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Man buys fake island for real money...
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Dec 14, 2004, 11:29 AM
 
http://www.mmhell.com/news/121404/1027.html


WHY?!?!?!

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Dec 14, 2004, 11:45 AM
 
:: shakes head in disgust ::
but i do remember seeing tons of stuff for sale from everquest and star wars galaxies, but nothing surpasses this.
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Dec 14, 2004, 03:17 PM
 
He will be able to make back the money in real money, when he rents out his Island etc. give him 3 years to get back $100,000 US (when you can transfer the game money into real money). He is very smart in what he did, sure it's a game, but people will spend real money, and he will make real money from it.
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Dec 14, 2004, 04:23 PM
 


Is Project Entropia like Everquest, only you buy and sell things with real money?
     
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Dec 14, 2004, 04:29 PM
 
Originally posted by Mac Write:
He will be able to make back the money in real money, when he rents out his Island etc. give him 3 years to get back $100,000 US (when you can transfer the game money into real money). He is very smart in what he did, sure it's a game, but people will spend real money, and he will make real money from it.
That whole thing doesn't make sense.

If it really worked, that company would have just invented a legal money press.

Yes, people are stupid to spend money on this, but you have no lasting value. This game will be obsolete in a year from now, a better "fad" will be out by then. You investment will follow the penny stocks !

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