In a World Full of Complaints
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by Armour144
To be perfectly honest, I’m not sure just what about the erepublik world is pissing me off the most right now. On one hand there is the non-stop protests against V2. Then along comes 1ronman and his massive scandal, oh and now he plans to start up another COBRA. And of course, who could forget that 2-3k gold PER MONTH that we missed out on. Oh boy.
First off: V2. Who here has decided to take a gander and look around at V2 Beta ? It seems that this glimpse of the future of eRepublik has upset a rather large number of players. Why? Well, for starters just about everything can be improved if you are loaded with gold. You can lose less wellness at work, train strength faster, learn new professions faster, and improve your happiness….faster.
Obviously, along with everything else implemented that is designed to drain gold from the game, people don’t seem to like it.
Kitty Break! (come on, who doesn’t like kitties?)
Well isn’t he just adorable? All snuggled up in the…uh…
Yeah, so people don’t seem to like the idea of owning less gold because of the simple fact that everyone else will be taking advantage of the bonuses by spending their own gold. Some feel “required” to pay for everything if they want to stay near the top at whatever it is they are paying for.
If it really matters that much to you to have the best citizen no matter what, then I suggest you go explore the great outdoors for a few hours, or maybe go connect with some friends you haven’t talked to since being born in the eworld.
Also I have some news for all of you: eRepublik is run by a company. Through eRepublik we all know how to run a company. If you’re running losses then why should you keep providing whatever it is you’re providing? The makers of eRepublik don’t want to be the noob-run Q1 wood company in a low productivity region- no, they want to be the Q5 housing company that rakes in the cash.
Kitty Break!
Oh, 1ronman, 1ronman… I’ll stay out of this.
ANOTHER KITTEH BREAK!
Oh my… How did that get in there?
Oh well, cat’s are overrated anyways…
Congress
We just missed out on about 2000-2500 gold PER MONTH. PER %*$#@$# MONTH
Seriously? We couldn’t just rent out a pretty much worthless region to us for that much gold? Do any of you realise how much 2500 gold is? Why…its…ugh…you see? It’s too big to be able to compare something to! You could spend your way through V2 for weeks with that! (and that’s saying something) Some reasons for not agreeing with it were the potential failure of Poland passing through Scotland.
Why wouldn’t we agree to it, and then if they failed to get past Scotland then the deal is off? Did anyone realize that if we didn’t want to give up a region that Poland could just head a little further south for the exact same thing?
Why didn’t we agree to this? Why?
Do we not trust Poland? Do we think that a nation that has been our allies for ages and has no history of backstabbing would backstab us? Even if something were to go terribly wrong then I have a story for you…
This story takes place almost exactly a year ago when good ol’ Peace was readying itself for a full-blown invasion of North America. During the process Canada was wiped entirely from the map and our country was in ruins- but it was fun as hell. Anyone who was there can verify that activity rose to new heights and I for one had never had so much fun on eRepublik.
Anyways, that’s my response to “what if everything goes horribly wrong” type of argument.
In conclusion: Everyone take a chill pill
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Having no gold and no prospects of "boosterizing" my civilian on espresso 'roids is a very liberating feeling. So long as we can stay fed and productive, then the game won't be totally ruined on gold.
I get what you say about a year ago. A ton of gold could not equal the thrill of digging ourselves out of annihilation.
To refere back to your title, "In a World Full of Complaints," here is the ending of "The Fable of the Bees" - an old poem with a message that is still current:
"The M O R A L.
THEN leave Complaints: Fools only strive
To make a Great an honest Hive.
T'enjoy the World's Conveniencies,
Be famed in War, yet live in Ease
Without great Vices, is a vain
Eutopia seated in the Brain.
Fraud, Luxury, and Pride must live;
Whilst we the Benefits receive."
This article is a breath of fresh air. I agree on every single count, Armour.
ahhh pixeltoba, from my cold dead hands.
good article, now can we please rent a titanium region to our bro's.....please.....pretty please......with sugar on top.
Ceiling Cat can help you:
1 Oh hai. In teh beginnin Ceiling Cat maded teh skiez An da Urfs, but he did not eated dem.
2 Da Urfs no had shapez An haded dark face, An Ceiling Cat rode invisible bike over teh waterz.
3 At start, no has lyte. An Ceiling Cat sayz, i can haz lite? An lite wuz.4 An Ceiling Cat sawed teh lite, to seez stuffs, An splitted teh lite from dark but taht wuz ok cuz kittehs can see in teh dark An not tripz over nethin.5 An Ceiling Cat sayed light Day An dark no Day. It were FURST!!!1
yeh today was my first day of v2. unsure what to think of it. To be a soldier and have fun on the battlefield you'll need gold.
I don't even know how to heal yet without buying wellness and food.
Excellent article Armour144, as always. I wish you would write more often 🙂
I've tried V2 and thinks it looks pretty cool. I don't have that much of a problem with the new usages of gold, if you're playing this game for free you honestly cannot expect to be at the top anyway.
Rylde: I think hospitals do that but there are none in Canada 🙁
I like this article, and tbh I've never understood why the Canabros are so regionalistic...
This is the best article I have read in eRepublik for a long time! Keep it up Armour, this is amazing.
"I've never understood why the Canabros are so regionalistic..."
Most of us aren't when it comes to cash LOL. It just seems a few of those in power got rubbed the wrong way and decided to vote against it but yeah there are a few there that are regionalistic.
Pity.
Considering Canada is broke, I thought people would have jumped at the opportunity. Unfortunately common sense and politicians mix like oil and water in this country.
I will never understand politicians 😛