The Anatomy of The New Gold Beast

Day 1,669, 10:36 • Published in USA USA • by Gnilraps

Department of The Obvious
Day 1,669 of the New World
15 June 2012

For your entertainment,


In our last article which got 711 votes*, I detailed the ins and outs of the new Battle Module and offered my editorial on what it all meant. Today I want to expound a bit further on just what a game changer it is.

*yes, it only got 111 votes, but rather than pay 7800 CC for 600 votes I'll just credit myself with them this way.

Many have declared that this new module spells the end of the dominating influence of the Gold Beast. For my newer readers, a "Gold Beast" is a Citizen of the New World who spends tons and tons of real life money in exchange for tons and tons of damage in eRepublik battlefields.

For an adequate Anatomy of an Old Gold Beast (hereafter OG😎, please peruse the profile of Romper.

But It should not be said that the Gold Beast is dead. He just needs to be reborn. Literally.

Let's examine the identifying characteristics of the New Gold Beast (hereafter NG😎.

Meet new tank013.



Though he may not look like a "tank" in the classic sense of the word (notice how an OGB has an experience level somewhere above the stratosphere and a shiney avatar usually sporting some military unit...), a NGB doesn't need the outdated identifiers of Gold Beastdom.

The NGB has no use for an avatar. His life span is short, like that of a fly. For too many experience points will sadly place him into a division where his Gold does not bear as much influence. Ah, what a sad day it is, when a Gold beast passes from life (below level 37) into death (level 37+).

But while he lives, he accomplishes much...



Very few things truly matter to a NGB. But as you can see, the narrowness of his focus should not cause you to underestimate its intensity.

This new breed of National Weaponry is a stealth fighter indeed. Notice that friend requests are irrelevant... or at least very near so. Only the obvious first friends are received. Everyone else gets ignored.



One of those is accepted because the sender promised 10 Gold if he'd accept, the other was accepted because... well... hot is hot, right?

Indeed, other than enjoying the hilarious rantings of a lunatic that seem to populate his shout feed several times daily, the NGB has little time or need for any social interaction. To wit:



His inbox is empty except for the unintelligible mumbo-jumbo from a guy named Chickensmen or something, his alerts page is bone dry, and the only donations he receives are..... well, wait a minute... you aren't expecting me to reveal that information now, are you? Silly reader.

On a similar note, there is one area where the NGB and the OBG are a lot alike. Here's a snapshot of our NGB's current account:



This is a very measured amount of funds designed specifically to last him his lifespan. It is not unlike the assets held by the average OGB.

And just how does a 5-day-old player end up with this



and this



at the same time?

Well, this

, of course, and this

.

But alas, very quickly the end comes. For the life cycle of the NGB is quite simple, reprinted here as excerpted from the official wiki:

Division 1- Birth, Account population, and first fruits
Division 2- Middle age, Easy BH's, small Gold awards, flying under the radar
Division 3- Old age, competition, first CH, "mentoring" a future NGB
Division 4- Death, accounts liquidation, donation of all assets to next NGB

followed by



You may now return to your regularly scheduled clicking