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what is up with the plex in eve.
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Malcanis
Vanishing Point.
The Initiative.
#201 - 2012-10-24 14:46:50 UTC
Demolishar wrote:

The whole beauty of the PLEX system is that it will always find an equillibrium. It is actually a good indicator of the overall health of the game - higher PLEX means the health of the game is worse, as obviously less people wish to spend their RL cash on EVE.


It's a bit more complex than that, my friend. PLEX prices can rise and fall completely independantly of "the health of EVE". If, for instance, the global economy crashed and unemployment went through the roof, fewer people would spend extra money on their hobby.

But yeah anyway, PLEX prices have jumped because of some horribly unbalanced wealth fountains (looking at you, FW), with the beneficiaries looking to warehouse their gains in an "inflation proof" commodity. Not to mention CCP taking a number of actions to soak up excess PLEX (eg: the alliance tourney, fanfest tickets, etc). And of course because of actual inflation, with the amount of total ISK in the game increasing by a few thousand billion every month.

"Just remember later that I warned against any change to jump ranges or fatigue. You earned whats coming."

Grath Telkin, 11.10.2016
Signal11th
#202 - 2012-10-24 15:02:41 UTC  |  Edited by: Signal11th
TheGunslinger42 wrote:
It is rather ridiculous how the plex prices have done nothing but rise, I blame all the catering towards carebears - incursions in hisec, buffing afk/bot mining, etc

I feel bad for the poors who can't afford either the real life money or the spacemoney. Must feel bad.



Why?? Do you feel sorry for poor people who can't afford cable? EVE like any game/hobby is a luxury, if you can afford it great if you can't tough shi t.

I'd love to fire around on a speedboat but I can't afford one so I'm screwed, maybe I'll just send supirous emails to a manufacturer of speedboats asking them why they can't give me one for 1/3 rd of the price.

God Said "Come Forth and receive eternal life!" I came fifth and won a toaster!
Samwise Everquest
Plus 10 NV
#203 - 2012-10-24 15:08:22 UTC
As long as here are people willing to pay 600+ mil for a PLEX, there will be people selling it for that much. Simple really.

Pras Phil.
Krixtal Icefluxor
INLAND EMPIRE Galactic
#204 - 2012-10-24 15:41:08 UTC
Signal11th wrote:



Why?? Do you feel sorry for poor people who can't afford cable? EVE like any game/hobby is a luxury, if you can afford it great if you can't tough shi t.

I'd love to fire around on a speedboat but I can't afford one so I'm screwed, maybe I'll just send supirous emails to a manufacturer of speedboats asking them why they can't give me one for 1/3 rd of the price.



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