I’ve recently fallen victim to an online marketing campaign and the buzz around Earth 2. Joking, I actually did not, of course not, that was just said to please those who have much to say about something without spending a dime. Those who know all without experiencing it and don’t have any sort of adventurous spirit. I voluntarily gave it a try and now look forward to seeing what it will become if it becomes something at all, but most probably how I’ve lost a few $.
Earth 2, what do they say it is?
The company behind the Earth 2 says, in short, it is a futuristic concept for the second earth.
Confused? Yes? No?
Let’s see a more descriptive explanation. It is a metaverse, between virtual and physical reality in which real-world geolocations on a sectioned map correspond to user-generated digital virtual environments. These environments can be owned, bought, sold, and in the near future deeply customized.
I’ll stop here as there is no point going further, all the information about what the creators believe Earth 2 is and will become can be found on their website. However, please take time to read and understand keywords such as metaverse.
Earth 2 Gameplay
No matter what, at the end of the day Earth 2 is just a game whether users (gamers) play it just for fun or have a more serious approach where they’re ready to convert their real time and real money into something digital.
Becoming an investor
From what I feel about, becoming an investor is the most related thing one can think of about Earth 2 at this point. Many are talking about investing, as if this is for sure the next big thing, after cryptocurrencies, and yes, Earth 2 has its own in-game digital cryptocurrency called EAC, which is actually not a type of cryptocurrency like Bitcoin, but still, it is a cryptocurrency.
It would be unfair to say online investment for dummies started with Earth 2. No, Earth 2 just brought it to a new level, and to a broader range of public reach. This happens to be by allowing anyone worldwide with access to a payment method such as a credit card and PayPal to become an investor. So, a kid from Ohio, borrowing his parent(s) credit card can buy virtual land and become an investor, or landlord. Really?
Digital media started to be overloaded by in-field experts, then, so-called in-field experts, and many other types of commentators who talk about, yes, investing, investing, investing. When I watch and listen to them all these sounds so legit and serious. They create a wave that can pass by hardly unnoticed.
This so-called opportunity is appealing to millions of those (including me) who missed the opportunity with Bitcoin or similar digital currencies. Now, for as little as under $1, you can become an investor, and avoid having the next big opportunity slip away, for the cost of whatever you can afford to risk or whatever amount you don’t care about.
What do I think Earth 2 is?
Now, this is complicated, at least at the very moment when I write this, October 2022. What I think is based on very little knowledge and experience. I joined Earth 2 two months ago for curiosity and spent 25 USD. Currently, I own 17 Properties, Made up of 84 tiles. All I know is that I haven’t grasped it completely, and neither can I understand everything. In short, too much stuff to learn without actual game experience, and the best way to learn is to practice.
At this moment, there is nothing to be played with. All the interaction is brought down to trading. In other words, purchasing virtual land, and eventually selling it for a higher price. That’s why, I guess, many see it as an investment, and as such, speculative and highly risky.
Where is it going?
It’s not clear or disclosed how exactly land value will be calculated in the future. Also, what is the point of buying land anywhere if we’ll (players) be able to transform its geographical structure? To illustrate the question, let’s say once bought flat land in the desert could be transformed into not-so-flat land, hills, and mountains. My point is if that is the case developers could have as well laid down a flat map, and offered it to the market from the start.
The way I see this project is as follows. There was an idea, thinking of an idea as something like a final product or result. Then, without wasting time on theorizing and stacking the dice, that is, the steps that will lead to the realization of the idea, someone simply started everything and made it transparent to the whole world. So even today we can see every step that has been taken and a ton of steps that have not yet been taken but there is a good intention to take them. We who gave our money expressed our faith in the realization of this project.
Are we insane?
I wouldn’t call people insane or dumb just because they spend their money the way they believe it is right. I guess, no one tells you why you spent your money on your 10th pair of shoes or why you are spending on whatever is deemed as not right by the so-called majority around you. There are literally dozens if not thousands of ways to spend money for the sake of gaming, why should this be different? Is it, just because too many expect to profit from it for real? But still, are we insane?
