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That's one too many interviews for this week, i'm aware of that fact. But if a guy has done enough to have some questions about him asked then what the heck, eh?
He's one of the "busy" guys of Primera, writing articles for his alliance, running things as the MoFA of Greece, (giving interviews to me) and so on and so forth. He cares a lot for his country and spends much his time to make it strong. If you're not from Greece yourself then most you've done is probably seen him in global articles list now and then. People of Greece should already know what an extraordinary newbie he is though.Meet
chrisss from Greece!
1. Hey
chrisss !
1. Hello
Orlandio .
2. You've done so many things and had so many positions in this game playing less than 6 months. Can you explain why it is and when did you get your first government/alliance assignment?
2. Sure! As a player I was introduced to the politics of the game very early. My mentors
Aethos and 
Kriegsgott found me and the current CP of Greece, 
greekcoastguard , exposed me to all the aspects of the ingame politics. I can still remember attending my first alliance meeting having played the game for less than a month.
Personally, I really enjoy the politics aspect of the game, simply because it's the one where you can interact with other people the most and this part of the game I find most addictive, being able to meet people that I would not be able to under other circumstances.
3. What positions do you currently hold? Which have been the most "fun" ever?
3. Currently I am the Press Director of Opposing Fronts, the vCP and MOFA of e-Greece. Being part of the greek government has been very tiring but extremely fun and rewarding! Also, being Press Director of WantPeaceMakeWar was the most memorable position because I was very new to the game and extremely excited with all the craziness that can be found in an HQ with many countries.
4. I've always wondered - do the PDs of alliances get to know what's going on and do they have to write their articles by their own (not talking about
lawoS here, just an ordinary Press Director) or someone does that for them?
4. In my history as a Press Director I did know everything that was going on and maybe even more than the regular members of the alliance chat since the Press Director is in the HQ of the alliance. Regarding the articles I do indeed write the articles on my own but I don't have absolute freedom. For example, the alliance article will contain messages that the HQ will want to send, a certain format is usually in place and before I publish any article I send it to the HQ for approval. But the environment in the alliances I have been so far is very friendly so I have really enjoyed my "job" in all terms.
5. And how do you get that job?
5. As any other position in an alliance, the representatives from every country vote during an alliance meeting who they wish to become the Press Director.
6. What do you do daily in the government of Greece?
6. The most important part of my obligations as a member of the Greek government is to be updated with everything the country needs in regards to foreign policy, which includes being active in the alliance chat and keeping in touch with all our foreign friends. Apart from that, I help to coordinate battles, and other jobs like the BB that we are currently planning in Greece. This is bad but I would like to take the chance and encourage everyone to help us with our BB by donating because we really need it haha.
7. I guess you're a pretty big country even without a BB though. How is the war with Serbia going and what started it in the first place?
7. What started the war... well of course the fact that we are in opposing alliances is a contributing factor but as a member of the serbian government told me the main reason behind the war is that Serbia wants a High Iron region because their wood region, bosnia's diamond region and RoM's grain region were not enough... Too bad now they dont have the grain region and soon might not have the diamond region as well haha.
8. Will you eventually try and also run for the presidency?
8. Hmm... As long as
greekcoastguard is active I doubt it. Truth is I doubt I will ever have the time to do the job... waking up 5 in the morning to open an attack is not exactly my thing. But I guess we will see. Right now I do what I enjoy the most and I don't plan on changing lots in the near future.
9. A lot of newbies get far because they buy gold... do you?
9. I haven't bought gold so far no. If I were to donate to the game it would probably be to help out my country with a Baby Boom or another country I like but I don't think I would ever spent money for advantages... it makes the game to easy and not as interesting.
10. Thank for those thoughts
chrisss , it was a very nice talk.
10. Thank you
Orlandio ! Always been a fan of your interviews, I hope you make many more.
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