A bunch of rants from an old player.
Arthk
Hello old friends, howdy unknown people.
Well, it's been a while since I've written something in here, and it's been an even longer time since I published something intended for the international community.
And boy, do I wish it would be just like the last time I did this, but it's not. I'm not going to participate in intriguing diplomacy like I used to, I'm not going to talk about alliances nor some specific event in the warfare of the game, I'm not going to state any official position of anything, just like I was used to.
Oh, I'm sorry, how rude of me. I forgot to introduce myself! You must pardon me, really, I'm not that used to start my articles with an introduction of myself, but I understand that this new generation can't know everything, right?
Well, my name is Arthk, I started playing while this game was still in beta, almost 5 years ago. I like to think I was once quite the famous and influential guy, but maybe that's not as true as I want to think it was. I've done it all of it in this game, I've been president of my country for 6 times (well, 6 times and a half if you count one time when I was the interim president hurr hurr), I was secretary general of the most awesome alliance that ever existed (and what a great alliance it was, oh dear PEACE), I was vice SG of the same alliance for ... I can't quite remember how many times.
Aside from the titles I took part in the history of this game. I didn't only witness it, I was part of it, and I feel that I deeply contributed to it. I was deeply involved in events like the french toast, the Podolia and West Siberian Region wars (romania vs indonesia), the PigMac(tm) war (oh, its the one where the US got reduced to its little weiner, er, Florida, I mean).
Anyway, I've seen it all, I've watched the modules change, versions of the game "evolve" etc etc. Nowadays I barely work and train, honestly I don't know why I still log into this mess.
But I'm not here to talk about myself, I'm here because not long ago (well, some months ago actually) I was having a conversation with some new generation guys and I heard them talk about war heroes and great fighters and all that. I investigated and I was dazzled with the new definition of "great warriors". Plus, I mentioned the name of the great Euphonix, the titan of the past, the great legend praised by his allies and feared but respected by his enemies. Guess what, no one in that room knew who he was. Not a single person. Well, to be honest I wasn't that shocked, it's been a while since Euphonix's era.
What shocked me the most was the same definition of a war hero. They labelled anyone who simply bought its way to the battlefield medals as a great warrior. Well, call me unorthodox, but I come from a time when you had limits to the gold you could spend in battle per day, so in order too be a great hero you needed to be persistent, at the very least.
If you can recall the time when that new "war hero", what was his name... oh, Romper(!), announced his retirement from the game. And aside all the "baaaaw dun leave yu graet warrior :''(" comments you could find this one posted by yours truly:
Yeah, and its true, I'm sorry, it is. I have nothing against the guy, really, I actually appreciate his "credit card using skills", but I find little or no recognition in simply paying countless dollars or euros for being a "great warrior". And might I remind all of you that Euphonix didn't buy a single piece of gold in this god forbid game! None, zero, niente, nada!
I could verify this myself, since I dealt with him in a daily basis. He didn't have clones nor anything, and the fun fact is (and this is the most interesting part): He didn't have a company empire either!
"wait.. how did he pay for his battles then?" you may ask. Well, I'd say charm! (And a gorgeous amount of strength too, of course). It all started with the first battles of V1, when Euphonix was one of the highest strength players in the world, so it was natural to invest in him (my government back then invested quite a good deal on his fights). By then he and his marvellous moustache became quite famous due to winning some crucial epic battle hero medals. After that people would donate him weapons and gold!
Yup, they would simply donate him just to see him fighting. He didn't have to ask much, people would anticipate it. People and different governments of course.
Using his charm and looks he managed to beak all sorts of records, he first broke the 500k record and due to a buggy game was demoted to private (lol, yeah... these "erepublik features"). After that the wigs (admins for the uncultured lot) had to raise the damage limit and he was the first person to ever reach 1 million damage, gaining the nickname "million damage man", and trust me, that was a huge deal.
And he did all that without spending a single dime.
Now ask yourselves, Is this possible now? Nah, not a chance. That's one of the reasons I can't bare to play this game, it has become too damn pointless to do anything here. Oh, and yeah, the module has no strategy or whatsoever, it's just "deal moar damage lolz" philosophy.
And well, since apparently we're about to have a brand new war module (and they start with the maps, hah, gold!) I felt the need to remind people of this single fact. I wasn't expecting this article to be this long but f*ck it. I won't even say hopefully the wigs will hear me, since I have no hopes of my words being heard. For almost 5 years people like me have been ignored when it comes to the game strategy and development, I really don't expect to be heard now.
And congratulations, you managed to read this 'till the end, I respect you for that.
Anyway, hope this hasn't depressed you that much.
Have a nice day,
-Arthk,
A guy just waiting for someone to pull the god damn plug
Comments
Voted
Euphonix golden ages are not from my time, but i do miss some strategy in this game.
Votado
The old "no gold buyers" generation still has a role in the game and its knowledge can still contribute a lot to community development irrespective of being irrelevant in the battle field (like me)
I am sure that the Portuguese community would benefit if you or other "oldies" would be more active even if just in troll mode.
Respect for Euphonix the Mustached Warrior
PEACE at Home
PEACE in the World
An old fart running for US President
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"the most awesome alliance that ever existed (and what a great alliance it was, oh dear PEACE)" ..old player starts to show signs of schizo..
Arthk,
When I come to this game - July, 2011 - Euphonix was still a legend in portuguese community. Your name, Arthk, was also remembered as one of the greatest presidents in ePortugal...
I understand your words and couldn't agree more. This game was delivered to gold buyers and there's a bunch of them - even in portuguese community - that think they could buy respect you their big credit card.
Nowadays important wars aren't decided by a victory of the side that has the best military strategy, but by the side that manages to gather the largest number of gold buyers (or biggest gold buyers).
The game is (only or almost) directed for gold buyers. And that is killing the game.
Oh vladb, I missed your delusions too :')
Why can't we go back to discussing how great the Global Community was and how FATlantis got his ass whooped like a little misbehaved child? 🙁
Respect for Euphonix the Mustached Warrior
PEACE at Home
PEACE in the World \o/
PEACE at Home, PEACE in the World!
O Euphonix ofereceu-se para ser meu tutor porque pensava que eu era um gaja. \o/
Love you, bro
Defeating Atlantis ?
Another wet dream .
Regardless ..I miss the Moustache ...
For all the new players like me, take the time to read this: http://wiki.erepublik.com/index.php/PEACE
RIP Euphonix!!!
Um dos melhores jogadores de ePortugal e da V1 era de Aveiro. lol
Se virem este artigo dele, reparem que ePortugal era de uma aliança inimiga da EDEN e que a EDEN era vista como nós hoje vemos a TWO ou a CoT.
Por isso não me digam que é impossível ePortugal um dia pertencer a uma destas alianças, pois á uns anos atrás a EDEN era o diabo para nós.
De resto é bom saber que jogadores mais antigos ainda não morreram e diambulam pela nossa eComunidade e nos ensinam como se "dança" com alguns que se julgam Oldfags.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGzvgOeCYDI
Votado \o
PEACE at Home
PEACE in the World
and i got Arthk's respect for reading it all \o/
Louro... só nos juntamos à EDEN depois dos taçardos terem saido....
NunoBaton e o resto dos países nunca tinham batido em ePortugal nem ajudado a eEspanha... Que lol
O que eu quero dizer é que as coisas são mesmo assim:
Hoje ePortugal é EDEN e eEspanha TWO e amanhã ePortugal pode ser TWO e eEspanha CoT, ou ePortugal CoT e eEspanha EDEN, etc, etc, etc...
Nunca devemos dizer: "Desta água nunca beberei"
Eu estive lá
E tenho saudades desses tempos até às 5 e 6h da manha a parvar no irc.
Aceitando o teu ponto LS (sobre o mundo ser composto de mudança) a mudança deve ter um metodo.
Portugal fez o percurso Peace/Phoenix para Terra para EDEN. O momento critico em que nos afastamos de velhos aliados como a Hungria e Indonésia foi quando estes se aliaram a Espanha. Entre a Indonesia e a Hungria e o Brasil, nesse momento optámos pelo Brasil, foi um momento de rotura.
opá, o nick diz tudo, Euphonix.... palavras para quê?
Euphonix shall live forever, hail the mighty moustache!
Euphonix remains a legend til this day and as long as there are players who remember him, he will continue to be so...
Respect for Euphonix the Mustached Warrior
PEACE at Home
PEACE in the World \o/
Quite a pleasant surprise in my subbox.
Donating to the ones that can deal much more damage with the same (limited) resources is sooo far behind us. Ahhh, the good old times, the awareness, the selflessness... Why the hell am I still clicking this?
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PEACE @ HOME
PEACE IN THE WORLD
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PEACE at Home, PEACE in the World!
Hi Arthk
cool article that i will vote only if Ataulfo post a comment...xDDDD
BR
If that is the problem, here is the comment
🙂
I remember euphonix era, and i think i was active when we got to USA little weiner 😉
jolly good old chap, i must say i was hoping for some good old "meaningful exchange of opinions", those were the days...🙂
voted...o/
votado. Ah, Euphonix... o meu tutor do velhinho SeT
ahah!
Good old days
PEACE at Home
PEACE in the World
oh those good old times
"O Euphonix ofereceu-se para ser meu tutor porque pensava que eu era um gaja."
LOLOL lembro-me como se fosse anteontem
v 530
So much fun at that times...
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"it has become too damn pointless to do anything here. Oh, and yeah, the module has no strategy or whatsoever, it's just "deal moar damage lolz" philosophy" - Concordo - É uma questão de descarregar o cartão de crédito e carregar no botão!
Já agora:
COMPROMISSO PÚBLICO - BABYBOOM:
PROMESSA AO HÉLDER MEDEIROS
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I am in the same situation as yours.. I started the game in V1, raised quickly in ranks and became a mercenary for all sorts of countries. I was involved in all major battles of that Era and I definetely miss them in this Era.. all the planning, the strategies the persistense, seems to have been washed down the drain. I now look at people with level 60 and remember how IMPOSSIBLE it was to get to level 20 in my days! People seem to have forgotten what the true meaning of this game is.. its not about levels and how much gold you have in your pockets.. but how well you can interact with all kinds of players and ideologies and build a better future for your eCountry. I miss the old days
And I certainly do remember Euphonix!
Com muito prazer lutei ao lado do Euphonix e quando deixei o jogo doei tudo o que tinha pois sabia que ele o ia saber aplicar. Foi com muita pena que quando voltei ele tinha deixado de jogar 😐
I love what was accomplished back in the day. How the community was actually active, people could talk, support each other, fight glorious battles and it seemed like the game was perfect.
Thank you for the trip down memory lane. Nostalgia is a bitch. If you want, I can give you a couple of articles I wrote a long time ago about eRep history. I think many people would love to learn what happened from a person that was actually there, hell, you can add your details to it too!
bem da minha parte não eras ignorado acredita xD recebias sempre o meu voto quando concorrias para presidente 😃 ahh e lia todos os teus artigos porque diga se que eram os que pareciam mais logicos va... saudades desses velhos tempos...
old fag is old
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