User:Ren
 Ren
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| About | |
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| Known as | Ren |
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| First joined | January 2017 |
| Donor level | *** Donor III |
| Kit level | **** Gold |
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<Darkerfly> This minecraft account worth more than $100 <
Teaacup> ren is the economy lol
About
I am most well known for my interested in the server economy and trade. My goal is to enable more efficient trade on the server, improving the experience for everyone on the server. You can read more about my journey into the economy on the Emerald Mall page.
I hear it stated often that the economy of MCO is broken, however with the addition of the Emerald Mall, I respectfully disagree. The Emerald Mall helps mediate fair and reasonable prices for items, vastly improving trade and lifting the MCO Economy into a new era.
I have great admiration for the devotion of the community custodians, admins and long time players who make this community great. I know I am standing on the shoulders of giants.
One day I will go, but I hope my contributions continue to serve the community and provide value beyond my time here.
Builds
- Emerald Mall
- Ren Flower Farms
- Ren's Flower Market (Diamond Mall Stall)
- Ren's Diamond Market (Diamond Mall Stall)
- Mini Flower Farm at HoS
Homes
These are my homes in order of build or acquisition date. My primary residence is my Gran Syre Home.
- Ren's Mountain Home
- Ren's apartment condo in the Ellipse in Newport.
- Dubina Japanese Style Home
- Maltapple Castle in the Sky
- Gran Syre Home
- South Bay Postcard Perfect Cottage
- Cakeville Tiny Home
- Mistral Valley Waterfront Retreat
- Top of Xanpi tower at Maltapple
- Socorro Plot
- Rocky 38 Apartment
Story
In 2021 I heard the server was updating to 1.12 though a video on youtube. This led to me joining on July 2nd 2021. I didn't intend to stay, but wanted to build a house somewhere! I found the nexus to be somewhat confusing. To make my life as easy as possible, I decided to run into the nexus and keep running straight until I arrive at a destination where I can settle. I arrive at the Pink Nexus 2 and quickly stumble across a beautiful hill, situated in old terrain next to EpicVille and begin building my home.
I was then told about the Iron Reef, where I could gather as much wood and food as I needed, absolutely free! This accelerated my progress and I made quick work of transforming my mountain house into a fortified retreat, with castle like beams being added. I also learned some basic Craftbook, allowing me to add iron doors that would only open if I was in the area. I naively thought this would keep me safe (little did I know players could use /thru).
I considered creating an Iron Farm, as a way to generate money and fund upcoming projects. However I stumbled across the [Shop] system and realized that you could make two way shops that allow players to both BUY and SELL items. The economy at this stage was very immature, with prices fluctuating wildly and in a lot of cases the prices were unknown. This led to players paying far beyond what is considered reasonable these days. Elytras went for 10 Diamond Blocks, Ghast Tears could set you back 2 Diamond Blocks. And you'd need to ask in chat if anyone was available to trade most of the time. I decided to open up a shop in the Diamond Mall. I lost stacks of diamonds in the first weeks of trading as I tried to find the right price to sell things for. However, over time the prices began to stabilize and the shop began to turn a profit. I also sold enchantment books, which were way more profitable than selling any other items in the game.
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A few months passed by and my diamond mall shop was going great, and I was getting to know many players across the server. However, I felt that the shop had hit a limit. It could only sell a handful of chosen items. After some consideration, I decided to embark on a project called the Emerald Mall, which aimed to setup exchange trading for any block in a brand new mall. You can read more about this venture on the Emerald Mall page. This would turn out to be a wildly expensive and time consuming venture, but with the help of the community donations and 
Nofleet, we were able to bring the new mall online after 3 months of construction. The end goal is to remove profit from most shops at the Emerald Mall once maximum liquidity is achieved. A handful of shops will remain in profit mode, to help cover any losses incurred from price movements and to fund any mall expansion projects. Overall I feel this project was a huge success with players from across the server utilizing it every day, and I hope it will continue to provide value for years to come. Contrary to popular belief, I do not have stacks and stacks of diamond in my enderchest. Instead, all the diamonds I own are used to keep the Emerald Mall running smoothly, helping players trade.
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Photo Album
Anyone is welcome to add screenshots here :)
Ren at 2021 SlowRiot Boat Race
Ren at 2021 Slowriot Boat Race Finish Line
Ren being chased by Bees at Halloween Event 2021!
Random spawn gathering 2022
