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I've been feeling rather jaded lately, what with all the constant building of cities and fighting, so I thought I'd try a new direction in epsilon and become a cyber-criminal.
So I mailed the top ten players:
When the deadline expired the 'winner' got their bolt. I still had plenty of favour, so I mailed again:
I hope this brings some amusement and interest to the game.
So I mailed the top ten players:
I'm sending this to the top 10 players on this world.
Well done, a splendid achievement, but unfortunately celebrity and success has its downside too. I am a small time crook, a man of no consequence but with a family to feed - and a manufacturer of bolts. I've been wondering how to turn these bolts into something useful, so I shall ask you all the same thing.
Once a week I shall bolt one of you at random, unless each of you sends me 500 resource (any resource, doesn't matter, I can sell it on the black market). If you send the resource I will cross you off my list for that week and one of the other top 10 players will receive the bolt instead (chosen completely at random).
That's right - you pay me and you get immunity for the week. If you don't pay, you take the risk of being bolted. If anyone else pays and you don't, then the probability of you being bolted goes up accordingly. Think of it as a kind of insurance. For big guys like you 500 resource is a drop in the ocean but receiving a bolt can be very expensive. No one but me will EVER know who has paid and who has not, you can depend on it - I do know how to run a business and discretion is assured.
If everybody pays their 'premium' then the favour will be distributed as 4 chariots instead - the recipients chosen at random from the top 10 players.
I also have bolts to sell (about 1 a week). They cost 4000 resource and you nominate the recipient and you get sent the report screenshot. Again, this is a totally confidential service.
If you do not have a level 10 market yet then I will take an IOU for insurance payments (not bolting commissions) for this week only and good for 5 days from now, but if you default you will be bolted later.
The deadline for insurance payment is 12:00 noon server time April 3rd. No further reminder will be given.
If you have any questions please mail, but no abuse please - this is a game and we can all play in our own way.
Well done, a splendid achievement, but unfortunately celebrity and success has its downside too. I am a small time crook, a man of no consequence but with a family to feed - and a manufacturer of bolts. I've been wondering how to turn these bolts into something useful, so I shall ask you all the same thing.
Once a week I shall bolt one of you at random, unless each of you sends me 500 resource (any resource, doesn't matter, I can sell it on the black market). If you send the resource I will cross you off my list for that week and one of the other top 10 players will receive the bolt instead (chosen completely at random).
That's right - you pay me and you get immunity for the week. If you don't pay, you take the risk of being bolted. If anyone else pays and you don't, then the probability of you being bolted goes up accordingly. Think of it as a kind of insurance. For big guys like you 500 resource is a drop in the ocean but receiving a bolt can be very expensive. No one but me will EVER know who has paid and who has not, you can depend on it - I do know how to run a business and discretion is assured.
If everybody pays their 'premium' then the favour will be distributed as 4 chariots instead - the recipients chosen at random from the top 10 players.
I also have bolts to sell (about 1 a week). They cost 4000 resource and you nominate the recipient and you get sent the report screenshot. Again, this is a totally confidential service.
If you do not have a level 10 market yet then I will take an IOU for insurance payments (not bolting commissions) for this week only and good for 5 days from now, but if you default you will be bolted later.
The deadline for insurance payment is 12:00 noon server time April 3rd. No further reminder will be given.
If you have any questions please mail, but no abuse please - this is a game and we can all play in our own way.
When the deadline expired the 'winner' got their bolt. I still had plenty of favour, so I mailed again:
The insurance premium payment deadline has now elapsed and the lucky winner among the non-payers has lost a level on their senate with damage approx = 12,500 units of resource.
You can now see what great value the premium payments represent. For the cost of that one bolt the non-payer could have had almost 6 months' protection.
As business is always a bit slow with new enterprises I am happy to announce that I shall be providing a 'bonus bolt' as an Easter special this Monday.
The terms and conditions are exactly as posted to you before, except that the insurance premium is a modest 400 units of silver (cash only!) and that the winner of today's bolt will not be eligible to enter or win, nor will those who have already paid this week (they all know who they are).
The deadline for payment for the rest of you is 12:00 noon server time Easter Monday 5th April, so don't delay in getting it to me.
Now I daresay some of you will be worrying about missing payments. You will wake up in the night thinking, 'did I pay my premium this week?' or 'will the merchants be quick enough?' and 'why does he not take standing orders?' Fret no more – I shall soon be introducing easy terms for monthly cover.
So, don't be a skinflint – you can't buy anything real with that silver anyway – get your premium paid, enjoy the game and I hope the Easter Bunny brings you lots of eggs.
You can now see what great value the premium payments represent. For the cost of that one bolt the non-payer could have had almost 6 months' protection.
As business is always a bit slow with new enterprises I am happy to announce that I shall be providing a 'bonus bolt' as an Easter special this Monday.
The terms and conditions are exactly as posted to you before, except that the insurance premium is a modest 400 units of silver (cash only!) and that the winner of today's bolt will not be eligible to enter or win, nor will those who have already paid this week (they all know who they are).
The deadline for payment for the rest of you is 12:00 noon server time Easter Monday 5th April, so don't delay in getting it to me.
Now I daresay some of you will be worrying about missing payments. You will wake up in the night thinking, 'did I pay my premium this week?' or 'will the merchants be quick enough?' and 'why does he not take standing orders?' Fret no more – I shall soon be introducing easy terms for monthly cover.
So, don't be a skinflint – you can't buy anything real with that silver anyway – get your premium paid, enjoy the game and I hope the Easter Bunny brings you lots of eggs.
I hope this brings some amusement and interest to the game.