Oh, it actually worked. Several people (me included) actually made money off it. However, you didn't make money by farming items; you might just as well lose money from fighting monsters.
What you actually made money from was selling items to other players, because you could charge more than what the 'system' considered it worth.
The problem with PE is that instead of as with EQ and other games, the devs gets their slice no matter what people do inside the game, in PE the players and the devs are fighting over the same money. It really didn't work; for anyone to make any kind of money, someone else would have to lose it first. Of course, some people did make money, but most people just got pissed off by losing real cash to fuel other people's profits.
I think the only way to get a decent RL-GW thing going would be to 'build in' ebay, to allow secure trades, but with about the same liability of today (your problem since it's not us selling, basically).
Mmm, Chrono Cross starts out really well, but I'm not so sure you will feel the same after playing everything through. It's seriously twisted in the end, and it seems like they feel like they had to make some connections to Chrono Trigger, even if the game *really* would be best as a stand-alone.
The fact is, they are already taking down auctions through the VeRO program. You can even see some of these mails that users has posted on the official SWG forums. One warning first, do it again and you're screwed, basically.
For some reason, they let most of them remain, though, and I think this is because they are trying to track down the sellers and tie them to one/several game accounts. I wouldn't be suprised if they are bidding on the auctions themselves.
Sounds to me like you might want to pick it up later down the road when the space expansion, with spaceships, and most likely a pilot profession, is put in. Expect to wait a while, though.
Thing is, this is already happening at most of the mobile connection companies over here in Sweden. Generally, those which is based upon pre-paid/chargable cards has a bonus each minute of speaking time (rather small) if someone else calls you. You then get this bonus to call for next time you charge the card. The caller does of course pay for the call.
I don't think that's the fundamental part. It has to start with the computer 'watching over' you, and that's the sentient part. The definition is somewhat stretched, though. Basically, they want systems that essentially detects things really well, and then make predictions (statistics are involved, I assume) based on that.
The problem is that sentient can mean two things, and for most people those things are total oposites. In no way does this mean that computers will get a 'soul' or whatever you wish to call it just like that.
I think that if they spend a few years and X million dollars, they want to get that money back as soon as possible. If it would be subscription only, you can bet they'd up it to 20$ or something (same cost for 10 months or less) which people would definitely consider worse than the current system, even though it might be cheaper for them.
And you know marketing...;)
Eh, you are aware that Drizzt has 'starred' in a few computer/console games? It's not just something they've just thought up, it's an actual character.
It might not be one that 'normal' people know, but a lot of people playing SWG would notice it directly, and know it doesn't belong there.
You got it right. A billion over there is 10^9 (or a Giga). Femto is 10^-15. Which means that the original 'explanation' is off by a factor of one thousand...So, I guess someone has mixed grams and kilograms (which you generally base it on, for whatever reason).
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Well, it's so-so successful. It's been publically available for about a year, but there has been quite a lot of messups, and us players aren't really very positive, even though it's not a sinking ship situation yet.
How it's done here is that the company, MindArk, guarantees the user/buyer directly, that the items/money will in fact be counted as real items, for all that it matters.
It's still virtual items, but once you put money in, they are liable for that money. If you trade items to someone else, it will become their money.
This is the total oposite of what other game companies does. Most of the time it's "You don't own it, so we have no responsibility for it", here it's more like "You paid for it, you 'own' it, and we'll make sure it's treated as real value."
Now, this comes with a lot of troubles, but they are mostly related to bugs. They haven't been able to reimburse everyone who has lost items (and thus money) due to bugs, even if they have promised to. There is a suprisingly small amount of ownership-related problem, really.
Actually, that is not what will happen. You can unlock a Force Sensitive slot in some wierd way. Any character created in that slot are perma-dead after getting killed three times. If you die, tough luck, start over. Your previous characters will not be affected by this char in any way.
Well, due to the fact that not all ideologies takes hell as currency anymore, the exchange rate is as of today 3 flying pigs chances for every snowball in hell chance.
I suggest you invest in the 'world peace' option instead. Experts predicts that the chance of global peace will drop drastically in the near future.
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Oh, it actually worked. Several people (me included) actually made money off it. However, you didn't make money by farming items; you might just as well lose money from fighting monsters. What you actually made money from was selling items to other players, because you could charge more than what the 'system' considered it worth.
The problem with PE is that instead of as with EQ and other games, the devs gets their slice no matter what people do inside the game, in PE the players and the devs are fighting over the same money. It really didn't work; for anyone to make any kind of money, someone else would have to lose it first. Of course, some people did make money, but most people just got pissed off by losing real cash to fuel other people's profits. I think the only way to get a decent RL-GW thing going would be to 'build in' ebay, to allow secure trades, but with about the same liability of today (your problem since it's not us selling, basically).
One of the best parts is that you won't have to reserve until after you've visited the restaurant.
Well, at least you won't have much trouble with seeing. At all.
So what you are saying is that it's only okay to generalize if you are specific? Sweden didn't even exist back in the 800~'s, btw.
Mmm, Chrono Cross starts out really well, but I'm not so sure you will feel the same after playing everything through. It's seriously twisted in the end, and it seems like they feel like they had to make some connections to Chrono Trigger, even if the game *really* would be best as a stand-alone.
So, what we *really* need to do is tell people that it's cheaper to buy beer if you use IPv6.
I figured out the system! I know how to get to the profit! The infamous ? should in fact be 'GOTO 60'.
"... defended by pretty magical schoolgirls ..."
This is supposed to be a *bad* thing?
On the other hand, if those bits would represent, say, the ownership of 100000$ worth of stocks, she'd still say no, wouldn't she?
The fact is, they are already taking down auctions through the VeRO program. You can even see some of these mails that users has posted on the official SWG forums. One warning first, do it again and you're screwed, basically. For some reason, they let most of them remain, though, and I think this is because they are trying to track down the sellers and tie them to one/several game accounts. I wouldn't be suprised if they are bidding on the auctions themselves.
But if this is true, how can you halt something that isn't, as such, moving?
Sounds to me like you might want to pick it up later down the road when the space expansion, with spaceships, and most likely a pilot profession, is put in. Expect to wait a while, though.
Thing is, this is already happening at most of the mobile connection companies over here in Sweden. Generally, those which is based upon pre-paid/chargable cards has a bonus each minute of speaking time (rather small) if someone else calls you. You then get this bonus to call for next time you charge the card. The caller does of course pay for the call.
I don't think that's the fundamental part. It has to start with the computer 'watching over' you, and that's the sentient part. The definition is somewhat stretched, though. Basically, they want systems that essentially detects things really well, and then make predictions (statistics are involved, I assume) based on that. The problem is that sentient can mean two things, and for most people those things are total oposites. In no way does this mean that computers will get a 'soul' or whatever you wish to call it just like that.
Well, they put it up on their website a few days before they launched it. I am somewhat puzzled by why they didn't just cut/paste that statement.
I think that if they spend a few years and X million dollars, they want to get that money back as soon as possible. If it would be subscription only, you can bet they'd up it to 20$ or something (same cost for 10 months or less) which people would definitely consider worse than the current system, even though it might be cheaper for them. And you know marketing... ;)
Eh, you are aware that Drizzt has 'starred' in a few computer/console games? It's not just something they've just thought up, it's an actual character. It might not be one that 'normal' people know, but a lot of people playing SWG would notice it directly, and know it doesn't belong there.
Same way you can prove you've bought anything, I guess. Recipies should be enough.
You got it right. A billion over there is 10^9 (or a Giga). Femto is 10^-15. Which means that the original 'explanation' is off by a factor of one thousand...So, I guess someone has mixed grams and kilograms (which you generally base it on, for whatever reason).
Well, it's so-so successful. It's been publically available for about a year, but there has been quite a lot of messups, and us players aren't really very positive, even though it's not a sinking ship situation yet. How it's done here is that the company, MindArk, guarantees the user/buyer directly, that the items/money will in fact be counted as real items, for all that it matters. It's still virtual items, but once you put money in, they are liable for that money. If you trade items to someone else, it will become their money. This is the total oposite of what other game companies does. Most of the time it's "You don't own it, so we have no responsibility for it", here it's more like "You paid for it, you 'own' it, and we'll make sure it's treated as real value." Now, this comes with a lot of troubles, but they are mostly related to bugs. They haven't been able to reimburse everyone who has lost items (and thus money) due to bugs, even if they have promised to. There is a suprisingly small amount of ownership-related problem, really.
The difference is that corporations see it as a good thing, I guess. That is, cutting down on needed inefficient manpower.
No, the is, suprisingly enough, at ctrl+alt+e (or alt gr+e). So they have no excuse for it this time. ;)
Actually, that is not what will happen. You can unlock a Force Sensitive slot in some wierd way. Any character created in that slot are perma-dead after getting killed three times. If you die, tough luck, start over. Your previous characters will not be affected by this char in any way.
Well, due to the fact that not all ideologies takes hell as currency anymore, the exchange rate is as of today 3 flying pigs chances for every snowball in hell chance. I suggest you invest in the 'world peace' option instead. Experts predicts that the chance of global peace will drop drastically in the near future.