I would like to interview quite a few people who made this mod what it is today...

1st Edition - Im proud to announce my friend, and all around whoop ass person,

(.WASP.NCROGDN.) says:
Okay.

Tem/Shady AK - Uni Life says:
ok.. lets go

Tem/Shady AK - Uni Life says:
hello there necro, nice to speak to u on this rainy day

(.WASP.NCROGDN.) says:
Good to talk to you to, Artem.K. How is it in England this morning, I forgot to ask earlier.

Tem/Shady AK - Uni Life says:
Well, rainy and kinda miserable, but as the old saying goes "Life Goes On"

(.WASP.NCROGDN.) says:
Indeed. The sun's shining in my face right now, I wouldn't mind some rain here. Let's trade. Lol

Tem/Shady AK - Uni Life says:
Nah, im fine with rain 4 today, my team lost 2-0 to one of its biggest rivals (liverpool and man united btw)...
So anyway, first question, Matthew K...

(.WASP.NCROGDN.) says:
Okay. XD

Tem/Shady AK - Uni Life says:
So obviously u've been in e+ for a quite long time and u've got connections with a lot of people here... how did u discover E+ in the forst place?

(.WASP.NCROGDN.) says:
Well, I had been playing Excessive for Unreal Tournament about 2 years ago, and when I was browsing PlanetQuake one day (sometime after Tikiman's disappearance, we had been reviewing maps and then he just vanished so I was REALLY bored...), so when I found ExcessivePlus for Q3 I decided to download it and give it a try, see if it was better than ExcessiveUT. And it was. I fell in love with the pacing of the game right away. My wife (Spektra) eventually joined me too, and after much encouragement began to play online with me everyday also. And so it is. . That's about that.

Tem/Shady AK - Uni Life says:
C00l... and on a list of your favourite games and mods of all time, where abouts does e+ stand then?

(.WASP.NCROGDN.) says:
It's #1, although I sometimes prefer other mods for Q3 for other reasons, such as CPMA, Instaunlagged, and Corkscrew. Those are all 2nd place in my book.and I also tend to play the older FPS games from time to time, too, like Q2, Q1, D2, et cetera. Those are fun sometimes.

Tem/Shady AK - Uni Life says:
Yeh, D2 rocks... and wots your opinion on the more modern games, such as q4 and d3 then ?

(.WASP.NCROGDN.) says:
Well, I played Q4 for about a half hour one night. Didn't like it too much, altho I would probably like it more with a faster system. I've been playing D3 at a friend's house, and it's okay in SP mode so far. He gets a kick out of watching my MG/RL combo against Cacodaemons.

D3 seems like a lot of fun. The weapons and features are nice but the physics could use a bit of improvement.

Tem/Shady AK - Uni Life says:
Yeh, i've played thru the whole q4, and i didnt really like it, it wos sposed to be a sequel to q2, but it failed to capture the strogg universe imo...
And as i said above, u've been here for a long time, and as u know im doing interviews for my xXx website with the people that make/ made this mod what it is today... who else in your opinion should interview then ?

(.WASP.NCROGDN.) says:
Well, you should definitely interview Torzelan.Swe, Hyper*Dragon, Evol.Wax, and if you can get ahold of him try interviewing Mowly. They would be fun people to start with. Hm. Let me think, who else...

Tem/Shady AK - Uni Life says:
term ?

(.WASP.NCROGDN.) says:
Drill would be a great interview also, imo, being the winner of the 1v1 tourney earlier this year... and Madbringer, simply because he rocks. Rena interviewed Term earlier this year for his newspapers, so I don't know about another interview with Al... he might be too busy atm.

Tem/Shady AK - Uni Life says:
yeh, i read the interviews, i thought i'd make mine more fun and mad i was going to interview anyway (along with mowli)

(.WASP.NCROGDN.) says:
There was also interviews with Nihil and Hard from much earlier in the year, and HQ was interviewed also (which was a fun one to read)... I'm being babbled at on TS right now, btw, so keep asking questions.

Tem/Shady AK - Uni Life says:
i read them all
So swiftly moving on, who whoops ass skill-wise in e+ ? (i think im going to see some names that were above again )

(.WASP.NCROGDN.) says:
Oh, yes. Those named above pwn. Lemon clan, DRT clan, KO clan. There are so many skilled players out there who wipe the floor with me it's not even fair to list names.

Tem/Shady AK - Uni Life says:
yeah i suppose you're right...

(.WASP.NCROGDN.) says:
Altho I did beat Skully 1v1 yesterday by 1 frag. DM1 is his least favorite map.

Tem/Shady AK - Uni Life says:
that's a useful bit of information there... might use it after i've got my computer and after i've been "trained" by another whoop-ass player

(.WASP.NCROGDN.) says:
lol GL, Skully's got some crazy aim.

Tem/Shady AK - Uni Life says:
thnx
So then what clans in your opinion are the strongest?

(.WASP.NCROGDN.) says:
Well, the numbers in Rena's clan ranking system don't lie. KO, Lem, DRT, Hyper at the top where they belong, with clans like Wasp and DS not far behind. Some of the clans have been sleeping for a while, such as SWE, who I am VERY happy are making a comeback now. I knew when Torz came into E+ that if Hard saw him SWE would have to come back.

Tem/Shady AK - Uni Life says:
Yeah, a lot of people saw the smorgar/torz video, and my comments are "wow"
just wow

(.WASP.NCROGDN.) says:
Yeah, Torzelan and Smorgy rock…
Thing is, many clans have their own preferences and gametypes, also, such as KTM who are into freeze more than anything, and NWC who are into CTF more than any other gametype, so some clans have a bit of an edge over others in different gametypes. 2!S are one of my fav clans also with all-around great players in many gametypes.

(.WASP.NCROGDN.) says:
\m/

Tem/Shady AK - Uni Life says:
lol webMSN again
cant see custom smilies

(.WASP.NCROGDN.) says:
lol
Well, it's just a horns-up thing, for the metal ppl. Loool

Tem/Shady AK - Uni Life says:
for my next question -> can u desribe wot that smily looked like... i see u've beat me to pressing enter

(.WASP.NCROGDN.) says:
LOL
150wpm keyboarding ftw.

Tem/Shady AK - Uni Life says:
I didnt do the test...
im pretty sure that im usually not that far behind

(.WASP.NCROGDN.) says:
Oh, I didn't do that test either, this is from years of typing on manual and then electric typewriters, then moving to computer keyboards.

Tem/Shady AK - Uni Life says:
So now, @ this part of the interview, we move on from NECRO and start asking Matthew Kelly.. who's behind that nick... unless you have anything else to add about youreslf and/or the E+ community

(.WASP.NCROGDN.) says:
About E+, all I can say is I love you guys, the community and the mod, and I've met some great people through it and hopefully brought at least 2 or 3 great people to the community on my own (Spektra and Bliss). E+ forever. So now about me...?
btw if Rena can do it so can you, you should post your interviews on the [xXx] forums as sticky topics so everyone can read them there also.

Tem/Shady AK - Uni Life says:
Will do
So anyway Matthew... Whats your name

(.WASP.NCROGDN.) says:
LOL
Matthew E. Kelly, a very common name I suppose.
Not to be confused with the Irish pop singer.

Tem/Shady AK - Uni Life says:
Bono?

(.WASP.NCROGDN.) says:
There's apparently an Irish bloke out there named Matthew Kelly who's like Ireland's version of Justin Timberlake or smth... lol

Tem/Shady AK - Uni Life says:
Now that i'd like to see : Oirish Timberlake

(.WASP.NCROGDN.) says:
LOL. The boy can sing, it's such a shame he decided to sing music targeted at a pre-teen audience. I'd like to hear him sing some bluesy/jazzy stuff, or something like Damien Rice -- that un-categorizable sort of music that just has a huge emotional impact without being melodramatic.

Tem/Shady AK - Uni Life says:
I like Sexyback (one of his songs)... it reminds me of that time of my life b4 UNi... clubbing with friends who are now in different parts of england, and that we wont see each other till like christmas...

(.WASP.NCROGDN.) says:
lol Cryptor tried to get me and Spektra to listen to that one, Spektra gave in but I still have not. I'm trying to avoid any kind of Timberlake being on my hard drive. XD

Tem/Shady AK - Uni Life says:
So, how old are you?

(.WASP.NCROGDN.) says:
26. I was born on August 6th, coincidentally the same day that the first atomic bomb was dropped back in 1945. A sad day for humankind ever since, I gather... what with the atomic bomb, then me...

Tem/Shady AK - Uni Life says:
yeah... but there's a 35 year diffreence...

(.WASP.NCROGDN.) says:
True. Wasn't Lucille Ball born on August 6th also? Hm. Maybe that sort of makes up for it.

Tem/Shady AK - Uni Life says:
i s'pose
I was born, and 3 years later the Soviet Union collapsed, now i realise that its all my fault

(.WASP.NCROGDN.) says:
lol I'm sure it wasn't ENTIRELY your fault, but you're a convenient target for that misplaced anger, then...

Tem/Shady AK - Uni Life says:
Self-added anger might i add

(.WASP.NCROGDN.) says:
personally I think if you look back to 1915 you can see the beginnings of the many subsequent falls of the Soviet government...but that's another story and you probably know more about it than I do anyway.

Tem/Shady AK - Uni Life says:
That is true... Yet i think you just might have a good point

(.WASP.NCROGDN.) says:
I became interested in Soviet history while learning about Dmitri Shostakovich, as his music and life have become an important part of Soviet culture in the 1900s since his death in '75, especially after that book was released that was supposedly letters he'd written... I think Volkov made up half that shit, but whatever. XD

Tem/Shady AK - Uni Life says:
But lets not talk too much about the fundamental faults of theoretical communism, a) we could go on for hours and we'll bore the 3 people who will read this... Lets talk about your hobbies instead

(.WASP.NCROGDN.) says:
lol Okay.

Tem/Shady AK - Uni Life says:
So..erm, what are your hobbies ?

(.WASP.NCROGDN.) says:
Apart from Q3? I enjoy music -- studying, playing, composing, recording, writing, analyzing. I write a fair bit. I also enjoy getting drunk and hanging out with friends, meeting new people, that sort of thing. I'm like any other 20-something person I guess.

Tem/Shady AK - Uni Life says:
Im 18 and I'm impartial to the hobbies you wrote... grante, a different type of music, i dont write as much (i do have it in me to write a book tho, i've even made a storyline or 2 :oops: )...

And who do you consider to be your idols ?

(.WASP.NCROGDN.) says:
Idols. Hm. That's a tough one because... people these days just don't do anything heroic. I admire Van Beethoven greatly, he started going deaf in his 20s after overcoming a terrible childhood that would've driven anyone else away from music to begin with. But then lived on into his late 40s and composed hundreds of masterpieces, overcoming his deafness as well...
and of course Shostakovich for doing what he wanted with his art despite being publicly humiliated by Stalin and Krushev time and again.

I admire people who stand in the face of adversity and give it the middle finger.

lol

Tem/Shady AK - Uni Life says:
Thats a good answer... and if u could meet 1 person, from any time, any place, who would it be?

WASP.NCROGDN.) says:
That's even harder. Because on one hand I'd want to go back to the 1600s and meet Miyamoto Musashi (and get my ass kicked by him)... but then I'd like to go forward in time and meet myself in, say, 3 months. Or 6 months. Or Spektra in 3 months. Maybe just spy on us from afar and see what we're doing.

Tem/Shady AK - Uni Life says:
Wow

(.WASP.NCROGDN.) says:
That would make life right now a bit easier. So maybe it's good that I can't do that.
That makes me a bit egocentric I suppose.

Tem/Shady AK - Uni Life says:
No probs... people are self-centred hypocrites by nature... we cant change that.. and chronic might offer an alternative solution to making u see 3 months ahead (although ive never experienced time-travel )...

(.WASP.NCROGDN.) says:
LOL I can't seem to do anything but make a fool of myself when I smoke weed, so I'll just avoid it altogether for now since I make a fool of myself easily enough without it also.

Tem/Shady AK - Uni Life says:
Touche...
The next question is a bit straightforwar ->Top 5 celebrities u'd like to get with

(.WASP.NCROGDN.) says:
Get with as in hang out, or...?

Tem/Shady AK - Uni Life says:
or

(.WASP.NCROGDN.) says:
Or have a few hours alone with?

Tem/Shady AK - Uni Life says:
Yeep
I'll ask "hang out" next - thnx for the question tip … and i hope with all my heart mr. garrisson from south park aint on that list (for both )

(.WASP.NCROGDN.) says:
LOL Let me think. This one's hard, because there aren't a lot of celeb women who are my type really... hmmmmmm...

Tem/Shady AK - Uni Life says:
well it doesnt have to be Top 5, just give a few...

(.WASP.NCROGDN.) says:
Hmmmmmm! Julia Roberts for sure, she's a bit skinny but so very gorgeous...
I dunno, I'm boring cause I can't think of any more than those at the moment. :\ I like curvy girls.

Tem/Shady AK - Uni Life says:
Beyonce, Carmen Electra, Jessica Simpson curvy or "kelly osbourne" curvy :-\

(.WASP.NCROGDN.) says:
Hmmmmm... I dunno what those ladies really look like, Carmen Electra's ok I suppose but she's got fake boobies.

Tem/Shady AK - Uni Life says:
And who would you like 2 hang oot with ?

(.WASP.NCROGDN.) says:
Ah, Johnny Depp, Nic Cage, I'd like to hang out with George Carlin too. lol. Oh, yeah, who's that chick who was in "Girl: Interrupted", Brittany Murphy? She's very cute, I'd like some private time with her.

Tem/Shady AK - Uni Life says:
Oh definetely...

(.WASP.NCROGDN.) says:
I'd really love to sit down and talk to Jeanine Garofalo too.

Tem/Shady AK - Uni Life says:
And who are your favorite actors (note that i spelt "favourite" the American way )?

(.WASP.NCROGDN.) says:
Hm. The above mentioned, they're very good at what they do, and I really like Johnny Depp as an actor because of how he really gets into the role and character. Delta Burke is an amazing actor altho she's a bit annoying sometimes. Macaulay Kulkin is good, too. The "Home Alone" kid? He grew up and has some talent also.

Tem/Shady AK - Uni Life says:
I havent actually seen any of his new films... but i'll take your word for it

(.WASP.NCROGDN.) says:
"Party Monster" was good.

Tem/Shady AK - Uni Life says:
So are you into any sports of any kind?

(.WASP.NCROGDN.) says:
Just horizontal sports.

Tem/Shady AK - Uni Life says:

(.WASP.NCROGDN.) says:
lol

Tem/Shady AK - Uni Life says:
Can u guess what my next question will be?

(.WASP.NCROGDN.) says:
Not at all.

Tem/Shady AK - Uni Life says:
Is there anything at all you'd like me to ask you? anything about cars? computers? or maryland in general?

(.WASP.NCROGDN.) says:
Hm... nahhhhhh... I mean, life here is pretty boring, most of us go elsewhere for entertainment like the nearby larger cities -- esp. Philadelphia, Wilmington, Washington D.C., Baltimore. It's boring here and we have to travel to get any real social scene, but the social scenes there suck anyway.

Tem/Shady AK - Uni Life says:
So if you could be anywhere in the world right now, where would you be?

(.WASP.NCROGDN.) says:
Hm, I'm gonna have to assert my First Amendment right there. How 'bout the 2nd choice?

Tem/Shady AK - Uni Life says:
Go on…

(.WASP.NCROGDN.) says:
My 2nd choice for where I'd like to be in the world right now, since I can't be where I really want to be, would beeeeeeeee...
*thinks*

Tem/Shady AK - Uni Life says:
*also thinks*
***thinking is hard***

(.WASP.NCROGDN.) says:
Hm, I'd really like to be in Germany, or Croatia, or Sweden. Somewhere cool like that.

Tem/Shady AK - Uni Life says:
c00l

(.WASP.NCROGDN.) says:
Everything else I want in life is pretty close by. Just can't have it right now. :\

***INTERVIEW GOES OFF TOPIC FOR A BIT***

Tem/Shady AK - Uni Life says:
If you could spend the rest of your life with anyone, doing anything, in any place, where/who/what would it be?

(.WASP.NCROGDN.) says:
My wife ---> living life to the fullest ---> where ever we end up. We've always been side by side and fallen down / picked ourselves up together. No matter what we go through it makes us stronger... I hope to look back with her in 10 years and say "whoa, that sucked, but we're happy now. "

Tem/Shady AK - Uni Life says:
Nicely put

(.WASP.NCROGDN.) says:
Thanks. I have thought about it a lot, especially in the last year.

Tem/Shady AK - Uni Life says:
Anything else I should ask?

(.WASP.NCROGDN.) says:
Hrm, could ask if I have a website or something. And... about my setup/gaming equips... erm... what kinda music I like, stuff like that? lol

Tem/Shady AK - Uni Life says:
OK what music do you like and if you do make music, shouldnt you have a website, where a fan/ anyone interested might download said music?

(.WASP.NCROGDN.) says:
lol Well, you can get my music @ http://dehumanation.baltitronic.net , http://www.myspace.com/dehumanation or the Soundclick profile I have (there's a link to it on the MySpace site). It's sort of a balance between modern post-industrial/death/black metal and some classical elements...

I listen to classical more than anything else, tbh, like J.S. Bach, Mozart, Van Beethoven, Chopin, and a bit of the modern stuff like Shostakovich, Prokofiev, Gorecki. I also love death metal, black metal, and indefinable stuff like Azure Ray, Maria Taylor, Tori Amos. Industrial like NIN, Skinny Puppy, Einsturzende Neubauten and so forth. Ministry. I also love the Misfits.

Tem/Shady AK - Uni Life says:
***thinking how to make a smooth transition from music to gaming setups***

(.WASP.NCROGDN.) says:
lol
Well, with gaming as it is in mixing tracks you need good headphones. So I could just mention that I have a new pair of Logitech gaming headphones (with this built-in mic thingy) and am spending time on the E+ TS server right this very moment. Erm. Processor is a 2.8gHz P4 (Northwood family). 256MB DDR RAM, 128MB onboard Intel graphics. Lol
The point and click is done with a Logitech MX510 and I'm currently searching for a good surface to use with it. 15" monitor. SoundBlaster SBLive 5.1 soundcard.
The MX510 is blue, btw, not red.

Tem/Shady AK - Uni Life says:
*** that transition went nicely, thnx dude ***
Remeber, readers of the interview, NECRO's mouse is BLUE not RED

(.WASP.NCROGDN.) says:
loooool

Tem/Shady AK - Uni Life says:
How would 1 find themselves in your forum signature (like I have )

(.WASP.NCROGDN.) says:
Well, just say something uproaringly hilarious... or something that just *I* think is funny enough to quote (or worth remembering).

Tem/Shady AK - Uni Life says:
I think we're almost @ the end of this interview... would you like to give out any special thank yous and/or fuck yous?

(.WASP.NCROGDN.) says:
Hm. There's an Ani DiFranco song that says something like "Fuck you for existing in the first place" but let's not think those kinds of thoughts. Thank you to everyone in E+, Easy/Edy/Cid/Stikkan/Wax/Mona/Flex/HQ everyone for making such a great community and team, thanks to Al for helping me out as a noob (and the same to Weebull for all the great training, miss you m8)...
love and hugs to Twerpy and Bliss and most of all Spektra, whatever she's doing right now. And that's about it. Wait I'll Use My Q3 binds...
(.WASP.NCROGDN.): I love Spektra
(.WASP.NCROGDN.) disconnected.

I would personally like to thank WASP.NECRO for participating in thi interview… I also have learned that it’s better to prepare the questions and not “go with the flow” like I tried here... oh and the Olive was Necro's choice

Well, Madbringer and Necro have been here for only a year, so it's obvious that the next target had to be a well respected member who has been here for a long time. Enter , who has been whooping ass @ computer games when Kraster couldnt even walk yet

Tem/Shady AK - Uni Life says:
Hello Budman, maybe u've seen my interviews, im interviewing people who mean the most to e+... if you have time, id really like to interview you...

Budman PHC Leader says:
Lol yeah why not

thnx So you are the leader and creator of PHC, technically the clan thats the earliest.. would you like to comment how and when it all started?

Shit PHC was started by myself and Vaporman the origional clan was Pot Head Clan, going back to the original days of Doom and 9600 modems
He was a buddy of mine from the city, and we liked to burn a few in the day...
Dave (vaporman) died in 1999 and I have kept the clan going ever since
….Moved to e+ in 1999 or maybe 2000, don't remember shit since I stopped smoking - PHC has been around a long time

Sorry about Vaporman... i dont like to remind people about personal stuff... we'll move on to the organisation of PHC... how and why did the elite part start and whose idea was it?

Elite was my idea for 2 reasons:
1 to get more peeps involved with clanwars… with a large roster and only 4v4 and 5v5 wars hard to get everyone playing time and also to reward the members who make all the practices and team events
It is not about being the best, it is about loyalty and commitment to a team effort

And who would you say combines loyalty, commitment and skill in your own clan? Give a few shout-outs, as motivation to your clan-members

Rokks JoeyB Bio would be the 3 that stand out: We are like family. That is to slight no other player including my son, but these guys have put other things on hold at times to make events. The Elite group is a very close group… All PHC players are close, but the elite group goes back a long time, and I would consider every last one my friend . We are here for each other for stuff inside and outside the clan

Thats how it is in all good clan, right?

yes

Yeh, i know what you mean, i was this close toleaving e+, but thnx to my friend deadAngel im still here... Since you mention your son, who would win if you played 1v1? I know you both are great players...

Haha well there once was a day that I could crush him, but those days are over… He has climbed to the top of the US players
And I am getting older and blinder by the day.
But I can still hold my own

Dont say that, you've still got a couple of thousand railgun kills left

Yes I do. I will keep this clan alive for many years to come, And I hope that it will continue for many after me
I have met some very close friends through this community, some now work for me
I have really enjoyed my time in e+

Yes, its an enjoyable mod What members of the community work for you and under what positions?

No those who work for me now work for my company outside the community, For my Consulting Firm lol

Yes, you have, and currently, if MADbringer is the voice of e+ (unless i say something about it), TERM, being the e+ team would be the president, and you as a mod of all the forums + having a good reputation would be the prime-minister (or vice president)... IS that a fair mini-representation in you opinion?

haha I am certainly not getting into the politics of it. But I have bounced back and forth from admin to mod roles over time. I do as much as I can for the community. And I work well with those who mod and admin E+

Nice answer

If I had to label myself, I am the voice of reason for the community, inside the community We all share the responsability of keeping e+ the strongest mod

So a lot of people know that you own/ run a company, but only those close around you know what that comapny is (according to Matthew its related to IBM components)...
So what does your company do?

I have a Computer Consulting and Security Firm in New York - I do everything from selling computer equipment to building data centers

That is a nice range, must be a quite big company...

It is good size. I do work all over the US and some other countries. Well I actually play q3 all day, but others work…:D
Don't tell anyone lol

You're the boss, so i dont see any problems

haha I like it when they think I am watching

So, supposing that a student from Essex University in england approaches you for work with a Diploma in Accounting & Financial Management, what chance does he have in getting a job?

Well accounting is a bit out of my realm, but I could point him or her to some good places to look for that type of employment: Many of my clients are accounting firms

Wow, im now partially attracted to moving to America after Uni ... So come on now, who has a nicer vehicle collection, you or Term?

I certainly would have the better collection.
budman.net - go to “my rides” and also check out my project car

What is your project car?

It is a 1200 horsepower 1990 Mustand notchback drag car
Some pics on that site of it also, all the cars in my rides are mine
I have others not on site , but those are my girls

Im checking out that site right now, and im sure most people reading this will too, but Im planning to ask term for an interview too, so care too list your most treasured pos... OMG U HAVE A MUSTANG 289 FROM ’68 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So as i was saying, would you like to list your collection here?

I have Mustangs 1967 Fastaback 390cu
1968 Mustang 289cu
1990 Mustang 302cu
1990 Mustang 408cu
2000 Mustang conv 5.1 Liter Stroker
Also a 1990 Mazda Miata Race car
Every car I own I have done the work myself

Yes, i remeber when i first talked to you on MSN, u had a pic of the 2000's engine... Your collection certainly is impressive Dont you have a Harley too?

I have a 1999 low rider and a 2005 Buell Race bike

You're definetely beating Term... even though he flies a plane

LOL yes he does
I only drive myself crazy

Some of us (like me for example) do less than that ... try walking yourself crazy, or getting the public transport yourself crazy
So come on now, are you the richest person in e+ ?

Haha.. I dunno if I am but I am most likely high up on the list

That qualifies as a yes!

haha

So from Necro's point of view, we (the e+ community) can now see Maryland, from your poin of view, can u describe the Big Apple?

New York is the center of the universe. We have the city the lights the streets that never sleep. I moved outside the city years back to raise my kids

Walk in manhatten any night of the week – the streets are full, the lights are on and there’s always something to see

Yeah, its a huge city, full of life and culture... Have you seen the 25th hour with Ed Norton by any chance?

yes i did

You know the scene in front of the mirror in the bathroom? Do u have an opinion on it? I kinda thought that he delivered it powerfully... bringing down every social group, simply because he's in what some people like to call "deep shit"...

Deep Shit LOL! Well we are all in Deep shit of one kind or another here. All New Yorkers have thier stories. That is what makes the city great. With such a diverse group of people, the stories can run from the insane to the obsurd.
Norton is a gifted actor and he depicted true emotions when he shot that sceene. He must have really spoken to a few of us.

Yeah, its definetely a great movie... So what films would you consider to be you favorite?

Favorite movies A Beautiful Mind and Good Will Hunting - Both great performances

Yes, both do get emotional and as you said, great performances... Here comes a question about any actors/ actresses you like...

I have no favorites, I like the roles more then the particular actors/actresses
Sometimes they just get the right role for them and boom thats a career being made

So now, lets talk about you as a person behind the nick, allright?

shoot

First of all, whats your name?

Bill

You are mid - 30's right?

I am 38

Wait a minute -> Bill who runs a computer company and is insanely rich and from the USA... When are you going to release Vista then?

haha I wish, But I am much better looking, he is a noob

On your e+ forum avatar, is that you by the swimming pool?

Yes that is me, Pool side at the Hard Rock in Florida

Wow, that must have been a holiday...i havent been at a holiday resort for almost 2 and a half years, I looked @ a picture of a nice beach and i suddenly felt really tired and worn out... So what aspects of life do you enjoy the most?

I enjoy my family the most- I have 4 great kids. I have been raising them on my own for 2 years - We are very close
I love racing, any kind of racing as long as I am going fast

That adrenaline rush, huh ?

hell yes, I race motocross and cars; roadbikes and drag-racing

And can u describe how drag racing feels from the driver’s point of view?

It is like jumping out of a plane, or cliff-diving, complete adrenaline rush: a combination of fear and joy

So you would definetely describe yourself as an adrenaline jnkie from the lost of activities you see here... do you do anyting else Extreme?

I parachute, cliff dive, scuba

I did an IT Power Point project on scuba diving a few years ago, when I was at school... Do you live in a nice house btw (i see that your garage seems to be huge)... And do you like my swift transition of questions ?

Yes my house would be considered big. and yes your questioning is very smooth has a good even flow

Do you know any special and/or interesting stories about e+ ?

God lol. I have seen so much over the years….
I have watched noobs become serial killers...
I have seen clans come and go….
I have watched old generations leave and new ones come:
Now we are seening a new group of ladies entering e+
All of these are interesting in thier own way
It shows the growth of the community

Yes. Necro is training one probably as we speak...

LOL! yeah the day is comming when I will get owned by a girl
I have been schooled by 9 year old kids and 60 year old men over the years
I remember the first aimbot and the last cvar violation
I remember when the mg was the weapon of choice
The day the rail took over

Haha, were the MG-related the D2 days by any chance?

Before d2

The original Wolf?

lol yeah when deexgod was a noob, back to when I was spamming bfg

I will give you one humiliating story:
Back about 3 years ago when I was training LiLBudman, we got a challenge from DRT back when nihil and trance were playing for a 2v2 on dm17, and we accepted

i c where this is going

Well needless to say, we never even got in on a map. I think they beet us by 150 frags and I could not get lil out of his room for a week

Oh, i thought you would beat them, and the story would be humiliating to DRT...

ohhh no lol,we got our asses handed to us
It was a lesson to us
from that day forward we trained rail only on dm17
That was back when the single shot rail configs were just rolling out.

Yeah, those proved to be popular :!: Well, since you mentioned DeeX... What's he up to now, and when did he originally goin PHC?

Deex joined PHC when MR finally said goodbye to the community - That should be in the archives

And I see he's on PHC elite, but no one seen him on the e+ forum since late august, is he still active?

Lol
yeah he pegged me huh

Deex is still active was playing with me last night. We just use funky names sometimes to test shit
I just replaced half of my desk, getting the kinks ot with new config

Cool, and a sneak preview of the changes that u plan to make?

LOL Well went from Intel to AMD FX62, Went from Logitect g5 to Razon Copperhead, Duel 7950 gtx video with SLI, and 30 inch flat… 4 gig ram
Mouse is the biggest change, totally different feel from g5
For those who remember me years ago , I started playing and owning with a trackball. Lol..no one believed or imagined how I could use it, the switch to a mouse was very difficult for me

Wow, u and Term can afford changes like that, people like me can only lose sleep dreaming about an FX62 pr dual gfx card (or a 30 inch flat)… Term says hi thru MSN btw, he aslo guessed right

yeah he is IMing me right now lol, It was the voice of reason quote that gave it away

Oh and how many computers do you have @ home?

Haha well I have 3, my kids each have one, and 1 in the family room
So I guess 8 that we use, a few others that are sitting around
ohhh and 2 xps laptops

U beat term hands down , From what I hear he "only" has 5

Advantages to owning a computer company lol

So how did your nickname originate?

Well budman has been with me since I was a kid, I was called Buddy by my family and my friends started with the Budman
I even have it on my license plates

OK, my great friend DoctoR has asked me to mention him in the interview... So here goes: "There was a time when PHC had the largest number of Russian players out of all the major clans, but then they unfortunaterly dispersed except for 1... Who out out of them would be the one whos still in PHC plans for the future, and does he have skill?"

Doctor is and will remain one of my best players and a very good friend. He is a very gifted player, he is a true team player. I have watched him over the past year or so turn into a very strong player. He has remained very loyal to PHC even though he has gotten offers to play in many other euro clans.

A secret doc does not want me to tell: When he is drunk and going to bed he always ends our msn's with "KISSES" LOL!

Haha So i wont ask about who u think who are the most skilled players in e+, cos there are simply so many (even from your family), instead I will ask for general tnahk you's and fuck you's and who is worthy of an interview?

If I had a chance to interview someone in E+ I would want to sit with Edy+ . I want to thank the community, for giving me a place to meet and make new friends,
I want to thank me clanmates "PHC you are all my brothers and sister!" And Thank you for the privledge of this interview. It has been a blast

Well, it's been great for both of us

Wow, huge house, holidays in the Hard Rick Hotel in Miami, a large classic Mustang collection, and enough computers @ home to make Bill Gates jealous! Kids who will read this interview, remember, when u grow up, u want 2 be like Uncle Budman!!!

Well my advice to them is follow their passions: I took me many years to get where I am today,I took the hard road – I made alot of mistakes in my life, but I would not change anything , all the decisions I made, made me the man I am today.

My quote for you and all of e+ : "Man is defined not by his words, but by his actions. Let them speak for you."

I would personally like to thank Budman for finding time to do an interview, despite running a Multi-million dollar company, and would like to add that the answers were great

Oh and Budman requested the answers to be in trademark PHC pink, unfortunately which is not on the forum list, and orange was the closest thing

The 5th person to be interviewed is the 1st member of LIME and their clanleader for their most prosperous time, ofc Im talking about, the on, the only

Weebl says:
dont know if i COULD kill you but i would rail you anyday anytime

Tem/Shady AK says:
well u could post me a parcel with a snake in it lol
so anyway, da interview

heh k

Well, wee bull is an unusual nick name, care to elaborate how u got it ?

hmmm some very few people are aware of Weebl (and bob) and might have known me under that nickname (weebl) which i changed into Wee Bull when i went back to lime from evol in short, weebl is a pie loving egg and wee bull is his arch enemy long story anyways

OK, so and your avatar (hand puppet sayin "I own your ass") kicks ass... i always thought that he's weebl, cos he looks like a "weebl" type of character (if u know wot i mean),

hehe naah weebl is an egg

so who's your avatar?

ummm absolutely no idea hehe its some random gif i found over the net

Thats how most avatars are found So there is not that many (well, you and heroin chic) people from cyprus or the central mediterannean in general... do u have any idea why

ummm there is actually many italian and spanish people but from cyprus? its only me , heroin.chic and some few people might remember my cousin angelos who used to play a bit. i dont know about the rest of the countries but about cyprus, very few people play "old" games like q3 anymore and e+ is kind of obscure as a mod anyways

There are a few moroccan players in the mod as well... since we are on the subject of heroin.chic, care to write sum nice words about her?

awww she is my little angel she is the best friend i have ever had, an amazing person, i dont think i could say anything enough to describe how much i like her she's been an invaluable member of lime and previously leading FL and of course a very big contribution to me as a friend. i will just say 10/10 for tina hehe

Nice, now this is the reason I wanted to interview you in the first place: tell us about your leadership of LIME LIME (as opposed to LIME XJ AND LIME SWE)

lol wtf is lime xj and lime swe

new limes - gizda's and shell's ill fated lime

bah i have no idea what those two names you mentioned are but the lime is story is very big. i dont know if you will make the appropriate questions to unveil everything but i will only answer to what i will be asked (this will be a way to see how much you know about lime anyways hehe)

well, there was a time when the original LIME was one of the strongest and coolest clans in e+, a younger brother clan to LEMON that used to whoop ass, and win impressive clanwars...

and u were the leader till ash took over…

umm about leadership now

i was the first person to join LIME back in 22nd of September 2005. i was browsing the forums one day and i saw that taker was thinking to open a clan called lime as a sub clan to lemon so that players could pass on to lemon after they got good enough. lemon was a goood clan but i didnt think i had, what it took for me to get in lemon so i just asked if i could get into lime. We had a game, he specced me a bit and i was officially the first member to join lime

i wasnt the leader tho another three people joined, and if my memory serves me right it was me , marvel, lee loo and panther

marvel was the leader first but then it was too much for him so it got passed on to me; i gave the leadership to ash he didnt actually want it but trust me , it did him good
bah we werent one of the best clans gameplay wise really, even tho we had some KICK ass players (like tyrant, larry, tjosty, panther,marvel , etc) but i can say we were the best clan as people we developed some amazing bonds as friends back then you know

Yeah, to be honest i dont know the official history cos your forums were deleted before i had a chance to check them out properly... wasnt there a problem with Gizda and some other players in the process?

umm well after i came back from evol the clan started going through some difficult phases with the trainee thing coming in action and when the clan fell to pieces because of many reasons (mostly my departure from the game) most people developed their theories about why it broke apart, some people (gizda is just one of them) decided it was my fault and that my leading skills were crap. everyone is entitled to their opinion you know... its not easy being a clan leader... people dont seem to understand that now days

Well being the clan leader of xXx i know exactly what you mean... sum people i spoke on MSN to a couple of times about it know that i've had sum fucked up problems despite my clan only existing for just over a month... but obviously the good times are the ones worth remembering...
exactly my point i hope you manage to keep it up. few clans managed to stay alive for more than a few months you know

thnx well i've got a deep desire to make my shit succesful + i've got a few good faithful players

thats all you need mostly the will and some good faithful people

So apart from -C4- and LIME what else does your clan history consist of?

umm i HAVE been in EVOL for a while too not played any clan wars but yeah

well, EVOL did go thru a cw stale period... and your favourite weapon is (in game obviously)

hmmm i wont say rail cos everyone says that rail is only good when the other person is not as good as you are at it or else you end up just respawning on dm17 to get spawned again i would say shotgun most people dont take advantage of its close action capabilities

if i had the choice, i'd say rail, but to be not like every1 i would say gaunglet, i just love it My gaunglet list aint that impressive tho...(fair enuf ive "pummeled" 100s of noobs), but out of good players, only DOC and SOUL-LESS from PHC and a few BBS and TC members U gaunglet anyone good?

humm i dont keep count because i use gauntlet all the time as if it was a normal person its like asking me now if i railed anyone good

good answer... i meant like anyone whos worth remebering like a SWE member :

umm swe members are players like all the rest of us they have their good days and they have their bad days. on a bad swe day a noob could beat any swe player trust me so again i will refrain from naming people

OK... any shout outs to the e+ community and any advice to new members?

shout outs... umm i havent been close to the community for a long time now so i'll just give my shouts to all my ex lime brothers, you know who you are. im proud to have brought some of the best players nowdays into the scene (like tyrant and larry). advice to new members? the key to success in quake is the rule of the four Ps = practice practice practice and pie

So now lets talk about you as a person... are u from the greek or the turkish side of cyprus?

greek side

Cool
and your name is...

Demetris (NOT dmitri, as necro says) - he keeps calling me that

And what do u do in real life?

for now i'm studying in Portsmouth , computer science

Shit man, one of my homeboyZ goes Bournemouth uni, thats also on the south coast

k00l

Me myself studying 1st year in essex uni, accounting and finance
U like it here?

ummm to be honest (and no offence) the weather is pure shite comparing to cyprus hehe but yeah i do like it. the people are more ... ummm accessible

accessible's the word , and yes it is cold

well i HAVE been in a cold country for two years (hungary) but here its different you know? you can feel it in your bones
This is nothing like hungary lol, hope you brought a coat

lol i got sum packed yeh

So u like any particular music?

humm i would say my music taste is pretty perverted meaning i could very easily swing from cannibal corpse to mozart and back to cradle of filth just to end up listening to chill out music but yeah it mostly boils down to metal and some good rock (love Necro's music )

Good answer... and any films you like?

hmmm has to be something with brains. or a fucked up scenario. good thrillers mostly like the usual suspects or the hellraiser series, or the japanese ringu's or battle royale

Cool, usual suspects is a brilliant film, do u have an opinion on pulp fiction or sin city?

aaah lol you just mentioned two of my favorite films both of them are AMAZING. pulp fiction is MANY years ahead of its time, tarantino is a god, and sin city is a work of art. makes you realise why they made cinema the 7th art you know

I asked cos they are my favourite films too , i jus love the time shifting between the scenes (like when in the last scen of sin city, the decapitaded cop and Marv sit next to each other sipping beer checkin out jessica alba, even tho they got killed in previous scenes... apparently sin city 2 is about to come out

hmm i would say im not really expecting that because most sequels are not that good but i have faith in this since the direction in the first one was amazing brilliant work hehe

Yeah, so you have any favourite actors/ actresses ?

hmm my favorite actors should be... kevin spacey... i also really like benicio del toro and edward norton. cant leave out doug bradley too, the legendary pinhead now as for actresses? MONICA BELUCCI ALL THE WAY yeah baby yeah hehe

u seen the 25th hour with ed norton? i've mentioned it in almost all the other interviews, so i figured i'd mention it here

yeah since i downloaded a big pack of drug related movies so 25th was one of them, it had to do a lot with drama and stuff... i like strong emotional movies but it was a bit too much for me hehe

A fine film tho... and fight club ?

aaaah a masterpiece i love movies who have to do with split personalities and the acting by edward norton in that film is just spectacular. i dont think anyone else might have pulled it better

Yeah, Ed's really under-rated. U like Robert De Niro or Al Pacino ?

de niro not so much but al pacino? cmon hehe , i mean, the godfather ffs lol what else do i need to say?

al pacino's my favourite actor and scarface, oh yeh since you mention it, De Niro is also the Godfather sine he played Don Vito

hehe

BTW what drink do u prefer?

i am a spiritual person LOL SPIRITS all the way mate... big up the vodka

Haha, Im russian btw i can drink a small bottle of vodka by itself in an hour and feel fine, if with a non-alcolic mixer (i.e. vodka red bull, vodka and coke), my limits are, well, unlimited as i am from russia

lol my record is umm close to 2 litres in one night mixers not included

Thats 4 normal bottles... was that a 10 hour session lol ?

hehe actually it was kind of a drinking marathon including my hungarian ex , me , and i will not include any other details hehe

Oh OK... about hungarians... can u back up that RUSH is a woman lol ?

i dont have ANYTHING good to say about her so i will not comment at all

So what type of girl do u like ?

hmm thats a hard question for me its mostly the character since my girlfriend habits till now dont follow a specific pattern i would say the type of girl that can keep up with my logic, my living speeds, and be as tolerant of me as possible when i tend to be myself too much

Nothing I cant wrong myself... and any celebrity girls you'd like to get to know?

umm im not really the celebrity fan person :oops: not really

famous then...

famous? yeah i would like to meet atwa LOL just to see what kind of girl she is since she is a kick as player hehe
some girls i see in the street are way better than any celebrity could ever be

i've noticed that as well, in fact, the sexiest girl in the wrold probably lives in eastern europe or in south america and is just a random girl from the street, u know wot i mean?

aaah my point exactly plus i dont think people realise it but what we see in tv and the movies is fake hehe i would really like to see the faces of all the angelina jolie fans when they see her without her high heels and 4587 layers of make up :lol:

haha
And @ home, what computer do u have?

home meaning here or cyprus? cos i have a laptop here and a desktop in cyprus

describe both lol

umm my laptop is utter shite lol its a pentium 4 3.06 ghz , 512 MB RAM, with a 64 MB Radeon IGP 345M gfx and on board sound card it has a couple of busted fans and overheats all the time all i can play on it is diablo 2 hehe

its not that bad lol, and the desktop is?

in cyprus i have a p4 2.8gz with a 128 MB Radeon gfx card , an onboard sound card and 512 MB RAM of memory. my mouse/mousepad combination which i carry with me wherever i go in the world is mx518/steelpad qck+

wow, what impressed me was the steelpad u got it with ya now?

yeap i have it here in portsmouth its not the most expensive combination but it REALLY works

Yeh, when i had a laptop, i hated the touch pad and always had a mouse with it

OK then, we're approaching the end of the interview, so any than u's, i.e. who's close to you and is there anyone you admire here ?

my thank you's would HAVE to go to Taker first of all for putting me in lime and trusting me with the leadership. to nihil for giving me the first lessons (and ass whipes tbh) in e+. and a VERY VERY big thank you to all the people who have kicked my ass over the months of my e+ career its the best way to learn!

And who's close to u?

i'll try not to mention many names so that i dont forget anyone but the people i really care about in this mod know who they are they are spread out around europe mostly and some of them are in the US too

And finally do u want any special way to end this interview? like a quote or saying you like?

hmmm special quote... “He who makes a beast out of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man”

Thanks to Weebl for yet another great interview