MMO-Gamer Interviews Marco

[Yirrk]

Here's an interview with Marco:

http://www.mmo-gamer.com/?p=142

Couple of things:

The MMO Gamer: Does MindArk take a transaction fee when players trade with each other?

Marco Behrmann: No. We also don’t take any transaction fees converting real-virtual currency.

Huh ?... Last time I depo'd they did.

The MMO Gamer: MindArk has gone into partnership with Cyber Recreation Development Corp in China to develop what seems like an entirely different virtual world than Entropia Universe with seemingly an increased focus on culture, education and real life work than just playing a game. How different will the new project be from what EU looks like today?

Marco Behrmann: The partnership will create a more varied and diverse universe, with a lot of planets to explore. Various planets will have various themes or focus, like shopping, culture, gaming, e-commerce, education, etc. But it will all be under the same concept that is Entropia Universe.

Interesting....

There's more, like logging in, where the Servers will be, etc....

[True Juan]

Thx for the url
+REP

[LarsMac]

Originally Posted by Yirrk

Here's an interview with Marco:

http://www.mmo-gamer.com/?p=142

Couple of things:

The MMO Gamer: Does MindArk take a transaction fee when players trade with each other?

Marco Behrmann: No. We also don’t take any transaction fees converting real-virtual currency.

Huh ?... Last time I depo'd they did.

...

Well, those are more than likely transaction fees the credit card company charge. MA just passes that back to you, rather than hiding it in the price, like a lot of merchants do.

When you got to an ATM not owned by your bank, they tack a 2% fee on top of you $100 withdraw, so you actually pay $102, and your CC or bank will often tack on another 1.5 - 3% so that $100 ATM withdrawal actually costs you $103.50 or $105. The bookkeeping is easier if they just take it out of the initial withdrawal.

[onyx oZ Zombie]

ahh, "trade secrets"

Originally Posted by LarsMac

Well, those are more than likely transaction fees the credit card company charge. MA just passes that back to you, rather than hiding it in the price, like a lot of merchants do.

yep, processing company gets that money

[Congadawg]

The MMO Gamer: When western companies expand into China, there are worries about censorship. Will Entropia Universe be filtered and censored according to Chinese policies? Stories of giants such as Google and Yahoo filtering web searches of keywords such as democracy or falun gong comes to mind.

Marco Behrmann: There have been no such demands from CRD.

Then why, oh why, did you dress the umbras. lmao

[Jamhot]

Umbras are clothed now? This something thats come about with the new vu in my absence? What about them other ones in pvp3? (forgets what they´re called)

Jamhot

[hooters]

Different themes for planets... maybe we will get a planet dedicated to casinos... unless Calypso falls under that category...?

[EarlVonKippler]

Originally Posted by Congadawg

Then why, oh why, did you dress the umbras. lmao

umbra are clothed again? and is that what happened to the boorum?

[Jamhot]

Originally Posted by EarlVonKippler

umbra are clothed again? and is that what happened to the boorum?

Them boys would need some seriously big pants with reinforced jockstrap!!!

Jamhot

[Yirrk]

Originally Posted by Jamhot

Umbras are clothed now? This something thats come about with the new vu in my absence? What about them other ones in pvp3? (forgets what they´re called)

Jamhot

Calamusoids.