RIP Next Island?

I too will be very sorry if NI goes or changes much. Being taken over by another PP, or by a player, is probably the best option, but I wouldn't want NI to become a clone of another planet.

Congrats to Meg and Harold, I hope their life together is and will be full of happiness

 

Well I can think of quite a few design changes that would be possible and make the planet more exciting. Has anyone ever watched the tv series Sliders?

It will be interesting to see if 12.8 brings any NI content...I guess that will be the major indicator if NI will make it or not.

I wonder if Mindark charges for additional map space. This could have been one of the issues of expanding NI. It seems to me, a planet based on alternate timelines requires a lot of unique content. This would make the planet massive over time. Right now I'm thinking a time travel based planet wasn't such a great fit for the Entropia Universe platform.

 

i think the idea was great, the planet just didn't get enough attention from the developers and they didn't listen enough to the players. In some aspects it is/was way better then the other planets though. (achievements, missions, the aincient greece idea). Just a shame that 3/4 of the regular servers are pretty much useless.

 

Let it gooooooo...

 

"That planet was our last hope..." ;)

 

If that's the case MA should change the contract at the earliest so they do have full rights in such a case. MA simply won't have the time to develop the planet so will for a long long long time be a "dead" planet.

 

Aha! I see your plan, George! Planet Venus! AWESOME!

 

I dont know who the reliable source is , but there is planet partner content released for Next Island this VU...who has spoken to David Post lately here ?

You aware someone impersonated David Post on his his twitter account saying these rumors, but david post has said strictly on the record that Next Island is currently in Media Blackout and any so called official information unless from David Post or a Mindark administrator directly should be treated with a grain of salt. Some people are saying Mindark have taken control of Next Island, wheres the proof, cant quote reliable source unless it is post himself or a adminstrator from Mindark please dont sever NI's reputation and im very upset that EP has taken this stance in this manner.

 

Im just upset that David is finding a buyer for Next Island , and you are all saying this is the end for Next Island. Thats why there is complete media Blackout atm. The content has been included for Next Island, according to the Content Submission papers , and no announcement that Next Island is in the hands of Mindark now.

 

I have read the PP contract and yes it does state that , but there is procedure that must be followed between Post and Mindark, and saying that Next Island is finished is not the way, look at his past , I dont see he will fail to adhere to the terms of the agreement, Mindark may grant an extension ..yes it may happen ..and yes mindark under the planet partner agreement (unless your source is a Mindark administrator) can do a hostile takeover if they wanted too (therefore terminates the contract between MA and Post under that particular clause) but I dont see MA doing that.

David post was meeting financial obligations to Mindark (SEE was not). So, he fired his development team. If a hostile takeover (what you are saying in this artical may occur or has occured already in secret) it would look bad on David Posts profile in buying and selling future companies. He bought this company cause it was his dream, his vision as a child.. unfortunately his vision has dwindled over the years and maybe , just maybe this source has confirmed Post is not interested in finding a new home and MA may takeover under the Planet Partner agreement.

I just dont see him with his past and how much he put in when he announced his vision in 2007, ive been following since then and I dont see him giving up this easily. I apologise for my comments but its what i believe. Maybe losing Neverdie Studios made it diffucult for him to keep going. As they were involved from the early stages in 2008..just maybe your source is right..:)

 

Lets just see what happens, I hope Next Island will stay alive. I forgot to review what i said about financial obligations, yes Post founded NI.

 

Katlean at Nextpert is actually David's wife.

I did an article on her and his other marketing guy in the Sep 2010 EntropiaTimes magazine.