New Players Read this (Calvin Hobbes Contribution)

Day 611, 09:58 • Published in Canada Canada • by Booleus
The Importance of Training
By Calvin Hobbes, Guest Contributor
http://www.erepublik.com/en/citizen/profile/1525513
Upon reaching Level 2, many new eCitizens will question the need to train. You might ask, “Why should I bother to train every day when it adds only 0.25 to my strength and it costs me one wellness point?”
A valid question, but here’s why it’s important. Training increases your strength and makes you a more formidable soldier when defending your country. A buck private with a strength of 4.0 will inflict 8 damage points on the enemy, whereas a private who does not train every day and who has a strength of 2.0 will cause only 4 damage points. Sure, training is a gradual process, but it’s easy. It takes only a couple mouse clicks each day.
Let’s see what extensive training will do. Our very own beloved commander, Coda, has a strength of 14.16 and earned the in-game rank of Field Marshall. With top quality weapons, she can inflict 258 damage points in each fight. She can fight several times each day and make a real difference defending our country.
What if your eReligion prohibits you from fighting? Then let’s talk money. When you train regularly and increase your strength 5 points, you earn a reward of 5 Gold. That’s 166 CAD and that ain’t no chicken feed!
Okay, if defending the honour of our great nation isn’t enough and 5 Gold isn’t enough, here’s one more reason . . . the adoration of eCitizens everywhere. eWomen love strong eMen (and vice versa). Rumour has it that Coda has eMen hitting on her daily. And Dean22, with a strength of 14.414, has to fight off the eWomen with a stick.
So, new eCitizens, train hard every day and fight for eCanada!