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Grey Stormshadow
Starwreck Industries
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Posted - 2011.05.28 19:06:00 -
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Edited by: Grey Stormshadow on 28/05/2011 19:08:00
"Plexes piling up"-problem can be solved without expiration date too... if we remove possibility to invest to plexes in 1st place, they will only be used to extend game time.
This can be done by binding the plex to account when it is bought from market with isk or traded, looted or contracted to another player. ------------------------------------------------- Play with the best - die like the rest starwreck.com - support the cause :) |

Grey Stormshadow
Starwreck Industries
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Posted - 2011.05.29 00:07:00 -
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Originally by: Mars Theran I hate bind to account/character items. (well.. don't hate exactly, but don't neccessarily like.) First problem with this approach is that you pay money for something that is suddenly less useful, yet costs the same. The second problem, is that you can't get rid of it later, except by trashing it, selling it for next to nothing to an NPC, or the like.
Granted, most of those reasons don't apply to PLEX, but who knows where it will be applied next. Custom Brutix anyone?
Yes I definately would not like to see any binding with any actual in game item. PLEX however is 30 days of game time and playing investment game with such is bit hazardous for ccp.
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Grey Stormshadow
Starwreck Industries
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Posted - 2011.05.29 01:27:00 -
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Edited by: Grey Stormshadow on 29/05/2011 01:29:06
Yes this is pretty much the problem. Plex is prepaid game time which may or may not be used in next year, 5 years or 10 years. It may or may not affect peoples decissions to cancel their subscriptions during next 12 month period. The ingame price of plex may or may not crash.
The fact that plex is directly linked to subscriptions (as it is generally same thing), ccp's real world income is somewhat tied to in game market.
Of course this is most likely the main reason why ccp has kept the option to interfere if something really fishy happens with plex ingame value. Also this is the reason why I would rather see plex as exclusive item, which could be traded (with or without isk) only once to prevent the manipulation. ------------------------------------------------- Play with the best - die like the rest starwreck.com - support the cause :) |
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