No its not. My buddy stopped paying to play years ago...

EvE is not free to play, and never has been.
Someone is always paying for the game time, even if it's not you. you buy a months worth of paid game time for an ingame currency but someone out there still paid for the time,

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.

game sub = $14.99 USD
PLEX sub = $19.99 USD

its simple, every time you plexsub and destroy a PLEX, CCP makes an extra 5 bucks for a monthly sub.

I can't see how your plan would be more profitable

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.

I see people leaving the game bacause they dotn either A. have RL to support the game. or B. dont have enough time to get the isk to purchase a plex.

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.

the fact i made this thread is i want to see the ftp mechanics improved but never remove the inherit sub mechanic from the game.

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).

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

The troll is strong with this one.

more people playing the game means more plex bought = more money for CCP.

you assume that this could decase profit for ccp.

EVE is a subscription game.

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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indeed. and that is why eve is somewhat ftp. its ftp in teh sence you dont have to pay a dime to play . its not ftp because someone had to pay 20 bucks for that plex. its a great mechanic and i would like to enhance it.

no sp gain and cant upgrade clone is a compelling reason.