Informative article for the young eRepublik citizens

Day 793, 08:00 • Published in • by Plato

Dear citizens,

First of all, this Insider is meant to be an informative article addressed to the 120,000+ citizens that joined us in the last few weeks. If you are an older citizen you may want to skip this article because you already know most of the game. Below we have the answers for some questions often raised by young citizens. Anyway, why do we call it the “New World”? Well, because in this game we aim to leave behind the real-life histories and stereotypes, such that every nation has a fresh start. History in eRepublik is full of surprises, and exactly these unlimited possibilities of re-writing the history is what makes eRepublik so exciting.

So, let's begin our journey and present some of the current eRepublik concepts. It must be said that more concepts will arrive in eRepublik together with the upcoming modules, but most of the current ones will still be valid. As you can see your character has several attributes, like level, wellness, strength and skill. Your level is a measure of your character's experience in eRepublik and it depends on Experience Points (EP). You receive EPs when you work, train and fight. The wellness bar is a measure of your citizen's health and overall well-being. The higher your wellness, the higher your productivity and the more damage you will deal in fights. By productivity we mean 'working productivity'; for the general manager who pays your salary, it is very important for you to have as close to 100 wellness as possible.

Food, houses, and hospitals increase wellness. Each fight decreases your wellness by 10 points, but using the hospital in your region gives you an amount of wellness equal to hospital's quality (10-50 wellness). Remember that in order to use the hospital you must fight at least once in that day, and that you can use the hospital only once per day. Working decreases your wellness by an amount equal to the quality of the company you work at. For example, a Q5 company decreases your wellness by 5 points.Training also decreases your wellness, but you can recover the lost wellness due to working and training by owning a house and consuming food. To combine/adjust the qualities of house, food and the company you work in, will be an important task for your e-life.

The skills you see in your profile page (Bio tab) reflect your working capabilities. Different types of companies require a specific skill, and the bigger the skill, the bigger the productivity and subsequently the higher the salary you earn.

You can work in any type of company whenever you want, but it is a good rule of thumb to focus on a specific skill. It is better to have skill 10 in one domain than to have skill 5 in all domains.

Another attribute is your strength, which influences the damage you deal in fights. This damage depends on your strength and also the quality of the weapon you use (if you have any in your inventory). By working and training everyday your skill and strength increases by a default value (Personal Trainers can boost your daily strength gain).

OK, we covered wellness, working skill and strength. In the first days you`ll work for a for a small salary, but pretty fast you will reach a higher level of skill (like 2.00 or 3.00 etc)hence you can get a better paid job. The strength and working skills increase quickly in the beggining, to help new players. You will notice the growth slows down as you get further in the game.

On the sidebar, just bellow your wellness indicator, you can see your money: GOLD and national currency. These two (and any other) are convertible, so you can exchange your salary received in national currency for GOLD, through the monetary market. Speaking of GOLD, if you work everyday for 30 days you will receive a hard worker medal and 5 GOLD (in fact, any medal you receive brings you 5 GOLD). Also, when you reach level 6 you will receive 5 GOLD, and by achieving strength 5 (and first super-soldier medal) you will get another 5 GOLD. So, pretty quickly, in just 30 days of eRepublik, you can get 15 GOLD for free, excluding the wages you will receive.

During one month we have three elections in the New World, as part of the bigger political module: party president, congress and country president. We say that 4 years of real-life are condensed here into one month. These elections are very important because the people you elect hold the fate of your nation.

So, what should you do in the first weeks in eRepublik? You should observe, read the press, and gather information. You can talk to new friends and old players to familiarize yourself with different tips and tricks.It is important to know that most countries have some sort of "cabinet" with social ministers, like a Secretary of State or a Minister of Defence. They are good people to go to for advice.

Another thing you should do is read and respect the eRepublik Laws . Disrespecting them may lead to your temporary or permanent suspension from the game. The first rule for a successful career is to play fair. Gaining illegal properties or creating multiple-accounts results in a permanent suspension of your account. Bare in mind that administrating more than one citizen account is just as illegal as creating more than one account yourself. So, please, have fun in eRepublik but also respect the eRepublik Laws.

But how will you have fun? Well, the media module would be a good start. Newspapers and articles are the heart and the brain of eRepublik. The quickest way to make yourself known is to be active in the media. Who knows, maybe someday you will be one of the most appreciated journalists in the world. You can try to build an economic empire from scratch that one day might spread over the whole "New World". If you achieve that and your income makes you a wealthy citizen, then most likely, later on, you will be one of the war heroes for your nation or your alliance. To win important battles together with your friends and allies is an overwhelming feeling. And, of course, apart from becoming a great journalist, a very rich citizen and a war-hero who inspires and encourages his fellow citizens on the battlefields. You may also climb the political heights. Every President started out as a new player at one point or another, just like you.

Regards,
The eRepublik Team