That's what Tony Soprano said. But then again, he doesn't play Omerta. On IRC we caught up with four unlikely people.

How long have you been playing?
Lamark: Since 2.1 in 2004.
Jollo: 3.0 was the first time I played the whole version, but I started first in 2.1, but with a lot of breaks in between. I think I played until I died in all the versions I played, and when I died I just retired, but in 3.0 I actually was more active after I died, and played even more on my second account than on my first.
Lock: 2.1
Kareem: Since late 2004. Don't really know what version that is.

What got you hooked on the game?
Lamark: Well, I was into counter-strike at that time, my whole team used to spent a lot of time online and one of them discorered the game and spread it into the rest of team.
It was something like between us, we were complete newbies and was a time for us to spend a bit more time "online together". It was fun.
Jollo: I found it as a 12 year old kid in the school together with my dear friend "Profestum".
Lock: A friend of mine told me about it.
Kareem: I actually found it by accident :(

How often do you play?
Lock: Too much in the start. But lately ‘only’ 3 to 4 hours a day.
Jollo:As often as possible :b - in average 8 hours a day, but usually I log in at school 5 minutes to do my runs for rankprogress and ofcourse if there is an important war I cancel everything to take be a part of the war :D

What do you think Omerta lacks the most?:
Lamark Dupes are ruining the game. Actually the scripts don’t bother me that much anymore.
Jollo I’ll play whatever the conditions, so I really don’t keep up with that it needs or not.

What is your favourite moment in Omerta history?
Kareem: At the start of 2.7 I had all my shit rdy for the big reset, everybody was on irc and we're all waiting for the rest... and finaly when it happened we all started ranking... and I stole some car and got 10K so being the gambling addict that I am, I went and got a S&W card... and I won the 1mill... I was so happy, then out of nowhere admins reset the version again and I lost everything xD
Jollo: That must be the reset war last version where I was a 400-500% brug, but loaded with 1,5 mill bullets, so I shot 6-7 CD's before I got killed.
Lock: Haha, there are many ones. we had some problems in top, ppl were splitting, going in different directions, some of the "old top" got killed, and new ones were coming to the family, so some friends made a team 2 take back the fam., which we succeeded with.
Lamark: Seriously, was when I was a newbie. on 2.1, the role play was so high at that time, I remember receiving orders from dancinqueen and treating her as "Lady" and being treat as her "minion" I kinda liked it, the feeling of real role play you know?

Do you consider yourself a family man?
Lamark: Well, I can't say I'm a family man, but I have my core group, which consists about 2 families, they were once bloods but they aren't now which makes it a bit harder to pick sides, Conflict and Coccada
Jollo: As a main rule I join a family and stay there until I die. But if I have problems with people in the fam I cant secure I will be there until I die.

What do you miss about 2.1?
Lock: I think the game was more fun back then and there were no HQ system. There were more families back then, people played more fair, and there were less pacts so the game was open for a longer period. It was more fun.
Lamark: I miss the careless shooting . There’s too much strategy involved.