Why learning about V2 will help us grow

Day 962, 22:45 • Published in USA USA • by Gaius Julius

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So eRepublik Rising...

I have to say that my feelings going into Rising were pessimistic at best. I was always a big fan of the admins fixing V1 before they tried to move on. The reason I liked V1 so much was because the US had it figured out. At least for the period from WW III on. WW III forged above all an intelligent core of US players. I am not just talking about the people in leadership positions. Since WW III the people who frequent our forums and are active in the US know their game mechanics fairly well. They understood the underlying policies that formed the core of our country; Stuff>Gold, Fortress Strategy, tax policies.

This is why I was worried going into V2. We would have to re-educate a whole new generation of players, as well as ourselves on the do's and dont's of eRepublik Rising. This seemed like a daunting task and one that our nation may not be up for.

However, now that I think on it more and more, the task of learning new modules and of defining new ideas is exactly what we need. V1 had become sort of a stale educational and creative opportunity for many. New players had no new ideas to push (not necessarily their fault) and likewise older players were tired of re-explaining the same ideas over and over.

V2 offers a refreshed and renewed opportunity to not only discover new ideas but to bring them to a greater audience. Before when someone wanted to learn about V1 we usually directed them to FAQs or guides. One eyes threads, various "how to fight articles" were all to familiar as replies to "I iz newb I need help".

One of the things that helped to educate our players and raise the general intelligence of our community were the debates we had. V1 saw debates over PANEC, Hospitals, Meals On Wheels. These debates reaffirmed our knowledge, served as teaching lessons and as public question and answer time. I hope that in the coming days, months and weeks we will take up new debates. While eRepublik has not totally changed, a good deal has shifted. We need to reconsider, recollect and rediscover. What better way to do this then in an open air conversation, where all reasonable ideas are valued and considered.

eRepublik Rising offers the eUS a chance to achieve all over again. Prior to thinking about this opportunity I was scared of the idea of re-education. Now I am convinced that this task of rediscovering the game, its new modules and opportunities will define our nation. The US in V1 was defined by the debates we had. These debates benefited us and built us up. Now we have a chance to do the same. Now is the time for us to have a conversation about what is new, what is old and where we are heading. Rising has changed eRepublik, however we will decide whether it changes us for the better. One thing I do know is that a nation ignorant of the game and ignorant of how it steers itself through that game, will not succeed.

-Gaius Julius
Cautiously optimistic

p.s. In an attempt at self-whoring I am asking for people to nominate me in the contest for the best eUS newspaper. Kthnx, dont forget to sub and vote 😁