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Magicboyd25

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  1. Magicboyd25
    For awhile we have been stuck on /r/Politicsnwar however we are now in control of /r/PoliticsandWar, which will be our public subreddit.
     
    Link to new subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/politicsandwar
     
    Please consider posting there and take a look at our new theme! We will be finalizing flair for the subreddit as well. The more active it looks the more we will gain attention on reddit and bring in new players!
     
    Thanks for your support!
  2. Magicboyd25
    A lot of people throughout the world are concerned, like myself. With global trends in atmospheric temperatures rising, many problems will occur. Now I know a lot of you have hear the lectures on why and what is being done etc, but I dont think much will change.
     
    First off, if you dont believe me about the concept of climate change, read this link: http://climate.nasa.gov/evidence/
     
    If that doesn't convince you, well then you are fitting the mold I will describe.
     
    Why I dont think much will change until it is too late:
     
    1. Money
    Everyone loves money. Government officials love money, corporations love money, individuals love money.Government officials love their funding, and many of the companies that fund them are companies that would be affected by environmental laws. Now this is not in all cases, but those influences are there, and if a politician wants to run the next year, they dont support something that would hurt those that fund them.
    Corporations dont want to work for cleaner production methods and they stretch the boundaries and laws to the max for their own profit. Corporations will also throw along the "job myth" that new oil lines or other industries will create jobs, when in reality, the job creation is only a fraction of what the cost is to the environment and the future. If you want to argue about the Keystone pipeline, just let me know, cause I will tell you how idiotic that thing is.
    Individuals dont want to change to better and greener things. It costs money to change to more efficient technology and cars as well as better sealed windows that let less heat or air out (that then use less electricity cause the heater/AC doesn't have to work as hard). With prices so high on many of the greener technologies, I dont foresee much happening.



    2. Habits
    Everyone has habits on how things have been done for so long. It is hard to break them.Many people hear that they should turn off lights and only use things when needed, well if they are not used to that, it wont change.
    Many people are used to certain technologies, for example cars in general. A lot of people just want to get a car, not go shopping for some electric car that really is better for the environment.



    3. Misconceptions and Procrastination
    With something as large of scale as this, people in general do not want to be part of the change.I hear a lot of times that people of the older generation say: "It will be your generation and the next that solve this". Well, why does it have to be the next one? There are still a good many people in that older generation that own houses and perform the daily aspects of life that involve the issues that cause climate change.
    There are still people out there that despite all the data, dont believe in climate change. Well there are always going to be those people, just when they make it to government, you know there are issues.



  3. Magicboyd25
    Having been a part of several other simulators, I will say PnW is by far the best by in game content.
     
    I love the fact that there are alliance banks. The economics are so much different and you can control so much more with the markets. The manufactured resources and regional resources add something more than other game's selective resources. It is by far something which really keeps people interested early on.
     
    Something else is the Improvement Gameplay. I have to say the idea to link power with cities is something which makes improvements so much better than other game's versions of improvements. Production options, Commerce, disease, etc: make cities much more important and also add to the gameplay.
     
    Also, an active admin makes it so much better
     
    The politics of this game are in my opinion much different, and because of that it makes guessing political situations much more interesting. Paperless treaties, raiders, merc alliances, etc: more interesting things I dont find as much in other games.
     
    I have had a few other people in other games tell me they dont want to do PnW again cause they tried it in Beta and didn't like it. I have asked why and they dont have a clear answer. Seeing the game from this view is something I have tried to use to get more people to try it out. BK people did, and now we love the game more than others.
     
    (I wanted to write an easy first blog to get my blog rolling So probably not very much interesting stuff in this one).
     
    I will ask though, in the comments, are there any other things about this game that you think make it successful?
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