Ancyker
The Blood Money Cartel
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Posted - 2010.12.16 21:32:00 -
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Edited by: Ancyker on 16/12/2010 21:32:52
 Originally by: Pohbis
PLEX for:
- Neural remaps
- Custom ship skins ( a very small and subtle color palatte that fits EVE. No Brit Bank neo or true black crap please )
- Vanity decor for Incarna corp/personal quarters
- Vanity Incarna clothing
- Custom corporate logos
- Custom alliance logos for alliances that don't meet the current requirements
Yes. Very much yes. Can I add create an alliance to that?
Originally by: Pohbis
Ability to train 2 or 3 characters on the same account. 1 PLEX per extra character per month
That's ... really stupid. I want the ability to train multiple characters. I am willing to pay up to $5 extra per month per character for this service. 1 PLEX per character is ******ed because I could just have it on another account and be able to use both at the same time, having it cost a PLEX negates any benefit it could possibly provide. In terms of PLEX, 1 PLEX could just enable 1 character for 3 months.
Originally by: Pohbis
SP remap. Limited to 1 per year, and only within one skillset, ie. ability to remap all Industry SP and distribute it freely to other skillsets
I like this, but it should be once per year per category. So you could reset every category once in 1 year, but not reset the same category twice. 1 PLEX for this is a tad expensive though.
Also, since PLEX is real money and it means CCP got money, why not let PLEX be used in the EVE store sort of like a gift card? Someone sells PLEX, someone else buys it and can now get a t-shirt or something.
P.S. For micro transactions to work, CCP needs to add a new representation of real world money into the game. PLEX is about $17.50 in real world currency and that is in no way a MICRO transaction. A micro transaction is like 25 cents to $3. There is no way in hell I'm paying $17.50 for a custom ship skin, even if it lasts forever, nor would I pay 350 million ISK. My suggestion is adding a new currency that is purchased like PLEX but is worth less in terms of real world money. PLEX should not be exchangeable into this currency and the currency should not be able to be sold directly (see below).
As for people not liking the idea of micro transactions, I think the biggest fear people have is what I and probably they have seen happen in a few other games, where real world representations of money (ie, PLEX) increase in value so much they replace in game currency for high value items. For example, imagine someone selling a carrier but only accepting PLEX meanwhile PLEX has risen in value so much that few people sell it for ISK because you can't buy anything good for ISK anymore because everyone wants PLEX, not ISK.
It may seem far fetched to some but I've seen it happen in other games, and it is a big problem when the representation of real world currency can be traded on the market. The problem is if it can't then people complain that they have no way to get it. The more things you can buy with PLEX, the more likely it is to happen because the greater the demand on PLEX will be. I think the best way to avoid this is to add a new currency for micro transactions and not allow the trading of the in game currency directly and only allow the trading of the items purchased with it. This means people HAVE to sell and buy the actual items/services with ISK.
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