500 days of eRepublik

Day 500, 06:00 • Published in • by Plato

500 days, this is a lot of time. Few of the early citizens of the New World thought that they would live to see the 500'th day of eRepublik. However some did, and are actually doing well. One of the citizens who saw the dawn of the New World on the 20th of November 2007 is titillica, who is the second best soldier in eRepublik, despite his age.

The first citizens of eRepublik were 200 adventurers, who were given a few gold in order to build the New World. Economies were so weak that the first president of the United States, Korbin King, tried to reduce unemployment by giving loans to citizens who wanted to create companies. Now, there are around 12 000 companies in the New World, creating twelve different types of products.

Five months ago, 50 000 citizens witnessed the first birthday of eRepublik, now the population of the New World has doubled! Back then, on day 366, there were exactly 366 parties in the New World. An interesting coincidence, but guess how many parties are there now? 500! 

Much has changed in these 500 days. We have seen countries rise and fall, like the once almighty “Holy Empire of Pakistan”, which is now one step away from being erased from the map. Its former leader, Dio Brando, once worshiped like a god, now lives in the Swiss Alps, leading the small group of citizens that inhabit Switzerland.

We' have also seen some great leaders emerge, and others pass away, perhaps for eternity. The influent American leader with a stylish hat, Platonic, declared a long time ago that he might be back to see how V1 would look like, but he was never seen again. He said just before dying for the second time in his virtual life: “the New World is probably one of the few places where you have the chance to come back at any time and change history”.

Best Regards,
The eRepublik Team

PS:
We wanted to make this a proper celebration, so all the citizen had  cake today instead of the regular bread. You may have also noticed that the eRepublik logo is slightly changed, there is a new banner on the right side of the screen, and we've also forced Plato to wear a party hat. There are also some surprises waiting for you in the Forum: you can test your knowledge of the eRepublik history in the quick contests that are held every half an hour, and share the best experiences you've had in eRepublik on the Anniversary Wall. And finally, we have a new short survey for you.