(IMP) Why Spain is not a Boss
Death and Taxes
Starters.
IMP or the Irish Military Party is a new political party that wants to change the way politics is perceived and operates, initially in Ireland and then hopefully throughout eRepublik.
Our perspective is that this is just a game, and increasingly, a game that operates purely in a military theatre. However, we find that the relatively simple military objectives countries should have, utilised by game mechanics, are needlessly complicated by the political module. Whether it's down to the role-playing political masses, or old fashioned RL nationalism, our perspective is refreshingly simple: that countries should ditch their nationalistic tendencies and form military alliances that reflect their geographical and historical bindings.
We invite all Irish citizens to join our party here: http://www.erepublik.com/en/party/irish-military-party-4478/1 on the basis that we will provide over time, a return to our original territories, an alliance that improves our standing in the world, a series of campaigns where we can prove our worth, and an increase in our territories and resources. We can achieve this by the simple expedient of exploitation of game mechanics, and making astute decisions on alliances and changes before and as they are happening.
In this, the first of a series, the IMP turn our focus on an issue within TWO, currently the dominant alliance in what we would call the western world. Appropriately, this bookends another article by New Faustian Man here http://www.erepublik.com/en/article/2304041/1/20 about Serbia. Our intention however, is to talk about Spain.
But before we talk about Spain, we need to make a comparison to a real boss, Poland.
In eRepublik, the true measure of a 'Boss' is to be able to gain and more importantly, retain 10/10 resources. Not only is this an important ecomomic fillip for the country, it's also looked upon as a measure that the country has the political and military firepower to be at the upper echelons of eRepublik nation states.
Have a look at the economic resources of Poland above. What do you see? Because I tell you what I see, I see a lot of duplicates in the top 5 resources. And if this was a resource game exclusively, you could see a very good reason why nations would rent out their duplicate resources............but we shall leave this for another day.
No, what I want you to concentrate on is the bottom 5 resources, and a common theme in two of them:
That's right, Netherlands is the critical component for Poland for two resources. So because of simple game mechanics, like Poland is very, very strong, and Netherlands is regretfully, quite weak that as long as Poland maintains its current geographical position, there is ZERO chance that Netherlands will ever have a region of its own. Never, ever, have a congress. The best they can hope for is some deal on Northern Netherlands but as we have seen over the last few months, Poland has no intention of giving them anything.
Why am I telling you this? Well, simply, if you look at the game situation in Netherlands and Poland and forget about the nationalistic and knee-jerk anti-bullying positioning, you start to begin to understand how situations evolve and how they can be redressed.
Which brings us to Spain.
So, as you can see, Spain also has a 10/10 bonus. Just like Poland. So Spain is like Poland, right? Spain has a lot of duplicate resources, although unlike Poland, they need to concentrate on just three of the last five to complete the set.
Indeed, with an agreement with fellow alliance member Venezuela, and an increasingly comfortable relationship with their previous arch enemy Portugal, Spain are in an extremely strong position to retain and maintain their 10/10 resources.
But there are two issues with this.
First of all, there is Spain's insistence on maintaining its historical ties with Chile and Brazil in terms of MPP's, even though this compromises its position with its current alliance members and proposed alliance members like Argentina. True bosses do not pander to previous emotional or historical ties once their military usefulness ceases.
Secondly and more pertinently, Spain has conquered and continues to subjugate Canada. The importance is that this is of no military, economic or political value. The original reason was that Canada had gone to the aid of an ally, Portugal, and Spain wanted to teach Canada a lesson.
Fair enough.
But now that Portugal and Spain are such friends that they are conducting a training war, what possible reason has Spain got to retain all or part of the Canadian regions?
What makes things worse, is that as any military strategist would tell you, the last thing an army does is to stretch its supply chain and resources to the point where it can't protect them. While the current ascendancy of TWO allows the luxury to Spain to retain its Canadian territories, this will not last.
When the tide turns as it always does, Spain will be fatally conflicted in retaining its Canadian colonies to save face whilst reducing the assistance it can give its allies.
And all of this remember, for no resource benefit whatsoever.
If Spain considers herself a boss and true member of her alliance, she will divest herself of her links with Brazil and Chile, support Argentina to allow her to dominate South America, and allow Canada back her territories.
But Spain shall not do this.
Because Spain is not a boss.
Fail Spain
Comments
POLEADO¡¡¡¡¡
Spain has honour. España tiene honor.
Fail Spain x2
Nice one indeed.
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Brilliant article, truer words have never been spoken.
Spain has an attitude that disgusts me and i'm not being biased from a Canadian perspective.
I am fighting for Canada purely because I hate super-alliances, and countries that belittle smaller countries than themselves. Being British IRL, and originally from the eUK, I held no loyalty towards Canada, I moved there to set up a branch of my MU at the time, but since the occupation I have felt strongly about freeing this poor nation and have done everything in my power to help.
I speak for the voices of many when I say I will never respect Spain while they hold a single Canadian region. Their presence in Canada is unnecessary, unwanted and plain selfish.
Countries that pick on those 30 ranks below them for now real gain should not be supported until they realise their error.
The best example was during my CP term, we took back NWT + Nunavut, Spain had no real reason to take them back but they wanted to just out of pure bullying. They had already denied us of Congress, delayed the 'deal' we had set until it was non-existent and followed through to wipe us. They also cannot use the excuse of us airstrike lithuania as a reason because their CP had told me personally they would wipe us over the next few days, that it why I gathered resouces for an AS to attempt to get away, which also failed because Spain wiped us before the airstrike was won.
Canada is now facing a massive tax because we cannot change it due to no congress, it is just a question of when Spain will grow up enough to realise this is just a game, a game for everyone to enjoy. The amount of Canadians who have left the game is criminal, nearly halving our population prior the wipe.
This may be a drunken ramble which doesn't make sense but it is what I feel passionately about.
FAIL SPAIN X10000000000000
o7
Pat, I understand how you feel. In reality, the reason why I chose to compare Poland/Netherlands and Spain/Canada was to highlight the differences between those that play the game as a game, and those that play the game without understanding simple game mechanics.
Poland do. Spain don't.
Drunken rambles are fantastic and I'm sorry I haven't had enough Bourbon to match yours. Good Luck in Australia
Should have AS'd eIreland like I said bro...
I love them too much...
DC + MC need to airstrike somewhere together and completely take it over with overwhelming healthcare and floss
eIreland...
Poland loves Netherlands so much they want all our resources!
If I was Polish, I'd want Dutch love too!
who doesn't want a piece of eAmsterdam?
Fail Spain!
Spain will NEVER be a true member of TWO
Freedom for Canada \o/
/me gives Giorgos some bagged milk eh
UK should sign an MPP with Canada and kick out the Spanish invaders!
For bagged milk! And maple syrup!
They rejected my MPP 🙁
Oh no ;n;
The congress bring SHAME to the UK 🙁
DC are the only true heroes of Britain \o/
We can but try Pat...
Aww man, why'd ya have to go and write that before considering the hurt to the rest of our feelings? 🙁
~hyuu~
Blood of the Bear.
Good read, voted.
FAIL SPAIN X10000000000000
o7
Fight against eBRazil or eChile? Nopeee 8D
So you finally admit that you are a backstabbing traitor eCountry 8D
Fail Spain!!! 8D
Whatever you say argie lover 8333
Hail eUK!!!
Yes, hail Argentina! Hail UK!
\o/
You made a mistake, dear
It's FAIL eArgentina!!!
Nope, you've made the mistake, it's FAIL Spain :3
And of course HAIL Argentina \o/
It'll be FAIL eArgentina forever
HAIL eUk and eSpain :333
HAIL TWO (until THREE)
Spain understand a simple truth: Wipe an enemy long enough and they will quit. Canada are paying the price for their invasion of the UK when we were vulnerable. Only Acacia coming back could persuade me to intercede!
Quit?
You haven't seen the news lately.
All I know is, Canada was once a threat, it isn't even on the radar now.
If Canada had succeeded in wiping the UK it would have been over within days or a few weeks max. What Spain are doing is dickish and you know it
I do know it. Not for a second saying it's what I would do, but what I am saying is that Canada made their own bed and I miss acacia.
The wars with the UK were fun, hell I was on the UK side then as well! Canada has more than learnt it's lesson, is nowhere near a threat to the UK anymore so their is no need for occupation at all
I miss acacia too 🙁
What you say it true, but destroying a part of the erep community as payback is excessive...
Should be a war against that cunt Plato...
I love you Pat but I back Talon on this one. Canada looked for every and any excuse to keep attacking us and loved nothing more than an eUK gang bang....France are reaping exactly what they sewed as well.
I like Klop and wish his term well but Spain did it to divert Canadian damage from the eUK so I say God bless em' and as for destroying the community...again when we were wiped due to Canada and others i saw no approach for peace or Congress...only Ireland did that.
You hold grudges. I for one feel that eUK will suffer long term with Spain to our north and Poland to our south essentially destroying any fun we may have in the future. The only avenue open to us for meaningful war is Germany and AssGuard (if they ever get round to stoppin the perma war with ABC). While it's nice to have the freedom and not have France and Canada poised with NE's every week, it'll lead to stagnation in the eUK.
We are not even asking for Spain to leave Canada, simply allow Canada Congress so they can try to stem the flow of players leaving not only Canada, but the game as well.
As perpetual enemies we have a bond with Canada, I thinks it's sad that a nation very much like us is being ground down to nothing for no real good reason. I could understand if Spain needed all regions or bonuses, but they don't. Surely as an Ozzie now I would have thought you would sympathise slightly more with the damage permawipe can do to a community.
In fairness, the government of the UK was considering an attack on Canada a couple of months before, only to be averted by TWO telling BigAnt to fuck off.
Great theory about making the enemy quit. Sounds like a 5 year old's logic. What is the point of a game if you make the people your playing against quit and never play you again?
Always thought Spain was lead by a bunch of assholes, just wish they did not have to prove it to everyone all the time.
One of the best articles I've ever read.
I thank Spain for wiping the evil Canucks and saving us from a disastrous Foreign Policy conducted by BigAnt
what like 7 months ago?
Great article Mal, but I've given up on the potential of the powers-that-be in TWO turning their backs on eSpain because of their BS. SerbHun don't want to lose Poland (or more accurately: don't want to meet Poland/Croatia in the daytime and BrUSA in the night-time) so put up with Spain's BS. That's the only logical explanation, and regrettably, a valid one. So we're left with this stupid situation were we have Serbs pour dmg into Canadian RWs on the Spanish side whilst at the same time Spanish fighters fight for Brazil or Chile against Argentina, whilst the Argies do in Serbia's nightime for Serbia what Serbia do for Spain by day. Its a totally stupid situation, hopefully this eUS-Polska NAP will bring things to a head in Serbia and we finally see some leadership there....
Yeah, it won't. Cooler heads are prevailing in TWO.
If you believe that Turrde, you'll believe anything. Serbia are and have always been a law unto themselves, so cooler heads can do all they like in TWO HQ, but suggesting that translates into Serbia doing nothing if Poland replicate the Spaniard strategy of throwing down arms against the eUS....well, I can't believe that, but we'll just have to see won't we.
My friends are in power there; I know them well. Cooler heads are prevailing there and TWO is most certainly strong. You picked a bad month for the rhetoric! Last month you'd have been correct!
Lol'd at turrde