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Welcome to Issue #12 of the International Interview Magazine.
Today I am in the sUK for an interview with
Smack , a Game Operator and politician in the sUK. He was kind enough to sit down and talk with us today...
1) Hi! Who are you and why should we care?
Well, I'm Smack, former UK CP, MoD, MoF advisor, and just generally important. (Possibly only in my mind, but still important!) I also invited your current PresidentLiquid HOMICIDE , therefore you should definitely care about me!
2) How did you end up joining e-Sim?
A friend of mine,Solymir invited me on the first or 2nd day of the game. I thought I might as well hedge my bets and 2-click for a while. A few weeks or month later, I got involved and started to CONTROL EVERYTHING!
3) Tell me about your e-Sim country. What is the culture like? What are the dominant social groups?
We're a small country, highly productive for our size, regularly hitting 11th when I was last checking regularly. Small numbers and we're not a huge damage dealing country, but we'll stand by our friends.We're pretty much a close knit community, only 2 Military Units, only one major party, and most of us are friends with all of us (speaking about the IRC and forum actives mainly.)
The People's Party is the main political party, and the most active MU is Bonkers, which is a private military unit ran byRanflax and I. However, British Army has been increasing recently, and does outnumber us in players, but we're more IRC active. ^_^
4) If you could change one thing about your country, what would it be?
Our size definitely. I'd love to get a slow and steady baby boom. I'm talking 10 to 20 players a day would be great, and that it'd continue for 2/3 weeks.
5) Who are your favorite foreign allies in e-Sim? Are there any particular foreign players that you would like to salute?
HEIL SWEDEN! They were our first really close allies, and we shall never forget them. Lithuania have also been good to us from the beginning of the game.
6) Who is you or your country’s biggest foreign enemy? Feel free to say something mean and horrible about them.
We don't really have a huge foreign enemy. I guess I'd say Canada, but to be fair they're not really much of an enemy. They didn't stand a chance when we first took Canada East Coast, and can't take it back without a load of support. I could say Konjica from Serbia, a Military Unit that tried to PTO Canada would be our main enemy, so pick whichever of those two you fancy.
7) Link a pic of a hot model from your home country
KAREN GILLAN! She is gorgeous. And a redhead. OM NOM NOM NOM NOM
Shame she's Scottish.
Thank you for your time,
Smack !
My interview tomorrow will be with
Vladimir , the Secretary of State (MOFA) of the sUSA, and it will be published in his home country.
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Past Interviews
#1 - Liquid HOMICIDE [sUSA]
#2 - LetevictorS2Sabino [sBrazil]
#3 - logomaster304 [sUSA]
#4 - Dzzej [sCanada]
#5 - John Vontalmo [sUSA]
#6 - LukasPim [sBrazil]
#7 - Diablo101 [sAustralia]
#8 - BigBrother44 [sFrance]
#9 - misters777 [sMexico]
#10 - shvo [sLithuania]
#11 - Milo314 [sFrance]
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IIM #13: Vladimir [sUSA] (13 years ago)
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.
