Preview of VU8.2

[Primax]

wow, sounds amazing, I really like the sound of the event system.

[Mooze]

The system is open so in theory yes. However, both the Event and Ad system is heavily monitored in order to battle abuse (I guess back in someones mind it would be ... "cool" to make an ad that defames another avatar, for instance). The Conditions of Use applies to the systems as well.

Use common sense and all will be fine. Don't use it and all will be a world of trouble. ,-)

Hmm in order to avoid abuses, will you check and validate every ads made by participants ? Shouldn't be hard for someone with a dynamic IP to create a new avatar and advertise for things that are against EULA.

[CAC]

The ads thing is great for pe....... 2 thumbs up MA

My only fear is the affect it may have in an already laggy atlantis. Surely thats gonna be a target place for advertisers. I also don't know what legal implications will be in place if this feature is available to external sources

Well done with the new ideas though

[Marco|MindArk]

Originally Posted by Euroman

Would be nice if we somehow could upload adds made in Photoshop or other program outside PE, would give us some new interesting "job functions" in PE

Overall - opening up PE to allow for outside additions using a smart easy-to-use tool is a path we want to venture, but not at this point in time.

[JackFree]

Originally Posted by Marco|MindArk

... With the event system, you can rent areas for a duration, apply tickets (those without tickets cannot be in the event area for the duration), and set rules and prizes (including adding items) as they like. The event system is one of the most complex systems to date, and this is also to be considered a first phase introduction, with more layers coming later this year.

Sounds very cool Marco, maybe I should just wait and see how it works, but I am very curious...

What does "areas" mean, specific pre-defined areas or can we decide on the area to use?

I'll understand if you just tell me to wait and see for myself.

Cheers

[edit]Oh yah, can you tell us what the ads and event system will cost to use? Please...[/edit]

[Dominatus]

*drool* marco is the

[Kemp]

All in all this sounds cool!!! Love the development in PE more and more. 1 comment though:

Marco, I like this info, but it seems to me that you really need 1 or more assistants when it comes to probably the most important task you have at MA, communicating with the community. It's about time you guys learn how to make improvements in whatever you do (gameplay, lag, communication) last. It always seems to go up and down and up and down. Then one hardly hears a word from you for months, even though the community is dieing for some information. And now you even explain how a new feature in a coming VU will work, even before the VU contentlist.

Don't take it personal, I know you have a heavy workload, but it feels kinda fishy to me that some much info is given upfront when it comes to new developments that will make you guys more turnover (at least; won't mention profit here). While in other occasions when it is very important for the community itself to hear things upfront, it remains silent...

[Skam]

Question, pretty please reply Marco:

Do a participant have to make their own ads? Or is the system made so you can have commercials as a profession?

[Dominatus]

Originally Posted by Skam

Question, pretty please reply Marco:

Do a participant have to make their own ads? Or is the system made so you can have commercials as a profession?

i've asked the same question in PM, among may others. have yet to get a reply, maybe he is napping.

[Zhorgul]

I wonder if we could loot some board to allow someone owning an estate to advertise ... Or even better, Advertising on a LA to get some extra cash :P (or shops like stated before) ...

Hmm 30 seconds ... Usually billboard are shared by 2 or 3 advert in RL .. so that would be a 20min to 30 min /H hence 40 to 60 30sec spots.

if a 30 sec spot cost say 1 Ped (am sure it'll never be less than that) then for a normal use it's gonna be 40 to 60 peds / H

so that's 960 to 1440 peds / day

Now who got a business that is generating more than that / day ??

Remember Marco, a company will advertise but will never have a ad budget / day > day profit !!
and yes I could advert only one spot / H ... Man 30 sec /H that's not much.

for an ad to be ok I'd say the very minimum is to have 10mn per hour hence 20 spots/H which at 1 Ped / spot makes it 480 peds / day ...

Maybe the spot will cost less than 1 Ped ... But knowing MA ^^ it might be more :P