George Moros
Balkan Express Squad
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Posted - 2014.03.09 11:54:00 -
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mollerz wrote:George Moros wrote:mollerz wrote:
I want this game to survive, make mad mad amounts of money on par with the financial industry I'm used to...
The fact that you worked for the financial industry is hardly a good reference for being able to make anything survive.  Haha.. I hear that! I, however, didn't work for big banks too large to fail. I worked for.. well, the best way to put it is that we were the special forces of the black box trading world. We competed with large banks with a 10 person outfit, did far more volume, etc. A large international bank even begged us to stop raping their currency desk. no names of course. Sometimes. Just once in awhile when they actually caught us, did we make it a big deal like we were doing them a favor and stopped. We also made the most $ during the crash of 2008. That is what enabled me to retire. Whenever the world financial markets "crash" is when the most money can be made. So I and my crew did so. I know lots of secrets the public has no clue about as far as making money in the markets. As an aside, it is terrible **** really. Your 401k is basically liquidity that funds the ability for large banks to play with volatility. I could go on. Dark liquidity pools. Iceberg orders. naked short sales.... basically the OP TARs, RRs, flaylocks etc. of the world markets that still are never nerfed 
LOL. I just realized how weird it is that I, an IT professional from Croatia, actually know what 401k is. :D
Anyway, I really don't think that New Eden related games are capable of producing insane amounts of profits and still retain their unique nature. EVE is a very special game. It's ability to generate genuine drama and player driven content is amazing. Yet, many people who try to play it quit very soon. There is a price to being unique and special, and it's the price of not being able to attract the masses. You can't have it both ways, I'm afraid.
IMHO, same holds for DUST. If DUST one day actually delivers all that me, and a good portion of this community hopes it will deliver, it will still not be a game that millions will play. Steep learning curve (cliff), permanent loss of stuff you worked months to get, scamming, plotting, spying, backstabbing - all that stuff is fascinating when you read about it on some gaming portal, happening to some other guy. However, getting a person to willfully enter this sandbox (hopefully even giving his hard earned cash for it), and face all the challenges it presents, is a whole different story.
So, here's me hoping that DUST will never provide CCP with hundreds of millions in profits. And my hope is completely benevolent. I hope this makes sense. :)
Pulvereus ergo queritor.
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