Yep.
That's just wordgames... if this is an RCE game where I can "pull out" cash, then I can consider some of my "deposits" which have gone into "items or property" as an "investment". And this is in line with how MA are marketing their universe.
Besides, even if I just "deposited" I want to know if my PED are safe...
It's not wordgames, you're putting on the same level two completely different terms: "spending" and "investing".
It is true that you are able to "pull out" cash from this particular RCE game, but looking at the agreements made between User and MindArk, you do not EVER invest in anything. You just hand over your money to another party, in exchange for a
virtual currency. A virtual currency that allows you to purchase virtual objects of which you will never have legal ownership of.
It's not wordgames. It's facts.
Without wanting to get personal, your statement makes no sense whatsoever. If you had any idea about financial statements and had you ever read any of the previous statements MA have issued, you'd know that your deposits belong to MA's Cash, that they contribute to cash flow and that your deposits are registered as "liabilites" to MA on the balancesheet.
I don't see why it should become personal.
I do have an idea of how financial statements work, being something I deal with occasionally. What deposits are to MA isn't our problem. As customers, we are not aware of how cash flow affects the user or the company. It's only speculation.
Hell, from a quaterly statement you cant even tell if the company is facing harsh times.
Further more, an indication of Cash flow or the Balancesheet will give me a lot of info on how my "deposits" are doing even if there is no detailed explanation where my "deposits" are.
I don't quite see how it would. Care to share?
And last but not least, PnL is a key figure to assess a companies health... so I'd like to know about it.
That's a whole different story. But again, a quaterly is not sufficient for anyone to understand a company's health. Nor does it supply enough information for users/customers like us to make drastic decisions.
MA has no obligation to publish anything, but if they want to make people "invest" in the game, they should make an effort to prove they got things under control. The Financial Reports are very very high level anyway and only give us a glimpse of what is going on. I have said for a while now that MA has a Cash flow issue. They promised to address this. I want to see the proof...
If they wanted people to truly "invest" they would have already changed the EULA.
Your opinion... if MA published Results it might prove that it's safe...
It's not my opinion.
Otherwise we could also see playing the lottery or playing monopoly with real cash an investment.
Entropia is a game, virtually buying a virtual gun with virtual currency and no legal ownership is not an investment, it's just buying a virtual gun in a videogame.
Even if it's an RCE videogame.