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Kryla Stultz
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Posted - 2010.08.27 22:34:00 -
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Anyone know if they are contemplating a Free-to-Play option for this game like several of the other big name MMO's recently? If so, any word on restrictions? I would think something like Tech 1 equipment and skills only, or something along those lines...
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Tippia
Sunshine and Lollipops
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Posted - 2010.08.27 22:37:00 -
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Not until they're well onto the downward slope, like those other games are/were before going freeà
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ôIf you're not willing to fight for what you have in ≡v≡à
you don't deserve it, and you will lose it.ö
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omgfreemoniez
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Posted - 2010.08.27 22:42:00 -
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This already exists, it's called cycling trial accounts. And the limitation is you only get 14 days of skills etc.
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Brusanan
Beware of Carp
General Tso's Alliance
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Posted - 2010.08.27 22:51:00 -
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PLEXes. Eve is free to play if you know how to make money in the game.
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Korlis Bane
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Posted - 2010.08.27 22:53:00 -
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It would be nice to have, but everyone would have so many alts the lag would be out of control.
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chatgris
Quantum Cats Syndicate
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Posted - 2010.08.27 22:54:00 -
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No. Microtransactions suck.
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Telvani
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Posted - 2010.08.27 22:54:00 -
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Edited by: Telvani on 27/08/2010 22:54:36
^ three above posters have got it perfectly.
We have the perfect system already, its completely balanced - I haved paid for years. Any other implimentation would ruin the game. |
Tippia
Sunshine and Lollipops
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Posted - 2010.08.27 23:09:00 -
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 Originally by: Brusanan
PLEXes. Eve is free to play if you know how to make money in the game.
PLEXes aren't F2P, though, since the account is still being paid for.
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ôIf you're not willing to fight for what you have in ≡v≡à
you don't deserve it, and you will lose it.ö
ù Karath Piki |
Dharh
Gallente
Ace Adventure Corp
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Posted - 2010.08.27 23:21:00 -
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I don't see how F2P can even work in EVE because F2P must be subsidized somehow and that always ends up being through micro-transactions. Which I do not believe can even work in EVE. What would we buy?
PLEX fill the needed gap anyway. Plenty of people play EVE 'free' by making enough ISKies to buy PLEX.
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Dasola
Minmatar
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Posted - 2010.08.28 05:59:00 -
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Originally by: Dharh
I don't see how F2P can even work in EVE because F2P must be subsidized somehow and that always ends up being through micro-transactions.
Maybe CCP could sell advertising time on those Concord bilboards at every gate? Want your ad video on jita? thats 10 mil please. Noob systems would start at 100K 
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Zeba
Minmatar
Honourable East India Trading Company
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Posted - 2010.08.28 06:06:00 -
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Originally by: Tippia
Originally by: Brusanan
PLEXes. Eve is free to play if you know how to make money in the game.
PLEXes aren't F2P, though, since the account is still being paid for.
F2P only really involves the person playing the game. So yes buying plex with isk to extend your account is F2P as the person extending its account with plex didn't give ccp any money. The lazy **** who bought the plex and put in on the market gave ccp the money.
Originally by: CCP Oveur
My milkshake brings all the boys to the yard.
Originally by: Ryhss
There is no paranoia in Eve, everyone is out to get you....
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Ocih
Amarr
The Program
Controlled Chaos
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Posted - 2010.08.28 06:33:00 -
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F2P wouldnt work in EvE because all sub accounts would default to F2P and we would return to shadow training those long skills we hate. Unless they figured out a way to lock them out and pull bonuses from sub account skills so you could only fly trial ships and train skills according to, while in F2P mode anyway.
Besides, EvE doesnt need more people playing it. Not in its current architecture. |
Zeba
Minmatar
Honourable East India Trading Company
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Posted - 2010.08.28 06:36:00 -
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Originally by: Ocih
Besides, EvE doesnt need more people playing it. Not in its current architecture.
Prepare for a quantum shift.
Originally by: CCP Oveur
My milkshake brings all the boys to the yard.
Originally by: Ryhss
There is no paranoia in Eve, everyone is out to get you....
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Dalmont Delantee
Gallente
Fidelis Discordia
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Posted - 2010.08.28 07:25:00 -
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STOP THE ****ING RUMOUR THREADS YOU ******S
Take comfort in knowing that its probably some pimply faced twit, or 40 year old virgin, who gleens everytime mommy offfers to take them to needle point lessons |
Flex Nebura
Caldari
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Posted - 2010.08.28 08:31:00 -
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Originally by: Dharh
I don't see how F2P can even work in EVE because F2P must be subsidized somehow and that always ends up being through micro-transactions. Which I do not believe can even work in EVE. What would we buy?
PLEX fill the needed gap anyway. Plenty of people play EVE 'free' by making enough ISKies to buy PLEX.
Maybe if they sold add space on the bulletin boards floating at the gates...
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Mr SmartGuy
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Posted - 2010.08.28 08:59:00 -
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Originally by: Flex Nebura
Maybe if they sold add space on the bulletin boards floating at the gates...
Old troll... try harder.
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Pheusia
Gallente
The Initiative.
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Posted - 2010.08.28 09:05:00 -
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Originally by: Tippia
Originally by: Brusanan
PLEXes. Eve is free to play if you know how to make money in the game.
PLEXes aren't F2P, though, since the account is still being paid for.
"Somebody else pays" is what free means.
Signed,
Pheusia |
Abdiel Kavash
Caldari
Paladin Order
Fidelas Constans
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Posted - 2010.08.28 10:30:00 -
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Originally by: Brusanan
PLEXes. Eve is free to play if you know how to make money in the game.
Game time you pay for with ISK is free, just like minerals you mine yourself.
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James Hawkins
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Posted - 2010.08.28 10:33:00 -
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Originally by: Korlis Bane
It would be nice to have, but everyone would have so many alts the lag would be out of control.
can it get out of control even more ?! 
fly safe
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Morgan Morrow
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Posted - 2010.08.28 11:02:00 -
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Originally by: Kryla Stultz
Anyone know if they are contemplating a Free-to-Play option for this game like several of the other big name MMO's recently? If so, any word on restrictions? I would think something like Tech 1 equipment and skills only, or something along those lines...
This will ruin EVE.GTFO please.
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Tippia
Sunshine and Lollipops
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Posted - 2010.08.28 11:22:00 -
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Edited by: Tippia on 28/08/2010 11:22:54
Originally by: Pheusia
Originally by: Tippia
Originally by: Brusanan
PLEXes. Eve is free to play if you know how to make money in the game.
PLEXes aren't F2P, though, since the account is still being paid for.
"Somebody else pays" is what free means.
It may be free for you, but it's not free in the F2P sense. F2P means you can play without anyone paying for your account, usually because the company hopes you'll cough up some cash to pay for higher levels/better equipment/funnier dungeons/whatever. However, you can choose not to and just mill around and do sfa. It is really, actually, entirely free.
This is not the case with EVE and certainly not with PLEX ù unless your account is paid for (which makes it not "free"), you can't even log in, so it's not F2P.
ùùù
ôIf you're not willing to fight for what you have in ≡v≡à
you don't deserve it, and you will lose it.ö
ù Karath Piki |
Niccolado Starwalker
Gallente
Shadow Templars
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Posted - 2010.08.28 14:12:00 -
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Originally by: Kryla Stultz
Anyone know if they are contemplating a Free-to-Play option for this game like several of the other big name MMO's recently? If so, any word on restrictions? I would think something like Tech 1 equipment and skills only, or something along those lines...
Could you please tell me what big onlinegames that ran quite well on subs that decided to go f2p?
Originally by: Dianabolic
Your tears are absolutely divine, like a fine fine wine, rolling down your cheeks until they flow down the river of LOL. |
framolia
Aliastra
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Posted - 2010.08.28 15:58:00 -
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Originally by: Kryla Stultz
Anyone know if they are contemplating a Free-to-Play option for this game like several of the other big name MMO's recently? If so, any word on restrictions? I would think something like Tech 1 equipment and skills only, or something along those lines...
Get a job already if you cant afford the subscription!!!!!
"My opinions are my own and not of my corp or alliance!" |
Razzor Death
Antares Shipyards
Circle-Of-Two
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Posted - 2010.08.28 16:47:00 -
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free to play is ****ed and for hobos.
If you can't afford the fee buy a single player game and enjoy your own company.
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Helmh0ltz
future of humankind
HYDRA RELOADED
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Posted - 2010.08.28 18:27:00 -
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Originally by: Niccolado Starwalker
Originally by: Kryla Stultz
Anyone know if they are contemplating a Free-to-Play option for this game like several of the other big name MMO's recently? If so, any word on restrictions? I would think something like Tech 1 equipment and skills only, or something along those lines...
Could you please tell me what big onlinegames that ran quite well on subs that decided to go f2p?
Dungeons and Dragons online and Lord of the Rings Online are the two I can think of off the top of my head.
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Tippia
Sunshine and Lollipops
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Posted - 2010.08.28 19:14:00 -
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Originally by: Helmh0ltz
Originally by: Niccolado Starwalker
Could you please tell me what big onlinegames that ran quite well on subs that decided to go f2p?
Dungeons and Dragons online and Lord of the Rings Online are the two I can think of off the top of my head.
àneither of which qualified as "ran quite well on subs" when they chose to go for F2P.
ùùù
ôIf you're not willing to fight for what you have in ≡v≡à
you don't deserve it, and you will lose it.ö
ù Karath Piki |
Cipher Jones
Minmatar
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Posted - 2010.08.28 19:25:00 -
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There's several people in my corp that have never paid to play eve. That's what free to play means. Just because theres no item mall doesn't mean its not f2p. Just because someone else pays for it doesn't mean its not f2p. On "normal" f2p games the advertiser picks up the tab. In eve players do. Its still free to play.
When you say "fanboi" try to picture a fat man doing burlesque with 2 big ass fans that say CCP on one and HTFU on the other. Because that dude is me. |
Djavo
Midas Tycho
One Stop Research
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Posted - 2010.08.28 19:30:00 -
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Edited by: Djavo on 28/08/2010 19:30:15
As already stated in one respect EVE is F2P for my two accounts as I make enough ISK to fund my habbits and buy plexes.
It's win win really and it makes the wife happy which is an ever bigger win! :)
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Arkanor
Gallente
Ixion Defence Systems
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Posted - 2010.08.28 20:21:00 -
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Edited by: Arkanor on 28/08/2010 20:22:37
Eve is F2P, don't believe me? consider this:
If you PLEX your account you pay no real world money. Sure it requires a little grind, but so does every F2P game if you play free.
People who buy plex and sell them are effectively buying Eve's equivalent of "Premium Items", IE: ISK.
In an F2P game, someone inevitably pays for your account, although not as directly as in EVE. EVE also probably has the fairest implementation of F2P, as everything you can get for cash you can get from playing the game instead of having "cash shop only items". Ads don't pay for F2P, don't delude yourself.
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Xroxreariad Ramatarapap
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Posted - 2010.08.28 21:12:00 -
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If you've been around for more than a year or two and cannot put aside mere 600 mil ISK every second month for GTC then you're doing *something* wrong.
Or you don't know when to stop with pew-pew 
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