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Spotlight #14: MaythThe Basics
Real life first name:
-Anthony
GC Forum handle:
-mayth
Age and/or birthday:
17 going on 18
Where in the real life world do you live?
-Georgia, USA
What type of work do you do?
-right now I work for my father on construction jobs, I'm hoping to get a job at a bookstore where it's nice and cool.
What other hobbies or activities do you take part in, other then playing MMO’s?
-Warhammer 40k, Halo with the guys, schoolwork and work
How long have you played MMO’s?
-roughly since the start of SWG
What is the main MMO you play?
-SWG ofcourse
Main Character name:
-Mayth Seragon
Secondary/other Character name(s):
-Ferian Toramino (Gorath) Mayth Seragon (Starsider) and Ferris' Seragon (Starsider)
Guild:
-VSD and -AR-, total opposites, I know
How long is your typical gaming session?
-depends on my day; if I'm not with the Guys, my Girl, or working for my father, it lasts from 2-12 hours, maybe more
What does a typical gaming day consist of for you?
-roughly about 100 Lava cannon shots, then go semi-afk to paint my Dark Angels space marines
II. Your Main Character
What is your highest character level in your game of choice?
-combat level 90 in swg and level 30 in Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
How did you choose your main character's name?
-I had some help from my brother on the "Mayth" part, then I just watched Lord of the Rings and the last names "Seragon" and "Toramino" just came to me
What race and profession is your main character?
-the few, the proud: the commando; and the rulers of the known galaxy, Humans
What do you like the most about the profession you have chosen for your main character?
-besides the fact that we have the most powerful weapons and abilities? just the fear I hear in the voices of Rebels when thay see that thay have a commando on their tail, and they still have ten seconds left on their heal timer
What faction is your main character?
-Imperial all the way.
III. Most/Least Favorites in SWG
What is your favorite player-owned ship? Why?
-It's a tie between the VT-49 decimator and the ETA-2 Actus Interceptor
What is your favorite ground vehicle? Why?
-jetpack, ofcourse
What is your favorite expansion? Why?
-Trials of Obi-Wan, becuase I want a summer home on Mustafar 
What is your favorite planet? Why?
-Mustafar, for the reason stated above
Who is your favorite NPC? Why?
-hmm, I liked when I saw the actual Inquisitor NPCs around Theed, it
made me happy to see the Rebel jedi get slaughtered by him when I first saw it.
Which expansion do you like the least? Why?
-I actualy liked all the expansions, but the one thats most forgetable is Rage of the Wookiees, mainly becuase it added the homeworld of walking carpets, but still gave me a Jedi starfighter and cool robot arms
Which planet do you like the least? Why?
-Naboo, Naboo, Naboo. besides the technical reasons, you can't trust a liveable planet that dosen't have a molten core
What was your favorite Star Wars movie? Why?
-Episode III, becuase Darth Vader is cool and the jedi were too arrogant, it was great to see them fall.
Who was your favorite character? Why?
-not in EU? I'm going to have to say Vader, becuase he was the coolest character, and gave me nightmares when I was 10
Who was your least favorite character? Why?
-the Emperor, arrogant and greedy, the empire would have won the battle of Endor if he hadn't been so stuck up..what a waste
What are the most credits you have ever spent on purchasing a single item for one of your characters?
-I'd have to say...well, I'm not sure, I'm not a big spender, I just spend a little over time
Do you have an item you no longer use but keep around for nostalgic reasons? If so, what is it and why do you keep it?
-my first set of armor from pre-CU, I got it from one of the best armorsmiths, and even though I looked bad in scout armor, it was fun times
Describe your favorite period of Star Wars: Galaxies (Pre-CU, CU, NGE, etc.) and what you liked the most about it.
-I don't have a favorite, I just play and adapt, one combat system is no better than another
IV. Roleplay and MMO’s
What game brought you to Role Playing (RP)?
-SWG
Have you played tabletop RP games before moving to MMO’s? If so, which ones?
-none actually
What other MMO’s have you played?
-browser games like Runescape, but my borther got me into that one..
What do you get out of playing your MMO of choice?
-the good times of killing jedi, and avoid being killed while playing a jedi
How did you get into Roleplaying?
-it all started through a bol spining group actually...Snado was in the group and asked who wanted to help him with something, turns out that was the time he tried to kill Doolac in a decorated field. i got paid for firing my rifle, and got invited to another event, then fell into Nyvveck's crowd from there
How would you “sell” roleplaying to someone that has never tried it before? What are the benefits?
-mainly? "give me one good reason not to fire this cannon" and it usually works, though badly mispelled or thay actualy take it seriously
What was your favorite event or story arc?
-in game would have to be Restuss day one, but in RP..it would be the day Mayth fought Shen in the streets of Nocturnus, I really could have won if he didn't need to attack someone for his story.
How long have you been an RP’er?
-roughly 2-3 years
What do you like best about RP’ing?
-it gives me a chance to play a character I wouldn't normaly be able to play
What type of RP ‘role’ do you prefer portraying with your character?
-I like imperial RP, Stormtrooper RP is what I was brought into the community with, and I still like the white armor today
What kind of RP story arc would you most like to be a part of?
-anything that alows me to use my rocketlancher and lava cannon, while not on Naboo
What would you like to see more of when doing RP?
-more overt Rebels, which alows more and stricter Stormtrooper RP
Which other community member do you like to RP with the most? Why?
-I can't really comment, most of the time I like any RP that makes me think or has someone shooting at me/ using forcepowers
Do you have any ideas for future RP story arcs that you would share?
-I have a few ideas, but nothing realy to speak of
Describe your best RP experience from playing Star Wars: Galaxies?
-any session that dosen't have me in angry /tells, or disreguarding rpvp guidelines in anger.
If you could give a new player one bit of advice based on your game experiences, what would it be?
-one, get to know everyone: thay can be both allies and targets eventually.
-two, help when you can: if you have an extra weapon give it to someone who needs and has use for it, the same can be said about your time.
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