The first virtual banks began their work
MindArk , the creator of the online game Entropia Universe, announced it has updated its software to version 9.0.
The main interesting feature in the new version was the launch of the world's first virtual banks into operation. Let me remind you that in the spring of this year an auction was held, where 5 banking licenses were issued. One of them was won by the Russian payment system MONETA.RU paying for it $ 99,900. Also a prerequisite for each of the 5 winners was an additional deposit of $ 100,000 in operating expenses of the bank. The total value of all licenses sold was slightly over 400,000 dollars.
Currently, banks are located in cities such as Port Atlantis, Twin Peaks, New Oxford and Fort Argus. The fifth bank, owned by The Wirecard Bank AG, which is far from being a virtual German bank, will be introduced a little later, when its construction is completed.
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The first service that banks can now offer is loans secured by the players ’property. So the banker Neverdie in the first days of the bank offered loans for 49.99% of the loan amount in a month. Currently, interest rates have been reduced under players' public pressure.
Entropia Universe is positioned as the first game in the world with a real money economy. The turnover in 2005 was more than 160 million dollars.
Players will also soon expect the transition of the game to the new graphics engine CryENGINE2 from the German developer CryTek, the creator of such a game as Far Cry and the expected Crysis.
The main interesting feature in the new version was the launch of the world's first virtual banks into operation. Let me remind you that in the spring of this year an auction was held, where 5 banking licenses were issued. One of them was won by the Russian payment system MONETA.RU paying for it $ 99,900. Also a prerequisite for each of the 5 winners was an additional deposit of $ 100,000 in operating expenses of the bank. The total value of all licenses sold was slightly over 400,000 dollars.
Currently, banks are located in cities such as Port Atlantis, Twin Peaks, New Oxford and Fort Argus. The fifth bank, owned by The Wirecard Bank AG, which is far from being a virtual German bank, will be introduced a little later, when its construction is completed.
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The first service that banks can now offer is loans secured by the players ’property. So the banker Neverdie in the first days of the bank offered loans for 49.99% of the loan amount in a month. Currently, interest rates have been reduced under players' public pressure.
Entropia Universe is positioned as the first game in the world with a real money economy. The turnover in 2005 was more than 160 million dollars.
Players will also soon expect the transition of the game to the new graphics engine CryENGINE2 from the German developer CryTek, the creator of such a game as Far Cry and the expected Crysis.
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/15204/
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