Silverfox, a Bridge Investor

[Skam]

Silverfox
-a Bridge Investor

"We are simply giving normal people the chance to invest in companies the same way really rich people do -without having millions to start with!"

"Its a very simple concept" he explains "and finance is astonished this hasnt been done yet.
Say, MindArk's emission is 30,000,000 SEK. This could easily be put in by one millionaire, but if 3000 people come together and invest 10,000 SEK each it would be the same!"

Silverfox is in one of the leading positions in Bridge Investor's, the company that now is making a deal with MindArk about buying stocks. He's also 60, retired, got a successful marrige and 5 grandkids. He discovered Project Entropia via the swedish finance-newspaper "Dagens Industri" in an article about Deathifier buying Treasure Island. "It said you could make money in here, and as a businessman and investor I got curious about this, and wanted to check out if MA was worth the money"


Asia next!
Milkey is the name of his ingame mentor, and they seemed to have connected quite well. "This Virtual Reality takes some time to understand, a good mentor is a necessity. Without it, it's a good chance that people will quit" He had tried to get help from people when Milkey came along. "I met silverfox in Port Atlantis, in his settler armor and tt-enblades. It was instinct to tell him of his mistakes" Milkey explains. Silverfox has completed his diciplehood, and Milkey got a poor gift, a bleacher. Silverfox bought him a ML-35 as payment for good work. "He's very generous" Milkey says. "Well, without Milkey I would have had great problems" Silverfox responds, "nobody listens to a noob. But noobs are unsung heros."
There will be a great need of more mentors in the future. "When this game goes to Asia there will be SO many new people joining!" Seeing this need, Milkey and another player Gordito is trying to set up a society that will be almost like a education camp.
Before I get to ask the question on why he says so many from Asia will join, Silverfox beats me to it. "You do know that those 30M SEK will be used to advertising in Asia and getting new servers? Mindark is aiming for the Nasdaq or Hong Kong market!" "If the richest man in China made his money from a MMO... I think this game will explode over there" Milkey adds.

A new island?
"I got a wonderful idea from Milkey. As a amphibious officer its about a island, naturally. He's full of ideas that should be very easy to implement! Where did all the old mobs go? recycle them for instance!" "Exactly", Milkey responds "Bringing back things like hogglos, warlocks, behemoths..." The rumors are that Mindark are saving them for events, I say. "This island could be a event!" silverfox says and blinks. "I want it to be many things" Milkey says "I want it to be a thriving commerce, shops all around, homes.. and offcourse -the perfect huntinggrounds! This is just 5% of what I have in mind"
-so will this be player owned? "Player owned and operated!" milkey says, and smiles. I ask if Bridge will have anything to do with it. "No, bridge has no direct interest in the game itself. Bridge is just believing in the game industry, and they are ready to operate in this business. I am playing this for my own joy and money." Silverfox answers. "And to clear things up -No, the supremacy armor was not a gift from Mindark. I bought it from Skalman."
But wouldnt an extra island be taking the charm away from Deathifiers' Treasure Island? "That would be like calling the new shed areas a charm stealer. Its all about expanding and keeping up with the market" milkey explains, "If Asia comes in here, I would imagine 100+ people in every city at the same time." "His business is his business, I want a island full of action!" says silverfox.

Not a pyramid
So can anyone be a member of MA? "Yes and no. You must at least have a little money to start off with. Normally a person is recommended into Bridge -and the membership has a 6month trial first. We admit to 7000 active investors in Sweden, I think about 4000 in Norway and 300 000 from Europe. If we bring in too many investors we will not have cases good enough for all." silverfox explains. "but now we are recruiting to raise our investing capability"
-Alot of players has been speculating if BI is a pyramide-scheme... "I wont go into that discussion... its okay by the financeinspection in Sweden and I can tell you its not a pyramid game. I joined for three reasons: 1) I have full control over my money 2) I have full control over my money and 3) I have full control over my money. I invest when and if I want, I can sell the shares if and when I want -BUT we talk about Venture Capital so there is always a risk -no guarantee."
Milkey continures "A pyramid scheme requires more people to join for you to make money. This is not true for Bridge. You invest your own money and make your own back if I understand silverfox correctly."
"Yes, as I said, we will stop recruiting. Investment is 99% of the business."

www.mybridgeportal.com

[il]

welcome silverfox :P

man you gave someone a real mentoring hof

very interesting i have to say

[Kay]

Interesting, and may give new opportunities to the game.
If I can ask, which return of investment is expected?
Why Asia (please, not the usual answer-> Asia = huge market)?

[Quickening]

Originally Posted by Kay

Interesting, and may give new opportunities to the game.
If I can ask, which return of investment is expected?
Why Asia (please, not the usual answer-> Asia = huge market)?

Well, not many people living in Asia play this game, at least not many that i know. It seems that many, if not the majority of players originate from USA or Europe.

Asia IS a huge market, but very few people from over here play PE so I think its a wise move in aiming at the Asian market

[Jaget]

i'm not really sure if the average asian person would like PE. Correct me if i'm wrong but do most asians not like fantasty style games like Final Fantasty or hack and slashs ones like Onimusha.

[Euroman]

Might not be the case in the targetet asian market, but a great deal of the asain market oes not have the economy as Europe and the states, so would asia be as interesting a market for PE as it is for other non real life money games ?

I would love to see $5mill being invested in new servers and things to improve PE, which I also thing will give PE a better place on the market.
But not sure if spending millions on adds for the asian market would be the right thing to do.

Another thing is that in my mind PE is still a beta game, way to many bugs.
So what would happen if 500K asain people joins in?

[SilverFox]

Originally Posted by Kay

Interesting, and may give new opportunities to the game.
If I can ask, which return of investment is expected?
Why Asia (please, not the usual answer-> Asia = huge market)?

Hi!
Thanks for your question.
Bridge goal is that the investment in the chosen cases in average should generate 3-4 times invested money per year.
Every single case sometimes will give more - sometimes less - sometimes nothing. Remember this i venture capital - no guarantee (but sure better then lottery
/Silver

[Nea]

interesting article.. welcome silverfox, i have met milkey ingame few times, and we have had interesting convos aswell

[Ateush]

I wonder how much in % of MA shares is this 30 000 000 SEK ?
Im not sure that i'll be happy if some hmmm company from Belize buys
over 50% of MA and then goes bankrupt after few months...

[SilverFox]

Originally Posted by Euroman

Might not be the case in the targetet asian market, but a great deal of the asain market oes not have the economy as Europe and the states, so would asia be as interesting a market for PE as it is for other non real life money games ?

I would love to see $5mill being invested in new servers and things to improve PE, which I also thing will give PE a better place on the market.
But not sure if spending millions on adds for the asian market would be the right thing to do.

Another thing is that in my mind PE is still a beta game, way to many bugs.
So what would happen if 500K asain people joins in?

Hi!
Thanks for your opinion.

/SilverFox