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Why a PLEX is 33% more expensive than one month of subscription?
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David Grogan
University of Caille
Gallente Federation
#21 - 2011-10-09 22:01:42 UTC
malaire wrote:
If you buy single PLEX it is 19.95, but if you buy 2 or more at once, it is only 17.50 per PLEX. Still more than subscription but then PLEX has other uses (i.e. can be sold for ISK)

Also prices in euros are higher than dollar prices because CCP must add VAT to prices when selling to EU residents.



a gtc (2x plex) = €26 if u buy from Shattered Crystal

Everytime you buy something that says "made in china" you are helping the rising unemployment in your own country unless you are from china, Buy locally produced goods and help create more jobs.
EVE Stig
Doomheim
#22 - 2011-10-10 00:27:09 UTC
Malcanis wrote:
Rhaegor Stormborn wrote:
CCP runs the biggest RMT racket.


Since they busted you for doing it, anyway.


The guy you quoted was running a RMT ring?

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Aidan Brooder
Dynasphere Ltd.
#23 - 2011-10-10 00:31:38 UTC
Ishtanchuk Fazmarai wrote:
Specifically, PLEXes can be bought by 19.95 €, whereas one month of subscription is worth 14.95€. I thik that explains a lot of things, like who decided the price of "micro" transactions in EVE...

But the question is, why is it more expensive to "buy" one month of gameplay than to actually subscribe for a month? And not just a bit more expensive, but a whoping 33% more expensive...?

Would be interesting to get some blue tag for this.


The 33% are to pay salary for "Hellmar"'s ghost writer for Dev blogs I think.

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Simetraz
State War Academy
Caldari State
#24 - 2011-10-10 00:58:48 UTC
Got me but if you pay by the year it is even cheaper Blink

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Mr Kidd
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
#25 - 2011-10-10 14:44:01 UTC
Rhaegor Stormborn wrote:
CCP runs the biggest RMT racket.


Yeah.

Primary purpose of plex is to provide CCP with RMT income, provide the RL currency plex purchaser with isk and then provide the isk plex purchaser time; in order of importance.

Don't ban me, bro!
Malcanis
Vanishing Point.
The Initiative.
#26 - 2011-10-10 14:55:58 UTC
ITT: An MMO publisher selling game time is an "RMT racket". What?

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