my musings about entropia universe

As  to methods there may be a  million and then some, but principles are  few. The man who grasps principles can successfully select his own methods. The man who tries methods, ignoring principles, is sure to have trouble.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson The quote above is from the writer of On Self-Reliance.  He wrote over 100 years ago but his words still ring true today.  I look at Entropia Universe through his lense and see that the trading we do every day all day in Entropia for success relies on principles.  One principle is markup, Markup is likely the most important principle of Entropia.  The principle is:  Principle:  Have more markup coming in than you have going out.   Make your investments there profitable and your avatar is profitable then you become profitable.   Now as for those who make the most of the platform or not.   Principle:  There is enough money for everyone.    The...

Virtual world real cash economy, VWRCE.   A virtual world, collectables, business and investment, game themed world,  Just what is entropia universe?  A MMO (Massive Multiplayer Online) place to play, collect, and invest in a virtual world.  There are countless opportunities to interact with the virtual world itself and to trade and socialize with other avatars.  We have had to form our own communities and standards given the platform Mindark has given us, There are many paradoxes to Mindark's Entropia Universe.  The world is free to play in but has the most expensive options to interact of any other MMO,  The massive multi-player aspect makes EU full of people.  Where there are people there will be trades.  So trade we do.  We trade the many kinds of loot we generate by practicing the professions of Hunting, Mining and Crafting.  Most items, collectables and investments are found and enter the world through the players' actions, ...