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2001 Mindark Interview

MindStar9 said:
These were the most interesting parts of that interview to me ...
"We are building a world that will be under constant development, both from MindArk's side as well as those who live their lives on Calypso. We want everybody who creates an account in Project Entropia to feel like they are participating in the development of this world."
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"The main story line is not a straight line and will be interlaced with parallel story lines as well as dead ends. We have a lot of possibilities to work with and we'd like to use the input from players as guidelines for future events and development."
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"The gaming industry is constantly learning what people like and want included in games. If you don't listen you're making a big mistake. That's why we at MindArk try to have as good a contact as possible with the users so we can get their input on what they want to see in Project Entropia, and what they want to experience."
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This should be an interesting discussion. :)

I also don't think it's pointless because it gives insight to where their mindset was back then, and how it evolved ... or not.
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Very interesting indeed :)
and also the following:

MindArk are also making sure that you will be able to play the game without having to put out a second mortgage on your house. "When you begin Project Entropia you will receive certain items with no particular value and which can't be sold, but which will help you to get going without having to buy anything immediately". People willing to pour their life savings into the game will obviously be at an advantage, but you will be able to get along perfectly well without spending any cash if you're short on money.

and other statements too.

Thx for refreshing our mind on what brought us in here ^_^

Hmm be a part of Calypso's history...VU10+ attempts were quite....whatever Harbinger or stuff... I preferred the orbs :wtg: and crashed spaceships all over the planet, now it's all hills and mountains, the waiting is long to get back to the pre-vu10 Mojo :naughty:

I have a look at Candyman's loot screenies (here) from time to time. Those are real eye-candy for me. Cyber-punk feeling FTW!!!

:wtg::wtg:
 
JohnCapital said:
RE: Golden Shadow Pictures, etc.

I don't have any 1st hand knowledge, but based on some info I "think" I know, here's what I see:


It's common for small "entrepreneurs" in the movie industry make their own "distribution company", especially when they can't get the main distributors to call him back. So ND making Golden Shadow makes perfect sense to me. I assume he had that business long before he ever got involved in Entropia.

ND used to be in Warants, along with Bridge SilverFox Investor. Bridge Investor LLC invested in Mindark long ago, so it's not a large leap to figure the topic of buying shares came up in soc chat.

Considering how much ND loves Entropia, it likely wasn't a hard sell.

Since ND already "runs a company", it makes good tax-sense for his investment to be through his corporation, instead of directly through himself.

And hey presto. Golden Shadow (alias ND) is a shareholder of Mindark.


Frankly, I don't see anything that big at all. No conspiracies here. Unlike some folks, who seem to believe that owning stock in a company means you're never allowed to do business with that company, I don't have any problem with shareholders playing the game they invest in, so long as they get the exact same access to the loot algorithm we have (Read: None).
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Yes, yes.. and some common sense there my friend :) Glad you typed it so I didn't have to! HUGZ!
 
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