December 17

International News

The ‘Thoughts’ Train

Recently, a poll by /u/yourbodyisapoopgun on Reddit has sparked a new train, similar to the AMApocalypse. Causing Devonfartino to feel insecure about himself by claiming Picarona was hated, Devon then posted a ‘Thoughts on Picarona’ post. Following this, leaders of many other nations, including the Meritocracy of Iudea itself have begun to do the same.

Prank war and fails

The Kingdom of Ayutia recently joined the Cubist side in the bitter prank war between Daveists and Cubists. AquaTheAdmiral, Prince of Foreign Affairs of Ayutia began by creating a giant present, filled with dirt phalluses, then attempted to create a giant hole with water under the Reach’s storeroom/bunker. However, he fell down said hole when building it and died.

Acierepaix is gone

The nation of Acierepaix has been disbanded, with all previous claims given to the Aasgierr following inactivity, and the grief of the nation.

Freimark Ruins Park

The nation of Freimark recently announced a ruins park, which is a national park containing ruins spawned with the map.

Picture of the Ruins Park

Opinion & Analysis

End the ‘war’

Written by: AquaTheAdmiral

I know this is gonna be met with harsh criticism, and I have no doubt my inbox will be filled with people complaining, but here goes.

This is a call for international amnesty for previous Six members, associates of Six/Zer0/TeN/Bonkill’s Bros or whatever other name they go by, and also a call to end the Arcation/Six War. I was recently talking to Bonkill, and he has expressed a desire to end the war, however, Arcation seems hell-bent on continuing it, even pearling members who have walked through 0,0. I feel like this has gone too far.

To be honest, it shouldn’t even be classed as a ‘war’ at the point anymore. It’s not like Zer0 is doing much of the fighting anymore, it’s really just a one-way pearling streak at this point.

End the war, allow Six to live in peace, without fear of persecution. There is no honour or common decency in continue kicking a fallen foe, even after you have disarmed, bled and broken him.

The global market, and the pros and cons of having a currency

Article Written By: AquaTheAdmiral

As most of you know, there is no global currency within CivEx. This brings with it some good and bad parts. The obvious fact is, with a currency, the world would be subject to inflation, and items that were previously cheap might become highly unaffordable. Currency is based on the value you put on an item, otherwise real life dollar bills would be rather useless.

Therefore, currency on this server can easily be attributed to diamonds, which is used a lot, for things like bounties and purchases. However diamonds are a rather effective currency, in my opinion. Due to it’s use in crafting high-grade tools, diamonds are simply worth a lot to the eye of the general public. If we were to implement a currency, in the form of say paper, people would revert to diamonds, as paper, in the eyes of the general public has no value. Unless we did it at worldwide level, for example being able to purchase diamonds with a half-stack of paper, paper would have no value, aside from being used to craft books.

It can easily be seen that a global currency would obviously be hard to implement, and bring a variety of negatives, but some positives would be that everything would be priced at a reasonable rate. If we set a global currency, people will have to adapt to the market, lest be swept away by competitors. Instead of selling an enchanted book for a ridiculous rate of , say, ten diamonds, they would be forced to stay as near as possible to the market price, which may be two diamonds, while still making profit. The invisible hand of the free market would cut down those who price their profits too high.

Please ban…

Written by: Henry Gray

Dear Moderators,

I am a player of CivEx, writing to you under a pseudonym.

Please ban people who do not care for Star Wars.

Thanks,

Henry Gray

[EDITOR’S NOTE: I thought this was kinda funny, so posted it]

Why AquatheAdmiral should either resign as head of the TA, or as Ayutian Prince of Foreign affairs:

The TA is an impartial organization that has helped many nations get put on the map. But now they are increasingly more important, with their now expansive claims and increasing presence in global politics. Because of this, it’s important to keep them impartial. Aqua is a friend of mine, and a man I know can keep impartial, even if he has some reservations about other nations (cough Iudea cough). That being said, being a prince in an elective monarchy, on top of a Minister for Foreign Affairs is something else. It is practically impossible to protect your country’s interests abroad and remain impartial in an organization like the TA. On top of that, as a prince he is required to vote for the leader of Ayutia. Quite simply put, he will already have either a favourable outlook or dislike of the leader of his nation based on whether or not he voted for them, and there is the possibility that he may misuse the TA to this end, perhaps even using the TA to help elect the candidate he wants. I’m not suggesting that he leave the TA or Ayutia, in fact, many members of the TA have their own nation (A member of my nation is part of the TA, for goodness sake). I just don’t think it’s fair for Ayutia to have a prince who cannot act in his country’s interest due to other duties or for the TA to be led by someone who may act favourably to certain nations. I hope others share my concerns.

Signed,

Raphael_Dillon (/u/yourbodyisapoopgun)

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