It was a busy day

Day 763, 01:52 • Published in • by Plato

“ The annoying sound of the alarm hardly managed to wake up Johnny. He was so tired.. The day before was a pretty straining one, mainly because he worked more than usual. He did that because he was in great need of money. Of course, more working hours means more money, but also less wellness. Hence, he was tired. But the chance to buy that tank factory was a once in a lifetime opportunity and he just could not miss it.

He made some coffee and grabbed the newspapers. His fellow compatriots were still surrounded near that damn mountain since yesterday. This does not look good, but hopefully a stroke of genius coming from somewhere, from somebody, will change the fate of that battle. On the economic page he saw an interview of a reputed businessman advising everybody to “Customize! Customize! Customize!”. An intriguing title, but what followed seemed logical: “If you want to survive nowadays, your only chance is to customize your products, no matter what you produce. But of course, so will all the other businessmen, so your products must be different, must be special. Customize your products such that you offer the best balanced benefits for the money. The balancing is extremely important. Would you buy a house that offers you everything, wellness, happiness, but which is very expensive and will collapse in just one week? Think about it.”

He indeed thought about it. Once he'd bought that tank factory, he would implement some modifications to the tanks it produced. Maybe increase their accuracy, so that it would be more likely to hit the target, in detriment of other characteristics. Or something else, but for sure he must do something, to turn the factory profitable.

He was still dreaming with his eyes opened, when he had arrived at the office. He was hired as a project manager, a job that he truly liked. The need for money convinced him to work a lot today too, more than 8 hours actually. In the afternoon, in spite the tiredness, he decided to study and improve his architecture skill, for another 2 hours. He enjoyed studying architecture, so the time passed really quick. Moreover, he was feeling a bit refreshed. So he decided to work another two hours to improve his infantry skill. Someday he would be there, near that mountain, fighting for his country. Someday..but for now, after such a full day he needed some relaxation. So he bought a ticket to the cinema, and after watching a comedy his happiness was restored.

He allocated the remaining hours for sleeping. A wise decision, as there is always a “tomorrow”, waiting right around the corner. ”

This is a story of a citizen living in the new economic module. It's a story to illustrate the concept, but you`ll not have to be online 24/7, to work x hours, to study y hours, etc. The game will still be open for 2-clickers logging on just once (ok, 10-clickers), but those that would like to occupy more time, will be able to do that. Starting in January, a series of Insiders will start presenting the new economic and war modules, from general concepts to detailed in-game situations. Given the huge complexity of these modules, the new concepts and changes in the game-play compared to today's eRepublik, there will be many such dedicated articles. So watch out for the Insiders, to stay informed.


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The eRepublik Team