German Chronicle Issue#15 |
Published in Germany 
- Social interactions and entertainment - 1 - 21 Jun 26 22:05
A Personal Note: Remembering Where I Come From
Hello my lovely readers,
Today, I want to step away from the current state of the game and just share a personal memory from my youth in this genre.
Before all of this, I used to play a game called Grepolis. It was incredibly time-consuming; players literally didn’t have a life outside of it. At any given moment, you could be attacked, and if the enemy knew you were offline, everything you built would be destroyed within hours. Because I was playing on the international server, there was no night bonus or rest periods like on local servers, and I was completely burnt out. xD
I had played eRepublik in its early days and understood the basic mechanics of this genre, so when I received an invitation to a new game called eRevolution (or eRev1, as we all know it), I decided to make the switch. Believe me, over the years, I’ve tried almost all the classic browser games—The West, Forge of Empires, The Settlers, and so on.
Since I am Iranian, I started my journey in Iran. But back then, moving between countries cost gold. After some time, I made the move to Germany.
I was so naive and innocent in those days that I still envy that version of myself. :P I had absolutely no knowledge of bonuses, regions, countries, or alliances. All I knew was that for half the year, Germany was completely wiped, and for the other half, we could barely stay on the map. That was my childhood in these games: just surviving in a country that was constantly on the brink of erasure. xD
But we had a group of incredibly stubborn friends called Panzer—a tight, warrior-like military unit. We didnt have a supply system, we didnt have high bonuses, and we didnt have infinite gold. But we had the pure courage to enter any battle and change the outcome. This is where I come from, and those days were truly my happiest in the game. Even though our unit only had about 20 to 30 players, people were genuinely afraid of our last-minute rushes. I remember we successfully brought Greece back onto the map three separate times, only for them to get wiped again, until we finally gave up and they stayed off the map for six months straight.
Eventually, I decided to enter politics to try and change things. Like a true noob, I used to go and talk to every alliance and country leader from every side, asking: Why are you attacking us? Why arent you helping us? xD
That was when Kostas senior (ktab) told me: You need to be Country President to truly understand everything related to this game.
Our country was collapsing at the time, so I chose a strategy centered on a few, but fiercely loyal, warriors. They handed me the remaining 2,000 gold left from the countrys original 20k–30k treasury. I convinced everyone to sign a peace treaty, and from that moment on, my reputation as a master NAP signer was born: NAPveh :P
Long story short: I rebuilt Germany. In the end, we actually defeated the dominating alliance of the game—the mighty VV (formerly MDP II, fields of MDP I) xD.
We utilized so many different strategies and tactics, and great friends like Marcial, Fortuna, and OFC helped us immensely. They believed in my strategy of a small, loyal, and efficient force. :P
There you have it. I know I wrote a lot, but I sincerely miss those days. I miss being a total noob who was unaware of complex game mechanics, just saving up gold to fight in one single battle for my country, before fading back into the shadows to collect gold and do it all over again. :P
And as a little side note, eDominations was actually born out of that very same core group of players we used to play with, and its history still echoes in this game today. A full year before the beta even started, we already knew this game would be launched. :P
That was all.
I just really miss those days.
Kaveh
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21 Jun 26 22:05
Kavehfirst still misses old times! ;(
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