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More uses for PLEX
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Jafit McJafitson
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#1 - 2011-12-19 14:58:20 UTC
While I'm aware that CCP are trying to bring down the prices of PLEX at the moment, and adding functionality to them would only increase demand for them. I think that this idea should be considered if/when PLEX prices come down, or even if they don't.

Make it so PLEX can enable your account to train one extra skill concurrently for 30 days. i.e. have a skill training on two characters character on the same account. Could also allow you to train two different skills at the same time on the same character. Or they could give a 100% bonus to skill training speed for 30 days.

We can already use isk to buy pre-trained characters from other players, and we can use isk to buy attribute enhancing implants (which make everyone too scared to undock and actually, y'know, play the game lest they lose their pod and implants). So why shouldn't we be able to use isk -> plex to train our own characters faster?
Tippia
Sunshine and Lollipops
#2 - 2011-12-19 15:03:30 UTC
Jafit McJafitson wrote:
We can already use isk to buy pre-trained characters from other players, and we can use isk to buy attribute enhancing implants (which make everyone too scared to undock and actually, y'know, play the game lest they lose their pod and implants). So why shouldn't we be able to use isk -> plex to train our own characters faster?

Because there is a rather significant difference between buying a character that someone else has taken the time to build, and skipping the time it takes to build such a character.
Jafit McJafitson
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#3 - 2011-12-19 15:06:46 UTC
Tippia wrote:
Because there is a rather significant difference between buying a character that someone else has taken the time to build, and skipping the time it takes to build such a character.


And what is that difference from the end user's perspective?

Remember to try to sound more convincing than you just did.
FlinchingNinja Kishunuba
Crunchy Crunchy
#4 - 2011-12-19 15:11:18 UTC
It's not the end user that's affected, it's the rest of us. Suddenly players can skill up and compete for a niche that I have spent months to do, in half the time.

Skill system is perfect the way it is, I have been in the game for 8 months and would not change anything. The best thing CCP can do is add the ship skins to the NeX store.
Emperor Salazar
Remote Soviet Industries
Insidious Empire
#5 - 2011-12-19 15:12:52 UTC
Test is terrible and so are our ideas.
DHuncan
Long John Silver.
#6 - 2011-12-19 22:32:35 UTC
Emperor Salazar wrote:
Test is terrible and so are our ideas.

And so are you manners. Wanna fight uh uh?

What did you say about CODE?
Terminal Insanity
KarmaFleet
Goonswarm Federation
#7 - 2011-12-19 23:42:52 UTC
Jafit McJafitson wrote:
While I'm aware that CCP are trying to bring down the prices of PLEX at the moment, and adding functionality to them would only increase demand for them.


While you're aware CCP is trying to bring down PLEX prices, you want them to increase demand thus increasing PLEX prices.

Gotcha

"War declarations are never officially considered griefing and are not a bannable offense, and it has been repeatedly stated by the developers that the possibility for non-consensual PvP is an intended feature." - CCP
Emperor Salazar
Remote Soviet Industries
Insidious Empire
#8 - 2011-12-19 23:49:39 UTC
DHuncan wrote:
Emperor Salazar wrote:
Test is terrible and so are our ideas.

And so are you manners. Wanna fight uh uh?


wat is this i dont even...
Lyrrashae
Hellstar Towing and Recovery
#9 - 2011-12-20 04:56:12 UTC
Jafit McJafitson wrote:
While I'm aware that CCP are trying to bring down the prices of PLEX at the moment, and adding functionality to them would only increase demand for them. I think that this idea should be considered if/when PLEX prices come down, or even if they don't.

Make it so PLEX can enable your account to train one extra skill concurrently for 30 days. i.e. have a skill training on two characters character on the same account. Could also allow you to train two different skills at the same time on the same character. Or they could give a 100% bonus to skill training speed for 30 days.

We can already use isk to buy pre-trained characters from other players, and we can use isk to buy attribute enhancing implants (which make everyone too scared to undock and actually, y'know, play the game lest they lose their pod and implants). So why shouldn't we be able to use isk -> plex to train our own characters faster?


Translated from the dregs-of-EVE-speak into English:


"CCP, we can haz new Iwinbutan, now that you nerfed our last one, plz?"

Oh, and EVE doesn't need ISK-sinks, it needs material-sinks.

That is all, carry on.

Ni.
Simc0m
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#10 - 2011-12-21 20:54:36 UTC
I support using plex to train a second character on the same account, this idea has been suggested by myself and others in the past and has been highly supported, frankly I'm surprised it hasn't yet been implemented. That having been said, I oppose using plex to increase training speed - for the reasons others have stated in this thread.