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Abernie
Massively Incompetent
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Posted - 2013.09.26 08:11:00 -
[1831] - Quote
CCP Navigator wrote:Ok, so... *snip* Please confirm that this was a joke gone bad and it's not actually happening.
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Mra Rednu
Black Watch Guard
324
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Posted - 2013.09.26 08:12:00 -
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Tyrrax Thorrk wrote:Mud Pandemonium wrote:Tyrrax Thorrk wrote:Chribba wrote:(and I know you can change your mind at any time and reintroduce things - as you just sorta did - but that doesn't make it a smart move). I'd call it breaking promises/guarantees, not "changing their minds". Chribba, Yourself, Entity.. just how many rare ship collectors are upset about this? The playing field has been leveled for Joe Average. Bittervets and those who dominate alliance tourneys no longer hold a monopoly on ships worth a small fortune/ the ability to provide hilarious lossmails. I'm not a collector, just an interested party since I owned and lost the original gold magnate, and was active back when CCP guaranteed there wouldn't be any more of them. That's all I'm upset about, CCP making yet another huge mistake, apparently now that Oveur is gone nobody over there cares about this stuff. PS; This doesn't level the field at all , someone filthy rich will buy a blast win as usual and the richest corp in EVE somer blink will get even richer due to CCP giving them extremely valuable free stuff to sell.
Not empty quotin'.
This is dev's blantantly favouring one corp, least in the old days they used to try and hide this away.......... |
Clith
ElitistOps
Pandemic Legion
122
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Posted - 2013.09.26 08:47:00 -
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T20 mk2 |
DeT Resprox
T.R.I.A.D
179
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Posted - 2013.09.26 08:51:00 -
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Re-introducing Gold Magnates into the Ship-pool in this way is a terribad idea 
They should be kept as a special one-off reward ship for tournaments (Amarr ones at that maybe?).
I can remember when Mr PinkHat got hunted down by mOo and lost his. I'm not sure if any are left in game, but if i had one of the few, or the last one worth a fortune - i'd be going mad right now.
DeT Resprox
T.R.I.A.D CEO-á
Matari Tribal War Chief
Founding Member of Ushra'Khan |
Aelisha
Achura-Waschi Exchange
239
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Posted - 2013.09.26 08:54:00 -
[1835] - Quote
Also making my voice against this heard.
Favouritism, even as benevolent as this seems to the community at large, is still favouritism. Figure out your own vehicle for the release of these in game assets to the community or don't do it at all, in my humble opinion. Maybe even get the guys at Somer to consult on the process - but DO NOT hand ISK on a silver platter to anyone in game, especially not when they set the price, risk and thus potential profit of the assets involved.
Somer has a great business model - I personally dislike gambling but this is no place for evangelism as to how people spend their free time. This is not an argument against gambling, Somer or CCP reintroducing ships. It is an argument about perceived bias and an increasing frequency of GMs treating even the most coherent, literate arguments with derision and disrespect - outright ignoring opposition or (at worst) sneering actively at said opposition.
With individuals of such calibre as Chribba lending their weight to the 'against' bloc, I strongly suggest you re-evaluate.
CEO of the Achura-Waschi Exchange: An International trade corporation that adheres to State values
Intaki born State Citizen and supporter of the Practicals Bloc. |
Clith
ElitistOps
Pandemic Legion
123
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Posted - 2013.09.26 08:58:00 -
[1836] - Quote
CCP Navigator wrote:
Tournament ships will not be handed out in this fashion ever.
Pretty sure the Gold Magnate was a tournament ship. |
Honningbarnet
Honningbarna
0
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Posted - 2013.09.26 09:22:00 -
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Darknesss, Wirox and Lotto49 have had lotteries for years. I have just as much faith in them as Somer Blink.
I suggest they send ccp a mail and tell them they want to do a raven state issue lottery.
By the looks of it ccp provides prizes. |
Mashie Saldana
BFG Tech
724
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Posted - 2013.09.26 09:28:00 -
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This is a bloody stupid idea.
Nam Dnilb wrote:Art department is behind this. "Stop making us make textures for a ship, that doesn't exist anymore!"
If they are that desperate to use the textures just leave it as a NPC ship.
Mashie Saldana
Dominique Vasilkovsky
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Bad Bobby
Bring Me Sunshine
258
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Posted - 2013.09.26 09:33:00 -
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This is unfortunate.
I have a great deal of respect for Somer and her Blinks. I love CCP and the awful game they have willfully addicted me to.
But some times, just sometimes, you come out with really stupid ideas like this and I really have to cringe.
Please guys, take the advice of a friend and don't do this. You can rustle up a new limited edition, you can lottery them to active accounts using even the most primitive random selection process and you can avoid a costly mistake.
Don't let the winter expansion announcement be spoilt by one set of comically bad decisions. |
Forlorn Eskimo
Blue Republic
RvB - BLUE Republic
0
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Posted - 2013.09.26 09:45:00 -
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Congratulations on another Great Event And the sponsorship of EvE Vegas .
Also well done too ccp for giving some great prizes for blink to give away :)
Keep up the good work |
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EmpireOfDust
The Scope
Gallente Federation
6
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Posted - 2013.09.26 09:58:00 -
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A) You're giving Somer Blink free isk.
What that isk is used for doesn't matter.
B) You're giving away free ships which were always considered and promised to be limited run and the only ones of their kind. Ships which get news articles written about them when they die.
Stupid idea.
C) Blatant favouritism.
Doesn't matter who or what it is, CCP shouldn't have any involvement with a player or group of players, to the exclusion of other players, which ends up with those players profiting financially or otherwise. If Blink gets gold magnates and guardian vexors to give away, everyone should get gold magnates and guardian vexors. |
Tippia
Sunshine and Lollipops
16631
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Posted - 2013.09.26 10:06:00 -
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Idiotic. There is no other word to describe it.
If you want to hand out unique ships, create unique ships to hand out. Don't ruin the uniqueness of ships already in the game, even if they're so unique they've been lost forever. In fact, GÇ£lost foreverGÇ¥ is the best reason to not do so since there is no legendary status that will ever beat that and since no game will ever offer the same.
Give Somer some Bronze Magnates and Steward Vexors if you have to, but let the historical ships be historical.
GÇ£If you're not willing to fight for what you have in GëívGëí you don't deserve it, and you will lose it.GÇ¥
Get a good start: newbie skill plan 2.0. |
Michael Harari
Genos Occidere
HYDRA RELOADED
650
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Posted - 2013.09.26 10:18:00 -
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So basically, if you grind enough rep ccp will just hand you a trillion isk?
Also, some of the unique ships you are giving blink were tournament ships. So to then claim you will never reissue tournament ships is a little suspect. |
Poetic Stanziel
Major Kong Freight
1973
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Posted - 2013.09.26 10:20:00 -
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Chribba wrote:Please don't reintroduce ships like this. There was one, it was blown up, let it stay that way. That's what makes EVE so great, it becomes a huge part of the lore and history!
Also I'm interested in what type of agreement there is between CCP and SOMER (I woudln't be surprised if you say it's between you guys...) seeing as by the looks, you're donating these rare ships, which I am sure will gather A LOT of attention, which in turn will be tons of people giving SOMER their ISK for a chance to win.
The ISK betted will be returned to CCP or kept by SOMER? Congrats to SOMER for landing the opportunity though, but CCP really you should rethink the items you are giving away because giving out items you said were gone forever is just bad (and I know you can change your mind at any time and reintroduce things - as you just sorta did - but that doesn't make it a smart move).
/c Pull Chribba Dice support in protest.
Amarr Militia - Fweddit - http://fweddit.com
Poetic Discourse - http://poeticstanziel.blogspot.com |
Michael Harari
Genos Occidere
HYDRA RELOADED
650
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Posted - 2013.09.26 10:20:00 -
[1845] - Quote
PS when do darkness and chribba get their trillion isk? |
Leontyne Gaterau
GoonWaffe
Goonswarm Federation
54
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Posted - 2013.09.26 10:24:00 -
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A blooo a blooo a bloooo my spaceships a bloooooo |
Bad Bobby
Bring Me Sunshine
258
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Posted - 2013.09.26 10:24:00 -
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Michael Harari wrote:PS when do darkness and chribba get their trillion isk?
Form an orderly queue, please. |
Andrev Nox
SOMER Blink
Cognitive Development
255
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Posted - 2013.09.26 10:26:00 -
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Poetic Stanziel wrote:Pull Chribba Dice support in protest.
Do you feel any hypocrisy posting that 32 minutes after you claimed your free gift on our site?
Just curious if you'd prefer to withdraw your use of our gifts in protest :)
Somer Blink - The original microlottery site. |
Poetic Stanziel
Major Kong Freight
1973
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Posted - 2013.09.26 10:27:00 -
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The problem here is that the more Blink Blast tickets you own, the better your odds of winning the Gold Magnate. Sure, everyone that plays Blink can a get a few free tickets ... but a tonne of rich dudes are gonna give Somer their ISK and play thousands of blinks to increase their odds.
This Gold Magnate giveaway just increases the size of Somer's wallet. It's not like the money from this event is going to the Homeless Jita Orphan Fund.
I too would like CCP to give me the opportunity to increase my wallet size substantially.
If CCP wants to give away Gold Magnates, then they should run a simple lottery ... one ticket per account holder. Every player in EVE has a chance to win. (And yes, some people have more accounts than others, nothing is perfect ... but it is a far cry better than giving Gold Magnates to some 3rd party website ... which CCP can't even confirm is totally legit ... they only have a suspicion it is legit.)
Amarr Militia - Fweddit - http://fweddit.com
Poetic Discourse - http://poeticstanziel.blogspot.com |
Poetic Stanziel
Major Kong Freight
1973
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Posted - 2013.09.26 10:29:00 -
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Andrev Nox wrote:Poetic Stanziel wrote:Pull Chribba Dice support in protest.
Do you feel any hypocrisy posting that 32 minutes after you claimed your free gift on our site? Just curious if you'd prefer to withdraw your use of our gifts in protest :)
Wow. CCP chose wisely when they gave you guys Gold Magnates.
Perhaps you should ban my Somer Blink account. I'd love it if Somer started restricting players from winning the CCP donated prizes that you were given.
Amarr Militia - Fweddit - http://fweddit.com
Poetic Discourse - http://poeticstanziel.blogspot.com |
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Andrev Nox
SOMER Blink
Cognitive Development
255
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Posted - 2013.09.26 10:30:00 -
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Poetic Stanziel wrote:
This Gold Magnate giveaway just increases the size of Somer's wallet. It's not like the money from this event is going to the Homeless Jita Orphan Fund.
It's going to the Eve Vegas PVP tourney sponsorship, actually :)
Quote: ... which CCP can't even confirm is totally legit ... they only have a suspicion it is legit.)
Again, if you don't feel like we're a legitimate service, I'm more than happy to help you discontinue claiming gifts each and every time we've offered them.
You know, in case you want to protest.
Somer Blink - The original microlottery site. |
Poetic Stanziel
Major Kong Freight
1973
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Posted - 2013.09.26 10:37:00 -
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Andrev Nox wrote:Poetic Stanziel wrote:
This Gold Magnate giveaway just increases the size of Somer's wallet. It's not like the money from this event is going to the Homeless Jita Orphan Fund.
It's going to the Eve Vegas PVP tourney sponsorship, actually :) Every last ISK?
Andrev Nox wrote:Quote: ... which CCP can't even confirm is totally legit ... they only have a suspicion it is legit.) Again, if you don't feel like we're a legitimate service, I'm more than happy to help you discontinue claiming gifts each and every time we've offered them. You know, in case you want to protest. Don't pretend you're some sort of charity. You're a for profit gambling organization. I paid my dues into Blink. Nothing I do on that site is free. You got my ISK so that I could participate. (Not too mention some $$$ via Game Time card purchases.)
Amarr Militia - Fweddit - http://fweddit.com
Poetic Discourse - http://poeticstanziel.blogspot.com |
Poetic Stanziel
Major Kong Freight
1973
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Posted - 2013.09.26 10:38:00 -
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Andrev Nox wrote:You know, in case you want to protest. Being self-righteous, as tho you're entitled to these CCP gifts does not help your case or cause.
Amarr Militia - Fweddit - http://fweddit.com
Poetic Discourse - http://poeticstanziel.blogspot.com |
Bad Bobby
Bring Me Sunshine
258
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Posted - 2013.09.26 10:42:00 -
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Andrev Nox wrote:Again, if you don't feel like we're a legitimate service, I'm more than happy to help you discontinue claiming gifts each and every time we've offered them.
You know, in case you want to protest.
All you had to do to stay in the clear here was to say nothing, but you had to give it some attitude.
Don't you think it's a little cliche for a gambling magnate to resort to intimidation when accused of corruption?
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Igor Nappi
Federal Defense Union
Gallente Federation
2
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Posted - 2013.09.26 10:45:00 -
[1855] - Quote
Hello CCP. I would like to be given some special edition ships, too. |
Andrev Nox
SOMER Blink
Cognitive Development
255
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Posted - 2013.09.26 10:49:00 -
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Bad Bobby wrote:...to resort to intimidation...
To clarify - I'm not and wasn't intimating that I'd close his account. We didn't close it when he ignored our rules and tried to sell answers to our trivia giveaways in Jita local, we certainly wouldn't close it over a rabble rousing forum post :)
I noticed he had one hand raised in protest, but the other was still busy opening gifts. I was just checking if he was interested in joining in on the protests he was suggesting for others.
Somer Blink - The original microlottery site. |
Poetic Stanziel
Major Kong Freight
1973
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Posted - 2013.09.26 10:54:00 -
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Andrev Nox wrote:I noticed he had one hand raised in protest, but the other was still busy opening gifts. Of course. The chances of CCP backing down are next to nil. If anything, CCP is more than likely to double-down on this. Hell, they might even give you more Gold Magnates.
CCP, if you'll recall, doubled-down on Incarna and $60 monocles, until someone in the company said "Hey, we're actually losing accounts over this. A lot of accounts."
Since I doubt people are going to cancel accounts over this ... the Gold Magnates are not going to vanish from your prize pool. I might as well get a couple tickets in there.
But I will ***** about their decision in the meanwhile ... so hopefully it never happens again.
Amarr Militia - Fweddit - http://fweddit.com
Poetic Discourse - http://poeticstanziel.blogspot.com |
Andrev Nox
SOMER Blink
Cognitive Development
255
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Posted - 2013.09.26 10:57:00 -
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Since you believe they're going to give away these kind of ships no matter what - even if, say, an equitable and fair player organization weren't willing to facilitate it - perhaps direct your complaint towards CCP then, rather than encouraging people towards some type of faux moral outrage "withdraw support in protest" type actions.
The later is a little easier to misinterpret than the former :)
Somer Blink - The original microlottery site. |
Red Templar
Monkey Attack Squad
Goonswarm Federation
219
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Posted - 2013.09.26 10:59:00 -
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Hey CCP. Can you please stop ruining your own game? At least for a while?
Thank you!
For Love. For Peace. For Honor.
For None of the Above.
For Pony! |
Poetic Stanziel
Major Kong Freight
1973
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Posted - 2013.09.26 11:01:00 -
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Andrev Nox wrote:... an equitable and fair player organization weren't willing to facilitate it. Says you.
I believe Somer Blink is probably 99% fair. I have no idea if there's a 1% of the time that Somer rewards himself or protects his profit margins with some shady "random-number generation."
Amarr Militia - Fweddit - http://fweddit.com
Poetic Discourse - http://poeticstanziel.blogspot.com |
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