Marconus Orion
D00M.
Northern Coalition.
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Posted - 2010.10.09 07:38:00 -
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Nei. <-- Icelandic for "No."
Unfortunately my decision to leave the game has already been made. Is it because of this? Some, but mostly with other things that are broken in the game. This topic is not even in my top five reasons for leaving the game, but it is a contributing factor. My last account expires within a couple hours of this post I believe.
Now I am not going to sit here and split hairs over what is considered a micro-transaction or not, or how long real money has affected things outside of the normal subscription fee. I will simply state that I do not like to play games that openly embrace it like this game is heading.
- First PLEX was introduced: Um, ok.. 
- Secondly was after a good while was the ability to move them, thus opening the door for them to be destroyed and it being free money for CCP: Ugg, this is not going in a good direction.. 
- Thirdly is CCP saying they want micro-transactions for cosmetic only and the first thing is not cosmetic at all: Ok well thats the final nail in the coffin for me.. 
- Fourthly: If their definition of cosmetic only micro-transaction is not cosmetic only, what will the definition of non-cosmetic only be when they stay on this path?
"Introducing unique ships now available starting for $19.99!
Time to show off your stuff with uber ships like the Grievous Tempest - Instead of +5% bonuses it has +10%
Show your enemies that you are better than them and a there is no such thing is all players were created equal!"
I like playing games where everyone is measured on determination and skill. Everyone PvP's against everyones bank account all day long in real life. I don't want to come home and play a game where I have to do it there as well.
I spent a good long while sticking with the game hoping that specific issues would be addressed and kept holding onto the dream that CCP would fix them. Things like fleet fights. Currently calling people primary and secondary is the most efficient way to do combat, 10 people or 1,000. That is a very boring and unimaginative way to play. There is no strategy in that. I am not flaming people for fighting like that because currently, it is the best way to fight. Other things like low sec and sov in 0.0. They simply are just bleh.
Some of you say I won't find a better MMO out there so me leaving is a bad decision. I don't have fun playing the game anymore. Just because there is no real competition for EVE right now in serious spaceship business does not mean I have to keep throwing money at CCP. I am perfectly content with leaving it in my bank.
As it stands the CCP bean counters only gauge how well they are doing is:
Subscription paid = Yes, I like your game.
Subscription not paid = No, I don't like your game.
Flame if you want, I voted "No" on all my accounts. I will vote yes again when the game is appealing again CCP. I truly hope it happens some time soon before I lose 100% interest in this game. I will check back on the forums every few months or so and monitor how things are from the players point of view. Not from what CCP says in hyped up expansions that fail to deliver on almost all fronts.
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