EntropiaTimes Magazine says goodbye for now A year ago, I got the idea of creating an on-line magazine - EntropiaTimes. My vision was to make something that the community could use to show the 'real' world what it is they are engaged in, and be proud of. Something which would be informative featuring exclusive content - but also something that both planet partners and MindArk could use as extra advertisement. A team of great people came on-board very quickly - in the beginning the whole EP-Team - but in the last issues it has been mostly MindStar9, Peter and myself who were the driving force behind each issue. We had awesome team work, with her providing the exclusive interviews, articles and stories - and me coordinating and building it into the magazine layout and getting it printed and sent out. And whatever interview or text I made, MindStar9 brushed up using her purple power. I am proud of what we all accomplished - not only the awesome team at EP but also all the planet partners, MindArk and people from the community who contributed one way or another - and provided us with their stories, pictures and awesome art work. THANK YOU! Unfortunately there's a time for everything - and time is no longer with us to continue making the magazine. It has not been a secret, that the magazine was made based on our true love and passion for this universe. We haven't expected anything in return and in the very beginning, the magazine cost us far more to create, than what it brought in - today it barely breaks even - but that's not the point. The point is, that we sold a LOT of magazines and people enjoyed them while it lasted. With the recent update of MindStar9 leaving Entropia Universe, I know for sure, that Peter and I do not have the needed time to create the magazine ourselves and upholed the same quality every 3 months. We have so many other projects in real life, full time jobs, a house to constantly improve. It's just not doable. Sorry And for that reason we will have to say goodbye to our magazine EntropiaTimes for now. Whether it will be back at a point, when our life allows it, is hard to tell. Personally it was hard to take the decision because I really enjoyed creating it - but on the other hand it's better to stop now and be able to show 4 awesome magazines which are really good and show how colourful the universe really is, than to continue and end up making one not-that-good because it's too stressful. But let me take you back a year and ad a flashback of the 4 issues of EntropiaTimes, we published doing that time. Click on the link and wait. It's the interactive issues, and they take a little to load. September 2010 - Themed Next Island Vehicles - how are we doing? By MindStar9 Shades of Fashion - LeeLoo Meet J-Fry - Profile Adopt a Newbie Foundation Narfi - A real Entropian Pioneer - Profile Shades of Fashion - Summer David Post from Next Island - Exclusive interview Exclusive interview with Erik Reynolds and Katlean de Monchy - the Marketing Team of Next Island Interview with David Simmonds - MindArk - Exclusive interview The Calypso Rescue Team - a society spotlight Papercraft your own universe. Interview with Gustav Malasuerte Sagitta Nicoles Handbag - Weapon reviews Newbie perls and Delusion Swamp Camp - A newbie's Continued Journey December 2010 - Themed ROCKtropia City of Dreams - City focus from RT Daisy 'shoot'em all' Coldfinger - Profile John K. Bates from MindArk - Exclusive interview The quest for the Black Outfit Jon NEVERDIE Jacobs from ROCktropia - Exclusive interview by MindStar9 ROCKtropian societies - article Ed Robles 3rd from Cyrene - Exclusive interview David Simmonds from MindArk - Exclusive Q/A about Planet Partners David Dobson's (Arkadia) guide to becoming a Planet Partner Lemmy's Crypt and Kevin Rudolf's Nose ROCKtropia New Arrivals Tony Twotoes Taglia - profile March 2011 - Themed Arkadia Cyrus Chen, Community Manager on Arkaida - Exclusive interview The Beauty and The Beast Arkadia - Anticipation Rises - storytelling by MindStar9 EntropiaStar - Profile David Dobson, Arkadia Studios - Exclusive interview SEE Digital Studios - Exclusive interview David 'Deathifier' Storey - Exclusive interview Meg Stivison, Director of Social Media on Next Island Diary of a Planet Owner by David Post - Next Island The TAX Collectors - Society spotlight Celeste Harbour - City focus on Arkadia Liberation Fleet: Weapons trial (Arkadia) Focus on Event partners: Big Industries, ROCKtropia Event Committee, The VCC Rally Series and Omegaton Event Services On achievement - about achievements on Planet Calypso June 2011 - Themed Cyrene On the Horns of a Dilemma - story by Lykke Cyrene - Secrets and Covert Operations - storytelling by MindStar9 Kristafer Altergott, Assistant Creative Director at Digital Scryers - Exclusive interview Tum and Tu - 2D & 3D leaders - Exclusive artwork Ed Robles 3rd, Creative Director of Planet Cyrene - Exclusive interview Sanctuary - Society spotlight World Buildings - Mr. Poi, Lead for the Cyrene Sandbox Team Cyrene Survival Guide Sven Segerstad, MindArk & Ed Robles 3rd about Sven Segerstad Arkadia - David Dobson's after launch reflections - Exclusive interview Harold Sipe, Producer/Planet Manager on Next Island - Exclusive interview And every time of course the awesome and fun Entropian horoscopes by Viagrafalls, drawn by Kalanen. ---------- A special thank you to MindStar9 - our purple power, who has been an incredible help in every single magazine. Without you, sweetie, it would never have been this fantastic. Those of you who pre-paid the next issue in September will of course get your money back. You can choose to get it back through PayPal or in PED. I will contact you all - and you can then let me know. Again, a big thank you for being such an awesome community and for supporting EntropiaTimes. Lykke On the behalf of the EntropiaPlanets E-Team
Lykke, Peter, MS9, It's a sad day, but I understand why you're doing this. You've made a valuable contribution to the community, I think. These magazines we already have are now collectors' items! Perhaps one day there will be a big enough impetus with enough support for EntropiaTimes to live and breathe once again. That will perhaps take further maturity of Entropia Universe. Fingers crossed it happens. Just as you were breaking even too! You poor things!
Shame to see it go. Hope it will be back. Best of luck to all involved and hopefully we'll see some of the proposed articles for the next edition instead on the frontpage of EP?
Entropia Times will be missed. I want to say a big thank you to Lykke, Peter and Mindstar9 and everyone else who contributed to make such an awesome magazine for the community. I wish you all the very best in your endeavours and look forward that one day we'll see the return of the magazine.
Nothing good lasts forever , but I sure did enjoy the 4 editions of the EntropiaTimes brought out with fervour and passion by the E-Team for the past year. It has accompanied me before Planet Arkadia's launch and I have followed it closely after as well. It's true that one doesn't cherish until it is lost. EntropiaTimes is the epitome of EU's community and I'll definitely miss the future editions. I am keeping all my printed editions of the EntropiaTimes safely locked up in my locker. All the best guys! I am secretly hoping this won't be the last we see of the E-Team. :dark: P.S: We have shown the printed versions of ET to some of Arkadia's business associates like AsiaSoft and all of them were impressed by the work you guys have done. Kudos to all those who had been involved in EntropiaTimes - past, present and hopefully, future.
Thank you all for your nice comments. It is no secret, that I absolutely loved making the magazine and was/is very proud of it - and MindStar9 and I had a great team work where we ping-ponged and worked for hours until it was all perfect. But I am not only stopping the magazine because MindStar9 is quitting, but the announcement did give me the final kick into that decision for sure. If I made the magazine as a job it would be different, but I made it in my spare time next to a full time manager job, house keeping and other projects - and in WAY too many evenings and long weekends this last year it has been occupying my time and left my youngest alone in front of a tv because I needed to be done with 'something else'. It was very fun, but also very stressful and left me with a huge amount of guilty conscience. That is not how it should be - or at least, that's not how I want it to be. And Tim, we're not at all 'poor things'. It has been a great adventure and something we can carry in our life bag saying 'we can do this'. Again, who knows what the future brings
Thanks for all the hard work you guys put into this. We will surely miss your mag and also miss the balanced views of MS9 on the forums.
This magazine will indeed be missed! It is a part of our EU culture now, I do hope in some way it can be revived again! Respect to Lykke and Tim
Thanks for all the hard work you and the whole magazine team did! I'll miss reading it. But you're right, there's a real life out there...time to live it! All my best wishes to you, Peter, MS9 and the whole team.
Yes, they got printed after orders. They cost 18 USD each - and we have a few left. Unfortunately not from the December issue, but only the September 10, March and June 11.
