How far did the development of Planet Michael actually go?

I for one am glad that this never came to fruition....but thats just my opinion, for what it's worth.

 

Great write-up RAZER ... it'll be interesting to see what happens with this.

 

That planet never would have been a success. That aside, I'm glade that SEE is completely out of the picture. In the end, I think it all worked out for the best.

 

Thaks for the update...mhh...you know what I mean. ^^

Martin Biallas and John Jacobs should have even more stuff, like 3d models of mobs and weapons and sound effects etc. Just ask them. :p

At least Planet MJ would not have had the standard FarCry setting, which most of the other planets were choosing.

All in all, I would have liked to SEE Planet Total Recall and Planet Hollywood Monsters...just one or two hunts, some Lysterium mining. Nothing else.

I mean, Total Recall could have fit very well into this already heavily messed up universe (detail & story anyone?), filled with diversity and FarCry planets. *yuk*

Old Greece already was a very small step into an "interesting" direction...and failed...of course.

You think it all worked out for the best ? I cant SEE the end of this horror trip yet and you think it all worked out for the best ?! Holy trioptimum !

For sure Im happy to SEE SEE leaving as well, but it feels like they got heavily mistreated and I dont really understand how Neverdie can still cultivate the "friendship" to MA. I mean, it wasnt only SEE that got fired. It was the whole FPC division ! o_O

Millions of MJ fans would have created an account, fullfilling Klas Moreaus goal btw.(!)

(trolololol)​

Sweating zombies and street gangsters...wait, we have Rocktropia for that already.

And for sure millions of MJ fans would have left shortly after exploring. As there would have been nothing to explore, except for empty buildings, that cant be entered.

SEE what I mean ?

 

I got shut down by Simmonds too - can't talk to anyone at MA without going through him first and getting the ok. And since he committed to doing an interview with me last year and never followed up on it, even after emails that he never responded to, he can talk to himself.

 

Ahhhhhh the trust ... -_-

Streethawk had an awesome "Hyperthrust" !

 

interesting article

 

you mean besides everything?

 

haha! How about ask me "Jon, why did u want to bring Michael Jackson to the Entropia Universe platform?"

Well because I have been developing the concept for a monetized Dance battle system since I launched Club NEVERDIE in 2005. Working with Michael Jackson would have been the perfect way to introduce the System to the platform and thus provide something besides hunting gathering and manufacturing for people to engage in, that might appeal to people on a more social level... As it currently stands this platform has been hunting centric for ten years and we have to compete with all the big games for that demographic of gamer... What have we done to really appeal to more creative people, like the users of second life or to women?

I know that alot of existing calypso players are only interested in Sci Fi, etc, but Entropia Universe wants to be a PLATFORM like the Iphone, Iphone doesnt only have killing games... The Universe should have Diversity and IP to appeal to alot of different markets...

then Perhaps you want to say to me.. Jon what did it mean to you to Work on something as important as a Michael Jackson experience?

And then I would have to say.. it was incredible. the Biggest deal of my Life. A dream Come true, I respect the MJ estate immensely and I felt honored to be entrusted with MJ's legacy, We busted our asses to develop content that would do justice to Michael's Memory and prove that Entropia could be a great platform. I was so Proud of my team, on a personal level I felt like I was channeling Michael every day, I really didn't want to let him down.... Look at the Screenshots.. Aren't they fantastic?.. I had to move my whole operation to a 6,000 Square foot Studio on Hollywood Blvd to set the Stage for it, especially since I was Juggling Rocktropia and Next Island at the same time.

Then You might say? When did you and SEE Part company?

After we completed the Production on the MJ stuff that you have seen, I realized that I need to work directly with the Studios or the Artists if I'm going to do this kind of work, I put my heart into it and I ask my team to put their hearts into it. Its just too complicated when there are too many middle men, kills the passion and the technical Challenges need to be respected... And at the end of the day life is too short.

If you don't respect what's at the heart of a Project you will watch it wither and die, clearly that's what happened with a couple of our endeavours once we were no longer involved... Pioneering Virtual Reality is a Labor of Love as you all know so well.

Now the Big Question on my mind is... I there going to be any support from the Existing user base as NEVERDIE Studios does its best to bring another Giant Royal IP to the platform?

We need more players on the platform and to do that We need more exciting Attractions...

I know we need to fix bugs and the local economy, but without new players and activity, its not going to happen anytime soon on ROCKtropia... We have to balance growth with fixes... We are simply past the point of just trying to fix, we must grow and fix.

 

MindArk, "The Dawn of a New Error"...

Ladies and gentlemen, love has left the building...

Dont forget about this concrete wall, called MindArk.

 

Loved that article. Its great for new players like me to read some of EU history and at the same time take a peek on future plans as well. That dance system-battle sounds very intresting to me

 

And the answer is?

 

Awesome article Razor, and nice to see ND here, this is becoming my 'go to' forum.

(Insomuch as I go to any forums much, which I don't, usually have to drag me to forums kicking and screaming, and hey McC was pretty funny, and hello Softy, MS9, enjoyed reading this, more coffee anyone?)




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