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Jehvan Sunburnadire
The Forgotten Legion
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Posted - 2011.06.23 01:38:00 -
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Honestly, I'm not at all surprised. I used to work at last.fm; we made changes that went against the user base, and the general consensus within the company usually was 'OH, they'll whine, but no-one will cancel their subscription. And **** those who do, they don't deserve to be here.'
So yeah... the contents of that internal newsletter just fit in so perfectly with the kind of biz-dev plan that brought us the $99 api licensing, and the aurum store and all that good stuff. I think I'd be more surprised if it turned out to be fake.
I'll keep my account around until they start implementing this stuff - for me, the game is currently still fun, and I see no reason to rage quit right now. When it changes though, that'll be ú40+/mo in my pocket that I can spend on another hobby instead. The key thing that most biz-dev and creatives miss when coming up with these 'good ideas', is that customers do actually possess free-will to choose where their cash goes. It'll certainly be interesting to watch CCP's death-by-1000-cuts scheme take place though!
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Jehvan Sunburnadire
The Forgotten Legion
Redrum Fleet
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Posted - 2011.06.23 15:58:00 -
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 Originally by: Jefferson H Clay
A hypothesis and a question, for anyone left reading this thread.
Let us say, just hypothetically, that CCP are in a bit of financial trouble. EVE is the current cash producing product, Dust's dev costs went mental & WoD is taking longer than anticipated. Hypothetically you understand would you of prefered them to up the subs cost for a dollar or so a month or a $60 monacle?
Curious is all.
I'd be happy to pay up to $5 more/mo on my subscriptions than have the game completely obliterated by this bull****.
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Jehvan Sunburnadire
The Forgotten Legion
Redrum Fleet
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Posted - 2011.06.23 16:56:00 -
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Edited by: Jehvan Sunburnadire on 23/06/2011 16:56:41
Originally by: Dirk Magnum
Originally by: Zedah Zoid
Originally by: Brainless Bimbo
CCP corporate culture is no longer griefer icelander, its big corporate america, accept it, you have become a revenue input to maximise at every opportunity.
Who is the financial man, Joe Gallo, where did he come from: MD at Citigroup 1994 û 2008 (14 years)
This should not be overlooked.
It is, however, something I'd rather not have known if true. Thanks a lot CCP you've shown me that ignorance really can be bliss 
Here's his LinkedIn Profile. God knows why anyone at CCP thought it would be a good idea to let someone like this be their CFO. To me... knowing this now just sort of explains everything. I doubt i'll be renewing given the direction they're taking.
Lol. Late to the party there... many many responses in the time it took me to verify you could actually click that link >_>
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Jehvan Sunburnadire
The Forgotten Legion
Redrum Fleet
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Posted - 2011.06.23 17:05:00 -
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Originally by: Saving Face
No. PLEX are ingame items that are owned by CCP, as all other ingame items.
No. Plex are best thought of as equivalent to promisorry notes or bearer-bonds. They are a loan to CCP in return for something that entitles the bearer to 30 days of game time. As has already been stated in this thread, it would be interesting to see a test case regarding the 'limited liabilities' that companies like to put in their EULAs though.
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Jehvan Sunburnadire
The Forgotten Legion
Redrum Fleet
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Posted - 2011.06.23 17:10:00 -
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Originally by: Othran
Originally by: Jehvan Sunburnadire
No. Plex are best thought of as equivalent to promisorry notes or bearer-bonds. They are a loan to CCP in return for something that entitles the bearer to 30 days of game time. As has already been stated in this thread, it would be interesting to see a test case regarding the 'limited liabilities' that companies like to put in their EULAs though.
I'm afraid you are seriously out of date. While PLEX started with the status you seem to think it still has, CCP changed it to a full in-game item last summer. As an in-game item CCP own it, not you.
Thanks for the info, I stand corrected! 
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Jehvan Sunburnadire
The Forgotten Legion
Redrum Fleet
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Posted - 2011.06.23 17:13:00 -
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Originally by: Mehrdad Kor-Azor
Originally by: Reed Tiburon
CCP HAS RESPONDED!
http://www.eveonline.com/ingameboard.asp?a=topic&threadID=1535591
Now WTF are you supposed to say to that...
"Thanks for the kind words."
I bet they're loving those, and totally ignoring the rest of us, as usual.
More likely there's been a decree from upon high to *not* comment on this thread. BTDT when the last.fm site relaunched in 2008. Lots of ****ed users, and ****ed staff, and none of us could say a damn thing due to management. It's a ****ty situation for any CCPer who actually cares to be in.
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