I feel since 70% of the content on this blog is about Travian, it would be unfair not to include a post that talks about Travian in general, and my background concerning the game.
When I started playing last year, I thought I was getting into another one of those extremely poorly made browser games that only appeal to 7 year olds who’ve nothing else to do with their time and bot the entire game once they know the basics. My first account was on Server 2 on the US world. As soon as I was out of beginner’s protection the 500 population village next to me started farming me. If you can be a suckup, Travian is a great place to practice. And so I joined the first alliance that raided me and enjoyed a few weeks of not getting attacked… until a bigger player started destroying my first attacker.
What got me hooked to Travian wasn’t that I liked micro-managing a small empire of 3 villages. Instead it was looking at the top players and thinking “If I could just have 1/5 of what they have, I’d have 7 villages (or so) and be able to pick on the smaller players in my area.
And that, is what got me really interested in Travian: wanting a powerful account so I could pick on smaller players.
Lame? Yes. Absolutely. But have you ever tried picking on players that were larger than you in Travian? Ever get the wind knocked out of you? I thought so.
Within a few weeks I was so addicted to Travian that I was on the brink of quitting. And then something happened. A small idea got into my mind.
What if… I just kept playing, lost sleep and got sick? What if I fed this addiction (which would make me happy) instead of running away from it?
Now the idea of writing eBooks came much later, but not years later. When it comes to business I can think on my two feet very quickly and make sound business decisions. I also have a much different attitude toward business than any of my friends, which is probably what makes running my newsletter of Travian friends so fun.
When I think about Travian and the time I’ve spent playing I don’t think of it as “long wasted hours in front of the computer”. It’s been a great experience of growth and meeting new people. I’d encourage you to join me, if you play. You can join my Travian newsletter here and follow my Travian account on Twitter here. Of course there is also my blog. I post every day, almost always about Travian.
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Well, I feel like I know you better now.
I remember joining the local “elite” alliance on my first server too. If you’re good enough to do that on your first server, it seems to be a sign that you’ll go far in this game.
Not without a bit of frustration at times though.
Balance is a heavy requirement for this game.