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Alpheias
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Posted - 2012.04.12 09:41:00 -
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Not a fan of the idea as you basically pay double in PLEX for a product that doesn't even come close to its relatively pricier "big brother" 560ti in performance and as a consumer, I would feel like I am making a really bad purchase. I'd kill kittens and puppies and bunnies I'd maim toddlers and teens and then more |
Alpheias
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Posted - 2012.04.12 10:51:00 -
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Bad Bobby wrote: It depends what those PLEX are worth to you.
You could say that a PLEX is worth a month of subscription, 500m isk or 1/20th of a graphics card.
To me a month of subscription is worth 500m isk. 500m isk is worth very little. 1/20th of a graphics card that retails at (for the sake of argument) -ú100 including delivery is worth -ú5. Of those three options 1/20th of a graphics card is worth the most, to me.
To someone else the relative values of those three alternatives could be completely different.
For the same sake of argument, I can spin it around and ask you how much are you prepared to pay for a product that is close to a year old?
Even if I am paying with internet spaceship money, I do feel like I am being ripped off. I'd kill kittens and puppies and bunnies I'd maim toddlers and teens and then more |
Alpheias
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Posted - 2012.04.12 12:08:00 -
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Bad Bobby wrote: I've already answered that question. I'm perfectly willing to pay 20 PLEX for it. I'd even buy two.
I'd be perfectly willing to sell you a 560 for 20 plex. Hell, I'll even sell you two.
Bad Bobby wrote: Even if I look at the time it takes me to make the 10b for the 20 PLEX versus the time it takes me to make -ú100 in real life, this offer still wins. But I fully understand that isn't the case for the average EVE player.
Not really, just as I can afford my decadent lifestyle, I also recognize a bad deal when I see them. Even averagely intelligent people, regardless of income, would too. I'd kill kittens and puppies and bunnies I'd maim toddlers and teens and then more |
Alpheias
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Posted - 2012.04.12 13:12:00 -
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Doc Banshee wrote: Now I don't know how your wallet looks. But for a lot of us, 20 plexes is basically peanuts.
It is peanuts. But the point is that it is a old card (a rather bad one too) and that doesn't make much sense why you'd buy one, for plex or rl money.
I'd kill kittens and puppies and bunnies I'd maim toddlers and teens and then more |
Alpheias
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Posted - 2012.04.12 13:31:00 -
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Doc Banshee wrote:Alpheias wrote:Doc Banshee wrote: Now I don't know how your wallet looks. But for a lot of us, 20 plexes is basically peanuts.
It is peanuts. But the point is that it is a old card (a rather bad one too) and that doesn't make much sense why you'd buy one, for plex or rl money. Because it's better than the gfx I currently have Because I'm spacerich And because I can. The same reason why I would buy a completely useless supercarrier *cough revenant*. Just because I can.
Tell me, how much (RL) money do you have right now to blow on a graphics card? I'd kill kittens and puppies and bunnies I'd maim toddlers and teens and then more |
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Posted - 2012.04.12 14:17:00 -
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Desmont McCallock wrote:Doc has stated what gfx has in previous post. Go read that.
I'm currently at the same pace as Doc. I have an old gfx, I can't afford to buy a new one (crisis has me unemployed at the moment) and "I'm spacerich" (quoting Doc). This is a very good opportunity for me to upgrade my rig at no cost for me, no matter if the rest of you find that gfx not worthy.
I saw that now.
And fair enough, but just do a bit of research so you know what you actually get.
tl;dr - the 560($180\-ú136) is a overclocked 460 (about $130\-ú115) and so, you'd save more on buying the 460. I'd kill kittens and puppies and bunnies I'd maim toddlers and teens and then more |
Alpheias
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Posted - 2012.04.12 15:27:00 -
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Retar Aveymone wrote:Alpheias wrote:Not really, just as I can afford my decadent lifestyle, I also recognize a bad deal when I see them. Even averagely intelligent people, regardless of income, would too. you're not very intelligent and you keep beating your head against a wall because you don't understand pretty basic stuff here past a certain point in this game isk is effectively worthless: all you can do with it is make more isk: so when you have a chance to exchange 10b isk for a video card that's basically a free video card from a marginal utility perspective
I completely agree that isk effectively becomes worthless after a certain point and there is a need for more isk sinks in the game and I can see why people are excited about it.
My feelings on the matter however it is a ripoff no matter how much you want to empathize how FREE it is, it is still a ****** graphics card and the whole concept just screams RMT. I'd kill kittens and puppies and bunnies I'd maim toddlers and teens and then more |
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