Izi Ningishzidda
Republic Military School Minmatar Republic
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Dirty Forum Alt wrote:Tengu Grib wrote:Dirty Forum Alt wrote:om rootingking wrote:On the other hand it's also the dawn of a more direct P2W eve than previously. 2011: CCP releases virtual clothing, and hints at the possibility of specially coloured/effect-laced ammunition... EVE citizens literally riot...5 years later... 2016: SP is bought/sold for RL $$$. A 3 day old character becomes the first to max every skill in EVE just to prove he can. People cheer/applaud, or at worst sit apathetic and say "meh". And people wonder why we turn into angry bitter-vets... If you have that kind of money, you're not paying to win Eve, you've already won it. And if you do that with a CC you're just an idiot the rest of us can extort, rob and scam. Or in other words, a Crime and Punishment comedy thread waiting to happen. It's really no different than the character bazaar with a couple of exceptions (character age means nothing for instance). I just watch all the extractors and injectors getting blown up on Zkill and laugh. Are you saying that the monocle was more game-impacting in 2011, so the riots were OK? Or has something fundamental about the structure of the universe changed since then? Just interesting how fast everybody did a complete 180 on micro-transactions in general - and on game-altering ones specifically. Obviously you can't "win" eve - so it will never be truly "pay-to-win" - but it is certainly becoming more of a "pay for ridiculous advantages" system - and it is being pushed harder than ever before. Additionally, that is true of most games that are considered pay-to-win. None of them actually let you just *pay* and *win* - They are all scams designed to keep idiots funneling more and more real-world money into them for perceived advantages that ultimately aren't enough, so the cycle continues. I find it disheartening that EVE has chosen to go down this development path - and even more disheartening that nobody has a problem with it.
Look. I have all kinds of problems with this company, but I'm not going to waste much time thinking about it or trying to change them. I think most of us realize they are a lost cause. When people are not complaining it's because they just don't care to waste their words anymore.
Secondly micro transactions on vanity items are something I love, so they lost two customers and gained one perhaps. The problem with CCP is they try to reinvent the wheel and do so in ways that disrupt the fun of others. When you make a change it needs to be good for the majority not a minority. Adding to the game in a way that makes someone happy but doesn't effect regulars is the best policy.
Aesop said when you try to please everyone you end up pleasing no one. This is true but Cosmetic micro transactions hurt no one in the long run. They are optional. THings like fozzie sov ruin the play style of hundreds iff not thousands of players, it was a bad move. Same with skill injectors - it offers an unavoidable advantage, and adults with good paying jobs who have no sense of fair play are going to have to go for it. It ruins games, pay to play signals the death of a game in my opinion. |