Zindela
Caldari
School of Applied Knowledge
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Posted - 2011.06.24 04:17:00 -
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 Originally by: Mara Rinn
Citation needed.
CCP Pann has already told you what I knew was true - this in an internal newsletter for staff where they spin all kinds of bull**** in order to bring taboo ideas out into the open to get them talked about. Unfortunately in this case the newsletter was set out into the wild where people who don't understand the culture in which that newsletter normally lives, have totally misunderstood the meaning of the words.
I am certain that CCP wants to stick to their agreement with CSM about "vanity items only". That newsletter indicates that the discussion is now along the lines of, "where is the line between vanity items and concierge services/power items" and "how much can we do in Dust 514 before we **** off the capsuleers"?
I'm sure many capsuleers would be mightily ****ed off if CCP actually did try selling extra fitting slots or standings slots. But they want to talk about where the line is, so they need to talk about absurd line-crossing scenarios in order to free people up to talk about where the line might be. It's a psychological tool to help people who don't want to be the one suggesting the absurd idea, that you propose an even more absurd idea than anyone can think of so that the boundaries of the discussion are known.
I think CCP Soundwave did an awesome job in presenting the "pro-MT" side ("why does everyone think I'm Satan for just wanting to make money").
Sad to say, I think CCP Diagoras didn't go far enough in the negative side. IMHO he should have stated that we crossed the line way back when PLEX were introduced, and character sales were allowed. Arguing for the status quo indicates to me that CCP Diagoras feels (or was asked to feel) that there actually is plenty of scope for MT in the game, over and above PLEX and character sales.
But that's for a different thread.
The "leaked" document is real, but the nature of its content and the context in which that content has meaning must be understood.
This is more or less the conclusion I came to. Ideas were presented in an internal newsletter to get discussion about them going. Unfortunately, most people didn't realize this, and started raging.
If I'm wrong about that, then consider my sub cancelled.
I'm apathetic about MT for Vanity, but the nanosecond that MT gives gameplay advantages is the moment I'm gone. Dress yourself up all you want. But if you spent real money, and beat me in a fight, that just ****es me off. It will be the death of the game.
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Originally by: CCP Fallout
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