Arcathra
Minmatar
Technodyne Ltd.
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Posted - 2011.06.16 08:22:00 -
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What the hell are you smoking CCP? 
This will hurt your fanbase more than it will help them. Okay, I can live with something like a free license for non-commercial websites like corp websites. But those websites generate costs (domain, traffic etc.) and some corps or fansites like to ask for some small donations or use some ads to lower the costs.
Now they will have to pay an additional fee of 99$/year, just for putting some ads on their website or asking for donations. You are forcing them to charge money for even the smallest service those fansites may provide. Are you serious?
I don't expect that much of the current fansites and tools will survive, if this extremly shortsighted plan goes live.
If you really are that desperate to squeeze the last dollar out of your customers, there more subtle ways  . For example make the "app-shop" optional for fan developers. If they want, they can host their tool there and charge money for it. CCP can set a little fee on top of that and sell it for a little bit more. This way, the fan developer and CCP win. And your customers can be sure, to buy legit tools for small fees. Maybe the shop could even use PLEX/Aurum as (optional) currency, why not?
Regarding website services: just ask for a registration with an eve account. This way you have your identification. Only force them to pay your fee, if they really want to run their service commercial. Apart from that don't charge any fees if they only use some ads or optional donations to finance their website, even if they are providing downloadable API tools.
Just an idea...
And this can't be quotet too often, because it nails it down pretty much:
 Originally by: Kronus Heilgar
You are charging people who work for free to make your game better you asshats
Just my 2 cents...
P.S.: Almost forgot... intigrate EFT (or some similar tool) into the damn EVE client. There is no way your customers will pay additional money on top of the already expensive (compared to most other MMO) subscription fee, just to be able to play the game properly!
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