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Jenn aSide
Shinigami Miners
Test Alliance Please Ignore
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Posted - 2016.12.02 14:51:35 -
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Lunavera Poxicon wrote:Just throwing out my opinion here.
I was so excited to hear about clone states and EVE going F2P. I knew there would be some restrictions as most MMOs that were once paid subs going F2P take that route. I missed playing this game and couldn't wait to log in again.
Right away it was clear the restrictions were heavy. Not being able to use ships I already had as well as equipment or even mining drones. I decided to give it a shot regardless and just play with what was available to see what kind of experience I could still get as an alpha state.
I did not finish reading your post. I underlined why. EVE's F2P scheme is for NEW PLAYERS. Vets can use it. but at severe restrictions. Those restrictions exist to entice people to pay money to have them lifted, because CCP is a company (not a charity) and they need to make money to keep the game running.
If you want to use the stuff you already have, pony up the 50 cents per day it takes to pay for Omega state. 50 cents is, btw, 4 minutes and some change of working a minimum wage ($7.25 per hour) job if you are in the United States. Might be more in some other country. |
Jenn aSide
Shinigami Miners
Test Alliance Please Ignore
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Posted - 2016.12.02 14:53:49 -
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Akrasjel Lanate wrote:This is another example what happens then you call things different than they actually are... F2P instead Unlimited Trial as it should be. Wonder who was this idea that ex-EA marketing person that joined CCP. 
Must be new here, because even if you call it "unlimited trial" there would be posts here saying "the unlimited trial is too limited, I can't use my hulk on the Unlimited Trial and i should be able to!!!".
People are exactly that selfish and greedy..
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Jenn aSide
Shinigami Miners
Test Alliance Please Ignore
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Posted - 2016.12.02 17:06:59 -
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Sonya Corvinus wrote:let's say you spend 15 hours/month playing, which for most people is very conservative. A subscription is $12/month. That's $0.80 per hour. If you can't afford $0.80/hour for entertainment, you really should be looking for a better job instead of playing video games.
This is of course true. It's definitely true for me. I calculate that one day of EVE Online game time costs me 1 minute of work (2 hours of working pays the subs for my 4 accounts for a month). 1 minute of work for 1410 hours of game access. That one minute of work gets me more game time than I could reasonably use (because I like sleeping and i have to work lol).
EVE is 50 cents a day to play in my countries currency, most people can dig 50 cents out of their couch cushions or pick up loose change in a Walmart parking lot and have enough money to sub EVE Online forever.
So when I've come to these forum and see people complaining 1st about the isk cost of PLEX (ridicules, even at it's height a plex = a couple high sec missions or null sec anomalies per day) and now how "EVE F2P is not F enough", I just shake my head. People are literally on this forum crying about pennies.
But we know why, and it's why I love to link this picture. CCP has to deal with this reality (thus this F2P stuff) rather than sit back and rely on the very few rational people who understand value and know that 50 cents isn't a lot of money anywhere except maybe Zimbabwe lol. |
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