Show of Force day, EZC style
MaryamQ
On day 2716 of the New World, EZC soldiers awoke with a mission. A Show of Force had been announced, and preparations were in place for our fighters to show what they could do and to have fun doing it. These preparations included tanks at 75% off market prices, food donations, and a large CO budget for all divisions. Soldiers had been prepared with daily briefings, a mass PM, and in-game shouts to get in on the fun, and the training program participants were allowed to fight without penalty for this one day. Runners were kept busy handing out supplies in advance so everyone would be ready. Plato even did his bit, by the surprise offering of an infantry kit aimed at lower divisions, enabling them to fight without gaining experience points.
Things started a little slow, but as Americans woke up, they got more interesting.
MU standings at approximately 1:00 eRep time
MU standings at 4:20
All day, the MU shout feed was active, with people reporting successes, encouraging one another, and giving challenges. When total damage was at 8 billion, WhydoIbother offered a gold incentive to one lucky poster on the daily briefing if total damage reached 25 billion for the day. EZC rose to the challenge, and as the goal came into sight, more members offered additional prizes.
MU standings at 18:16
In addition, there were many medals won in all divisions, including at least one first ever campaign hero medal. Many soldiers ended the day with over 1000 fights, and the MU damage for the day was second in the eWorld.
MU standings at day change
MU standings (opponents defeated) at day change
What do we take away from this day? Here are a few of the lessons, as I see them:
You don’t have to depend on Plato or your government to make the game fun.
Increasingly, it is private MUs that drive this game, and good officers drive the MUs. Whether they are big or small, MUs are where we find our communities these days. Officers who are creative and adaptable can inspire their soldiers to unimagined achievements and fun.
When we work together, we can do incredible things.
EZC is normally somewhere between 7th and 10th in the world. On this day, we were 2nd. The eUS is usually somewhere around 10th in damage. On this day, with a big push from EZC and others, the eUS came in 4th.
Worldwide MU rankings on day 2717 (based on total fights)
Country standings at day change
Country standings (opponents defeated) at day change
Given the opportunity, players can be wonderfully generous to one another.
From the planning stages to near the end of the day, donations kept coming in, helping to give everyone a chance to fight as much as possible, and to end the day a bit richer and a bit happier.
Proper support and nurturing of lower division players does pay off.
Patient building of strength can be wearing on young players, but there is no denying it is effective. When these players are finally unleashed, they are truly awesome. On the current leader boards for divisions 1, 2 and 3 for this week, more than half of the top 10 positions are held by soldiers wearing the EZC uniform. Their energy and enthusiasm, reflected in the MU feed, is inspiring on this or any day.
Do you believe this game is dying? Take a look at what can happen when players at all levels pull together and play as a team. That’s something only we can create and only we can destroy. EZC has restored my faith in this New World.
Thank you to everyone, officers, runners, and soldiers at all levels, who helped to make this awesome Show of Force day possible. CURRAHEE!
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This was a lot of fun. Thanks to deepchill for kicking the discussion off a week before so we could get all the logistics and notifications fully in place.
Thanks to all the members of EZC that got involved and joined us for this event. You showed that a community does still exist in this game.
EZC is easily the best and most diverse community I have been privileged to join.
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Sometimes I wonder... Is this game really dying, or is it just changing? I can agree that this is no longer the eRep I signed up for nearly five years ago, and as much as I miss good times and days gone by, I think there is a lot to be said for the eRep of today too. Things like this are what happens when communities actively work to keep people engaged and motivated. This is what happens when, instead of giving up to the changing tides and bad admin decisions, people come together to find a reason... to make a reason for others.
I salute all the members of Easy Company who worked, planned, donated, hit and otherwise contributed to this event, and to go a step further, I salute any community (MU or otherwise) that still pushes hard and goes that extra mile to make this game worth playing for it's members. Whether the admins deserve you or not, eRepublik is a better place for it.
CURRAHEE
I think you have hit the key point, as you often do. The problem is not change, it is our failure to adapt to change. We become nostalgic even for things we hated when they were first introduced, but we can't go back. We can look at what lies ahead as a frightful challenge or an opportunity for new and greater adventures.
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Great!
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Real proud of our lower division members, we built future stars.
Having big d4 members is awesome, but building up new players and taking real care of them is more than satisfying.
I've seen units that forget you can't win a war with D4 alone. We need those rising stars as much as they need us.
CURRAHEE
This gets a big CURRAHEE from me.
very impressive, well done EZC
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CURRAHEE!
I never even knew that this was a thing.
I wasn't aware of it before this, either, but this is exactly the kind of creative competition we need to keep things going.
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EZC!!! \o/
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Nice job Nice article
Thanks, nick. That is a real compliment coming from you.
great work!
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CURRAHEE!!!
Great Job MaryamQ!
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Great work.
Currahee
CURRAHEE!!
Voted for dick waving!
Well written. Great points.
Thanks, Tom. I think BC understands and works on many of the same principles.
Nice competition.
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