Sunday, April 22nd, 2007
Issue: 20   Editor: MsNyxxie


Crew Honour- Meaningless? SexehKate
"Sure m8, anything for the crew. If anyone comes near, I'll pwnz0rz their ass- for the crew. Someone stole that Starpegasus with 99% damage from you? Sure, I'll hitlist them for a few million dollars... for they have disrespected the crew."
BANG! AARGH! The leader of the said crew falls to the floor in a pool of his own blood, gasping, holding on desperately for the last few seconds of his life. His second in command runs to his side before he, too, realizes his own brains are lying 30 foot away as he plummets to the ground.

And a member flees. Before so confident, loyal, proud and willing, now a cowardly traitor, running off to join the next biggest bully of the playground's gang in a backstabbing attempt at getting some more protection. He'd filled in his application form with his former crew, swearing on his mother's life that if a single bullet soared past another member's head, he would seek revenge. He would fight the war out to the death, make every bullet count, completely dismissive of the danger he was in. It is now clear that he was lying through his teeth in order to join the big boys.

This is happening more and more frequently in crews- and not just with cowardly scums and pee-wees desperate for some ardent glory, but Dons too. Does the loyalty and sweared oath of each member mean nothing nowadays? Will half of Bootleggers dive under their desks when so much as an Essex is prised from a fellow crew member's grasp?
Many people are finding it difficult to get into crews nowadays, and I think crew loyalty and spirit, or lack of, contributes to this.

Leaders have to be so careful nowadays that they are not letting in an abandoner who would drive straight to California in their pimped-out Duesenberg when the crew is at its most vulnerable.

Is this a reflection of Bootleggers' current society? Has crew spirit died out? The answer: maybe not. There are still a few gems out there, a few single players that crew leaders could simply not survive without.

Some users may say that owning a crew and hoping for loyalty is pointless... but if just one- just one user out of every 10 crew members turns out to be a good, loyal, enthusiastic crew member who would, quite frankly, give their lives for the crew, then personally, I think it's worth it. Primarily, Bootleggers is just a game- but if users can make lifelong friends and be touched by the loyalty their crew members give, Bootleggers can potentially be much much more than that.