
G: Since I was inactive or in 2-click for almost 5 years, I’m quite active.
🙂But my activity is indeed much lower than before. After returning to active playing, I was eCroatian CP and MoFA, which requires increased activity. I needed a break, but a game with fewer players, almost no diplomacy, and a game that comes down to which side will buy more packages doesn't really sound appealing.
9. Do you actually enjoy playing eRepublik, and which segment of it it’s your favourite (and why)?
G: I enjoyed playing eRepublik. Really did. Atm the only part that I enjoy is communication with other players and sometimes to fight in a good battle.
10. Friends, best friends, enemies, people you met in erepublik, people who maybe changed your way of playing?
G: My mentor back to EDEN times, kalimero is the first association to this game. Argrob and Romper, great guys and big tanks. Zdlemmy, a person who has marked this game. All my comrades from Vatreni gušteri and Elite Squad Tuljani, people from ex Krug 13 party, especially Obersoldat. Mielga, Papi (MUFC) and Legica as the players I communicate the most these days. I also need to mention Dicto, Milos and whole CrOmega MU. o7
11. Question asked million times! What do you believe eRepublik should improve and upgrade to keep the players active and maybe even bring new ones?
G: Short term, to keep us playing a bit more: full transparency of token market. Removing the countries without rl players. Change political and economy module. And the most important: admin must frantically fight bots and bot armies.
Long term: new game version, new servers. Atm, the game isn’t attractive for the new players, since they can never reach old players.
12. Favourite sports team?
G: I like to watch many sports. I even played basketball when I was young.
🙂But whole my life I’ve been be fan and supporter of one club: HNK Hajduk Split.
13. Your message to our players would be:
G: Continue to fight. Continue to communicate and meet people. You are the game.
Message to all our players and friends:
Check your country’s priorities, fight where is asked, help an ally.
Together we stand… Divided we fall! \o/
Our motto: We believe we are more than an alliance, we are A Family.
Hail CODE!
Hail Friends!
Comments
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It is important to say that I was explicitly for Giovanni leading when the alliance was formed.
Nice interview. Great interviewee.
Idk how he tolerates the rest of those jackholes.
Thanks, rainy.
And relax, it's only a game 😉
baby, if i get any more relaxed i'll be comatose 😁
imagine her when she's not relaxed 😃
There are many good guys in CODE/Andes...
But like in rl, there are all kind if people.
Gio is the best o7
Nice to see you still playing 😉
I'm popping in and out of eExistance, but it's good to see you are back and active also 😉
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Active is disputable 😃
EDEN was really great alliance... before BG/Turkey issue. 😉
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The game in general was better back then...
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The community was still alive. Now just a few old fags and billions of multies and bots.
oh morpheus im still glad to see you NOT supporting bots, however i still wonder why are you tanking for assteria when even blind person can see that almost every assteria country has its own server filled with bots...
contradictory
is the key word here btw.
@Hand and you are angels. As Gio said this is admin's job to stop it. For both sides. I am a big fan of fair play.
Anti-Asteria whined about Slovenian and Chinese bots for years yet you forgot that immediately as soon as those bots started to fight for Code. Only words and hypocrisy from both sides. This game is kept alive by cheaters it would not exist without cheaters with packed second hand accounts and bots.
When did you see kris tine used them last time?? We flamed her so hard and she will stay the first person to start using them, but however i wish she uses them every time when serbs roma fylol italy iran or whoever starts using their bots
Simply to match it
And you were celebrating when she used them in the past for your side, thats difference
I was anti-Asteria so I was against her always. And sorry but I don't believe she doesn't have bots now because you flamed her. By the rules she should be banned but admins don't do it because she is paying, that's simple.
The same goes for Colin and I admit I celebrated him but at least he was funny and the game was less about bots when he was active. Nevertheless the Billy Killinton etc bot accounts are still active. We accepted breaking rules in small steps and this has led the game become totally wrecked.
i agree with almost everything you said
i didnt say she doesnt have bots, i say she is not using them as she used to do
i do not agree with what you said about ''paying'' serbs are not paying yet on their server there are more bots than in the rest of pro code countries combined
I'm not sure if banning bots would bring back large number of real players... But it would be a good start.
The reason why there is no community and no diplomacy is admins perceived their costumers wanted a more simple gameplay so they made possible to win without community and diplomacy. Everything can be translated into the question of money, and this model works for admins so there is no real chance to change anything. But if the game ends it would be interesting to read what admins experienced, what they thought about the cheaters and the costumers of the game and how they made their decisions.
yeh you are, hence the reason you are celebrating victory 6 in the morning where 300 of the serbian family people starts hitting the air all at the same time
yet however if you lose it, you are the first one to cry about bots.
seems legit.
not gonna argue, play as you want.. keep your face clean if you can, see ya around.
and what is most important, bend over as you are ordered to do so.
time will tell, and i will be right as always.
Hail CODE!
Hail ANDES!
Hail Friends!
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Giovanni is a good guy,I cannot understand why he still plays erep 😛
Now we understand why you do 😛
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sjoj krug 13 😂
tamo sam drugu kongresnu dobio kak se tebe ne sjecam od tad XD
Kur
Demencija... 😃
LONG LIVE CHILD
I just can wish you luck guys ,
From bigening we were Mighty
Nice interview
Without Giovanni Code don't exist 😁
I just cant understand.. How come well known and respected players of e-countries can not have any influence on erep adminstration.. It should be that hard to fix simple problems including token and e-countries without real players..
There must be a way to make ourselves heard.. people spending thousands of dollars to this game in the last 10 years..
shouldnt* be that hard
It's simple admins care only about money. Don't buy packs and you will be immediately heard.
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If admins banned all bots, multi and traded accounts, 99% of their costumers would be banned.
I don't agree with the number. I was also a buyer and never had multiples, bots, hitters... like the most of Croatian tanks that I know well.
But many buyers would be banned, for sure. From both sides.
ah, this is an excellent interview and it sheds light to one of CODE's most mysterious leaders.
the creation of a HQ for the alliance was a good idea, and a very viable plan for the alliance's surival in the upcoming months/years.
as it stands now, the CODE is a strong and nicely formed alliance, and despite the recent setbacks, im sure that they will get back in shape+winning battles soon, so i hope for the best.
anyway, this was a great article, and i congratulate both the interviewer and the person who got interviewed as well too.
Thanks for your comment. I was interviewed by CODE PR team, so it was several people with Vaggelisker in charge.
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