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watermelon420
Amarr
Dragons United
Pure.
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Posted - 2007.12.03 18:04:00 -
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It just goes to show that money doesn't make you good... Even if you're rich in real life, you still get beat by some poor basterds
I honestly don't care, it doesn't affect me what so ever, but it's better buying and selling gamecards then going to ISK sellers
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Neamus
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Posted - 2007.12.03 18:07:00 -
[122]
This post is largely pointless, at best its flamebait.
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Nagen
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Posted - 2007.12.03 18:08:00 -
[123]
I think that even earning money in EVE is part of pvp experience. If you cut that out, you're missing half the game. Treating a computer game as a job is the wrong approach. Sure you can earn more money with your real life grind on your real life job per same time, but EVE is not supposed to be your second job. It is supposed to be a game where you come and play with and against other people in this virtual made up world. What's the fun when instead of playing you just make yourself a shortcut and buy all the stuff? Ok, so you got all the stuff but just missed all the game of actually playing to achieve it. So what does you achievement, as a player, amount to? Nothing.
I have no problem with people buying a code or two to make up for the time that they cannot play due to excessively restrictive schedule. Many players with a more free schedule can and do play 20-30 hours a week. If you can put in only 10 hours and figure you can make 200-400 mil in those extra 10-20 hours you aren't playing, fine go sell a code or two to be on the same level as everyone else. You'll miss a lot of the game but real life takes precedence.
But if you're trying to buy your way ahead in EVE you're missing a lot of the game for no reason. Then of course there are cases where people cover up their own incompetence with their credit card. Either case is usually quite transparent and on the player level i don't have much respect for these people as they haven't actually achieved anything in EVE by themselves, with their own ingenuity and effort.
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Rhaegor Stormborn
Pestilent Industries Amalgamated
The Volition Cult
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Posted - 2007.12.03 18:09:00 -
[124]
This is me. I am the trust-fund in the OP.
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Missy Saints
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Posted - 2007.12.03 18:10:00 -
[125]
Brag with your MAIN!!!
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Meat Explosion
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Posted - 2007.12.03 18:14:00 -
[126]
To reiterate what others have said here:
It doesnt bother me at all. In essence, you and others like you are paying for me and my other characters to play EVE. Why should I be unhappy about that?
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Bentula
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Posted - 2007.12.03 18:47:00 -
[127]
 Originally by: Leroy Payne
Originally by: Bentula
Also its kinda cool to imagine we are shooting your RL wallet while you can only hurt our ingame wallet.
Not strictly true. The time you spend earning money in game, is time you coudl spend earning money out of game. If you can earn money faster in-game than out of it, then really you are in the laughable situation not the person buying gtcs.
I could spend an days ratting in the best system in eve, and probably if i was very lucky manage an average hourly rate of 100 million / hour (and thats extremely generous). Or I could go and earn those 3 days worth of isk in two hours in real life, and then just play eve for those 3 days instead of grind.
Every second you spend grinding for money in eve is time which could be spent grinding for money in real life. You'll get paid better in real life in most countries (and you'll have some kind of prospects other than sandbox mmorpg champion), probably better to do your earning there, and leave your playtime for the virtual online world.
Why grind belts for hours? You can make alot more if you have some understanding about market economics in highsec, a few well placed buyorders or searching contracts for good deals you can resell at higher value can make you 100mil much faster.
Also you can do it while you hunt targets, most of the time your waiting for something to happen anyway.
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Apocryphai
Caldari
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Posted - 2007.12.03 18:52:00 -
[128]
Edited by: Apocryphai on 03/12/2007 18:52:20
I wish there was a way to identify people who buy ISK in-game, like an icon colour or something.
Cos killing ships that cost real money give me wood.
Originally by: Victor Valka
What the skull-chick said.
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Splagada
Minmatar
Tides of Silence
Hydra Alliance
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Posted - 2007.12.03 18:53:00 -
[129]
that's cool, come to our space to show your ships??
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Taedrin
Gallente
Magellan Exploration and Survey
Rare Faction
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Posted - 2007.12.03 18:58:00 -
[130]
Meh, if people want to spend money on GTCs and use that to get ISKies, fine by me. Unlike ebaying, you still have to do some sort of work (advertising the sale of, and completing the sale of a GTC). Unlike other MMOs, you can't really gain a significant in game advantage over other people by simply having a lot ISK. I'm pretty certain that the BoB vs. ASCN war proved that, and ISS vs IAC too.
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Uchuu
Prophets Of a Damned Universe
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Posted - 2007.12.03 19:49:00 -
[131]
It makes me feel like you're an idiot.
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Princess Jodi
Vendetta Underground
Rule of Three
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Posted - 2007.12.03 20:24:00 -
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It makes me feel very glad that I am not such a pitiful excuse for a human being as you are.
First of all, 13 year olds taking Daddy's credit card to get themselves a uber ship is something that always made me laugh. I've secretly imagined them getting their ass beat when Daddy gets the bill.
You've gone one step farther: You've taken money from Daddy in the form of a Trust Fund. In my experience, people who have Trust Funds never contribute anything usefull to society, just becomming Leeches. There are many imaginative and diciplined people out there with ideas which are benificial to the whole planet, yet they don't have the capital to make those dreams real. You apparently have that capital, and you use it to buy Internet Spaceships.
That makes you about as valuable to society as Paris Hilton is.
If I were a Humanitarian, I'd pity you. But I'm not, so you just disgust me.
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Lord DerekSegan
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Posted - 2007.12.03 20:30:00 -
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Edited by: Lord DerekSegan on 03/12/2007 20:32:24
Edited by: Lord DerekSegan on 03/12/2007 20:31:35
Edited by: Lord DerekSegan on 03/12/2007 20:30:26
Originally by: Princess Jodi
It makes me feel very glad that I am not such a pitiful excuse for a human being as you are.
First of all, 13 year olds taking Daddy's credit card to get themselves a uber ship is something that always made me laugh. I've secretly imagined them getting their ass beat when Daddy gets the bill.
You've gone one step farther: You've taken money from Daddy in the form of a Trust Fund. In my experience, people who have Trust Funds never contribute anything usefull to society, just becomming Leeches. There are many imaginative and diciplined people out there with ideas which are benificial to the whole planet, yet they don't have the capital to make those dreams real. You apparently have that capital, and you use it to buy Internet Spaceships.
That makes you about as valuable to society as Paris Hilton is.
If I were a Humanitarian, I'd pity you. But I'm not, so you just disgust me.
lol -- you bring up some interesting points. The image of the 13 yr old getting beat is probably pretty realistic.
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Cmdr Sy
Appetite 4 Destruction
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Posted - 2007.12.03 20:33:00 -
[134]
Originally by: trustfund
When you kill my ship...I go to my credit card and I buy more game cards and sell them for ISK.
So how does that make you feel?
Pretty good, actually. I mean, I would be robbing you of money which presumably someone close to you saved so that you may spend it on something worthwhile. Honestly, I think that's kinda cool.
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Larg Kellein
Caldari
Agony Unleashed
Agony Empire
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Posted - 2007.12.03 20:38:00 -
[135]
Edited by: Larg Kellein on 03/12/2007 20:40:44
Makes me feel a bit sorry for you that you have to post an "ooooh, look at my large wad of cash" post on an internet spaceships forum.
Other thand that, as long as you drop good loot, I don't care.
Edit: As for the time code sales... Carry on, I've sold a few myself when I couldn't be bothered to go ratting.
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prathe
Minmatar
Omega Enterprises
Mostly Harmless
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Posted - 2007.12.03 20:47:00 -
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sounds like op bitterness to me i mean trust fund ? paying for isk ? those aren't really the signs of wealth and/or sucess in eve
tbh
the more appropraite statement would be
Quote:
So basically, I am rich. More specifically, I have a rather... large... portfolio.
When you kill my ship (so far, 5 Drakes, 5 Ravens, and various small ships) I go to my Wallet and I buy more ships.
I have few hundred billion so far.
So how does that make you feel? Does it make you want to kill me more? Does it make you feel sorry for me? Angry?
Honest answers please.
Oh, and for the record, it is *slightly* annoying to have to buy all the officer fittings again.. :p
tbh i dont know if the op is trying to show off but there are people playing eve with easily billions of isk making perhaps a bil a day using it to pay for ingame mods and GTC and never aying one red cent to play eve .
so all i can say is if you need to buy GTC trading just to play eve , you kind of suck at eve dude ( unless your actually using it to subscribe instead of just trading RL money for isk )
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JamnOne
Amarr
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Posted - 2007.12.03 20:50:00 -
[137]
Originally by: trustfund
Originally by: PuJu
Personally I would feel the need to laugh at you because I could do all that without the need to put my hand in my pocket.
/my 2 cents
Well, I don't have time to grind ISK, I am a law student -- frankly, I shouldn't even play as much as I do, but it is fun!
Half of us here are students. Mine while studying you can still make isk.
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Stitcher
Caldari
legion of qui
Terra Incognita.
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Posted - 2007.12.03 20:53:00 -
[138]
OP's wallet nerf coming SOONÖ
Yeah, small thing about ISK-buying - the GMs tend to just deduct the purchased amount from your wallet when they catch you, regardless of whether or not the purchased sum is still there. This can lead to wallets with negative balances. Sometimes negative balances of BILLIONS of ISK.
All of which deliciously means that ISK buying is ultimately counter-productive.
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Clinically
Gallente
Cold-Fury
Southern Cross Alliance
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Posted - 2007.12.03 21:24:00 -
[139]
I think it's hilarious that you pay RL money to provide me with some nice lewts when I blow your ship up.
Keep selling those GTCs IMO 
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Pociomundo
Knights of Chaos
Chaos Incarnate.
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Posted - 2007.12.03 21:37:00 -
[140]
Originally by: Sicil Fioet
Originally by: goodby4u
Surprisingly neuter,but i find it funny that if i were to shoot you down it hurts your RL wallet
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XiticiX
Gallente
Kudzu Collective
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Posted - 2007.12.03 21:44:00 -
[141]
Keeto? Is that you?
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Minaras Laentic
Wise Guys
Exquisite Malevolence
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Posted - 2007.12.03 21:49:00 -
[142]
Originally by: Pociomundo
Originally by: Sicil Fioet
Originally by: goodby4u
Surprisingly neuter,but i find it funny that if i were to shoot you down it hurts your RL wallet
this
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This (again )
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Lord Gendor
Caldari
Trillion Enterprises
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Posted - 2007.12.03 22:49:00 -
[143]
Edited by: Lord Gendor on 03/12/2007 22:51:17
I prefer to do the exact opposite. When I kill your ship I steal your loot and sell it, every few months I buy more time cards with all the isk I steal, I haven't spent any $$ in a while.
How does this make you feel? Does it make you feel like a noob? Does it make you feel sorry for your self? Or do you just use your money to dry your tears?
Oh and its slightly annoying to sell all your junk (and it is junk please use tech II/faction gear) every time, why don't you just directly transfer me the isk instead.
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Syriano Keldon
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Posted - 2007.12.03 22:55:00 -
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i feel bad for you cause you spent the isk on caldari ships
its like selling a dead bird to a blind kid, since you are going out solo pvping in em.  
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Sorum Daemoth
Insidious Existence
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Posted - 2007.12.03 22:56:00 -
[145]
Originally by: Syriano Keldon
i feel bad for you cause you spent the isk on caldari ships
its like selling a dead bird to a blind kid, since you are going out solo pvping in em.
this actually made me lawl.
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Vagablonde
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Posted - 2007.12.03 22:57:00 -
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I feel nothing as I know you're just a strawman someone is using to troll about GTC sales with.
sheesh, i'm not that stupid.
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Khudo
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Posted - 2007.12.03 22:57:00 -
[147]
I feel nothing
But paying $$$ a company to expect a good job
Not that kind of *smelly brown human substance*
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Lysianna
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Posted - 2007.12.03 22:57:00 -
[148]
Actually my question is, why did you post this in the first place?
Is it to show that you're rich or is it that you're mad at losing ships and the only way for you to make th e money back is to buy ISK?
It doesn't make sense why you would go post something like that. That's my honest reply :)
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Veng3ance
Prophets Of a Damned Universe
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Posted - 2007.12.03 22:58:00 -
[149]
Does it bother you that I play the game for free and can lose any ship without breaking a sweat or losing a dime?
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Cybarite
Gallente
Aristotle Enterprises
Ethereal Dawn
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Posted - 2007.12.03 23:12:00 -
[150]
Originally by: trustfund
So basically, I am rich. More specifically, I have a rather... large... trust-fund.
When you kill my ship (so far, 5 Drakes, 5 Ravens, and various small ships) I go to my credit card and I buy more game cards and sell them for ISK.
I have spent a few billion so far.
So how does that make you feel? Does it make you want to kill me more? Does it make you feel sorry for me? Angry?
Honest answers please.
Oh, and for the record, it is *slightly* annoying to have to buy all the fittings again.. :p
didn't bother to read the thread just thought i'd put in my two cents.
honestly I'd feel sorry for your parents/grandparents/whoever put the fund together for you, I'm pretty sure this isn't what they intended you do with the money. then again you're pretty transparrent for a troll.
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