[CP] Day Four 1/2: Press start to continue
Trenton Rendell
My London Knights lost last night, 5-2 to the Spirit and are now trailing 2-1 in the series.
I’ve been playing this game since 2008 and it has always been my understanding that if a country wanted to attack another country then that country had to “Declare War”. It was also my understanding that “Natural Enemy” meant that you received bonus when fighting against your natural enemy. It only occurred to me after I had declared war against the UK that “Natural Enemy” also opens a war against the country… but for free.
Why even have the “Declare War” option if the “Natural Enemy” option does the same thing but for a lower cost?
The gold in our treasury hasn’t been touch for the longest time, losing 300g isn’t going to hurt eCanada. Sure it could have been used to help our MUs, our allies, but if it hasn’t already when will it be? Now that’s not a reason to excuse my mistake but really what I want to get at is that our nation is strong; we’ve picked ourselves up before, after losing gold of a much larger amount.
It wasn’t long until my detractors had at me, already calling me the worst President. After days of rather successful foreign relations building and A+s, daily articles and putting forth a new image of eCanada, I am now the two horned devil atop the hill, waving around my pitchfork whilst I sodomize a baby sheep.
Even my political allies took a second look at me, asking themselves if they had made a mistake. There’s already talks about my successor. Hearing all this can make any person discouraged. Why continue trying to correct things when you’re already being fed to the buzzards and pushed away for the next guy in line. But thus is the life of a politician, I guess.
I had, in that moment thought about ragequitting. I thought “If these people think they can do better, let them” I was going to close down my IRC, log out of eRepublik and forget the last 3 and a quarter years ever happened. But no, I’ve spent far too much time on this game, worked far too hard to get here, I’m not going to quit. I’ll continue to improve our relationship, continue the war against British Aggression, continue to correct the path we’re on.
In the end, it really is just a game and like many games you play you press the A button when you meant to press the B button. Bought the red car when you wanted to buy the blue car. Jumped when you should have ducked. You get my point.
Regardless, we have a war to fight, we must do something that is so hard for us to do as of late…band together. Band together as a nation and fight the Brits. I’ll be on the battlefield, will you?
Until tomorrow…
Love you all
Trenton
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Comments
For whatever reason, now whenever I see your name posting an article, I'm going to think of the stapler guy from Office Space.
He eventually burnt the building down though.
I don't think Trent means to burn stuff down or stir stuff up.
Seems a good idea to ready those eUK fronts and the Gold had been sitting there...how many months?
Pushing the right button (or the one to the left, in this case) is prefferable, yet it is the thought that counts no matter which one gets pushed.
IMPEACH!!!
But seriously, Trent, I know how you feel. And good for you for sticking around when I didn't. (I didn't even screw anything up and people were calling head when I made deal that *could* involved the loss of some gold). Good for you, and as I said on IRC last night, I support the destruction of our Gold (even if that wasn't your intention).
Trent...perhaps you should rename your series to your "Mis-Adventures" in Presidenting?
; )
Pfft...
Please...when you embargo the eUSA and Propose Ireland your NE come back to me. In the meantime, get off my hill! There is only room for one two horned, pitchfork waving, sheep sodomizing jackass and that role has already been filled!
buddy everyone makes mistakes. ill just go ready the eUK's wall though
You my friend have set a new low in Canadian durp
420g for the initiative! A week's worth of Canadian taxes.
Lolololololololololol
Intellect. Pure intellect.
"I’ve been playing this game since 2008"
"It only occurred to me after I had declared war against the UK that “Natural Enemy” also opens a war against the country… but for free."
With enemies like these, who needs allies?
with NE you attack for free and could have just one NE country at the time , if you want to open another war you can do it with Declaring War Law but for that you pay a fee to Plato, the amount of fee depends on that country population, before NE Law was introduced to game Declaring War was only way to start war and we were paying for it to Plato , so now you can Declare War to UK and attack another county by proposing a NE Law to that another country
OHHHH Noooooooo HE DID IT AGAIN http://www.erepublik.com/en/main/law/Canada/103041 xD
JUST EPIC o7
We'd let you wipe us for 420g - this is doubly stupid in that your congress is voting yes as well
All things considered the situation could have been much worse.
At least you didn't steal the money like some others have.
Lol
Wait ... what? Why did the congressmen vote yes on it? : O
Ah well. Mistakes happen. Move on.
Oh dear. Oh well Trent it's good that you are hanging around to take the flak instead of quitting or blaming someone else. You have my sympathies.
punches trent in the nuts.
My Hill.
"But no, I’ve spent far too much time on this game, worked far too hard to get here, I’m not going to quit. I’ll continue to improve our relationship, continue the war against British Aggression, continue to correct the path we’re on."
I've been there, hang in there Trent. I ignored some good advice during my last term and the advice was "Ignore and keep moving forward". All CP's screw up in their first few days, you'll get through it.
I think those 18 congressmen should be shot, another fine testament to the indifference in congress. Get informed people, EVALUATE the motions, don't vote blindly.
GO CAN GO! GO CAN GO!
Give back our orgs Dirty Cheaters!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You made Canada the laughing stock of the world again - seems like a regular occurence. ONE HQ were amused.
"against British Aggression", when did we become aggressors for trying to take back what's ours? Better yet, when did aggression become a noun?
"Wait ... what? Why did the congressmen vote yes on it? : O"
x2
Venez en France. Il y a du FAIL, mais au moins, c'est pas des voleurs ou sa clique d'incompétents qui contrôle le pays.
http://www.erepublik.com/en/party/quebec-libre-3855/1
"...losing 300g isn’t going to hurt eCanada"
LOLOLOLOLOL
We all make mistakes mate, and your congress surely could have been more awake to what happened.
Keep going and don't worry about it. It's done now and there was no malice intended on you're part like others before you. You had been doing a good job until this imo and you still will. Forget it and move on.
Rolo could have used that 300g... Just sayin'
Just FYI: The 'Declare War' button still exists because it has slightly different functionality than NE.
You're stuck with your NE for 7 days (unless u lose border)
You Can declare war all you like
That's why they left it in the game.
Due to the highly unusual use of 'Declare War' your Congress really should have caught this.
Any fool can write a daily blog about his daily foolishness.
Any fool can try and sweet talk his neighbors.
Doesn't change the fact that he's still a fool.
LOL now this is fantastic, so so funny, can't believe the congressmen voted yes.
😃