Glove's Challenge

Day 1,792, 22:29 • Published in USA USA • by GloveisLove


Ladies and gentleman,

I don't play anymore.

But I like to check here every once in a while when I'm not busy studying just to say hello.

But over the course of these years, I've noticed things. I noticed the fragmented styles of approaching the game, how people carry themselves, the keys to success, how to dynamically change the game and make history, and how to simply have fun.

I want you to think. This article is different than any other you'll read, because I am not imposing anything on you. I am not trying to convince you of anything nor aiming for any goal. The only goal I have is to open your mind, to understand your strengths and flaws, and to understand to what extent this eWorld has an impact on your persona.

It has had an effect. Whether it be your understanding or lack thereof of foreigners or simply improving your geography. Are you better off now having played the game than before you discovered it? Why?

Continue reading if you're up to the challenge.

You had players like Ligtreb who would never hurt a fly. Who came off as the kindest fellow around, and what did he accomplish? Nothing. Just a collection of medals and being known as Mr. Nice Guy. You have players like Emerick that parade in their past glory and achievement until you make sure you never forget their name and who all knows by name, that of who you loathe or adore. You have players like Henry Arundel who quietly operate the meta-world. You had players like St Krems where diplomacy and the pen was their greatest tool, not credit cards and Rompers. You had Max McFarland 2s where charity and propaganda bought influence, until influence and mis-political calculations brought the end of them. You have your Eugene Harlots, who quit because of the lack of willingness to play a different game. You have your Nanotiks who don't shy at the opportunity to point out humor in things. You have your Bia Pandora's and Dumb Emmas who remain to slay bigots and look sexy. And you have your rainysundays, who give that motherly love you much adore.

What say you? What is your story? How has this game changed you? What have you done in the time you've been playing? If you disappeared today, do you think you'll be remembered? What motivates you to take the extra step, on participating on the forums, irc, and logging in every-day?

Glove's Challenge

So I have a challenge for you. I am offering 10 gold to the person who writes the best response to this article.

The topic for this challenge is: Who or what had the most impact on you from this game? This can be an event, a person, an idea, or something more.

This impact does not need to be limited to just your eRepublik career, because as many of you know, this game transcends the game-world into real-life quite frankly. For some of you, this is very scary, and has even proved to be a problem for some, but it is a very real factor that many of us let go unnoticed. The friendships here sometimes rival those of real-ones. Weird, huh? If you suddenly stopped logging in one day, do you think you would miss these friends, or are they just players to you?