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CCP reintroducing the Gold Magate and adding in new Guardian-Vexors through Somer Blink
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cynthia greythorne
Blue Cat Instrumentality
#401 - 2013-09-27 01:03:56 UTC
Ra Jackson wrote:
Andski wrote:
You know CCP, when you have Chribba, pirates, hisec bears, Goons, former BoB members, PL members, newbies, veterans, bittervets, collectors, and basically everyone in this game that isn't a complete troll or Blink fanboy telling you that you're doing something completely wrong to the point where you're repeating the same mistakes that caused the media storm that led to your creation of the very player council you failed to consult on this issue, you are seriously screwing up.


I really hate it when I have to agree with Goons <3


Even a broken clock is right twice a day. Blink


This whole plan seems rather unsporting, even reprehensible.
Ludi Burek
Exit-Strategy
Unchained Alliance
#402 - 2013-09-27 02:01:39 UTC
Isn't the double dipping method so blatantly obvious here that it hurts?


1.) Fake players (alts of lottery holder) buy tickets. Can't prove that it doesn't happen already anyway.

2.) Fake players win the limited ships, "lol randomly" ofc Roll . Can't prove that it doesn't happen already anyway.

3.) Lottery holder pockets all the the legit players money.

4.) Fake players offload their winnings.

5.) Fake player owner, the lottery holder, profits twice from same item(s).


First thought that popped into my head and I'm not even a scamming pro.
Andski
Science and Trade Institute
Caldari State
#403 - 2013-09-27 02:02:57 UTC
That Seems Legit wrote:
It makes perfect sense for ccp to hand these out to a player driven enterprise. You whiners are forgetting how much of eve is player driven.


"player driven" now equates to "developer-spawned items"

excellent point there

Twitter: @EVEAndski

"It's easy to speak for the silent majority. They rarely object to what you put into their mouths."    - Abrazzar
Old Phill
Doomheim
#404 - 2013-09-27 02:28:41 UTC
CCP should give me some free **** just because im not famous doesnt mean i dont deserve free bling probably worth billions a piece
best way and fairest is just randomly gift the ships among all the currently active accounts sure multiboxers have a slight edge but in reality they pay ccp more with more subs so fair giving it to Somer blink just feeds isk to already probably some of the richest people in the game and some random like me with less than a bill will never get my hands on some fancy ship atleast my way gives me a chance or just do with what they did the gnosis you dont see em flying around every where and it was so fair everyone got one if you wanna give free ships give it to everyone or no one or give everyone a fair chance
Tiffenay
Synchrodyne Holding
#405 - 2013-09-27 03:27:54 UTC
What happened to the sandbox?

Now CCP plays favorites with player groups again?

Wow, so ready to unsub if this ever happens.

Promise.
OldWolf69
EVE-RO
Goonswarm Federation
#406 - 2013-09-27 04:10:47 UTC
So basically CCP is giving ISK to a Lottery. Lol, can't wait to see a new Dev. CCP RealManThrustworthy.
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Ok, letting laugh aside:
Fake lotteries for uber-expensive bullshit are back. Now where's BoB?
Sir Molle, are you Somer?Lol
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CCP, such small things are for small minds. Tought you need more to be happy.
ShahFluffers
Ice Fire Warriors
#407 - 2013-09-27 04:25:30 UTC
While I'm generally apathetic about things like this (because it doesn't really affect me in any way)... I must admit... something about this doesn't seem right.

BLINK will be getting ISK for items that were generated by DEVs... and that ISK will, to my knowledge, be staying in BLINK's accounts.
They are basically getting something for nothing.

The only way I can see this situation ever being "fair" is if the ISK gathered from the lotto is removed from the game entirely... but then that would raise all sorts of questions regarding why can't players just buy these ships normally in-game if they have billions or trillions of ISK to burn?


Actually... now that I think about it... that would be an interesting ISK-sink. Pay 5 trillion ISK to an NPC for a super rare ship anyone?

How did you Veterans start?
Zhade Lezte
#408 - 2013-09-27 04:28:52 UTC  |  Edited by: Zhade Lezte
Jenn aSide wrote:
Stick to your guns CCP, these things are just pixels.

Some of you need to take a break from EVE, find a girl (or guy, whatever) and "get some".


I love this post because it is

1) Possibly a troll
2) Not awful advice (the advice to the players, that is)
and
3) Completely against Eve's niche, and how they market the game. And adorably unaware of it.

So yeah, the truth is out. Eve is in fact Not Real, and CCP is being kind enough to shatter that illusion for us by favoring an ingame organization in a way that will profit them immensely.

Marketing!
OldWolf69
EVE-RO
Goonswarm Federation
#409 - 2013-09-27 04:53:21 UTC  |  Edited by: OldWolf69
Lol, before i forget, and considering latest CCP statement about removing the ships promised from the lottery:
So what should i understand, CCP? That you sustain a prize scam, considering there's not few people that did buy tickets ONLY BECAUSE OF THE PROMISED SHIPS, and also knowing Sumer is not giving isk back? Now some might say that they couldn't have known that players reaction will be like it is. Rofl, my a** they did not know. But some might stay to their Pink Rainbow Farting Unicorns and believe THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW. All hails for these guys. They my Working Class Heroes of the day.
Tripple Lol. CCP pls keep entertaining me.
Mycool Jahksn
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#410 - 2013-09-27 05:06:54 UTC
Tiffenay wrote:
What happened to the sandbox?

Now CCP plays favorites with player groups again?

Wow, so ready to unsub if this ever happens.

Promise.


Stuff, can I haz?

My interests include but are not limited to throwing rocks at bee hives.

There are more stars in the universe than all of the grains of sand on earth.
Anton Menges Saddat
Brutor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#411 - 2013-09-27 05:32:51 UTC
ok, I set up a channel about a year and a half ago which I have admined and operated since, and has increased in popularity, spread mostly through word of mouth, and which has a stable and growing population and serves a large slice of eve's bigger entities. soooo, am i eligible to recieve dev-spawned items to use for promotion purposes? if the answer is no, then this whole premise is patently unfair and discriminatory and puts me at a competitive disadvantage 'just because'. i find the whole concept to be offensive.
Frieza
Pandemic Horde Inc.
Pandemic Horde
#412 - 2013-09-27 08:19:47 UTC
Using somerBLINK ? An entity that by it's definition is all about scam ? You must be mad CCP

PS. http://blinkexposed.blogspot.ca/
Maliandra
Doomheim
#413 - 2013-09-27 08:34:27 UTC
Zhade Lezte wrote:
Jenn aSide wrote:
Stick to your guns CCP, these things are just pixels.

Some of you need to take a break from EVE, find a girl (or guy, whatever) and "get some".


I love this post because it is

1) Possibly a troll
2) Not awful advice (the advice to the players, that is)
and
3) Completely against Eve's niche, and how they market the game. And adorably unaware of it.

So yeah, the truth is out. Eve is in fact Not Real, and CCP is being kind enough to shatter that illusion for us by favoring an ingame organization in a way that will profit them immensely.

Marketing!
Rofl so true.
Pytria Le'Danness
Placid Reborn
#414 - 2013-09-27 08:51:01 UTC
CCP should instead issue these ships to newly created characters on newly created non-trial accounts. Say, there's a 0.1% chance of not getting a rookie ship spawned but instead a Guardian Vexor or something. Maybe with a message "Due to a bureaucratic error you have been assigned an incredible valuable ship instead of an Velator. It's yours to keep or sell or blow up. Fly safe."

THAT would further EVE, help newbies and give CCP some income without having some random guy getting rich off it. Sure, those with loads of ISK can try to activate tons of accounts using PLEX, but then at least those PLEX are gone.
Big Lynx
#415 - 2013-09-27 08:51:33 UTC
Princess Saskia
Hyperfleet Industries
#416 - 2013-09-27 09:11:30 UTC
It's ok the problem is now partially averted, Now to tackle the problem with Somer's deliberately increased revenue. and CCP favouritism. Promoting an organisation that is 100% driven for profit.

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Cpt Tirel
Institute For Continuous Glory
#417 - 2013-09-27 09:19:41 UTC
This thread reeks of jealousy.
Deka Ekato
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#418 - 2013-09-27 10:20:39 UTC
Dear CCP,

This is an atrocious idea. As I beleive that Somer Blink is nothing more than a scam, you CCP are,

- taking away the mistique of the rare ships
- showing favouritism to a group of players
- hurting your reputation, ( again )
- being taken for fools by these players.

This is simply an idiotic and horendous idea.

Gee whiz, if you are giving stuff away, then every player should be given their very own "frig of doom" !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Professional Forum Alt
Doomheim
#419 - 2013-09-27 13:13:45 UTC
CCP - you should really consider what it is you are doing here :s

This is Angelica Everstar's alt
Abernie
Thoroughly Incompetent
#420 - 2013-09-27 13:17:10 UTC
Professional Forum Alt wrote:
CCP - you should really consider what it is you are doing here :s

They did consider
Too bad they only touched on one out of the roughly 17 issues players had with this whole deal... Straight