Massively http://massively.joystiq.com Massively http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif Massively http://massively.joystiq.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[Entropia Universe bidding war leads to $12,000 payout for newbie]]>http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/06/05/entropia-universe-bidding-war-leads-to-12-000-payout-for-newbie/http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/06/05/entropia-universe-bidding-war-leads-to-12-000-payout-for-newbie/http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/06/05/entropia-universe-bidding-war-leads-to-12-000-payout-for-newbie/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,


How would you like to wake up and find that you made $12,000 overnight? Seems like a dream, doesn't it? How would you like to have that $12,000 come from a single drop you found one day while farming in your favorite MMO? Now it seems even more like a dream.

But this is the reality for Timon "Stuka" Miles, a relatively new player to Entropia Universe, the game where the fictional currency is linked to real world money, akin to Second Life. Stuka's fortune stems from a piece of DNA from the extinct "Letomie" monster -- an item that can resurrect the creature if all of it's DNA fragments are found inside of the game. After a brief placement on the Entropia Universe forums, Stuka moved the auction to the official in-game auction house where it attracted the attention of Zachurm "Deathifier" Emegen, owner of the 26,000 real world dollar Treasure Island, and Jon "NEVERDIE" Jacobs, owner of the 100,000 real world dollar space station.

Continue reading Entropia Universe bidding war leads to $12,000 payout for newbie

MassivelyEntropia Universe bidding war leads to $12,000 payout for newbie originally appeared on Massively on Thu, 05 Jun 2008 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>bid-wardeathifiereconomyentropia-universeletomiemindarkneverdiePEDproject-entropiastukaThu, 05 Jun 2008 16:00:00 EST