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VJ Maverick
Splinter Cell Alfa
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Posted - 2009.03.11 18:53:00 -
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 Originally by: EagleDelta1
Simply put, CCP, for ships to be useful, they can't cost more than what they're actually worth in USE.
CCP does not set the prices. The free market sets the prices. ECON 101 FTW!
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VJ Maverick
Splinter Cell Alfa
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Posted - 2009.03.11 19:18:00 -
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Originally by: LegendInMyOwnMind
Originally by: VJ Maverick
CCP does not set the prices. The free market sets the prices. ECON 101 FTW!
ECON 101 ftl on your own part you mean, CCP controls the rarity of the components that would go into making the ships, so in essence they control the price.
Nope, ECON 101 definitely ftl on your own part. If you do some research, you will notice that the market price of most T2 items (and the popular ships in particular) is far greater than the cost of building them. The price is primarily driven by the demand, not by the rarity of the components.
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VJ Maverick
Splinter Cell Alfa
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Posted - 2009.03.11 20:02:00 -
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Originally by: Cpt Constantinus
Originally by: VJ Maverick
Originally by: LegendInMyOwnMind
Originally by: VJ Maverick
CCP does not set the prices. The free market sets the prices. ECON 101 FTW!
ECON 101 ftl on your own part you mean, CCP controls the rarity of the components that would go into making the ships, so in essence they control the price.
Nope, ECON 101 definitely ftl on your own part. If you do some research, you will notice that the market price of most T2 items (and the popular ships in particular) is far greater than the cost of building them. The price is primarily driven by the demand, not by the rarity of the components.
Not exactly, invention itself is pretty expensive so unless you have a t2 bpo the price of actualy building a t2 ship is much higher than just the worth of it's minerals.
It doesn't matter that invention adds to the cost of building a ship. Even the all-inclusive costs are nowhere near the market prices. My TOTAL cost for building a Jaguar very rarely exceeds 8 million ISK and often is significantly lower. I price them at 20-25 million a piece and they sell like hotcakes. The point is that actual market price is far more dependent on supply and demand than on the relative scarcity of the components or the cost of research - meaning that the market has significantly more influence on the price of T2 ships than anything within CCP's control. Thus, CCP does not really control prices. The player driven market does.
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