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Hello people, this is steep to step and World to World article.

Everyone that entered the New World of eRepublik had a steep hill in front and barren wasteland behind. The game overwhelms, at first, it's not an ordinary browser "plug and play". There are many questions seeking the right answer. We, the veterans of this game, are generous with information. Some even behave like a grandparent to every "youngster" that enters our eWorld, happy to see the "fresh blood" and "fresh minds". New comers are washed by torrent of articles, guides, wikis and advices.



Those that endure first climb and adapt are often faced with another obstacle. What to do with all the information?
Level up? Save currency and gold rewards, but for what? To bring few numbers on your profile page higher and higher? To collect battle badges, war trophies of eWorld? To buy mines, fields and factories and try your luck on already over saturated, and at times volatile market?



Everyone will agree that gaming on eRepublik servers can be just a tip of the iceberg and start of a long journey. I've used "can be" because it depends on YOU, what will you do with it, and what you WANT it to become. Time in this game is exponential to experience. The more you immerse yourself in it, the more you socialize the more shall you receive. This is Social Gaming, not in the sens of other social games, where you're bothering everyone around you to send some stuff so you can build or do something, Social is for interaction with people. Communication with people on daily basis. Cooperation of-site to do something on-site. Pooling thoughts and actions for a common goal.

Advancement of your eCountry, your Political Party, and your Military Unit depends on those that act for the group. Your advancement in New World isn't only up to you, the group of people that are around you take part too. That's why we need meta-game.



For me it's like a room parallel to another room that represents eRepublik. Rooms are connected with a hallway, only thing that's obstructing the view to the next room is a two way door. It's easy to push them and step into another room. As it's easy to enter it so it's easy to return to the previous room. Or to use something from the last book I have read (The Long Earth and The Long War, by Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter).

The meta-game is like a parallel Earth, just one step away. But you'll most likely need a help to make that step, a device called stepper. Using the stepper you can switch from world to world. One World (eRepublik) is like it is, a place where you do gaming, but another World (the meta) is different, here you can do exploration too, it's a place where you can communicate even better than in-game, there are eUSA Forum, other forums and IRC channels (another Worlds). Step out from the line of ordinary newcomers, explore the World, experiment and test it. Find your group, find out what you like to do, and do it as much as you are comfortable.


personal stepper


Here's a very good article Game and Meta Game by Gnilraps. I encourage you to read it. You won't regret.




Cheers