My Future Plans 2017 Edition

Just shooting and mining in Entropia Universe is fun, but what I find unique is the unlimited opportunities and choices you have. So why limit yourself just as hunter or miner. And what you can’t find in another game is that you can choose and develop your own small business inside this universe. Even if you don’t make much profit you will learn a lot about real life business. Like with demo Forex account you can learn trading here you can learn how to run small business. One way to describe Entropia Universe is “Business Simulator” with little shooting and mining from time to time.

So my long term goals are to run different businesses inside Entropia Universe. I am waiting for MindArk to release more Land Plots so I can buy 2 by the end of 2017. Also I am hoping for at least 1 more choice beside the garden, so I can make 1 garden and 1 factory or something. MA said there will be also possibility to make the big land plots like a shop, but I guess it will be better to just buy a shop.

And indeed after I manage to get my hands on 2 big land plots I will buy 2-3 shops. So far I have ideas for 3-4 shops, but this time I won’t make it like my last shops where I was selling everything I have. I will make them specialized shops with only 1 type of items in every shop. The focus will not be on the profit, but to make shops look good and make people come regularly and buy stuff. If you see my previous years future plans you will see that I was planning to have shops by now, but MA introduced Land Plots and now I am saving for 2. If I buy shops now I won’t have enough resources to get 2 big Land Plots.

The next big step for me will be getting my hands on land area on some planet. LAs are very expensive and I will probably have to wait few years to achieve that goal but it will happen someday.

In addition to all this I am thinking of some kind of business like real estate trading. It is not the same as real life because you don’t actually need to sleep in Entropia Universe and it is harder to make people to buy a home or a shop, but other than that real life principles of supply and demand apply. I am also considering a place where people will pay just to hangout and running some kind of investment fund like Toni Chiee Lahderinne , Divinity Deth Undefined and Sir Matt Copping , but this will be too much work so I prefer to do all business with just my money for now.

And as always there are plans for better YouTube channel but here the only resource that is limiting me is the free time. It seems you can buy the latest NVIDIA graphic card but you can’t buy free time. So this plan is postponed for another 2 to 4 years.

My short term plans are simple. I will go to Planet Arkadia to upgrade my Viceroy Armor. Also I will do some mining and try the new instances if they are not bugged. It seems Planet Arkadia is doing very well from all planet partners, but I am not a big fan of the military theme they are going for.

What is getting my attention is Planet Cyrene with the different factions, world events, inverted pyramids, skylab and probably the best models in the game. I was angry at them for not launching for 6 years. It takes 4-5 years to make a game, but here you have the code, you are just making the models and design some missions, you are not making the game engine. But after a year of meditation I decided to forgive them and go play on Cyrene even if they are not showing signs to be alive. In the end the more people play there the faster the planet will grow and this is what I want. Just for now I am not going to invest in estates there until the promised hard launch at least. I will just play for the fun.

Return of the Virtual Trader posted on January 08, 2013

Return of the Virtual Trader 2 posted on February 05, 2014

AxeMurderer Import – Taking over the galaxy posted on April 14, 2014

The Business Part of Entropia Universe

For the last 5 years and 6 days I was thinking what successful business to start in Entropia Universe. But watching how real life successful people started 10 businesses and 9 of them failed before they become rich with the 10 crazy business idea made me think different. And yesterday I was watching on the discovery channel a show called Dirty Jobs or something. Some people were making over $100 per day collecting worms from the ground. Others were making over $1000 collecting mushrooms in the forest after the rain. Some hunted crocodiles and one made trap in the river for European eel and sold it for $60 per peace.

Entropia Universe means different things to different people but for me it is business platform where you are limited only by your imagination. And the next 5 years I will try to start and run all kind of business in Entropia Universe without thinking if it is going to make me profit or not, until I find one or more that will make me rich. With the ultimate goal to be able to quit my real life job in 5 years or less. This goal is harder now with kids, but I believe it can be done. Then I have 2 real life crazy business ideas that will not make much money in the beginning but will need no more than 20-30 hours work per week combined.

So from now this blog will remain for hunting, mining, crafting and general stuff and I will make new one just for the business part of Entropia Universe and my road to success. And another one for my first business.

How to get more PED:s for your money

My last post was about the items you can buy from the Entropia Universe Web Shop. For the people with gold card they must enter the code every time they want to see what is in the webshop so it is easier to see it posted. As you probably know when you deposit to Entropia Universe you get less than 100 PED for your 10 USD. Also on the webshop you can buy 95 PED for $10, 285 PED for $30 and 570 PED for $60. And you know 10 PED is $1 so obviously you lose money depositing directly into the game or buying PED:s from the webshop.

The solution to the problem is to buy Universal ammo pack. For $10 you can buy Small Universal Ammo Pack with 1000k Ammo that cost 100 PED and even get bonus 2 Autoloot Pills and 3 H-DNA. For $50 you can buy Medium Universal Ammo Pack with 5000k Ammo that cost 500 PED and even get bonus 10 Autoloot Pills and 20 H-DNA. For $100 you can buy Small Universal Ammo Pack with 10000k Ammo that cost 1000 PED and even get bonus 20 Autoloot Pills and 50 H-DNA.

One Autoloot Pill has value of 0,5 PED so for $10 you get 101 PED, for $50 you get 505 PED and for $100 you get 1010 PED.

When you buy Universal ammo pack you get more than 10 PED for $1. The only problem is that you must use that ammo to shoot mobs. You can’t directly sell it and buy CLD for example. So if you want to deposit $1000 to buy CLD you can’t use this method, it will take a lot of time to convert the ammo into PED:s. But if you deposit to play just buy Universal Ammo Pack and play more for the same money.

If you are a miner or a melee player you will have to wait because at the moment it is not possible to buy mining probes from the webshop or something you can use to kill with a melee weapon. But if MindArk don’t want everyone to become hunters I believe there will be such options sooner or later.

Interplanetary Pet Selling Business

With pets coming back into Entropia Universe I have new idea for business in the game. Not that there aren’t shops that sell pets in the game, but my idea is to have shop on every planet and sell pets from every planet, different rarities and 2 or 3 levels. Probably lvl 1, lvl 7 (you can spawn it on foreign planets at lvl 7) and lvl 20 or something.

I won’t get rich but I will make few dollars that way and also have reason to travel to every planet. I can play a month on planet Calypso taming and training pets then Planet Arkadia then planet Cyrene. That way I will get fresh animals for sale and also restock my shop while I am on the planet.

And with that travel I can also do some of the new space transport missions when they are implemented in the game. Killing 2 rabbits with 1 shot as they say.

In the shop I can also sale whips needed to tame new pets, brushes to make them happy, nutrio bars to feed them and petting outfits if you want to look as an animal tamer. Last month I probably gave more than 100$ for food for my pets, so there are money to be made selling nutrio bars.

Compet Website up and running

Finally you will be able to play the Entropia Universe(EU) on different platforms.

The new Competition Pet (ComPet) system will provide features of Entropia Universe, including creature clashes, and bring them together in an exciting smartphone, tablet and web browser application.

Smartphone, tablet and browser users will be able to compete with one another by selecting one of the many pets available in the ComPet application. There are various maturity and price levels available to fit players of all types, including a free-to-play version. Once a pet has been selected the user will choose a number of “buffs” and “add-ons” that can both personalize the pet and enhance its combat prowess. Next, users carefully prepare a unique battle plan; this is a set of special instructions for the pet on how to engage its rival. Once the user is satisfied with the pet configuration, the pet can be entered into the ComPet Arena or enlisted for defense duty at the user’s home base. In any battle, trainers can win real cash prizes. If players play for free they can win special pet upgrades and points; if played for PED (Project Entropia Dollars), they can win more PED, which can be exchanged for real cash.

Additionally, any player can be part of this revenue opportunity and earn PED when smartphone, tablet and web browser users play the new Entropia Universe ComPet App. Before launch, 200,000 ComPet Deeds, priced at 100 PED (10 USD) each, will be made available through the webshop and in the Entropia Universe auction. Deeds can be acquired by anyone with an Entropia Universe account, even those who may not have installed the full Entropia Universe PC client software. They can alternatively purchase deeds through the Virtual Tycoon Android mobile app and start earning revenue from ComPet activity, which is scheduled for launch in Q1 2015.

Deed holders will receive 30% of the gross ComPet revenue. In addition, the ComPet affiliate program will enable users to recruit their friends and earn a 15% share of their recruited users’ activity. The remaining 70% (or 55% in the case of an affiliate-referred user) of revenue will go toward marketing, operation and support for the ComPet App. In conjunction with MindArk’s accountants, Price Waterhouse Coopers (PWC), the ComPet App accounts will be available for inspection and published on the Entropia Universe website.

BIG Industries claim another land on Arkadia

BIG Industries claim another land on planet Arkadia. This time it's Landarea #5 in the northwest jungle (26050 32160).
Manager: Blastoise Meculus Yarlboro.

Entropia Universe Invites Warren Buffett to Play Game and Make Real Money

December 16, 2014
Entropia Universe Invites Warren Buffett to Play Game and Make Real Money

Calypso Land Deeds bring in 105% return over three years

Gothenburg, Sweden - December 16, 2014 - Entropia Universe AB, the largest Massively Multiplayer Online Real Cash Economy (MMORCE) game, game, today invited renowned business magnate and billionaire investor Warren Buffett to try out the game and start getting a real return on his investments. With the game's Calypso Land Deeds selling for just $140.00 almost everyone has the chance to invest.

Mr. Buffett's net worth is estimated at over $74 Billion yet it is rumored he does not yet own a high performance spaceship, though he is a consummate businessman. Using nothing but his financial acumen he's never been required to destroy a single robot to make it big on Planet Calypso in Entropia Universe. He can, however, achieve a higher rate of return than he currently sees through Berkshire Hathaway, where he is CEO.

The Calypso Land Deeds (CLD) were introduced to the public on November 28, 2011 with a starting price of $100 (1,000 Project Entropia Dollars, PED). The first weekly dividend was paid out on December 5, 2011 and have been paid out every week since. Dividends earned to date total $65.54 for the three-year period from November 28, 2011 to November 28, 2014. Meanwhile the CLD has appreciated from $100 to $140 during the same period. Thus the total yield for Calypso Land Deeds is 105% ($40 in appreciation + $65.54 in dividends = $105.54 on an initial investment of $100) over the three-year period November 2011-November 2014. Meanwhile stock quotes for Berkshire Hathaway show 96.6% for the same three-year period of November 28, 2011 to November 28, 2014. In fact if he joins today Entropia Universe may even throw that high performance spaceship as a holiday gift.

Help New Player or Free Weekly Events : 12,000 PED Per Week

Help New Player or Free Weekly Events : 12,000 PED Per Week

As part of an effort to stimulate the economy further, and help with the growth of the game, I have earmarked 12,000 Ped Per Week from my CLD income to be used in one of the following two ways.

1. Paid Positions for qualified individuals in the community to better assist new players, and supply them with a starter pack for free.

a.- Would range from 1000 ped ($100) to 2000 ped ($200) per week per worker.

b.- With the help of a community I would acquire packs based on one or two of the 3 Main Classes. ( Hunting to me seems one of the easiest, however mining seems like it would provide a much stronger / higher ROI keeping them playing longer ) This can also include a lesson in trading / auction etc ( see c )

c.- The development of a comprehensive beginners / professions guide that will be continually updated to account for any changes within the game. I understand there are numerous guides out there, however I would like to get together those individuals in professions who have experienced a level of success that can contribute to the guide in a meaningful way, with the thought in mind that this is to help the stability and growth of the game over the long term. The communities involvement in this is crucial as the community knows best in regards to what to expect as a new player, experiences in the past you have had that have been beneficial etc. I don't want to take up this entire thread elaborating, but long story short I would earmark 10,000 ped ( $1000 ) for the creation of such a guide with the idea it will be updated etc.

2. Weekly Ingame Events

a.- This would be Free ingame events for different levels of game player to support the community directly with 12,000 ped being given away each week. or 48,000 ped per month.

b.- This would require the acquisition of various land areas to account for the various skill levels of players participating ( low to high level players ) The taxes used from these events would be dedicated to a smaller scale version of Option 1 ( New Player Support )

c.- Would require different amounts for each level of skill so to not isolate one class of player from getting no financial support.

There are allot of + and - to each of these which are to be considered, and barriers would have to be thought of to prevent the exploitation of such initiatives ( someone creating multiple accounts to get kits etc or colluding to win events weekly ) but I thought the best place to finalize this idea would be with the communities help.

Why would I want to do this? : Simple, I can make more money over the long term, while simultaneously helping the community grow / prosper.

Through my research I have noticed that planet partners have struggled on two fronts.

1. Marketing - None have really capitalized on everything that this unique platform offers through any real marketing. The initial marketing should be kicked off with a big event. I understand the first big waves came through the news of Club Neverdie and Treasure Island sales. It made people say wow this much money is changing hands in a virtual world in a game I can play for free? Knowing that this type of news has caused two main gains in the population of this planet is very valuable information that has not been fully utilized. I won't go much deeper into this, however I have many ideas which I feel confident would succeed.

2. New Player Retention Rates - Because of a lack of the above I have proposed, there is no where near enough new player support to keep people playing the game once going through the processes to land on calypso. I have personally on numerous occasions had friends make accounts, and try to figure the game out and see what help they received. It was a terrible experience and can be vastly improved. This needs to be done from a ground up approach in a way we can do without the help of any developer. Direct interaction with another human will never be replaced as the best learning tool, we need to capitalize on this.

I do this with the idea that in the future I will be able to create my own marketing campaign, bring in my own new players, and receive decay % profits from such accounts. The most important part for ANYONE who wants to do something like this, is to have a place where the new can survive and learn. If they join the game and quit after a few days not one person wins from this.

I welcome any and all comments public or private. I thank you for your time for reading through this wall of text.

LuckyMan87

New player want to take control over more than 10% of Planet Calypso

New player want to take control over more than 10% of Planet Calypso

If you are wondering who is he at the moment it is known that he is from USA joined planet Calypso forum around November 2014 and has the forum name LuckyMan87.

He must be really lucky because he has 1 million dollars to throw at his video game. And what are his plans to do with that 1 million. Here is short summary from the man himself.

My CLD Aquisition

To add some clarity to prevent rumors that may have an impact in a market which I am investing in:

1. I will acquire if the market allows 6,000+ CLD

2. I will purchase them directly in bulk until it is no longer possible before utilizing the ingame auction.

3. I am approximately 400 CLD shy of 2000.

4. No I am not going to buy Planet Calypso, Or any Planet for that matter.

5. I have no plans on selling them any time soon.

6. Clearly I would not be purchasing these if I did not expect the value to dramatically increase in the next 2 years.

7. I am contemplating the purchase of either a group of land areas, or shopping center (mall).

8. I am lobbying for there to be a better affiliate marketing program which will allow revenue to be passed to the player based on the life of accounts that are brought to the game (Profit Sharing of Decay). I know this currently exists for planet partners, but a system for players would help dramatically increase the user base.

9. I will be lobbying for other systems I think would have a very positive effect on the economy and provide longer term stability.

10. Any questions feel free to PM me, I will try to be as transparent as possible to avoid any rumors.

Q:Is it even possible for you to be able to affect "the system", "the devs" and "the game" so much so that you’re able to "lobby" for something to be implemented?

A:Excellent Question.

I think the best answer I can give you is to wait for a couple of weeks until I implement a system which will inevitably bring more power to the players. If you would like specifics please feel free to PM me. I think what this game has been missing is a unity among players for the benefit of all. You don't realize the financial power all of you have together, and its impact on directing this company actively, rather than currently passively.

He is also interested in Event Quality Control

I have noticed many issues appearing during events which could be expected to a certain degree, however I think there should be a certain process that is put in place to ensure a much smoother rollout of future events on planet calypso.

Start / End Times being triple verified before being implemented by more than one person.
Point / Time System Functionality
Have a check list they physically go through before putting it on the live servers.
Etc.

I have a feeling this does not currently exist internally and if it does it is rather limited. In an effort to keep the masses happy, I strongly believe this should be implemented to allow for a better gaming experience at event time.

Perhaps a bit of transparency as to what Quality Control by Mind Ark actually occurs would be helpful.

Feel free to make any suggestions, as if this is read by the right party it would be helpful to them.

And is also looking to buy Calypso Land Areas

I am currently seeking out land areas on calypso that come complete with DNA. Please do not waste my time with an extreme overpriced offer. I am ready to pull the trigger on the right deal, so save me the time negotiating.

I am not interested in DNA where creatures have less then 800hp.

Thank you for your time.

Land Area: Formicacida Nest - OLA#21 for 140k

And few expensive items:


-Improved FAP tier 1,9 for 80k peds

-Unlimited Level 8 Amplifier for 200k ped

-Supremacy Male UL 7 Parts Full Amor


With all this in mind we can assume that:

-He is old player with developed avatar and knowledge about the game.

-He is rich.

-He has some programming or organizational skill and want to use them with Entropia Universe.


For me there are 3 ways he will make difference to the other players.

1.The price of CLD and land areas will rise after LuckyMan87 take control over more than 10% of CLD.

2.The political system will be controlled mostly by this man.

3.“I think the best answer I can give you is to wait for a couple of weeks until I implement a system which will inevitably bring more power to the players.” – Not sure what he is talking about here, but sound like something big for the small players.

Advertise your Entropia Universe Event or Service

If you wonder how to get more participants in your event wonder no more. For a small fee you will get post on this blog with the rules of your event, dates, pictures, video, loot summary of the hunt/mining run and my experience doing it. And the money you spent will probably get back to you as I will play in your event.

Also if you have a shop or some other business in Entropia Universe use this opportunity to get more customers.

This is the most active and popular blog you will find on the internet and I have plans for future improvements as I have more time and money to spend on it until the day I quit my job and focus only on the blog and the game.

My avatar is Wand AxeMurderer Silva.
You can also contact me on my email: axemurderer77@gmail.com

How much money people put in Entropia Universe

How much money people put in Entropia Universe

If you wonder how much money people deposit to this game let’s make some calculations. I am not very rich but I can afford to deposit 100$ per month. The game is out for 10 years if I started depositing when the game started that makes 10 years by 12 months by 100$ = 12 000 USD. Not much, but there are people in rich countries like Sweden or Denmark for example.

With salary of 3000 – 4000 USD it is no problem to deposit 1000 USD per month and that makes such player holding 120 000 USD in Entropia Universe. And just 50 such players can buy every calypso land lot deed that was offered and gain control over every decision in the political system that will be introduced and also take all the CLD revenue or ¼ of what Planet Calypso is making as profit.

Sure not everybody deposit 1000 USD per month, but there are also players depositing more than that. I won’t be surprised if there are players with half a million USD invested in Entropia Universe in the form of multiple land areas and Calypso and/or Arkadia Underground deeds. And who can blame them. Investing money in Entropia Universe is more profitable and probably more secure than most of the banks in the world.

ComPet Bulletin 1

MindArk is proud to announce that the auction of ComPet deeds is going very well, with over 1 million PED worth of deeds already acquired by participants looking forward to being part of the ComPet project. The MindArk team has been both thrilled and encouraged by the great amount of interest shown in ComPet so far! In this announcement and throughout the development cycle we will be sharing lots more information about the ComPet system, including design plans and concept art.

We have also collected a number of relevant questions received from support cases and community discussions, which we hope to answer in this inaugural ComPet Bulletin.

Why is MindArk creating a separate game on a different platform?
We have learned from our marketing efforts that many potential Entropia Universe participants are lost before even logging in to Entropia Universe due to inadequate computer requirements, internet bandwidth, or other factors. ComPet will give potential participants who are interested in the concept of Entropia Universe’s RCE-MMO but are unable to play the full PC version a chance to experience at least some part of the uniqueness of Entropia Universe.

It was announced that in the free-to-play portion of ComPet, one can win points. What are the points used for?
There will be multiple currencies in ComPet. ComPet points can be obtained through lots of dedication to the game, and used to upgrade your pets or home as an alternative to using PED that can be bought for real money.

Can you provide more information about a release date for ComPet?
Though it is hard to know for sure so early in the development process, we are currently planning for a release of the ComPet app in early 2015.

Will there be an alpha test process for ComPet deed holders?
A new game such as ComPet requires lots of testing and feedback, so this is something we definitely are considering.

Does this new project mean that MindArk’s development priorities have shifted away from Entropia Universe?
MindArk’s vision for Entropia Universe has always been about making the universe deeper and broader, with a variety of experiences and features available for participants of all interests. MindArk wishes to expand the RCE universe to improve the user experience while also creating more opportunities for participants to invest and earn profits. Introducing ComPet as a standalone game and connecting parts of it with Entropia Universe accomplishes both of those goals.

That being said, rest assured that MindArk will continue to develop the core Entropia Universe platform and content as it has done for over 10 years. Development of Entropia Universe will not be negatively affected in any way by the ComPet project.

Why are there so many different types of deeds being introduced by MindArk lately?
Deeds are a great way for our participants to engage with the RCE model of Entropia Universe in a way that is totally unique in the gaming world. Previous deed opportunities have been a great success for everyone involved, and we plan to continue offering these opportunities to our participants in the future.

Will the ComPet app be available for iOS and Android devices?
The ComPet app will be offered as a standalone browser-based HTML5 application. This means it can be accessed from any platform or mobile device that has a modern web browser.

The original description of ComPet sounded a lot like gambling. Is this the case?
ComPet will be a skill-based game with some random elements included for balancing and entertainment value, very much similar to Entropia Universe.

Will all pets available in ComPet be inspired by Entropia Universe creatures, and will all pets used in ComPet be provided by Entropia Universe tamers and stables?
While the Entropia Universe taming system will definitely be a big part of the ComPet economy, not all ComPet pets will originate in Entropia Universe or be inspired by existing creatures. Many of the low-level ComPets will be generated by the ComPet system itself so that new players can get started right away. More details on the interaction between the Entropia Universe taming and stable systems and ComPet will be announced in the near future.

How does the ComPet app relate to the reimplemented Entropia Universe taming system that was announced not long ago?
As explained in the original ComPet announcement, the ‘traditional’ Entropia Universe taming system that was disabled after Version Update 10.0 will be reimplemented, with some exciting new features. In additon, the recently auctioned Entropia Universe stables will have the ability to sell pets and services to ComPet players.

Will Entropia Universe pets function in the traditional way, such as following your avatar, doing tricks, etc.?
As explained above, Entropia Universe pets will have all of their old functionality, along with lots of new features.

Will whips still be a part of the Entropia Universe taming process?
Whips will work as they did in the original Entropia Universe taming system.

What will happen to existing Entropia Universe pet deeds?
Existing pet deeds will continue to work, but the tamed creatures will have a unique status and cannot be tamed any further.

Active players in Entropia Universe and Eve Online

Active players in Entropia Universe and Eve Online

It is really hard to guess how much people are playing Entropia Universe. And I don’t know the definition of “Active player”. But let’s make some estimates here. Most people believe that Entropia players are not more than 25 000.

Here you can see EVE Online: Active Subscribers Worldwide. They were 25 000 in 2003 and 500 000 in 2013. 474 000 are the people that bought Star Citizen. We can assume that at the moment people that like hard games involving spaceships and can afford to play them are around half a million. 

I think the graph showing EVE Online Active Subscribers will be the same for Entropia Universe but with 10-11 years difference. And somewhere in 2023-2024 people that play Entropia universe will multiply by 10 or even 20 and will be around 500 000.

And if you now buy 100 CLD and get monthly income close to 1200 PED in 2024 you will be receiving something like 20 000 PED or 2 000 USD. Crazy right.

Problems I see for Arkadia Underground Deeds

Problems I see for Arkadia Underground Deeds

While I think the idea for underground is good and also the releasing of Land Area where everyone can buy small share and get profit is also great I’m starting to think that investing in those deeds is not such a good idea. I also went to Arkadia and bought some of those deeds. And don’t get me wrong they have good side too.

Let’s start briefly with the positive side of the Arkadia Underground Land Deeds:

-The ROI is good, very similar to that of the Calypso Land Deeds. Sometimes I wonder how the fuck MindArk knew what will be the payout (and player activity) before they release Ark Deeds, so they make their price exactly where the ROI will be very close to CLD ROI. (ROI is Return of Investment)

-50 PED per deed. Low price so everyone can participate.

-5% tax from Arkadia Underground is way easy to understand than what 50% of Planet Calypso revenue means. The payouts of Arkadian Underground Deeds depends only from the activity in Arkadia Underground. The payouts of Calypso deeds depends from many factors and probably even the running costs of the planet. What if Calypso team buy new office in real life for 1 000 000 dollars? Is this going to lower the payouts of the deeds?

Basically this is the good side and now let’s try to systemize the negatives:

-Overpriced Land Area. Now this part is confusing for me too. There are Land areas for 10 000 – 20 000 - 30 000 USD, but this LA cost 1 000 000 USD (1 million American dollars). Some people said the first day its way overpriced. I tough what do you care if it gives good ROI and you don’t have to do nothing or invest in fertilizers, advertizing, events and such. Pure passive income. Just like CLD. But it is still over priced which leads to the next problem.

-Oversupply. We can only guess here, but it is very possible that Arkadia Underground Deeds (200 000 deeds, 5 USD each) will never sell. There will always be more people selling then buying and you can always get one for 50 PED from the deed broker. So you can’t expect to make money buying AUD for 50 PED and selling them for more, like it was with CLD. In fact today I sow people selling for less than 50 PED which means it will be hard for you to sell your deeds for even 50 PED. But if they valued the underground for less than 1 million dollars, let’s say they released 100k deeds for 5 USD each, that means the ROI of the AUD will be double that of the CLD and drop the CLD value to half. And make CLD and AUD best investment in the world.

-Not suitable for mining. At first I read that Arkadia Underground will have indoor mining logic, some sort of mining for skilled miners, like it is on FOMA. Where big players drop thousand of PEDs each day risking it big. Big risk – big reward system. This would guarantee big payouts of the deeds for long long time. But then I went to the underground to try mining. And I sow so many mobs there it was hard to drop a probe. I watched 2 YouTube videos of PigBenis and he was mining in sea of monsters. I don’t think heavy miners will like that.

-No future development of the land. This is also my guess, but I think it is reasonable to take the underground as it is now and not to hope for big improvement in the future. They build it – they sold it for 1 mill USD – they move on to the next project. This is probably the same for CLD. They got to the point where revenue of the planet was maxed and sold the CLD for 6 million USD knowing there won’t be more upgrades to the planet. By upgrade I mean more land where more people can play and spent more money contributing to the CLD payouts.

-Not uniqueness. I don’t know if there is such word, but what I mean is that once all AUD are sold (or even before that) Ark team can just build Underground 2 or Overground 1.

-Only ROI. Arkadia Underground Deeds may have ROI similar or even better than CLD, but CLD will offer 2 more candies for their owners. Landgrab and voting rights. And less important symbolic citizenship. While they are not even implemented in the game after 5-10 years they will be important part of the game. (If the game still exists).

In conclusion my personal opinion is to buy some Arkadia Underground Deeds, but not too much. If you have PEDs to invest – better buy CLD.

Disclaimer: Every line in this post is my personal opinion and may be very wrong. Investing big amount of money in video game is a huge risk. If you lose all your money following some of the advices on this blog all AxeMurderer can offer is a hug.

AxeMurderer Import – Taking over the galaxy

I have a grand plan to take over the galaxy in the next 2-3 years. Now I have just one shop on Calypso, but my plan is to get one shop for every planet in Entropia Universe and make every shop sell goods from just one planet. Now I have one shop where I sell goods from Calypso. My next step will be to buy shop and stock it with items only from planet Arkadia - since it looks like the second biggest economy after planet Calypso. My third shop will probably sell only gear from planet Rocktropia, I know there are some crafters. Next in line will be planet Cyrene shop, and then planet Toulan shop. And when new planet is introduced I will buy another shop and fill it with goods from that planet.

To fill the shops with good crafted items I will try to work with 2 crafters from every planet. At the beginning I won’t be able to give any collateral to the crafters for their items, so they will have to just give me the items and get their PEDs when the item is sold and I will keep 1-2 PEDs from the profit. They will give me the items when I visit their home planet or when they visit Calypso.

So if you are crafting non-Calypsian goods and like my terms message me to work together. It will be more work than just selling your crafted goods on the auction, but it will be more fun and hopefully more profitable. I think that working with only 2 crafters from every planet is good idea. More and I will be doing too much work and there is chance that different crafters will craft same items. Just 1 and if he is not active enough shop will be empty.

This is my idea for now; it will be improved with time. If I can buy new shop every 6 months and then slowly fill it with items the next 3 months I think 3 years will be enough to achieve my goal.

THE WORLD’S FIRST MILLION DOLLAR VIRTUAL PROPERTY

THE WORLD’S FIRST MILLION DOLLAR VIRTUAL PROPERTY

Planet Arkadia is breaking new frontiers in online gaming

Singapore – 3/26/2014 - Planet Arkadia today announced the offering of Arkadia Underground Deeds, which will make up the world’s first $1,000,000 virtual property. Arkadia Underground gives all players a unique opportunity to participate in land investment within Entropia Universe allowing players to share in the revenues of Arkadia Underground and receive dividends on a daily basis.

This innovative new offering by Planet Arkadia enables players to participate in up to 200,000 deeds that have been priced at only 50 PED (or $5.00) per deed in direct response to player demand for more opportunities to invest at a lower entry price. The Real Cash Economy has been developed over a 10 year period providing a solid foundation for the virtual economy as all in-game currency ‘PEDs’ are transferable to US$ at a fixed rate of 10 PED for each dollar, unchanged for over 10 years. Importantly, participants are able to withdraw their earnings back to their real life bank accounts at any time.

“Arkadia Underground has been highly anticipated within our Arkadian and Entropia Universe communities, especially now we have the ability for every player to earn revenues with such a low barrier to entry.” said David Dobson, CEO of Arkadia Studios. “Every player can now participate in Arkadia's vibrantly growing economy which has enjoyed a quadrupling of activity year on year now for 3 years. Where else can you make investments where you can also jump in to play for fun and be rewarded on so many levels?”

Planet Arkadia is an ever growing planetary economy within Entropia Universe. Players can expect state of the art graphics to provide them a virtual world where hunting, mining and crafting can combine in a vibrant real cash economy. “Players all across the universe have so far welcomed exploring the amazing visual effects inside the underground caverns. Arkadians are passionate about their resident planet and this innovative Arkadia Underground has added a new dimension to their playing experience” added David Dobson.
Entropia Universe is the world’s largest Massively Multiplayer Online Real Cash Economy (MMORCE) game. Players have no monthly fees, but deposit and withdraw real funds to enjoy their adventures on any planet in the Entropia Universe. To download the free game please visit www.planetarkadia.com.

Are Arkadia Underground Deeds a good INVESTMENT

I like my CLD and the return they bring (current 20% is not the promised 30% but i still like them)
To anyone wanting to invest in Deeds in general i will make a small comparison and maybe prediction.

Where is the money coming from?
CLD - They give you 25% / 60,000 of global Calypso planet partner profit (which is based on decay and such)
AULD - Give you 5% / 200,000 of Arkadia Underground Loot that people get.

Discussion: No matter where the players of Calypso play and what they do they always generate cash for the CLD revenue stream. AULD benefits from all planets players that are actively engaged on the Underground Area (hunting mining shopping .. i don't know if crafting i don't think crafting is taxed.)

How much can we expect to earn?
CLD pay out and this is tested .. lets say an average of 3.84 ped per deed each week .. (sometimes its more sometimes less ... lets average to 20% ROI) .. that means if you invested 1000 ped in 1 deed after 5 years 5*52*3.84 you will see your cash back.
Now if you would like to buy CLD's now at a price ~1350 per deed they will still pay out 3.84 .. since we can't travel back in time (we should calculate at the current price) if you buy now your ROI is about 14.79% .. you get your ped back in 6 years and 9 months

To make AUG a sound investment:
they would have to pay out the same or better as CLD .. so 3.84 ped for each 1350 ped invested each deed would have to pay out 0.1422 ped (.. for this to happen the Land area would have tax the players 0.1422 * 200,000 = 28,440 ped)
So the total loot paid out would have to be 568,800 PED/week

Of course you can speculate the price of these will go up .. but how high will it rise? I think it depends only on how well they will do with pay outs...

To put things in perspective I got some data from Entropia Life:
http://www.entropialife.com/Planets.aspx?M=view&P=4 this page shows mining and hunting for the whole planet for the last 30 days ... today its 2,266,381 ped to make this into a weekly value 2266381/30*7 = 528,822 PED

528,822 This is for the WHOLE planet of Arkadia and its less than the required 568,800 for the underground to generate...

Of course Entropia Life does not take into account all the loot that is not Global or Hofed .. lets assume it amounts to double the initial value .. Arkadia is 9x bigger than the Underground .. but then the underground offers a FOMA/HELL type mining experience..

The question is will it be enough?
Or is it better to keep investing in CLD?

Please share your opinion .. I haven't made up my mind yet on this subject.

Audited Calypso Land Deeds Revenue Q1 – Q2, 2013

Audited revenue sharing for Planet Calypso shows that the return to Calypso Land Deed holders totaled $684,935.00 for the period.

Planet Calypso revenue share numbers have been audited by PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers), Göteborg, Sweden.

Month                Planet Calypso                   50% to Deed                 Monthly Payout

                          revenue share                     Holders (USD)               Per Deed (PED)
                          (USD)

January 2013        238 256                           119 128                            19,85
February 2013     228 613                            114 307                           19,05
March 2013         246 319                            123 160                           20,53
April 2013           231 540                            115 770                            19,30
May 2013            216 303                           108 152                            18,03
June 2013            208 838                            104 419                           17,40

Total               $1,369,869                            $684,935

Planet Calypso revenue share numbers have been audited by PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers), Göteborg, Sweden.

Money is just a tool to trade your time and freedom

Your true wealth is your time and freedom. 

Money is just a tool to trade your time and freedom.

The best investment you can make in your lifetime is your own education.

What can you achieve in Entropia Universe

I am hijacking this post from Snablesnot Male Young, but just to show you what can you achieve in Entropia Universe

Seeing lots of threads created by same avatars whining about other players or game developers I thought I would make one thread that is filled with hopefully only positive feelings.
So what have been your best moments inside this great Virtual universe that is now over 11 years old? Or anything else you love about this game.

I start with a few:

1. First withdrawal - it wasn’t big but still was nice to see that the virtual money really can become real money.
2. Bid 5k peds on a coat (instead of 500 peds) and was returned the peds, I was ready to take the loss (as it was 100% my fault, but the seller insisted to return the peds).
3. First global 172peds from Cornundacauda Mature (I wasn’t depositor yet back then as was underage), helped me a lot.
4. My first disciple graduating (he still plays from time to time) (received Foxtrot ME that sold for 2k at that time)
5. First real life car bought with money made inside this universe (took me about 3 months of after school trading)
6. Buying my first phantom set, was 11k peds back then, but it was worth every penny and I felt myself as half uber then.
7. Seeing this game turn from very basic RCE MMORPG to something this complex and enjoyable.... (I come from age before other planets, vehicles, Cryengine and many other features that I could have only dreamed of back then).

Long live Entropia Universe!

Anyways Thank you Mindark developers who have created this unique world that has been now part of my life for 7,5 years.