Join the new world

Yes, I was joking.

Anyway, normally there's one or two topics to cover, but everything's gone to hell as of late. Don't believe me? Let's look at all these damn topics 😮

Argentina's Airstrike

First, the topic everyone's talking about. A long time coming, but only recently possible with the addition of airstrikes, Argentina has finally seized the opportunity to attack the United Kingdom, both a military ploy and a propaganda movement for a baby boom, and hopefully hold a foothold in Europe. Of course, this has real life reasons, as Argentina and United Kingdom had an RL war over control over the Falkland Islands, a small landmass off the shores of Argentina. Today marks the anniversary of said war, and Argentina intends to use this date to spur players to joining and fight for their just cause.

Now, disregarding real life, this is a very interesting move for the Argentinians. It's not as if they don't have anything else to do, as they have a very...interesting war happening against their longtime rival Chile. However, the war gives a chance for Argentina to fight someone new. The Brits are one of the weaker members of TWO, so this gives Argentina the chance to escape South America, falling into CoT hands, and perhaps set up a base somewhere else new and fresh. Of course, it could just serve the purpose of messing with the Brits. And isn't that in itself worth it?

To Argentina's credit, the battle has been going exceptionally well, as the Brits have failed to muster up a single point through four tight rounds in East Midlands, an oil region. While TWO is focusing most of its influence to the region in hopes of spurning the ex-EDEN nation, CUA is pumping its full efforts into the battle as well. However, Argentina also has the priority support of friendly alliance Asgard. Additionally, the Irish, who have been steadily improving relations with the Brits and were involved in a training war for quite some time, have reportedly supported the Argentinians in their affair as well. Ireland may have been working on keeping the peace in the British Isles, but the Irish are still closely attached to their old EDEN friends (at least some of them), and hold MPPs with many of them, including Argentina themselves. With an active front still going in Belfast, the Brits would do well to quickly finish the Argentinians' ambitions and deal with their TW. Of course, Argentina won't be an easy enemy to overcome. Popcorn is necessary for the spectacle, so get your own. This bag is mine 😮

Spain has since posted an airstrike proposal on Argentina in response, though whether it will pass has yet to be determined. If indeed it passes, will the Spaniards be visiting their British friends in the north? Or do they just want Buenos Aires? Not a great idea to step on Chilean turf, bro 😉

Canadians rejoice at the possibility of stealing three regions, then losing them all once Spain wakes up and realizes that their supply of maple syrup is gone. Or maybe Canada could hold onto their lands? Maybe? Please?

Montenegro Visiting Malaysia

There's really tons of airstrikes as of late, no? With all the commotion in Argentina and the United Kingdom, few people have noticed another airstrike taking place. This time, it's Montenegro. With few options in the region thanks to Serbia's inherent tendency to eat up neighboring nations at will, Montenegro is taking the chance to move east, where prey is easier to catch and beat. Attacking Malaysia is an interesting move, and frankly one of the only shots for the small Balkan nation. Malaysia is in the dreaded gray area in terms of relations. They have few, if any strong ties to other nations. Thus, Malaysia is mostly on its own in the imminent airstrike. Yet, what purpose does this attack serve?

Malaysia may be a mostly independent nation, but that's exactly it. Taking out the Malaysians may be nice and serves well for the nation's morale, but they're not a member of EDEN or anything remotely close to that. Defeating the Malaysians would therefore not hinder Montenegro's EDEN enemies in any way, shape, or form. Perhaps going for the resources in Malaysia? Well, Malaysia happens to be but a mere three regions. Even counting Singapore, most likely an easy follow-up target, that only grants a tad more bonuses for the Malaysians. And with Malaysia being surrounded by Indonesia and China, with Thailand and Croatia nearby, there aren't many other regions to aim for even if Montenegro was successful. And Malaysia, while certainly no power, can hold its own with a nation of Montenegro's size. If even Bosnia can wipe Montenegro on multiple occasions, it'd be hard to see Montenegro holding down Malaysia for long, even if the airstrike itself was successful.

So, what do I think of the Montenegrin airstrike? Well, it's a way to keep Montenegrins interested in the game, surely. But it does a bit more for Malaysia, whom have been floating around obscurity for ages. It may spur them to extend hands of friendship to other nations in this time of need. Hey, why not try NaN? 😃

Polish Airstrike Fiasco

Old hat, surely. But for those that were unaware, Poland saw the goldmines, just like everyone else. But wait! Serbia's the strongest nation in Europe. So Poland, much to their dismay, would not see a goldmine in Warsaw. So what to do? Attack another nation for their mine, of course!

Poland considered other continents for their goldmines. The tempting offer was in Australia, where the Aussies were close to securing a goldmine in Sydney, under the opera house Canberra (Note to self: eRep trolls me). However, the major problem was that Chile currently occupied (and still occupies) New South Wales, along with large chunks of Australia. With tensions running high, the Polish seemed as if they were going to singlehandedly ruin the fun for all of CoTWO, y'know, again. Cough, Russia, cough. Yet, Poland avoided disaster, and attacked Turkey for their goldmine instead. EDEN put away its banners and confetti for another day.

Yes, Turkey. China is normally EDEN's heaviest hitter, but with the airstrike forcing Turkey to throw the kitchen sink (or, y'know, not, and just let Poland land unopposed), as well as a long series of tough battles against Serbians launching assaults from Israel, Turkey eclipsed Chinese powers, slipping their Asian friends to #2 (unacceptable! - Asian fathers). So ironically, by trying to fight off their enemies from invasion, they made themselves an even greater target. Whoop-de-do.

The Polish and Serbs have been steaming through Turkish lands with relative ease, and barring unforeseen events, Turkey should be wiped within the week. However, there are massive movements in Ankara, as rebellion churns within the inner depths of the capital. Turkey's main priority is to take the grubby Polish hands off of their goldmine. The major battles will be not the MPP fights, but the RWs in Central Anatolia.

More Airstrikes!

Airstrikes aren't just for strong nations like Argentina and Poland! Other nations have stocked up their paratroopers as well, including the minor nation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Long occupied by Serbian forces, the Bosnians are awaiting their time to shine, as their airfields are being prepped up for the next major revolt. Of course, nations must own a region to airstrike, as Romania well knows. Under full occupation at the moment, Bosnia can't do much. But as assuredly there will come a day when Croatians lead a revolt in Serbia and Bosnia escapes in the process, the Bosnians need only wait a little longer. If successful, Bosnia may escape the Balkans and find a new, longterm base, free of occupation, and consistently hold Congress. Knowing Bosnia, this would be a very welcome change.

Looking at the map, however, with South America a hellhole and other regions already claimed, a possible target if such an airstrike did take place would be Japan. While Japan is a relatively weak country, it has plenty of resources, and with the absolutely massive China nearby, the Bosnians could theoretically settle in pretty well and thrive in their new habitat, similar to Croatia with their Indian lands. But hey, what would I know?

In other news, the Netherlands are, according to some sources, looking to fund an airstrike themselves. 🙂

Bombs Over Belgrade (lol?)

On the topic of airstrikes (last one, promise!), there's been a ragtag bunch of misfits calling for America to airstrike Serbia's capital of Belgrade. Noted, the head of the movement states, the Americans already border the Serbs through Aquitaine, originally a French region. However, by RWing the French region back, it would be at least in theory a possibility for the Americans. While the Serbs are an exceptionally ferocious nation, and quite powerful, and thus difficult to defeat via traditional war, even for the mighty Americans, a single strike on Belgrade, if successful, would cut off Serbia's goldmine, allow for America's close friend Albania to start its own revolution, and be a great starting point for Americans to secure Albania's freedom.

And even if it didn't work, imagine the mass hysteria! America has been stagnant for ages, having ignored their hatred for the Serbs because of their new affiliation with CoT. If CoTWO falls apart, seeing America attack Serbia would be a glorious sight to behold. And, according to the 'brains' (using this term very VERY loosely) of the idea, "Seriously, it would be the greatest troll of all time". So, there ya go. Now give me gold for your shoutout, you bastard.

Fighting in Cairo

Africa only has two nations. Yeah. Two. C'mon, Plato! Give us Algeria and Tunisia and all that good stuff! Anyway, there's a point to this. Before South Africa managed to pull away with the victory and thus the goldmine, Egypt was a prime (and only other) contender for the goldmine. Of course, Egypt is not in itself a mighty nation, having been occupied and under various PTO threats for the majority of its existence. But the prospect of riches in Cairo, or Lower Egypt, if you prefer, made the two nations with interests in northern Africa even more ferocious over the fighting.

Greece has long controlled the Egyptians (let my people go), having incorporated them into the Greek Empire for quite awhile. The resources, along with the easy access from Crete, made them quite desirable. Of course, with Bulgaria becoming increasingly aggressive, and rightly so, the Greek Empire has since been cut down to size, as Greece has been wiped for the first time in over a year as their last colonies fell. Yet, with FYROM out of the way, here is Greece again, revived in full with their islands aplenty and the coastline secure. Greece has since fought the Bulgarians through Egypt and into Saudi Arabia, with several unbelievable fights, yet all with the Greeks as the victors. Even though the goldmine has turned up in South Africa instead (more on that below), the war wages on, as Greece tries to ironically push Bulgaria into their colonies and wipe them, just as it was done to them before. Can Greece succeed? Will Bulgaria return to its home intact? Will I stop asking stupid questions? Find out next time, on eRepublik Z!

Tensions in CoT

Brazil has long been South Africa's protector, as controlling several South African regions has been mutually beneficial. Brazil gets bonuses, South Africa gets cash and protection from enemies. How nice! However, the colonies have been under attack, not by an EDEN nation (okay, Uruguay, but c'mon, really?), or even an independent nation. Hell, not even a TWO nation. But a CoT nation! Juicy!

Yes, with South Africa winning the goldmine, a certain island nation has been tempted oh so much. What nation, you may ask? Why, none other than the good ol' Indonesians! A CoT nation that has gotten a few frowns shown their way by both enemies and friends alike, the Indonesians have already scuffled with Brazil over the South African regions a few times, and tensions heightened when for a brief span of a few hours an Indonesian NE of Brazil was on its way to passing. Luckily for CoT, the motion was eventually shot down, but Indonesia's constant flirtation with the goldmine must be driving fellow alliance members mad. Granted, Brazil isn't technically part of CoT, but many players group them in as an affiliated member, similar to Russia. Except, you know, Brazil actually can fight. No offense Russia, but c'mon XD

Indonesia has already caused headaches over their quarreling with then-CoT-hopeful Australia, and is walking on thin ice. They may need to reconcile their differences if they hope to stay on good terms with CoT, despite their respectable force. Strength doesn't mean anything if it's misused 😉

Belarus-Hungary Relations

Well, enough with CoT relationship issues. Let's talk about a TWO nation! As most of you are aware, Belarus has had a very difficult life, as in the first few days of its inception, it was subsequently invaded by Latvia and Lithuania, and occupied for quite some time. Though they did regain their place on the map with help from EDEN, with their last invasion and prolonged occupation thanks to new superpower Hungary, Belarus decided it was time to negotiate instead of use fists (well, guns. And tanks. And, oh you know what I mean).

Belarus lent its southeastern region of Homelskaya to the Hungarians for cash and a peace deal. And, luckily for them, they have avoided wars since then, as peace with the former members of ABC have followed as well. Yet, tensions have arisen as Hungary has not paid its rent for the region, yet continues to occupy it. Belarusian newspapers are calling for the return of the region, and Belarus has made a precautionary MPP with the USA, long having a distaste for the Huns. With Belarus disgruntled, Hungary will either have to calm their little friend or take more...rash measures. ♥ Belarus 🙂

The Latest French Escapade

Update: French NE of Belgium is now being voted down, though of course the end result is still TBD

France doesn't know when to surrender. Is that a sign of an undying spirit or of that one guy who keeps hitting on you even though you've told him off? I don't know. But give France credit. While other nations have struggled against their invaders but finally given up (I'm looking at you, Portugal), France has never given up. Has it been the most, ermm, honest? Well, I'll leave that up to you. France has had to sign a fair few peace deals, as the rebellious streak in them has freed regions against Poland's wishes, leading to diplomatic breakdowns, distrust, wipes, the whole nine yards. France's latest treaty has them paying 50k apiece for Paris and two other regions, as well as both a border and an NAP with the UK. Essentially, it cripples France's economy, limits their possibilities in war, and labels them as an eternal failure and the laughingstock of Europe (not the world, cuz have you seen some of these other nations?).

With Poland's trek in Russia undoubtedly causing some revolts, it's assumed that France regaining a region wasn't necessarily its fault. Even with France recently retaking North Calais, it wouldn't automatically result in Polish reprimand and a wipe. After all, there are other nations that may try to take away Polish regions besides the French, and are merely using the French as a means to an end. However, there are rumors that France has not paid its rent for the regions, and Poland has threatened to punish the French. Of course, the biggest news of all is with the little nation of Belgium.

France has NAPs with UK and Poland, but no limitations with their neighbors to the northeast. While a few joked about how France should attack UK while they're busy with Argentina (hehe, guilty), a rogue NE from Belgium has lit the torch. Though Belgium's NE of France should fail, France's counter-NE may not. France is not a superpower (obviously from the map), but they are far mightier than the minor Belgians, itching for a meaningful war but perhaps over their heads. Seen as justice for the French and aggression for the Belgians, it doesn't change the fact that France is stronger than Belgium. However, Belgium does happen to be in CoT. Only time will tell if France gains a couple of free regions and pastries or if Belgium stuns the world with the power of (lol) friendship. Basically, oh France 🙂

NaN

Um, what? With possibly the worst-named alliance in history, not to mention the smallest (though as a Canadian in Asgard, I have no right to mock), this tiny alliance was formed not too long ago by two equally repressed nations, South Africa and Australia. South Africa, as mentioned above, is smitten with their big brother Brazil, but is thus entrapped both literally and figuratively. Australia is similarly a broken *strained nation, constantly occupied by Indos and Chileans. If anything, these two nations can huddle together for love and comfort, at least. While mostly a representation of the two nations' friendship above all obstacles, it is also a regional alliance. In theory, at least. NaN may die out or remain in obscurity, but it's but one strong onii-chan from being at least self-sustainable. After all, look at Asgard! ...We're getting there!

---

Wow I wrote a lot. Maybe I should do this more often. But hey, it's spring break. I'm bored. What did you expect?

Lemme know if you like this sorta thing and I'll consider doing this again when another wave of intensity comes along. Oh gawd please publish please publish *prays*

Until next time, take care!

---

Archives here