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If you're quitting Eve, why are you selling your character?
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Lady hunter
Doomheim
#1 - 2015-03-17 07:12:30 UTC
I see this fairly often in the Eve Bazaar, and I don't understand it. If you are quitting Eve, it doesn't make much sense to sell your character for Isk. Why do you need in game money to play a game you are quitting, why not just keep your character in case you play again. I can only think of two reason someone would do this, one being they are just selling the Isk in some illegal manner to get real life money. And second, I forgot because I have been drinking, but I am pretty sure I did have a second.
Scipio Artelius
Weaponised Vegemite
Flying Dangerous
#2 - 2015-03-17 07:29:13 UTC
So they can give their ISK to UAE.
Another Posting Alt
Zerious Fricken Biziness
#3 - 2015-03-17 07:49:40 UTC
Maybe it's just one of many accounts they're quitting. Proceeds go to the remaining account(s).
Tau Cabalander
Retirement Retreat
Working Stiffs
#4 - 2015-03-17 07:58:02 UTC
You never really quit EVE. You just go AFK for a while.
March rabbit
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#5 - 2015-03-17 08:01:33 UTC
You don't really quit when your stuff is waiting for you. So if you sell (or biomass) your alts, send ISK and stuff to some people you can leave. Because if you decide to return you will need to start from scratch. And it will demotivate.

Why sell? Maybe to give your friends something when you leave?

The Mittani: "the inappropriate drunked joke"
Serene Repose
#6 - 2015-03-17 08:18:06 UTC
Scipio Artelius wrote:
So they can give their ISK to UAE.
How do you think he survives not knowing what the he!! he's doing?

We must accommodate the idiocracy.
Antihrist Pripravnik
Cultural Enrichment and Synergy of Diversity
Stain Neurodiverse Democracy
#7 - 2015-03-17 08:50:24 UTC
It's easier to distribute ISK to several friends than it is to distribute a character. Currently the only thing that can be chopped of your character and be given to another player is a prosthetic arm Ugh
Garnoo
Eternity INC.
Goonswarm Federation
#8 - 2015-03-17 08:59:32 UTC
Tau Cabalander wrote:
You never really quit EVE. You just go AFK for a while.

that will change very soon Roll

People are going to try to ruin your day. Get together with others, ruin their day back -  EvE
Crawlblood
#9 - 2015-03-17 09:58:37 UTC
a lot of players who quit and sell their characters will often take the isk and take it to the eve betting sites just to have some more fun etc.

Rude, Obnoxious and somewhat in you face.
Gregor Parud
Imperial Academy
#10 - 2015-03-17 10:39:20 UTC
Lady hunter wrote:
I see this fairly often in the Eve Bazaar, and I don't understand it. If you are quitting Eve, it doesn't make much sense to sell your character for Isk. Why do you need in game money to play a game you are quitting, why not just keep your character in case you play again. I can only think of two reason someone would do this, one being they are just selling the Isk in some illegal manner to get real life money. And second, I forgot because I have been drinking, but I am pretty sure I did have a second.


I've done it a few times, trying to force myself to quit.

First and most obvious reason to get rid of your character is to try and go cold turkey, to make sure there's no character with high SP etc luring you back in. Not necessarily logical as such but it's an often used reason, and no apparently it doesn't work :P

One could of course also delete characters (I've done that as well) but there's always some person/entity you like for whatever reason that could use some cash (years ago we had Chribba's love cans for instance) and help, even though you're trying to distance yourself from it all.

It's also very much possible people are just lying and getting rid of their alts for whatever reason.
Chribba
Otherworld Enterprises
Otherworld Empire
#11 - 2015-03-17 12:24:15 UTC
If I were to do that it would most likely be to sell everything and give it away to ensure I have absolutely nothing left to come back to.

/c

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Shiva Linga
Imperial Academy
Amarr Empire
#12 - 2015-03-17 12:26:51 UTC
I sold my chars, sold the isk, sold the ores and modules, sold the alliance I was in and bought a car

Now I just drive about and smack on forums via my new tablet I got from the ore and mineral sales
Gimme Sake
State War Academy
Caldari State
#13 - 2015-03-17 12:27:01 UTC
Chribba wrote:
If I were to do that it would most likely be to sell everything and give it away to ensure I have absolutely nothing left to come back to.

/c



You're never going to win at Eve.

"Never not blob!" ~ Plato
Kaarous Aldurald
Black Hydra Consortium.
#14 - 2015-03-17 12:27:27 UTC
They RMT it afterwards for one last cash out.

"Verily, I have often laughed at the weaklings who thought themselves good because they had no claws."

One of ours, ten of theirs.

Best Meltdown Ever.
Ned Thomas
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#15 - 2015-03-17 12:35:47 UTC
Chribba wrote:
If I were to do that it would most likely be to sell everything and give it away to ensure I have absolutely nothing left to come back to.

/c


I'd hate to see how vicious a bidding war over the name "Chribba" would be.
Kaarous Aldurald
Black Hydra Consortium.
#16 - 2015-03-17 12:37:58 UTC
Ned Thomas wrote:
Chribba wrote:
If I were to do that it would most likely be to sell everything and give it away to ensure I have absolutely nothing left to come back to.

/c


I'd hate to see how vicious a bidding war over the name "Chribba" would be.


For the whole two days the game lives once he quits.

"Verily, I have often laughed at the weaklings who thought themselves good because they had no claws."

One of ours, ten of theirs.

Best Meltdown Ever.
Gimme Sake
State War Academy
Caldari State
#17 - 2015-03-17 12:40:42 UTC
Ned Thomas wrote:
Chribba wrote:
If I were to do that it would most likely be to sell everything and give it away to ensure I have absolutely nothing left to come back to.

/c


I'd hate to see how vicious a bidding war over the name "Chribba" would be.



You don't understand, he's lore, he can't quit even if he leaves.

"Never not blob!" ~ Plato
2Sonas1Cup
#18 - 2015-03-17 12:42:37 UTC
You sell the isks for real money.
Elenahina
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#19 - 2015-03-17 12:43:08 UTC
Ned Thomas wrote:
Chribba wrote:
If I were to do that it would most likely be to sell everything and give it away to ensure I have absolutely nothing left to come back to.

/c


I'd hate to see how vicious a bidding war over the name "Chribba" would be.


And in other news, the seige at the corporate headquarters to CCP Games is moving into its fifth day. Masked assailants, chanting the slogan "Chribba is ours!", are still surrounding the building as riot police...

Eve is like an addiction; you can't quit it until it quits you. Also, iderno
Agondray
Avenger Mercenaries
VOID Intergalactic Forces
#20 - 2015-03-17 13:33:37 UTC
Chribba is the only miner gankers wont gank because he is a "celebrity" even code. named him an honorary permit holder.

"Sarcasm is the Recourse of a weak mind." -Dr. Smith
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