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Papa Petrosjko Steps Down, Looks Forwards To Long Naps at Moggridge
by Marina
On June 23, leadership of the largest zombie group in Malton changed hands, as the beloved "Papa" of the RRF, Petrosjko, announced his intention to retire and leave the RRF in the hands of Sonny Corleone, who he described as "a good, honest man, loyal and sincere." Petro, who has been primarily concerned in recent weeks with the management of the Ridleytown Resistance Front in Nexus War, will still be a presence in Ridleybank. He has returned with former warmaster Grim to Moggridge Police Station, where the RRF was formed. The horde has been supportive of the transition, sending Petro off with cheers of "Barhah!" and backing Sonny up whole-heartedly. Although Sonny was once a dedicated human player, he's since atoned and become a trusted strike team member and prominent zombie advocate.
Now the RRF is under new management, what is being planned for the future? Sonny has stated that he doesn't intend to make any drastic changes to the RRF -- that, as always, "the horde will be a rollin' and the bodies will be a flyin'" and, in a nod to our Papa, he's even swearing off pants. However, there are some signs that his style will be different from Petro's; he has warned that "Unlike Petro I have a temper. Those that attack Ridleybank will pay."
Sonny agreed to grant the RRF Propaganda Corps an interview in which he details his history with Urban Dead, his thoughts on the state of the game and his vision for the RRF.
MHS: First, can you give me a short overview of your history with UD? How did you get into the game, what did you do as a survivor, and what made you see the light and join the undead?
Sonny: I joined UD back in late June, early August. I was on the Zombie Survival Guide site and it showed me the link to Kevan's game.
As a survivor I created a group called the Stanbury Renegades the same week the RRF was created. Then the RRF wrecked my shit in Nichols, then Hildebrand, and then in Giddings on Halloween. From then on I joined the Penny-Arcade Rebel Alliance. I eventually became leader of that group because no one stood up to bat. The group did well for months, we had Pitneybank zombie free until Mall Tour.
At Mall Tour Swiper, Cowboy Up, and I (mostly the former and the latter) created the Giddings Defenders, a short lived alliance that defended Giddings for the longest amount of time that any Mall stood (up until Caiger, fuckem anyway). At that time we got mad at CMS because they promised us support for helping them in November. We didn't get said support so we created the Cult of Cockfucktus, a zombie group. CMS-Meta was created to change our minds and it did, because we didn't attack them.
Shortly after the Alliance of Giddings was created. Within a month it grew to 500 men and 9 suburbs. Things went well until April. I created an "alliance" (because smart people know alliances mean nothing in the world, see Nazi-Soviet Pact) with the Confederacy. This was only to avoid future problems, how wrong was I.
I went on vacation the next day to Las Vegas. It was fun, very fun. I get back and log onto my computer to have dozens of e-mails from people about the Nazi Confederate thing. (Bill Sutherland, owner of the Confederate site, was arrested during the Australian Race Riots. He was a Neo-Nazi. However he quit UD months before the alliance between the group and the AoG so I don't know why the Disgruntled Heroes made a big deal out of it) I quickly pulled the alliance so that it would not affect me or my group. The Disgruntled Heroes then sent me messages whining like girls "We don't like them. We don't like you. We don't want to be in your group because you spoke to them." It was like dealing with a teenage girl.
So after a week of that I couldn't take it anymore so I pmed Petro on Dezzens laffo asking him if I could join the horde like he offered PARA back in Halloween. He said yes to my surprise because we never saw eye to eye before. After a long talk with him and Caz over AIM I joined.
MHS: What, to you, defines the spirit of the RRF? What are some of the more important traditions you want to keep alive?
Sonny: The spirit of the RRF has always been the numbers of the horde, the propaganda, the good leaders, and the barhah. I want to keep all of them alive. The Horde will continue to fight others, the propaganda will be made, good leader will always be in power, and the barhah will keep a comin'.
MHS: Conversely, are you considering any radical changes for the RRF? Is there anything new you want to try?
Sonny: Well the horde will not go home to clean out the harman infestation. They're fighting strike teams, half the DoHS, and ferals and they're losing. Besides, I do not want them to have the satisfaction in fighting the greatest horde ever. So the horde will not come home to fight the harmanz. However after Dulston every suburb we hit will be named after a leader of the RRF that is retiring. I can't exactly give the targets yet but say we hit Suburb A, we'll name it after Jorm, B after Kibbs. Papa Petro get's a special one that will last a week.
After that the RRF, if the harman problem is still around in the homeland, will go to a survivor group and decimate them to pay for the sins of those that invaded the homeland. This will pressure survivor groups. "Stay in Ridleybank and let friends die? Or get out of Ridleybank and save them?"
MHS: There seems to be some degree of pessimism about Urban Dead's future; it's no secret that many of the former high-profile RRF players have transfered their interest to Nexus War or withdrawn from the scene entirely, the most popular UD message board was recently shut down and the creator of UD often seems aloof from his creation. How do you feel about where UD is going?
Sonny: UD will continue to live for at least another year. I suspect another strike will happen. Many more people will quit but then someone else will take over. It's like real life, remove one leader and another replaces him.
MHS: Someone else besides Kevan, do you mean, or as far as the in-game groups are concerned?
Sonny: In game groups. Kevan will always be around and he'll always mess up the game just to be yelled at by players
MHS: Also, among zombies, there's widespread feeling that they're simply not treated with respect or sympathy. (With the exception of the most recent skill upgrade for zombies, Kevan has only made minimal improvements for zombies in the past few months, and it seems like many human players feel the game would be better without any zombies at all) What would you like to see happen as far as the zombie side is concerned? New skills, incentives to play as a zombie, etc.? Or is it appealing to be the underdog?
Sonny: Zombies should get M1 Abrams, Metal Gears, the ability to get drunk, and rocket launchers. On a serious note. Barricades should be easier to take down than put up. I remember watching Night of the Living Dead and the zombie ripped them down before the harmanz could put them up
Zombies should get a "hiding" ability. In movies zombies are alwats hiding in the corner and harmanz don't notice them until they got searching
Barricades should also deterriorate on their own if there aren't survivors there to keep them up. This would eliminate barricade strafers
MHS: How do you hope to attract new players to the RRF?
Sonny: Propaganda, public speeches, etc. RRF never had trouble with getting new recruits so I'm not worried. We get new recruits every day "You talk about sacrifice. We see another in the horde"
MHS: Do you prefer your brains pan-fried, boiled and seasoned or straight from the skull? :)
Sonny: I like mine on the bone with honey sweet BBQ sauce.
MHS: Did you have anything else that you'd like the greater public to know about?
Sonny: Contact me if you need help with anything, have a suggestion, etc.
