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Friday, December 17 2004

Gamer buys virtual land for $26,500  by Scott H at 17:15

Someone pointed me towards this interesting little story on the bbc site.

It seems a gamer playing the online RPG 'Project Entropia' has gone and spent $26,500 real money buying some virtual land, and the guy is only 22yrs old. I wish I had a few thousand to spend, I could do with a few additions to my own virtual world.

The Australian gamer, known only by his gaming moniker Deathifier, bought the island in an online auction.

The land exists within the game Project Entropia, an RPG which allows thousands of players to interact with each other.

Entropia allows gamers to buy and sell virtual items using real cash, while fans of other titles often use auction site eBay to sell their virtual wares.

Earlier this year economists calculated that these massively multi-player online role-playing games (MMORPGs) have a gross economic impact equivalent to the GDP of the African nation of Namibia.


The young man had this to say:-

"This type of investment will definitely become a trend in online gaming,".

Will this turn out to be a wise investment? Who knows, but at this moment in time I think I could think of a few better things to spend my money on.

You can read the full article here
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Mani
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17 December 2004 17:23
rofl, funniest thing I've seen for a while.
morkith
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17 December 2004 17:25
Aye, I thought Stan's virtual girlfriend was bad enough, but this one really does take the biscuit.
Jammin
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17 December 2004 19:52
and the island next to it can say "I'm with stupid ->"
Felon
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17 December 2004 21:25
I did a search on Ebay for Project Entropia and it returned no matches.

Sure this aint a wind up for "advertising" the game ?
Mani
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17 December 2004 21:54
It might be, it's still funny though.
Mani
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17 December 2004 21:55
http://www.project-entropia.com/Index.ajp

The Entertainment of the Future is already here

Project Entropia is a massive virtual universe with a real cash economy.

Together with people from all over the globe you experience adventure, you form societies, and you are a part in the creation of a brand new world.

While on the planet Calypso you use the PED currency to invest in your personal development. The assets you acquire can be exchanged back into real world funds.

Project Entropia is available around the clock for decades to come. The virtual universe has been developed since 1995 and every month new exciting content is added.
Mani
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17 December 2004 21:55
Site/Game is real enough.
Jammin
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17 December 2004 23:10
Income from the sale of land lots. Five lots per month will be available for sale under the duration of one year. These 60 lots alone have an estimated market value of 300 000 PED.
Island Price: 265 000 PED (26 500 USD)

Tbh sounds like a wise investment, how to make $4,500 in no time at all, and have some fun along the way!
JamSam
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17 December 2004 23:52
if he did this in a game like wow i could say it might of been a good idea (if this was able in wow that is)

but ive never even heard of that game...


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