Sunday, July 26th, 2009
Issue: 136   Editor: MikaTheGoofball


Grand Theft Mania MikaTheGoofball
After having completed part one of the contest earlier this week it is time to move on to our grand finale, the thing everyone has been waiting for: Stealing cars. As a result of shooting Togo, our contest account, The Invisibles will be the host crew for this contest. This means that the contest account with the rare car will be placed into that crew, allowing everyone to attempt and steal the rare car by using the “Steal from a crew” option on the auto burglary page. The Invisibles has been asked to make the contest as hard as possible, and the Buzz has been assured that its members will do their very best to make the contest as challenging and exciting as possible with any means available to them.

As for the contest itself, the main purpose of the article is to let everyone know what will be happening, how it will happen and when the madness will start. In order to set this contest up, the Buzz will once again be relying on Togo to pull the sled and get things going. History is certainly in his advantage, so we do not doubt he will do brilliant this time as well. He will be saved from death its firm grip and rejoin us in the living world. Trusted in his possession will be a rare car that you will need to try and steal. The contest officially begins when Togo is placed in The Invisibles, which should be done around the time the Buzz is published or in the hours following the release.

After the start of the contest everyone who wishes to compete is asked to steal cars from The Invisibles in an attempt to steal that one special car. Everyone is allowed to participate in the contest, including members of the hosting crew. As the car is on a contest account and stealing cars from crews is totally random there is no way anyone can gain an unfair advantage, and thus everyone may compete.

The end of the contest will be announced in the competition thread on the Off Topic Forum and in the article comments section of this article. It will be up to the winner whether or not his or her name is disclosed. Some of you might be wondering, how do I know I have won? Well, that is fairly easy. The winning car is no ordinary car, it is different; special. It has a different type than other cars you steal and will thus be easy to recognize.

Great, I have stolen a strange car, now what? For that moment I would recommend keeping it to yourself to prevent getting killed by jealous players. The first thing you will want to do is send a message to me (Mika) in which you notify me of having stolen the rare car. After I get this confirmed you will receive your reward and be announced the official winner. As said, winners may choose to remain anonymous if they wish. Make sure that I am notified the moment you steal the car, because in the event of the winner getting killed the money can be sent to his or her new account providing I have the name of the old account so I can confirm the win.

The main ways to keep everyone updated will be the thread in the Off Topic Forum. All additional questions you might have about the contest may be asked in there or sent to me. Of course the article comments section of this article will also be used to make sure everyone remains up to date.

So:
  • The car will be placed on a revived Togo
  • The contest will commence as soon as Togo is in The Invisibles
  • The contest is over as soon as the thread in the OTF announces it is over
  • The winner is to contact Mika as soon as possible to verify the win
  • The lucky winner will receive a grand total of $350,000,000!

Those of you who paid close attention will have noticed another increase of prize money. As a result of a more than generous donation from 5litre, there has been decided to use part of this donation, fifty million Bootleggers dollars, to up the prize even more. Ladies and gentlemen, best of luck in the competition. Let the games begin!