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My Little Banker
Dead Space Investments
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Posted - 2014.07.09 02:45:00 -
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My idea is simple make the loyalty points that you get from missions and encounter surveillance systems transferable to other characters.
I want to keep this simple so I will make a list of reasons why this is good.
* Allows 0.0 players to cash in LP from multiple characters without making the 20+ jump trip.
* Reduces the shock to the market when players dump large amounts of LP.
* Increases the use of LP that is accumulated by players.
* Will help with the issue of large alliance only using one type of ESS causing that LP to decrease in value.
This is very much a ease of living proposal but I think it would make the use of encounter surveillance systems much more widespread than it is now. This could also possibly pave the way for more expansions to the ESS system that is currently in place. |
Nevyn Auscent
Broke Sauce
1412
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Posted - 2014.07.09 02:49:00 -
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Hi, I'm a corp that keeps track of how you have helped us so what favours we owe you in this thing we call LP. So I'm going to be totally ok with you transferring these favours to someone we hate to get things from us instead of you.
Err........ |
Arya Regnar
Darwins Right Hand
475
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Posted - 2014.07.09 02:50:00 -
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Does loyalty mean nothing these days??
EvE-Mail me if you need anything.
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My Little Banker
Dead Space Investments
0
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Posted - 2014.07.09 02:54:00 -
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Arya Regnar wrote:Does loyalty mean nothing these days?? This is EVE loyalty is bought and sold every day. |
Tiberizzle
GoonWaffe Goonswarm Federation
46
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Posted - 2014.07.09 03:30:00 -
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This is a pretty good idea. Pretty much anything that addresses the issue of factoring LP into nullsec income when you can only dispose of it by leaving nullsec would be a good idea though. I thought the goal with nullsec changes was to be moving us towards being self-sufficient?
I have 10+ characters with 1.5-2.5M LP split between several different factions per character.
I haven't bothered to cash out since these things were introduced because of the mindblowing headache going to 2-4 different LP stores per character then shipping all the crap to a market hub would be.
I don't mean to get all ~tism~ here but quite frankly, when you factor in the opportunity cost of liquidating, it's not a bonus as is, it's pretty much mockery. |
Eugene Kerner
TunDraGon
1271
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Posted - 2014.07.09 06:19:00 -
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And make it so that we get Lp for just docking at the according NPC station. Lazy Snows. TunDraGon is recruiting! "Also, your boobs " -á CCP Eterne, 2012
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Aliventi
Southern Cross Empire Flying Dangerous
756
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Posted - 2014.07.09 07:06:00 -
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Allow LP to be bought, sold, traded, manipulated, scammed with, etc on the open market. LP is just another form of currency that instead of adding isk to the game it acts as an isk sink. People get hung up on the fact it is call "Loyalty Points." Like an NPC cares what you do with the points. It is a reward. If you choose to sell that reward for isk on the open market then you should have the option to.
Once this is implemented it will act as sorts of an NPC stock exchange. Hear a new NPC corp is going to get an LP store buff? Buy buy buy their LP! Hear Minmatar FW is going to go on a crushing offensive of Amarr FW? Better sell your Minmatar LP and buy the Amarr LP because one is about to be come a lot more common and the other a lot more rare. Think of all the great market PvP we will get. |
Nolak Ataru
Incursion Osprey Replacement Fund LLC
100
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Posted - 2014.07.09 07:19:00 -
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Aliventi wrote:Allow LP to be bought, sold, traded, manipulated, scammed with, etc on the open market. LP is just another form of currency that instead of adding isk to the game it acts as an isk sink. People get hung up on the fact it is call "Loyalty Points." Like an NPC cares what you do with the points. It is a reward. If you choose to sell that reward for isk on the open market then you should have the option to. Once this is implemented it will act as sorts of an NPC stock exchange. Hear a new NPC corp is going to get an LP store buff? Buy buy buy their LP! Hear Minmatar FW is going to go on a crushing offensive of Amarr FW? Better sell your Minmatar LP and buy the Amarr LP because one is about to be come a lot more common and the other a lot more rare. Think of all the great market PvP we will get.
Well if you continually run L4s for Amarr, they're going to appreciate your efforts.
If Joe Ibis, some guy who runs L4s for Minmatar and is -10 with Amarr, comes along and you give him your LP, in a real world, the Amarr would probably stop giving you missions or, in an extreme instance, convict you of treason.
So no. Leave LP alone. |
Jint Hikaru
OffWorld Exploration Inc
1226
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Posted - 2014.07.09 08:21:00 -
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Aliventi wrote: People get hung up on the fact it is call "Loyalty Points." Like an NPC cares what you do with the points. It is a reward. If you choose to sell that reward for isk on the open market then you should have the option to.
They are called Loyalty Points for a reason. The NPC Corp is rewarding the pilot for his/her 'Loyalty'. Simple as that.
Why would a corporation go tot he trouble of keeping records of your loyalty standing and offering specific items based on this, if you are going to sell them to a person who that Corp hates.
So, I say, No to this idea.
Jint Hikaru - Miner / Salvager / Explorer / SpaceBum In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move. |
Fer'isam K'ahn
None Of One
191
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Posted - 2014.07.09 09:27:00 -
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Hmm, some functionality says, 'yes', some system principle and lore says 'no'. Am divided.
Are you sure your issues aren't elsewhere ?! |
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Anthar Thebess
573
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Posted - 2014.07.09 09:45:00 -
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No Support Needed : Jump Fuel Consumption |
Abrazzar
Vardaugas Family
4061
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Posted - 2014.07.09 11:01:00 -
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"Transferable Loyalty" is a oxymoron. Sovereignty and Population New Mining Mechanics |
Lothros Andastar
The Minutemen The Bastion
149
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Posted - 2014.07.09 11:01:00 -
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Only if it comes at a 10:1 cost. 10 LP for Gallente Corp A = Gallente 1 LP for Corp B. |
Corraidhin Farsaidh
Hello-There
605
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Posted - 2014.07.09 11:18:00 -
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I siad no the last several times this came up and still say no for the usual reasons. It's loyalty reward from a corp to an individual. Not a loyalty reward to someone they never even heard of who happens to know someone they have. The only improvement I can see working here would be a letter of recommendation system whereby the corp can transfer their rewards upwards to the faction the corp has its HQ under. This would allow people to aggregate LP to the factions for cashing in. |
My Little Banker
Dead Space Investments
2
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Posted - 2014.07.09 15:11:00 -
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Aliventi wrote:Allow LP to be bought, sold, traded, manipulated, scammed with, etc on the open market. LP is just another form of currency that instead of adding isk to the game it acts as an isk sink. People get hung up on the fact it is call "Loyalty Points." Like an NPC cares what you do with the points. It is a reward. If you choose to sell that reward for isk on the open market then you should have the option to. Once this is implemented it will act as sorts of an NPC stock exchange. Hear a new NPC corp is going to get an LP store buff? Buy buy buy their LP! Hear Minmatar FW is going to go on a crushing offensive of Amarr FW? Better sell your Minmatar LP and buy the Amarr LP because one is about to be come a lot more common and the other a lot more rare. Think of all the great market PvP we will get. I agree having LP traded like a currency would be the best solution. This would add more content to the game and make the LP store more accessible to non-mission runners.
Also for those of us in 0.0 there is no "loyalty" to a faction just because they give us money. There is little incentive for 0.0 players to use the ESS due to the huge barrier to using the LP you gain. allowing it to be traded would remove this barrier and hopefully more people with use the feature CCP added for 0.0 players. |
Daichi Yamato
Xero Security and Technologies
1767
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Posted - 2014.07.09 17:41:00 -
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LP is not a currency. Its an attempt at quantifying how much a corp wants to give u neat presents and discounts.
it should never be transferable. EVE FAQ "7.2 CAN I AVOID PVP COMPLETELY?No; there are no systems or locations in New Eden where PvP may be completely avoided""So it will be up to a pilot to remain vigilant wherever they may be flying and be ready for anything at any time" |
Gully Alex Foyle
Black Fox Marauders Repeat 0ffenders
1136
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Posted - 2014.07.09 18:00:00 -
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+1
It would also be a big help to FW Corps, that could easily 'tax' their member Loyalty Points.
Joe has 100,000 LP.
Corp CEO buys them for 100 Mil ISK.
CEO cashes in all LPs, makes some profit that goes to the Corp coffers.
Would also create a LP market and LP-related 'jobs' (e.g. people specializing in cashing in Amarr LP, doing all the logistics, etc....).
I'm sure there may be downsides and it would be interesting to discuss them.
But so far none of the 'no' posts have managed to point out a single one. Yeah, 'make believe NPC corp would get mad' is a kindergarden argument. |
Nolak Ataru
Incursion Osprey Replacement Fund LLC
104
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Posted - 2014.07.09 18:25:00 -
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Gully Alex Foyle wrote:It would also be a big help to FW Corps, that could easily 'tax' their member Loyalty Points. Joe has 100,000 LP. Corp CEO buys them for 100 Mil ISK. CEO cashes in all LPs, makes some profit that goes to the Corp coffers.
Would also create a LP market and LP-related 'jobs' (e.g. people specializing in cashing in Amarr LP, doing all the logistics, etc....).
I'm sure there may be downsides and it would be interesting to discuss them.
But so far none of the 'no' posts have managed to point out a single one. Yeah, 'make believe NPC corp would get mad' is a kindergarden argument.
So introduce a LP tax available for FW corps / alliances only. There is already a LP market. It's called the market. The prices on the market reflect the price people are willing to sell their LP at.
If you want to see LP selling in action, join channel "Concord LP" and ask around about how things work. You'll learn a lot.
As for "LP Jobs", those are called "Security / Mining / Distro Missions" and are already in the game.
And CCP goes to a great length to give lore a place in this game. Unless you were living under a rock for the past year or so, the Mordus player events, the Ghost Sites player events, the Battle of Caldari Prime player event..... shall I go on? |
Gully Alex Foyle
Black Fox Marauders Repeat 0ffenders
1138
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Posted - 2014.07.09 18:31:00 -
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Nolak Ataru wrote:Gully Alex Foyle wrote:It would also be a big help to FW Corps, that could easily 'tax' their member Loyalty Points. Joe has 100,000 LP. Corp CEO buys them for 100 Mil ISK. CEO cashes in all LPs, makes some profit that goes to the Corp coffers.
Would also create a LP market and LP-related 'jobs' (e.g. people specializing in cashing in Amarr LP, doing all the logistics, etc....).
I'm sure there may be downsides and it would be interesting to discuss them.
But so far none of the 'no' posts have managed to point out a single one. Yeah, 'make believe NPC corp would get mad' is a kindergarden argument. So introduce a LP tax available for FW corps / alliances only. There is already a LP market. It's called the market. The prices on the market reflect the price people are willing to sell their LP at. If you want to see LP selling in action, join channel "Concord LP" and ask around about how things work. You'll learn a lot. As for "LP Jobs", those are called "Security / Mining / Distro Missions" and are already in the game. And CCP goes to a great length to give lore a place in this game. Unless you were living under a rock for the past year or so, the Mordus player events, the Ghost Sites player events, the Battle of Caldari Prime player event..... shall I go on? So...?
That's what npc standings are for, which of course make sense only if they're non-transferrable.
And saying that you can currently somewhat work around a simple concept such as lp transfer is not a solid argument to not introduce it. |
Daichi Yamato
Xero Security and Technologies
1768
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Posted - 2014.07.09 18:40:00 -
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Gully Alex Foyle wrote:
That's what npc standings are for, which of course make sense only if they're non-transferrable.
Same as LP's. EVE FAQ "7.2 CAN I AVOID PVP COMPLETELY?No; there are no systems or locations in New Eden where PvP may be completely avoided""So it will be up to a pilot to remain vigilant wherever they may be flying and be ready for anything at any time" |
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Corraidhin Farsaidh
Hello-There
605
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Posted - 2014.07.09 18:43:00 -
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Gully Alex Foyle wrote: And saying that you can currently somewhat work around a simple concept such as lp transfer is not a solid argument to not introduce it.
Because it means you could fight for gallente in FW, then when the time is right switch to fighting for Caldari and transfer your LP. That doesn't seem a little silly? |
My Little Banker
Dead Space Investments
4
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Posted - 2014.07.09 18:52:00 -
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Corraidhin Farsaidh wrote:Gully Alex Foyle wrote: And saying that you can currently somewhat work around a simple concept such as lp transfer is not a solid argument to not introduce it.
Because it means you could fight for gallente in FW, then when the time is right switch to fighting for Caldari and transfer your LP. That doesn't seem a little silly? I feel like there might be a misunderstanding. I want to see the ability to transfer or sell say Caldari LP from one character to another. Not exchange Caldari LP for Gallente LP. |
Daichi Yamato
Xero Security and Technologies
1768
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Posted - 2014.07.09 18:55:00 -
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My Little Banker wrote:Corraidhin Farsaidh wrote:Gully Alex Foyle wrote: And saying that you can currently somewhat work around a simple concept such as lp transfer is not a solid argument to not introduce it.
Because it means you could fight for gallente in FW, then when the time is right switch to fighting for Caldari and transfer your LP. That doesn't seem a little silly? I feel like there might be a misunderstanding. I want to see the ability to transfer or sell say Caldari LP from one character to another. Not exchange Caldari LP for Gallente LP.
yeah. sell caldari LP, then buy gallente LP. EVE FAQ "7.2 CAN I AVOID PVP COMPLETELY?No; there are no systems or locations in New Eden where PvP may be completely avoided""So it will be up to a pilot to remain vigilant wherever they may be flying and be ready for anything at any time" |
Nolak Ataru
Incursion Osprey Replacement Fund LLC
104
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Posted - 2014.07.09 19:00:00 -
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Gully Alex Foyle wrote:So...?
That's what npc standings are for, which of course make sense only if they're non-transferrable.
And saying that you can currently somewhat work around a simple concept such as lp transfer is not a solid argument to not introduce it.
NPC standings are non-transferable as are LP points. Your first argument doesn't make any sense.
And neither does your second. Please clarify |
My Little Banker
Dead Space Investments
4
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Posted - 2014.07.09 19:01:00 -
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Daichi Yamato wrote:My Little Banker wrote:Corraidhin Farsaidh wrote:Gully Alex Foyle wrote: And saying that you can currently somewhat work around a simple concept such as lp transfer is not a solid argument to not introduce it.
Because it means you could fight for gallente in FW, then when the time is right switch to fighting for Caldari and transfer your LP. That doesn't seem a little silly? I feel like there might be a misunderstanding. I want to see the ability to transfer or sell say Caldari LP from one character to another. Not exchange Caldari LP for Gallente LP. yeah. sell caldari LP, then buy gallente LP. I see nothing wrong with this LP should not be treated as some special thing because it has the word "Loyalty" in it. LP is essentially a credit given by a faction to a pilot for providing a service to be used to buy faction specific goods. |
Nolak Ataru
Incursion Osprey Replacement Fund LLC
104
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Posted - 2014.07.09 19:10:00 -
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My Little Banker wrote:Daichi Yamato wrote:My Little Banker wrote:Corraidhin Farsaidh wrote:Gully Alex Foyle wrote: And saying that you can currently somewhat work around a simple concept such as lp transfer is not a solid argument to not introduce it.
Because it means you could fight for gallente in FW, then when the time is right switch to fighting for Caldari and transfer your LP. That doesn't seem a little silly? I feel like there might be a misunderstanding. I want to see the ability to transfer or sell say Caldari LP from one character to another. Not exchange Caldari LP for Gallente LP. yeah. sell caldari LP, then buy gallente LP. I see nothing wrong with this LP should not be treated as some special thing because it has the word "Loyalty" in it. LP is essentially a credit given by a faction to a pilot for providing a service to be used to buy faction specific goods.
It is a credit given by a corporation or faction to a pilot for continued service to the corporation/faction. It's the same idea as getting pay raises after working at a company for a measurable length of time. AKA the "gold watch at 40".
With your logic, we can get rid of standings for missions, for FacPo, for FW.... |
My Little Banker
Dead Space Investments
4
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Posted - 2014.07.09 19:17:00 -
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Nolak Ataru wrote:
It is a credit given by a corporation or faction to a pilot for continued service to the corporation/faction. It's the same idea as getting pay raises after working at a company for a measurable length of time. AKA the "gold watch at 40".
With your logic, we can get rid of standings for missions, for FacPo, for FW....
It's payment for a service that is it. If you live in 0.0 and get LP from an ESS you are not in the employ of the Caldari Navy they are just paying you to kill pirates. Again I feel people are attaching a significance to LP because of the word "Loyalty". It's just a payment for services nothing more. |
Daichi Yamato
Xero Security and Technologies
1770
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Posted - 2014.07.09 19:17:00 -
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My Little Banker wrote: I see nothing wrong with this LP should not be treated as some special thing because it has the word "Loyalty" in it. LP is essentially a credit given by a faction to a pilot for providing a service to be used to buy faction specific goods.
no its not credit, its not vouchers, its not any kind of currency.
its a quantification of how much a corp wants to give u discounts and access to neat items. it is an intangible asset and is as transferable as good will. EVE FAQ "7.2 CAN I AVOID PVP COMPLETELY?No; there are no systems or locations in New Eden where PvP may be completely avoided""So it will be up to a pilot to remain vigilant wherever they may be flying and be ready for anything at any time" |
Nolak Ataru
Incursion Osprey Replacement Fund LLC
104
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Posted - 2014.07.09 19:35:00 -
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My Little Banker wrote:It's payment for a service that is it. If you live in 0.0 and get LP from an ESS you are not in the employ of the Caldari Navy they are just paying you to kill pirates. Again I feel people are attaching a significance to LP because of the word "Loyalty". It's just a payment for services nothing more.
You said it yourself. They are rewarding you for killing pirates. They aren't going to reward /pay someone else for work you did. |
Aliventi
Southern Cross Empire Flying Dangerous
757
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Posted - 2014.07.09 20:00:00 -
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Nolak Ataru wrote:Well if you continually run L4s for Amarr, they're going to appreciate your efforts.
If Joe Ibis, some guy who runs L4s for Minmatar and is -10 with Amarr, comes along and you give him your LP, in a real world, the Amarr would probably stop giving you missions or, in an extreme instance, convict you of treason.
So no. Leave LP alone.
Jint Hikaru wrote:They are called Loyalty Points for a reason. The NPC Corp is rewarding the pilot for his/her 'Loyalty'. Simple as that.
Why would a corporation go tot he trouble of keeping records of your loyalty standing and offering specific items based on this, if you are going to sell them to a person who that Corp hates.
So, I say, No to this idea.
Corraidhin Farsaidh wrote:I siad no the last several times this came up and still say no for the usual reasons. It's loyalty reward from a corp to an individual. Not a loyalty reward to someone they never even heard of who happens to know someone they have. An LP market would be no different that me finding a buyer for the LP, buying the items they told me to buy, and contracting the items to them for isk. It would only make a transaction like that far simpler and less time consuming. No matter what the LP will end up in the hands of those that did not grind the LP. And it would be no different then them just buying the module off the market. If LP were actually a reward for "loyalty" anything you bought with LP would be account bound so only the person who earned the LP would ever benefit from it. So quit giving me BS RP reasons why LP is a reward for "loyalty" because those that benfit the most from the LP never ground out the LP to begin with. |
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Gully Alex Foyle
Black Fox Marauders Repeat 0ffenders
1146
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Posted - 2014.07.09 20:07:00 -
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Nolak Ataru wrote:Gully Alex Foyle wrote:So...?
That's what npc standings are for, which of course make sense only if they're non-transferrable.
And saying that you can currently somewhat work around a simple concept such as lp transfer is not a solid argument to not introduce it. NPC standings are non-transferable as are LP points. Your first argument doesn't make any sense. And neither does your second. Please clarify I'm a proud member of Gallente Militia.
I cannot earn Caldari LP because SPROT npc corp hates me, since I kill it's members. Makes sense.
However I can: . Buy a hookbill . Fly a hookbill . Produce a hookbill
I can even dock in a SPROT station, since GalMil has occupied them all. :) That means that, if I had SPROT LP, I could cash it in for faction gear. Right now, even with my terrible standings.
So what difference would it make to all you lore-lovers if I got the LP from another player instead of, say, having it from when I wasn't in GalMil? |
Daichi Yamato
Xero Security and Technologies
1770
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Posted - 2014.07.09 20:13:00 -
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Gully Alex Foyle wrote:
So what difference would it make to all you lore-lovers if I got the LP from another player instead of, say, having it from when I wasn't in GalMil?
what difference would it make if i could buy sec status and standings off other players?
U get rewards from NPC's without doing the work that was supposed to be done. EVE FAQ "7.2 CAN I AVOID PVP COMPLETELY?No; there are no systems or locations in New Eden where PvP may be completely avoided""So it will be up to a pilot to remain vigilant wherever they may be flying and be ready for anything at any time" |
Grenn Putubi
Swag Co. SWAG Co
54
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Posted - 2014.07.09 20:28:00 -
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I was actually thinking about this last night without having seen this thread first. I like the idea of transferring LP, but I think treating it like isk would be a bad way to handle it. Instead I think it should be handled a bit more like Aurum is, where the currency itself is not transferable between characters, but tokens worth a certain amount of Aur are as long as they haven't been consumed.
What I propose would be a new item on the LP stores, LP vouchers, which could be purchased for LP+isk and then sold on the market, traded, or contracted like any other commodity. Each corporation could charge a different amount for purchasing vouchers and there would need to always be some sort of depreciation of value involved, like converting CONCORD LP into LP for another corp. Vouchers could be available for 1000, 10k, 100k, 1mil LP amounts with costs for purchasing the vouchers being higher than their redeemable value. So at Corp A's LP store a 1000 LP voucher may cost you 1200 LP + 10k isk and at Corp B's LP store the fee for a similar 1000 LP voucher may be 1500 LP + 10k isk. Adjust the fees as you see fit for the different corps, but it's reasonable to assume that 'Good Will' involves doing favors for people other than the one that earned it upon request. It's just a matter of how much Good Will it's going to cost you to get them to do the favor for you. A humble mining corp may offer the vouchers cheaper than a military organization simply because they're not as worried about the competition getting their goods.
The vouchers aren't currency in themselves and aren't used directly to purchase things, instead once you purchase the vouchers you redeem them like you would an Aur token to add the LP value of the voucher to your journal. Since LP is already sold in game through various trading methods having these vouchers available would streamline the procedure and lessen the risk involved for all parties. It would also allow players that have large quantities of stored up LP with no reason or desire to redeem it for items offered on the LP store to simply convert their LP into vouchers and sell them on the market. |
Gully Alex Foyle
Black Fox Marauders Repeat 0ffenders
1147
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Posted - 2014.07.09 20:29:00 -
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Daichi Yamato wrote:Gully Alex Foyle wrote:
So what difference would it make to all you lore-lovers if I got the LP from another player instead of, say, having it from when I wasn't in GalMil?
what difference would it make if i could buy sec status and standings off other players? U get rewards from NPC's without doing the work that was supposed to be done. I pay somebody else to do the work, just as you do everytime you buy an item, service or even character.
Actually, if I payed for LP instead of faction gear, I would even do part of the work myself (flying to the npc station, collecting any needed tags, chips, items, etc.).
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Grenn Putubi
Swag Co. SWAG Co
54
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Posted - 2014.07.09 20:31:00 -
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Daichi Yamato wrote: what difference would it make if i could buy sec status and standings off other players?
U get rewards from NPC's without doing the work that was supposed to be done.
For the record you can purchase NPC standings from other players, it's done all the time. You just get in fleet with someone that's running missions and they split the rewards with you. You can be on the other side of the galaxy and still get the standing increases in this way and it's commonly used by people that have gotten themselves to kill on sight status with an Empire so they can reach a point of being able to travel freely through their space again.
And can't you turn in tags for Sec status now? How's that any different than purchasing it directly from another player? Buy tags, turn in for Sec status. |
Daichi Yamato
Xero Security and Technologies
1770
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Posted - 2014.07.09 20:32:00 -
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The same could be said for trading corp and faction standings and sec status. EVE FAQ "7.2 CAN I AVOID PVP COMPLETELY?No; there are no systems or locations in New Eden where PvP may be completely avoided""So it will be up to a pilot to remain vigilant wherever they may be flying and be ready for anything at any time" |
Daichi Yamato
Xero Security and Technologies
1770
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Posted - 2014.07.09 20:34:00 -
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Grenn Putubi wrote:Daichi Yamato wrote: what difference would it make if i could buy sec status and standings off other players?
U get rewards from NPC's without doing the work that was supposed to be done.
For the record you can purchase NPC standings from other players, it's done all the time. You just get in fleet with someone that's running missions and they split the rewards with you. You can be on the other side of the galaxy and still get the standing increases in this way and it's commonly used by people that have gotten themselves to kill on sight status with an Empire so they can reach a point of being able to travel freely through their space again. And can't you turn in tags for Sec status now? How's that any different than purchasing it directly from another player? Buy tags, turn in for Sec status.
nah u have to be nearby to get the standing boost. and its not trading standing or sec status. one person does not lower their own standing or sec status and give it to u. This is why tags are not the same. Tags ARE in fact like tokens that u hand in for bacon. They ARE tangible assets.
Trading un tangible assets like LP's is different. EVE FAQ "7.2 CAN I AVOID PVP COMPLETELY?No; there are no systems or locations in New Eden where PvP may be completely avoided""So it will be up to a pilot to remain vigilant wherever they may be flying and be ready for anything at any time" |
My Little Banker
Dead Space Investments
4
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Posted - 2014.07.09 20:36:00 -
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Grenn Putubi wrote:I was actually thinking about this last night without having seen this thread first. I like the idea of transferring LP, but I think treating it like isk would be a bad way to handle it. Instead I think it should be handled a bit more like Aurum is, where the currency itself is not transferable between characters, but tokens worth a certain amount of Aur are as long as they haven't been consumed.
What I propose would be a new item on the LP stores, LP vouchers, which could be purchased for LP+isk and then sold on the market, traded, or contracted like any other commodity. Each corporation could charge a different amount for purchasing vouchers and there would need to always be some sort of depreciation of value involved, like converting CONCORD LP into LP for another corp. Vouchers could be available for 1000, 10k, 100k, 1mil LP amounts with costs for purchasing the vouchers being higher than their redeemable value. So at Corp A's LP store a 1000 LP voucher may cost you 1200 LP + 10k isk and at Corp B's LP store the fee for a similar 1000 LP voucher may be 1500 LP + 10k isk. Adjust the fees as you see fit for the different corps, but it's reasonable to assume that 'Good Will' involves doing favors for people other than the one that earned it upon request. It's just a matter of how much Good Will it's going to cost you to get them to do the favor for you. A humble mining corp may offer the vouchers cheaper than a military organization simply because they're not as worried about the competition getting their goods.
The vouchers aren't currency in themselves and aren't used directly to purchase things, instead once you purchase the vouchers you redeem them like you would an Aur token to add the LP value of the voucher to your journal. Since LP is already sold in game through various trading methods having these vouchers available would streamline the procedure and lessen the risk involved for all parties. It would also allow players that have large quantities of stored up LP with no reason or desire to redeem it for items offered on the LP store to simply convert their LP into vouchers and sell them on the market. I don't particulate like this way of dealing with LP as it adds an unneeded layer of complexity. This also strays away from my original reason for this proposal for allowing 0.0 players that do not have access to close by NPC stations a way to use their LP. |
Gully Alex Foyle
Black Fox Marauders Repeat 0ffenders
1147
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Posted - 2014.07.09 20:41:00 -
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Daichi Yamato wrote:The same could be said for trading corp and faction standings and sec status. Sure, but that would introduce notable changes to actual gameplay.
As a GalMil, no human player will ever notice if I bought the hookbill that I already can fly from a trader in Jita or from a SPROT loyalty store.
OTOH, I assure you someone may notice if GalMil could shoot at legal wartargets in Jita without even having to dodge the Caldari Navy.
Can we please discuss gameplay instead of npc's feelings? |
Grenn Putubi
Swag Co. SWAG Co
54
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Posted - 2014.07.09 20:48:00 -
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It definitely add some complexity to the issue, but I disagree that it's unnecessary. Being able to transfer LP directly from 1 character to another without any depreciation in value or cost involved in the transfer at all is a bad idea.
Transferring LP would be an extremely powerful option for large organizations of players allowing them to have everyone lump their LP into a single character to quickly purchase the most expensive items available without any real cost invovled. Doing it without having to travel to a station owned by the NPC corp would make it even more exploitable by having players never even have to travel to spend their LP, just transfer it to an LP bank alt you keep at an appropriate station.
No, vouchers would definitely be a necessary step of the process, not only to avoid exploits like I've described but also to help CCP control the value of LP. CONCORD LP is extremely valuable, imagine if everyone in an incursion community agreed to sell their LP to a single character at the end of an incursion. Hundreds of thousands, possibly millions, of LP are awarded at the end of every incursion and 1 character just got all of it and he's already sitting in a CONCORD station waiting to trade it all in for implants and BPCs. Without some sort of conversion or transfer cost involved that's simply too exploitable. |
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Gully Alex Foyle
Black Fox Marauders Repeat 0ffenders
1149
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Posted - 2014.07.09 20:51:00 -
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^^this, folks, is a proper argument.
Grenn, thank you for sharing. |
My Little Banker
Dead Space Investments
4
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Posted - 2014.07.09 20:52:00 -
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Grenn Putubi wrote:It definitely add some complexity to the issue, but I disagree that it's unnecessary. Being able to transfer LP directly from 1 character to another without any depreciation in value or cost involved in the transfer at all is a bad idea.
Transferring LP would be an extremely powerful option for large organizations of players allowing them to have everyone lump their LP into a single character to quickly purchase the most expensive items available without any real cost invovled. Doing it without having to travel to a station owned by the NPC corp would make it even more exploitable by having players never even have to travel to spend their LP, just transfer it to an LP bank alt you keep at an appropriate station.
No, vouchers would definitely be a necessary step of the process, not only to avoid exploits like I've described but also to help CCP control the value of LP. CONCORD LP is extremely valuable, imagine if everyone in an incursion community agreed to sell their LP to a single character at the end of an incursion. Hundreds of thousands, possibly millions, of LP are awarded at the end of every incursion and 1 character just got all of it and he's already sitting in a CONCORD station waiting to trade it all in for implants and BPCs. Without some sort of conversion or transfer cost involved that's simply too exploitable. I don't see how that is an exploitation of the mechanic. People should be able to spend their LP however they want. This also does not stop people from accumulating LP. I know someone sitting on 60b+ of Caldari LP if he ever cashes in you will know. |
Grenn Putubi
Swag Co. SWAG Co
54
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Posted - 2014.07.09 21:02:00 -
[43] - Quote
My Little Banker wrote:I don't see how that is an exploitation of the mechanic. People should be able to spend their LP however they want. This also does not stop people from accumulating LP. I know someone sitting on 60b+ of Caldari LP if he ever cashes in you will know.
I think you're forgetting that this is EVE. Nothing is free.
People can spend their LP however they want as long as it doesn't give them an undue advantage over everyone else, and they can't do it without paying some sort of price in the process.
Trade LP for items, there's almost always an isk cost involved in the purchase, often there's even a list of items you need to include in the exchange. Want to turn that item into isk? Post it on the market, broker fees you need to pay. Create a contract, fees on that too. Direct player trading, you need spend the time to meet up with the person to trade.
Nothing is free. You either spend isk or time, often both. Transferring LP is a wonderful idea, but allowing it to be 'right click, transfer LP' like you can 'give isk' is never going to happen. |
Daichi Yamato
Xero Security and Technologies
1770
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Posted - 2014.07.09 21:09:00 -
[44] - Quote
navy still come after u even if they are pretty much in bed with u. u can be +10, but they shoot u just cause of FW.
Buying a hookbil on the market from another player is one thing. Getting it for free (or the cost of a kestrel) off an NPC because of LP's is another.
That access to a cheaper hookbill is intended for someone who put the work in. Just like perfect refining and access to jump clones and higher level mission agents. EVE FAQ "7.2 CAN I AVOID PVP COMPLETELY?No; there are no systems or locations in New Eden where PvP may be completely avoided""So it will be up to a pilot to remain vigilant wherever they may be flying and be ready for anything at any time" |
Grenn Putubi
Swag Co. SWAG Co
55
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Posted - 2014.07.09 21:13:00 -
[45] - Quote
Daichi Yamato wrote:navy still come after u even if they are pretty much in bed with u. u can be +10, but they shoot u just cause of FW.
Buying a hookbil on the market from another player is one thing. Getting it for free (or the cost of a kestrel) off an NPC because of LP's is another.
That access to a cheaper hookbill is intended for someone who put the work in. Just like perfect refining and access to jump clones and higher level mission agents.
I can have access to perfect refining by paying someone else to refine it for me.
I can get access to jump clones by joining a corp that has a clone facility, purchase the clones, then leave the corp, I get to keep the clones.
I can get access to high level missions by joining someone else that has access to them in a fleet and them splitting the rewards with me. (I don't even need to help with the mission or be in the same system with them for this to work if they're willing to split the rewards) |
Aliventi
Southern Cross Empire Flying Dangerous
758
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Posted - 2014.07.09 21:18:00 -
[46] - Quote
Grenn Putubi wrote: Doing it without having to travel to a station owned by the NPC corp would make it even more exploitable by having players never even have to travel to spend their LP, just transfer it to an LP bank alt you keep at an appropriate station Which is why I am a huge advocate of putting each type of LP on the market. It is taxed just like buying and selling an item is. (Woo! more isk sink!) The market will agree to the value of the LP. LP is susceptible to the same market forces as anything else. It will rise and fall as things change. If it falls too much you will likely see massive LP buys that turn into items that are again sold on market. If it rises too much then you will see an uptick in LP production. Free markets win again. |
Daichi Yamato
Xero Security and Technologies
1770
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Posted - 2014.07.09 21:20:00 -
[47] - Quote
because u know someone who will do it for u, for free or for isk. the same can go for getting a hookbill from an LP store.
so u think we should remove the NPC standing requirements for JC's, refining and mission agents? EVE FAQ "7.2 CAN I AVOID PVP COMPLETELY?No; there are no systems or locations in New Eden where PvP may be completely avoided""So it will be up to a pilot to remain vigilant wherever they may be flying and be ready for anything at any time" |
Tyberius Franklin
Federal Navy Academy Gallente Federation
1237
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Posted - 2014.07.09 21:28:00 -
[48] - Quote
Grenn Putubi wrote:Daichi Yamato wrote:navy still come after u even if they are pretty much in bed with u. u can be +10, but they shoot u just cause of FW.
Buying a hookbil on the market from another player is one thing. Getting it for free (or the cost of a kestrel) off an NPC because of LP's is another.
That access to a cheaper hookbill is intended for someone who put the work in. Just like perfect refining and access to jump clones and higher level mission agents. I can have access to perfect refining by paying someone else to refine it for me. I can get access to jump clones by joining a corp that has a clone facility, purchase the clones, then leave the corp, I get to keep the clones. I can get access to high level missions by joining someone else that has access to them in a fleet and them splitting the rewards with me. (I don't even need to help with the mission or be in the same system with them for this to work if they're willing to split the rewards) If you need another character to do it then you actually don't have access to the highest refining rates. That character does, you have that refine + whatever costs the other character imposes, which perfectly parallels the cost of the hookbill on the market vs the LP store.
Same with clones and standing, someone offers a service to you, whether at a cost or not is their choice. The commonality in all those cases is that the NPC granted rewards and abilities are at no point actually removed from one character to be given to the other. Players who don't have those capacities enlist the aid of players that do and, with the exception of when credit for the earning act is actually shared, again a player choice with that particular consequence in mind, the ability to perform the task itself is not transferred.
Additionally this whole thing ties back into the point of location and interaction being important. A nullsec player shouldn't be able to bypass the mechanics of LP store locations relative to their characters location, along with any other limits created by personal decisions that may be involved (Faction standing/Security status/War dec/etc) any more than a highsec player who doesn't want to go to null should expect to be able to run DED 10/10's.
Edit: I got lost in the flow of conversation somehow and attributed a stance to you that you didn't have apparently. The voucher idea you presented a few posts back is one that I can get behind, but the proposed isk-like ability to transfer LP is a no from me. |
Grenn Putubi
Swag Co. SWAG Co
55
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Posted - 2014.07.09 21:29:00 -
[49] - Quote
Aliventi wrote:Grenn Putubi wrote: Doing it without having to travel to a station owned by the NPC corp would make it even more exploitable by having players never even have to travel to spend their LP, just transfer it to an LP bank alt you keep at an appropriate station Which is why I am a huge advocate of putting each type of LP on the market. It is taxed just like buying and selling an item is. (Woo! more isk sink!) The market will agree to the value of the LP. LP is susceptible to the same market forces as anything else. It will rise and fall as things change. If it falls too much you will likely see massive LP buys that turn into items that are again sold on market. If it rises too much then you will see an uptick in LP production. Free markets win again.
And I agree that the free market will basically self regulate LP if it's made to function more like the commodity that it is. The issue is how to get it on the market. Turning the LP into an item to post on the market first, such as the LP vouchers I described, would be the best way to do that of all the suggestions I've seen in the thread.
Daichi Yamato wrote:because u know someone who will do it for u, for free or for isk. the same can go for getting a hookbill from an LP store.
so u think we should remove the NPC standing requirements for JC's, refining and mission agents?
Not at all. I think they're fair as they are, but the system is designed in a way that those restrictions can be avoided. LP is just another form of currency in the game, it's just one that's extremely limited in application. Allowing people to trade LP directly instead of just the items LP purchases would be the step needed for LP to function like every other currency in the game. There's nothing stopping me from paying someone to use their LP to buy me a ship I normally wouldn't have access to, why not simplify the process and just allow me to purchase the LP directly so I can but the ship myself. There would be less risk involved for all parties involved in the trade. Instead of 'I promise to pay you for the hookbill if you guy it for me' and the LP seller assuming the risk that the purchaser is actually going to buy the ship the LP seller just sells the LP and then walks away. |
Grenn Putubi
Swag Co. SWAG Co
55
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Posted - 2014.07.09 21:36:00 -
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Tyberius Franklin wrote: I can have access to perfect refining by paying someone else to refine it for me.
I can get access to jump clones by joining a corp that has a clone facility, purchase the clones, then leave the corp, I get to keep the clones.
I can get access to high level missions by joining someone else that has access to them in a fleet and them splitting the rewards with me. (I don't even need to help with the mission or be in the same system with them for this to work if they're willing to split the rewards)
If you need another character to do it then you actually don't have access to the highest refining rates. That character does, you have that refine + whatever costs the other character imposes, which perfectly parallels the cost of the hookbill on the market vs the LP store.
Same with clones and standing, someone offers a service to you, whether at a cost or not is their choice. The commonality in all those cases is that the NPC granted rewards and abilities are at no point actually removed from one character to be given to the other. Players who don't have those capacities enlist the aid of players that do and, with the exception of when credit for the earning act is actually shared, again a player choice with that particular consequence in mind, the ability to perform the task itself is not transferred.
Additionally this whole thing ties back into the point of location and interaction being important. A nullsec player shouldn't be able to bypass the mechanics of LP store locations relative to their characters location, along with any other limits created by personal decisions that may be involved (Faction standing/Security status/War dec/etc) any more than a highsec player who doesn't want to go to null should expect to be able to run DED 10/10's.[/quote]
Quite right! And I don't think that should change. Adding LP vouchers to the LP stores wouldn't change any of that, especially if there's a conversion cost involved in the purchase of those vouchers. All it would do is allow players to not have to worry about 'which item is getting the best isk/LP today' and instead just purchase the vouchers and post them to the market instead. Thus allowing the purchaser of the vouchers to decide what they want to purchase from the LP store.
As for bypassing the mechanics of the system, there's already a way to do that in game. Just get a jump clone in the appropriate station and leave it there. When you're ready to convert your LP just jump over, use your LP, and then wait out the timer to jump home. Sure you're giving up a night of playing in your normal sandbox, but as long as you're not KOS to the empire your JC is in you could always find something to do while you're there. |
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Iain Cariaba
Veritas Theory
105
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Posted - 2014.07.09 21:40:00 -
[51] - Quote
Grenn Putubi wrote:Daichi Yamato wrote:navy still come after u even if they are pretty much in bed with u. u can be +10, but they shoot u just cause of FW.
Buying a hookbil on the market from another player is one thing. Getting it for free (or the cost of a kestrel) off an NPC because of LP's is another.
That access to a cheaper hookbill is intended for someone who put the work in. Just like perfect refining and access to jump clones and higher level mission agents. I can have access to perfect refining by paying someone else to refine it for me. I can get access to jump clones by joining a corp that has a clone facility, purchase the clones, then leave the corp, I get to keep the clones. I can get access to high level missions by joining someone else that has access to them in a fleet and them splitting the rewards with me. (I don't even need to help with the mission or be in the same system with them for this to work if they're willing to split the rewards) And get the hookbill by paying someone to cash in their LP.
Loyalty points are better named 'Favor' points.
"You've worked for us for a while, done all these jobs for us, so we're gonna hook you up here with this sweet deal."
Now, why should they be willing to transfer that 'sweet deal' to someone they don't know? Disclaimer: My opinion does not necessarily reflect that of my corp or alliance. My opinion is my own, and if you don't like, that is your problem. |
My Little Banker
Dead Space Investments
4
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Posted - 2014.07.09 21:41:00 -
[52] - Quote
Grenn Putubi wrote:My Little Banker wrote:I don't see how that is an exploitation of the mechanic. People should be able to spend their LP however they want. This also does not stop people from accumulating LP. I know someone sitting on 60b+ of Caldari LP if he ever cashes in you will know. I think you're forgetting that this is EVE. Nothing is free. People can spend their LP however they want as long as it doesn't give them an undue advantage over everyone else, and they can't do it without paying some sort of price in the process. Trade LP for items, there's almost always an isk cost involved in the purchase, often there's even a list of items you need to include in the exchange. Want to turn that item into isk? Post it on the market, broker fees you need to pay. Create a contract, fees on that too. Direct player trading, you need spend the time to meet up with the person to trade. Nothing is free. You either spend isk or time, often both. Transferring LP is a wonderful idea, but allowing it to be 'right click, transfer LP' like you can 'give isk' is never going to happen. There is one point I agree with you on. Nothing is free. The idea that allowing people to buy and sell LP is not giving anyone an advantage. In fact this is leveling the playing field for people who live in 0.0 and have to currently fly 20+ jumps to cash in their LP where as mission runners live in the same station they cash in at. Currently the cost of flying from 0.0 to a station to cash in LP is higher than people are willing to pay making it so the just don't cash in or simply do not use the ESS that CCP added. If people are able to sell their LP it does not remove the cost of converting it to goods to sell for ISK it only facilitates that process. |
Daichi Yamato
Xero Security and Technologies
1770
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Posted - 2014.07.09 21:41:00 -
[53] - Quote
LP is not just another currency. its quantified gratitude.
imagine u work for Nike, and the dirctors say 'for ur stirling work this day u can have 50% discount on any purchase upto £200'.
that discount is intangible, non-tradeable, but can be quantified to be worth £100.
No there is nothing stopping u from paying someone else to get something from an LP store for u, just like theres nothing stopping this Nike employee from offering this discount. But the discount cannot be sold to anyone. He must reach out to someone, or someone reach out to him, and hes still required for the actual transaction. EVE FAQ "7.2 CAN I AVOID PVP COMPLETELY?No; there are no systems or locations in New Eden where PvP may be completely avoided""So it will be up to a pilot to remain vigilant wherever they may be flying and be ready for anything at any time" |
Grenn Putubi
Swag Co. SWAG Co
56
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Posted - 2014.07.09 21:47:00 -
[54] - Quote
My Little Banker wrote: There is one point I agree with you on. Nothing is free. The idea that allowing people to buy and sell LP is not giving anyone an advantage. In fact this is leveling the playing field for people who live in 0.0 and have to currently fly 20+ jumps to cash in their LP where as mission runners live in the same station they cash in at. Currently the cost of flying from 0.0 to a station to cash in LP is higher than people are willing to pay making it so the just don't cash in or simply do not use the ESS that CCP added. If people are able to sell their LP it does not remove the cost of converting it to goods to sell for ISK it only facilitates that process.
You're forgetting that part where that hisec player is paying for the convenience of ease of access by accepting lower rewards for his activities. Missions run in hisec offer lesser payouts than those in low or nulsec. Not having easy access to the LP store is the price that nulsec player is paying for getting the greater payouts offered in nulsec. There's always a trade.
As I'm mentioned in other posts there is a way around the travelling, just leave a JC in the LP station and jump to it when you want to cash in. Wait a day (less if you've got skills) and then jump home. Costs you a JC and a night of playing in your usual sandbox, a fair trade imo. |
Grenn Putubi
Swag Co. SWAG Co
56
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Posted - 2014.07.09 21:50:00 -
[55] - Quote
Daichi Yamato wrote:LP is not just another currency. its quantified gratitude.
imagine u work for Nike, and the dirctors say 'for ur stirling work this day u can have 50% discount on any purchase upto £200'.
that discount is intangible, non-tradeable, but can be quantified to be worth £100.
No there is nothing stopping u from paying someone else to get something from an LP store for u, just like theres nothing stopping this Nike employee from offering this discount. But the discount cannot be sold to anyone. He must reach out to someone, or someone reach out to him, and hes still required for the actual transaction.
You're forgetting that EVE is a game. There's no 'gratitude' involved because there are no real people involved in the relationship except the player. LP IS, in effect, currency. It's a stat in a game that you use in trade for in game items, currency.
I love lore and roleplaying as much as the next guy, but let's not forget that at the end of the day we're playing a game and it needs to function like one.
EDIT: As for your NIKE employee discount analogy, the discount is definitely tangible and tradeable. The person just makes a purchase and then sells the goods to someone else, heck he could even arrange to make the sale before he makes the purchase with the discount and thus know ahead of time what to buy to get the most value from his discount. Tangible and tradeable, just like LP. Except that LP exists in a game and selling LP in that game can and should be much easier than it currently is. |
Daichi Yamato
Xero Security and Technologies
1770
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Posted - 2014.07.09 21:56:00 -
[56] - Quote
so remove LP's if NPC's cannot properly express gratitude...
or should we just come up with a way of trying to quantify it, because its a game. EVE FAQ "7.2 CAN I AVOID PVP COMPLETELY?No; there are no systems or locations in New Eden where PvP may be completely avoided""So it will be up to a pilot to remain vigilant wherever they may be flying and be ready for anything at any time" |
My Little Banker
Dead Space Investments
4
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Posted - 2014.07.09 21:59:00 -
[57] - Quote
Grenn Putubi wrote:My Little Banker wrote: There is one point I agree with you on. Nothing is free. The idea that allowing people to buy and sell LP is not giving anyone an advantage. In fact this is leveling the playing field for people who live in 0.0 and have to currently fly 20+ jumps to cash in their LP where as mission runners live in the same station they cash in at. Currently the cost of flying from 0.0 to a station to cash in LP is higher than people are willing to pay making it so the just don't cash in or simply do not use the ESS that CCP added. If people are able to sell their LP it does not remove the cost of converting it to goods to sell for ISK it only facilitates that process.
You're forgetting that part where that hisec player is paying for the convenience of ease of access by accepting lower rewards for his activities. Missions run in hisec offer lesser payouts than those in low or nulsec. Not having easy access to the LP store is the price that nulsec player is paying for getting the greater payouts offered in nulsec. There's always a trade. As I'm mentioned in other posts there is a way around the travelling, just leave a JC in the LP station and jump to it when you want to cash in. Wait a day (less if you've got skills) and then jump home. Costs you a JC and a night of playing in your usual sandbox, a fair trade imo. When the effort required to cash in LP is driving people away from using an ESS to make extra money it's a problem that needs to be addressed. |
Grenn Putubi
Swag Co. SWAG Co
56
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Posted - 2014.07.09 22:03:00 -
[58] - Quote
Daichi Yamato wrote:so remove LP's if NPC's cannot properly express gratitude...
or should we just come up with a way of trying to quantify it, because its a game.
Maybe you missed this part of my argument. I understand, my posts can be intimidating:
Grenn Putubi wrote: ...it's reasonable to assume that 'Good Will' involves doing favors for people other than the one that earned it upon request. It's just a matter of how much Good Will it's going to cost you to get them to do the favor for you.
If you're going to treat the NPCs like people and you're earning favor with those people then why not just ask those people to do favors for others in your stead?
My Little Banker wrote: When the effort required to cash in LP is driving people away from using an ESS to make extra money it's a problem that needs to be addressed.
I agree, but removing the effort required entirely is not an effective solution to the problem. There must be compromise. Risk vs Reward. Effort vs Payout. Without some sort of trade it becomes a non-issue, and LP should not become a non-issue. |
Iain Cariaba
Veritas Theory
105
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Posted - 2014.07.09 22:09:00 -
[59] - Quote
Grenn Putubi wrote:You're forgetting that EVE is a game. There's no 'gratitude' involved because there are no real people involved in the relationship except the player. LP IS, in effect, currency. It's a stat in a game that you use in trade for in game items, currency.
I love lore and roleplaying as much as the next guy, but let's not forget that at the end of the day we're playing a game and it needs to function like one. Ok, would you like me to start listing all the games that have currencies that you earn throughout game play and are non-transferable? SW:TOR has one for each planet, DDO's micro-currency can be earned in game and is limited to one account. I could look up more, but I don't really need to.
Grenn Putubi wrote:EDIT: As for your NIKE employee discount analogy, the discount is definitely tangible and tradeable. The person just makes a purchase and then sells the goods to someone else, heck he could even arrange to make the sale before he makes the purchase with the discount and thus know ahead of time what to buy to get the most value from his discount. Tangible and tradeable, just like LP. Except that LP exists in a game and selling LP in that game can and should be much easier than it currently is. ^^ this is exactly how transfering LP items currently works. Only the person who earned the discount can trade it in. Nothing broken here. Disclaimer: My opinion does not necessarily reflect that of my corp or alliance. My opinion is my own, and if you don't like, that is your problem. |
Daichi Yamato
Xero Security and Technologies
1770
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Posted - 2014.07.09 22:12:00 -
[60] - Quote
Grenn Putubi wrote:Grenn Putubi wrote: ...it's reasonable to assume that 'Good Will' involves doing favors for people other than the one that earned it upon request. It's just a matter of how much Good Will it's going to cost you to get them to do the favor for you. If you're going to treat the NPCs like people and you're earning favor with those people then why not just ask those people to do favors for others in your stead?
If u want to do that, u can with the existing system.
But u want it to be publicly tradeable, which none of the favours we've discussed are. EVE FAQ "7.2 CAN I AVOID PVP COMPLETELY?No; there are no systems or locations in New Eden where PvP may be completely avoided""So it will be up to a pilot to remain vigilant wherever they may be flying and be ready for anything at any time" |
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Grenn Putubi
Swag Co. SWAG Co
56
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Posted - 2014.07.09 22:18:00 -
[61] - Quote
Iain Cariaba wrote: Ok, would you like me to start listing all the games that have currencies that you earn throughout game play and are non-transferable? SW:TOR has one for each planet, DDO's micro-currency can be earned in game and is limited to one account. I could look up more, but I don't really need to.
The difference between those games and EVE is that the majority of the items you can purchase with those currencies are character or account bound and can't be traded or sold to other players. I'm not saying you're wrong, just that you're comparison needs context.
LP is a huge part of EVE, all faction ammo, modules, and ships come from LP purchases, there's no other way to get them and they're an extremely large portion of the market activity all across the EVE economy.
Iain Cariaba wrote:^^ this is exactly how transfering LP items currently works. Only the person who earned the discount can trade it in. Nothing broken here.
The system may not be broken, but that doesn't mean it can't be improved. Allowing players to trade LP directly instead of through chat channels like CONCORD LP and what amounts to a verbal agreement between strangers is something that can be made easier and safer. That's all I'm asking for, nothing more, and I'm even agreeing that getting access to that easier and safer method should involved some investment of value from the person doing the selling. Hence my suggestion that vouchers cost more to initially purchase than they're worth when redeemed. |
Grenn Putubi
Swag Co. SWAG Co
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Posted - 2014.07.09 22:35:00 -
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I've been thinking about nulsec players' issues with traveling to cash in LP and the best solution I can think of to make it easier to cash in LP is to find some way for them to purchase the LP vouchers closer to home. Don't give them full access to an LP store, just access to trade LP for vouchers at whatever the normal exchange rate is for that corp.
This could be done through giving agents in stations a new ability, similar to Locator agents, adding agents in space that offer the LP voucher redemption similar to trading in tags, or by giving ESSs the ability to issue LP vouchers directly through some sort of dialogue menu.
I'm sure there are other options to be thought of and considered, but if trading in LP is really that difficult for a great enough portion of the EVE player base then finding a better solution than keeping a JC in your normal LP station and jumping to it once or twice a month to cash in LP is probably worth doing. |
Aliventi
Southern Cross Empire Flying Dangerous
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Posted - 2014.07.10 19:47:00 -
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I would love to see this happen. |
Tiberizzle
GoonWaffe Goonswarm Federation
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Posted - 2014.08.04 12:51:00 -
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Tiberizzle wrote:This is a pretty good idea. Pretty much anything that addresses the issue of factoring LP into nullsec income when you can only dispose of it by leaving nullsec would be a good idea though. I thought the goal with nullsec changes was to be moving us towards being self-sufficient?
I have 10+ characters with 1.5-2.5M LP split between several different factions per character.
I haven't bothered to cash out since these things were introduced because of the mindblowing headache going to 2-4 different LP stores per character then shipping all the crap to a market hub would be.
I don't mean to get all ~tism~ here but quite frankly, when you factor in the opportunity cost of liquidating, it's not a bonus as is, it's pretty much mockery.
update: I actually cashed out my LP for 2 LP stores across most of my characters. Any LP store other than Caldari Navy is basically impossible to cash out without investing more time than than the LP is worth in terms of opportunity cost. Most of the items that aren't sitting well under 700 ISK/LP require inputs other than ISK and LP which have to calculated, purchased, shipped to the hub, etc. in a process that takes several hours.
It also occurred to me at some point that anyone ratting in a super with an ESS in system will basically not be able to cash out their LP without parking their super in a CSMA (not viable for players that aren't in a personal corp) or using a holder (not viable for players without a holder). No, I don't rat in supercarriers, stop looking at me like that. I do have pilots in supers that can't get out to cash out LP they earned before boarding a super without adding even more headache to the process, though, and I imagine for ~some people~ this is a legitimate ongoing concern. |
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