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Vaerah Vahrokha
Vahrokh Consulting
4495
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Posted - 2013.11.10 13:27:00 -
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Hello,
As manager of the VAERT, Vahrokh's Emergencies Relief Trust I am asking CCP to please start a charity drive to aid the victims of the terrible event in the Philippines (10,000 alredy reported dead).
We are ready, we got the money, the last time (Japan earthquake) VAERT delivered through CCP a real cash amount of $4,286!
I am being pressured by players about this (not that I needed their input about this), even historic famous ones like Amarr Citizen 155.
Please CCP let us help them, even few thousands dollars may help! |
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Chribba
Otherworld Enterprises
Otherworld Empire
9964
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Posted - 2013.11.10 13:31:00 -
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+1, I'd chip in the stuff I myself hold from players for the next PLEX for Relief drives CCP hold.
/c |
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Roxie Glitz
Pator Tech School
Minmatar Republic
0
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Posted - 2013.11.10 13:53:00 -
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As i am not familiar with the mechanic behind your idea, i assume we donate isk? If so, i don't have much to give but i'd be happy to donate, even if i can just afford a low million sum. |
Obunagawe
254
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Posted - 2013.11.10 13:57:00 -
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Please don't CCP. Don't kill EVE to save the phillipines. And you WILL kill EVE by increasing PLEX price much more. |
Rhivre
TarNec
Invisible Exchequer
528
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Posted - 2013.11.10 14:00:00 -
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+1 from me |
Riot Girl
Krypteia Operations
CODE.
1869
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Posted - 2013.11.10 14:02:00 -
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Obunagawe wrote:Please don't CCP. Don't kill EVE to save the phillipines. And you WILL kill EVE by increasing PLEX price much more.
How selfish. People are dying and all you care about is how much you have to mine to keep your account active. |
Rykker Bow
125
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Posted - 2013.11.10 14:12:00 -
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I am completely on board with this. |
Vaerah Vahrokha
Vahrokh Consulting
4500
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Posted - 2013.11.10 14:22:00 -
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Roxie Glitz wrote:As i am not familiar with the mechanic behind your idea, i assume we donate isk? If so, i don't have much to give but i'd be happy to donate, even if i can just afford a low million sum.
The mechanic works as follows: during "nothing is going on" times (years) I slowly gather donations from players.
When an emergency happens, CCP makes a special character available where to send PLEXes and they convert those PLEXes back into money and donate them to Red Cross or other appointed charities.
Therefore, players ISK donations usually happen outside of emergencies.
Of course if an emergency happens I do a "call for arms" and a lot of people send donations at the last minute, but I don't care if I have to do 90 jumps again (finding low priced PLEXes to donate more of those), what matters is that in those poor countries, 10 dollars can EASILY save a life and 4,000 dollars are a lot of lives that may be saved!
Imagine this: you play the ONE game where you can save REAL lives just by playing! |
Obunagawe
254
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Posted - 2013.11.10 14:25:00 -
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Riot Girl wrote:Obunagawe wrote:Please don't CCP. Don't kill EVE to save the phillipines. And you WILL kill EVE by increasing PLEX price much more. How selfish. People are dying and all you care about is how much you have to mine to keep your account active.
Confirming EVE is a game of kind and selfless people. |
Vaerah Vahrokha
Vahrokh Consulting
4501
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Posted - 2013.11.10 14:28:00 -
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Obunagawe wrote:Riot Girl wrote:Obunagawe wrote:Please don't CCP. Don't kill EVE to save the phillipines. And you WILL kill EVE by increasing PLEX price much more. How selfish. People are dying and all you care about is how much you have to mine to keep your account active. Confirming EVE is a game of kind and selfless people.
Please don't start some flame war or troll on this thread. |
Roxie Glitz
Pator Tech School
Minmatar Republic
1
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Posted - 2013.11.10 14:28:00 -
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Vaerah Vahrokha wrote:Roxie Glitz wrote:As i am not familiar with the mechanic behind your idea, i assume we donate isk? If so, i don't have much to give but i'd be happy to donate, even if i can just afford a low million sum. The mechanic works as follows: during "nothing is going on" times (years) I slowly gather donations from players. When an emergency happens, CCP makes a special character available where to send PLEXes and they convert those PLEXes back into money and donate them to Red Cross or other appointed charities. Therefore, players ISK donations usually happen outside of emergencies. Of course if an emergency happens I do a "call for arms" and a lot of people send donations at the last minute, but I don't care if I have to do 90 jumps again (finding low priced PLEXes to donate more of those), what matters is that in those poor countries, 10 dollars can EASILY save a life and 4,000 dollars are a lot of lives that may be saved! Imagine this: you play the ONE game where you can save REAL lives just by playing!
Thank you very much for your explanation. |
Rhivre
TarNec
Invisible Exchequer
529
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Posted - 2013.11.10 14:29:00 -
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Deleted to not derail the thread |
First Star Wolf
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
9
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Posted - 2013.11.10 14:36:00 -
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+1 to this |
RAW23
463
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Posted - 2013.11.10 14:52:00 -
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Fully behind this. I have been donating to VAERT for years and this seems to be a situation where CCP could do some genuine good with the money. |
Rykker Bow
125
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Posted - 2013.11.10 15:13:00 -
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RAW23 wrote:Fully behind this. I have been donating to VAERT for years and this seems to be a situation where CCP could do some genuine good with the money.
Quite right! This is an opportunity to bring genuine help and relief to those who are in desperate need. Get the word out mates. The quicker we can bandwagon this, the quicker we can get the funds to where they can be used.
Lets keep posting here, ignore the trolls, give likes, get the word out to your friends, anything and everything my friends!
Everyone here gets a +1 and a most sincere thank you.
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Tavi Baldocchi
Blue Sun Industry
The Explicit Alliance
18
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Posted - 2013.11.10 15:31:00 -
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If ccp decides to be kinda and start this up again I'll gladly donate a Plex.. And have no problem doing those 90 jumps to get cheap Plex for you. Contact me in game for a helping hand. |
Lipbite
Express Hauler
1194
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Posted - 2013.11.10 15:55:00 -
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Here you can donate money directly to Red Cross on Philippines. |
Nicor Syke'Nexen
24
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Posted - 2013.11.10 17:16:00 -
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You could just send a check to the Red Cross... just a suggestion
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Rhivre
TarNec
Invisible Exchequer
530
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Posted - 2013.11.10 17:20:00 -
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Nicor Syke'Nexen wrote:You could just send a check to the Red Cross... just a suggestion
This is true, but I suspect the amount of ISK I could buy plex with would be larger than any RL donation I could give.
I also suspect I am not alone in this. |
Beekeeper Bob
Beekeepers Anonymous
782
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Posted - 2013.11.10 17:29:00 -
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Why not actually send them money, rather than use in game isk to cover your donations?
Giving money out of your pocket means something, giving meaningless money from within a game is just weak. |
Sebastor Cane
The Outlet
63
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Posted - 2013.11.10 17:31:00 -
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What happened in the Philipines?
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Estella Osoka
Deep Void Merc Syndicate
Sicarius Draconis
154
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Posted - 2013.11.10 17:31:00 -
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Screw this crap. You want to help out the Philippines. Donate your time and/or money to one of the relief organizations.
A list can be found here: Typhoon Haiyan Relief Organizations |
Josef Djugashvilis
Acme Mining Corporation
1535
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Posted - 2013.11.10 17:31:00 -
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Beekeeper Bob wrote:Why not actually send them money, rather than use in game isk to cover your donations?
Giving money out of your pocket means something, giving meaningless money from within a game is just weak.
Isk converted to real money is real money. |
Rhivre
TarNec
Invisible Exchequer
530
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Posted - 2013.11.10 17:35:00 -
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Estella Osoka wrote:Screw this crap. You want to help out the Philippines. Donate your time and/or money to one of the relief organizations. A list can be found here: Typhoon Haiyan Relief Organizations
the $4200 or so raised for japan is hardly "crap".
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Rykker Bow
128
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Posted - 2013.11.10 17:36:00 -
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Nicor Syke'Nexen wrote:You could just send a check to the Red Cross... just a suggestion
Very true Nicor and thanks for the link Lipbite!
I do donate to them and other charities with RL money. Fortunately, IGÇÖm able to give large ISK donations to VAERT. IGÇÖm not exactly sure how much IGÇÖve donated over the years, or been a part of a drive to raise funds, but I can say that IGÇÖve been able to donate a much higher comparable amount from ISK than RL money. |
Samroski
Games Inc.
The Night Crew Alliance
291
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Posted - 2013.11.10 17:49:00 -
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I have maintained a fund for this purpose for more than two years. The idea of using ISK for charity makes Eve more meaningful, and gives direction to my (Eve) life.
The last PLEX for good drive was in May 2011 iirc. Surely we need to give to charity more frequently, and there is no time like right now. |
Vaerah Vahrokha
Vahrokh Consulting
4515
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Posted - 2013.11.10 18:05:00 -
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I truly appreciate the many friends who wish to join me calling CCP to start a charity campaign! And this is really an emegency that hit hard! |
Vaerah Vahrokha
Vahrokh Consulting
4515
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Posted - 2013.11.10 18:08:00 -
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Estella Osoka wrote:Screw this crap. You want to help out the Philippines. Donate your time and/or money to one of the relief organizations. A list can be found here: Typhoon Haiyan Relief Organizations
Follow me:
1) It's perfectly possible to BOTH donate money and also participate in the PLEX for charity campaign, the two things are absolutely compatible.
2) Many could never send $4,000 as donation but as collective in this game we CAN and it adds nicely to the single person donations. |
RAW23
467
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Posted - 2013.11.10 18:27:00 -
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Beekeeper Bob wrote:Why not actually send them money, rather than use in game isk to cover your donations?
Giving money out of your pocket means something, giving meaningless money from within a game is just weak.
Why not both? The fact we can give whatever we can afford out of game PLUS an extra chunk through our otherwise completely valueless in-game resources seems obviously better than insisting that people only give what they can afford out of game.
I also doubt anyone who receives aid paid for through PLEX donations will consider that money to be 'meaningless'. In fact, I strongly suspect that neither the Red Cross nor the end users could give the slightest damn about whether the money originated in a nerdy computer game or came from apple-cheeked children selling lemonade by the roadside. Money is money. |
MatrixSkye Mk2
Republic University
Minmatar Republic
618
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Posted - 2013.11.10 18:50:00 -
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Count me in. Earth needs more people like you.
Edit: I'll keep an eye on this thread, but please feel free to tap me in the back in case I don't respond quickly enough. |
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