El 1974
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Posted - 2011.06.29 11:24:00 -
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Edited by: El 1974 on 29/06/2011 11:25:37
Edited by: El 1974 on 29/06/2011 11:24:59
 Originally by: Zen Sins
I'm not ****ed off about microtransactions. Frankly I could care less. I AM, however, ****ed off that Gylfason lied straight to my face as an Eve player when he said in his email:
"However, just to prove the point of the Fearless newsletter and give you a further understanding of what it is then there are no and never have been plans to sell ôgold ammoö for Aurum. In Fearless people are arguing a point, which doesnÆt even have to be their view, they are debating an issue. This is another example of how information out of context is no information at all."
That simply does NOT mesh with the context of the Fearless article which states:
"On the opposite end of the scale to vanity goods are performance based items such as weapons. They are consumed through gameplay, making them a potentially powerful source of renewable income. Selling them for real money is very tempting. They are highly desired by the player audience and yield lower development costs, as variation can be achieved through numbers rather than unique art assets. Selling them though, is highly controversial. We are planning on doing so. I would be tempted to say it is because we are fearless, but the real reason is that we have strong evidence that selling performance enhancers, in moderation, works. Korean developers have capitalized on performance-enhancing items for a long time, but it took a leap of faith from the people developing Battlefield: Heroes to show that the same principles that work in Korea apply for the western market as well."
How does that paragraph constitute DEBATE? It is quite plainly a statement of FACT backed by given examples and reasoning. It is NOT an argument that they "should" or "should not" do something. It states simply "WE ARE PLANNING ON DOING SO."
I do NOT appreciate this remedial attempt at spin from Gylfason nor the play for time afforded by the "emergency CSM meeting" on this issue. CCP should either HTFU and admit their plan, or reverse themselves and commit to CHANGING the plan.
You talk about context and don't read it. You quote an article about Dust and then you act like it's about Eve. Yes, Dust will have non-vanity items. And yes that sucks because Dust will be linked with Eve. But it doesn't say anything about what they will sell in Eve.
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