Updates on Bans, Restatement of eUS Foreign Policy
Department of State
Day 4863
Greetings, citizens of eUSA, and friends and foes alike from around the globe.
The entire eWorld has been buzzing with gossip, accusations, trolling, gloating, and assorted kvetching over the recent spate of bans handed down by everyone’s favorite philosopher. Your eUS State Department has been busy trying to keep track of fact and fiction, with an eye toward maintaining stable relationships abroad.
First, let’s attempt to tell the entire story in as few sentences as possible.
Several years ago, certain bot farms began to proliferate in such abundance that wars were won and lost because of them. If you didn’t have a bot farm, you lost. While bot farms became the determining factor in the global power struggle, one farm in particular - located out of The Republik of Macedonia - noticed a strange phenomenon. Several of its bots were showing unusual amounts of damage compared to expectations. Further investigation led to the discovery of a bug in the eRepublik game code; a combination of the deploy button and a damage accelerator led to unlimited energy bars. Quite by accident, this bot farmer had found an exploit which would turn the tables against CODE. This known bot farmer reported the bug to eRepublik Admin, who had the bug fixed within a few weeks. Now, some 15 months later, dozens of top accounts in Serbia, Portugal, Bulgaria, Macedonia, and elsewhere have been banned for having taken advantage of the game bug. These players are extremely angry, having spent lots of money on their accounts throughout the intervening months, only to be banned so long after the bug had been fixed. Meanwhile, CODE tanks are equally angry, having spent lots of money defending against an enemy which had access to unlimited energy bars. Something like 40 or so Diamond accounts have been permanently banned. A similar number of LXX accounts are gone. Most importantly, about 80% of the players who owned these accounts are no longer interested in playing eRepublik. A growing number of CODE players are also beginning to drop out as well, convinced that Admin is guilty of exploiting them for money while their enemies exploited the game for damage. Meanwhile, an impressive international group of citizens is forming a coalition to petition Plato with a comprehensive plan to reform the game.
That’s that.
This has had a huge impact on the State Department and our work. It’s been less than a year since we famously exited the CODE alliance. We were just as victimized by the game exploits that were used against us in 2019, and we subsequently felt unsupported by our allies in CODE. So we underwent the largest Foreign Affairs shift in eUS history, as we publicly declared our intentions to court Asteria with hopes to become full members someday. That is our path, and we will hold to it. Up until this recent earthshattering ban event, we had made excellent strides toward full membership in Asteria.
As of now, the Asteria alliance is in tatters. There is almost no functioning HQ. The key members have been decimated and their offensive power has been decapitated. Hydra is not doing much better. Our alliance, Apollo, continues to function at a high level, but without its parent alliance, it alone will not be able to provide enough defensive firepower. Meanwhile, CODE sits atop the world as the singular power in the game. The world is their oyster right now. There are rumors of war and rumblings about potential targets. It would be wise for every nation that is not copacetic with CODE to prepare as if for war.
Brief editorial section:
Who and what is to blame for the desparate state of eRepublik today?
It is too simple to just blame those who in 2019 abused a game bug. An exploit like that is part of the problem. By far the biggest problem over the years has been the bot farms, as they have dictated far too much control over the military balance of the game, and have led many formerly “clean” nations to travel down that road too. In addition to bot farms are the scripts which Admin has tacitly permitted, the buying and selling of game accounts, a robust black market that robbed eRep Labs of much income, and several other unfortunate game bugs, all of which have exhausted a huge number of devoted citizens to the precipice of quitting. The bans that were handed down could (most would say should) happen to nearly every nation in the game. Even eRepublik Admin has done a miserable job of adhering to the Terms of Service. The game itself is at a critical juncture right now.
Back to the facts:
eUSA will not waver in its global position. We set out to become a worthwhile ally to nations like Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia, Portugal, as well as those members of Apollo and Hydra who are similarly aligned. This is who we are. It is crucial that the world knows this, and it is crucial that we Americans hold fast. It is tragic that our side in the global struggle has suffered such a huge blow from Plato. The nations of Asteria need eUSA, Apollo, and Hydra more than ever before. Nobody knows what Asteria will look like in the coming months. But if you are reading this then you are still logging in, and if you are still logging in then you are encouraged to keep making wise decisions with your resources.
Final Important Note:
As you know, eUSA has been in an unprecedented Training War era during which we have enjoyed numerous opportunities to farm for TP cash and Gold. Today, we want to remind you that these are called Training Wars, not Farming Wars. As several of our TW partners have lost some of their capacity to maintain their side of the walls effectively, it is incumbent upon eUS fighters to do so. Already our Training Wars are being sabotaged by fighters from CODE and others who oppose eUS policy.
Therefore, before you consider your opportunities for farming, check the eUSA CoTD, the eUS and MU Shout Feeds, and Discord for clear priorities. Make sure those priority battles are in good order before you go looking for opportunities to earn personal rewards. Let’s step up our game while our partners tend to their wounds. MU commanders. 2nd commanders, and regiment captains should become even more vigilant about setting Daily Orders in line with up-to-the-minute priorities.
It is time for eUSA to be at her best.
Hail Apollo!
Hail Hydra!
Hail Asteria!
Signed,
The eUSA State Department
The President of eUSA
Comments
Hail Apollo!
why is the new eUS policy to hide who writes what?
and before you cry look at my "George", note you erased that article as well as other important documents that show what a yell low crier you are!
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mehhh
Glad for such a clear statement of policy and direction. Thank you.
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Hail plantos banana!
Bulsheviks are ghei!
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Maybe Plato can take out the eUS's main bot farm while they're at it. We know who runs those.....
I know which one of the 6 farms you are talking about (6 that I'm aware of), and at least on this we can agree that I hope ALL BOT FARMS
disappear.
If you know who they are report them.
@HWF - the hope is that some mechanics will be put into place that will enable all bot farms to be eliminated, not just the ones from eUSA. I am not going to report American bot farms while CODE farms continue to operate unabated. You are about to see an article spammed across international feeds that details a strategy for Admin to eliminate bots. We will see how it fares.
Many of us know you are 1 of the bot farmers you wouldn't want to report lol.
As long as I have played all I ever heard was we need to have bots because others are doing it. Others being players from another party or country. Players like you with that mentality of we have to because others are doing it have ruined the game while pointing the finger at others.
As usual you are part of the problem not the solution.
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This is exactly what we needed. Thank you.
but not honesty and integrity ....
I think the exploit description was factual. I also think the position the eUSA is taking is clear.
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"eUSA will not waver in its global position. "
At least not until the next wipeout. 😃
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finally , the big bad wolf is alive
in no more than 3 months they will be at the feet of CODE as always
With Feds in charge.. I can say with confidence it will be lot faster than 3 months.. I say 2 weeks!
It won't be that bad, all they want from us is to add Romper to all our names. Still trying to figure out if it has to be the first word, or if we can do stuff like Herr RomperVoots.
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Countries that have mind numbingly fought the same boring battles against the same enemies year in year out are part of what has ruined this game. Countries sometimes need to consider their options for what serves them best.
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It's all about time, alliances will become history.
Respect & Honesty does matter.
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No more flip flopping
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Step 1) Flip-flop numerous times until you've become a joke.
Step 2) Do nothing while your latest alliance is being wiped, then cry like babies when that alliance is unable to defend you
Step 3) Flip-flop yet again, this time making so many enemies in the process that in addition to being the world's laughingstock, you are the most hated country as well. Let a$$holes like groot and "wild owl" go around making even more enemies with their swaggering big talk and threats, while hiding behind asteria.
Step 4) With no alternative left, because your history of dishonesty, ineptitude, and lack of fidelity have made you the most hated and derided country in the world, declare your undying allegiance to a broken cheater's alliance.
eUS: Pakled Nation
Why dont you play for your real country: Croatia?
No one cares what you croatians whiny have to say btw..
I forgot a key point: asteria has done absolutely NOTHING for the us except bully us. NOTHING. they farmed huge amounts of gold, and forced us to cede >80% of our regions to them. when the sh^t hit the fan they flocked to little enclaves in the US. The US got NOTHING in return. We ruined ourselves. and got no benefits out of it whatsoever. True Pakleds to the end.
How's life in Croatia right now?
US is not the only and likely not the biggest example of such Asterian policies.
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We already know what you think. Most of eUSA disagrees.
You speak for yourself, your cronies, and your bots. Nobody else. That's why you had to pull off the "krapis" scam to buffalo the country onto its disastrous path. Like everything else you touch, it turned to 💩
"Most of eUSA double-faced pig disgusting elitists disagrees."
FTFY
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TROLL_CAT_WAS_HERE!
i have to agree here, the change from a pro-CODE membership into a pro-asteria membership and them practically begging to be added in asteria is rather sad in my eyes.
the e-USA would be better off in its own, independent alliance (such as apollo, or its older one, pacifica), and to remain neutral in terms of the asteria VS CODE rivalry.
thats all
Too late for that. And Apollo isn't independent. It isn't really an alliance at all, just a collection of asteria rejects with a name slapped on them.
@george barker :
thats even more depressing...
if apollo is just a puppet alliance for asteria rejects, its very disappointing.
e-USA should rise back and go back to either independent alliances such as pacifica, or to form their own alliance and to remain neutral in the bigger scheme of things.
I like this article. Opinions will vary ofc.
Enter Stage 2 of Alliance Policy Cycle: pledge loyalty to the cause at difficult times