Novee InFeldspar
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Posted - 2011.04.19 07:42:00 -
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Its an interesting question, as its fairly obvious to those who've played the game for more than a few months that there is no easy solution. Or even if there should be a solution.
For those who don't use T2 Invention or are merely dabblers, its virtually a moot point: cheaper manufacture at the hands of T2 BPO owners will keep prices down for them and the majority... why should they care so long as the price appears reasonable? That's possibly as far as many players reasoning will go, even if pressed.
I look at it this way - everyone can still technically own a dairy cow and make their own unpasteurised, unhomogenised -4/-4 milk. But the dairy farmers have been doing it for years, with much better equipment and T2 BPO cows, thus keeping the cost of milk down.
But it doesn't stop anyone complaining about the price of milk, does it? No, of course not.
As an inventor/manufacturer, it still 'feels unfair' knowing there are others out there with T2 BPO's that outperform your -4/-4 T2 invented BPO's with seemingly little effort required.
The primary reason for this feeling of unfairness is that I joined the game just before Trinity, so I never took part in any lottery, but have constantly heard about their all-out-fabulousness for years.
That and whenever I consider looking for one that might be profitable "after a while (TM)", I see it will take a long time to recoup the ISK invested, and maybe I won't be playing the game after all that time to see the reward. And then of course I do play the game for longer than I thought and subsequently kick myself for not having jumped in earlier. 
Whether or not they are of any actual / real intrinsically damaging nature to the game is most likely a result of their;
- relative rarity and thus desirable nature
- debatable financial gain through owning one/many
- the constant stream of players whose horse they like to thrash happens to be "Waah! Remove T2 BPO's they ate my babies..."
All of these contribute to T2 BPOs' reputation as an instant ISK faucet, a legend that grows larger year by year. Not everyone has an economics degree, or the will/time to sit down and work it out.
TL:DR -
Inconsistencies and unfairness exist in the real world, so why would we presume to think they would not exist in Eve?
Just thank whichever higher power you subscribe to that despite their apparent failings, the economics of Eve are a darn sight more realistic than the geology.
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