Entropia Universe Enters 2008 Guinness World Records Book for "Most Expensive Virtual World Object" - Page 8

Noggin · 09-25-2007, 15:16

I'm surprised by this piece of news. Not about any of the numbers - seen them before. I'm more surprised about the fact that this didn't happen earlier!

From MA's point of view, I think this news is a two-edged sword. Sure, they now have it on record that you can spend more in a virtual world in EU than anywhere else. Is that what people really want to hear though?

It doesn't necessarily mean that you can MAKE more money than any other virtual world, especially when you consider the amount of investment required to get you to that all-elusive money-making stage.

Truth is, the concept of making your living inside a virtual world is still a very young concept. I'd say that the concept of Real Cash Economy-based MMOs has made it's mark upon the world so far about as much as the Internet had in the early nineties. There's still a lot to happen, and it's definitely going to get a lot worse before it gets better.

That means that virtual items will at some point grow beyond all reasonable value, and I think the first sign of that is EU. One day there will be an abundance of virtual items for one to spend one's money on, and I think that will define the price.

Not to say the current values are wrong necessarily, just that a lot of change will happen before it's any sort of stable market. That's something well beyond MA's control.

plandon · 09-26-2007, 12:13

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Originally Posted by kalanen

On average day I'm responsible for 1/3571 of it!

You turnover $350 per day??? Really?

Noggin · 09-26-2007, 13:04

I think the 'turnover' figure is not the amount of money deposited, but the amount traded. I don't think they've ever actually stated how much is deposited per year precisely, even in their end-of-year reports. My memory is foggy on this particular issue though.

However, I've known people who put in over $300 per day, or at least they did for a while. Think that's when you know you're taking it a bit too seriously

Dark Cat · 09-27-2007, 22:11

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bylund · 09-30-2007, 16:58

I hope Ma changes it eco so it would be harder to loose alot of money

becuase i haven´t had an global in 4 nobths

Whistler · 10-04-2007, 03:12

Yeah Its "commercial Viability" For Ma To Make Money Rather Than The
Players Even Having A Chance!

Konve · 10-04-2007, 13:30

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Originally Posted by Noggin

I think the 'turnover' figure is not the amount of money deposited, but the amount traded. I don't think they've ever actually stated how much is deposited per year precisely, even in their end-of-year reports. My memory is foggy on this particular issue though.

However, I've known people who put in over $300 per day, or at least they did for a while. Think that's when you know you're taking it a bit too seriously

I think they have.

In PED
(Gross Deposited - Requested Withdrawn - Net Deposited)
2006
110 696 160 - 20 174 426 - 90 521 734

2005
47 320 820 - 4 827 018 - 42 493 802

2004
29 072 475 - 1 042 639 - 28 029 836

2003
6 492 297 - 906 493 - 5 585 804

Noggin · 10-10-2007, 13:10

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Originally Posted by Konve

I think they have.

Ooh so they have! Darn your mystical being-able-to-read-Swedish powers!!!

Erm, well I assume they were in Swedish hehe. 9 million bucks worth of ped last year. That's quite a chunk!