$213,784 Total July Land Sales

[Frigid]

Originally Posted by HardWrath

To all MA Bashers: Its not your minds that I’m trying to change, im just trying prevent you from infecting others that don’t know any better and if that means that I have to make a few more enemies here on the EF then so be it.

You have to allow people to see all sides of an issue and make their own determinations. You cannot protect them from the negative by trying to stop any criticism and hope they only see the positive. Ignorance is bliss but the reality of PE can be HELL for many new players. The only reason the "bashers" have any ammo is because there are things to "bash". If MA wishes to be bash-free, THEY need to fix those problems, but please do not limit the ability of others to try and enlighten others to other possibilities.

HardWrath, you are a positive force in the the PE community...can you not see that even those who bring out and discuss the negative are also trying to be positive by increasing awareness of problems? yeah, there are the chronic bad-mouthers, but not all critics hate PE....

The squeaky-wheel gets the grease....

*SQUEAK!*

...some of us just want to magnify the squeak in the hopes of getting some Garcan!

PS I am enjoying this thread very much....a lot of good points on both sides!

[Frigid]

Originally Posted by lanksia

That i'd love to see . So in other big games with less bugs, better support,....therE's no complaining?...none? errr ok

hehe...no, sadly there will always be complainers...some are just born to it and enjoy it.

There is a line between complaints and whining. I can complain about lag and I can complain about falling through the floor of my apt. when I sit on the floor. I will not whine about not being able to put an animal-skin print on my armor or that there are no planes in the game that I can fly. Once all the bugs are squished we can all laugh at the true whiners. Until then, I have to side with the bug-hunters and code-critics.

I just want the things that *should* work to work....I don't whine about things I want in the game or thinsg that i feel should be in the game. I may muse about things and say "Wouldn't that be neat...", but complain or whine, no....

[Frigid]

Originally Posted by HardWrath

Nah, im not of that mindset but i see how you could get that impression. I dont own any land areas or any uber expensive gear. I stopped trading and investing. Infact... in a couple of months I will have to leave the game for a little while because i am joining the US Army. Now I just log on to hunt, have fun, and build my societies. Soon, i will turn the NBK over to a new leader and once I join the Army i will just log in when i can to hunt and help out with the soc.

Awww....my hat is off to you, then. I don't always agree with you, but I know we both are interested in the future of PE.

Be VERY careful about who you put in charge of your Soc! A strong Soc need a strong leader and thinking of all those NBK's hordes going willy-nilly all over the map without good leadership scares the bajeezus out of me.

Any chance the army could assign you to protcet Calypso form the threat of robots? No? Ah well...

Keep your head down. With any luck, your computers skills will mean you get to fly some of the drones!

[Morg]

Just a little heads up to people "complaining" about complainers....people complaining/whining/wtf-ever about "bugs" that cost people $ in a *cough* "real world economy" that are continually allowed to exist VU after VU while pretty little graphic and decorative "upgrades" and misleading press releases take a higher priority are not only 1000% justified in "complaining" about but also in some courts in some countries are also illegal exploitations of their customers.

However, in the case of this company and their countrys' laws and the wording of their EULA...it is nothing more than a trivial annoyance that their customers have to accept while they profit from them on an hourly basis. (collectively player-player over months and in some cases years...this amounts to a whole lot of income from uncorrected "bugs")

Until these "bug$" are corrected, they will neither get props nor deposits from me (8mos. and going strong), nor will they get a "thank you" for correcting them (if they ever do)...would be like thanking someone for telling you the truth about something...as if it should be any other way than the correct way.

10ped reward to anyone who can point out the slightest amount of truth in their press release heading..."Thousands Flock to Spend Thousands for Virtual Properties".

[kira-red]

to note... I only considered the statement to be truthful if the entire sentence was truthful. I also exclude numbers provided by MA. I believe MA to be supplying correct statistics for what they claim it is (which may not be what was asked, but anyway).

Originally Posted by Morg

10ped reward to anyone who can point out the slightest amount of truth in their press release heading..."Thousands Flock to Spend Thousands for Virtual Properties".

1) The auction began on July 5, 2006 with an opening release of six new land areas full of hunting and mineral rights and closed late July with total of thirteen properties sold.

(the next one is from the full press story)

2) PED allows members to invest in personal development and growth through the acquisition of goods, buildings, and land in the virtual universe.

pretty pathetic, but at least there was some.

[Frigid]

(re-posted from another Thread I started as it is pertinent here as well...)

Ok....it does seem to be a misunderstanding:

from the report below (thanks Asti for the link!):

MA 2005 Annual Report

we find on page 7:

Development and continuity
MindArk has grown consistently since then.The planet Calypso
has been constantly developed.A measure of how well the new
planet was received can be seen in Calypsos GNP during 2005,
which amounted to over 1.65 Billion PED (165 million USD).


GNP is defined as(more or less varying with context):

The total value of all goods and services produced by a country’s citizens during a period of time, usually one year.


This means that all of our transactions and production is tracked and tallied for the GNP. I am unsure if this is TT or market values, but I am guessing market values apply.

So, this is NOT money converted to real currency....

...hold your breath for the retraction

[MindBuster]

This has run long enough, enough bashing.