Shylock Shlomo
Interzone Incorporated
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Posted - 2012.06.17 05:00:00 -
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So basically, we're all supposed to bend over backwards and change *fundamental* game play features for people who want to pay real money to fly ships they don't understand how to operate? Talk about pay to win, no thanks. You seem to forget the MANY players who have been here through the years, and those like myself who are new and appreciate the game mechanics. I've been ganked, gate-camped, the whole nine yards, and you know what? It doesn't bother me, I usually try to ask the player questions and get advice afterwards.
Have you seen some of the killmails where people die in noob ships with 5, 10, even 30 PLEX in their cargohold? Do you think CCP reimbursed them? NO. Because to do that would tamper with the fundamental philosophy of the game, and would drive away a lot more members than it attracts.
Just because you wanted to pay stupid amounts of real life money to immediately jump into a ship you don't understand how to fly properly doesn't mean you should be catered to over the people who form the rest of the community.
I've bought PLEX as well, and you know what I do with it? I buy **** I can afford to lose. Never fly anything you can't afford to lose. Before you go whining about how we need to fundamentally change the game, why don't you, I don't know, experience some progression and learn the mechanics? Why would you possibly want to just jump in completely alpha in every way (when it comes to mining)? We're supposed to respect that?
Don't assume everyone who has bought a plex is a stupid scrubnub about it. I did it to fund my corp, we operate within our means and it's working out. Sorry it's kind of hard to just buy your way into mining-godhood. What a cheap and silly way to start playing a game. I mean, how much more can you complain? You're playing a game where you can shell out real money to leap-frog months or years ahead of other noobs in terms of skill and income and you want there to be no risk. Guess what, if you could do all of that AND not be at any risk of losing that expensive ship you bought with PLEX money, eve would effectively be pay to win. And you miners deserve that exclusive right why again?
Also, one more note, why do miners always portray their chosen profession as the default choice of the new player? It's always the same "You're not hurting us, you're hurting the new guy!" appeal. I'm new and I've never mined, neither have my corpmates, and we most likely never will, because that looks like a dreadfully stupid way to spend your time in a game. |