DigitalAbduction.com Releases April 19th
I have had the opportunity to interact with the avatar Digital Abduction Manager a few times since he appeared on Rocktropia. I recently found out that the company behind the avatar will be launching their website at about the same time as Rocktropia 2.0. (Estimated release April 19th) Because there is so much mystery around them about what they really do on Rocktropia they agreed to do a short interview with me.
Much the same as my interaction with lots of players, I met DA through my trading hobby. I sold him weapons and Dragon Armor Plates and bought different loots and minerals from him. I knew he was interested in the promotion of Rocktropia because he had me buy lots of Rookie gear and bring it to him from Calypso which he then gave out to new players. He has also sponsored prizes for some of the events I have run.
Over the months I have learned that they are an organization working towards promoting Music Artists through virtual worlds. One of their first steps towards this was bringing Juelz Santana to Rocktropia. You will recognize the name on several guns on Rocktropa. (Juelz MIC-Killa SG(1), SG2(L), sg3(L) and Juelz MIC-Killa SG-ULTRA(L)) DA manages a couple of land areas that are assigned to the artists coming into the game.
DA is well liked on Rocktropia and seems to be doing great things for the new players and for the game itself. There is some controversy however and some people from Calypso are not so warm towards this new entity in the game.
Let’s ask some questions.
1. What is the name of your new website, and what will it be about?
Digital Abduction: Our website is www.digitalabduction.com and will be officially launching on 4/19/2011. We will have two different sections on our website that cater to both gamers and musicians. For musicians, we will be providing them with access to unique platforms to expand their visibility. For gamers, we will be providing a socially active and dynamic website to expand their in game experience as well as to offer new and exciting events.
2. Who is the intended target audience for your new site?
Digital Abduction: Gamers, music artists and music lovers.
3. What Musicians are you currently working with, and are there any others you are looking towards in the near future?
Digital Abduction: Currently we are working with Juelz Santana (artist) and Nuclear Blast (label). We are currently working on bringing in more exciting artists from all genres of music.
4. I know you are active on Rocktropia, are there any other games or virtual worlds that your company is involved with in a similar capacity?
Digital Abduction: At this time we are working on expanding the platforms that we are to be involved with. We are not at liberty at this current time to disclose which games/virtual worlds/platforms that we are in negotiations with.
5. How do you interact with Neverdie Studios to accomplish your work of getting the different Artists involved with the game?
Digital Abduction: As an independent company and third party provider to Neverdie Studio’s, we make introductions between ND Studios and the artist or label. At that point, it will be up to ND Studios and the artist/label if they are to engage with another. Digital Abduction helps transition selected artists/labels into the game by providing in game support, real-world marketing, asset management, music management, and in game event structuring.
6. I realize it’s a touchy subject because of some controversy, but to what capacity are you allowed to play on Rocktropia and what are your plans for game play and interaction with the participants?
Digital Abduction: We are subject to the same rules that every other participant is. It is important for us to immerse ourselves within Rocktropia to build stronger relationships with the in-game community, provide new, exciting and higher paying events as well as to increase the population to Rocktropia and maintain the retention of these players.
7. I have heard people complain that there is too much rap music played on Rocktropia, what are your thoughts on that?
Digital Abduction: We believe that with our assistance coupled with the organic growth of the planet, new music from all genres will be heard in different destinations throughout the planet.
8. What events are you currently running on Rocktropia and what events do you have planned for the near future?
Digital Abduction: Within the last month, we have given away more than 10,000 PEDS in events and purchasing sweat at a premium to newcomers. We plan on holding free events, events that take into consideration skill level, events that blend a number of attributes, and events that involve giveaways. We are also working on preparing some of the biggest events to hit the Entropia Universe in conjunction with real-world sponsors.
9. Is there anything else you would like to share concerning your Organization or the website you are launching next week?
Digital Abduction: We are excited to launch our website and there are many more sections to come. We fast tracked our launch to couple with Rocktropia’s 2.0 update, therefore, the site is not 100% Complete. We are currently working on a series of new player guides as well as a live chat feature to help assist and answer new player questions and Rocktropia deployment. We will be giving updates regularly via our website to introduce new features and opportunities.
I could have keep asking questions, but agreed to keep this one short. After digitalabduction.com is up for a week or so I will understand more about what they are doing. At that time they have agreed to do a more in depth interview with me.
Rocktropia 2.0 is hopefully coming in tonight’s VU. Everyone on Rocktropia is very excited about what new things will come. It is rumored to be a 1 gig download and I am on a slow connection, so I am hoping that digitalabduction.com is online by then so I have something lot browse while I wait for the update. (they did say the 19th though, so probably just wishful thinking on my part :/ )
Good Luck everyone and I will see you on the other side of the VU
Narfi
PS. Race you to the best new UL weapon drop on Rocktropia :P
