Virtual Reality Presidential Race Begins - PR Newswire (press release)

It didn't say if there are write-in candidates. I am most certainly not going to pay $1000 to become Virtual President, but if write-ins are allowed, everyone vote for me.

Since this is virtually the stupidest thing I've heard of, as your Virtual President, I promise to do virtually nothing.

No trips to Sweden.

No phone calls with Swedish-speaking developers.

No holding the hands of high-maintenance Chicago-based avatars.

Nothing.

I promise to blow virtually my entire budget on Rumrunners and Stonecrab claws.

Ben Rumsponge Rumson- a name you can virtually trust.


Paid for by the Rumrunners for Rumson Committee.
 
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Can you imagine Meloveyou LongTime FiveDolla as president name? So many jokes...

You forget that Star used to be Jenna Porn Star Jameson before asking Mindark to change it to Jenna Star Mercury in 2005.
 
That's not the thing they promised when selling CLD's like housing and voting system.
I don't need president for compets, wow or similar.

I agree with Dan....those who know me know I dont usually respond to silly articles such as this...but I feel compelled to this time....Most ALL of us play this GAME to get away from CRAP LIKE THIS IN REAL LIFE. This is a GAME.....no place for any kind of politics..If this is the direction MA wants to take EU, then I have to seriously consider finding a new pastime. I love EU as it is. Even if events seem unfair, it is far better than bringing politics to the table. I see it as yet ANOTHER way for MA to squeeze more money out of us. Politics in real life is corrupted. How will it be any different in EU? Stop the horseshit MA and focus on making what is ALREADY in place the best it can be.

Geez I dont like being this pissed...:mad:
 
Mindark this is pathetic. The whole concept is bullshit, and weighted votes? :laugh::laugh::laugh: I'd love to see the government tell people the power of your vote will depend on whether you read a newspaper :laugh:
 
Skeezer for Prez!!!
 
Ppl get this all wrong, it's not like we elect somebody to rule over WoW and EVE. It's just MA & Co, in overblown hyper-exaggerated PR-campaign-style-way. Poke this soap bubble and u're left with faint bad smell, that's all...

Then again, it's good politics, if u into that kind of stuff! :laugh:
 
Compet is because "billions" are spent on mobile gaming apps.
Presidential Race is because "billions" are spent on US elections.

Kind of funny that MA chases the money just like sometimes you chase the globals when playing (ie, ooh, lots of spider globals going by so I'll go hunt spiders too).
 
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Ppl get this all wrong, it's not like we elect somebody to rule over WoW and EVE. It's just MA & Co, in overblown hyper-exaggerated PR-campaign-style-way.

Ad campaign to get more players to join and sell more boxes
www.presidentofvirtualreality.com said:
Q. When do I get my free VR Day commemorative strongbox?
A. Everyone who votes in the election will be awarded free virtual commemorative Strongboxes with surprises inside. You will receive instructions on how to claim you Free VR Day commemorative strongbox after you cast your vote.
 
Hmm. OpaloMan for 2020? As President can I get my cape?
 
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Who's POPtropia? :D
 
Who's POPtropia? :D

If you do a quick research, you'll find it looks amazingly like ROCKtropia, who's name you'll notice is NOT on that list.
 
This is either the worst idea ever, or meaningless PR fluff, depending on the answer to the most important and currently unanswered FAQ.

Q. What power and influence will the President have?
 
Do you all want to see some change? I may actually consider running; there is plenty that I could help with. I've asked if there were positions open at MA and was never given an opportunity for whatever reason.

I am not sold 100% on this idea yet; however, I would really like to see change in Virtual Reality as a whole (not just the Entropia Universe). A cross platform Presidency would take a lot of research and knowledge about other online platforms, games, and universes. Believing any singular person is prepared for such an endeavor seems impossible. Any chance of accomplishing this requires a combination of knowledge from many different virtual worlds and most likely, some game makers as well.

Having mentioned how difficult a challenge it is, I would speculate that few are more qualified in terms of evaluating game-play inside the Entropia Universe than myself. I have been here since the beginning, I have gamed since the first systems were available, and I have constantly challenged the rules of "boxed in thinking" when testing games along the way.

I will not and can't say that I will commit to be a candidate for President at this time. I can say that I am seriously considering it. Not everyone likes or loves me here, I realize this. I may whine at times, I may try to make an extra PED when trading. One thing I'm sure that the player base would agree upon, I am hard working and typically have a "big picture" type of view when it comes to the overall needs or wants of the community. I give a shit about what happens here. That is already a hell of a start in my eyes. I want the virtual world to be a safe place to enjoy when we come home from a hard day's work or a bad day of school.

Sorry for sounding like a campaigning vote-grubber. I really want to emphasize that I probably will not run if I see a candidate who will have our best interests at heart. I love this game, I love the concept of virtual reality. The idea of a "leader" isn't so far fetched for helping to communicate the goals and ideals of the community to those who are in charge of how it all works.

Thanks for hearing my rant. I know some of you hate this idea; however, I believe it will prove to be a useful one if carried out correctly (which I can only hope it will).
 
Star, if you want to throw away 1k dollars for a virtual title in a virtual universe, be my guest, you got my vote :)
 
Do you all want to see some change? I may actually consider running; there is plenty that I could help with. I've asked if there were positions open at MA and was never given an opportunity for whatever reason.

I am not sold 100% on this idea yet; however, I would really like to see change in Virtual Reality as a whole (not just the Entropia Universe). A cross platform Presidency would take a lot of research and knowledge about other online platforms, games, and universes. Believing any singular person is prepared for such an endeavor seems impossible. Any chance of accomplishing this requires a combination of knowledge from many different virtual worlds and most likely, some game makers as well.

Having mentioned how difficult a challenge it is, I would speculate that few are more qualified in terms of evaluating game-play inside the Entropia Universe than myself. I have been here since the beginning, I have gamed since the first systems were available, and I have constantly challenged the rules of "boxed in thinking" when testing games along the way.

I will not and can't say that I will commit to be a candidate for President at this time. I can say that I am seriously considering it. Not everyone likes or loves me here, I realize this. I may whine at times, I may try to make an extra PED when trading. One thing I'm sure that the player base would agree upon, I am hard working and typically have a "big picture" type of view when it comes to the overall needs or wants of the community. I give a shit about what happens here. That is already a hell of a start in my eyes. I want the virtual world to be a safe place to enjoy when we come home from a hard day's work or a bad day of school.

Sorry for sounding like a campaigning vote-grubber. I really want to emphasize that I probably will not run if I see a candidate who will have our best interests at heart. I love this game, I love the concept of virtual reality. The idea of a "leader" isn't so far fetched for helping to communicate the goals and ideals of the community to those who are in charge of how it all works.

Thanks for hearing my rant. I know some of you hate this idea; however, I believe it will prove to be a useful one if carried out correctly (which I can only hope it will).

That last sentence is the kicker...and its a BIG if
 
Star, if you want to throw away 1k dollars for a virtual title in a virtual universe, be my guest, you got my vote :)

he'd have my vote as well,
i would want some1 that has time /dollars invested in this game and that looks at longterm longevity for this game,and star has all those
 
I can't see one individual being capable of handling issues from multiple platforms and virtual reality as a whole.
 
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I am intrigued to see how many thousands out of the potential hundreds of thousand apply for this $1000 opportunity.

Good Luck Star if you do :)
 
All this virtual reality talk and still no virtual reality support (oculus rift, etc)
 
When MA first proposed a system of voting rights I stupidly believed they meant they would present us with some ideas from the game, or we could present some, and that these would then get voted on, so that they could follow player preferences more closely.
That they would give all small investors (CLD owners) a voice. I even bought my first CLD's in that hope - :duh: what was I dreaming ?

Letting us vote on game policies and direction would be a huge boost for EU both for current players and to attract new ones.
A presidential election is just a crock of sh-- !
1 person (doubtless favoured by MA) to be given unknown power to do what exactly.. act as a figurehead for advertising, sit and sort through e-mails from players and do supports job for them in regard to ideas from players
There is NO-ONE and I mean NO-ONE in this game that I believe would not in some way abuse this and follow a personal agenda at times

A president without a means of mid term challenge, a president without a house of representative (parliament) to curb their dafter agendas.. that smacks of a dictatorship.

Wake up MA. rethink this completely or wave goodbye to many of those of us who want a game not a pseudo world with all the nausea of politics and corruption.
 
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I will support a president who returns this game back to its origins.
 
All this virtual reality talk and still no virtual reality support (oculus rift, etc)

"Support for VR Headsets coming in mid 2016".


I for one would like to see a cooperation between MA an other Swedish gaming company, Starbreeze, that are currently developing VR software and hardware.

I think this is a fun move from MA to bring some free PR and promotion to the game, nothing bad about that.
 
If you do a quick research, you'll find it looks amazingly like ROCKtropia, who's name you'll notice is NOT on that list.

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Really? I don't see the link here at all??:lolup:
 
Quote 'Mindark invites everyone over the age of 14 to claim their virtual reality citizenship and to register to vote in the upcoming historic election for the first ever President of Virtual Reality. Candidates for president can also register now and start campaigning. '

How the hell is a non-depo player to pay the registration fee ?
If under 18 they are supposed to be non-depo right ?
 
This sounds like a run of the mill MP job. Every Prez has cabinet ministers, so will there be an elected cabinet ?

Vote FU cause we will say it when you cant ;)

For Shadow Cabinet Ministerial Vacancies please send pm
 
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*rage mod one* wonder why i play a game mmmmh oh yea to escape from real life :cussing::censored::censored::censored::censored::censored::censored::censored::censored::censored::censored: things like this. the one that come up with this idea should be sended to hell :mad: *rage mod off*
just improve the game instead of coming up with garbage like this -_-
 
self-determination and self-government

Power to the people of EU?
Really?

A governing body with a democratically elected President is the next big step in making virtual reality truly real

Reminds me of the king of Bhutan who wanted it's citizens to start thinking for themselves and arranged a "democratic" election simulation. And people's reaction was "Why change? It worked good before when the king decided everything for us".

The President will work with an initial operating budget generously supplied by Entropia Universe

So the president will have a bunch of peds?
If so I want to vote the most eco citizen in all of EU.
But once elected I want this über eco person to promote all of us in his/hers econess.

help promote strategic alliances between the virtual reality government and real-world groups and institutions

What real world groups and institutions?
UN, EU, The Red Cross or what?

Entropia Universe will be implementing its proprietary secure Virtual Democracy voting system that will set a shining example for real-world governments, and will allow citizens of virtual reality to vote on important issues and elect leaders to represent their interests

A "shining" example. Wow! Shining!!!
In what way will a world owned by a private company shine over a real world democracy?

Imagine USA, Europe, Asia or whatever was owned by one company.
And named company started a vote to elect a president? And a government.
What power would this government actually have?

None, beyond the financial result of the company owning the world.

This has nothing to do with democracy.
Using the word "democracy" in the context of EU is mocking the entire idea of an actual democracy.

If Mindark really wants to give us powers then I want to see garantees.
Giving the president a fat amount of stocks in Mindark and an actual influence would be a good start.
 
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