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~INTRODUCTION~
Hello fellow e-sim players!
In the past period i've noticed a lot of articles showing disappointment in current situation and progress of e-sim. We could saw that in
That is why i decided to write an article where i could share my opinion that is based on my experience. I will also add opinions from other active players, mostly guys that play this game for a longer period on highest level - people that are behind the most decisions.
~CONTENT~
1.).....Comment about changes,
2.).....Lack of freedom of speech,
3.)....................Lack of information,
4.)......Problems that last and last,
5.)....The e-sim godfathers opinion,
6.)........Comment about e-sim staff.
~1.) COMMENT ABOUT CHANGES~
In recent months we could see a lot of changes in e-sim. Some were good, some not so much. Ill make a really quick review of some. I will start with positive ones.
What i find reallygood looking is the new design, when you get used to it you can see its pretty useful and its also way more stylish than the previous one. Other thing that was reduced to a great extent was lag. Server is now playable even when we have some bigger battles. And of course its way more fair for everyone. We still get tricked by the added seconds but that is a rare event. Server downtime is also minimal. Another thing that I find really cool is the few hour bonuses introduced in past few weeks. Its a big gain for active players and players that want to improve their positions on citizen statistic pages. Oh and i must not forget..., big kudos for all the new players invited to this game!
There were a lot of bad thingsimplemented but thankfully some were already removed like the mentor system where some people earned huge amounts of gold without much work. Also all the updates that leaked to early - redeem code, suna gold transfer tool. I believe that Q6 equipment is a bad decision too because it boosts goldbuyers even more. If they will get more support in future the game will lose the real value. Next thing is the new pop up window, i hope it will be fixed when the new battle screen will be implemented. Problem is that you can hardly see what bonuses you got or critical or avoid or any of the buffs. It needs to be changed to be more more transparent.
~2.) LACK OF FREEDOM OF SPEECH~
With lack of freedom of speech I am aiming for the majority of the deleted articles in the last period. Ones that wrote about some GOs exploiting some judiciary tools or were just criticizing their work.
So why aren't we allowed to express our own opinion if we are not offensive to anyone?
In my opinion articles that warn and spread awareness should not only be allowed but also they should be welcomed and accepted as a constructive criticism of an individual . GOs could also explain their acts and "defend" themselves in the comment part.
The way of deleting every single article that criticizes some GOs work looks like an act of repressive censorship department in fascistic countries.
On the other hand I have to say that e-sim staff is doing a great job removing all the racist, vulgar, pornographic, not game connected articles.
Another thing that i miss in the last period and is connected to articles is the lack of staff evaluation tools, where players could give feedback to staff team.
~3.) LACK OF INFORMATION~
The last admin news article was posted 18 days ago,
Admin news account is inactive at this moment. It usually contains dull information and some basic descriptions of things changed.
I believe the players should be able to check all the bug fixes or implements that would be updated on every few days.
Next problem is that there is almost no way to access the admin team. You can access it via Staff team but in my case when I needed a simple information I had to wait 13 days to get a response. And i was spamming that GO that helped me almost everyday (and i believe he did his job).
This is also an important issue because I got the feeling that even Staff can't answer to some of our general questions.
Admin team and Staff should cooperate with the community to maximize satisfaction of everyone.
And believe it or not that means increase in consumption - buying gold.
Idea to fix this issue is to revive IRC public channel #e-sim or make another one for each server. Let me quckly describe you how it looked: channel operators were members of Staff team, most were idling there but answer questions when they could. Also the community was more connected. There could be also Q&A sessions let say on every 14 days with admin team members or just staff team.
Added: e-sim twitter and facebook are not efficient tool to inform.
~4.) UNFIXED PROBLEMS~
a) Contracts in Stock companies
Problem concerning contracts in stock companies was mentioned a lot of times. It is one of the most needed tools to ease up the business and also make it faster. It would solve the third problem - scamming (caused by some specific players).
b) Inactive share holders in Stock companies
This problem causes a lot of problem is old stock companies when a major (or more minor) sharholders become inactive. You simply can't accept a law,change or act.
Easiest solution for this problem is to exclude the inactive shares from the voting mass.
c) Players exploiting scripts and don't get banned
As you all know most of the stock company managers buy products for 0.01 currency, sell them on #setrade and than put the gold back into the stock company. Problem here is that few players (
Few screenshots: http://prntscr.com/2lxjmk , http://prntscr.com/2lxlc5 ,http://prntscr.com/2lxm3b .
d) Wood problem
Old problem, few links with some ideas, complaints: http://secura.e-sim.org/article.html?id=20857 , http://secura.e-sim.org/article.html?id=16439 , http://forum.e-sim.org/index.php?topic=8159.0 . Personally im not so bothered with this problem, but that is general opinion.
e) Official NAPs
Issue that has caused the most hate in e-sim - broken NAPs. There should be a way to sign an official Nap so players could not hit for certain countries by default or included MUs could not set battle order in that battle. Other solution is that GOs start to deal with this issue.
f) E-sim wikipedia
It was a good help for all players as a tutorial, but also it was a place where you could find the vital ingame formulas and game mechanics. It seriously needs to be updated.
~5.)THE E-SIM GODFATHERS OPINION~
I asked few players that i think are the ones that have the biggest impact on ingame events on secura.
The question was: What are the three problems about e-sim that first come up on your mind?
1. Slow down a bit! with the new pop up window while fighting
2. Server overload
3. Unfair economy model that is not ready to support all players
1. Server lag
2. The new pop up window while fighting
3. Unnecessary ingame chat
1. Mass salary feature in premium being completely useless (it should auto donate the person the salary (food/gift/weps thats set in the mass salary settings) when they work for the 1.00 currency)
2. Not being able to EDIT prices of items on product market... always having to delete and re-add them
3. The fact there are still no contracts for SCs.
1. SCs (obviously inactive or banned shareholders)
1. Economy skill should still rise - we should produce more.
2. Gold buying option has to big advantage over other players.
3. Vice country presidents should get their own panels (similar to country presidents but with some restrictions).
~COMMENT ABOUT E-SIM STAFF~
This part will be short because i'm running out of remaining characters.
Secura needs more Staff, not necessary GOs but moderators that can only check shouts, articles, comments and delete, warn or temporary ban people. Each country could have one of such moderators. You could make the GO work more efficient (just going through real problems).
Ownager : If we want to play it for longer time we have to preserve it , we have ideas , and some of us gladly will donate if the admin shows some cooperation with community.
IRC: LockOut
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~ Illuminati News ~ [day 574] (10 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.
