Conrad Lionhart
Gallente
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Posted - 2011.06.25 15:03:00 -
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 Originally by: M14D
2. Why it isn't viable.
Unlike the majority of you, CCP is not that stupid, and their final evaluation would include that such an idea cannot ever rely on suitable community support and therefore it would never go through. While I'm sure it's a paradigm for some of you here that you're not the only one capable of thinking of negative sides, I can assure you; CCP had all of your possible complaints noted down before you even knew of this.
I'm gonna have to agree very strongly with this part of the post.
CCP doesn't need this terrorism on Jita to know that it won't work. A valid point brought up is that allowing AUR -> items directly will hurt the miners, manufacturers and traders. A lot of players like me earn ISK to buy PLEX. If allowing AUR to buy in-game items will hurt my chances to buy PLEX, I would probably unsub. And I'm sure there are a lot of players like me.
I'm pretty sure they also know that they cannot keep their game alive purely from AUR. Majority of the players are the miners, manufactuers, traders, etc. If they introduce something that will hurt the economy so bad that nearly all professions in the game is rendered useless, I'm sure they know their game will collapse.
I also agree that this rioting has gone out of control and is just excessive. The email is blown way out of proportion. You are rioting over something that may or may not happen.
CCP has given us free expansions. They need to make money. They want to be successful and recognized by the world. And they need more money to made Eve more advanced and appealing to a wider audience. Introducing Incarna is the right step to tapping into the casual market who like aesthetics. Call them the instant-gratification console players, or whatever you like. But something as pointless as aesthetics can attract potential gamers who may not want to play eve because there is no avatar. I can see how sitting down on a couch and watching random stuff on the TV be something appealing.
All MMOs sell some form of vanity stuff. WoW is just as guilty for trying to milk more money out of its customers. CCP has every right to sell optional vanity stuff for money. Don't judge them for changing their minds, or "lying". Times have changed. Let them grow. Incarna is a huge potential for CCP.
If one day they go back on their word and do sell stuff on the Noble Exchange Store and cause me to be unable to buy PLEX to play, then I will unsub. I'm sure they don't want to lose their customers. So common sense dictates they will not go ahead with something that breaks the in-game economy, or anger the majority of their playerbase. But they will test the waters and try to sell as much stuff as long as it is within reason. It is their right.
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