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i doubt that, because it would've been mentioned already? what if CCP cut the red tape for everyone including themselves, and established a character cash-out and sale system? you can cash out according to an sp appraisal algorithm, and they sell your character for money at a slightly higher rate... assets and all, just sell the character "in place"

So, If GTC's can't be sold for cash + Black credits, why can they be sold for cash + Blink credits?

This is very confusing...

Here is what is really at stake for CCP:

If players can convert game currency into real money in any CCP-sanction way then game money has received real world value. If it has real world value, all game currency must be carried on CCP's financial statements as a liability. As CCP generates game currency that liability becomes larger and larger (ratting rewards, etc) The only way to recognize that on their financial statements is by accounting for it as either a cost or an impairment which would reduce their profitability. All players would become unsecured creditors of CCP. The status as a unsecured creditor and the requirement to carry it as a liability would probably continue even if the player stops his subscription. The only way out of that would be to irrevocably confiscate all isk and assets the moment your subscription lapses. This is a customer service nightmare to say the least.

In addition, they would probably have to register at least as a money agent, possibly even as a bank as they are adding to the money supply due to the fungible nature of their game currency.

Addressing this would completely disrupt the game economy at best, make CCP unprofitable at worst. This is a very bad outcome for everyone involved. It is imperative for CCP to make sure that their game currency has no real world value.

Congratulations on the successful GTC sales.

How can CCP ban DNSBLACK? They have, after all, publicly endorsed Somer who has been doing this for however long.

This makes me want to re-sub my main account and cash out myself.

The authorized PLEX reseller is an agent of CCP. You can make the argument that by allowing the piggy backing of other in-game value they willingly enabled the fungibility.

Funny enough, I found this one:

http://www.pillsburylaw.com/siteFiles/Media/files/Make%20Sure%20Your%20Virtual%20Currency%20Doesn't%20Enter%20Illegal%20Gambling%20Territory(1).pdf

the things you are saying make zero sense

ccp has to account for things like plex on their balance sheet. that's because they've contracted to redeem plex for game time, they are basically unused gift cards. each plex in existence is a promise to provide the holder with 30d of game time and is a liability

let's say ccp allows me to sell isk to you if I want and does not ban people for these sorts of transactions. does isk need to go on CCP's balance sheet? no, of course not: the amount of isk in existence is irrelevant to ccp's bottom line. i can do nothing with my isk that affects ccp's bottom line. they don't sell the isk, they don't buy the isk, nothing with isk touches ccp's bottom line

now, if they allowed free exchange between isk and $$ then yeah they land in all sorts of legal issues which are bad news. I'm not suggesting they do that, RMT would be bad news. but the issues are not accounting issues. even the issues you raised before about what happens if you unsub are easily dealt with by contract (the eula).

Everytime someone threatens to quit, ccp can just link them to a sanctioned cashout gtc broker.

Just so I'm clear, even though this is hilarious and I said the EULA forbids this specific behavior that doesn't mean I don't think CCP can decide to grandfather people into these situations and that you're not a giant bunch of spoiled brats.

FTFY

This happens, there's no point in not selling everything.

There is now a perfectly legal way for every organization we've ever yelled at for allegedly doing RMT.. to now actually start doing RMT and laughing at CCP's face, the communities face, etc.

All Nullsec would basically turn into "Get out your ruining my actual cash" (well also wormholes, lowsec and highsec).

Lets see if CCP has completely given completely up.

Then again, this would be putting a face on RMT "and actually defining it for both CCP, the community, and the world.

I see Goons, the legions, all the botters, all the people who ever contemplated selling stuff, to magically come up with 1000 different "raffles" and selling everything they have in storage.

Character quitting, sell it
Extra account, sell it.

This is not a good place for CCP.