This is where all the naysayers in here start the run on buying up what's left of them in the market. I've already cleaned out the Amarr area so don't bother there.

Mr Epeen

To fix this issue, CCP will need to not only remove from the NEX store, but destroy and reimburse all those purchases made post-patch.

ADDENDUM
Please refer to the following post on the Market Discussion for those who were adversely affected by CCP's recent flooding of pre-existing rare/unique outfits on NEX Store for fraction of their initial costs.

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I try to keep myself calm, but this is just way too outrageous that I had to vent here again and again.

You, CCP, made it sound as if ISHUKONE SPECIAL EDITION Shirt was only available contingent upon the purchase of 13 X PLEXs several months ago. I didn't have to, but I took the damn bait, with the expectation that CCP and its honest marketing department will maintain the "uniqueness" and rarity of these special items.

But you decide to reward those who took that "extra leap of faith" by treating us like ***** and dingleberries and having these same items available for 50 cents each several months later. Where is fairness in this?

CCP, You should have MADE IT ADAMANTLY CLEAR FROM THE BEGINNING THAT AFTER 6 MONTHS, THESE SPECIAL ITEMS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR 50 CENTS EACH!

CCP should make appropriate reparation by rewarding the previous faithful ISHUKONE SPECIAL SHIRT owners with other equivalent UNIQUE items. Prior to this debacle, the shirt had a market value of approximately 1.2-1.3B. Now, it costs 11 million to purchase.


So far, this has been the message that CCP has indirectly expressed to all the supporters of Noble Exchange, cash for PLEXs, and all other marketing schemes:

"Thank you for your contribution. You assumed the risk and this is what you get. You will be the laughing stock of the entire community of EVE Online. We will remain mute for the rest of the period. Oh!! And don't forget: we are here sitting behind the desk, laughing at you too!"

Reminds me of the folks who hung at the bank in Britannia exchanging pixels for fake money.

Yea, how would you react if you decide to purchase that pretty Mercedes E350 of yours for $48,000 and realize that the same dealership is selling that car for $1,000, 6 months later?

Wow. Just wow. This is the second thread I have seen that displays an outrageous amount of angst about SHIRTS.

For all those constant critics in this thread, you still haven't addressed the main concern: even IF CCP was within their rights to do this, was it the right move? Was it smart? Was it needed?

This move has had a negative effect on the trust for CCP promotions regarding clothing, and for the NEX store.

I'm not seeing them in the Noble Exchange either.

It is imperative that CCP Devs need to clarify this issue, not merely by simply taking out the two highly controversial items from NEX Store, but a verbal admittance of their screw-up and their assurance that those who took the "leap of faith" are not in the constant fear of having their investments being devalued to "dust" due to CCP's carelessness.

It is imperative because the success of CCP's future marketing promotions depends on accountability and clarity. Once again, no players should be afraid of partaking in CCP's future marketing promotions or NEX Store because of the constant fear of having their investments devalued next to nothing.

Personally, I don't even see it on the market, so I still kind of wonder exactly what shirt the OP is talking about. I asked somewhere back on page [very early], but got no answer (which goes with the overall theme of the OP not really being able to show what it is he's complaining about). It might all just be a storm in a tea cupGǪ

It was pretty crystal clear from the get-go: you got a free shirt.

If you overvalued your free shirt, then that's your problem, not CCP's.

Maybe you're not seeing them because all the people like me, instead of watching the forums, were watching the actual game.

Playing wording games and adhering to your suggestions will only ruin the prospect of CCP's future marketing promotions and NEX Store from being successful.

GǪwhere they weren't listed in either the NeX or the market over here. Now, I'll grant you that, considering what a piece of useless tat the NeX is (and considering that it has done this on multiple occasions before), it simply didn't show up unless you did the correct rubber-chicken-wave dance, but there's a reason why I asked what the item was actually called a dozen pages back: because I wasn't seeing it.

Not as in "no items available" GÇö I mean as in "not listed in the clothing section". If there has been a new patch since yesterday, I suppose I could update and see if anything has changed (not that it really matters as far as the OP's core complaint goes).

So waitGǪ is that an argument for or against this kind of promotion? Anyway, the good news is that they weren't playing any word games to begin with. They were making a standard one-time special offer: 13 PLEX + shirt, and you got exactly that. You just got suckered in the same way people get suckered by those Gǣfree with purchaseGǥ offers you see everywhere in modern society.

The effect it has on future promotions is nil (unless, at some point, they offer a genuine GÇ£limited editionGÇ¥ and make it unlimited, but that's not what we're talking about here).

so I still kind of wonder exactly what shirt the OP is talking about

Wow.

Wow.

It's funny that you think it invalidates the argument.

Well, at least CCP agreed half of the points addressed by us and subsequently removed the items in questions, out of NEX Store.

Still one issue remains: reparation & returning the disenfranchised owners to the previous financial conditions.

Let's count all the times CCP has done that after altering something that an investor lost money on, shall we?

If CCP continues to say "one-time" here and "limited-time" there, while having those goodies available for prices of *****, then the power of marketing diminishes and no one will eventually take CCP's marketing promotions seriously.

If you bought 13 PLEX just to obtain a shirt... then you sir, are an absolute moron. I am hoping that you bought the 13 PLEX for the 13 PLEX and the shirt was just a bonus. Looking at your whinging for the past 18 pages though, I am now quite certain you were after the interweb shirt .

It's like every other marketing strategy out there: buy one, get one free; for a limited time only you also get this; call within the next 30 minutes and we'll throw in this piece of junk for free. It's called MARKETING and one thing CCP can always bank on is stupidity of people, no matter what the market share is.

So, why should CCP not take advantage of peoples stupidity and capitalise on it? People do it all the time, everywhere, in every way.

The funny thing is though, that you didn't even get ripped off. You just imagined that this was a special, one-time item. In fact, it was a one-time offer GÇô [b]referring to the 13 PLEX + shirt[b]. The "one-time" or "limited" had no relevance to the future availability of either PLEX or the shirt itself. You just imagined that part and are now calling it "word play" because your realised your stupidity in believing that this was a limited edition item, when it was never advertised as such.

If anything CCP should continue marketing in such a way because I am positive that there will always be lowest denominators in society that will do exactly what you have done and CCP will, and rightfully should, profit from it. Others will purchase the same shirt and sell it after a week to get even more profit out of it, because they were smart enough to realise that with ongoing upgrades and developments of the NEX store, any vanity item will become available and their value will drop.

I truly hope you donGÇÖt handle your own finances.