Special interview with VitalBullet (Personal)

1.Tell us something about yourself?


Anything specific? That’s a broad question :P

I’m 25 (Just turned), born and raised in West Yorkshire, England. Before entering the industry I used to be a Chef, and during that time I earned one of the places I worked in a few awards including its first Rosette. I loved being a Chef but the few years I did it I discovered it wasn’t for me so I took a shot at getting into the industry of one of my other great interests… that being video games. I’ve been playing video games longer than I can remember… no, seriously… my mother tells me about the time I threw a joystick at the TV when I was 4 because I died in Flimbo’s Quest on the C64… I don’t remember that far back :P Flimbo’s Quest, Fiendish Freddy’s Big Top of Fun and Zool are the first games I ever remember playing back on the C64 and Amiga 500 and since then I haven’t been able to get enough. I’ve been through numerous consoles and handhelds since then but the PC has to be my favourite platform due to the freedom it offers both in and out of games :P

I played a lot of games in the tiny amount of spare time I had as a Chef and even afterwards and one of the games I played most was Battlefield Heroes… I used to use their forums quite a lot and I started up the suggestion to place volunteer mods on the forums to keep them clean. It happened and I became one of the first Community Moderator and after a few months they had an advertisement up for a Community Representative and I applied and got the job. I’ve worked my way up since then (28th April 2009) and here I am.


2.When did you entered in the world of Need for Speed ? 


Long time ago… before Team Escape was added.


3.As we all know, you're not working only for NFS World, you're Community Manager for several other games, are you busy keeping the community satisfied enough ? 


I’m busy… very, VERY busy, but according to the feedback I am seeing, I am not keeping you satisfied enough. Something that needs to be improved.


4.Now tell us what are other games on which are you working on ? 


Battlefield Heroes, Battlefield Play4Free, Lord of Ultima and Command and Conquer: Tiberium Alliances.


5.What's your favorite cars and car class in the game ? 


Probably the SLR 722 McLaren but as for car class, I don’t have one. They all have their pros and cons.


6.How often do you play Need For Speed World and what is your in-game name? 


I try to play a couple of hours a week. My Public facing account/driver is “VitalBullet” but I have my personal EA account too that I have put some hours into, but I would prefer not to share that one J



7.What part of NFS Series is your favorite one except NFS World ? 


I know I might get some stick for this but I actually really like Hot Pursuit (2010) While it lacked in some areas the actual driving in it was really good fun. Me and a few of my friends have put in a lot of hours playing that game.


8.What do you like most about NFSW as an one online game ? 


The potential for freedom and expression that it offers, from the free roam, to the car customization.


9.If you was a NFS World producer, What would you add to the game? 


In a perfect world where I had a full team to work with getting rid of those scumbag cheaters would be the top of my list… next would be to add drifting and probably Autolog.


10.When you're outside of your office and PC, what else are you up to ? 


Playing my Guitar, Listening to Music, hunting down a great Coffee, Cooking/Baking and way back when I lived in the UK I always enjoyed cycling… but never bought a bike after I moved. I have 3 back in the UK though. A BeOne Stonebumble, a 2007 Kona Stinky and an Electra Straight8 Cruiser


11.If you gotta continue working on just ONE game, which one would you choose ? 


Awwww, this question just isn’t fair. But... I’ll answer it with Battlefield Heroes. It’s where I entered the industry after all.


12.What other online games do you play ? 


If there’s a character limit anywhere this answer is posted, my full answer would break it.
Some of my favourites however are Battlefield 3, PAYDAY 2, League of Legends, Splinter Cell Blacklist, Co-Op Saints Row III/IV, D&D Neverwinter, Sniper Elite, Firefall, Borderlands 2, GRID 2, Warframe… and plenty more.


13.What car do you drive in the real world ? 


I don’t drive any. Since I turned 15 I’ve been working full time never lived in any one place for more than a couple of years so I have never settled anywhere long enough to think about getting a licence. I’ve been thinking about that more recently though… I really should get one.


14.Any favorite place/country where'd you like to go most ? 


I’m not one for warm weather… in fact I freaking hate it… but there are a couple of quiet Greek islands I wouldn’t mind going to again. I’ve always wanted to go into the middle of nowhere too… some place cold, like northern Lapland.


15.How did you like this interview and what do you have to say to future guys/girls inside the spotlight? 


It’s pretty cool… but then again I love talking about myself… yeah I am a little narcissistic. For the future spot lit… Johnny doesn’t bite… too hard.

16.Do you have a pet ? :) 


Not at the moment since my landlord doesn’t allow them in my apartment, but I would love one. My mother is looking after my cat in the UK though.

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Special interview with VitalBullet (NFS World)

1.One pretty much asked question by community so far, how about the new Dev team ? When they are coming ? 

So, the new dev team now have control over the game and as many have probably guessed at this stage it will be Easy Studios taking over keeping NFSWorld up and running.

Now , the team here at Easy are small and have 5 live games under their wing that all need their respectable amounts of attention and while the team is in place and are more than capable of keeping everything up and running there’s still a ways to go before we start seeing any big changes in NFSWorld.

We’ve got some new cars in the pipeline through to the end of October, and we’re also taking a look at getting some more achievements in place. We’re also getting someone on board to look into dealing with cheaters more effectively. Additional features, sweeping changes or large content drops won’t be happening for quite some time however.

2.Very old one, it says "When will we be able to see the freeroam chat be turned back on?" 

There are no plans to turn it back on currently.

3.When team will return a voice chat ? 

Same as the Free Roam Chat.

4.When will we have a Community Gaming Session going on ? 

Time has so far been really hard to come by, so setting aside several hours for this is a struggle at the moment, as much as it pains me to say. However me and Fixnow have brought up some kind of play session/stream type event that we would like to do regularly when we find the time. It will probably be a general Easy/Play4Free stream as opposed to being specific to NFSWorld though.

5.When will we see some new cars, specially a Vauxhall and a Jeep (mentioned in the achievements) ? 

Soon™ Do you really think I’d give dates for this? :P Sorry :P

6.Is the Spot the Devs going to happen again if the game gets a new team? 

Can’t promise anything but we can see. The team currently keeping the 5 games online is very small and getting a decent number of them together at the same time for a spot the dev will be tricky. It was hard enough when we only had 2 games to look after and we had loads more people to choose from. Too busy during working hours to play games :D

7.Since NFS Rivals bring Ferrari back in NFS Series, is there any possibilities of a Ferrari in NFS World? 

Unlikely. Rivals is a higher profile title… so it’s easier to get the licence.

8.Are we going to see more events/contests on Facebook or in the game ? 

A couple perhaps. We’re a small team (1 Global CM, 1 Assistant CM, 1 EN Rep and 1 DE Rep)
All spread across 5 games who also need more events and contests, and moderation, and support, and their feedback passing on, and their posts answered. All things we need to do and things we need to improve for all games, not just NFSWorld. Fixnow is actually looking to this though to see where we can a lot time to add more events here and there.

9.When can we expect an S class IGC car which could be competitive in it's class ? 

That’s entirely up to the Store Managers. I’ll be passing on the suggestion to take a look at this, but it’s not my call.

 

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NFS Johnny Walker's Community Milestones!

Welcome to NFS Johnny Walker's Community Milestones event, things here are pretty simple, we will be giving away bunch of Need for Speed World codes for each milestone we reach, here's some more details which you all should follow:

FACEBOOK MILESTONES:

3.000 likes on my NFS Johnny Walker facebook page (2 PERMANENT car codes)

5.000 likes on my NFS Johnny Walker facebook page (2 PERMANENT car codes)

10.000 likes on my NFS Johnny Walker facebook page (4 PERMANENT car codes)

TWITTER MILESTONES:

2.000 followers on my (twitter.com/NFSJohnnyWalker) twitter channel (1 PERMANENT car code)

4.000 followers on my (twitter.com/NFSJohnnyWalker) twitter channel (1 PERMANENT car code)

6.000 followers on my (twitter.com/NFSJohnnyWalker) twitter channel (2 PERMANENT car codes)

IMPORTANT: 

Please when you follow each of them comment down below on my pinned page's post with your IGN (IN-GAME NAME) so i can choose the winners regarding your in-game names.

More milestone we get, more code to giveaway.
Once all of them completed, we will do the random draw to all our followers, one more important thing, if you spam the twitter or facebook, you will be disqualified! So, please only one message per each is recommended.

LIKE, FOLLOW AND CLAIM YOUR PRIZES!


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Good luck!

(5) Community Spotlight - Muhammad Al-kaisy

1. Tell us something about yourself ?

Yo, well I’m currently 28 and getting older, I live in Stockholm with my beautiful wife whom I married 4 years ago. Gaming has been a part of my life ever since I was 5 years old and the first game I ever played was Super Mario Brothers. Since then the only thing that has been on my mind was video games and every time I walk out on the streets and see a tv-screen with games, I would stop to check out what it was.

2. When did you entered in the world of Need for Speed ?

My first time with game Need for Speed World was actually when I started working at EA, I was tasked with creating and maintaining the Arabic community and here we are today with about 80.000 subscribers specifically on the Arabic Facebook page.
But my first time with the “world” of Need for Speed was back in the PSX days where my first and favorite Need for Speed game was Need for Speed II.

3. What is the best thing about being a Community Manager of one game ?

One game? I work on 5 games O_o….
One game would be heaven but to be honest bug just working in the games industry makes me happy no matter what or how much I do, I am living my dream. The best thing about working as a CM is the ability to stand close to your customers and listen to what they have to say about your product.

4. Are you currently working on other games except NFSW ?

Yes I am working on Battlefield Heroes, Battlefield Play4Free, Lord of Ultima and Tiberium Alliances.

5. Since you got responsibility to be NFSW Community Manager until real one appears, is it hard and
does it takes a lot of your time ? 

Luckily for me that only lasted 2 weeks since “VitalBullet” who is the global CM for Battlefield Heroes and Battlefield Play4Free jumped in and took the responsibility of Need for Speed world before I could get my hands dirty.

6. What's your favorite cars and car class in the game ?

I hate fast cars *HAHA* since I feel no one is able to control them fully and you get people who just ram walls around every corner. My favorite types of cars are the ones that I feel I could afford to buy in real life. So I guess I would fall on C class and down.

7. What part of NFS Series is your favorite one except NFS World ?

Need for Speed II.

8. How long have you been running NFS World arabic page ?

Around 7 months.

9. What do you like most about NFSW as an one online game ?

I like the world itself and how its built and I like that the tracks and races are from the same world.

10. When you're outside of your job and PC, what else are you up to ?

What I do on my free time (a part from playing games) is watch MMA fights, play Go (baduk, wéiqí or igo), read manga, watch movies and tv-series and finally I also like to read up on game related news, articles and speculation. But wait a second, I do all these things on my PC :S
I also design my own video games and board games!

11. Your most memorable moments in Arabic Community Management ?

I guess the most memorable moment is when I first started the community and saw how we got more and more people joining us. It was a special time in my life as well because this was the key that opened my door into the video games industry.

12.. If you could be a NFSW developer responsible for adding new features/game modes to the game, What would you add to the game?

If I was a producer on the game I would probably add in-game social media integration, but I guess I am saying that just because I am a CM


13. What other online games do you play ?

Back when I was younger my world circulated around Counter-Strike, but I also used to play Unreal. What I am currently playing is The Last of Us and I am really looking forward to Battlefield 4.

14. What car do you own in a real life and is there any car of your dreams ?

I actually just bought a Volkswagen Golf MK6 (2010) with a TSI engine of 122HP. So it’s a small car with a turbo gas engine, in short terms new engine technology. The car is very fast and responsive and I am looking at software modding it to run at 150HP.
My dream car used to be Toyota Celica 5th/6th generation (1989-1999), I always felt that the Celica is a poor man’s racing car, a car anyone can afford. It’s a shame they managed to make it UGLY after the 6th generation. I will definitely add one of these to my future garage.
But if hade to choose a more farfetched dream car I would probably go with the Audi R8, it’s a really sleek and sexy car.

15. How did you like this interview and what do you have to say to future guys/girls inside the spotlight?

Actually I enjoyed it a lot and hope to someday be fortuned to do one more
I would probably say “Greatness awaits” !!!

16. Are you a football fan ? What's your favorite football player ? 

When it comes to football I will say this, where Zlatan goes is where I go. Me and Zlatan used to play in the same football club when we were younger, at FBK Balkan.

 

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(4) Community Spotlight (Mark Kearon)

1. Tell us something about yourself?

First of Many thanks for reaching out to me about this! My Name Is Mark and I’m 21 Years Old. I’m currently Living in Australia have been for the last year and half. But I’m heading back to My Home in England next month. I Love to Travel myself and aim to head to quite few places across the World in the near future & Have a Big Passion for Motorsport / Cars.

2. How did you start playing NFSW?

I was introduced to the Concept back in 2009 Reading up on some of the E3 News that year NFSW had my attention as an Open World Racing Game in an MMO Genre. I don’t play many PC Games at all so this one had my attention.

3. What's your favourite cars and car class in the game?

Favourite Car Class In the game has to be A Class, I’m pretty fond of My Nissan Skyline R34 Z Tune, Zonda F Roadster, I recently purchased the Ford Capri RS1600 and that’s Fantastic Fun to Drive. I lowered it down to B Class and I’m debating about Buying a 2nd One whilst It’s On Sale for Max Ultra Parts for A Class.

4. What part of NFS Series is your favourite one except NFS World?

Hmmm I’d say Underground Series really ramped up the popularity in the recent century. Each time they release a Title I’m usually one of the first to purchase it and give it a fair go.

5. How long have you been playing NFSW?

Actively playing I’d say from November 2011, But as mentioned I’ve been around since Beta.

6. Are you part of a crew or you're solo player?

I’m part of Two Crews Myself, I’m the Co-Leader for Transporter Motorsports which Is currently in transition of being resurrected as Obi has decided to come back to the Game so we’ll be starting Recruitment for that shortly. I’m also an Active Member of Team Fortuna!

7. Have you got any friends during your NFSW experience?

I’ve made quite a Few Friends over the last Two Years in the Game. Some have come and some have gone, But I have a handful of close one’s that I’m contact with even outside of the Game.

8. What do you like most about NFSW?

Hmmm I like being able to Group up and have some banter and do some clean races with my friends and with people in the Crews. The Recent Addition of Achievements has kept the Game afloat as well.

9. What would you change or add to the game?

Add an Anti-Cheat System to the Game. I’m pretty much certain every person would agree with me on this one as we’re all fed up of Auto Finishers/Speed Hackers etc ruining the Game even more.

10. SpeedBoost or IGC player?

SpeedBoost I’d say, I currently own 108 Cars on My Main Driver. I’m an IGC Player on the Other Drivers I have/Beta Account.

11. When you're not playing NFSW, what else are you up to?

I’m personally into Motorsport. So outside of Working I participate in Karting Events and Races. I have quite a few Trophies that I’ve racked up over the years so that’s my passion. I also Love Formula 1, I’m always watching that and Attending the Races when I can.

12. What other online games do you play?

NFSW Is mainly the only PC Game I Play, But I’m centred around my Playstation 3 Console and I’m Racing Online in Gran Turismo 5 & GRID 2 That I Purchased recently which is great fun.

13. Do you have your car in real life or are you planning to get one in the future (And which one would you like) ?

I’m currently Driving the Family Car which is a 2006 Honda Civic Sedan & The 2012 Honda CRX, We’ve always been a Honda Family so Civic’s have been very popular choices. When I’m back In the UK I Plan on getting an Older Civic for a Project Car.

14. What do you think about whole this "NFS Johnny Walker" blog project?

I think It’s proved to be Very Popular, You’ve done very well to get a good amount of Followers and the Continued Support via Community is always a good thing in my books!

15. How did you like this interview and what do you have to say to future guys inside the spotlight?

I think It may be slightly too long and maybe the Questions in the Future could be condensed down a little But overall It’s good!

16. Watched Fast & Furious 6 yet ? Your impressions so far ?

Fantastic Film, Any Car Action Film Lovers/Car Fanatics will Enjoy the Film. It’s well directed by Justin Lee and He’s done a concrete Job on getting the Series to where It’s at today. The 7th Film should be the last one in my opinion!

17. You favourite F1 team and driver?

Easy! Vodafone McLaren Mercedes. I Grew up in Woking round the corner from where the McLaren Team Is based and have been a passionate Fan towards the team for many years. My Favourite Driver is Lewis Hamilton, Even though He’s moved teams to Mercedes AMG he’s still my favourite Driver on the Grid. I like to Relate My Racing Style to his In terms of having an Aggressive Driving Style. He’s focused determined & Enjoy’s Racing much like myself.

18. Any helpful links about where community can find you or to request for join in your crew ?

Sure, In the following weeks we’ll be opening Recruitment for Transporter Motorsports and Crew Section of the Forum will be Updated Soon so please be on the Look Out for that! Practice Hard & If you’d like to Join the Team we’ll be in Touch on the Forum Thread! If you’d like a Friendly Race against me then Whisper me In Game : Marky264
Thanks JohnnyWalker for the Spotlight and hope the Game continues being supported for the Remainder of 2013.

 

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(3) Community Spotlight - Jussi Kauppinen

1. Tell us something about yourself?

I'm fourtysomething gamer from Finland. I live in a small town near Russian border with my wife and our 3 cats.

2.When and how did you started playing NFSW ?

I started playing Need for Speed games almost 13 years ago, when we got our first PC with a 3D graphics card, 3dfx Voodoo3 2000 APG with 16 MB of it's own memory. The first Need for Speed game I played was Porsche Unleashed (called Porsche 2000 in Europe). The game was originally put in our computer by a friend who had a habit of downloading gamez from the Internet, but I later purchased legit version of the game, since I liked it so much.

3.When and how did you become a Need for Speed Forum moderator ?

I became Need for Speed forum moderator June 15th 2006. I had been organizing some visual tuning competitions in the forum and helping other members when ever I could. I was surprised when the community manager asked me to become a moderator. There was no moderator in the forum at that time and I didn't really even know what a moderator does. The community manager was convinced I'd be good at it, so I accepted the challenge.

4.Regarding to the forums, there's huge community posting everything related and non NFSW related, is it hard to read all those posts and keep them all legal and clean ?

I really do not have time to read everything, but some active members and our other moderators keep me informed of things that go on in the forums.

5.Your currently ranking on the forums is: Senior Moderator, that means that you have did pretty good job and spent most of your time to win that rank ?

I think the biggest reason for Drew promoting me to Senior Moderator was the fact that I am actually the senior moderator, since I was the first moderator this community had. I have also been actively involved with the community since 2005 and I'm the oldest one in our team. Our other senior moderator Kevin is probably more qualified for the job, but together we make a great team. Here's an old interview of us together http://www.needforspeed.com/news/nfsw-community-spotlight-jussi-kauppinen-and-kevin-johnson hope I didn't contradict myself too much (I didn't read it before answering these questions). ...and I also found another old interview... http://forum.ea.com/eaforum/posts/list/15/6992885.page#15310092 ...I think my English has since improved a bit since then.

6.What's your favorite cars and car class in the game ?

I like the older cars more than the new ones. My favorite car make is probably Porsche and I'm really glad the developers have already added 2 classic models in the game Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 3.0 and Porsche 914-6 GT. I also like Nissan Fairlady 240ZG and Nissan Skyline 2000GT-R (C10) a lot. Let's be honest, I like all 60's and 70's cars in the game.
My favorite classes are D, C and B. It's not only that those classes have the most vintage cars, but the speed in those classes is more suitable for me than the spacecraft speeds in A and S classes.

7.What part of NFS Series is your favorite one except NFS World ?

My favorite NFS titles (besides World) are Porsche Unleashed, Underground 2 and Carbon. I also liked all three track racing titles a lot, but those reheated Criterion versions are not to my liking at all.

8.How long have you been playing NFSW ?

I think I answered this already in the second question. I've been playing NFS games since Porsche Unleashed and have played them all since then, except for Motor City Online and the Nintendo exclusives. When MCO was released after Porsche Unleashed, I went and bought myself High Stakes (Road Challenge in Europe) and played that until Hot Pursuit 2 was released the following year.

9.What would you change or add to the game ?

Well, if we leave out the cheater debate, I'd love to see new areas and some new tracks and of course more vintage cars like Porsche 356 B 2000 GS Carrera 2 from Porsche Unleashed.
Also, since we already have police cars that we can drive, it might be fun, if we could have the multiplayer pursuit mode from Carbon implemented in World.
Another cool feature would be a used cars dealer, where you could put your cars up for sale for IGC or SB. The store would charge for example 25% commission fee for selling the car and you would receive your IGC or SB once the car had been sold. This could be a great source of extra income for the car customizers (and also for the company, if the cars were sold for SB).

10.When you're not playing NFSW or not moderating on the forums, what else are you up to ?

Not much really. I like to cook, read books that my wife carries home from the library (reading some Jack Reacher novel ATM) and watch TV with my wife (reality TV like Survivor or Amazing Race and series like The Walking Dead and Revenge for example). When it's summer like now, I also do some gardening at our little Dacha.

11.Do you have any favorite driver from the game ?

No not really. Actually I do not even understand this question.

12.Your most memorable Need for Speed World moments in total ?

It has to be the first time I tried the game back in September 2009 when John Doyle showed it to us during Need for Speed Community Days in Vancouver. The game still only had oriental writing in menus, but it was so cool to re-visit the familiar streets of Rosewood knowing that this was going to be the biggest and the best Need for Speed game ever made..

13.What car are you driving in real life ?

I actually do not own a car. If I need to use a car, I borrow it from someone. I've been thinking about buying one many times, but then someone once again talks about how much fixing some little thing costs or how much new tires cost or how expensive the insurance is and I'm like, I do not need a car just yet. When I finally decide to get one, it's probably going to be a Golf or Corolla or something else that almost never breaks down.

14.What other online games do you play ?

World is currently the only online game I play. Before World I enjoyed multiplayer racing in Race Driver GRID, Project Torque and Level-R. If World were to shut down, I would be totally lost, because I do not have any backup game at all.

15. What music do you rock and do you have a favorite band who you enjoying and relaxing with ?

I don't really listen to music that much anymore, but when I play World, I often tune into some Country radio station like http://countrypowerstation.net/ (or some genuine American online radio station with commercials for a little extra sense of reality). I like many kinds of music, but my favorite genres are contemporary country music and pre-90's punk rock (like The Ramones or The Exploited for example).

16.What do you think about whole this "NFS Johnny Walker" blog project ?

It's a cool idea. Anything that promotes the game and makes it live longer is good in my book.

17.How did you like this interview and what do you have to say to future facebook/forum community inside the spotlight ?

I liked it, even though it took me almost 2 weeks to answer all the questions. Been a busy couple of weeks with all the changes in World.
I'll start a new tradition I learned from somewhere and ask a question from the next one to be interviewed, "Do you collect the gems every day and if you do, what time do you do it?"

18.Country or town of your dreams ?

I like living in Finland and I like my home town. Some times I think that it might be nice to spend some time in UK or North-America, but I really do belong to Finland.

19.Your favorite sports ?

I only really care for WRC and F1. ...and the only "sports" I have as my hobby are biking to places I need to go and yard work at our cottage.

 

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(2) Community Spotlight - Wayne (Blackin)

1. Tell us something about yourself ?

As most are aware, I tend to talk(type) a LOT. Remember, you asked for it!
My name is Wayne and I'm 42yo. I live in Wylie, Texas(USA) with my wife of 18yrs and our 9 & 13yo daughters. We have 2 boxers (Fred and Brandi).
I'm a server/security admin by trade. Boring work, but it pays extremely well. Always wanted to be a cop though..
I've been building, fixing, supporting, playing with computers for 30+ years. Since my dad got me a Commadore VIC-20 on my 10th birthday.
I grew up on a 1047 acre cattle-ranch in east Texas, so I dearly love to hunt, track & fish. It also makes me a "steak snob" lol I'm a firm believer that someone sitting in a deer-stand waiting to pick off their choice of corn-fed and trained animals is "Shopping", not "Hunting".
I'm also an extreme hotrod fanatic. Preference to 60's-70's American muscle. I've spent more time track-side at drag-strips growing up than most people have even seen on TV. I believe the smell of a proper burnout may be one of the best smells on earth.
When I buy myself a new vehicle, I disregard any warranty immediately and noone else will touch it. I do all modifications from a simple oil change to tearing the engine out to replace the cam, heads, etc.
Hmmmm, what else? Don't know if Johnny is posting a picture, but you'd be shocked to know I'm almost completely Cherokee indian. A little bit of Irish. Which makes me very tall, wiry, unable to really grow facial hair... with blond hair and blue eyes.

2. How did you started playing NFSW ?

When EA shut down Motor City Online almost 10yrs ago, I made a personal decision to boycott them forever. I was that heartbroken and angry about it. Fast-forward to November 2012, I was off work for long weekend and searching around to see what new racing games were out. Saw that NFSW was "Free-to-Play", so DL'd it. Soon it was obvious that they had come a long way, so I put behind my anger and threw myself fully into the game. Collecting cars and running times.

3.  What's your favorite cars and car class in the game ?

This question gets a 2-part answer. My favorite Class would have to be around D or C. Reason is, the cars are slow enough to allow for more realistic physics, handling, performance. Lower classes feel more like a simulator and less like an arcade game.
Favorite car, by far, is my Nismo Z-Tune Jugg. The car does everything.... and does it all well. It's sexy, fast, killer acceleration, hits like a tank. And does it all from the comfort of A class.

4. What part of NFS Series is your favorite one except NFS World ?

Easy. Motor City Online. It was not only the best racing game ever made, but IMHO may be the single best game of all time.

5. How long have you been playing NFSW ?

Since early November 2012.

6. Are you part of a crew or you're solo player ?

Unfortunately, I'm solo. But that is simply due to lack of Crew features. If EA would simply put in Crew-Chat and possibly a small (Crew name) under our driver names in the game, I'd either join a crew or make my own in a heartbeat.

7  Have you got any friends during your NFSW experience ?

In-Game? Not really. My primary driver is on Chicane. It's very quiet and lonely there. I do have a second driver on Apex with a few cars and maybe 40-50 people in the friend list. I use that driver to do events, cruises and simply "hang out with the cool kids" now and then.
On the Forums, I like to think I have quite a few friends. I'm a forum-junkie, so I easily spend 100x more time cruising the boards than racing in the game.

8. What do you like most about NFSW ?

Primarily, the visual detail of the cars. They are extremely accurate and exact. Secondly, the scope of the free-roam world. There is literally so much to see and so many areas to explore. It allows a TON of content for my BRCs (Challenges).

9. What would you change or add to the game ?

Well, the cheating situation is spiraling out of control at an exponential rate. That should be the top-priority right now for whatever Dev team is in place. The game is going to die at the rate it's going, and be left with nothing BUT cheaters.
Next, I would add Crew features. We desperately need a Crew-Chat channel for them to use as well as something to distinguish them. I suggest something as simple as (CrewNameHere) in brackets under the driver's name above their car. At a glance, you can tell who someone is and what crew they're in.
Also, I think we desperately need ability to create Event Channels. I've been to a ton of events now and every single one is just awkward. You show up and spend 30mins to a couple hours sitting around staring at each other's cars. Noone says a word. There is zero organization or coordination because of this as well.
In summary.... COMMUNICATION OPTIONS!!

10. Did you bought SpeedBoost or you're an IGC player ?

I'm a SpeedBoost player. I would guess I've dropped around $1000 at this point. Probably more.
A decent chunk of that has been spent on prizes I've given away in various events I've held.
I also bought and gave away a few Starter Packs to IGC folks I really like back before EA/Amazon screwed those up..

11. When you're not playing NFSW, what else are you up to ?

Both my girls are EXTREMELY active. Oldest is captain of the drill team, takes dance lessons and is a volunteer junior coach for her little sister's team. Both have done dance, cheer, drill, athletics, gymnastics etc etc etc since about the ages of 4. Non-stop. Watching and helping them eats a ton of my time.
As stated before, I do a lot of hunting and fishing at the family ranch. Cruising around the lake. Jug-fishing for trophy catfish..
Hotrodding. Myself and a few friends are always doing something to one of our vehicles, or simply finding quiet country-side to tearup.
We built a pool about 3yrs ago, so that dominates about 4-5 months a year now in the summer, swimming, throwing parties, or simply hanging out with something cold and alcoholic by the fire-pit.

12. Do you have any favorite driver from the game ?

Favorite driver? Hasserro mystifies me with how well he negotiates tracks and dodges traffic. I really wish he would start doing videos again.
Recently, I've really enjoyed watching the live feeds that The Saints have been doing. DI2490N has some incredible skills regardless what he happens to be driving. It's truly humbling to watch. And I really get a kick out of the accent. lol

13. Your most memorable moments in the game ?

About 3-4 months ago, I was on Main Street in my Nismo just running races and accumulating IGC and encountered a guy in a plain, black ZR1 Vette. Admittedly, I was dominating pretty easy up until he got there. People would come, get frustrated at losing and leave. HE made me sit up and pay attention. Our skills were pretty evenly matched. We alternating beating each other. He was also a very honorable driver. We apologized after races for accidental bumps and would laugh at each other's occasional wall-splats or nosing into traffic over a hill. That went on for a couple hours and we both really had a great time racing together. So much so, I consider it the most memorable and most fun I've had in NFSW.

14. What other online games do you play ?

I play a bit of Diablo3 here and there. My main is a Demon Hunter. The wife and both girls play that with me. Is the only video game we all play together outside of Rock Band.
I also still occasionally play Everquest. There is a privately hosted server with a small community. There, I'm a DE Necro.
Path of Exile also gets a few hours here and there. That game has a Dev team that still believes in creating a great game instead of generating profits. It's been marvelous to watch them grow.

15. What do you think about whole this "NFS Johnny Walker" blog project ?

LOL! Admittedly, I haven't really followed it until very recently. What little I've seen so far has been awesome though, and drawn me in quickly. It's certainly the top among "fan-driven" organizations I've seen. Very professional, organized, informative and fun.


16. How did you like this interview and what do you have to say to future guys inside the spotlight ?

Although I knew I'm fairly well known on the Forums for my events, my direct views on matters and largely because many people are terrified by clowns, I admit I was NOT really expecting to be interviewed. At least, certainly not this soon.
My suggestion to future folks. Be open, honest and tell as much as possible. That's the point of these, right? To get as clear a view into that window and see who someone really is.


17. Where would you like to travel most ?

Australia. I want to be dropped off hundreds of miles from NOWHERE(But near the ocean and some dense forest) with nothing but a rifle, pocket full of shells, knife, good pair of boots and a Zippo lighter. Would like to just be free and wild for a couple weeks in survival-mode and experience what has to be the most beautiful, most unique and wildest environment on the planet.

18. Summer is just around the corner, so where would you go first with your family, sea or lake ?

Most of this summer is going to be spent in my own back yard by our pool. We'll host a myriad of parties, drink an obscene amount of alcohol and spend countless evenings sitting by the firepit hanging out with family and friends.
A lot of time will be spent out on the lake fishing or trying to kill my kids/friends on a tube behind the boat.

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