The Valenti Crime Family

Sender · May 20

Yup Yup

Peter_Genusa · May 20

Michael_Dippolito · May 20

Hello.

Lately there have been a handful of people reaching out through the forums to try and get involved with us ICly. In order to allow those who are interested in role playing their way into getting involved, we have decided to coordinate our time zones and business openings through our very own Discord channel. Anyone is free to join our Discord to get an insight on when and where you can begin to work your way in.

Note: this is not a way to fast-track your way in to getting involved.

https://discord.gg/tdxUTDTN

Edited May 20 by Michael_Dippolito

bill dippolito · May 21

Frank_Luvano · May 21

DEVIL IS A LIE

DEVIL IS A LIE ii

LS ASIAN BLOOD GANG I

LS ASIAN BLOOD GANG II

LS ASIAN BLOOD GANG III

Frank_Luvano · May 21

1 hour ago, Frank_Luvano said:

DEVIL IS A LIE I

5 hours ago, Blockwiper said:

Kutthroat Business

Kutthroat Business

3 minutes ago, Sender said:

THE LAnd

10 hours ago, IFz said:

Edited May 21 by Frank_Luvano

Peter_Genusa · May 21

bill dippolito · May 22

Blaz · May 22

Napoleon · May 23

Martin_Busato · May 23

On 5/20/2025 at 7:51 PM, Michael_Dippolito said:

Hello.

Lately there have been a handful of people reaching out through the forums to try and get involved with us ICly. In order to allow those who are interested in role playing their way into getting involved, we have decided to coordinate our time zones and business openings through our very own Discord channel. Anyone is free to join our Discord to get an insight on when and where you can begin to work your way in.

Note: this is not a way to fast-track your way in to getting involved.

https://discord.gg/tdxUTDTN

Thank you for all the interest shown so far.

I do want to point out that this adjustment does not mean joining will now all of a sudden be easy. We strive to roleplay everything realistically IC and recruitment is no exception. In fact, much of Valenti's success across all eras can be attributed to our stringent recruitment/progression process; delayed gratification has worked wonders for us in many other facets as well and will continue to be foundational to our success. There are other LCN factions where you can simply have an Italian name, ask for a drink and they'll hire you to do dirty work, but that won't cut it here. Working your way in will still require the ability to portray a realistic character, creativity, and patience.

It's no secret our activity has been below peak levels for a while now and the server as a whole isn't as lively as it once was, so we felt a public Discord channel is an appropriate move for the time being. We're giving you a few nuggets on where and when you can find us to make joining a little more convenient, but it's on you to plan a realistic character and find your own pathway into the faction from there.

In regards to the recent decline in activity: don't worry about it. All factions experience peaks and valleys when it comes to activity and ours are unavoidable due to our memberbase being much older than the average faction and increasingly pulled away from the game due to real life responsibilities. The beauty of Valenti, though, is that it's very rare that people ever leave the faction; they'll take a break from roleplaying and return home when they have time to get back into the game. Our ability to retain players over long periods of time is simply second to none and rest assured myself and countless other Valenti loyalists will return home when we have the time. We have experienced far greater activity slumps in the past and rebounded to incredible heights; I have no doubt that will happen again.

All that to say: don't let our recent slip in activity deter you from joining, but rather look at it as a prime window of opportunity. The inactivity currently is at the associate level, which means naturally there will be a higher demand for manpower and more room for characters to advance than in many previous eras. That doesn't mean it will be quick or easy but now is certainly a great time to get involved if you'd like to make your mark on our historic storyline.

With that said, I hope this adjustment dispells the misconception that we are a closed club full of elitists and don't want anyone to join because that couldn't be further from the truth. This is the Mafia; our exclusive nature IC is self explanatory, but on an OOC basis we are thrilled to have new people join. We may or may not be as engaging as other factions are in their Discord channels, but we are also cognizant of creating an immersive roleplaying environment IC with no OOC strings attached. Every single one of us was new to this faction at one point and we can all speak to how helpful the faction and its members were in developing us as roleplayers. Valenti has lasted so long because it's always been a breeding ground for the best LCN roleplayers and we are looking forward to seeing the next generation emerge and helping them along the way.

Just two cents from the dead boss. Keep up the great work everyone.

Edited May 23 by Martin_Busato