Join the new world

First of all, my fellow compatriots and friends, allow me to (re)introduce myself. I am Nathan Maximilian Stark and, as the title (which is totally not connected to an awesome book I recently read) suggests, I'm here once more. Whether it was pure curiosity, nostalgia or the desire to waste my time that brought me back, I do not know. But, I am here. Again. As some of you may recall, this was not my first time leaving the game and returning after a long period of inactivity. This time, as well, I was overwhelmed by RL commitments and forced to quit playing. Seeing as how I was becoming increasingly displeased with the game, putting me off playing wasn't exactly hard. However, with those 'commitments' out of the way, I was able to return, together with my new avatar and newspaper design (which I slapped together in 5 minutes, but I don't care, because I like them) Hopefully, I'll be staying here for a long while.

Right off the bat, I noticed the biggest change eRepublik had introduce😛 the new winter design. Amazing. And, that's about it. I skimmed through the 'Latest Updates', and saw an abundance of tournaments, 'raffles', 'rumbles', etc, and no real improvements or updates. The bottomless money pits that are Combat/War Stashes were still there. To be honest, I didn't really expect any improvements. After more than 4 years of wishing for positive changes (and not getting them), I had given up hope. Next up, I decided to go looking around my profile. It made me feel a bit depressed. I noticed that many of my friends, notably older players, had given up as well. I felt kind of sad, but found comfort in the fact that I too had stopped playing on various occasions, only to come back after a certain period of time. I honestly wish the same for them. After I had made my 'triumphant return' publicly known, I was welcomed back by a couple of friends (they know who they are), and I thank them for it. It's nice to know that I wasn't completely forgotten in these past few months.

The last time I was active, I tried to make a positive impact on the society. I became active in my party and my military unit, with the simple goal of changing the things in our country for the better.
And what did I manage to accomplish?
Not a goddamn thing.
Probably Maybe it was a failure on my part, maybe the community just wasn't interested, maybe it was because I don't belong to the so-called 'Filz' elite. I don't know and I don't want to concern myself with the things of the past. Sure, maybe I shouldn't give up. Maybe I should try again. Eventually. However, for the time being, I think I'm just going to lay low for a while, and try to do what's best for our nation as a simple commoner. However, despite my 'failure', there's one thing I can still be proud of.
Never, in these past 6 years I have been playing, have I fought against the interests of eGermany! Never have I changed my citizenship and relinquished the German banner which I'm so proudly carrying. And I never will!
It may not be an exceptional feat (to be honest, it certainly isn't), but it's the one aspect of my e-life I'm proud of.

I feel it may be time to bring my monologue to an end, as I've been rambling on about various unconnected topics for too long, and the article is starting to lose coherence.
Why did I write about all of this?
I don't know. Perhaps I just wanted to get these few thoughts 'out of my system', despite how odd the overall structure of the article may seem. Besides, I needed a 'come-back' article.
To summarize, I have once again decided to commit myself to this game (albeit not as fervently as I had in the past, as I already elaborated) and see the course our nation will take. And, more importantly, I have dared, and will always dare, to defend our homeland! May you, my brothers and sisters, dare as well!

TL😉R version: I'm back, this game still sucks, eGermany 4evah!

Farewell, until next time.
Nathan Maximillian Stark