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Posted - 2014.12.04 09:31:58 -
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Cear Jfrassoric wrote:I've played EVE casually on and off since 2009. I was wondering if this game is even worth coming back too now with all of the changes. My biggest issues so far are the micro-transactions as well as the leak of that "Greed is good?" CCP internal newsletter. That particular article has me concerned as to the direction that the game is going. The micro-trasactions in the current state are something that I can TOLERATE since pretty much every other MMO I've come across has them nowadays. I'm a 7 year WoW vet and couldn't believe when WoW first got them. EVE however was a game I was never expecting to ever start with micro-transactions. Besides the micro-transactions I was wondering how the game's health is as a whole? I've re-subbed for a month to see how I like it so far. I want to play. EVE has always been a game that has intrigued me. I look forward to your responses.
Cheers, Cear
Wait...wut?
You are basing your findings on something happened in the summer of Freaking 2011....
Something we all rioted about and CCP canceling that whole idea?
Then, no...stay away from the game.
If you really looked into all the changes since when you left, you will see the game is better then ever and certainly worthwhile to join (again).
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Posted - 2014.12.04 09:34:30 -
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Cear Jfrassoric wrote:Thank you for the responses so far. I didn't quite clarify what I'm concerned with. What I'm concerned with isn't so much the micro-transactions that are currently available, it's with what CCP could potentially be making available. Such as P2W transactions and such.
Do your research again please.
If you did some proper research, you would also have found out that in 2011, we all rioted to the "Greed is Good" / "Gimme Gold Ammo Please" idea...
And that CCP had to fire people and totally scrapped that idea.
p.s. micro-transactions exist, in teh for of vanity stuff (clothing and ship paintjobs). CCP has stated that "so far" all they will put up as microtransactions are things that don't directly interfere with the game itself.
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Posted - 2014.12.04 22:30:21 -
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Steve Ronuken wrote:We has a meeting with the monetization and growth team at the summer CSM summit.
They were very clear that they're not taking the game Pay to Win. (we would yell at them, if they were)
The monetization that's being looked at is for providing services, such as name changes, gender changes, more clothes, that kind of thing. Non-gameplay affecting stuff.
No...please, not name changes...that goes against the whole "Actions matter" stuff of EVE, no matter how you implement it.
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Posted - 2014.12.05 09:05:31 -
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Sabriz Adoudel wrote:Steve Ronuken wrote:We has a meeting with the monetization and growth team at the summer CSM summit.
They were very clear that they're not taking the game Pay to Win. (we would yell at them, if they were)
The monetization that's being looked at is for providing services, such as name changes, gender changes, more clothes, that kind of thing. Non-gameplay affecting stuff. Name changes are at the higher end of pay to cheat. Changing his name would probably be worth 50 billion ISK or more to Bad Bobby, for instance, or various other ultra-high profile thieves. Some of the rules prohibiting certain types of character bazaar scams exist solely to prevent people changing their identity in-game (e.g. not being allowed to post a thread that is a 'fake sale' where you claim you are selling a character and have a fake buyer accept it so that it leaves a paper trail as though there was a sale).
Still...it should not be possible.
And 50 bil aint that much for someone who can put some effort into the game. If that is the "ballpark" estimate it would mean I could change name about every 2 to 3 months given the traders run okay-ish.
Not to mention, how are CCP going to work with scrapped names and the ability to recycle them (to prevent a new player that on accident picks a name of some hatred by many and thus limiting their playstyle cause of that).
Sorry, I just dont see any justification to the option and a whole bunch of downsides. If people want a different name, make a new character. If you are unhappy of your name, you should have thought about that when you made the character or ask CCP to change iy for you if you feel lucky (Remember Butts)
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Posted - 2014.12.05 15:28:23 -
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Ok. Who summoned the veld god here?
This really makes me wonder if C made some program to alert him if his name is used on the forums.
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Posted - 2014.12.05 19:24:03 -
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Zappity wrote:Steve Ronuken wrote:Name changes were one of the controversial things being discussed there Full name history would be maintained. Look at someone, and you'll see who they used to be. Search for someone by their old name, and you'll still find them. Takes care of the more egregious problems. (Name changes are /kinda/ needed for gender changes.) I reckon that would be fine. What happens to the old name, though? Can it be reused?
That would be impossible as then 1 name is linked to more then 1 person.
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Posted - 2014.12.05 20:29:21 -
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Cara Forelli wrote:Steve Ronuken wrote:name changes After some reflection...I still hate it. I guess I'm a bittervet now. Breaking immersion...messing up "quick" local checks....adding unnecessary complexity....all because you gave yourself a silly name? (no offense Butts Alad!) I'm not on board. Steve Ronuken wrote:gender changes
Never thought of that. It would spotting people near impossible.
And isnt in line with CCP's project of making EVE less unnecessary complex...
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