Djinn

L98: Tell me how you got into mudding.

D: 2nd part of freshman year at UNC
D: in comp lab, checking email, I see Benji playing this game

Bluffy hollers, 'Odie is the Master!

D: he was a hunter, named Jyhad I think
D: Zod was his roommate
D: They showed me.
 
L98: How long have you been playing here?

D: almost 6 years

L98: Have you always played solo?
 
D: I started solo, then figured out how to multi, then I got tintin
D: In aug 98, I went solo to become a Jacker.

L98: You've played as a jacker, a crew and just a regular solo guy.
L98: Which have you liked the most?

D: I like being a Jacker, but I had my most fun as a crew.
D: combination of the power, the skills..
D: to make the sum greater than the parts.

L98: You've been a jacker for some time now. Why did you become a jacker?

D: I had done pretty well as a crew.
D: Gone most everywhere, done most everything.
D: Jacker was the final frontier.

L98: You have nearly every special jacker item.
L98: What is the secret to your success?

D: A good plan to get the item, and mental preparedness to keep them
D: If I can dictate where and when we fight, I hold the advantage
D: If I surprise you, even more so.
D: When another Jacker is on, I am *always* aware of the best course of action if attacked
D: In rare instances, I have been attacked, not run away, and killed my attacker
D: If done right, mutants can rock your world.
D: Even had one Jacker burst me with a pulse rifle.  I have a good dodgeroll, which helped then :)

L98: As I understand, you were the original leader of Arena.
L98: Tell me about the early days.

D: I didn't start the clan.
D: Roc, Shamoo and Uriah were the charter members
D: I believe Feeb going before I did (you know him as Lyons now)
D: After a time, I improved myself, and Uriah thought it best if I would take the mantle of leader
D: At that point, there were a couple other clans of greater strength than ours
D: Hemf, Teklords..
D: I didn't know how to be a leader and run a clan, but
D: I figured that I minght as well make it into a strong and respected entity
D: I recruited, kept an eye out for up and comers
D: I feel I led the clan from the front, organizing groups and kicking ass.
D: I was confident in my own abilities, and my ability to get the most out of those with me
D: I'd bet it also helped a lot that I played way too damn much for somebody trying to get a colle 
D: ge degree
D: levels, money, gear... but most importantly, knowledge

L98: What is your favorite zone and why?
 
D: The ThunderDome
D: I look upon it with equal parts respect and fear.
D: Back with my crew, it was pretty tough.. we didn't rock back then
D: Only crew I saw do it without help was Deity/Dope/Mocha
D: mad skills..
D: I like it becuase that's the name of the game, and anything can happen inside
D: Feldor leads in and goes linkless... everything walks in at once
D: Lionheart kills Celtic before anybody can rescue..
D: or the zone repops before you leave.

L98: What do you think was the best time to play TDome?

D: Probably tdome 3... it was all fucked up, but had some
D: great ideas.  odd thing was that nobody knew precisely wtf was going on

L98: What was the worst time to play TDome?

D: When Steele was pissed, either in general, or at me specifically

L98: If you could change anything about TDome, what would it be?

D: Give the imms that log on the most, the most (or at least more) power 
D: I feel that immly involvement is important

L98: What do you like the most about TDome?

D: The people and the excitement
D: I really don't have a great answer for that..

L98: You're a talking chihuahua.
L98: Did you ever get teased in school because you are different?

D: nah, the others knew I was a mutant

D: and even though I looked funny, I could mess em up with my brain or my swordarm
D: Shame that I had to make an example out of that one bully..

L98: You recently started working on a web page. How is that going?

D: I've had a lot of irons in the fire, and haven't had time to work on it much
D: I still don't know html well enough to put together a rudimentary webpage
D: I play fantasy sports a bunch, and baseball just started up, too :)

L98: You partially answered this, but, what are some of the things you do IRL?

D: I coach kids at the YMCA in soccer.
D: I play fantasy games, mostly on games.espn.go.com and cnnsi.com
D: I play all sorts of sports: soccer, golf, basketball, softball, flag football
D: I drink beer.

L98: This will be the last question.
L98: Where do you see yourself in the future?

D: I don't really know where I'll be.
D: I hope to be happy, relatively unstressed, well-paid..
D: I think life is to be enjoyed, so I'm going to do the things I enjoy when I can
D: tdome, beer, and coaching soccer are all pretty good examples

L98: Thank you.

D: Thanks, Odie.