Hit them fast, hit them hard, and hit them a lot!

Day 2,538, 10:13 • Published in Croatia North Korea • by William Thomas Riker
Gotta hit 'em low, hit 'em hard, and if they get up, hit 'em again.


I'm outraged at the nonsense pieces of advice new players are getting these days. For the most of my eRepublik experience I've been helping them, but not for the last year or so, since I haven't been playing at all.

Short story long: newbies are being advised not to fight at all, not even to complete the DO, and the advice goes as far as telling them not to collect the DR, because, hey, they would get an extra XP. I heard that too, a year ago. I was shocked to learn that it still goes even today.





Why are old players making new ones afraid of upper divisions? Is it a genuine concern for a (in what exactly) better progress?
Because they are not concerned for their countries. Sure, following their advice, it takes longer to rise in division, but they also make less damage, because they rarely fight, and even then only for the BH. So, it makes no sense to keep them in lower divisions for as long as possible, since they aren't making any damage. Countries don't benefit from keeping their players in lower divisions. If they were hitting as much as old players, they would rise in divisions quickly, but they would actually contribute in everyday fights.

Newbies, why do you like BH medals so mcuh? What do they represent to you? Posibility (there is always a bigger fish which can take you down in the last minute) of winning 2-4 gold is all it takes to keep you down?



It goes something like this: keep raising your strength, since it's rise is limited, as opposed to rank's.
How in hell are you supposed to get more strength without upgrading TGs? How are you gonna upgrade them without gold? How are you gonna get gold without medals?
Believe it or not, there is a limit to rank increase too. Your own limits, how much time a day you can spend playing this, and your health refill.

FIGHT! Get rank, get FF, TP and MM medals (once you get 40+ countries fighting for FF, you can go straight for the MM), get gold to upgrade your TG to gain strength faster, to buy better weapons and more food, get your bazookas and EBs! Have your own companies! Kill hundreds of enemies, solve missions, earn your PPs to get rewards every week and in tournaments! Have your own companies! Get decorations! Get more SS medals! Get more gold, again! Fight, collect, repeat!





Am I the only one seeing this? You get more medals, guaranteed gold, strength and rank by fighting more, as opposed to grinding strength and fighting occasionally to get 2-4 gold only and it's not even guaranteed (you can make damage, but there are always others who can make more in the last minute)!

Who knows, maybe one day Plato makes divisions by strength, and you will be screwed. Either way, in the end, you will all end up in Division 4! And not only will you be weak compared to the older players, but you rank will be miniscule and you will be poor. So, I'm asking you again, what is it with you and the BHs? You ain't gonna impress anyone with those.

Folow me. I'll show you the way.

Live long and prosper!