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Dear Belgians,
In my first concerning article, I'd like to address it to players who began to play e-Sim a few days after the liberation of Belgium. They don't know (yet) the turbulent history of our country. This has different causes.
On one side a huge group of those players refuse to join us on IRC . I want to use this occasion to invite you all, so you can all see what our politicians are doing. Besides, we'll answer your questions as soon as possible!
On the other side, there is no article handling about it. Though it isn't a luxury since the BabyBoom. That's why I'll try to explain this history.
Belgium has been occupied, as already referred to many times, for a long time by France, just like piece of the Netherlands. The biggest problem after such an occupation are the economic troubles. The current government has succeeded to regain the Belgian territory in only 5 days. But that wasn't the biggest adventure, they should still protect our borders and rebuild our economy. The government also succeeded in this two missions.
As if you can all see, we, Belgians, are the proud possessors of our territory. Though, some new players blame the government for being inactive on this topic and they fear an invasion of Italy, France and Poland. But if you would have been on IRC (see link above), you would know Brussels has a good relationship with Warsaw. So a Polish invasion is none of the options. An alliance with France and/or Itlay isn't either, because none of the governments would agree to this proposition.
Some players also suggest to enlarge the Belgian territory. Again, I refer to the IRC, where this topic has been discussed before. But it got even worse: a few players proposed to attack the Netherlands. The players who even think about it, should take a closer look at the game. The Netherlands and Belgium constitute the confederation of the BeNeLux, leaded by the HQ and its Prince-Regent. The HQ is assisted by the governments of both countries.
New players also complain about a devaluating economy. In which way they see this is a riddle for me, and then I speak for a lot of Belgians who are active since at least 1 week. Stuff who was sold on the Belgian market right after the liberation were ridiculously expensive. As if that wasn't enough, the price of the BEF was immense and it wasn't worth anything to change it for gold. The congress was able to halve (!!) the BEF's price. But they were busy on the market as well, they offered stuff from state companies, but they also motivated players invest in Belgian companies. In this way, they managed to lower the prices superfast. E.g.: Q1 weapons cost about 1.- BEF right now, but a little more than a week ago, you paid over 5.- BEF for the same product.
They didn't stop there at all, the congress is still busy to lower to price of its currency, while they entrusted the market to the citizens, just as it should be in a democratic country.
A lot of players already shouted it, but I want to do it once more: Just think before you publicize an article or send a shout, so your story corresponds with the truth. You guys are very critical, a good characteristic for a journalist, but be critical to yourself too!
If you have any questions, you can send me a PM or just put them in a comment
sgregke
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