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There is an elephant in the room. The beast is called money and it can be the great equalizer. But what happens in an environment like ours where not every coin is created equal?

ERepublik’s economy is based on the market forces exerted by our national currencies and this precious commodity called gold. Gold can be acquired through dedication and hard work but it can also be bought with a few clicks and a credit card. Suddenly the great equalizer becomes the unnamed advantage. Those that are willing to invest into eRepublik can gain a leg up almost instantly.

The price of this boon? 10 euro ($16.58 CAD) for 20 gold bars, 25 euro ($41.47 CAD) for 40 and 60 euro ($99.53 CAD) for 80. The only restriction being that you can buy a single box every 7 days.

What does this represent? For the smallest box (20 gold bars), it is a new company or an export license. Nobody needs to be told how important an advantage that can be when discovering an untapped market. It can be a bribe (used to great effect by some media moguls) or it can free you from having to work. If you are willing to spend enough real money, you can literally transform yourself in eRepublik overnight. Sometimes the temptation is simply too great.

The strength of eRepublik so far has been that this system has not created a two tiered system. Those that spend benefit now, those that work benefit later.