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Scipio Artelius
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Posted - 2017.01.15 01:57:35 -
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Sylvia Carpenter wrote:The only thing I can imagine is to buy PLEX with real money, sell in in game, and use the ISK to buy resources needed.
But is it a normal way for corps to do that? I hope it is not.
I know of several players that have used their credit card to buy PLEX to buy a Titan.
The only way to build a Titan or a Keepstar or other asset in the game is to mine/acquire all the resources in the game also. Cash doesn't generate minerals.
So ultimately, Titans, etc. are built using no extra cash than what people use to subscribe their accounts. It's just a short cut method people use in order to acquire them without having to mine, etc.
Is it normal? I don't think so, but it's a hard question to answer. |
Scipio Artelius
Savage Moon Society
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Posted - 2017.01.15 02:57:04 -
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Sylvia Carpenter wrote: Is there any data on how much PLEX bought with Real Money?
CCP's financial statements contain a listing of the amount of PLEX in the game as part of their liabiities under a heading of 'deferred revenue'.
From the 2015 Financial statement that was about USD $3.3 million purchased but not yet consumed, representing a rough number of >165,000 that are currently either in the game or with third-party sellers waiting to be sold:
http://marketsforisk.blogspot.com.au/2016/04/ccp-financial-statements-for-2015-review.html
In terms of the total purchased since PLEX was introduced, no we don't know the exact number. It would be in the tens of millions of dollars. |
Scipio Artelius
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Posted - 2017.01.15 03:09:07 -
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Sylvia Carpenter wrote:Thanks. Good to know. I hope it gives enough financial health for CCP to keep developing Eve. I really hope I could still play the game when I am retired in the next 15 years. I love it.
My understanding is that paid subscriptions are still a much larger percentage of their income, though I'm not sure I can validate that view.
In a recent interview (for the Ascension release), CCP Seagull mentioned there are about 400,000 subscribers, but I don't know what percentage are paid with credit card versus PLEXed. |
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