Interview with Safer

1. Trendo: Please introduce yourself to the readers.
   Safer: Hello everyone ? I am Safer, many of you coming from games like RR and E-Sim have no idea who i am. My other friends and enemies for every other game know me very well however :p

2. Trendo: Who is Safer outside the game?
    Safer: My real name is Constantine, i am from Greece and i am currently 26 years old living around the general area of Athens. I have my own very newly founded company in software development and i am a stoner for videogames, strategy and content creation!
    Trendo: I wish you luck with your company.
    Safer: Thank you very much, its definitely smth i need. Skill and work is 90% of things, but there is always luck involved.
    Trendo: ten percent luck, twenty percent skill, fifteen percent concentrated power of will, five percent pleasure, fifty percent pain and a hundred percent reason to remember the name
    Safer: Couldn't argue a better song quote than this to describe me hahaha ❤️

3. Trendo: Congratulations on being elected as Supreme Commander of ASTRA. How was the election, did you have opponents?
    Safer: Well, my only opponent was Shayan for the position of the SG, the votes were originally tied in 50% for both of us, however while we were discussing we should flip a coin or smth, a nation changed his vote into me, which ended the voting process to 3-1 as a result. I would lie and pretend i am exited but truth to be told being an SG is really a hard and tedious work, there is nothing fun about it aside winning in wars or seeing your citizens and members happy.
    Trendo: ASTRA has an even number of members. As SG will you work out some golden vote mechanic or will you leave things to chance next time there are tied votes on votings
    Safer: I do hope there wont be many ties, but our usual system for ties is that when the council vote ends on a tie [ 2 CPs voted yes, 2 CPs voted no ] then the voting moves behind closed doors and voted inside the HQ [ which temporarily consists of 5 people ] And the result presented on Council right after. When we find a proper treasury/armory member of the HQ, if a secondary tie happens in a row then the SG works as a tie breaker and makes the final decision.

4. Trendo: You are both the president of Japan, and leader of ASTRA. What long term goals do you have in mind? Economic boosts usually come with military expansions.
    Safer: I am a very flexible and reactive person, with many contingencies for most scenarios i can imagine. I usually don't stress with choosing what to do because since i always feel i have everything calculated, i just have to choose the correct plan and action when one of my scenarios seems to being coming to reality, be it diplomatic, war or any other event. one thing i will tell you though, the game is early and there are no grudges yet so improving the alliance organization and prosperity of members regarding economy and supply should be our biggest short term priority.
    Trendo: As Aizen would say "all according to my plan", was becoming SG also part of your plan?
     Safer: Hahaha, Hado 90 Kurohitsugi ! Jokes asside, not really no. But it was full expected to be fair, usually when i am active i never escape the painful work of being either the SG or at least HQ member XD

5. Trendo: Do you think something should be changed in the game?
    Safer: A lot of things actually, i think the tournaments need to be a bit more rewarding, considering how much people spend on them to participate. I still believe that a RW being only a Aircraft battle when you open a RW on your capital for example to liberate, is completely random, like we are paradropping to liberate the place we live on lmao.

6. Trendo: Is Japan "divided" in 2, seeing that there are 2 discords of Japan? How well does the old structure cohabitate with the new structure?
    Safer: Yes and no. Japan is unified in the sense of our internal structure, we have a good understanding and we are all united to make our nation great and protect this country and its ideals. The official Japanese discord is where you should interact with us if you wanna hang around, the other one is mostly our Military unit's and organization discord, though we welcome all Japanese to join there too and coordinate, its not mandatory to do so. Definitely we are way more open, democratic and informative than ever before so this is a new structure that is way more tedious but also has its charm ?

7. Trendo: How much time do you spend on the game?
    Safer: Actively on the game, including talks, filling forms, sending supplies, negotiating or attending matters, i would say around 5 hours per day. However i am on standby or, semi-doing things while coding/working and i am overall active in the game in that sense for at least 10 hours per day.
 
8. Trendo: What do you mean by ‘Safer’? Do you mean you are safer than you appear, or that you hope you become safer? Or perhaps that it seems safer to you than it does to me? Or maybe you’re trying to convince us that safety is an option?
    Safer: HAhahahaha, good one man! All jokes aside, Safer has a very personal meaning to me and its nothing to do with the actual meaning of the word. Without wanting to go into my personal life too much, its a name/tag that reminds me what person i was at one dark point in my life and to always remember not to become that person again, so i carry it everywhere with me so that i always see.
    Trendo: Thank you for sharing something so personal. It sounds like 'Safer' has become a powerful remainder and symbol of resilience for you. Its inspiring when we read players turning their dark experiences into something positive.
    Safer: Thank you, it truly holds a lot of value for me indeed. I am trying to be the best i can and i hope years after when we all grow older, many of you will remember our fun and not so fun times, whenever the word Safer comes to mind.

9. Trendo: If you have watched Game of Thrones, you remind me of Grand Maester Pycelle, do you agree?
    Safer: I have, many times and i find this very funny and disrespectful XD Come on Trendo, i am very clearly more similar to Tyrion regarding my wits and mind, but if we are talking physically i am very similar to John Snow, so basically the best of both worlds LMAO.
   Trendo: I hear something about a big beard  from somebody ?
   Safer: HAHAHA, well my beard is definitely not THAT big my style usually whenever i visit my barber is pretty similar to this picture of John. With the main difference that i dont tie my hair back, but rather cut them short. When i let me beard grow more, it can be even 7-10 cm long at maximum, but i usually trim it nowdays ?

10. Trendo: What is the most fun thing you did in the game? And/or most fond memory.
     Safer: Well, the game has barely been up for long and Japan hasn't exactly been at the center of things. The most fun so far was aproaching the new mechanics and playstyle of the game, in a new way that forced us to adapt and figure out new tactics for once, than the old staple ones we know off. My most fond memory is honestly meeting and interacting with new people like Yumiko and Inori which gave me new perspective on things.

11. Trendo: What is your zodiac sign?
    Safer: I am actually Ares, though i dont really believe in Zodiac signs and shit ?

12. Trendo: Do you have something to say to our readers?
     Safer: Yes. This is only a game, don't take things too personally. Life is too short to waste on hating someone. We are all here playing this game for a short time, where our fates collided to be enemies or allies here, until we move on with life. Have your fun, competition and meme around, but in the end of the day remember you are with and against other human beings, that deserve to be respected and loved as much as you do.
    Trendo: Are you saying we should all be a Znarch?
    Safer: No idea, if those are truly the qualities of the so called Znarch then probably? I guess? I dont know the guy asside a few mentions so i can tell you. What i want you to keep from that message is, be kind to each other, its only a game.