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cosmoray
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Posted - 2009.01.27 13:09:00 -
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It is fairly clear that CCP wants the price lower with this change.
Which means money gets you less ISK, which means you run out of cash quicker, which means you buy more plexes.
CCP doesn't make money off super industrialists and a lot of people on this forum, but we are the minority.
So, if CCP wants the plex price lowers, and.....
traders see an opportunity to manipulate the price of the plexes upwards you will be going against CCP wishes. When that happens there is always one outcome, getting whacked with the nerf bat.
So if the prices don't come down expect some sort of nerf that you can only buy "x" number of plexes per month, or something to stop manipulation attempts.
Now would probably be a time to cash out.
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cosmoray
Cosmoray Construction
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Posted - 2009.01.27 17:59:00 -
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Remember for every uber trader/industrialist in MD or solo players there are a 100 players with not much liquid cash.
These 100 players pay the subscription every month.
A lot of players in MD will play for free even at 1B per month
The players who have not much cash (remember pay subscription), buy PLEXes to top up their accounts to have more fun. CCP wants them more accessible to these players so changes payment scheme (also avoids 3rd party costs for CCP).
With the plexes worth less the 100 players can't buy as much STUFF. So they buy more plexes, etc...
CCP are double dipping from subscription players.
CCP are aware that they don't make money from a lot of the people on here. That is not the target audience, it is the little players who want to do something extra.
If MD'ers find ways to stop the subsrciption payers from purchasing more PLEXes or stop middle income players from buying PLEXes then the market dries up. As less people can afford plexes CCP income goes down.
In that situation CCP will change the market to gain more income. There is no other mechanism they are interested in.
The first PLEX change was to make it easier to purchase instead of the forums, now it will be changed to increase revenue.
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cosmoray
Cosmoray Construction
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Posted - 2009.01.29 18:49:00 -
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 Originally by: Shavana
I don't understand... 60d GTC's are still selling for 650m+ on the forums... I see no price change at all.
You can't buy any 60day GTC's for cash. They will run out, whatever left is the last stock.
CCp wants it cheaper because selling 1 GTC currently brings in lots of cash for the more normal casual player.
If GTC's are cheaper, the ISK doesn't go as far and people buy more of them.
Remember MD rules don't really apply to CCP target audience. A lot of people here don't pay to play the game.
There is a much larger group who do, thats where CCP makes their money. |
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