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The stage is set and I should probably publish something with maybe a little bit of that srs bsns stuff I have such little interest in, but is crucial in running an effective political party.
SRS BSNS ENGAGED
In my experience, there is only one true purpose of a political party. It's not electing congresspersons and it's not gathering as many members as possible and it's not having a coherent political platform. Those things are merely by-products of an effective political party that does it's job well.
What is it's job then?
MUFFINS! No, wait...
Engage the player.
Grab those newbies, hold them close to your heart, tell them that you love them, throw open the doors of the game and tell them 'this world is for you'.
Doing it in John de Lancie's voice couldn't hurt
If you're not doing this, you're doing it W-R-O-N-G.
I facehoof'd
And, honestly, it looks like everyone's doing it wrong to me.
I ran for congress under NAF and the only thing I can tell you about them is they're huge, a bunch of eReppers/Exec's run the joint and that I think they seem to be pretty close with BoB. Good for them for at least picking an original name (logo still needs work though, guys). It's the big tent and probably always will be, which I'm pretty okay with. There's no huge advantage to a political party with a ton of disengaged players, like certain other games. Let them collect the flotsam.
Not Relevant
Then we have The Libs and The Feds. All I can say about them is their logo's look mighty familiar (I wonder why that would be?) I've never seen an article about either and the only one I could find, with some digging, was a month ago by The Fed PP. That was the last article he even published! And the Lib PP doesn't even have a paper! So, what... your only purpose is to gather up Libs and Feds from eRep in rejection of the [s]USWP[/s] err... I mean NAF?
NO!NO!NO!NO!NO!NO!NO!NO!
Now, I'm not saying this just to be a prick. I am a prick, don't get me wrong; I understand that. But, you gotta realize this isn't exactly undeserved criticism, here. What's going on here? Is everything just happening behind the scenes? And, if that's the case, aren't we missing the point?
I know you're not doing nothing but, seriously, I'm more active and informed than you can honestly expect the average player to be. If I don't know what you're about, something's wrong.
Where's the action? Where's the flair? Where's the creativity? WHERE IS THE GOD-DAMNED FUN?!?
That's what I aim to fix; people who are not members of my party but EXCITED ABOUT THEIR PARTY.
I've already got several eager, young players who can't wait to dig in, hit the pavement and figure out the nuts and bolts how to turn Friendship and Magic into a stronger, smarter America. They just need someone to show them the basic steps of this little tango and that's what I'm here to do. I don't have any plans; they have plans and I have guidance and... okay maybe a couple little plans.
Prepare
Now, just one other thing and I'm really not trying to be a dick here (I'm not, why do people always think that?!?), but I would like to draw an interesting distinction I noticed between me and my competition.
Revolutionary Party
American Synergy Party
Awesome
Equus Maximo of all Ponydom and Newly Minted Target of Political Rage
(I'm trying that center thing, Rahl)
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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.
