Entropia Universe, formally Project Entropia is an online MMORPG that pegged its in game currency to the USD. I am good at games like World of Warcraft and Eve Online so some years ago I tried my hand at making money directly from these skills. I spent like 6 months reading, sweating and then swunting. Ah those were the days.
It is niche game were most of the players lost money BUT it was possible to turn a profit and so I did :)) I remember I made my first reliable profits from crafting weapons over and over again. Then later I was regularly making profits hunting (which was hard to do)
The game has a slot machine system where you can hit BIG paydays if you are lucky. Many players hit 20,000 to 40,000 USD, not bad says I.
I made $22k + my first go around which I used to put my wife threw school and pay for a surgery for a family member.
I returned a couple of years later and made 7k+ just hunting :) Then they changed the looting system to loot 2.0 and it is no longer possible to profit as a low level hunter.
ANYWAYS..... Entropia Universe reminds me of steem because that game HAD so much potential and they let there player base be partners with them! You can own stuff that makes money in that game. Much like steem lets its users turn a profit for using steemit.
However Entroia Universe NEVER came close to its true potential because the owners were to close minded to listen to the users on "how to" grow and win .....
Steem is in the same position today. I believe steem has a lot of unrealized potential AND has closed minded whales slowly driving what value is left OUT of the platform. 
I got attacked by this crew when my vote value exceeded $1 USD. Fall in line, delegate to our vote bots or leave steem are the options they leave you with. Then I found out they had used this same tactic vs. some 1500 dolphins before me .....
This is bad business.
Most business want users and fight for/over customers. Not this bright bunch of business elites...
Dan left.
Ned is leaving.
Steem is dying.
It should be climbing the ranks not falling down the ladder.
Its not to late BUT the end is in sight.
Will this bright bunch of business elites open up and listen BEFORE it is to late??? That is the question.
I will be giving 2, 50% votes. To enter leave a comment on this post. Winners will be chosen at random on 7/31.
Best Regards,
Dreamryder007
https://www.entropiauniverse.com/
I played on planet Calypso :)