[1321]Editorials
Gnilraps
Editorials
Day 1,319 of the New World
"The piano has been drinking, not me."
— Tom Waits
International:
The eUSA getting wiped is not a defeat of eUSA. It is the ultimate failure of Terra. There is no nation in such a game as this that can withstand, nearly alone, the onslaught of every other meaningfully powerful nation all at once unless they are allied properly with other significant forces.
We thought we were.
Now the rest of the world is pissing on Terra, and we are all getting hit with the spray.
Bladders will soon be void, though, and the pissed on will be pissed off.
Here's predicting this game is going to get very, very good in the coming months.
Media:
...is not dead.
You're gonna want to stick around.
Politics:
If the war module did not obligate so much of our playing time, this would stand a better chance at remaining vibrant. Even this month, with likely 5 very capable and exciting Candidates, we are woefully lacking in Political activity. These damn wars just never stop.
But eUSA getting wiped was good for the Political Culture of this Nation. Our Military did not get us wiped, our Politics did. Our Military is Gaddamn Awesome and forestalled this inevitable far longer than I expected was possible.
But our Politics needed to die a quick and merciful death. I think the entire Old Guard of eAmerican polifags is Worn Out - not as interested anymore. This is hardly a criticism, it is an explanation of why we got wiped.
PostWar Politics better change. It . looks . like . it . will.
Military:
Thank you to the men and women in our Militaries and Militias. You have shown the New World how awesome you are. No one could have ever asked more than what you gave. Thank you.
Economics:
This is just broken.
I expect a major Admin adjustment sooner than later.
I will not let my fear of that stop me from doing what I've got to do to suck as much of that 10G/day as I can out of this system.
But it is not hard to do. And for 10G/day this game is plenty of fun.
Read these:
ct_gabriel's explanation of how to cram the most number of fights into one MiniBattle.
shadow6463's delineation of the most important regions in the New World.
SolidSnakeXC's "treasonous" revealing of Sekret Planz.
Flying Trotsky's imploring missive to stop being such dix.
Blank Keating's revelatory campaign message.
Thedillpickl's barrel of intrigue.
Marc Aldrix continuing to prove that he is worth watching.
Gnilraps
Comments
Voted and agreed on so many points.
Great as always Gnilraps.
This may be your best gnarticle yet. This caveman thoroughly enjoyed it.
and then there was 13
Voted and agree on all points made
I like this! Nice work!
Vote and agree!
One of, if not the, best current American Journalist.
Thank you for supporting the fighters. o7
I like the new smaller graphics. Two thumbs up!
Just a thought. If the US hadn't spent most of its existence pissing off the rest of the world, the US wouldn't be getting pummelled by the rest of the world. Actions have consequences, and maybe this is karma biting you in the arse.
Possibly?
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@Charlie - Bad Politics are Bad.
This is good.
good article good
Sometimes getting wiped is inevitable. It is harsh to quickly and fully blame this on your allies.
You really want to know why the US got wiped off the map? It's because, about two years ago, just after the disintegration of ATLANTIS and the integration of EDEN, PEACE took advantage of America's weakness, which was self-inflicted. ATLANTIS broke up, in large part, because of American hubris, American arrogance, and bad American foreign policy. Virtually every American crammed themselves into Florida as France, Portugal, Hungary, and Indonesia each carved up Canada and the US, and were it not for the cunning of Emerick the Great, Florida might have caved.
Instead of counting their blessings, many Americans saw this as a reason for MORE hubris and MORE arrogance.
The US didn't learn a little humility last time they almost got wiped, so there you are, completely wiped, and you have the nerve to blame someone other than yourselves? Come on. You are responsible for your own actions. This is comeuppance. I only hope, this time around, if you recover your country and restore it to some semblance of dignity, FINALLY you'll get it through your thick collective skulls that you are NOT a superpower, you CANNOT assume leadership of a superalliance, and you CANNOT bully even your allies to bend to your will.
Blame the US for the US's problems, don't blame your alliance, that's lame.
Charlie does not seem to realize that he agrees with me for the most part. But no, Charlie, Terra has not been a win for anyone.
@Charlie - chillax.... the eUSA got wiped not because of your history lesson, but because this battle module makes it possible for any country to be wiped easily, when enough countries band together to try and wipe it out. The game has been dumbed down. ONE wasn't brilliant in war strategy, there were just more people pressing the click button on your side.
Voted and agreed on so many points. +1
but cheer up everyone! uh... independence day is just around the corner!
What Darkskye said.
War mod is almost down to econ mod lvl as far as stupid. The only thing I can do is laugh. At least they can't make the people here less fun. So, let's party while the unsinkable ship sinks!
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Keep up the great reporting, G
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Nice work, TECH4PREZ
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Great Work.
Keep it up, Gnilraps.
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