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Patch86
Di-Tron Heavy Industries
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Posted - 2007.09.16 13:32:00 -
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Edited by: Patch86 on 16/09/2007 13:33:08
Second Life runs on a simple basis- you can't do anything in game without money, and the easiest way to get money is to buy it off of us for RL currency! There is little in the way of a game behind this- it's like a big theme park where you insert your special "fun money" in order to ride the attractions.
EVE is more like a game, or a sport. It'd be like playing Monopoly, and you're having a bit of bad luck and are nearly out of money. one of your rival players is just about to finish you off with a big Hotel rent, and you go "screw it, I'll pay you ú20 if you let me take 10k in Monopoly money out of the box". It'd defy the point of playing; suddenly you're not just competing within the confines of the artificial rules of the game, you're competing based on external, unrelated merits.
Imagine the Goons vs BoB war. Why would Goonswarm even bother attacking and blowing up BoB ships if they knew some rich guy was in there alliance and would just buy them replacements with his RL money? It'd sort of take the point out of the two entities competing.
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 Originally by: CCP Prism X
There's no such thing as playing too much EvE!
You all obviously need more accounts!
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Patch86
Di-Tron Heavy Industries
Atlas Alliance
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Posted - 2007.09.16 13:38:00 -
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Originally by: Caiman Graystock
Yet with GTCs for ISK, sponsored by CCP, that's exactly what some rich guy in an alliance can, and probably does do.
And I do think that is a massive and lame loophole, and wish it would die.
But thats beside the point.
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Originally by: CCP Prism X
There's no such thing as playing too much EvE!
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Patch86
Di-Tron Heavy Industries
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Posted - 2007.09.18 20:42:00 -
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Originally by: Leora Nomen
"When CCP create isk it only costs them a few minutes of time"
CCP doesn't create ISK. ISK changes hands from one player to another but no more is created out of nowhere, hence no magically appearing ISK that has a potential to have a negative impact on EVE economy.
While I agree whole heartedly with your post, thats not actually strictly true. ISK is created from all manner of "ISK faucets" all the time- such as mission rewards or pirate bounties, where ISK appears in your wallet without coming from another player. There are also "ISK sinks" to balance it out, such as buying skill books or POS fuels from NPC vendors. If the amount of ISK pouring out of the faucets isn't balanced with the sinks (which some argue is the case) you'll see either progressive inflation or deflation.
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Originally by: CCP Prism X
There's no such thing as playing too much EvE!
You all obviously need more accounts! |
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