[PotUS] Nearing Journey's End

Day 3,111, 16:30 Published in USA USA by Tyler Bubblar



Congressional elections have come and gone. We are winding down the last stretch for this Presidential term. Yui has already announced his own run for President next month. I would like to state publicly that I do not intend to seek re-election, and I am in full support of Yui’s candidacy for CP. He has been absolutely stellar this month. He has more than earned this opportunity. Truly nothing pleases me more than seeing players succeed on their own merits in this game.




I was a fairly obscure player when I first played this game the latter half of 2009 and the beginning of 2010. I did not like IRC very much (I had an initial run in with Emerick that somewhat soured me on it), and was mostly an in game only player. I did visit the AAP forums and the national forums we used at the time, but really I was little more than a two clicker. Not long after the PEACE invasion was beaten back I slowly lost interest. I gave all my gold and goods to Astra Kat G, and then I just stopped logging in. I had near forgotten the game when I received an email in the Spring of 2013 regarding a gold mine. Curiosity piqued I logged in and found a very different game.

I changed a few things on my profile and joined the Federalist Party not long after. I loved the warm and welcoming environment the Feds fostered towards new players. So I started publishing and taking Party jobs to get involved. More than 3 years later I never would have expected things to have gone this long. I have had a great adventure in eRepublik. I have made many dear friends. I have made a few enemies here and there. I also have seen some of those friends and enemies head for the exits making the community here that I have grown to love just that much less for their going.

Not long ago the thought began to percolate through my mind that this term might just be the end for me here. I will never say never as I have announced intentions to depart in the past, but could never quite bring myself to all the way pull the trigger on leaving. No doubt if I see a need in the future I will once again step forward. However, at this moment in time there are plenty of deserving players who have not had their shot at leading our nation. I do not actively seek Cabinet positions. This has been a practice of mine for quite sometime. If offered I always accept an opportunity to serve, but I have no wish to be a progress stopper so I generally stand to the side and allow others to make a name for themselves. I wish Yui and many others the best of luck in their climbs to the top of the eUSA.





This will not be my last article of this term. We still have 3 more resources to go after in order to succeed in obtaining full bonuses. I am confident in our chances. At worst we will finish with 19/20, but 20/20 is still very much within reach. This has been thanks to the efforts of many people too numerous to mention by name. However to those of you who log in daily to #ResourceWars and help push walls, those who coordinate the efforts, and those who have dipped heavily into their EB and gold stashes to help this endeavor along: thank you!

As a parting thought I would like to direct you to check out the latest edition of the USAF Newsletter. A lot of time, effort and talent has gone into it. It is also extremely informative even if you are not a member of USAF. Custer and his team have outdone themselves yet again. Considering the high quality of their previous articles this is no easy feat! There is a reason Custer is considered one of the best.