THE TRAP!
Auraborus
I finally reworked Vol 2 No 2 to fit with current game mechanics. It covers a very common problem with new players. Before they know it, they are broke and not knowing what to do... they often quit. Pass this article on to all the new players out there, help keep them from "The Trap"!
In the style of Japanese Manga.
Read from Top to Bottom... Right to Left!
Hail eJapan!
Hail SSG!
Ten Thousand Years!
AURABORUS
Shinsengumi PartyPresident
Shinsengumi Military Unit Commander
eJapan Congressman x 8
eJapan MoD x 3
P.S.
Check out the other articles that come in this series:
What To Do To Start - Vol 2 No 1
http://www.erepublik.com/en/article/what-to-do-to-start-2183908/1/20
The Trap - Vol 2 No 2
http://www.erepublik.com/en/article/the-trap--2192853/1/20
Got Friends? - Vol 2 No 3
http://www.erepublik.com/en/article/got-friends--2192777/1/20
P.S.S.
Special note to the reference to gaining a SS Medal in 3 days: In Japan, to train at all 4 Training Centers... It costs 2.87 Gold each day.
Weights Room - Free
Climbing Center - 0.19
Shooting Range - 0.89
Special Forces Center - 1.79
DEFINITELY BUY the Training Contract for 30 days if you have all 4 centers!
Cost is only 0.28 Gold a day. Saving you 2.58 Gold per day... Saving you 77.49 Gold. At a cost of 55 Gold you totally pay 7.74 in daily training costs
+ 55 Gold in Training Contract = 62.74 Gold spent... instead of 77.4 Gold,
BUT you are gaining 90 strength a day at that point and gain 270 strenth every 3 days... 250 needed for Super Soldier. You can earn 10 Super Soldier medals during that time = 50 Gold. Total gain from this method is 64.66 Gold every 30 days. You need your Training Facilities upgrades.
If no Training Contract is offered you spend 27.4 Gold over your 50 Gold Bonuses from SS. Roughly a Gold a day (actually less). Then you have to rely on selling your Raw Materials and Supply to achieve funding to pay for training. Why strength? Why so important? that is discussed in another NOW is Zen tutoral... soon to come!
Comments
Please pass it on!
Help our new citizens save their Gold!
Bravo. My hat off to you, very good. This doesn't just apply to Japan but to new players in all countries.
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HUGE VOTE!!!
Great! This is one damn good article!
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Now...this is how every tutorial should be! : D
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@ Auraborus ...thanks...newbies gonna love this.
this = awesome.
great job! Nice rewrite.
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Pretty good way to help the newbies.
Great work!
its cool VCS done o/
Way to go, Commander!
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lol!! so Cool : D
Jud.
Great Job Auraborus!
great article mate
o7
haha
great article!!
V+S!
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The bez article i ever read!!!!! VOTED & SUB....
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V&s excellent anime meant to help young eCitizens.
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Thank you Auraborus !
that's a cool article..
gj (y)
Well done
WOW O.O
You could use the Recover Energy under your profile pic, then it only wastes energy bars if you mess up.
Voted. Congrats
YES, you added Admiral Ackbar as I mentioned like 267 days ago. それが好きです!
Auraborus ist awesome.
🙂
voted, make this international.
you rocks, Auraborus!
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Lots of patience and dedication needed to get Q4 training grounds, it will take new players a long time.
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Impressive
Excellent advice. Great format. Thanks!
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Very good article, but you have forgotten some issues.
1. Never buy a production factory because of a very bad return on investment (ROI).
weapon ROI : Q1 - Q4 never (losing money on each working day), Q5 : 67 years, Q6 : 25 years, Q7 19 :years
2. raw factories may be comfortable, but you don't need them:
food ROI : minimum 3 years
weapon raw ROI : minimum 1 year
food raw ROI : minimum 2 years
Great article, but I have one problem with it.
You say to upgrade *all* your training grounds so it will only take 3 days to get a SS medal. But, to train at all of them every day costs 8.34 Gold in 3 days. If you spend the SS gold to pay for it, you're still going over by 3.34 gold, which is ~405 JPY (according to current MM rates) each day. That's way higher than my daily pay.
So, how could you sustain a training rate like that without buying gold?
Outstanding article, voted!
This was GREAT. Thanks. Your advice is spot on as well.
@ Terrys Ren
In Japan, to train at all 4 Training Centers... It costs 2.87 Gold each day.
Weights Room - Free
Climbing Center - 0.19
Shooting Range - 0.89
Special Forces Center - 1.79
DEFINITELY BUY the Training Contract for 30 days if you have all 4 centers!
Cost is only 0.28 Gold a day. Saving you 2.58 Gold per day...
Saving you 77.49 Gold
At a cost of 55 Gold you totally pay:
7.74 in daily training costs
55 Gold in Training Contract = 62.74 Gold spent... instead of 77.4 Gold
BUT you are gaining 90 strength a day at that point and gain 270 strenth every 3 days.
You can earn 10 Super Soldier medals during that time = 50 Gold.
Total gain from this method is 64.66 Gold every 30 days.
Actually, it is a rather form of Gold Farm. But you need Gold to be able to do it.
AND you need your Training Facilities upgrades.
If no Training Contract is offered you spend 27.4 Gold over you r 50 Gold Bonuses from SS.
Roughly a Gold a day (actually less). Then you have to rely on selling your Raw Materials and Supply to achieve.
I'll post this at the end of the article for all to see.
ahaha Today I just started to watch Bleach again and now I find this. Voted.
@Ahava3233
Yes! Akbar had to be in there. When I read your comment... I knew that change had to be implimented in.
@Magnus Tradeus
Yes! The return to investment on weapons factories for a new player is not worth it, some really want to pursue it. I encourage going for training upgrades, especially the free one!
NOTE:
Most players that put the level of time and energy to upgrade all 4 facilities to the max have spent RL money to get the Gold to do it. I have, and don't pretend that I haven't. This game definitely costs to play, but I enjoy it. A small treat to myself, so if I spend a little RL money every few months during a good promo... its worth it to me.
Very well done
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