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Jennifer Starling
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Posted - 2011.04.20 05:01:00 -
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 Originally by: death klokk
Steps for success:
1. Get an education.
2. Get job with said education.
3. Buy GTC
4. Sell
rinse/repeat.
It's still microtransactions, be it that the profit is for the in-game plex buyer, it's not really very different from buying ships and stuff for IRL money. Personally I'm not in favour of games where you can buy your in-game financial success such a legitimate way as in EVE. Personally I wished they never invented plex at all.
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Jennifer Starling
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Posted - 2011.04.20 05:46:00 -
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Originally by: death klokk
Well to be fair, CCP wasn't getting any of the RMT action. Lets keep it real. RMTs for isk were happening already and still do even with the implementation of the GTC for isk system. If they were to take it away tomorrow, they would cut their incomes resulting in less money for development (lol) , less money for server upgrades , etc etc.. In the end, i think they had to do it. Im glad they did though.
I don't think they had to do it, they were just being pragmatic - after all, what other game allows this? Effectually the result is that everyone engages in microtransactions and character trade and pays CCP `taxes` for it.
I'd rather that they made more money by improving the game and make it more attractive for new players. As someone said, EVE may have 120k customers who all have multiple alt/botting accounts instead of 360k subscribers.
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Jennifer Starling
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Posted - 2011.04.21 18:05:00 -
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Edited by: Jennifer Starling on 21/04/2011 18:06:00
Every game has some kind of grinding in it and EVE is no different. If you don't do it or don't experience it as such, others will. Just keep in mind if no-one would grind anything your plex would be worthless because no-one would have ISK to pay for them.
And for the income thing: I earn $24.96 an hour and even if I could afford a few plex a month it's just not my thing to buy in-game advantage with RL money. Somewhere I still have the idea that IRL money shouldn't matter and we're all equal in a game (although $ for vanity things don't matter imo). Perhaps I'm a bit old fashioned.
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Jennifer Starling
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Posted - 2011.04.26 05:44:00 -
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Edited by: Jennifer Starling on 26/04/2011 05:46:37
Originally by: Dresine
It seems clear to me that people who buy Plex on a regular basis are not achieving anything in the game. Sure they skill up, we all do that, but do they really acquire the skills to do what this game is all about, which is of course THINK. Where is the accomplishment in buying a navy mega through a Plex?
On the other hand: what's the accomplishment in paying 2 years of subscription and filling your skillqueue on a regular basis?
Originally by: Dresine
I'm unsure how buying an established character teaches you how to play the game.
Well, not being able to fly or fit stuff definitely doesn't teach you how things in EVE work. You learn from trial and error and experience, but how can you learn if you can't try and experience because your skills hardly allow anything?
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