tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957587492557095661Sun, 05 Jan 2025 23:02:15 +0000entropialootHOFmallsATHEconomyRCESecond LifeSkillsVersion UpdatesacronymsadvertisingatmcheatscndcomparisoneggestateseventsexploitsfaqglossaryhacksinformationneverdierugascammingsupporttamingtaxesCritical analysis of all things <b>Entropia</b>. Please <b>Digg</b> any posts you find interesting.http://blogtropia.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Dub)Blogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957587492557095661.post-1149376957480711549Sun, 06 Apr 2008 00:57:00 +00002008-04-06T01:29:56.957+00:00In today's MMO's, there's a growing tendency to grab a player for many years, instead of a few months.This can translate into a commitment that not many will feel following.Eve is trained in real time, therefore to become a top player you will need several years of dedication instead of a quick rise. But players are adhering, as most of these MMO's are complex enough to keep the user http://blogtropia.blogspot.com/2008/04/cost-you-might-not-see-coming-with-mmos.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957587492557095661.post-7674454540720350082Mon, 11 Feb 2008 14:47:00 +00002008-02-11T15:16:29.650+00:00Ok lets face it Entropia Universe is a RCE (Real Cash Economy)MMORPG. Anytime you are talking about real money there are those less than honest people who are looking to steal it from you out there in the real world. They will use any means necessary to gain access to your accounts so they can pick it clean like vultures of a virtual world.Karma has a way with dealing with these types of people http://blogtropia.blogspot.com/2008/02/gold-card-learn-it-know-it-live-it.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957587492557095661.post-4427933245293949403Fri, 08 Feb 2008 17:52:00 +00002008-02-08T20:31:38.870+00:00I find myself thinking about life quite a bit these days. I also find myself comparing real life to certain aspects of virtual life and what we can learn from both.I have, in so many words, been on a journey in my real life to find some semblance of peace and balance while making sense of the maelstrom of happenings that invade my peace of mind day to day.I must admit at times I have been highly http://blogtropia.blogspot.com/2008/02/entropia-universe-zen.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957587492557095661.post-1477156862196303048Mon, 10 Dec 2007 16:39:00 +00002007-12-10T17:54:03.930+00:00 Greetings fellow Entropians and newcomers alike.Well VU 9.1 is on its way and it will show up much faster than many of us would like. I have been around to see my fair share of Version Updates. It got me to thinking in the past year or so my attitude about VUs has changed and in my eyes changed a great deal.I used to look forward to the new content and bug fixes Mindark would implement. I alwayshttp://blogtropia.blogspot.com/2007/12/version-update-cynicism.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957587492557095661.post-9013210161452814605Tue, 06 Nov 2007 16:47:00 +00002007-11-06T18:16:52.734+00:00What is the evolution of the Internet?I have been pondering this question for some time now since I started posting on Blogtropia. While I see many people joining websites like MySpace and Facebook I can't help but think those 2D sites are just one step away from creating a 3D virtual self. Are MMOs like Second Life and Entropia Universe on the cusp of something huge? MindArk is partnering with http://blogtropia.blogspot.com/2007/11/3d-internet-way-of-future.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957587492557095661.post-5633002932034979537Sun, 04 Nov 2007 15:02:00 +00002007-11-06T16:43:54.019+00:00Version UpdatesEveryone get your tickets and line up you are about to be subjected to the thrill ride of the year and we like to call it......Version Update 9.0.Ladies and Gentlemen before we start our ascent on this emotional roller coaster please take your seats and lock yourselves in and take a look at some previews of things to come.Preview IPreview IIThe "OOOOOs and AHHHHHs" abound. Of course there are http://blogtropia.blogspot.com/2007/10/version-update-90-emotional.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957587492557095661.post-8034660471605834064Thu, 01 Nov 2007 13:52:00 +00002007-11-01T13:52:50.929+00:00For a price Id do about anythingExcept pull the triggerFor that Id need a pretty good causeThen I heard of Marco. XThe man with the cureJust watch the EBNYeah, you'll see there's something going onGot no love for politiciansOr that crazy scene in P.A.its just a power mad townBut the time is ripe for changesThere's a growing fearThat taking a chance on a new kind of vision is dueI used to trust http://blogtropia.blogspot.com/2007/10/operation-mindark-revolution-calling.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957587492557095661.post-6907155706069687686Thu, 26 Jul 2007 01:29:00 +00002007-07-26T01:34:37.073+00:00Hello fellow Entropians,Well some time ago I got an interesting loot while hunting and in an effort to share more with the Entropia community I posted the virtual loot here on Entropiaforum and said I would share with the rest of everyone once I received my real life item. Which I initially speculated would be a rolled up poster in a shipping tube. Needless to say today when I checked my mail I http://blogtropia.blogspot.com/2007/07/my-so-called-virtual-life-invaded-my.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957587492557095661.post-5507825172524844929Tue, 24 Jul 2007 13:19:00 +00002007-07-24T14:18:38.964+00:00Hello Fellow Entropians new and old. Well the sun has risen or is rising or will rise for The Animal Kingdom event sometime today. My initial response to reading the first EBN (Entropia Broadcasting Network) messages was "finally a reason to sign on an incentive a motivational tool" just like what I spoke of in my last post. Needless to say I was jazzed to get home and sign on and hunt some of http://blogtropia.blogspot.com/2007/07/event-or-system-stress-test-you-make.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957587492557095661.post-7115184237144211336Wed, 18 Jul 2007 13:29:00 +00002007-07-18T14:04:03.131+00:00I think sometimes we all underestimate just how much money Mindark can funnel out of EU just soley from decay of usable items. Its like poking a small hole in a large bucket of water if you get enough small holes it will drain a lot of water out of that bucket. The more people play and decay the more PED(Project Entropia Dollar) is funneled off the system. I think when Mindark's financial numbershttp://blogtropia.blogspot.com/2007/07/bucket-theory-and-motivational-tools.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957587492557095661.post-4049576630546437395Mon, 02 Jul 2007 14:53:00 +00002007-07-02T14:54:07.046+00:00taming OK I broke down the loots have been miserable and the grind far to boring these days. So I went out with my trusty Rattlesnake ME whip and went looking for some animals to wrangle. So this is my quest, my one day trial into the world of becoming an Animal Tamer Extraordinaire........well maybe?First thing I noticed a Rattlesnake ME whip is not the best whip to tame with when you are a beginner http://blogtropia.blogspot.com/2007/04/animal-tamer-extraordinairewell-maybe.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957587492557095661.post-5107242973689960607Tue, 05 Jun 2007 13:43:00 +00002007-06-05T15:16:42.881+00:00I was reading through this thread on Entropia Forum Clarification about Entropia banking operations and I realized that really there is nothing new here.This seems to be standard operating procedure for Mindark. When they have an agenda to push, which in this case is the new Banking licenses, they will do what is necessary to make it work and be successful.When I first heard they were releasing http://blogtropia.blogspot.com/2007/06/banks-and-policy-changes-nothing-new.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957587492557095661.post-6539229464177619043Tue, 15 May 2007 13:29:00 +00002007-05-15T16:14:14.181+00:00(Preface: There's a palpable buzz about inflation inside Entropia Universe these days. Read some players thoughts here. )Yesterday I was talking to the wealthiest person I consider a friend. His family's net worth is pushing half a billion. He asked how much one would have to deposit to become a high level player if you were just now joining. I'm not sure what the right answer is, but my best http://blogtropia.blogspot.com/2007/05/irrational-entropia.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dub)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957587492557095661.post-6185815227368287069Thu, 03 May 2007 16:51:00 +00002007-05-03T17:14:19.037+00:00Today concluded the auctions for five banking licenses inside Entropia Universe. The licenses themselves netted over $400,000 for Mindark, and each license winner is required to maintain a balanced of $100,000 in their account to ensure their services. What you may not hear in the hype is that these would-be banks primary service will be lending in game funds using only virtual items as http://blogtropia.blogspot.com/2007/05/virtual-banking-licenses-net-900k-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dub)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957587492557095661.post-6005603727955453343Fri, 27 Apr 2007 04:16:00 +00002007-04-27T04:29:33.488+00:00Eighteen months ago I made the following promotional video for Project Entropia, along with McCormick. If you haven't ever had a chance to watch it, it's worth the three minutes.http://blogtropia.blogspot.com/2007/04/truth.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dub)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957587492557095661.post-2826305223195596864Mon, 23 Apr 2007 12:23:00 +00002007-04-23T18:54:13.747+00:00HOFlootHello Fellow Entropians and newcomers alike. Well I started my usual Sunday routine I get up, let the dogs out, boot up the computer, removed the crusties from my eyes, and as I sat and mulled over just what the rest of the weekend had in store for me, I decided to check the new posts on Entropia Forum. Much to my surprise I see a post under the UberLoots section named "Modified EWE-40 Mercury". http://blogtropia.blogspot.com/2007/04/is-it-sign.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957587492557095661.post-3128526161449849739Fri, 13 Apr 2007 19:00:00 +00002007-04-13T18:01:52.466+00:00The problem....I've been talking to people, and most of them seem unhappy with their gameplay experience in EU. The game has taken an evil path, that forces us to double or triple our cash deposits into the game to keep playing.Most of them struggle with the current problem of bad loots, and reselling. Both combined are a deadly factor that kills any enjoyment the players used to take in the gamehttp://blogtropia.blogspot.com/2007/04/taking-action_13.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957587492557095661.post-7102559582261751387Tue, 10 Apr 2007 21:03:00 +00002007-04-11T19:07:10.579+00:00loot Today while I was browsing new item stats at PE Wiki, I noticed that we have such a wide variety of items in Entropia Universe some of which have not shown up in a loot in years. (yes, YEARS!) So I started thinking about it even though its a running joke in the Entropia Universe community it has been stated on more than one occasion that ALL items still drop in loot. Here are is an older quote http://blogtropia.blogspot.com/2007/03/everything-that-was-once-lootable-still.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957587492557095661.post-5615313211964212078Fri, 06 Apr 2007 15:35:00 +00002007-04-06T15:45:30.367+00:00Wasn't planning on posting today, but I just read a Blog entry by Seth Godin that rings so true for the current state of Real Cash Economy MMOs. Had to share it."Many systems only work when there are a lot of entries but just a few winners. Whether it's the US Open or the economics of the local gym, it's the effort and expense of the non-winners that supports the benefits of the winners. These http://blogtropia.blogspot.com/2007/04/non-winners.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dub)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957587492557095661.post-2792049033186553241Tue, 03 Apr 2007 15:45:00 +00002007-04-03T22:17:01.153+00:00hacksscammingMMORPG's, which stands for Massively Multiplayer Online Games, have a recurring problem of resellers, scammers and leeches. While its only annoying in games where credits are only monopoly money... In games tied to Real Economy its more then that, its a cancer that eats the game from within. In Entropia Universe, reselling and scamming is quite a problem. Why?10 PEDs = 1 DollarResellers:Resellinghttp://blogtropia.blogspot.com/2007/04/resellers-scammers-leeches.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957587492557095661.post-4095214410733671946Fri, 30 Mar 2007 13:11:00 +00002007-03-30T16:56:16.387+00:00informationSkills Skills, equipment, weapons, armor, the stats, the meanings, the vagueness, why are we kept in the dark on such things? Should Mindark open the information vaults or would that make Entropia Universe less fun? Ok we have all read the forums with an endless amount of theories and spent many chat sessions regarding the finer points of whether one weapon is better than another. On one side of the http://blogtropia.blogspot.com/2007/03/kept-in-dark.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957587492557095661.post-6789637983561600826Mon, 26 Mar 2007 16:08:00 +00002007-03-26T16:23:31.259+00:00Lambert International Airport, St. Louis, Missouri (Insert: Trade Center building Treasure Island City, Amethera)http://blogtropia.blogspot.com/2007/03/life-imitates-entropia.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dub)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957587492557095661.post-89351543180961963Fri, 23 Mar 2007 14:09:00 +00002007-03-23T16:56:02.857+00:00EconomyWhile most of us think of Hunting/Mining/Crafting as the main Entropia Universe professions one takes precedence over them all. Its called Trading and to become successful in Entropia Universe one must learn its "ins and outs".Most of us already immersed in the Entropia Universe think of trading as a side note to everything else but if there was no trade there would be no RCE(Real Cash Economy)http://blogtropia.blogspot.com/2007/03/main-entropia-universe-profession.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957587492557095661.post-8673735258706315620Wed, 21 Mar 2007 20:47:00 +00002007-04-03T22:30:38.185+00:00cheatsentropiaexploitsRCEI think Mindark does a good overall job of dealing with exploits that pop up in the system. In years past their response was sluggish, but that improved drastically. Such exploits' existence is inevitable in a game where the envelope is constantly being pushed. There's real money involved, and its a free download, so you can bet EU will host a good number of would be cheaters with nothing to http://blogtropia.blogspot.com/2007/03/final-entropia-exploit.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dub)20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957587492557095661.post-2660929718143692524Fri, 16 Mar 2007 15:52:00 +00002007-03-16T15:58:54.813+00:00comparisonentropiaSecond LifeThe future is now......So I say to my friends each time I tell them about two of my favourite online games, Second Life & Entropia Universe.Most of them awe when I talk about making millions just by playing a game. And even if it sounds far fetched, it’s the simple truth. These particular games offer the participant a chance to make money using creativity and skills.While in Second Life the main http://blogtropia.blogspot.com/2007/03/get-rich-playing-games.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)10