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Ballistic CEO
The Ballistic Corporation
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Posted - 2008.09.26 11:04:00 -
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Like many I used to have 3 accounts. I sold one as soon as news of the GTC changes came out and the 2nd of my 3 will expire today and is unlikely to be renewed under GTC current market conditions.
I had a look but im sure the maths/stats brainiacs amongst us could work this out better.
Have CCP cannily included a projection for lost accounts into their price hike?
Im aware that part of it is the dollars/euros thing but PLEASE dont argue about that here there are a gazillion other threads for you to do that.
Im purely interested in: has CCPs bottom line changed or have the managed to produce enough extra income to cover lost accounts?
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Ballistic CEO
The Ballistic Corporation
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Posted - 2008.09.26 13:10:00 -
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Edited by: Ballistic CEO on 26/09/2008 13:11:09
 Originally by: pippan
posting in a "i-cant-pay-60-cents-a-day-so-eve-is-dying" thread
I shouldnt bite but im going to 
One of the other games i play is CoD4. I pay once, activision will continue to upgrade for a while then theyll release an expansion, upgrade that for a while then the game stays as it is til the next CoD hits.
I base this off playing that line of games since RTCW.
Although im aware of the server maintenance, staff fees and the several 'free' upgrades a year we receive I cant help but compare MMO pricing to other areas of the market.
CoD4: pay once, free upgrades and support for 6 - 18 months dependant.
MMO: pay every month, in some cases pay for upgrades and expansions.
of course the number of people buying a product is going to factor into this and i can accept that, im just telling you my mindset:
new release: ú40 one off payment.
MMO: ú~100 pa
so yes I do kind of object to any kind of price hike for this particular product.
This thread however has NOTHING TO DO WITH THAT , im just an interested party speculating on how the company that builds this game works.
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Ballistic CEO
The Ballistic Corporation
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Posted - 2008.09.26 19:53:00 -
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Edited by: Ballistic CEO on 26/09/2008 19:55:30
Originally by: Lady Valory
Edited by: Lady Valory on 26/09/2008 19:42:10
I think what the OP forgets it this...
EVE minus 10000-50000 accounts is a BETTER place for the rest of us...
a glass is half-full man eh? Well bah! And also and etc.
I wouldnt argue either way regarding half-full/empty issues, the lead in of the OP is simply a demonstration of my situation and how that has affected my cost. I dont believe im mistaken in saying there are a fair number of players in the same situation as me.
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so more a "Eve is losing some part of its active player number due to 'the situationÖ" than a "Im crying, o noes CCP has donded it!"
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