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<Elyna> Hi. Could we talk please?
你好，我们可以聊聊吗？
<daviddu> hello nice to meet you.
你好，很高兴见到你。
<Elyna> I have some questions about the Chinese BB.
我有几个问题是关于中国的新人潮。
<Elyna> I'm helping the devs, that's why I'm asking.
我目前帮助游戏开发人员工作，来做个小调查。
<Elyna> And as I know you are the best person for this.
据我所知你会是我们采访的合适人选。
<daviddu> Cheers for that.
谢谢。
<Elyna> So
好。
<Elyna> The statistics show that Chinese BB was the most successful. It means there is the highest ratio of the players who kept playing instead of leaving the game.
有统计表明，中国的新人潮是（全世界范围）最成功的。这意味着（中国）新人玩家的存活率（即留下继续玩和离开游戏的人数的比例）全世界最高。
<Elyna> And more and more players are coming without advertisement.
而且，有越来越多的玩家并非通过广告而加入游戏。
<Elyna> Do you know why?
你知道这是为什么吗？
<daviddu> At beginning stage we used advertisements in some big domestic communities,like baidu.com.
初期我们是在一些大型的国内社区网站上投放广告，例如百度贴吧。
<daviddu> Later on maybe by direct invitation
后期可能是通过（朋友之间的）直接邀请吧。
<Elyna> Why do the players stay here and keep playing? Is there anything what they especially like or because of the community?
为什么（中国）玩家会选择留下继续玩？有什么特殊的地方吸引他们，还是由于社区性？
<daviddu> Although there are less Chinese people in irc because we are not familiar with irc, yet we are using similar domestic tool called tencent QQ.
虽然使用irc的中国玩家比较少，这是因为我们对irc并不熟悉，但是我们会使用一款类似的国内软件叫作腾讯QQ。
<daviddu> There we formed our community.
在QQ上有我们的玩家群。
<daviddu> And some leaders are keen building up their MU.
而且一些玩家热衷于建设好他们的军团。
<Elyna> And how did you help these players? Because as I remember you were the President at this time.
你们如何帮助这些新玩家的？我记得你当时曾经是总统。
<daviddu> Yes we give guides in our own QQ community.
是的我们会在QQ群里进行指导。
<Elyna> Did they use QQ before coming to this game or you showed it to them?
他们是在加入这款游戏之前就使用QQ了吗？
<daviddu> QQ Is quite popular in China.
QQ在中国很流行。
<daviddu> It is like ICQ.
有点像ICQ。
<daviddu> or MSN messager.
或是MSN。
<daviddu> We use QQ before coming in this game.
我们在加入这款游戏之前就使用QQ了。
<Elyna> Ohh I understand...
噢，了解。
<Elyna> Is there anything else which could help you to make them stay or invite more players?
有什么可以帮到你们吗？会有助于新人留下，或是有助于邀请更多玩家加入？
<daviddu> I found many citizens wish there will be a GO from China.
嗯 ……. 我发现很多国民都蛮希望有一名来自中国的GO。
<Elyna> Nothing is impossible... Since China has high population, it might be useful for the Chiniese comments/shouts etc... there are a lot of report about them.
一切皆有可能 … … 既然中国拥有很高的人口， 中国GO会有助于处理中文的评论和喊话 …. … 以及一些相关的举报。
<daviddu> And also our people in China mainland cannot access in Facebook and twitter.
此外，来自中国大陆的玩家是无法登录脸书和推特的。
<Elyna> Ohh...
呃 ……
<daviddu> Because of the censorship.
由于河蟹。
<Elyna> :s
<daviddu> so maybe cannot follow the updated info from devs and admins.
所以我们可能没办法及时跟踪游戏开发人员和管理员的更新信息。
<Elyna> Well
这样。
<Elyna> http://prntscr.com/2mu7fr
<Elyna> If you click here you can see some infos.
点击这里，你可以看到一些信息。
<Elyna> Without account of twitter
不用推特账号也能看。
<Elyna> But there isn't everything like on Facebook, the developers are working on a better way of communication, because of such problems.
但是脸书就没有类似的功能，开发人员正在致力于研发更好的沟通方式，以解决这些问题。
<daviddu> Thanks . we will try it.
感谢，回头我们会试一下。
<Elyna> Anything else, like idea for other countries how to make a successful bb like in China?
还有什么要说的吗？例如有何好主意令其它国家也有如同中国一样的新人潮？
<daviddu> China has huge human resource.
中国拥有巨大的人口资源。
<daviddu> maybe a bit advantage than other countries.
这比起其他国家是有些优势的。
<daviddu> and also many Chinese citizens like to add Japan.
此外不少中国国民希望加入日本。
<daviddu> they think adding Japan will help promote Chinese citizens.
他们认为（游戏中）加入日本会有助于提升中国国民（数量）。
<Elyna> Ohh okay.
噢？好啊。
<Elyna> I'll forward it to the developers
我会向游戏开发人员转达。
<daviddu> Because Japan is a main rival of China in RL.
因为在现实中日本是中国的老对手。
<daviddu> so that will be promoting some nationalist.s interest.
所以会有助于激发愤青们的兴趣。
<daviddu> It’s interesting phenomenon.
这是个有趣的现象。
<Elyna> Well we don't want to bring real life problems into the game.
这样啊，我们可不想把现实生活中的问题带到游戏里。
<daviddu> But there are some rival countries in our game.
可是游戏里确实也存在着一些敌对的国家。
<Elyna> I see.
我明白。
<Elyna> Thank you for your time and for your answers.
感谢占用你的时间回答问题。
<daviddu> You are welcome. Can I edit our communication in an article published in my newspaper
不客气，我可以编辑我们的对话并发表在我的报纸上吗？
<Elyna> Of course.
当然。
<daviddu> Thanks for that D
感谢。
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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.
