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PotatoOverdose
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Posted - 2014.04.18 19:56:00 -
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Petrus Blackshell wrote:When looking for the source of a problem
This implies a problem exists. This is false. No one is under any obligation to provide you with cheap/easy game time. |
PotatoOverdose
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Posted - 2014.04.18 21:39:00 -
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Andski wrote:PLEX prices are high because of speculators, not because a bunch of players suddenly decided to start using PLEX for their accounts. It's an unfortunate consequence of CCP introducing PLEX as a convenient alternative to GTC trading and as a foundation for monetized perks like multiple character training.
This doesn't look like speculation to me. Speculation could be a local spike from 700 million to 740 million back to 700 million.
The linked market dictate indicates sustained and reasonably linear growth in Plex price over the course of a year from ~550 million one year ago to ~710 million+ today. That looks far more like demand is outpacing supply by a bit and eroding into the existing plex stockpiles. |
PotatoOverdose
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Posted - 2014.04.18 22:25:00 -
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Divine Entervention wrote:Slade Trillgon wrote:
Now if the individual was buying up plex with illegitimate isk and then trashing them, that would be a problem, but I am utterly too tired to reach for my :tinfoil:
This COULD be happening. It is POSSIBLE that CCP creates "throw away" accounts to buy PLEX from the market with instantly materialized through GM/DEV code, without the work put in to generate the ISK, and then delete it to remove the supply of lower priced PLEX to leave the remaining PLEX at a higher, more desireable for CCP price.
I see someone's trained Tin Foil Hat Construction to V. Good for you, never know when those satellites will try to steal your thoughts. |
PotatoOverdose
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Posted - 2014.04.18 22:27:00 -
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Divine Entervention wrote:masternerdguy wrote:
I bet you believe in Chemtrails too.
Why would you say that?
Oh he does! Wow......stereotypes are amazing.  |
PotatoOverdose
Handsome Millionaire Playboys
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Posted - 2014.04.18 22:31:00 -
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Divine Entervention wrote:PotatoOverdose wrote:Divine Entervention wrote:masternerdguy wrote:
I bet you believe in Chemtrails too.
Why would you say that? Oh he does! Wow......stereotypes are amazing. Believing in something and understanding it's a possibility are 2 different things. The inability to understand that is ignorance.
:popcorn: |
PotatoOverdose
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Posted - 2014.04.18 22:57:00 -
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Rowells wrote:Divine Entervention wrote:A PLEX costs $20.
A subscription costs $15.
If a person is looking to sub his account using money, it's understandable that he's going to use the option that results in him paying less, being a $15 subscription costs. He COULD buy a PLEX for $20 and then immediately turn around and use it to sub his account, but IMO, that's a waste of $5 because he could've got the same product for 25% cheaper.
Now considering that it's more cost efficient for a player looking to subscribe his account using dollars to go with the cheaper option, the purpose of PLEX existing has to be taken into consideration.
That purpose is to sell PLEX for isk. If PLEX is worth 350million isk, it is less desireable than a PLEX being worth 700million ISK. Higher desirability potentially results in more PLEX being bought to get more value.
Cheap isk PLEX hurts CCP more than expensive isk PLEX, because cheaper isk PLEX is less desirable to purchase from CCP for $20 than a more expensive isk PLEX for $20. What high school did you go to? I think I need to slap whoever gave you a diploma
Let's not be hasty in making assumptions here.... |
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