plex is the only way i'd buy one.

but that's mainly because i couldn't stomach a -ú126 outgoing on my bank statement for an item where over 50% of it is things i don't want.

Can someone explain to me why they think the CE should be purchasable with PLEX?

The problem with making it purchaseable with PLEX is that it's likely to put a higher demand on PLEX in game, increasing the price... considering the outcry about prices already, this might cause some unpleasantness.
If the CE turned out to be highly popular sold via PLEX it could really give prices a kick and I'm not certain CCP will do that without compelling reasons.

(could have been a dream, i had a nap earlier and dreamed that i was playing poker using polo mints as poker chips. good luck with that one dr freud)

In the case of you Dave yeah if you don't wanna spend the money on it don't simple as pie...not trolling not picking just being honest

Just quickly off topic - did you win?

i probably will miss out on the CE. that makes me slightly sad.

don't get me wrong, i don't think the CE is badly priced or anything. all of the content is worth -ú126, i just don't want all of the content.

but hey, that's just the way it is.

i had no idea, we were playing on a small table in the middle of a sport's hall and a guy came in mid game and told us that the session i'd booked had run out of time...

What do you and don't you want from out of the CE?

If they all decided to purchase a Collectors Edition via in game methods, then it will take away the aspect of it being a Collectors Edition due to the fact everyone will have one.

The problem with making it purchaseable with PLEX is that it's likely to put a higher demand on PLEX in game, increasing the price... considering the outcry about prices already, this might cause some unpleasantness.
If the CE turned out to be highly popular sold via PLEX it could really give prices a kick and I'm not certain CCP will do that without compelling reasons.

plex is the only way i'd buy one.

but that's mainly because i couldn't stomach a -ú126 outgoing on my bank statement for an item where over 50% of it is things i don't want.

The problem with making it purchaseable with PLEX is that it's likely to put a higher demand on PLEX in game, increasing the price... considering the outcry about prices already, this might cause some unpleasantness.
If the CE turned out to be highly popular sold via PLEX it could really give prices a kick and I'm not certain CCP will do that without compelling reasons.

things i do want: ingame goodies (pod, ships, blueprint), and the rifter usb thing.
things i'm mostly indifferent to: soundtrack and art book thing.
things i wouldn't care if they were missing from the box: dust drop suits, board game.

i think, if they did away with the board game, and the drop suits, and it worked out at -ú99.99 so it wasn't quite 3 figures (damn you psychology/ocd/whatever it is), i'd have preordered one.

*Insults the OP because you dont agree*

Leaving it as a real money purchase, also stops people that would buy it for PLEX and then sell it for a hundred quid, undercutting CCP.

And what the f- is wrong with that ?

Did they even utter one word about this being Limited Edition ???

No.

Another dweeb who forgets CCP is actually a business.

+ CCP gets their money, because all PLEX in existence (unless it's been simply spawned by CCP - something they claim not to do) has already been paid for anyway.
+ CCP potentially gets to sell more copies.

"blah blah blah I don't have the ISK to buy the CE with PLEX so no one else should be able to either"

With an actual physical item, I doubt the process is that simple.

Sounds sensible.

If you allow it to be purchased via PLEX, people with billions of ISK will buy lots of PLEX with ISK and use it to buy the collector's editions. This will distort the PLEX market and push up PLEX prices. Higher PLEX prices mean that people buying them with ISK to sub their accounts will be unable to do so and may stop playing, harming the game in the long run.

That's pretty much all I'm getting from your post. As for "undercutting" you apparently don't seem to know how PLEX works so let me explain. Each one is bought, with real money, from CCP. Meaning if CCP were to allow you to buy the CE with PLEX it would take PLEX out of the game, PLEX CCP already got money from. If someone were to then turn around and sell the CE for less than CCP well CCP already got money from that CE and the original buyer doesn't have one anymore and will have to buy another if they want one for themselves. It would ostensibly lead to more CE sales than less.

I know for a fact that if the CE would be purchasable with PLEX I'd get one right now, but since its not I will not be getting one. That's a lost sale right there and I wonder how many other people feel the same. Well from all the forum posts apparently its quite a few.



CCP let you buy NVIDIA graphics cards for PLEX when they were first overhauling all the models to V3.....it is that simple.

As for the "distortion" of the PLEX prices, if you can barely afford PLEX as it is now then there is a big problem with what you're doing to make ISK.

plex is the only way i'd buy one.

but that's mainly because i couldn't stomach a -ú126 outgoing on my bank statement for an item where over 50% of it is things i don't want.

money is money... a person has to actually initially purchase a plex for rl money... so it makes no difference bettween plex or credit its all money in ccp eyes.