NationStates Jolt Archive

I was wondering... How many of you play nationstates? I think most posters come here only for the forums, but I wanted to see how many of you are interested in your nation.

You can.. play... nationstates? What is this insanity that you speak of!??

Wait? There is a game attached to this? Why wasn't I told before?!

I was wondering... How many of you play nationstates? I think most posters come here only for the forums, but I wanted to see how many of you are interested in your nation.

I used to keep track on my nation all the time (I've had several since 2005). But ever since I started talking on the forum, I've stopped playing the game. I haven't responded to an issue in several months...

Once my friends bailed on the game I stopped playing it.

I started way back in January of 2005, and not once have I even posted in any of the gameplay forums.

First issue I got was "Nudists Demand Time in the Sun", so I made public nudity compulsory. So how come I keep getting issues asking whether I will allow fur, or require breastfeeders to cover up, or ban nudity on TV while children might be watching? I turned down school uniforms, and was told "students are known to show up at school in their pyjamas." Pardon me? They can wear pyjamas in the privacy of their own home, but that is certainly not legal in public!

No I got bored after a few weeks and forget the password of my old nation and came back for the forums.

Meh, invading Nazi regions got boring like 3 years ago...

yes, I set my government to be a true Democracy. so I don't decide on any issues, but let the people vote and choose. I'm just the most expensive figurehead my nation has.


and thanks to a clause in my consitution, they cannot remove me. :D

I use the regional messageboard to chat with my regional buddies.

I also do enjoy the game as a small diversion.

"students are known to show up at school in their pyjamas."

*Gasp* The indecency of not showing your goods in public! The thought of a clothed world makes me shudder!

:D

I was wondering... How many of you play nationstates? I think most posters come here only for the forums, but I wanted to see how many of you are interested in your nation.

You should've had a poll option: "Nationstates has a forum?"

I probably would've voted that.

*Gasp* The indecency of not showing your goods in public! The thought of a clothed world makes me shudder!

:D
Particularly the young doing this! How horrible!

Particularly the young doing this! How horrible!

Not the young impressionable minds! They'll be prudes before they know it!

I don't really play it. I check-in once a week for stuff though.

I use my nation in RP. Cause I'm a fucking nerd.

I started off focusing on my nation. Over time, I lost interest in my nation, and gained more interest in NSG.

More or less, my nation is a hyper-militarized society which runs very efficiently. The thing is, they're not aggressive. They know that randomly conquering small countries results in everyone trying to conquer you. So they just sit around doing their thing. And as long as they don't give anybody a reason, nobody tries to conquer them, due to obscenely powerful national defenses. First, you have to deal with the torpedo launchers on the seabed...

I sign in to NationStates occasionally so my nation doesn't get suspended (it's happened repeatedly, and I've received a warning that eventually, they won't restore it).

As for the issue of public nudity, Mirkanans think public nudity is dumb because they are paranoid, and most Mirkanan jackets are somewhat bulletproof. However, they do know having a hot female soldier flash the enemy is an excellent diversion, and occasionally make use of this tactic.

I do play NationStates and have two nations. One I run according to my own beliefs; the other one I have for the sole purpose of oppressing my citizens.

I do play NationStates and have two nations. One I run according to my own beliefs; the other one I have for the sole purpose of oppressing my citizens.

I do the same thing. :D

I use my nation in RP. Cause I'm a fucking nerd.

Only if you play D&D....

Yes, but I certainly find it less interesting since I started getting the same questions every time.

I gave up on the nation thing when I realized I had spent years adding on to a 100% tax

plus what am I supposed to do? close my eyes and pretend I'm fighting baddies? :p

I did play the game at first, but now I just really log into my nation to keep it alive for the NS forum.

My old nation was predominantly a "game" nation. I was on the regional forum, editor of the regional newspape, recruiter, and even an invader, once in a while. Eventually I got bored, and my nation died. I was planning to return with New Limacon, but my old region was on its last legs, and eventually the twenty or so people left agreed to part ways, and perhaps regroup later.
That's when I, an abandoned fledging nation, came upon the General forums. I haven't left them since.

And now you know the rest of the story!

Sort of, but not really all the much. And I don't know where to find other good forums.

I still play the game, more or less. I'm a bit burned out on the issues, and I don't have time to do much RP, but I'm reasonably active in my region's government, and one of my other nation's is fairly active in its region.

My nation is very corrupt. Though technically a democracy, its government is bought & paid for by business interests.

Yes, but not with Soviestan and I only play the issues. No RPing for me.

I do play NationStates and have two nations. One I run according to my own beliefs; the other one I have for the sole purpose of oppressing my citizens.


I found I only need one nation to do that:D

I log in to my nations enough to keep them from expiring, and when I do I go ahead and play the issues. But since most of the issues are ones I've seen a lot of times already, my real interest is NSG (no RP for me).

As for how I run 'em...I run most of 'em from the perspective of the dictator, which is often quite at odds with how I'd want a government to run if I was just a regular citizen subject to its mandates. I do have one democracy but even that one has had its occasional dictatorial coup.

The overall conditions in my nations are often skewed by the fact that sometimes I can't resist clicking some really far-out option that I wouldn't do if it was for real (even as dictator), mainly because I've already seen what happens for all the "sensible" choices.

Yeah, I'm Chief Justice in one region.

*Oh but what about when NS2 comes out!!!111*

ohh wait.... nvm

Not the young impressionable minds! They'll be prudes before they know it!

We've been having trouble with kaertsers. Those are young guys who run across the football field at halftime with all their clothes on.

I was wondering... How many of you play nationstates?

Not anymore. Perhaps I should have my nation revived. Again.

i've recently started playing again for something to do while waiting for the forums to get interesting.

I do play. Risottia and the risottian dominions of Pizzokker and Erbazzon.

i do two things on this site; play the issues, and run off at the keyboard here.

every few days or so i take a look at the roll playing treads in their respective forums. it has been years since i've seen any there that were about anything that remotely intrests me. mostly they all seem to be either trite and often rediculous, though in some cases well written, warefare cleche's, reguardless of timefraime they are set in, or some kind of athletic nonsense, and the rare instances of anything else, seem to assume a capitol based world context, as appearanly do many of the issues in 'the game'.

i do come here because i WAN'T to sim the kind of country i would LIKE to live in. NOT one that tries to bully the rest of the world, like the one that i (mundanely) do.

=^^=
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First issue I got was "Nudists Demand Time in the Sun", so I made public nudity compulsory. So how come I keep getting issues asking whether I will allow fur, or require breastfeeders to cover up, or ban nudity on TV while children might be watching? I turned down school uniforms, and was told "students are known to show up at school in their pyjamas." Pardon me? They can wear pyjamas in the privacy of their own home, but that is certainly not legal in public!

:D

All you guys saying it gets boring are kind of killing the game for me, I just started playing a week ago, and am proud of my corrupt dictatorship nation and my liberal haven. To think that I will one day abandon them...

Nation what?

My nation died.

We've been having trouble with kaertsers. Those are young guys who run across the football field at halftime with all their clothes on. :D

Sure I play, under various names (There are ninety different nations on my list at the moment, although most of them are in 'vacation mode' and only get checked occasionally...). Not so much for the issues now, as I've seen all but the very newest ones so many times, but for regional activities and the UN (Resolution #148 was all my own work, and I've put forwards a number of other proposals that haven't reached quorum) and occasional bits of RP...


Edit: The only other name under which I've posted much (rather than on a very occaisional basis when I happened to look at threads here while logged in as other nations) in General was, a few weeks ago, as my new UN member-nation This might be a puppet (http://www.nationstates.net/this_might_be_a_puppet).

I log into my nation just to keep it alive.

My usual forum is NSG and my usual nation is the CN one.

I have a nation, but i mostly come here for the forums.

How did I get "Sometimes Deadly" under my name? It's cool, but I wonder what I did to get it, or if it is just random.

How did I get "Sometimes Deadly" under my name? It's cool, but I wonder what I did to get it, or if it is just random.

I think it refers to your number of posts.

i actually never really look at the forum and only play the game lol

I play the issues, but less frequently since they've gotten repetitive, and I can't seem to get any jobs initiatives started. I don't dig text games, so I save all my RPing for a graphical MMO. I spend 99% of my NS time in NSG. NSG IS the game I play. It's Bally Total Fitness for my argument muscles. ;)

I play the issues, but less frequently since they've gotten repetitive, and I can't seem to get any jobs initiatives started. I don't dig text games, so I save all my RPing for a graphical MMO. I spend 99% of my NS time in NSG. NSG IS the game I play. It's Bally Total Fitness for my argument muscles. ;)

*Flames Muravyets*

I wonder how many people just lurk in NSG...

I was wondering... How many of you play nationstates? I think most posters come here only for the forums, but I wanted to see how many of you are interested in your nation.

I play a bit, but mainly I'm here to annoy people on NSG :p

Yes but not on a regular basis. Population is over 10 billion.......

I play a bit, but mainly I'm here to annoy people on NSG :p

Have you annoyed LG? That would be your crowning achievement.

And today I get the "Streaker in Snooker Game Fiasco" issue. What sense does this make in an officially nudist nation?

Have you annoyed LG? That would be your crowning achievement.

I don't think so, but then with LG's randomness, how could you really tell?

And today I get the "Streaker in Snooker Game Fiasco" issue. What sense does this make in an officially nudist nation?

Maybe the 'streaker' ran through clothed? :eek:

I check my nation twice a day. I like reading the forums, but don't reply much.

I don't think so, but then with LG's randomness, how could you really tell?

You can tell if LG is annoyed by this action: He offers to throw a land mine at you instead of a mud pie.

I'm almost entirely here for NationStates.

I go on the forum if I happen to see a topic on the sidebar that looks interesting.

I rarely post but I posted loads tonight becuase I got into a really interesting genetic discussion about inbreeding.

I use my nation in RP. Cause I'm a fucking nerd.


This is not true. He is, in fact, an extremely sexy female vampire.

(Well, that's what my characters tell me.)

i just started so i do play but it is getting to the point where it is alot more fun just to stay in the forums

No, of course not.


:D

I hang out on my RMB and chat with the folks there... I keep my nation alive and occasionally deal with issues... I was at one point cartographer for my region, but I have been to busy to keep it up.

Mostly I check in there, check in here, then move on.
:D

I log in to keep my nation alive and sometimes click on the issues. I even formed the NSG region. Does that count?

Maybe the 'streaker' ran through clothed? :eek:

LOL! Reminds me of the troll equivallant to a stripper in the Discworld. :)

The non-human membership of the Guild is made up of trolls. given the troll perspective on life and the passage of time, and the fact that trolls walk around nearly naked in normal circumstances, a troll "stripper" is more accurately a dresser - she dons more clothes as the act progresses, thus usually causing a riot by the time the fourth or fifth overcoat goes on. Trolls find the human attitude to stripping to be strange and peculiar. "It's not as if you don't already know what to expect", they say, with some truth.
http://wiki.lspace.org/wiki/Guild_of_Ecdysiasts,_Nautchers,_Cancanieres_and_Exponents_of_Exotic_Dance

I log in once a week or so, to keep my nations alive, and to see what the Hellions have gotten up to. I do occasionally answer the issues for BJP.

Meh. General is what Nation States is all about.

This is not true. He is, in fact, an extremely sexy female vampire.

(Well, that's what my characters tell me.)

:) ha ha. Still, I call myself a nerd. It is not a term I use in shame, no, I proclaim it proudly.