EVE General Discussion

That would remove 90% of the incentive for ganking frieghters in and around jita.


oh and IB4L



I like Battleships.

Why should we take a step backwards ?`

CCP made PLEX moveable intentionally.

CCPs credibility is fine. There's no issue at all.
Everybody can make money just like Somer does.


CCP has crossed the rubicon with this.
Oooohhhhh what a coincidence.


Edit: He said RMT, therefore i say Somer.

I can't say I'm too enthralled with the prospect of a single shard world equivalent of the Diablo 3 auction house.

Maybe I'm completely off my rocker, but the claims of RMT via PLEX scare me. I dream of a cruel, harsh world of EVE governed by the single common currency of game time and what players do with it. That dream of limitless possibilities does not work well if players find a way to cash out on the experience. EVE is supposed to be forever.

If people will manage to buy PLEX with easy ISK, and sell it for real moniez, cheaper than CCP do, we would have rise in the ISK prices of the dwindling amounts of PLEX, because more people will buy it from the RMTraders, so the PLEX will rise in ISK price, until it can be bought only by those who have so much ISK they dont need it. There are powers in EVE that have this ISK.

I remember when the faction warfare LP was so easy, it made PLEX prices rise, CCP reacted too late, they are lazy, expect to see PLEX prices rise faster.

- somebody (mister X) gives me RL money
- i buy some amount of Tritanium
- then i put it into freighter
- then i eject from this ship in space
- mister X boards ship
- mister X sells the ship and the minerals from cargohold

result: RMT.
And the same can be done with anything in the Eve Online. PLEX just makes it easier to move big amounts of ISK. But it's totally possible to find other options (like +5/+6 implants of whatever)

You have a point there. However, a commodity like PLEX is problematic for two reasons; one, it is in a legal gray area, one which I would like to see CCP take a stand against. Two, PLEX only come from giving money to CCP. High PLEX prices appear to be a strong stimulus for inflation. In the absence of meaningful ISK sinks, inflation pressure is very dangerous to the overall health of the game economy.

Why even bother with that, just make an isk doubler alt, and make sure one of your marks is the RMT guy.

RMT poses legal problems for subjects such as money laundering and other acts of a dubious nature. It is a catalyst for toxic gameplay and economic instability, and encourages people to play the game in a shortsighted way. It is not conductive to CCP's business model, which is designed around a long term investment in activities and reputation by players and CCP alike.

The one currency of equality in Eve Online is game time; everyone is buying into the universe 30 days at a time. PLEX are traded for ISK, but they are consistent with CCP's equality model; players are still buying someone else's game time. Using PLEX as a mechanism for RMT perverts this by using them as a mechanism to cash out of the game universe. It is counterproductive for CCP's long term player investment model. If players can make a bundle of real life money by selling game commodities for real cash that they bought with ISK, what incentive do they have for waging grandiose wars when they can make money instead?

Do you want to play Eve Online when the Powers That Be are only involved in it to sell their moon goo for cash? When the only reason people form fleets and build capitals and otherwise get into slug-fests is either because they're bored, or because the alliance leader wants to make a downpayment on his new car?

RMT is everything that New Eden is not meant to be.