This is something that started in the #SocialEmpire Facebook Group but I thought it would be cool to expand to a wider audience. Share your initial thoughts and observations about what Empire Avenue was like when you first joined in the comments below!
Mine (12/8/2010):
- (e)ADRIEL was the only person with a share price above 100e
- (e)JOSH had *only* 15mm eaves, 2nd was like 8mm
- Dividends over .30/share were the “hot” stocks
- It was EXTREMELY rare to see more than 5-10 newbies per DAY
- You could only buy 50 shares in newbies to prevent inflation
- No Indexes, chat, FB app, stats, advisors, or daily activity info
- Selling someone was major drama
- Communities were the only place to hang out, first and only 100+ shout thread about people riding on my shoulders (lol!)
Mine: 05/08/10
-There were no divs
-There were no shares above 50
-You could only get in through beta invites
-No groups (I think)
-There were no controls on the amount of shares you could buy in new people
-There was a secondary share market, where you could sell shares in others at whatever price you’d like.
How do you gather this info?
For this post specifically? Just observations from when I started playing.
Selling someone is still major drama, but you don’t notice it in the crowded room. I’m really shocked that people who are in the business of selling books, speaking, holding events, etc. don’t realize that EA has a potential downside if they have a cut and run investment philosophy.