Jaylin Wytchwood Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 Well, as long as no other people outside your RP are harassed with it, sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maryanne Solo Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 Awesome idea! Particularly for those who's horsies won't sell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maximillien Admiral Posted May 3, 2011 Author Share Posted May 3, 2011 It wouldnt be an RP thing, its would not be something we did only in specific houses or places, everywhere we go we would be mafia, and a family. If no one harassed us, I dont think there would be a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canoro Philipp Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 would you consider renaming your financial system, for example, "the associates", "the partnership"? dont you think that "Mafia" may have very negative meaning that will give you bad reputation before you even start, youre probably are shady and up to no good, and people will distrust you and your partners and may blame you for some troubles, some honest and good people may not want to associate with a financial group like that, you will have to explain to everybody, again and again that you are trustable, that you are no troublemakers, that you are not griefers if Google was named "Hackers place" it wouldnt be so succesful, because of their positive image they are the most reputable company in the U.S., also one of the most succesful it would be sad that such innovative financial system couldnt reach all its potential because of its bad reputation positivism brings success Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maximillien Admiral Posted May 5, 2011 Author Share Posted May 5, 2011 Yes that makes perfect sense, but there is something so appealing about creating a mafia. We all know that Second Life is a game in which you can be something that you are not in real life. You can start a strip club, sell clothes, even become little pink furry things. It is a fantasy life that we all enjoy. In our real day to day lives, we must be cordial to one another. We must be friendly, and at our jobs we must deal with people who piss us off and say nothing to them. We have bills, debt, and real life problems. Second Life helps us get away from all of that, and one thing that seems to be appealing to the human race is to be "evil" when they can be. The natural state of humankind is war. We take what we want from people, their land, money, and destroy their villages (at least in the old days.) Nowadays, we sacrifice some of those freedoms to be kept safe by governments and police. My point here is, humans never get a chance anymore to do bad, to be evil, and be a little mischevious at times. Second Life is a gateway so that we can be. Since it is a game, we can get away from real life, where we have to be our bosses puppets and be nice to everyone, and we get a chance to release our true human nature, to dominate. This is my point of making the Mafia. Simply because it is fun to be bad. People will look at us and fear us, and we will be a dominant force. Of course, there are alot of things in Second Life that you cant do, you cant kill people, for example. But there are still alot of malicious things we could do being a mafia, when the need arises. Things that alot of people may not really think of would be possible in SL. And of course, we would make a ton of money with our businesses and properties and lavish estates. All under one group. if you guys have any questions or need me to clear anything up, please send me a private message. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Susanto Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 [...we could one day own one of every type of business, and everyone in the family would go shop at family-owned stores, ] This sounds less like something criminal and Italian and more like something legitimate and Korean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyo Darcy Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 Sounds for me like a guild. Or better like anything similar to the EU: The EU is a great example for what could happen with your mafia.... You defenetly need some big business in your mafia.. like germany and france in the EU.... You also must be sure that you save poor mafia friends... in the EU like greek or portugal.. and that costs money.. If you agree to such a system... well.. then go.. why waiting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davin Romano Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 Linden Family > Soprano Family They already take all of our money, and I'm pretty sure Torey took out my kneecap with a baseball bat one time when I didn't pay up for the cab we shared downtown. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maximillien Admiral Posted May 10, 2011 Author Share Posted May 10, 2011 I would start it, but I need help. Some people to help me run it, and be the higher ups in the family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamimatsu Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 Maximillien Admiral wrote: Hello all, I have been throwing around an idea for quite some time, and wanted more people opinions about it all. Basically, i am completely obsessed with Mafias and organized crime for a long time - and doing so, I created a mafia on The Sims Online back in the day. It was a huge success, and there were many other mafia families around. I was thinking about doing this now on Second Life. I think it could work very well Lets say someone wants to start a business, they join/come to the Mafia and we give them the money for the tier, basically paying their rent every week. They start it and make it successful, and pay back the family a certain percent. We could use the money they pay back to start another business. You've captured my interest. Are you still accepting family members? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maximillien Admiral Posted May 11, 2011 Author Share Posted May 11, 2011 I will message you. We do need people familiar with scripts, and other strong SL players. We need strong ambitious people to help lead the family and the business. The Mafia life is a loyal and rewarding one. If anyone else is interested and think they can contribute, please message me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tari Landar Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 First and foremost, I wanna know which mafia you ran in TSO...and also EAL or TC3 (both perhaps?) and which houses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maximillien Admiral Posted May 16, 2011 Author Share Posted May 16, 2011 It was the Robespierre family mafia, mostly on Alphaville. I was Maximillien Robespierre, and my underboss was Anthony Robespierre. At our highest point, we had about 80 mafia members, and we ran tons of properties, which I don't remember the names of any of them at this point. We were also a little bit on Dan's Grove (i think?) on TSO. Our main competitors were the SSG, or Sim Shadow Government. Their goal was to take down and eliminate every mafia family from te game, and they had hundreds of members. We warred with them for years, until I had to leave the game. unfortunetly, not long after, TSO went out of business and the game no longer exists. That is why im trying to restart in Second Life. The Sims Online and Second Life are very similar, and the mafia life style will flow well here. We made tons of money on TSO but unfortunetly you cant convert Simoleans into real money, whereas on SL you can. Even more reason to start a mafia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tari Landar Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 Hmm, played TSO for years(and yes I know, tragic they shut it down, Aug 2008, sigh...) But I have never even heard of you, lol. Lots of other mafias, and families, but not that one. Best of luck to you. I'm sure there are loads of people in sl interested in something like this. You may need to find ways in-world to find people though. Only a teeny tiny population of Sl ever actually reads these forums/blogs. Shame, could be a more valuable tool, but, I digress.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonya Bigboots Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 How do you know there isn't already a SL Mafia Max that likes to keep a low profile? You could get into a lot of trouble, talking about this in public and trying to muscle in on the family's territory. Big Al is not happy. Capiche? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonya Bigboots Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 ...Oh, Big Al said he likes it in Straten Isaland and isn't going to bother applying for parole anymore. I guess he should have paid his taxes. So I guess the idea of a sort of co-op or collective that helps launch buinesses and then takes a cut of the profits later seems reasonable. But the mafia always seems reasonable before they want you to repay the favour - so how are you getting your money back if everything goes wrong and all the buisnesses you help launch fail to make a profit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yababa Earthboy Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 There is no doubt that this idea sounds awesome. I researched the thread starter in Second Life®, but the account profile is empty, with no active groups and thus appears inactive. I believe if there is a mafia in Second Life® that because of new standards and abilities given to land owners that the mafias that used to exist don't anymore - at least not in the same capacity as the used to. You can find out a wealth of information about these mafias from past and recent times by googling "Second Life Herald" - a news paper which has since changed it's name back to it's original. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yababa Earthboy Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 There is no doubt that this idea sounds awesome. I researched the thread starter in Second Life®, but the account profile is empty, with no active groups and thus appears inactive. I believe if there is a mafia in Second Life® that because of new standards and abilities given to land owners that the mafias that used to exist don't anymore - at least not in the same capacity as the used to. You can find out a wealth of information about these mafias from past and recent times by googling "Second Life Herald" - a news paper which has since changed it's name back to it's original. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nancy Hilltop Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 I'll be in your mafia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nancy Hilltop Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 I'll be in your mafia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yababa Earthboy Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 You could if I had one! :-p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mornanai Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 My query would be, is this type "Mafia" based on the "old world style" or "alleged new world style" of Mafia? The difference?? "Old World" Mafia had hitmen as well as their fingers in all the cookie jars. The 'New World' Mafia allegedly doesn't do hits anymore unless it is an extreme case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LlazarusLlong Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 Mornanai wrote: My query would be, is this type "Mafia" based on the "old world style" or "alleged new world style" of Mafia? The difference?? "Old World" Mafia had hitmen as well as their fingers in all the cookie jars. The 'New World' Mafia allegedly doesn't do hits anymore unless it is an extreme case. I think it's probably "old world style" by now . . . . . . given that the thread is four years old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonColombo Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 Hello all Mafia Role players i am roleplaying as DonColombo, noticed these posts from years ago but i just recently joined, i haven't seen many families around, or places at that, which if has died out, Colombo are open and bringing back, settings businesses to benefit every family not just one, if you want more details send me a im -DonColombo i will be active Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhonda Huntress Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 Congrats! You earned your 6 year necro award! Technically is is just a 2 year necro but we see so few threads this ancient brought back I thought I would let that slide. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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