Bugsy VanHalen
Society of lost Souls
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Posted - 2012.04.19 15:34:00 -
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Eddie Laydon wrote:Well buying PLEX/RMT are all different forms of 'cheating', the difference is one is controlled by CCP and the other one is not
Imho spending real money on isk is a bit pathetic, not to mention it takes the fun out of the game. If you cant earn enough money the 'normal' way, then perhaps you're not smart enough for this game.
Or maybe they just have real life priorities to worry about and are far more limited for the time they can actually get in game to play. These players with real jobs and know where their priorities should be generally are far better off spending a few extra bucks per month on PLEX to sell to pay for their PVP activity than to play 23/7 and stroking their E-PEEN all day long
Really what is the difference in paying for 4 accounts per month to max out in game income and support PVP activity on 1 account, or paying for 1 account and buying 3 plex per month with the money saved on the other 3 accounts to support the same 1 PVP account. The later costs the same but eliminates all the work associated with the other 3 accounts. If you enjoy that activity all the power to you, but if not buying PLEx is a great alternative
With PLEX over 500 mil and costing $20 USD or less if you buy it on promotion, anyone who values their time at more than minimum wage is way further ahead buying PLEX
I am sure there are very few players if any who can consistently make 500 mil isk/hr. So if $20 of real money can get you 500 mil isk, even if you value your time at minimum wage (about $10/hr where I live) you would have to make 250 mil isk per hour in game to get the same value for your time.
I believe mining is still the lowest isk/hour activity in EVE and is up to about 20 mil/hr, it would take you over 12 hours of mining to make 250 mil isk which is only equal to about $10 real money (24 hours of game time to earn 1 PLEX). Since mining is very boring and most players would consider it work to support their EVE career. Would you really rather work for the equivalent of just over $1 per hour mining in game or spend $20 real money on a PLEX to save your self 24 hour of in game isk grinding.
Personally I only get to play 4 - 5 hours a week if I'm lucky, I rarely reach 24 hours game time in a month. Two young children at home taking up most of my free time. An extra $20 per month to spend that time doing what I want to do rather than grinding isk is well worth it.
If you are not smart enough to realize it is just a game perhaps you should not play video games at all. |