Mr. Times, thank you for posting this thread. I'm glad that you have been keeping up and supporting Identity politics. I have been incredibly busy with school and work the past couple months but am back to the forums! Appreciate you keeping me in the political arena.

After a long hiatus due to school and work, I am back to the forums I am glad to see politics really gaining some traction in Identity.

I appreciate your support KolSkywalker! Don't be too discouraged. The game is far from being released which leaves you plenty of time to explore other options and build your knowledge and experience in the forums. Happy gaming!

Thank you for your support sir!

This is a great question. First, I'd like to thank you for your kind comments! It's rather difficult to try and distinguish myself from other governors on the forums and since the game is so early in development. It is unclear what exactly will be modifiable in politics. However, I believe that my platform, Involvement, Ideas and Impact, separates me from other candidates. One of the biggest aspects of my campaign and subsequent election, if I am elected, is the involvement of the citizens. Hearing from them directly will be absolutely necessary in creating a government that serves the people. As far as distinguishing myself as an individual, I don't plan to have any business or other entities in the game. I know that some other candidates already have those set up, which is perfectly fine, but I believe that by me not having any other entities eliminates accusations of corruption or conflicts of interest. I plan to live a modest lifestyle and put in an immense amount of work into my career as a politician even if I am not elected Governor. Thank you again for the question! I apologize for my late response, I've been quite busy with school and work. Feel free to ask me anything else though, I appreciate it!

Thank you for your support! I am glad that you agree with our campaign.

Maybe because the game is over a year until release and we don't have information about how politics run in the game? It's really not a big deal.

It's going well, thank you. It seems you are getting quite defensive. I'm not taking shots at your campaign, I'm just calling your corruption out. It's just a game and all in good fun. Good luck.

I am fully aware. However, you are active on just about every Luprano Family post. Nevertheless, it is concerning that you actively recruit and allow criminals into your campaign. Also, you have yet to refute the fact that you will run a corrupt campaign. You state that the people who support you will do what's needed to ensure you win and that "I shouldn't get in their way". Sounds like a corrupt tyranny to me. Also, name dropping governors and claiming they support you when I don't see anywhere where they have publicly stated their support? I advise you to run a clean campaign.

I still don't understand. How have you gone about things differently? The thread in the crime section of the forum is still up and running. Plus, you just said that you know your laws are better than anyone else's and you will "do what's needed to ensure you win". Sounds like you haven't changed your view at all, and still want to sway the election and sabotage the other campaigns.

Thank you for your response Lil Fish! Not all my policies and stances are set in stone as we will have to see how customization in the game will be as far as government goes. However, my biggest campaign platform is hearing out citizens and I appreciate your feedback. I absolutely agree about the rules set for use of force. They should be dictated by the Chief of Police, thank you for pointing that out. If you have any more concerns or questions please feel free to comment or direct message me.

Just going to put this out here because not only does this concern my campaign but also my fellow candidates and citizens. Don't you think it is unethical and corruptible to be asking gangs to take out other candidates for governor, sway the election and scare the citizens into voting for you?

Thank you Lil Fish! I fully support the force and I appreciate your support!

@Kracken this looks great! Thank you again for supporting me as your candidate for Governor. Please let me know if there is anything that I can do to help out this process and best of luck to you and the department!

Sporan is a busy person as most of us are. I'm sure that once he finds some free time he'll be able to set up a debate or interviews with candidates. No rush though since the game is awhile away!

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Hello everyone! I'm stoked to be following along with the development of this ambitious and exciting game. I'm a college student residing in California, United States. I came across Identity when the housing video showed up in my recommended videos on YouTube! I was intrigued right away and came over to here a couple weeks ago, browsed the forums heavily and read the Q&A on Reddit. It's hard to decide what I would want to do in Identity but I would love to get into politics. This seems like a very welcoming and dedicated RP community and I am so looking forward to living it up with all of you on the island! Thank you!

Welcome to the community Howls! Glad to have you.

Very well, I respect your decision not to speak about it. I am always available to talk about my stances on issues. Feel free to message me if you ever change your mind or would like to discuss anything else. All the best, Bobby Cruz

Herzog, I'm glad you agree! Arky, I'm interested as to why you don't think it's a good idea? I would love to discuss this further and get your input. All the best, Bobby Cruz

Necroigy, thank you for your support, it is much appreciated!

Thank you for your support, Businessmann!

Thanks for setting this up Sporan, I am looking forward to participating! Check out this post for a list of who is running:

According to the developers, making money will be equivalent to making money in real life. You'll have to work a job and get paid just like in real life. They are going for a life simulation so making it as realistic as possible is their goal. It won't be easy but it won't be impossible. However, it will be more difficult to become rich.

Love this idea! Would love to help work out the details and get supporters!