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Farmer Killers
United Corporations Against Macros
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Posted - 2008.03.24 01:36:00 -
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 Originally by: Brutus B
I've been trying to figure out the issue of isk. It's acceptable to trade game-time cards for isk, but not buy isk outright. The system that exists basically, if one is interested, sends someone not to just one 3rd party, but possibly two. So, my question is, not why CCP has banned the purchase of isk, which could lead to someone's funds being confiscated, and someone's account being banned; but why not they haven't taken exclusive control over that trade for themselves? By endorsing/controlling it, a RL-market for their IN-Game items/currecny they would be funding their coffers for thier staff, and the development of eve-expansions.
By allowing the GTC for isk trade CCP is giving legit players to get isk for something that CCP gets the Real money for, and opens EvE for players that dont have that much money (students for one) so that they can play by paying with ISK (or having someone pay the GTC or them by paying them with ISK).
when 3rd partys sells ISK/item/ships they obtains it by farming or other means, and that can create a huge problem when demand is riseing. Since if the demand goes up so does the number off farmers, witch creates LAG and can destroy the game in the long run. (And ofc CCP Gets 0.- off the money that farmers gets that way)
And if CCP opens to sell ISK and Items for cash, then the it will create a inbalance off the game since the isk/items will be created.
Originally by: Brutus B
Personally, I'm just someone trying to follow the rules ('cause I don't want to be banned) but wouldn't mind putting a little more RL money out there if I could acquire some additional isk here and there; but I don't want to get stuck with a couple of time-cards I don't plan on using, or get loaded with isk that's going to get taken from me with the possibility of my account being suspended.
tbh it issent that hard to get rid off a few GTC, there is always a demand, and its safe if you use the secure way, but do follow the EULA and TOS.
Originally by: Brutus B
But just as a point of discussion, I wonder why the Dev's haven't exploited for themselves this aspect of the whole industry in order to make more money with a product (and all in game products) that they own; and at the same time, allowed to their subscribers a fraud free EULA acceptable avenue for the acquistion of additional itmes or ingame-curreceny, by being in themselves the solely trusted provider of such services.
Well it boils down to the point that the people that are ritch out off game will get a unfair advantage over others that cant afford buying stuff for real money.
and it will make stuff in game atm close to point less, since you can fire up your CC and replace a Faction fitted BS in a few secounds, and leaving the guys that mine and build stuff in game with out a profession, and alot off people will leave it CCP opens up for something like a Item/ISK shop tbh.
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