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This system is better than the character bazaar. It does nothing significant that the character bazaar doesn't already allow. Players can already buy skill points!. That's what buying a character on the bazaar is. This is not a new game mechanic. It's a rework of an existing one. I don't know why you "omg no lol terrible idea CCP" idiots can't grasp that. Just because it comes in the form of a full character does not mean it isn't buying skill points. This system is just making it more accessible. And honestly, who gives a crap if you can fly a capital ship sooner than you normally would. It's still the same capital ship anyone who spent the time to train it themselves is flying. You just paid way more for it.

I assume the character bazaar would go away if this system went in place.

The only problem I foresee is pricing. Usage buy richer players for training alts could price actual new players out of the market.

For some perspective on the diminishing returns aspect. An 80mil SP character would have to buy over a year worth of SP just to do Fighters V. That's just that one level of that one skill, not any prereqs for it.

Going to throw in my two cents here, This is not a good Idea in my opinion. This will unbalance the current skill system, as it gives both High SP characters and Low SP Characters the ability to pay real world money to increase their skill level, possibly through PLEX Transactions then ISK transactions, almost creating a Pay to win scenario.

For new players you should instead offer them the option of purchasing a starter pack that contains a training speed bonus that lasts 3 months, and can only be activated within the first six months of EVE.

For characters more than two years old, they should have the option to purchase a "Cognitive reset device" that allows players to change what skills their sp is allocated to. This would be a system that could only be used once each year after.

Otherwise, Leave the skill Point accumulation alone, or reduce training times on certain "Core" Skills that every character needs to train. Possibly add additional implants that increase skill accumulation beyond the +5 level that can be purchased through arum, or, maybe acquired through Drifter events?

I understand the desire to enhance the player experience in game, but I don't feel this is it. Possibly what you should look at instead is building on EVE's story, like you have with the Drifters and the Scope events, and as rewards, offer rare skill bonus packs. Perhaps random Player Specific events that pop up from time to time that offer you as a reward a skill point packet that you could either sell, or use, and your chances of being assigned one of these events increase based on the amount of time you spend active in space. Something perhaps a bit more immersive than your standard mission, and more involved. In other words, a special sort of reward for active playtime, instead of passive playtime.

As for this Character Bazaar, It is not a service I see myself using, but it is great to have all the same. and who knows? I may decide to trade in one of my old PI Characters. Eve Changes, People change, and giving players the freedom to change their characters the same way they have changed may be a benefit.

What is so hard about doing it for name changes etc. That is only given to you on character transactions that occur as a surcharge. Both parties would pay a transaction fee and makes it 'nearly' prohibitive of being abused with ~60 dollars if people are doing it to themselves. And if you do it and your accounts are linked you get flagged as 'formally known as'.

Between the $60 in charges excluding account charges I am sure we can find a middle ground.

I have 123 million SP currently. That means if I buy a 500,000 SP packet I get just 50,000 SP to allocate. It is generally a horrible deal unless I become grotesquely rich in game. I mean so rich I can throw away a trillion ISK and not even really notice. And even then going to the character bazaar and buying a character with the skills I'd be getting via SP packets would be far, far more efficient ISK wise.

So, maybe you should try actually reading the dev blog first.

So far, depending on what the costs ultimately work out to for the skill extractors, this looks good - the resale value of high-SP characters is preserved, we gain a often-requested tool for SP reallocation so people stop complaining about the 5 million points of mining they have on their combat characters, and new pilots get a way to pick up SP faster.

The only real downside is the market for lower SP characters will vanish - so the industry of purpose built alts for sale is going to go away.

This would be a good opportunity to do something about attributes though, at the same time as this change goes into effect, or in the months before, as part of a complete overhaul.

It's a wholly different market. Character bazaar involves large transactions (ISK-wise). That puts a limit to how far it can scale. The entry to the skill market can potentially be much easier. That market may, therefore, have a lot more participants, and in turn a lot higher SP volume (even if volume per participant is not large). And that could be very bad for the game. For example, a new player may find that a lot of his peers buy a rapid entry to the game, while he lags behind. Is that a positive new player experience? When a new FOTM goes online – say t3 frigates – a lot of early adopter might be those that bought needed skills from alt-producers ( explained alts providing the skill supply in my previous post). Is that a positive game experience? We talking fluid, pervasive skill market here. That's a ruthless monetization of the game.
I am fine with paying double the current subscription level but not necessary fine with building my character in that kind of environment. And I have a lot of SP to train before I can call myself a vet.

That may backfire so badly as it is now. I am a fan of cheating in clever ways, but damn, this Skill Pill thingy will transcend exploitations to a whole new level.

After the so called human traffic that is the Bazaar, where you sell not only skill, but a lot of people use the bazaar to a lot of other things, like amassing tons of specific kinds of alts, private sales for elegant corporation espionage, plain simple blobbing, alt hauling and what not. Now we may have yet one more venue of misleading the progression, time and identity bringing a whole new level of shame to the game.

By all means, introduce it right now, and the forums will burn.

The people would continue to persist if their characters were sold.

I support bettering the game, and making the character bazaar nightmare more fluid and more accessible is an unmitigated good.

I think this is a very good idea. Why ? This will interest more newbies into the game which is in turn very good for the health of EVE ! Most of new players quit cause of the difference levels, let's image how could a newbie compete with an 5 years playing EVE ? This will give them a chance to survive at last. SP means nothing cause it's the experience and knowledge make a victory ! Stop being selfish and think of a greater course guys !

Another thing is that this game is already PTW, you can buy a brand new character by Cash on ebay ... This content will give the older players to benefit from their unnessesary SP and help newbies catch up a little bit .

If it's only repurposing the CB characters then impact is minimal. Same amount of SP on the market (less possibly, considering the proposed transfer tax).