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1. Should eve be more 'Pay to Win?' - in EVE New Citizens Q&A [original thread]
Divine Entervention wrote: How can getting skill points faster be considered "pay to win"? Because you're paying to not be affected by the same game-mechanical limits everyone else has to abide by. The skill point part is purely incidental; i...
- by Tippia - at 2014.04.07 22:41:00
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2. Should eve be more 'Pay to Win?' - in EVE New Citizens Q&A [original thread]
Salvos Rhoska wrote: Still misusing the term "game mechanics" and recycling the same retired, irrelevant rhetoric which has already been rebutted. Not really, no. Just because you couldn't come up with and articulate a counter-argument doesn't...
- by Tippia - at 2014.04.07 22:32:00
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3. Should eve be more 'Pay to Win?' - in EVE New Citizens Q&A [original thread]
Salvos Rhoska wrote: Then explain the starter pack accelerators. You mean the ones that don't arbitrarily alter the game mechanics just because you pay for it; which are of very limited use; which are better used by new players as a trade item...
- by Tippia - at 2014.04.07 22:18:00
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4. Should eve be more 'Pay to Win?' - in EVE New Citizens Q&A [original thread]
Salvos Rhoska wrote: As I said, kneejerk reactions. If by GÇ£kneejerkGÇ¥ you mean GÇ£extensively discussed and hashed-through reactions with all the angles coveredGÇ¥, then yes. That is unless you're referring to the uninspired and poorly tho...
- by Tippia - at 2014.04.07 21:58:00
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5. Should eve be more 'Pay to Win?' - in EVE New Citizens Q&A [original thread]
Salvos Rhoska wrote: Its still an equal sandbox. Just with an additional option. No. The mere fact that some characters are subject to different rules than others inherently makes it unequal. The fact that this inequality is tied to cash-base...
- by Tippia - at 2014.04.07 21:39:00
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6. Should eve be more 'Pay to Win?' - in EVE New Citizens Q&A [original thread]
Salvos Rhoska wrote: I seem to remember you yourself saying that time is money? No, I said that subscription time is created by money. And that fact doesn't particularly have any bearing on what a bad idea it is to let one person's time be wor...
- by Tippia - at 2014.04.07 21:05:00
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7. Should eve be more 'Pay to Win?' - in EVE New Citizens Q&A [original thread]
Salvos Rhoska wrote: Time continues at the same rate, for everyone, everywhere on this planet, constantly. GǪand that is exactly why it's a horribly bad idea to allow it to be worth different amounts depending on whether you pay for it or not...
- by Tippia - at 2014.04.07 20:51:00
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8. Should eve be more 'Pay to Win?' - in EVE New Citizens Q&A [original thread]
Salvos Rhoska wrote: Precedent already exists as implants, neural re-maps and SP accelerators. All of which modify SP accumalation. Furthermore, it is already possible to leverage PLEX to the Bazaar GǪand none of the break the mechanics that ...
- by Tippia - at 2014.04.07 20:45:00
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9. Should eve be more 'Pay to Win?' - in EVE New Citizens Q&A [original thread]
Salvos Rhoska wrote: A 50-75% boost for a PLEX doesn't "break" anything. GǪaside from the skilling and attribute mechanics that determine how fast everyone acquire their SP. Quote: It's just an alternative use for PLEX for players who cho...
- by Tippia - at 2014.04.07 20:19:00
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10. Should eve be more 'Pay to Win?' - in EVE New Citizens Q&A [original thread]
Salvos Rhoska wrote: All your irrelevant and circular nonsense in your previous post. What are you referring to? And how is it irrelevant and nonsensical? If you're going to respond to something, please note what it is you're actually respondi...
- by Tippia - at 2014.04.07 20:06:00
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11. Should eve be more 'Pay to Win?' - in EVE New Citizens Q&A [original thread]
Salvos Rhoska wrote: Tippia wrote: --- You would be able to buy the boost with PLEX though, so the cash argument fails. Which argument? If you're going to respond to something, please note what it is you're actually responding to GÇö fil...
- by Tippia - at 2014.04.07 19:58:00
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12. Should eve be more 'Pay to Win?' - in EVE New Citizens Q&A [original thread]
Organic Lager wrote: How is usd -> plex -> isk not rmt? Real money to in game item. Because you're not paying cash for in-game items. You're paying cash for game time. You then compensate people for the time they've spend creating whatev...
- by Tippia - at 2014.04.07 19:53:00
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13. Should eve be more 'Pay to Win?' - in EVE New Citizens Q&A [original thread]
Organic Lager wrote: 1) if i trade real life dollars for in game items i wouldn't otherwise have GǪyou would be banned for RMT. Quote: how is this not paying to win regardless of where the item came from. Because by using PLEX, you're no...
- by Tippia - at 2014.04.07 18:26:00
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14. Should eve be more 'Pay to Win?' - in EVE New Citizens Q&A [original thread]
Salvos Rhoska wrote: What? You have a long history of having a hard time understanding the differences (or lack thereof) between things. Why would your knowledge of the words GÇ£literalGÇ¥ and GÇ£writtenGÇ¥ be any different. Quote: Tippia ...
- by Tippia - at 2014.04.07 18:02:00
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15. Should eve be more 'Pay to Win?' - in EVE New Citizens Q&A [original thread]
Salvos Rhoska wrote: Do you REALLY, seriously, believe I don't know the definitions of the words "written" and "literal"? Yes. Why would you be any more aware of that than you are of anything else? Consistency of this kind is very appealing to...
- by Tippia - at 2014.04.07 17:58:00
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16. Should eve be more 'Pay to Win?' - in EVE New Citizens Q&A [original thread]
Salvos Rhoska wrote: Where. I must have overlooked it. Wow. Twice in the same post. Learn to read, ffs! Quote: She has an annoying and terrible tendency to bury her answers in a context or under a quotation to which they do not apply. Y...
- by Tippia - at 2014.04.07 17:55:00
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17. Should eve be more 'Pay to Win?' - in EVE New Citizens Q&A [original thread]
Salvos Rhoska wrote: Nope. No rational reasoning there. Frankly this discussion reminds me of trying to convince a religious person that dinosaur bones weren't magically put there by some supernatural power. You mean in the sense that you ju...
- by Tippia - at 2014.04.07 17:53:00
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18. Should eve be more 'Pay to Win?' - in EVE New Citizens Q&A [original thread]
Salvos Rhoska wrote: Did you rage when alt-training on the same account was made possible? Learn to read.
- by Tippia - at 2014.04.07 17:42:00
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19. Should eve be more 'Pay to Win?' - in EVE New Citizens Q&A [original thread]
Organic Lager wrote: That is the beauty of eve sp, L5 skills mean very little unless they unlock something. Becoming proficient in something only takes a few months. For the most part new players will be able to catch up rather quickly in 1 spe...
- by Tippia - at 2014.04.07 17:36:00
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20. Should eve be more 'Pay to Win?' - in EVE New Citizens Q&A [original thread]
Salvos Rhoska wrote: The game mechanic of SP is not changed. Incorrect. Quote: There are already SP accelerators in starter packs. There are already implants in-game. There are already neural re-maps. GǪnone of which make the mechanics w...
- by Tippia - at 2014.04.07 17:27:00
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