Originally by: CCP Zinfandel

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It can't do trade-in's.

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Originally by: voiddragon

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Edited by: voiddragon on 14/06/2011 10:46:56
Wow, a lot of angry people in this thread who misunderstood something.

Originally by: Skippermonkey

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Originally by: CCP Zinfandel

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It can't do trade-in's.

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Dont be stupid. If the automated LP Stores can do tradeins, so can you.

Just be honest and say that it isnt your priority at the moment

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Uh, he was saying that the store as it is right now can't do trade-ins? Not that it outright can't ever do trade-ins.

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Originally by: Nullity

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Originally by: Jin Endashi

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Edited by: Jin Endashi on 14/06/2011 11:04:31
Now forgive me for not reading through to the last page (got to page 6 before i *had* to respond.)

If the problem is making minerals appear out of thin air for $$$, then the solution is VERY simple.

Just make it so you cant reprocess it. You buy it, and you've got it, unless you trash it (lol), it goes pop, or you sell it. end of story.

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That doesn't solve the problem as the root of the problem is that someone pays CCP real cash to magically spawn a Scorpion for them. This bypasses all normal game mechanics.

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Originally by: Jin Endashi

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Originally by: Nullity

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It doesn't bypass the mechanics of the game. When someone purchases a PLEX, they engage in real money trading (RMT). CCP, in exchange for real money, spawns the person a PLEX item, which is essentially a promise that CCP will give whoever redeems it 30 days of game time. The ISK people use to purchase PLEXes, however, was all obtained through normal in game means.

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So, If i give CCP $$$ to spawn me a PLEX (an in-game item) out of thin air, Its different than if i were to pay CCP $$$ to spawn me a skinned scorpion (an in-game item)out of thin air??

Forgive me, but that logic is beyond me.

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Originally by: Maplestone

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Originally by: CCP Zinfandel

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Team Stonehenge is making the store (Noble Exchange) and is making it in stages. It's fairly simple and straightforward at present but will be getting more sophisticated over time. Right now it can only sell one kind of thing at a time (no bundles) and can only accept one payment at a time (Aurum.)

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Out of curiousity, what was wrong with the loyalty point store code? Conceptually, aurum store gear sounds like a different kind of faction gear and aurum are like loyalty points. why have a whole new set of code to do essentially the same job?

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Originally by: Vastek Non

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The LP store doesn't allow RMT for short term profit. It also requires in game effort to obtain those LP, thus its not what CCP had in mind.

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Originally by: yani dumyat

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Something I'm curious about is why scorpions? They have no obvious use in pve and tend to be primary in pvp even without a fancy paint job, there really is no point to buying a scorp with AUR other than station spinning.

Now a navy scorp on the other hand.....I think you see where this is going.

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Originally by: Dodgy Past

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I propose as players we show our distaste for your flippancy for the market by maintaining a campaign of suiciding aurum only ships until you deliver the finished code rather than generating isk out of thin air. ( the insurance isk has been created and sold to players by CCP ).

Hopefully this will dissuade people from buying these ships and encourage CCP fix their broken promises.

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Originally by: Grimpak

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there is the option of making the ship giving 1 trit if refined, not insurable and not leaving a wreck behind.

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Originally by: Trebor Daehdoow

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Originally by: CCP Zinfandel

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I had a chance to talk to the CSM and get a clarification. I was not remembering it some parts correctly. At that time, we talked about only making the ship available for one week as a test (sold directly for Aurum) and then saving it until we had the correct trade-in or BPC functionality in the store. Then selling it normally.

The CSM didn't like the idea of selling a whole ship, but they could live with a one week test.

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Thanks for the clarification, Zinfandel.

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