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For the second time, I've chosen to run for the Canadian congress. Since last month's election, Canada has become an active member of the global community by joining The Musketeers and conquering a high region with our blood, sweat and tears along with the help of our wonderful allies in Poland and Slovenia.
Great projects like the Canadian Housing Project show a hint of a future where Canadians work together to produce something great instead of working in foreign nations (I'm guilty of working for my American weapons company), sell our products on the Canadian market and contribute to national projects that help new citizens get involved.
At the moment, Canada is not a great place to be an entrepreneur. We have some of the cheapest manufactured goods on the market due to very little demand for anything. The stagnant money market is another symptom of this issue. I would like to start a weapon company here and sell my products on the market (I have lots of iron to spare) but it would simply be throwing money away, and I'm not sure there are really enough employees available to hire. I'm sure other people are in a similar situation.
Most active Canadians are working in communes for their military units or abroad so the markets are a ghost town. If we are going to entice a bunch of new players to join the game, we're going to need opportunities for them to become more involved in the country's governance and the economy. Military units are great, and having the option of working in a commune for supplies is good. However, it shouldn't be the path everyone is forced down and we need to keep in mind this is a game where people need something to do to stay interested/active.
In my opinion, spending the government's money on companies in order to keep people employed may have made sense a month ago or even now, but is going to become more of a burden as we grow into a larger country.
There are many other places we could be spending the money, such as purchasing food for young citizens as encouragement for registering on the forums and/or joining the IRC channel (irc.rizon.net #e-sim.can), or even just distributing supplies to military units that set orders as given by the Minister of Defence. Both of those would stimulate the economy without removing a lot of what the game is about for most of the citizens (the economy module). As a small nation, every new citizen is precious and we need to do everything we can to make this a fun, engaging game for them.
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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.
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