Join the new world

At this point in time many know or are finding out that the Admin made Major changes to in-game resources. For detail please read and vote for JSTER's Article

This edition will focus on the implications of these changes for the average citizen, company GM's and international politics.



The Average Citizen

For most citizens the change will be small and hopefully not very noticeable. Prices on food and weapons might be vary to extremes for the next few weeks but it is hard to say if things will be cheaper or more expensive. Best to stock up now and ride out the storm.

After a period of adjustment prices will normalize and be slightly less than than now. Wages will most likely diminish slightly but the IEP should get stronger due to GDP growth and additional revenue streams.

Outlook: Crazy for awhile. Cheaper products down the road and stronger exchange rate possible. Buy food and weapons now, convert gold to IEP to small returns later.





The General Manager

The changes are going to effect general manager in every sector.

First, GM's who work in the construction industry are going to be facing interesting questions as the entire industry is being shut down. Admins have only said that compensation and migration options will be available. No news about stock conversion yet.

Second, all companies are now part of the nation and not linked to individual regions, this is positive for eIrish company owners.

Third, all products, raw and manufactured, will receive bonuses according to the following formula.
Raw Materials:
Grain- 100%
Oil- 100%
Iron- 125% (25% bonus for Iron in Dublin or Southeast Ireland)

Manufacture😛
Weapons: 105% (5% bonus for Iron in Dublin or Southeast Ireland)
Food 110% (5% bonus for Cattle in Cork/Kerry or Northwest Ireland; 5% bonus for Fruit in Northeast Ireland)

A company maybe built to provide Grain or Oil but there is no bonus (kinda like Medium resources used to be) Iron companies will receive the 25% bonus (max available)
Manufacturers will get slight bumps in production.

Short term will be somewhat unstable in terms of raw materials supply and market prices will be volatile. Iron market will have modest boom in the short term with high gains overall. Irish grain companies will see little change except temporary wage fluctuation. Food and Weapons companies will be able to increase production and those with export licenses should look closely at options to sell for more profits.

Outlook: Excellent for Iron companies. Good overall for Food, Weapons companies, Static for Grain companies and unknown for all others. Iron produces to expand in the future by acquiring export licenses. IEP looks to be volatile in the short-term but make gains against Gold in the future.




International Issues

This resource change really turns things on their head internationally. Current regions swaps in the US will end and new ones will begin. look for EDEN and Phoenix to consolidate their own positions and regions swap like mad! There will be war and it will be chaos everywhere. Instability will be marked by broken MPP's and strange battle outcomes. the eRep map will be a checkerboard and might just stay that way.

Phoenix will suffer more than EDEN in this regard due to the loss of High regions in which hundreds of companies were based. EDEN appears (visually) to have more Iron and Grain regions and this will help us. Economically EDEN is better off but the hit will still be noticeable. The alliance that recovers the fastest may hold sway over the other.

That bring us to eIreland. We need to take advantage of this situation for as long as we can. We currently have Iron regions but no Grain or Oil. We have Fruit and Cattle bonuses but no Fish, Aluminium, Rubber, Deer or Saltpeter. We need to find ways to acquire as many of these as we can. I have already asked the Dail to consider renting Grain and Aluminium regions from the US and to rent out our extra Cattle, Fruit and Iron regions (Iron being the most valuable)

This change by the Admin puts Ireland in an excellent position to secure wealth, power and international status through these regions as well as receive the tangible effects of more war and the intangibles of foreign relations and common defense.

Look for Ireland to grow economically as well as militarily through these changes. Changes in our Import and VAT taxes should be reconsidered as well as looking to expand exports. Territory changes will be necessary but fair and politics will be focus more on economic and military growth and less on nationalism concerns. Strengthening the IEP will help expand exports and increase currency demand.

Outlook: Positive economic gain from region renting and resource leasing. territory exchange and lots of war! Expand government investment in private industry through exporting cheap goods to world markets. Political gains within EDEN alliance toward full membership. IEP to make gains on Gold long term.Look for political and economic instabilities in the short term.



Now we settle in for some fun! Look for things to get crazy and really enjoyable and try to keep up!
We can all come out ahead if we use our heads and be proactive. There are some tough calls to make and we can't sit and wait for things to happen. Go get it Ireland!


don.squire