Originally by: Adunh Slavy

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Edited by: Adunh Slavy on 24/06/2011 01:25:33
Microtransacitions of this nature break the sandbox - That is everyone's primary concern.

For years your customers have suggested numerous ways that not only could CCP profit from, but would allow players to create content in reasonably quality controlled ways. Many of these same people also created the third party apps, and we all know how that is going.

CCP is correct in the fact that people wish to invest into their hobbies. But a hobby is not about having the end result, the hobby is all about the creation of the end result. Instead of creating an environment where developers, 3d modelers, texture makers, clothing designers, authors, musicians, sound engineers and dreamers could help create Eve, you instead opted to take the cheap tacky route. (I am not talking about SL in space here, if someone is daft enough to think that, go clean your room like mommy told you to an hour ago.)

CCP could have profited immensely for years, not only in terms of money, but the additional loyalty that comes from engendering a sense of pride and ownership, even if all the IP rights belonged to you, regardless of what we had created.

By some of those opinions in the newsletter, change Eve from an environment of creativity and adventure, into a world of theme parks and junk food restaurants. Instead of considering who we are, you assumed who we are, and unfortunately, it appears as though we all look like cows in your eyes.

This is what we cows have heard ...

We were told that old standing core mechanic issues would be addressed
Moo
We were told feature after feature would be fixed and iterated upon
Moooo!
We were told PLEX would only be used to combat RMT
Moooooo!!
We were told MTs would never come to Eve
MOOOoooooo!!
We were told that Incarna/WiS would be optional
MOOOOOooooooo!!!

Now we see this little newsletter, right after the scorpion debacle, along with the 3rd party monetization ordeal, and now we are to continue to trust?

MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!

IF CCP's vision is a theme park, and that's what you guys want, so be it, but be honest about it. At this stage, it's going to take a complete 180 or blatant honesty to get your selves out of this mess.

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