Entropia Universe: Lots of Big Reported Virtual Goods Sales, But Few Evident Users (Far as I Can Tell)

http://nwn.blogs.com/nwn/2012/04/entropia-universe-has-few-users.html#more

Hat tip: ArtemNaumova on PlanetCalypsoForum for pointing this one out.

 

I thought that was actually a fair comment. Yes, we have societies, but the society terminal offers extremely little interaction, and really, it is only used to create a shared chat.

There could be so much more awesome stuff done with societies, and the whole society system. Take for instance the settings where a society can show its relation to other societies. Currently, we can choose between Friendly, Neutral and Hostile.

The difference in-game once a setting changed? Absolutely none. Why not show members of hostile societies as enemies on the radar? Why not make it possible to have rivaling societies battle one another anywhere (with the possible exception of trace centers and what not).

The setting itself is totally and completely useless at this moment.

Why not make it possible for society mates to easily come to one another's aid somehow? Like a "Tp to friend" setting? Why not allow for shared use of specific resources by means of a society inventory? (I am aware there are implications due to the RCE character, but come on. Anything dropped in there is like dropping something on the ground, with the warnings given).

Why not add additional functionality to the rankings used in societies? Currently there's absolutely no meaning to it. Add the ability for the different ranks to perform different tasks within the society (which would obviously require such tasks to be created in advance).

Why not offer society leaders with better reporting functionality? Let them see when an avatar was last online. Allow them the ability to send out a mass message to society members directly from within the game.

There are dozens of possibilities, that would easily add a whole new level of depth to the platform. And it's in MindArk's best interest to have such systems available, as without a group of friends or a society to interact with, I guess a lot of people who are around now would have left a long time ago. The people were my main reason for staying in the past.

Adding additional abilities to easily interact with one another adds to the MMO immersion experience, and might just make the difference between "fuck this I am out of here" and "well, I'll stick around a little longer because I enjoy hanging out with these guys".