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Region: The Region That Has No Big Banks
now Im sad
Venesia Grande
https://youtu.be/YkP_pEhCp20
*Sad violin plays in the background*
Man.. This place isn't what it was like...
Indeed, this indirectly means you miss Xeri. I miss them very much, -@-@!
Yep. I blame it only on Xeri's disappearance but it's definitely more than that...
Yeah
We went from Inactivity, to a small period of getting more active to the Golden age, and now we've returned to that middle period.
Yodle
People aren't staying here. People join...Then they leave very quickly after.
Yodle, The Persistence Of Cats Memory
Ethics gets in the way of my ideas to solve this
I like it more
Thats how its always been
You havent spotted anything new
Golden age is only golden because of activity
Yes
hmm?
Tomorrow at some point in the day I will be out of contact for roughly a week
Backpacking time
Yodle, Socialistic Britain, New United Common-Lands, The Persistence Of Cats Memory, Flomonga
Im gonna beat the Volkswagen today
Lawid
Lawid as a member of TRTHNBB you do know that you have every right and the responsibility to make sure I win this game
Yes?
This region kind of has a specific vibe that a lot of new players might not be drawn toward.
Part of it is the recruitment telegram which has a low, but consistent rate of return (aka people clicking the join button). Then theres initial retention which isnt great, people tend to immediately leave. This could be because of a need to remake the Welcome Telegram, but I imagine they read the RMB and are like eh not for me.
Ive always been of the view that Quality is better than Quantity, and we cultivate very dedicated members who might CTE off and on, but they always come back. Also the people who have stuck with it for literal years. Some so far back they have Season 1 trading cards of themselves lol
Socialistic Britain, Lkandria, Lawid, Vlaskal, Flomonga
I enjoy seeing the changing administrations over time as players reach their peak of activity and then (inevitably and naturally) retire because of life circumstances and burnout. Everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses, my weakness being that I have infrequent waves of motivation to play, so my role is better as a general overseer of happenings.
This generation of leadership has been by far and away the most consistently successful, and we have much much more to add in this administration!
Socialistic Britain, Lkandria, New United Common-Lands, The Washington Federation, Lawid, Vlaskal, Flomonga
Evolution at it's finest
Socialistic Britain, Flomonga
Post self-deleted by Flomonga.
You're welcome
Socialistic Britain, Lemona, Flomonga
I think our recruitment telegram is fine it's just a matter of keeping them interested in being around. from personal experience when I first joined I was a little overwhelmed and took a while to get the swing of things but I stayed and love the region. Its about keeping them interested in staying and trying to make them feel part of the team. We have the resources like a Sports league and a game night as well as good people here it's just about getting them on board with it.
Socialistic Britain
Socialistic Britain
This region may not fit there style and that's fine. This region has a certain group that you won't find anywhere else. You won't get people on board if it doesn't fit there style. I must admit that this region isn't my favorite nor my first choice but I've stayed and watched.
Lemona
I agree with you
Except on the last thing of not being your favoritw
The Persistence Of Cats Memory
What I mean by being "onboard" is people leave before they even try to look at the Region. They join...log off...then come back on and leave the region only to join another and start the cycle over again. They don't give it a chance. Whereas if they took time even a few days just to hang out the chances of them staying goes way up. Cycles like those happen in every game not just this one.
The Persistence Of Cats Memory
People just find better regions. Requirement telegrams does wonders
Flomonga
I don't think there are many Regions that are "better than us" Just more people. They just don't even give us a chance they just come in and out. If they got to know what we are about theirs a much higher chance they stay.
The Persistence Of Cats Memory
I mean, this a good region.
Flomonga
Its an excellent one for sure!
Hey guys, I played nation states from 2013 to 2016. I was an active member of TAR (The Allied Republic) going by the Nation name Conserlan. I was on the senate, treasury, and even competed for president. If I can say my opinion, While half of our group wanted to do more with RP, the other half wanted the political element. Having a full function government and even incorporating it into RP at times helped to engage and retain a lot of members. I joined back to NS just a few days ago and I picked this place because I think it kinda offers both worlds. But if we really want to grow, I feel we have to expand both areas to draw more involvement
New United Common-Lands, Flomonga
We need to build a real structure,so that when people like myself get here they dont see low activity in areas they may be the most interested
Dang, 28 billion population
Wasnt saying that this region isnt doing well, I was just stating my opinion on recruiting new nations and what I think could work
There is a reason I chose here to start back. Yall seem like good people having fun and trying to build. Not many regions operate like that from what I see
yep we all be doing cool things here 🤙
Socialistic Britain, Lawid, Joylynn
Why not bring back the old account?
Socialistic Britain
Id love too. It was active in 2016 but I cant seem to find it so Im assuming its gone due to being inactive
Lawid
I prefer the slow paced RMB at least we can all read the messages now, plus we use discord more so thats cool
Conserlan, Socialistic Britain, Lawid
Post self-deleted by New United Common-Lands.
https://www.nationstates.net/page=boneyard
Conserlan, Flomonga
What is discord?? That is new to me
Flomonga
Its just a messenger app, but we have a server there where we can all talk
Conserlan, Joylynn
I went to the link and it pulls up my account, but how do I re-access it?
I have nothing against the constructive criticism in there, I was referring to your former nations population, I looked it up
Conserlan, Joylynn
It seems to be reserved, so if you remember the password to your old nation, you can restore it no problem
Conserlan, New United Common-Lands, Joylynn
If you go to login in, type your nation name, then type your password.
As if you were normally logging in, I think.
Conserlan, Joylynn
Try to log into it via the normal NS login
Conserlan, New United Common-Lands, Joylynn
Should give you a prompt if you want to bring it back. Youll need the password to do so
Conserlan, New United Common-Lands, Joylynn
Im into my old account!! Thank you guys!! Im about to join here with it and make it my primary!!
Conserlan, New United Common-Lands, Lawid, Sicario Mercenary Corps
anyways welcome officially to TRTHNBB, its also cool youve come back to NS after so long!
Conserlan, Socialistic Britain, Sicario Mercenary Corps
Thank you all for the help!! Im so glad to be back. Since leaving the game I have started numerous businesses, ran for local office, had a child, got married, and a lot more irl!! It kinda seems weird being back on lol
Yodle, Socialistic Britain, New United Common-Lands, Lawid
Thats so cool, well glad you choose to settle here :)
Conserlan
Btw Our discord is here if you want to join.
https://discord.gg/JmpMUgbY5q
Conserlan, Lawid
Wow, Congrats!
And welcome to TRTHNBB, hope you enjoy your time here :)
Conserlan, Flomonga
The real Bernie Sanders joins NS
Conserlan, Socialistic Britain, Lawid
Man, the recruitment telegrams have gotten way more intense than they were years ago!! 20 messages in 5 minutes hahaha
Socialistic Britain
Dope
Conserlan
🤔🤔🤔🤣🤣
Socialistic Britain, New United Common-Lands
Oh, damn, congrats man!
Conserlan
Lots of wins! Welcome to TRTHNBB!
Conserlan, Socialistic Britain
I know we have a government here, but how extensive is it?? I mean, whats its purpose?
Socialistic Britain, Flomonga
Well we have game nights and stuff, me and my officers keep out the heretics, and theres a whole role play map with politics and such
Socialistic Britain, Flomonga
Post self-deleted by Flomonga.
We have the standard positions on our page. We just reelected NUCL to PM and he and Washington Federation filled the remaining roles. MP which is our parliament holds elections a few times a year.
Socialistic Britain
WAIT WHAT!
Flomonga
You've certainly lived a full life since!!
Socialistic Britain, New United Common-Lands, Sicario Mercenary Corps
THE WORLD CUP IS FINISHED
Before the winner is announced, I'd like to personally thank every nation who participated.
Thank you, and see you next time.
Lemona [spoiler]1-2[/spoiler] Volksleben
For more enjoyment, I would not show the score and just read the commentary.
Lemona kicked off at the Newid Metropolitano, and were dominant for the first 10 minutes, but unable to breach the strong Volksleben back line. After an early scare, Volksleben seemed to finally wake up, and start taking control of the match.
This would end up going against them, as a lightning fast counter attack from Lemona saw them acore an amazing goal, their counter attacking tiki taka at their best.
They would go into the second half with a 1-0 lead, but Volksleben had made some changes into thw dressing room, including switching to a wider formation, and dropping a pivot to protect against counter attacks.
This would mean they'd have a weaker attacking force, but as Volksleben combined this with their pressure after loosing possesion, they were able to regain complete control, and the eventual goal arrived on the 68th minute, as they nodded home an amazingly struck corner.
Lemona's goalkeeper kept them in the game as long as he could, but the inevitable was bound to happen. Volksleben took the lead on the 86th minute, and Lemona switched to ultra offensive, but weren't able to do anything against what will probably go down as the most amazing tactical change in history.
Volksleben end up winning, and celebrations errupt! Lemona fans are in tears, but can't help but clap to the amazing tactical genius they've just witnessed.
Socialistic Britain, New United Common-Lands
There is no better region, it really depends on what region the user likes the most. I think there is countless of regions better than this region, but that doesn't mean this region is bad. I'm assuming you are fairly new so go out and explore as many regions as you can, see what regions are better and what are worse.
Socialistic Britain, Sicario Mercenary Corps, Flomonga
But I want to stay here. I've got buddies here, Im an MP. I'm comfortable debating people. No reason to go anywhere else.
Sicario Mercenary Corps, The Persistence Of Cats Memory
Well, you don't have to. You could create multiple nations.
Sicario Mercenary Corps, Flomonga
Interesting debates happening, I'm glad to see multiple points of view being expressed! When it comes to what makes a region "better" than another, it really depends on perspective. For example, I'm really into metrics, so I view our region as "better" than another region if I comparatively help boost our metrics better than theirs, usually in terms of the World Assembly.
However, from the perspective of a typical NationStates player, it's useful to view each region as a series of island communities that usually don't interact with one another unless leadership has deliberately established political and cultural ties with the other communities. You can be a part of as many as you want, you just have to make alternate nations so you can keep your main in your home region. So when it comes to assessing a region, it's usually a vibes check, and to be honest, I have no idea how other regions actually run on a community level, but I'm pleased with the safe haven we've cultivated for LGBTQ+ folk, furries/femboys, left-wingers in general, and just anyone who's looking for a laid back take on the game.
The great thing about NationStates is that there are many unique communities cultivated for very specific types of gameplay, roleplay, and the seriousness with which you take the game. I highly encourage anyone who is looking for a different kind of gameplay to expand their horizons!
Socialistic Britain, New United Common-Lands, Lawid, The Persistence Of Cats Memory, Flomonga
Well said.
From my point of view, this is the kind of region that really ends up growing on you, and you don't want to leave.
Yodle, Socialistic Britain, Sicario Mercenary Corps
I have a very strange viewpoint in all of this, I technically am the origin point of the region, but it has become its own evolving entity based off multiple evolutions of natives over time, I simply just observe and contribute if I feel up to it
Socialistic Britain, New United Common-Lands, Lawid, Sicario Mercenary Corps, The Persistence Of Cats Memory
Hello
Lawid
Hey, how u doin?
Azov Steel 2022
Gud, you?
Pretty good.
Tired, had to wake up early
Azov Steel 2022
yeah, you from Europe?
Lawid
Yep.
You?
Azov Steel 2022
Yeah, i from Ukraine
Lawid
Im from Spain
Azov Steel 2022
nice
good nation
Hello, Hola! How's your day been?
Azov Steel 2022
great, you?
The Persistence Of Cats Memory
but it has just begun, the day
Doing good as usual. Getting late though so sleep is definitely on my mind
Azov Steel 2022
I'm bored and sad, but more or less normal
The Persistence Of Cats Memory
Why would you be sad?
Azov Steel 2022
own reasons
The Persistence Of Cats Memory
Azov Steel 2022
[spoiler]
[/spoiler]Stats are important, but the personality of the region should not be lost in sole pursuit of increasing the numbers.
I do feel like also there is a number of improvements which can be made, and its always nice to have other perspectives - as they might point out obvious things we are not doing!
Socialistic Britain, Lawid
I agree that qe should hang on to the core personality of the region, and we shouldnt change hownit is for more numbers.
And yh, its not perfect.
Id also like everyone's oppinion on a possible revamp of our citizenship system
New United Common-Lands
Im personally interested in it, I know weve had a lot of talk about it. I still think theres stuff we need to work through logistically however it would be great to have a parliamentary debate on the subject.
Lawid
Oh yh, talking bout parliament we need to get working on the new constitution thing
Socialistic Britain, New United Common-Lands, Vlaskal
I observe all that transpires here, but I cannot, will not, interfere.
Socialistic Britain, Vlaskal
Showering at minus 1 celsius is torture!
Never have done but I can imagine..
I think the personality of regions is perhaps what keeps most people invested, a region with no personality will most likely die, it'll maybe with some luck keep going for a while before either it gains a personality of some sorts or just doesn't, and ends up with no-one in it.
"they might point out obvious things we are not doing!" Establish a dictatorship
Greater Drussi
how long has this needed to be done again?
Lawid
Long time, ive got a proposition ready for 3 months now, but we had to wait till parliament was elected.
now we need to debate and vote
We need more personalities, great lets create some celebrities here or lets host a new talent show called TRTHNBBs got talent
Socialistic Britain, Greater Drussi, Lawid
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Written by Refuge Isle.