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Daiashi
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Supernova Security Systems
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Posted - 2006.08.16 21:55:00 -
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This blog and discussion has pretty much restored my faith in the EvE community. It is about the best example I have ever seen of a Dev / company explaning how they are looking at their world and a reasoned follow-up from the players. Props to all for keeping this on-topic and developing the discussion rather than the usual <falme/whine>-fest.
To add to the discussion, I have tried to consider the various ISK faucets and sinks I've encountered.
Faucets
NPC Bounties / Mission rewards
Insurance
T2 BPO's (as revenue from the BPO > the cost of gaining it, given enough time)
COSMOS skillbooks and special base items (I think)
Tutorials
NPC Trading runs for profit
Account Cancellaton
Sinks
Commincation Charges (100ISK x Average chargeable contacts per day x 364 = ????)
Skillbooks
Market BPO's
NPC Station Fees (offices, research and manufacture)
Wardecs
CONCORD / Customs Fines
NPC Trading runs that make a loss (rare events I hope)
I'll try to edit more into the lists as I think of them. Please add your own but remember that any interaction that moves ISK player to player is 'neutral' in terms of the faucet / sink idea.
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Daiashi
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Supernova Security Systems
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Posted - 2006.08.16 22:16:00 -
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CaosSpinner - I'm on board with you for most of your post except this bit:
 Originally by: CaosSpinner
I could go into detail and use RL examples such as gasoline prices, which if they were set as in the EVE economy would be $20:00 a gallon everywhere in the world instead of ranging from .45 cents in Venezuela to $3:00 in the States to the ungodly price you pay in Europe.
If we swap (for example) a small hybrid round for your gasoline then I'm pretty sure the price does not matter as all the ISK transfers are player-player and so no net ISK is added to or removed from the game (other than the purchase of the NPC BPO) I may be wrong though . . .
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On the whole HAC price debate it looks to me like a clasic demand/supply situation Linkage the money is made by the holders of the BPO's as people are willing to pay 'x' for a HAC. The rest of your points explain the same thing in bread n gold but are perfectly valid IMO.
/me quietly backs away now for fear of derailing an excellent thread
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Daiashi
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Supernova Security Systems
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Posted - 2006.08.16 23:35:00 -
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Edited by: Daiashi on 16/08/2006 23:42:16
Edited by: Daiashi on 16/08/2006 23:35:30
Thanks Juwi - preliminary updates added
Added NPC collateral, but I'm not sold yet on ship destruction. I have it added as a faucet for NPC module drops - as many T1 modules come from NPC drops (ISK from nothing) and a sink for NPC (civilian) purchases.
Let me think on this and i'll update more later
COSMOS items, yep, they move ISK not create it, I thought I was off-kilter, thanks for the corection
NPC skillbooks are stil a sink, even if you buy the at 1M and sell at 3M you are moving ISK but the original 1M purchase is a sink
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