it models the game as a magical artifact of worship that grows more valuable simply by being older, Sounds rather similar to funding a startup. Those who get

it models the game as a magical artifact of worship that grows more valuable simply by being older, Sounds rather similar to funding a startup. Those who get in earlier in the cycle take on more risk but usually get to invest at a lower price. If you got in on Minecraft during the beta you had no idea if it would actually make it to release. Every time the price went up it was closer to release and less of a risk. Sounds like his game follows a similar path, no one wants to play an MMO with 2 other users. Rewarding those who take a risk of being an early adopter\community builder doesn't sound like a bad idea.