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[Journal entry #2] A poppy on Spanish field |

Δημοσίευση Spain - Κοιωνική επικοινωνία και ψυχαγωγία - 14 - 26 Nov 20 00:43

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Good afternoon fellow players,
Welcome to the second entry in my journal.

After some busy weeks, I finally found myself a time to continue with the writing of my journal. It is more than a month (17th October) from a shuffle of resources on a map and events that took place ever since then surely did not disappoint. We were fortunate enough to witness some epic battles that were intense all the way to the end. Conclusion of eBulgarian-eGeorgian war that started with eBulgarian declaration of war (LAW - DOW) approximately a month ago was a non-aggression pact signed on the 5th of the November (NAP Bulgaria - Georgia, article).

Events that followed not that long after the eBulgarian-eGeorgian war triggered movements on Iberian peninsula. VIRTUS alliance and with its powerhouse member eSlovenia (with joint forces of eNetherland) declared war on eSpain. Those that followed the events that took place in the last 2 weeks or so, know that eSpain was deleted from the map, twice. For a
nalysis of the Spanish campaign please refer to the following article written by kinyas. It appears that the opposition has failed to defend their ally eSpain. Sources say that the conclusion of this war is currently unclear as eSpain failed to come to the agreement with coalition, so the battles are still taking place each day and war continues.

Simultaneously the war between Canada and Ireland took place.  Apple of the discord appeared to be regions in Greeland and some personal vendettas among the select few on both sides of a dispute. Unfortunately, I lack the information concerning the matter so decided it would be best to avoid going in details. To continue... with most of the warfare taking place in RWs, countries finally came to an agreement of peace. Terms are described in the following article.

Since this is mostly a war based game  I expect more fronts to open really soon, even though ADMIN severely hindered options or in other words cut down reasons to even go in war (e.g., for purposes of better production). I fear that too big production, in general, does not motivate countries to fight unless you know who artificially stimulates (or tries to) conflicts.




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1) Someone doesnt want to pay the asking price

I will try to present my latest observation in a concise and clear manner. It is being discussed often on all chat - a place where enlightened people unravel mysteries for THE clueless. Without further ado, let us dive in.

People are obsessed with having perfect balance in those games. Everyone wants to countervail the foe with equally numbered force, even though the game offers many other means of subduing the enemy. Its all in our mind and only our mind that everything must have a perfect balance. The presumably infallible idea that wars are being won with numbers (having them balanced or greater, compared to the other side) is preventing some of the countries here to elevate. One for sure asks himself, have they forgotten that this is a strategy game?

Over the course of last months, I noticed that one side has stopped whining, started again fighting and improving organisation gradually. I believe that if everyone follows this way, the game offers a better experience for us all. People just had to come to the realisation that if you are not willing to pay the asking price, whatever you may think that is supposed to be, you can not dominate. The opposition needs to apply its resources MORE effectively and it will become extremely tough for VIRTUS. Adding or involving this or that country will only add to the firepower but will fail miserably in solving fundamental problems that losing side (my measurement for the label is the number of lost battles - recently) has now.

I believe that the success of their side is a result of everyone seriously stepping up, but (THERE IS ALWAYS ONE) I would like to point out a single person that is, in my humble opinion, one of the main pillars and a backbone of VIRTUS side. I decided to share with you a short interview.


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2) Interview with 
BiG Serxhio

Flash Baron: First of all thanks for agreeing to do an interview with me. Please introduce yourself to us. Who is BiG Serxhio in-game?

BiG Serxhio:
I am just a normal player who has started playing these games since 2012. Many of my friends moved here during last year so I decided to stop playing other games and start a new eLife here although my account was created in April 2017 when game started.

Flash Baron: Interesting. You are currently a citizen of eAlbania and Supreme commander of VIRTUS. I imagine you are quite busy. Could you share with me, what are your daily duties in the office? 

BiG Serxhio:
Yes, Im pretty busy tbh, Albania was really time-consuming but thanks to our efforts our community got bigger and there are many players who can handle the country. My daily duties include keeping our members busy and our enemies busier, talking to our members and taking care of their issues, planning our next actions and sometimes listening to Kavehs songs.

Flash Baron: Ever since the creation of VIRTUS alliance and joint cooperation with some non-Virtus countries the game shifted a bit in favour of your side several times. Who should be held accountable for the outcome of the latest events? 

BiG Serxhio:
This is all because we want to. We have managed to stay united and slowly creating a brotherhood. Virtus has a great internal organization and we have good cooperation with allies outside of our alliance. Every action have their own objectives and we are only trying to reach them. Of course, having fun is one of them which has successfully been fulfilled :smile: .

Flash Baron: That being said, what is your opinion on the current geopolitical situation, sides, ongoing wars et cetera? Have you encountered many obstacles in diplomacy during your run as a supreme commander? 

BiG Serxhio: 
Well current geopolitical situation is quite complex, many countries have gotten their full bonuses and prefer farming while others want war. There are still 2 main sides (Virtus and exAtlas) but there are also countries in between which have allies from both sides or some kind of agreements. Virtus wanted to have wars instead of farming so we picked Spain to be our first target after what they had done recently (but also during the whole game) to our allies. We managed to successfully occupy Spanish lands after many epic battles and I cant get away without giving a big thanks to Slovenia who did an amazing job there but also all our allies because as we saw in some battles, every million matters. There hasnt been any diplomacy obstacle yet, we havent tried to humiliate or bully any enemy although there have been a few provocations towards our members. As for the game balance, I think the game is somehow balanced (we noticed it in the last campaign against Spain) although many players prefer farming and fighting for their countries instead of pushing in other battles.  If we refer to October statistics, Virtus has less than 47% of World Dmg thats why I think the game is kinda balanced now, the only difference is that our side is more organized.
Flash Baron: You are obviously an ambitious man. Do you have any milestones or goals that you wish to achieve in a nearby future?

BiG Serxhio:
Well, today the situation changed really dramatically :stuck_out_tongue: If we talk about my personal ambitions, I want to have a united alliance same like my community in Albania because if we are united we are all happy and ready to help whenever a brother needs help. Talking about alliance milestones, we always have meetings with our members and decide together what our next steps will be. I cant really say what we want to achieve next, but as I mentioned before we are here to have fun and help each other. We want to go to the end of each campaign we start and come out as winners.

Flash Baron: Quite compelling. Before we conclude, would you like to share some of your thoughts about the administration of this game and game itself? 

BiG Serxhio:
Hmmm. When I returned to this game I didnt have positive approach towards Admin/Admin team because of the stupid poll that they made about our dear Kosova for 2 reasons:  Kosova is a country whether they like it or no, and secondly the poll was made when there were max 3 Albanian players in this game. I appreciate the fact that they have revived this game but of course there is more to do. I have exchanged a few messages with Admin and he really cares about this game and I have also made a few suggestions which can make this game better. Many players from my community (including me) have been dissatisfied multiple times (mainly because of mutes) , but there have also been good actions taken from Admin towards us like adding 2 more core regions after our community grew bigger etc.

Flash Baron: Thank you for your time again. I would like to wish you and your country good luck in future ventures. 

BiG Serxhio: Thanks o7



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3) Whats next?

The latest news is, VIRTUS alliance declared war upon Serbia. By the looks of it, the leading force and initiator of this conflict will be eAlbania, which already has proven to us that they are not a foe to underestimate. 
The questions pose, whether countries of the now-disbanded ATLAS alliance will be able to gather enough forces to defend their ally, or what will be their strategy and approach. If they learned anything from the Spanish campaign their foe shouldnt have an as easy task as with the previous target. I look forward to seeing more interesting wars as this last one didnt give as much thrill and involvement from the rest of the world as one would expect.

By changing policies, establishing international relations (successfully), trying different strategies, and definitively new ways of wars this game constantly changes its balance. Its a natural way and course in such games. Its up to the community and community alone to change things that they dislike, of course at the expense of some time and effort. No one won anything by writing on the main wall of the game and causing havoc.


Let me conclude with the following...
One can for sure say that todays leading force of a game might not be tomorrows.
Someone just needs to cast excuses aside :)




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Σχόλια (14)

26 Nov 20 00:52
IzN0GooD

Long to read but worth it. O/

26 Nov 20 00:54
BiG Serxhio The Legend

o7

26 Nov 20 00:54
Urzael

If we refer to October statistics, Virtus has less than 47% of World Dmg thats why I think the game is kinda balanced now, the only difference is that our side is more organized. I stopped there.

26 Nov 20 01:01
unroberto3

o7

26 Nov 20 01:02
Andy Capp

HAIL ALBANIA , HAIL SERXHIO

26 Nov 20 01:07
Yuu Otosaka

o/

26 Nov 20 01:12
Valuk

As ktab said few months ago: get organized

26 Nov 20 01:16
Rusty D

Good article, I enjoyed it.

26 Nov 20 01:17
Catch me if you can

young and incompetent still wiped?

26 Nov 20 01:22
JeraCerak

nice journalism, keep it up!

26 Nov 20 02:23
Winston Hopeless Smith

votado

26 Nov 20 05:07
ktab

Ktab was right then as it is now. No organization no party. Organize: form alliance, capable leadership, approach countries to turn tables. No other way. Or fall one after the other :shrug:

26 Nov 20 10:20
Mag Grey

о7

26 Nov 20 23:43
revenger81

h