Chief Bob
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Posted - 2011.06.24 14:52:00 -
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 Originally by: Akita T
Edited by: Akita T on 24/06/2011 04:28:35
Originally by: Ghoest
Our $15 month was supposed to give equal access to a playing field. Thats what the game was about.
The moment you could sell GTCs for ISK made this whole idea of "equal access to the playing field for 15$/month" irrelevant.
I didn't hear screams of "robbery" and "murder" back then, and I don't hear many of them now ABOUT THAT.
As long as all items and services sold in the NEX can be (indirectly) purchased without spending extra RL cash but only ISK, it's still just as level of a playing field as it is (or isn't) now already.
I'm not a usual poster on the boards here but I lurk quite a bit. And, Akita I know you are well known and generally make a lot of sense. But this time I think you are completely and absolutely wrong.
Personally I believe that PLEX is a horrible idea that skews the game toward the wealthier subscribers. The only reason that I can accept its existence is the fact that it is in game to curb RMT. Or at least to move that cash flow from the RMTers to CCP which in the end adds money to game development over the long run. Its an admission by CCP that they don't have the ability to combat RMT in a meaningful way. The reason I think its a bad idea is that it lures people in that otherwise would not cheat. Instead of decreasing RMT it has increased it. I think it dances right at the edge of game breaking.
But, to accept MT for in game advantage is another thing. It has no practical purpose other than to increase the bottom line of CCP while sacrificing the quality of the game experience for those that don't want to participate. It also completely bypasses the in game economy which IMHO is what makes Eve what it is. What is Eve without traders, industrialists, researchers, miners, the "death tax", but a poorly designed space shooter?
Also, my thoughts on company wide newsletters... They are used to announce the direction of the company to the lower level employees that didn't get to sit in the board room where the decisions were made. They are generally not designed to "promote discussion," but rather to broadcast company direction and goals.
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