GǪexcept that unless someone pays money for it, no-one can play.

That would make it a Free-to-play game, which is a pretty drastic departure from the current subscription-based business model. So how do you propose that they'd make money? Also, you are aware that there was this whole ghost training (training without paying for it) thing a few years back, and that they removed it for a reason, right?

So free combat alt accounts? Free scouts? Free hauler & Free scanning/probing alts?

GǪor, more accurately, Veterans play without paying for it themselves; CCP makes more money.
ed: Or do you mean that this would be the effect of the OP's suggestion? If so, then yes, that's why it's a bad idea.

You mean the way it already works? The question remains: if you start handing out the service people pay for for free, how do you propose that CCP will make money?

This.

It is as simple as that. Also, EVE is not a very good platform for F2P so your idea is dumb.

Play to Pay isn't the same as Free to Play.

I think the op maybe expects that only people in a crunch would us the "keep playing for free feature" for just long enough to make enough for a plex and everyone else would just be nice enough to pay on time when they're supposed to. Eve Online Honor System Edition.

You know most games have players that let someone else paying their bills. It is just that in EVE you don't have to ask your parent to do it you can ask another player instead. But that doesn't make it free to play. Someone still pays your subscription.

F2P is a completely different business model and need games that are built for that purpose. Typically, F2P games need 10-100 times more players for the same revenue as subscription games. How would you think TQ would cope with 4 million players ...??

Also, the gameplay in EVE is built on long term goals and social relationships. It is not like WOT for example where all that is expected of you is to log in whenever and push battle to "enjoy" the game with random kids that generally suck and only focus on their own thing .... EVE needs a bit more dedication from its players.

What I'd like to see is a 250mil ISK smaller sized PLEX. $19 version can be too much, but a $9.99 would be nice.

What PLEX was intended for originally has changed to a means to pay for many items, but the amount for it hasn't scaled for the price and it's new purpose.

free ratting/mining/mission bots

sounds great

The fact you made this thread is proof that EvE is not free to play. If it was, you wouldn't be asking for the changes you're asking for.

Bad idea that can be easily abused. No thanks.

Again, if you want CCP to start giving away services for free, you have to propose some mechanism that lets them make that money back (and then some).

GǪbecause there's nothing to suggest that it won't since all you're proposing is that they give away paid-for services for free.

Yup, F2P is where you play for free but you pay for everything with RL $$.

If EVE were F2P you would have to buy the right to fly a BC before you could use the ship.

That is how F2P works, it is not about the free part, it is about the horrible MT market that comes with it.

Why would more people play the game? How do you ensure that those who suddenly decide that it's worth paying for now that it's free(?!) outnumber the ones who stop paying for it now that it's free?

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Not for anyone who doesn't need anymore SP or doesn't risk clones. Pretty much this system would be exploited to hell, and will only cause a loss in profits for CCP then any increases.

I'm just going to quote myself this time, "You're dumb".

So your idea to encourage people to play is to punish them for playing?

If it were, those people would already be playing.

If they are just remotely like you, we are probably better off if they don't return.

After a long hard struggle Eve has people coming to it. This is verifiable through multiple sources. So complaining that PLEX makes people leave the game is a lost cause when its creating more subs than turning away.

The OP.