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I, too, fully support avatar nudity. I dont know why we can purcha$e clothe$ for Aurum but can't exercise our right to protest by going commando!!

What's the problem, CCP, can't live up to your hype about this being a "cold harsh world??" Nothing is colder or harsher than being NAKED IN SPACE!

We are nude inside our pods, why must we hide behind these crude trappings that mortals must wear? It is an INSULT TO ALL FREE AND INDEPENDENT CAPSULEERS!! END FORCED SLAVERY, LET US BE SEEN NAKED, SOCKETS AND ALL!!


Who can I talk to about making this happen ASAP ??

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This might be of interest for those of you who have yet to do the quick math here.

1 US penny = 1.66 AUR with the 2500 bundle
1 US penny = 240,601 ISK @ 480m PLEX price and 19.95 PLEX price

with these figures 1 AUR = 144,940 ISK which is painful for classic 4500+ AUR items.

So the new items will have a "buy now" price of between 14m and 72m ISK, which is competitive with current apparel on the market although with the existence of free AUR floating around, and better PLEX packages the actual prices might be lower. I also suspect that people wanting to switch up to the new clothes might bring down existing clothes prices.

I believe the color of the clothes matters a bit less than what CCP anticipated since items with cheaper alternatives like Sterling Navy currently has a lower AUR to ISK ratio (which might not change much after the patch) than the unique shoes. Based off this theory any additional dress shirts won't be as popular as a new monocle which might affect the classic monocle's price.

Pretty soon we will see though, and I am excited.

Back in the day when we used to have "expansion packs" it made a whole lot more sense. You could, if you so desired, purchase a reasonable expansion to your game (Dawnguard for Skyrim is the modern successor to this concept, and it is a good thing.) However, these days you can purchase DLC on the same day as a game ships in some cases. This is motivated clearly by greed, and no, greed is not good. Microtransactions in a subscription based MMO is also motivated purely by greed, especially when that subscription based MMO is meant to be a working sandbox and science fiction simulator. The fact that after all these years it's still on a faucet/sink system is bad enough (but understandable.) Throwing in extra content which materializes from thin air and can be purchased for real money into the works is so utterly contrary to the core concept of EVE that it's preposterous to think that it was even seriously considered, let alone actually made it into the game.

Do try to think before you call others idiots. I know it may make you feel good, being a little insecure in your own position, but really it isn't called for.

Edit: Faucet/sink system, underwater physics, bjorked turret damage formula, NPCs with no artificial intelligence or machine learning to speak of which also operate on an entirely different set of parameters than the PCs, the list goes on ... these are the real problems with EVE, and if they were to be fixed EVE would be even further along the road towards being something truly great. These microtransactions just make it even more like so many other games. They're a step in exactly the wrong direction.

Being able to get these items without having to pay real money is indeed a good thing. However, the fact that they come from real money at all (and can then be sold to gain an in-game advantage in the form of ISK) is the real crux of the problem. Both aspects of this problem are crucial. The first aspect being something coming from nothing (which already happens in a faucet/sink system, only now it's involving real money) and the second aspect being that you can sell these things for in-game currency.

The faucet/sink system would not be a problem in a theme-park game. In a sandbox, however, especially one whose core concept is to be the ultimate science fiction simulator, it is far less than ideal for obvious reasons.

Being able to buy an advantage for real money might be fine for an arcade-style game (I brought more quarters than you which increases my chances of beating you to the point where you can't play anymore while I still have plenty of quarters to spare.) However, it's not fine for a subscription based game, especially one which is not only highly competitive but also one which is suppose to be something of a simulation. The purity and integrity of the simulation is compromised with such a system. As if it wasn't already compromised enough by PLEX, underwater physics, dumb-as-rocks NPCs, etc.

All in all, while I'm really glad that CCP at least made it so that you can get this content entirely within the realm of the game, the fact that you can also get it from outside of the game is incredible (and not the good kind of incredible, either.)

Line drawn. See you tomorrow.

Also it's great to see that the idea that an Avatars appearance should reflect their achievements is actually happening with the FW uniforms.

If player is not in FW will they be able to wear the clothes? I think they shouldn't be able to, at least not without penalty. Perhaps when the other areas of stations finally open up players who try to pass as FW members should be fined).

My next suggestion would be to add clothes to pirate faction LP stores.

Add faction clothing and I'll consider spending some "AUR" in your "store".

Still not micro by my definition of the word. Still having to pay extra for something we already pay for.

It is statements like this that always bemuse me. Tomorrow I want you to tell your employer that you no longer wish to be paid anything at all for the hours you work because your time apparently isn't worth anything to you.


The NeX Store in itself is anti-sandbox by design and should have been built into the in-game mechanics as it was originally touted to be pre Incarna.

Personally I would much prefer Aurum be used to purchase things like the EON magazine and EVE Store items rather than removing potential additional content from the sandbox. I could easily see CCP selling a lot more of those items than they do currently if they were made available to purchase with Aurum.

Let's see, 100 graphics cards at 20 Plex each sold out in 64 seconds. Yep I think there is a market for selling out of game items rather than diluting the sandbox.

thx CCP. like loot drop idea too.