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Massive Online Games (MOG) employs people both voluntary and paid, who work long, hard hours to keep this game online, secure, and fun. And whether you like it or not, they need to eat. So in order to feed them, MOG has to pay them, and that means they need money. Of course, they also need money to pay for electricity, water, air conditioning, rent, taxes, the web address, their online security provider, transportation, advertising, equipment maintenance and repair, insurance, and the like, but you have probably never even heard of those things before. I know you’ve heard of food, however, since Mommy stuffs it in your mouth at each meal, so we’ll go with that.
And yet, after that big list of expenses, you still stubbornly believe that Primera server, for example is run by a bunch of evil, money-snatching capitalists who want nothing more than to take all of your stuff, tear down your house, and trample your Granny’s tulip garden.
What about your parents? Are they evil for going to work and slaving away all day so that you can sit on your butt from sunup to sundown and stare at this screen, belly filled with food? I mean, they do exactly the same thing MOG does: they charge money in exchange for goods or services. That sounds like... work! Labor! A concept you should try sometime. It’s actually very rewarding.
Yes, it’s capitalism, and no, it is not evil. What’s evil is you demanding that someone give you something at his own expense. That is the definition of theft. And please stop this negative attitude against gold buyers. Without them, there would be no E-Sim.
The players need E-Sim, and it needs them.
Yeah, you read that right: you need E-Sim. I know because of how much time you spend here and how mortally offended you were that Railman would commit the heresy of not giving you gold for FREE.
I’m going to go a step further and say this: if E-Sim was no longer free, and they charged you to play just like all the other games (that you hypocritically don’t complain about), you’d pay up and keep playing.
Needing E-Sim isn’t a problem. Real life is a pretty miserable thing, filled with woes of every shape and size. E-Sim is, for legions of players around the world and around the universe, an escape from the pain of reality.
The men and women of Massive Online Games know that this is true. They built the game to provide you with an escape. They are dedicated to that idea, and that’s why they haven’t made this game a pay-to-play product. Sure, they need the money they get from gold purchases, but they don’t charge for any more than that because they aren’t out to get you. They play the game, too. They even buy gold, believe it or not.
At the end of the day, the real compensation that MOG employees receive, from the top developer to the noobiest GO, is the knowledge that the effort they put in enriches the lives of all who play this game.
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About the game:
USA as a world power? In E-Sim it is possible!
In E-Sim we have a huge, living world, which is a mirror copy of the Earth. Well, maybe not completely mirrored, because the balance of power in this virtual world looks a bit different than in real life. In E-Sim, USA does not have to be a world superpower, It can be efficiently managed as a much smaller country that has entrepreneurial citizens that support it's foundation. Everything depends on the players themselves and how they decide to shape the political map of the game.
Work for the good of your country and see it rise to an empire.
Activities in this game are divided into several modules. First is the economy as a citizen in a country of your choice you must work to earn money, which you will get to spend for example, on food or purchase of weapons which are critical for your progress as a fighter. You will work in either private companies which are owned by players or government companies which are owned by the state. After progressing in the game you will finally get the opportunity to set up your own business and hire other players. If it prospers, we can even change it into a joint-stock company and enter the stock market and get even more money in this way.
In E-Sim, international wars are nothing out of the ordinary.
Become an influential politician.
The second module is a politics. Just like in real life politics in E-Sim are an extremely powerful tool that can be used for your own purposes. From time to time there are elections in the game in which you will not only vote, but also have the ability to run for the head of the party you're in. You can also apply for congress, where once elected you will be given the right to vote on laws proposed by your fellow congress members or your president and propose laws yourself. Voting on laws is important for your country as it can shape the lives of those around you. You can also try to become the head of a given party, and even take part in presidential elections and decide on the shape of the foreign policy of a given state (for example, who to declare war on). Career in politics is obviously not easy and in order to succeed in it, you have to have a good plan and compete for the votes of voters.
You can go bankrupt or become a rich man while playing the stock market.
The international war.
The last and probably the most important module is military. In E-Sim, countries are constantly fighting each other for control over territories which in return grant them access to more valuable raw materials. For this purpose, they form alliances, they fight international wars, but they also have to deal with, for example, uprisings in conquered countries or civil wars, which may explode on their territory. You can also take part in these clashes, although you are also given the opportunity to lead a life as a pacifist who focuses on other activities in the game (for example, running a successful newspaper or selling products).
At the auction you can sell or buy your dream inventory.
E-Sim is a unique browser game. It's creators ensured realistic representation of the mechanisms present in the real world and gave all power to the players who shape the image of the virtual Earth according to their own. So come and join them and help your country achieve its full potential.
Invest, produce and sell - be an entrepreneur in E-Sim.
Take part in numerous events for the E-Sim community.
