Tray LiSans
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Posted - 2010.10.09 06:35:00 -
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 Originally by: Cromo Effect
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SERIOUSLY T'AMBER, I AM SURPRISED AT HOW MUCH YOU ARE TWISTING CCP'S WORDS TO PUSH YOUR OWN AGENDA HERE, VERY UNLIKE YOU. 
EVERYONE IS THINKING THIS IS THE END OF THE GAME WHEN IN FACT, IT IS EVOLVING. IT IS TIME TO SEPARATE THE MEN FROM THE BOYS AND TO BE HONEST, THIS IS A GOOD START. THERE ARE CASUAL GAMERS IN EVE AND THEN THERE ARE THOSE WHO ARE SERIOUS ABOUT IT AND THIS ALLOWS THEM TO BE ABLE TO DISTINGUISH THAT. IF IT IS VIA CERTAIN CLOTHING, MEDALS, SHIPS, YOU NAME IT, IT SHOULD BE ALLOWED.
ALL OTHER MMO'S ARE GOING BY THIS MODEL AND CCP IS WISE TO NOT BE LEFT BEHIND LIKE SOME DINOSAUR. IT IS BUSINESS AND AN APPROPRIATE MOVE. IT IS TIME TO EVOLVE PEOPLE, THIS IS NOT THE ATARI 2600 ANYMORE, TIME TO GET WITH THE TIMES ALREADY.
FOR THOSE POOR PEOPLE. YOU ALREADY GET FREE EXPANSIONS. IF YOU ARE NOT SUPER TERRIBLE AT THIS GAME, YOU CAN MAKE ENOUGH ISK TO PLAY FOR FREE ANYWAYS. WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM?! WHAT DO YOU WANT? THE RICH TO PAY YOU TO PLAY OR SOMETHING? SO SORRY, BUT WELCOME TO LIFE. ADAPT OR DIE ALREADY.
MICRO-TRANSACTIONS? PLEX FOR REMAP IS NOT A MICRO-TRANSACTION ANYWAYS. IT IS AN IN-GAME ITEM TRADED FOR ANOTHER IN-GAME MECHANIC. YOU COULD BLOW UP AN UNLUCKY CYNO KESTREL AND VIOLA, YOU HAVE SEVENTY-FOUR NEURAL REMAPS. HOW MUCH REAL MONEY DID YOU PAY FOR THAT? NONE!
SO MANY BUTT HURT BITTER VETS WORRIED ABOUT YOUNGER PLAYERS HAVING A CHANGE. YOU SUPER ELITIST PRICKS NEED TO CHILL OUT AND LET OTHERS PLAYERS HAVE FUN. IT IS A GAME, IT SHOULD BE FUN. 
I don't know whether you're an alt, a troll, or just that naive. I'd have to guess though, by your casual and obvious misrepresentation of in-game knowledge that you're a troll.
For the wider audience, the argument isn't about the possibility of newcomers catching up with veteran players. CCP has all ready started to take actions to help newcomers, and they have recieved much less resistance than this. The revamping of the character creation, the double training time to new players, and the ongoing possibility of removing the barrier of training skills. All of these serve better to level the playing field between new and old.
Honestly, I don't see what the major offense is in veteran players having some leeway is anyways. Beyond the early initial period of training the base fitting and weaponry skills up, the primary advantage of veterancy is variety instead of sheer power. You don't spend that much more time in this game getting skilled up than you do getting leveled and geared in any other MMO I've played, which are many in number.
No, the primary concern with this move is the possible repercussions down the line. Micro-transactions rarely stop at the first step. Plex-for-remap all ready gives a much more tangible benefit than would be considered a vanity item. People are legitimately concerned that they or their organization would be unable to compete due to the influence of real world income, a factor that many people have very little control over.
The fact that people with more free-time than income can pay for their account is nice. The ability for a person with more income than free-time can afford to buy useful ships in game is relatively benign.
The idea my competition might be able to simply buy his way to victory in the future through micro-transactions is insulting. This is still a game, and one that I pay to play. Real world income shouldn't dictate any measure of success in an environment that is supposed to be cathartic.
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