Every PLEX is paid for. CCP is not losing money from PLEXes, quite the opposite.

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Every PLEX is paid for. CCP is not losing money from PLEXes, quite the opposite.

But what if CCP said "Enough" we have RMT under control, we need more influx of cash and we are tired of dealing with the additional hassles that PLEX create.

No more playing without paying. AUR, resculpting and transfers are only availanle through cash payments.
What would the ramifications be?

This.

This , also since 1 plex is more expensive than 1 month sub CCP are making more money off people who pay with plex ( indirectly ) then those who have a sub.

Not that I am advocating it, because I am not. But what if CCP said "Enough" we have RMT under control, we need more influx of cash and we are tired of dealing with the additional hassles that PLEX create.

No more playing without paying. AUR, resculpting and transfers are only availanle through cash payments.

What would the ramifications be?

Other then forum threadnaughts and an initial decrease in the active players.

Would CCP actually make more money in the end? Would the playerbase be reduced by 20% or more? How would it effect you?

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Why did the OP like this post? Seriously.

CCP needs to eliminate PLEX, it's a stupid useless item that can be easily replaced with the already existing Aurum system. Buy gametime with Aurum tokens instead of a specific PLEX item.

Cause it made me chuckle.

I posted a legitimate question to see how others would have answered and maybe be enlightened myself about some facet of the whole PLEX model i may have been unaware of.

It made me laugh at the fact you took the time and effort to actually post in the thread, but posted nothing constructtiive, other then the fact you increased your post count by 1 you accomplished nothing.

EDIT Oh yeah I liked your above post as well cause of the same reasons.

Ah, see, I just assumed you were trolling. This thread seemed like pretty obvious flamebait.

You got the two backwards.

Ah, see, I just assumed you were trolling. This thread seemed like pretty obvious flamebait.

I agree entirely, the question was asked of me and it made me ponder a response (My response was they make more off of PLEXs, they wouldn't get rid of them) and he asked again "What if they did?". That is why I asked it here, to see how other would have responded.

Not really. Both are currencies at the moment. Except an Aurum token is the equivalent of a one dollar bill and a PLEX is the equivelant of a 20 dollar bill. You can't pay for items that cost a few bucks (like the new ship skins) with a PLEX because there's no such thing as change. But you can pay for gametime with 20 Aurum tokens. If either one has to go, it obviously needs to be the one with bigger value as to facilitate micro transactions.

The difference is that PLEX is actually useful in many ways, whereas AUR was just added to perform a duty that was never really implemented since the primary vehicle for that duty has been thoroughly abandoned. Nothing AUR does needs AUR to do soGÇöit is in every way utterly and completely redundant, pointless, and burdened with not even half-finished and abandoned code.

we need more influx of cash

Not that I am advocating it, because I am not. But what if CCP said "Enough" we have RMT under control, we need more influx of cash and we are tired of dealing with the additional hassles that PLEX create.

No more playing without paying. AUR, resculpting and transfers are only availanle through cash payments.

What would the ramifications be?

Other then forum threadnaughts and an initial decrease in the active players.

Would CCP actually make more money in the end? Would the playerbase be reduced by 20% or more? How would it effect you?

The difference is that PLEX is actually useful in many ways, whereas AUR was just added to perform a duty that was never really implemented since the primary vehicle for that duty has been thoroughly abandoned. Nothing AUR does needs AUR to do soGÇöit is in every way utterly and completely redundant, pointless, and burdened with not even half-finished and abandoned code.

I posted a legitimate question to see how others would have answered and maybe be enlightened myself about some facet of the whole PLEX model i may have been unaware of.