[CP Entry] Real World Aspects of eRepublik
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by Dominik
I can but marvel at the irony of receiving as a topic the discussion of real world aspects in eRepublik, when I have started an entire political party dedicated to enhancing just that. I suppose that the first question is "What is eRepublik?". We will receive different answers from different individuals ranging from "role-playing game" to "political simulator" to "conquest game". However, what I think makes eRepublik great in the long run, is the wide array of gameplay available, the fact that each of those people can play the game the way they want.
The questions arise "Do we take it too far?" or "Are we taking the game a bit too seriously?". I believe that the line between seriousness and role-playing is larger than people make it out to be. Yes, you are taking the game too seriously when you plan to divorce your wife because you got married in eRepublik or arrive at the Ottawa parliament buildings asking to be given "congressional access" every election, but there is a surreal element to this game that is what intrigues most of the players; the idea of being able to do the same thing that can be done in real life but with exaggerated simplicity and no consequences.
The military and company-running is a good start, but can get repetitive after a while. The only way to keep the game constantly interesting is by adding our own programs to it. In eRepublik, as a veteran player, I strive to keep the game from becoming repetitive for new players. This is why I started the RFP- it is a party based entirely on enhancing these "extra" aspects of the game, which is what the game is really about: gambling, rambling, religions, diligence, college, marriage, business, congress, IRC, bourgeoisie, forums, morons, sports, courts, journalism, and the occasional Baldwinism.
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*Becomes amateur rapper*
*starts amateur rap-rivalry with Dominik, which erupts into full posse vs. posse rap wars, and ends in a bloody drive-by shooting and 16 follow up albums post mortem.*
Baldwinism? Yeugh.
good to see you back Dominik as an exiled eCanadian, Slavia and Guns of August are my fav. keep me informed you know 😃
Judge 1:
1) Grammar/Stylistics: 4.5/5
The first sentence is an escessive run-on that should have been chopped up into a couple sentences. Other than that there was only one spelling mistake; good job.
2) Persuasiveness/Veracity/Humourous Appeal: 9/10
Humurous with a coherent argument behind it, great satirical example.
3) Creativeness/Originality: 6.5/10
Plain paragraph presentation. Need I say more?
Total 20/25
Judge 2:
Grammar/Stylistics: 4/5 – sentences are clear and have few errors except for some punctuation issues
Persuasiveness/Veracity/Humourous Appeal: 7/10 – Ideas are reasonable but could investigate the issue further, the article could have more efficiently made its point sooner by developing the last line of the third paragraph (“do the same thing in RL but with exaggerated simplicity and no consequences”) a brilliant observation that should have been developed as the main idea
Creativity/Originality: 8/10 – interesting perspective on eRepublik, the writer seems to have experience with the topic, many ideas that perhaps could use one or two solid illustrations
Total: 19/25
Total: 39/50
Finally had time to catch up with this pair in the CP competition, and was not disappointed....but I do like your thesis better Dom...congrats....BTW I have sent my eHockey sim off for my minions (students)to program....should be able to have our own eHockey tourney here in a couple of weeks if I can crack the whip on the serfs....