Is This It?
Day 881, 13:45
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Published in United Kingdom 
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by Hassan Pesaran
Suggested Listening:
Is This It - The Strokes
eRepbulik is a game full of opportunities. For far too long, the eUK has been limiting itself in these opportunities. We have focused on the game modules; the mechanics which run them and how to best use them. Sadly, these modules are not as limitless as the other driving force in eRepublik – the community. There is only so far you can go with the mechanics, but with a community, the possibilities are endless.
When eRepublik is sizzling with international diplomacy and world wars, focusing on the game mechanics is suitable. It keeps the eUK alongside the other nations in terms of military capability and economic growth. However, when eRepublik reaches a period of stagnation – a period I believe we are experiencing at the moment – we cannot rely on game mechanics to provide entertainment. We have to make our own fun.
The eUK has roughly 7500 citizens, 5273 of which are on the forums, along with 100 consistently on #euk. With so many people who are willing to contribute, why have we been stifling them for so long – repressing them through out desire to follow the game mechanics.
What we need more than anything right now to get us through these times of stagnation is discussion. We do not need a pointless War, we do not need a change in taxes and we certainly don’t need anymore political takeovers.
I believe it is up to the government to create these opportunities for discussion. Open the floor up to the every day citizen, provide them with the information on how the country currently works and then give them a platform to discuss how we can improve it. We don’t have any current events to focus on, so we might as well focus on the issue that is the most important of all; our country. Discussion breeds involvement, involvement breeds community and community breeds ideas and, most importantly, solutions.
Let’s take this opportunity to look at our Country as a whole, reassess where we are right now, and how we can move forward.
Is this all there is? Not if I have anything to say about it.
Hassan Pesaran
Is This It - The Strokes
eRepbulik is a game full of opportunities. For far too long, the eUK has been limiting itself in these opportunities. We have focused on the game modules; the mechanics which run them and how to best use them. Sadly, these modules are not as limitless as the other driving force in eRepublik – the community. There is only so far you can go with the mechanics, but with a community, the possibilities are endless.
When eRepublik is sizzling with international diplomacy and world wars, focusing on the game mechanics is suitable. It keeps the eUK alongside the other nations in terms of military capability and economic growth. However, when eRepublik reaches a period of stagnation – a period I believe we are experiencing at the moment – we cannot rely on game mechanics to provide entertainment. We have to make our own fun.
The eUK has roughly 7500 citizens, 5273 of which are on the forums, along with 100 consistently on #euk. With so many people who are willing to contribute, why have we been stifling them for so long – repressing them through out desire to follow the game mechanics.
What we need more than anything right now to get us through these times of stagnation is discussion. We do not need a pointless War, we do not need a change in taxes and we certainly don’t need anymore political takeovers.
I believe it is up to the government to create these opportunities for discussion. Open the floor up to the every day citizen, provide them with the information on how the country currently works and then give them a platform to discuss how we can improve it. We don’t have any current events to focus on, so we might as well focus on the issue that is the most important of all; our country. Discussion breeds involvement, involvement breeds community and community breeds ideas and, most importantly, solutions.
Let’s take this opportunity to look at our Country as a whole, reassess where we are right now, and how we can move forward.
Is this all there is? Not if I have anything to say about it.
Hassan Pesaran
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HE'S RIGHT, ABOLISH THE LORDS
it's called the forums brah.
political discussion is open to everyone, not just congressmen. everyone in this country has a voice and a means to use it :3
can you hear what he's saying?
to the forums!
ive not read this yet but it has my vote on sheer awesomness of backing track 😃
"The eUK has roughly 7500 citizens, 5273 of which are on the forums"
wow, didn't know that. How many are forum actives though? a 20th?
yeaaaah!
push the button!
😉
Protip:
That really IS all there is.
Is that number of 5000 accounts on the forums over the last 2 years of erep, or do they expire?
We lack a place for nubs to hang out and chat, the military provides some of this but there are many citizens that are missing out.
To clarify, as I clarified to the Cabinet:
My suggestion is to open up a set of topics, first discussing how each Ministry is run and how we can improve it, and then move on from there. It would be a formal discussion on how we can better the eUK.
"we certainly don’t need anymore political takeovers."
I disagree, want active and motivated people with a respect for game mechanics? Make them attack and defend their parties. 😃
@Dylan... Go back to Ireland, but feel free to leave the Guinness behind.
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I voted, for Hassan is sexy.
Yah - bring on some radical free thought!
eUK needs action and less politics
TO be honest as a new player when i visit the forums, all is see is spam. And get bored quickly. I havn't visited the forums in a while.
i miss when you were president and i compromised your military plans 😃