WizKidWord
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Yeah, it was def all new to me, so it was an interesting read
Well, from his first big article post, he seems to be a new player posting his experiences in game thus far -- but who knows i guess?
I still plan on enjoying my time killing berycled's tonight lol
Well, my conclusion would be the opposite.
Pros
There are no reasons to work at mindark, worst place ever.
Cons
Management is a joke, if they cared less about employees, they'd break records.
Well things have moved on. This FEN event and MM has been a great success I think, and for FEN items that are ‘priced right’ players have deposited to buy them and tier them….and most importantly use them. Based upon what I’ve seen, activity on Caly has been pretty upbeat.
Sometimes I get a little frustrated at items being unrealistically priced, but it will settles down in the end. I just wish some people would recognise the market and dynamics have changed. It’s not 2006 anymore for pricing stuff.
Anyway pull out your credit card and go shoot some stuff. I’m not saying it’s all roses, personally I think the Compet situation and Ark Moon is pretty sad, but I’ve got a spring in my step at the moment…..feeling positive for 2019.
Rick
I agree that things are looking up based on improvements to events and CLD payouts during them. In a couple of places I've found myself asking "What's happening here and what is the activity driver behind it?". I'm assuming some people have found a secret or two, but I've not been clever enough (or done the right activity) to have worked it out yet.
"Trust" does not appear to have reached Ark Moon yet, or 'clever activities' have not been enabled there yet. Personally, I was very turned off by running around stupid building layouts which appeared to be simply cosmetic but gave me no impression of a building designed for anything. But I digress - more and more it is deed payouts which can show if things are succeeding in turnover or not, and we saw that extremely clearly before ComPet collapsed.
Deed prices are fairly stable, so I assume trust is fine for most people too! I will await the CP deeds with interest.
This thread contains some references to my previous thread: To click or not to click? The veteran new player experience.
https://www.planetcalypsoforum.com/forums/showthread.php?307899-To-click-or-not-to-click-The-veteran-new-player-experience
Unpolished diamond, polished dice - Trust
It will not be a serious exaggeration to say that first-world modern economy model is based on trust. Educated societies are fully aware that money they deposited in the bank are not fully covered, money flows, and no bank can guarantee withdrawal of all the financial resources for all participants at the same time. Bank just simply does not have this money. The exchange ratio between gold and US dollar (so-called Gold Standard) is gone since its abandonment in 1933. That is why so-called “run on banks” is the biggest nightmare in the world of banking – best latest example could be 2012 Cyprus banking crisis. Lack of trust can ruin every economy. Nowadays, the paper you carry in your wallet represents the value of items that can be bought on the market. Technically, it is nothing more than a piece of paper. What makes it a legal tender is you trust. Trust backed by central banks and governments – institutions that supposedly guarantee that piece of papers and chipped plastic in your wallet have real value and can be exchanged to some goods.....
Another thing I find particularly problematic is the fact that the OP is suggesting that the game's viability is based on player trust, then proceeds to undermine that trust by writing a somewhat alarmist, negatively biased article, as if purposefully trying to cause a 'run on the banks'.
Again, who is the OP and why is he doing this? We need more information. Is he a competitor to MA? A grumpy player MA banned? Who knows.
i did not really understand, was it a good or a bad post? does he really know how to read financial sheet? cuz i dont, i just deposit and kill and then withdraw, so far it worked......
As my expierience says, and believe me i can say, players scares me more than mindark, and you posting that are basically convincing me to do the opposite of what u intend me to. lovely paranoia
1) None of the material in this article is new nor interesting. In fact it is all fairly obvious, and has been posted about before.
2) Who is the original poster/author? What stake does he have in this?
3) Who is the original poster and what is his motivation?
Again, who is the OP and why is he doing this? We need more information. Is he a competitor to MA? Is he a competitor to MA? A grumpy player MA banned? Who knows.
But, as OP would know if they followed the returns on CLDs, player cycle is up in 2018, reflected by CLD returns. But OP doesn't seem to include any projected performance for 2018.
In April 2018, MindArk started to undertake a token sale (ICO), which will raise capital to fund and
operationalize the next stages of the company’s growth.
2017 was the year that MA switched from Loot 1.0 to Loot 2.0. So I'm not surprised revenues decreased that year, as there were many disgruntled players.
Unfair Comparing EU to a Bank - Which Bank IRL only says that your last 6 months of deposit are covered? There are plenty other facts which very much make EU completely different then a bank and personally i think this is an unwarranted comparison.
So the OP is telling us he is a new player - ok
Then this post - ok I combine the two and its a huge discrepance at least in my eyes.When most new players 'eat dirt" and hunt kerbs for 7 years without progress we get this elaborate lets say writing.
Thank you for all the answers, I believe that every input you make can benefit MindArk and the player community.
... first impressions are usually right – you can make good first impression only once. Players and MA must understand it. Make a good first impression on a new player and he will stay and pay (simple marketing/customer strategy). Make a bad one – well you will have what I described in my previous article “to click or not to click? MMO veteran new player experience”
Divinity says:
You are right, EU is not a bank and never will be. But I did not compare EU to a Bank in straight line. I just used the example of how the bank deposits look to a bank form accounting perspective to make easier to understand what MindArk Player Debt is. Technically you might consider it MA asset (as in a banking case) but it’s quite different. From business perspective, both, bank depos and MA player debt are liabilities.
I will just respond to the part addressed to me. Both are liabilities but the risk factor is different. Banking for example in India has government regulations such has SLR ( Statutory Liquidity Ratio) assigned by the government making it compulsory for the bank to maintain. If i am not mistaken US has something similar called LCR ( Liquidity Coverage Ratio). While you suggest both being liabilities , yes both are but the way it is managed and the risk associated with the two liabilities is different.
Oh, I know some about India's banking system I guess , I was working for couple of weeks in Mumbai when at the same moment suddenly Modi announced that most of the money I just witdrawn from ATM machine are considered useless. I miss my 2k old banknotes rupees till now Good thing my Indian friends were able to help me at that time.
But straight to the topic - the comparison is very noncommittal, I just wanted to highlight that 10,5 million USD is a liability, nothing more. Also, what do you mean by: Which Bank IRL only says that your last 6 months of deposit are covered?
I haven't yet read thoroughly MindArk terms of use and EULA but maybe I will, is it connected with deposits?
Regards,
Boring_player