War... Meh...
Day 1,263, 08:36
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by John F Baker
Perhaps it's just me, but war just doesn't seem fun any longer.
I'm hardly interested at all in the breaking news on the global state of affairs, any more, simply because it seems to be in a constant state of flux.
To be fair, I've never really given a much thought to the wars that surround us, but eRepublik's latest war spam is becoming even more dull than ever before. This has served to make them seem all too generic, rather than the special event and important news that a war ought to be.
Who knew a World War could be so ... monotonous?
The feeling I get nowadays.
A finger deserves pointing towards the Admins' change of raw materials. What used to be fiercely contested regions holding globally demanded reserves of iron or diamonds, now bear trivial resources like fruit... or cattle...
They just ain't that special anymore.
However, I've heard about the future updates to resources and product requirements, and I can only hope that once they've got it working (bahaha), they'll leave it at that.
But I digress.
I've reached the point where I barely feel any excitement even about a war involving our own country, unless there is something incredibly special and meaningful in the reasoning.
I remember the butterflies-in-the-stomach tingle I used to have when we were defending London from EDEN, and months later from Canada. I remember gasping in awe when I participated in the first eRepublik war to surpass 1 million damage, in what seemed the most hyped and important fight of the month - maybe of the year.
Pretty much, fellow kitteh...
Perhaps it's just me; maybe it's that I'm just plain bored with playing this same game for 2.4 years.
What used to be the most exciting module this game had to offer, is now simply something to glance at while clicking that little "fight" button, for boblo knows what reason...
Also take a moment to vote on this article's poll on the official eUK forums. If you haven't already registered, my condolences that you're willing to play such a shallow game without the depth of community offered
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Thanks for reading,
John F Baker,
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Couldn't agree more
I agree to some extent
Agreed. There simply isn't any more excitement left in this game.....
invade ireland!!!
100% agree.
Meh
Same here
We all know this feel.
It's all too transient to be meaningful... what's the point of fighting when nobody ever keeps the regions they conquer.
And even if keeping regions was practical, they make no real difference to the other modules. Holding a region should mean something, damnit!
Agree. We need defensive bonuses, to make conquering something an achievement. Defensive MPP activation, walls, or even a gold cost to declare war or attack would help.
It's alright, I'm sure we EDENheads can whip up a decent invasion by the end of year.
Agree, we're in a state of a permanent world war that isn't even thrilling anymore. You gain nothing when you win and lose nothing when you lose. I don't even know what's the purpose anymore.
RM changes might make war more interesting then?
Rolling wars and auto attacks are plain dumb, stupid and dull. I agree with this article.
Attack the polish held france regions, it could help france and give you the fruit bonus.
Tactics seem to have largely left the game. Also with the unlimited wellness packs war is for the people who buy gold and tank. What is the point in taking part and doing 20, 40 even 60k damage (which few people can do much more than on just the daily food) when others do 30 million.
Romper, one person did over 30 million on a day when then eUk did about 4 million. Armies are now largely obsolete when individuals do more than whole countries. MPPs active when attacking also takes a lot of the fun out of things.
Whilst France and Germany are our friends and of course i don't want them occupied by poland, it was a lot more exciting when we RW'd them after weeks/months of occupation last year whilst now poland wipes them and they're back within a few days then poland does it again. Its like a yo yo and even winning doesn't have the same degree of enjoyment it once had.
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