Originally by: Le Skunk

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Edited by: Le Skunk on 06/01/2009 10:21:14

Originally by: Akita T

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90 bil / 3000 bil -> a mere 3%
So... I don't know about you, but I don't consider 3% as "game breaking".
Annoying, probably nasty, but certainly not game breaking...


You conveniently ignore the fact that at least some of those RL cash would have entered CCP's coffers anyway, since not all of the 40k accounts "fueled by GTC for ISK" would be terminated in case GTC-for-ISK would cease being allowed...

You also conveniently ignore the fact that would it not be for this legal exchange method, the demand for RMT ISK would skyrocket, and the percentage of people that get away with buying ISK for real cash would actually increase...

Well, that, or you're either just complaining for the sake of complaining, or are simply unable to comprehend that this particular situation is one of the few that has very little drawbacks but most advantages, for all involved parties EXCEPT the ones engaging in direct ISK RMT.

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1) CCP state that 90 billion isk a day DOES NOT AFFECT GAME BALANCE. I suggest that isk enough to buy and fit every battleship bought in empire EVERY DAY, is enough to effect gamebalnce.

I would suggest that with 90 billion isk a day, any individual player, corporation, and indeed probably alliance, could be crushed out of the game.

2) You have no figures here to estimate how many of those accounts would be dropped and how many would be paid for in cash. For the sake of argument I will say 50% will be dropped - so my argument about CCP greed will apply only to 1.5 million dollars a year. Thats still greed.

3) Call me an idealist, but I dont think rich kids with daddies credit card should be able to get an advantage over honest players.

I dont think in a game of chess my opponent should be able to buy a few extra pieces using his credit card.

I dont think in a game of football, one team should be able to buy three goals headstart.

I dont think a corp of 30 players who set up a corp, train skills, work hard, cooperate together and try to earn some isk should be able to be perma decced by merc or have their manufacturing products undercut by someone who plays for 1 hour a day and buys isk.

I believe CCPs 'grudging acceptance' of GTC-ISK trade (as if anyone could grudgingly accept 3 million dollars into their bank account a year) is hypocritical from a company who remove 30 day GTCs in favour of 60 days (ignoring the third biggest outcry on their own damn Council of Intersteller Crud forums) because it is "industry standard" when the practice of selling the gtcs for isk is certainly NOT industry standard.

I also would suggest that the GTC-ISK trade does a damn good job of legitimising RL-ISK trade. A player who is agonizing over the morality of buying isk form a farmer - will take one look at the Dollar-GTC-ISK options offered by CCP and think "Fuk Them the greedy buggers - They cant tell me not to do it when they are offering the same thing themselves. I will go to and isk farmer and get a better deal"

SKUNK

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