Getting rich, or not, in Entropia Universe
by Rob Beschizza from on (#56W5C)
Quintin Smith explores Entropia Universe, the world's only cash-based MMO, still entertaining tens of thousands of players 17 years after its launch. No online game has bigger whales-players genuinely invested in playing the game in the hope of getting rich-even as you can play it for free by collecting in-game poop: "We set out to explain what it is, who's making money, and who's losing big."
The reality is the game is structured like a casino
Come for the interesting journey into a dull game made sharp by real money, stay for the amazing interview at the end with David Simmons, the CEO of developer MindArk, who explains why it definitely isn't gambling.