i love this game, but don't play it if . . .

[EarlVonKippler]

i just made this post at www.mmorpg.com

your thoughts?

http://www.mmorpg.com/discussion2.cfm/thread/154703

you are impatient - the game is 5+ years old and no one has maxed out any stats or professions. it isn't possible

you are uninformed - real money is at stake. waste it and you are too blame, not the game

you are too young - seriously, if you are 12-13 years old and act like it, this is not the game for you

you are unable to learn - there are no tutorials, lessons or help. you figure it out on your own. the web has a weatlh of data. if you find it you are at an advantage, if you don't you are lazy

you are unable to understand the economy - free to play doesn't mean you are going to get this game for free and walk away rich. i worked in network marketing for a long time and it always blew me away how folks expected it ot work overnight and without effort. entropia is similar in that sense, you will not be uber overnight nor will you ever be.

you are unable to deposit - again free to play only goes so far. people DUMP $$$ down the toilet every single month to blizzard, sony, and others, yet balk at the idea of putting money in entropia. entropia is the ONLY game i know of that i can deposit at my leisure and withdraw later on. i played planetside for years and NOTHING to show for it. i am worth $1000's of dollars in entropia and deposited far less. $10 to $20 a month is appropiate, and you can do it as you choose. this month you dont' want to? fine. you want to put more in? fine.

you are unable to play at your level - so many people start up, depost more than they should, buy overpriced weapons and armor, and hunt well beyond their skill level. just because you can afford to do so doesn't mean you will do well. you need to know what you are doing. no level restriction on items exist. they give you the freedom to mess yourself up.

you need a handholding - forget it

you are unable to entertain yourself - if you need a dwarf to tell you to kill 200k kobolds and bring the tails to him to get the "cheese of smiting" then you need to look elsewhere. if the idea of a free-roaming sci-fi world to explore without limits scares you without someone telling you where to go, look elsewhere

you need to be defined by a class or level - if the leveling system in the elder scrolls gives you fits, look the other way. in entropia you are what you do. hunt alot? you are good with weapons. mine alot? you get better at mining. you progress at what you do, not at some predetmined skill progression.

these are my thoughts.

i am just tired of the 'omgz! this game is the suks!' type of posts everywhere by people that don't fucking get it.

[Unified]

Originally Posted by EarlVonKippler

i am just tired of the 'omgz! this game is the suks!' type of posts everywhere by people that don't fucking get it.

Same here - i've read many posts on different sites while gathering information in my early days in EU.

Once I digested most of of the guides here on EF, I had a far better understanding, and laughed at some of the posts which I had read flaming EU.

+rep

[True Juan]

Very good info for people considering trying EU out

+REP for the effort

[Harvest]

+ Rep for this. Even though this game has some undeniable issues, there are very good aspects of it. The missmarketing of the game has many new or potiental players missinformed. IMO if it would be explained more as you have, think more ppl would be interested and stay. Doesnt take a guinus at marketing to come up with the idea of screeming "Hey the MONEY is over here!"

[Centurio]

Good one Earl, I like it a lot!! Nice work.

[Sims]

+Rep

I totally agree. Well written, no bullshit

[JayDee]

Originally Posted by EarlVonKippler

i am just tired of the 'omgz! this game is the suks!' type of posts everywhere by people that don't fucking get it.

Could be they do get it and still think it sucks. I mean if they are posting it everywhere then there might be something to it.

Not saying EU sucks from my perspective. I like EU, but virtual worlds are not for everyone and in my opinion not for most.

[lokiscamaro]

WOOT

Entropia RULES!!!!

lol if you cant hack it leave and let the rest of us git on with it

[andyzammy]

was that your post Earl? its a good one.

[EarlVonKippler]

Originally Posted by JayDee

Could be they do get it and still think it sucks. I mean if they are posting it everywhere then there might be something to it.

Not saying EU sucks from my perspective. I like EU, but virtual worlds are not for everyone and in my opinion not for most.

fair enough. but i am directing my post to those that obviously don't get it.