Planet Calypso Forum is the hell hole of Entropia Universe. It’s a place filled with people smarter than you. Keyboard warriors who call it a global because swirlie’s remind them of high school. This is the part of the game that makes it hard to call EU a great place. Since some of those keyboard warriors think they’re so smart let me show you the real PCF.
Planet Calypso Forum
PCF as it is usually called was created by MindArk. The problem is it is largely ran by players. Players who should be running it don’t. Ones who shouldn’t be do. There are some good people there. You will even find some great moderators. But generally speaking it’s hard for me to say they represent the best of EU.
There are a variety of threads and subjects. It’s best uses are keeping up with official news and the trading forum. In addition there is a trove of information that new players can access. If you have a question about the game someone has posted it on PCF before you. This makes it a great point of reference. Just don’t expect to find decent people.
How Getting Banned Made Me A Small Fortune
It’s no secret that soon after I started playing I was banned from the forum. Probably one of the LUCKIEST breaks I ever got in EU. To this day I thank my lucky stars. Here’s how it all went down and why it made me some great money:
Meeting A Legend
When I first started using Planet Calypso Forum I saw an ad by a player who was offering to pay you if you took his skills. Not understanding the cost involved in Skill Chipping I contacted him. He was kind enough to explain to me how much it would cost. It was very apparent that chipping skills was not for me.
As luck would have it the same player had a Land Area for sale. He is well known for buying and selling Land Areas so I was interested. Unfortunately that property had already been sold. After talking at length it seemed that being a land owner would require more time than I could dedicate. I had already had to put 181CloseNow.com on hold because of the contract I had with House Kings. I wanted in game income without the labor.
Once he realized that I had the money to act he found me the perfect deal. Another well known property owner was looking to purchase a property. In order to make the deal work favorable financing was needed. I learned about the people involved. Even went and scoped out the Land Areas. At the end of the day it was a SOLID deal. The best part is that everyone was thrilled with the terms. So we set a tentative closing date for early October 2018.
PCF Members Missed Opportunity
One of the first, and only, posts I ever made on PCF had this deal at the core. In the services section I posted an add for an investment fund. The logic was pretty straight forward. When the deal closed I was 100% financing the deal. After it was closed I was going to allow any EU member to purchase part of the deal AT COST. This would have allowed the EU community to make a fixed rate of return no matter how much or how little they decided to put in.
So if the deal was for 200,000 PED and someone wanted to put up 2,000 PED then I would’ve owned 99% of the note and they wouldv’e owned 1% of the note. We would have each received the same return on investment. In addition there was NO FEES of any kind. I knew up front I would have to keep track of everything and spend time dishing out payments each month. I knew I wouldn’t be compensated for my time but that was OK.
Instead of members being thrilled about the stunning returns the deal offered I was made fun of. They mocked me, laughed at me and were downright cruel. What’s really disappointing is these were not new players. Several of them were old school players. After a few days I realized I was an absolute IDIOT for offering to give up part of a lucrative deal for no reason. I closed the fund, closed the thread and did the deal myself. The full thread has been captured below but if you would like to visit the real version you can do so here.
The Impossible Deal
I deposited 200,000 PED into EU a few days later. (My initial plan was to deposit 340,000 PED but the deal ended up requiring less) After the deposit I contacted each of the people that mocked me. I offered to play show me your PED Card. Whoever had the highest balance wins ALL of the other players PED. Not a single one of them had the guts to do it. They were keyboard warriors and nothing more.
I closed the deal as planned. And that is why I make tons of money simply logging in. Every month I log in on a certain day and I get paid THOUSANDS of PED. Everyone on Planet Calypso Forum had a chance to be a part of that deal but they mocked me instead. That deal funds 100%+ of my game play. It’s how I’ve got the gear I have. My name is always on the Mayhem winners list because of it. And everyone in EU could have gotten a piece of the action had they simply asked.
Brokering On PCF
During the same period I met a Planet Calypso Forum member who was leaving the game. They had already liquidated most of their in game items. I asked what they planned to do about their skills and they didn’t have a plan. We made a simple deal. I would keep advertising the skills for as long as it took. When I had a buyer for a skill I would contact them and they could log in to do the deal. In exchange I would get a part of each deal.
So I posted the skills for sale on PCF. Yet again I was met with nothing but childish insults. If the logic behind brokering a transaction is too complex for you then I truly feel bad for you. Life will be very hard. But for many of the PCF members the concept was lost. I also caught a lot of flack because since I was new I didn’t know that Sweat Gatherer Skills can’t be chipped.
Banning
A few days after all of this my Planet Calypso Forum account was banned. It was the best thing that ever happened to me. Why would I want to be a part of a place like that? What kind of place let’s its members openly abuse new players and bans the new player?
Don’t get me wrong. The KenoZuki’s of the wold deserve it. You cheat someone out of money I have no use for you. The Jason Deal’s of the world are no better. I’m sorry you can go to church all you want. 17 years in prison for attempted murder. Raping a woman every night for years on end because she has no where to go. In no way are people like this deserving of my respect. (Then again you wouldn’t have passed intro to community college had I not done the work for you)
But someone who is new. Someone trying to help other players. That’s the person you ban? Not the members openly mocking them? Not my kind of place. The Irony is if PCF members had taken a part of the deal I wouldn’t have made the money I have. There wouldn’t have been consecutive Mayhem wins. In fact this website wouldn’t exist had I not got banned. From the bottom of my heart THANK YOU!
The Good Side Of PCF
Now that you have been thoroughly warned about PCF let me say this. There is a good side to the place. You can stay up-to-date on official EU announcements. The trading forums are great places to find cool stuff for sale. You can also find out what people are actively wanting to purchase.
More importantly there are mountains of information. They have hunting logs and mob locations. Best of all if you have a question someone else has already asked it. It’s a treasure trove of information. Sadly the value of the information far outweighs the value of the members. It’s like anything in life there will always be a few bad apples. You will always run across the Jason Deals and the KenoZuki’s.
At the end of the day it can be a great tool to help you learn. You may even earn some PED from the place. It’s just not the corner of the internet you want to hand out in too much.
Final Thoughts On Planet Calypso Forum
Out of all the BS I put up with on PCF I have one good thing to say. Of the many members who mocked me ONE was decent enough to message me and apologize. Dan XDanDunnX thank you for having the good character to apologize when you were in the wrong. I have not and will not forget it.
I usually close by inviting people to join earnPED. Today i’m going to give you choice. If PCF sounds like your type of place please by all means enjoy it until karma bites you. On the other hand if you’re the kind of person who enjoys helping others and who would give away a lucrative deal to help you fellow gamer’s we would love to have you.
If you would like to Join Us the only requirement is that you are of good character. We have Offers and Videos that will help you earn PED. I’m also adding new content to help our members learn to play smarter and earn more. Entropia is like life. People will always try to bash you. They will lie, cheat and steal. But at the end of the day the KenoZuki’s and Jason Deal’s of the world always show their true colors.
