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Fiona Blamont
Gallente
The Scope
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Posted - 2011.06.29 20:43:00 -
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Seems to me the best solution for the future of this game is to make it Free-to-Play.
New player starts off with 1.5 million skill points they can allocate. Every day they accumulate 50000 skill points. If they want to get more points faster, they can reallocate their attributes or plug-in implants. If they really want to learn faster, they can redeem a PLEX for 1.5 Million skill points.
This makes it possible then for someone to catch up with all this hardcore PVPers that feel 20 million skill points is the plateau you need to reach before you can undock. Something obtainable with 12 PLEX or skilling up the normal way for 12 months.
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Yulinki Atavuli
Minmatar
Caldari Investment and Security Industries
Innovia Alliance
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Posted - 2011.06.29 20:57:00 -
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boo
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chanteel
Gallente
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Posted - 2011.06.29 21:04:00 -
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+1 (to support redeeming plex for sp)
There have been alot of Posts about ways to manipulate sp but if there was ever something a plex was good for not (aur) this is #1 so far. I think 1.5mil is a bit much but that figure can be worked with.
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Finn McCaan
Caldari
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Posted - 2011.06.29 21:08:00 -
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mainly because of the concept of MTX skill points - mtx specific skills and lock out the character from the character bazzar for a period of time maybe?
however WOW has almost, but not quite, moved (stealthily) to the freemium system:
Unlimted time level capped trial
its slightly more realistic that ccp might think about doing this, although they'd need to further restrict skills on trial accounts (no bc or up cap at level 3 maybe?). Lock converted long term trial accounts from character transfer for the equivalent of their trial period less 30days?
With some improved player corp functionality (player corp 'missions' maybe?) a new burst of trial players might be a good thing?
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DuKackBoon
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Posted - 2011.06.29 21:21:00 -
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Are you ****ing dense bro?
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vinnymcg
Glukkons
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Posted - 2011.06.29 21:22:00 -
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Free-to-play usually only works when you can have a massive amount of player playing. If CCP was to move to free-to-play with its current member base it would loose a lot of money as not everyone would buy something. Then again they could make multiple servers and do it.
Got a funny feeling if they tried that they would be left with no players, its a niche game so if they alienate their current player base they will not last long.
All that said it sound like you think you cant contend with the older players which is false, you have two options, empty your bank account into plex and get an amazing ship to beat them or join a corp and become stronger in a group.
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Barbara Nichole
Cryogenic Consultancy
Black Sun Alliance
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Posted - 2011.06.29 23:02:00 -
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Edited by: Barbara Nichole on 29/06/2011 23:03:40
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Seems to me the best solution for the future of this game is to make it Free-to-Play.
What free to play mmo have you ever been able to play longer than 6 months with out vomiting over the grind/difficulty or pay model?
EVE would become an entirely different game.. and not in a good way.
btw, plex for sp bad bad bad! -1
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Alxea
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Posted - 2011.06.30 01:27:00 -
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Err... I haven't payed for this game since plex came out. I play for free vea trade and ship building. I buy plexes with isk. Usoually a years worth at a time. So I already play for free. A plex a month is like 5% of my income per month so it doesn't effect me.
You can do it too. So -1 for your idea when... guess what, thats already possible it already is free to play. Shocker! 
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Austherus Ahnisial
Amarr
Ahnisial Conglomerate
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Posted - 2011.06.30 02:15:00 -
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No please, free to play games = small elite that spend 10,000 a month (real money) plus a giant mob of poor undergeared players who get owned forever.
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Ahnisial Conglomerate - CEO |
Yolo
SmellsOFelderbarry
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Posted - 2011.06.30 12:37:00 -
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PLEX == Free Play.
it takes like 4-5 hours to get enough Isk for a PLEX.
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Medidranda Livoga
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Posted - 2011.06.30 13:03:00 -
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Edited by: Medidranda Livoga on 30/06/2011 13:06:56
Hardly. That assumes current big spenders are willing to fund 5x or even 10x as many free players. I don`t think so.
Addionally, none of the free-to-play games require you to play for continued access. Playing with PLEX requires player to run in the isk rat race circuit to keep playing continually. Point of these games is that they are easy to pick up and don`t force you to do anything. They just string you along to spend nickel here and dime there for virtual goods.
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DuKackBoon
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Posted - 2011.06.30 16:01:00 -
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Originally by: Yolo
PLEX == Free Play.
it takes like 4-5 hours to get enough Isk for a PLEX.
Not even remotely.
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DraconisAlpha
Gallente
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Posted - 2011.06.30 16:06:00 -
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Do you have 19.9x20(400)dollars to spend to play a game? I dont.
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Robert Caldera
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Posted - 2011.06.30 16:12:00 -
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Originally by: DuKackBoon
Originally by: Yolo
PLEX == Free Play.
it takes like 4-5 hours to get enough Isk for a PLEX.
Not even remotely.
with a tengu + sanctums you need 4h for making 300m ISK (25m ticks).
So basically, eve is free to play for all those having access to 0.0 sanctums.
With missioning, whats available for everyone, you will need a bit longer.
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DraconisAlpha
Gallente
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Posted - 2011.06.30 16:24:00 -
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It is absolutely not f2p.
Every plex you buy from market, someone bought it from CCP@19$.
That means for every expert/skilled/veteran player who can play for free...there is someone who cannot and needs isks to buy ships, modules and so on (paying twice the subscription).
The more expert players there are...the less noob ones, the more plexs rise in price.......and so on
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