Do you really think I am crying over because I lost $200? I would've acted similarly if it was just $2.00. I am not complaining because of the excessive price associated with this issue. I am complaining because CCP unfairly punishes those who take additional risk and those who take "leap of faith."

Haha, CCP not only stole your money, but also trolled you something rotten!


I hope this serves as a lesson for the future.

This puts it into perspective and makes it even funnier.

But you gotta admit, my idiocy is nothing compared to the level of idiocy exhibited by the Great Mittani, your Dear Leader.

Except you forgot to take into account about my actual real-life financials. This is a pointless exercise.

I spent $260 to get a damn virtual shirt. I don't see anything wrong with that. I am spending what I earned. Some spend it on hookers and enjoy a colorful concoction of STDs and Herpies. I spend it on nerdy items.

I know my situation is funny to you guys, but there are dozens of other players who were adversely affected by recent CCP's decision to introduce these items via NEX for $0.50. There are dozens of other players who invested approximately 1.1B-1.2B to purchase the shirts. There are also dozens more, who spent several hundred million ISKs to purchase the outfits offered via the Russian Boxed Edition. CCP pretty much deprived much of the investments made by those unfortunate individuals.

If CCP is to offer reparation as a "gesture of good will," it needs to offer the going market-rate prior to the recent patch.

That is a pathetic answer. There is nothing wrong with Aurum system. It provides additional cash inflow for CCP while having absolutely no impact on the pre-existing capusleers' gameplay.

It is a system only for those who are willing to spend their own money purely for cosmetic purpose. Do you think having CCP rely on "almost free-to-play" model by allowing capsuleers to fund their own subscription via ISK, sustainable in the long run?

More cash inflow => Higher valuation of the company => the cost of capital goes down for both, equity and debt => better financing options from willing banks and other investors => more employees, more gameplay, more expansions, more Dust, more WoD, more EVE Online, more compensated CCP employees, more quality contents => Win-Win situation for all the stakeholders.

Don't just think about the short-term. Think about what is best for EVE Online and CCP in the long-run for Christ's sake.

I find myself in this fascinating situation where if I were in real life, I would've never talked to a sort of trailer trash like you, but this great game of EVE brings all of us together so that we can whine and moan at each other. It's great.

You can keep calling me stupid or idiot or whatever you can think of. Once again, the 10,058 Goon tear that I was able to generate with a no-name alt, fuels me and keeps me motivated.

Goons, much appreciated for the continued interest in this thread and bumping em.