Comment Re:No Cash (Score 1) 17
As you can just deposit and withdraw anytime it is as good as cash
I expect that this sale will replace the old Guinness Book record of 100 000 $ shortly!
Virtual Space Station Sold For $330,000 17
Pirx Danford writes "The world record sale for a virtual item was surpassed yesterday by the avatar known as Buzz Erik Lightyear, when he acquired a very special piece of property. For the incredible amount of $330,000, the space station Crystal Palace has been won by Buzz in the in-game auction system of Entropia Universe. The player who won the auction is known as one of the best crafters within the game, and like with Chuck Norris jokes, there are a bunch of sayings about what Buzz Erik Lightyear can achieve."
Comment Edited the oversight and resubmitted as Journal (Score 1) 2
Journal Journal: Virtual space station sold for 330 000 US $
The world record sale for a virtual item was surpassed yesterday by the avatar known as Buzz Erik Lightyear,
when he acquired a very special piece of property.
For the incredible amount of 330 000 US $ the space station Crystal Palace has been won by Buzz in the ingame auction system of Entropia Universe.
From now on Buzz Erik Lightyear can set a hunting tax in the 4 domes in the space station,
which is inhabited by two unique creatures known as Aurli and Kreltin.
Comment Oversight (Score 1) 2
Ummm I wrote too quick...
at "you can not put cash in" of course it should say "you can put cash in".
Submission + - Virtual space station sold for 330 000 US $ (planetcalypso.com) 2
Pirx Danford writes: The world record sale for a virtual item was surpassed yesterday by the avatar known as Buzz Erik Lightyear when he acquired a very special piece of property.
For the incredible amount of 330 000 US $ the space station Crystal Palace has been won by Buzz in the ingame auction system of Entropia Universe.
From now on Buzz Erik Lightyear can set a hunting tax in the 4 domes in the space station, which inhabit two unique creatures know as Aurli and Kreltin.
Crystal Palace was not newly introduced but was part of the game for a long time already and quite a lot of the All Time High loots have been dropped there.
Even though Entropia Universe just lived through a rough transition to the Cry Engine 2 platform and not all previous game systems have been reenabled,
this news surely will draw quite some attention to the game.
With freshly polished graphics and a much better technical framework and a lot of planet partners ready to launch their own unique worlds to compete with the as of yet only planet Calypso there are exciting times ahead as well for the players of Entropia Universe and the companies behind it.
Entropia Universe is likewise to Second Life a real cash economy or short RCE based game, which means you can not put cash in but if you are lucky or smart you can also withdraw real money to your bank account.
Unlike Second Life the ingame currency has a fixed conversion rate of 10 PED (Project Entropia Dollar) to 1 US Dollar but is much closer game wise to traditional MMOs meaning players can not create own content so much as in Second Life.
The player who won the auction was known previously as one of the best crafters within the game, like with Chuck Norris jokes there was a real bunch of sayings around of what Buzz Erik Lightyear could achieve.
Free citation: "When Mindark wanted to create the world they asked Buzz to craft it for them."
With a long known player in well standings like Buzz Erik Lightyear the space station Crystal Palace is now in competent hands.
For the incredible amount of 330 000 US $ the space station Crystal Palace has been won by Buzz in the ingame auction system of Entropia Universe.
From now on Buzz Erik Lightyear can set a hunting tax in the 4 domes in the space station, which inhabit two unique creatures know as Aurli and Kreltin.
Crystal Palace was not newly introduced but was part of the game for a long time already and quite a lot of the All Time High loots have been dropped there.
Even though Entropia Universe just lived through a rough transition to the Cry Engine 2 platform and not all previous game systems have been reenabled,
this news surely will draw quite some attention to the game.
With freshly polished graphics and a much better technical framework and a lot of planet partners ready to launch their own unique worlds to compete with the as of yet only planet Calypso there are exciting times ahead as well for the players of Entropia Universe and the companies behind it.
Entropia Universe is likewise to Second Life a real cash economy or short RCE based game, which means you can not put cash in but if you are lucky or smart you can also withdraw real money to your bank account.
Unlike Second Life the ingame currency has a fixed conversion rate of 10 PED (Project Entropia Dollar) to 1 US Dollar but is much closer game wise to traditional MMOs meaning players can not create own content so much as in Second Life.
The player who won the auction was known previously as one of the best crafters within the game, like with Chuck Norris jokes there was a real bunch of sayings around of what Buzz Erik Lightyear could achieve.
Free citation: "When Mindark wanted to create the world they asked Buzz to craft it for them."
With a long known player in well standings like Buzz Erik Lightyear the space station Crystal Palace is now in competent hands.
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