Planet Cyrene: Free for All: Planet Cyrene adds to the high-stakes worlds of Entropia

NotAdmin · May 17, 2012

Our friends at JoyStiq posted a new review of Cyrene. Here's some pieces of it:

Planet Cyrene, the new world being added to the impressive portfolio of Entropia Universe, tasks players tasks similar to those found in Planet Calypso and mixes in PvP arenas that promise to frustrate (or delight) players, depending on their skill level. I sat down with Ed Robles III, lead developer for Planet Cyrene, to see just how nasty and expensive things might get.

Remember, this is the Entropia Universe we are talking about, and that means players will spend real money on bullets, armor, and practically everything else. Fortunately, players can earn items that are worth real money as well. Call it gambling or whatever you want, but it still seems to be a pretty successful formula.

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We even explored some sort of space-wasp area chock-full of pulsating membrane nests. I was informed that if players did not perform certain local quests to keep the creature populations under control, they would swell up and promise to become much more than a headache. It was nice to see some dynamic content within a game where I would normally expect none. As we have seen with games like RIFT, however, promises of dynamic content are rarely fulfilled to the point many players would like. I'd need more time to test the system in game.

As much as I would have liked to be left alone to explore the beautiful and expansive PvE world, we moved inside the lobby area for PvP matches. Essentially, players can pay for entry into each arena, starting at about a few cents for the lowest match and almost a dollar for the highest. Why would players want to pay just to enter? Well, if I had actually succeeded in killing some enemy players (actually, I killed one or two), I would have been rewarded with a payout that equaled real-life cash. Remember, this is the Entropia series of games. If you had an issue with the system before, then you will still have an issue with it. But I see no problem at all with the fact that Entropia has been challenging players to "gamble" in game by giving the potential to score that big payout kill, and in fact, the success of the game shows that many players feel the same way.
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Full article here:

http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/0...-cyrene-adds-to-the-high-stakes-worlds-of-en/

EwoK · May 18, 2012

Not a bad write up that.

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