I'm from a little ways back, when First_lastname was a necessity. I remember the game revolved around Families, and within those families there were crews. It seems now the game revolves around crews, and the family element is more a coupling of crews within a city.

First I just want to clarify before going further, so is this now the case?

Cheers guys.

depends on the city/district/crew. I run my district as a family divided into crews, some run it as crews divided into families... its all a matter of who and where you look at.

One of the joys of MR is that you can roleplay it whatever way you wish.... or at least those with the power to make those types of decisions can. Some cities will be unity as one family, some districts within cities will be rivals and dislike each other. Some crews will be closely connected to others under family ties, others will be completely separate and independent from everyone else. Sometimes the bonds that exist will be very open and visible for all to see, other times they only exist behind closed doors and people may not be aware that they exist at all.

The game doesn't dictate these things, the players do. So... is this now the case? It depends what city/district/family/crew you join. Sometimes yes, sometimes no. 

Interesting, and cheers. It's always been role-played however you wish, yet back in the day the browser/coding was more geared to traditional Families, and within those families there were their own crews, drawn up and structured with HQ threads. The fact the menu title itself is 'crew', shows the change, which I should've realised :)

I see how this gives more space and opportunity for original role-play, yet how it also might have these sub-crews setup as their own thing a little different than a full blown family.

It seems I have joined a crew within a family then! Cheers for the responses.

I've played this game for a decade and I do not recall a single period in which First_Lastname was a necessity.

Not true name, just format, although now thinking about it I think that was another game, and I just used that same format here, and some did, and some still do.

I like that things are run differently per city, and per family. Makes it more realistic, and of course, opens the avenues for more original RP. The site has actually come a long way since I last played, and I really like it. It caters for the casual gamers and also those that want to give their characters more depth though RP.

I disagree. He had a pocketful of nacho's, and this, I would say, made him legit! Just ask the salsa.