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Thierry Orlenard
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
#21 - 2015-10-21 18:55:45 UTC  |  Edited by: Thierry Orlenard
Leonardo Adami wrote:
It's not a huge deal, I was just asking them if it's intended or not.



Edit: eh, nvm, I get it now.
Winter Archipelago
Autumn Industrial Enterprises
#22 - 2015-10-21 19:32:30 UTC
Maybe I'm seeing something completely different, but there doesn't seem to be anything strange on my end: http://puu.sh/kSART/c52da083fd.png

The only thing that may have changed recently is that CCP are showing the price you'd pay if you bought that quantity individually over using the pack. Those prices appear to be where I always remembered them, as well, so I'm not really seeing any oddities on the volume discount, either.

I don't see any mention of a sale anywhere, either.

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Carrie-Anne Moss
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#23 - 2015-10-21 20:47:20 UTC
Winter Archipelago wrote:
Maybe I'm seeing something completely different, but there doesn't seem to be anything strange on my end: http://puu.sh/kSART/c52da083fd.png

The only thing that may have changed recently is that CCP are showing the price you'd pay if you bought that quantity individually over using the pack. Those prices appear to be where I always remembered them, as well, so I'm not really seeing any oddities on the volume discount, either.

I don't see any mention of a sale anywhere, either.

Lol THAT IS the difference.
The normal bulk/package/volume buy deal is now gone and just equilivant to buying the 19.99 single plex over and over to reach how ever many you want.


They 2pack or 6 pack was always cheaper then just clicking Buy 1Single Plex 2 or 6 times with separate transactions.
Its like if you buy a single beer versus buying a 6pack vs buying a 24pack. It gets cheaper as you buy more volume and has always with plex.

But guess ccp NEEDS MORE $$$ FOR VIRTUAL REALITY CRAP SO GREED IS GOOD AND MILK EVE PLAYERS TO CREATE OTHER GAMES AS USUAL
Paranoid Loyd
#24 - 2015-10-21 20:49:54 UTC  |  Edited by: Paranoid Loyd
Math is hard CAM. Maybe run those calculations again.

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Carrie-Anne Moss
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#25 - 2015-10-21 20:53:14 UTC
Go to Account Management.
There is a giant banner.
The first picture is CRIMSON HARVEST PLEX SALE

But its not a sale cuz those "offers" are the same prices for a 6pack or 2pack as they were a few days ago
Frostys Virpio
State War Academy
Caldari State
#26 - 2015-10-21 20:54:26 UTC
Carrie-Anne Moss wrote:


But guess ccp NEEDS MORE $$$ FOR VIRTUAL REALITY CRAP SO GREED IS GOOD AND MILK EVE PLAYERS TO CREATE OTHER GAMES AS USUAL


You do realise this is standard for every single game released that are not sequel of a previous title of the same serie right?
Paranoid Loyd
#27 - 2015-10-21 20:57:30 UTC
Carrie-Anne Moss wrote:
Go to Account Management.
There is a giant banner.
The first picture is CRIMSON HARVEST PLEX SALE

But its not a sale cuz those "offers" are the same prices for a 6pack or 2pack as they were a few days ago


Be that as it may, this is what I was referring to, this is an untrue statement:
CAMcer wrote:
The normal bulk/package/volume buy deal is now gone and just equilivant to buying the 19.99 single plex over and over to reach how ever many you want.

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Dan Seavey Allier
Seavy Acquisitions
#28 - 2015-10-21 20:59:08 UTC
Paranoid Loyd wrote:
Math is hard CAM. Maybe run those calculations again.



Snort!




Anyways, it has more to do with exchange rates than anything else. It's nothing to light the torches or to sharpen the pitchforks for but I guess old habits die hard.

But lets go out on a limb and say CCP did actually raise the price by one or two dollars.

Big giggity deal.

Tell me what in your day to day existence do you buy on a monthly basis in your life that has not increased over the last 12 months?

Two dollars. 6.5 cents a day.

Hardly anything to to rant about.



Dan

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Carrie-Anne Moss
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#29 - 2015-10-22 01:04:43 UTC
Dan Seavey Allier wrote:
Paranoid Loyd wrote:
Math is hard CAM. Maybe run those calculations again.



Snort!




Anyways, it has more to do with exchange rates than anything else. It's nothing to light the torches or to sharpen the pitchforks for but I guess old habits die hard.

But lets go out on a limb and say CCP did actually raise the price by one or two dollars.

Big giggity deal.

Tell me what in your day to day existence do you buy on a monthly basis in your life that has not increased over the last 12 months?

Two dollars. 6.5 cents a day.

Hardly anything to to rant about.



Dan

So you are okay with and agree with and think that ccp should even raise the Monthly Subscription fee then too?
Lelira Cirim
Doomheim
#30 - 2015-10-22 17:56:12 UTC  |  Edited by: Lelira Cirim
Do people really buy a single PLEX at a time?
Do they hate having [vice] money? Ugh It's 5 whole dollars. 7 for me.

Maekchu wrote:
But wasn't this what people wanted in the first place?
If CCP were lacking money, they should just increase sub prices or plex prices, instead of figuring out other ways to attract new players into the game?
I suppose, when all is said and done, people really weren't honest about that.

Nobody wants their price to increase. You want it to be the other guy.
More and more people becoming disgruntled by the number of hours to earn ISK, meanwhile subscribers just shrug, until it's our turn. Roll

Wouldn't it be awesome if they announced at Vegas, a sub price hike for everything except 12 months? Dat's usin yer noggin.

Thankfully unlike PLEX, they still have to consider industry competition for monthly rates. So keep an ear to the middle-earth.

Do not actively tank my patience.
Richard Nakrar
Schadenfreude Inc.
#31 - 2015-10-22 19:10:22 UTC
The last time there was a Plex sale I went and bought a package of "28" for $440.87, this comes out to around 15.7 a plex. This time around the package has a volume of "30" and comes out to 14.9996 repeating. So unless i screwed up my math wouldnt plex be cheaper now per plex?
Richard Nakrar
Schadenfreude Inc.
#32 - 2015-10-22 19:11:33 UTC  |  Edited by: Richard Nakrar
double post
Hal Morsh
Doomheim
#33 - 2015-10-22 22:34:58 UTC
Carrie-Anne Moss wrote:
Divine Entervention wrote:
Buying in bulk is no longer as good of a deal as it use to be.

Its literally ZERO deal now.

They should just get rid of the bundles then and make a Buy Plex 19.99 each box. With a little scroll down so you can select how many you want, each at 19.99 exact same price.



GREED IS GOOD



Even if they did do that plex is worth soo much more than it used to be.

I wouldn't be so bad at EVE if I bought plex all the time. I guarantee it.

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Carrie-Anne Moss
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#34 - 2015-10-23 13:43:33 UTC
GREED CONFIRMED
http://community.eveonline.com/news/news-channels/eve-online-news/the-crimson-harvest-special-offers-in-the-new-eden-store-and-plex/

Quote:
The Crimson Harvest also comes with considerable discounts on PLEX




THE "CONSIDERABLE DISCOUNTS" ARE EXACTLY THE SAME PRICE AS USUAL.
6PACK IS ALWAYS $99.

GREED IS GOOD
Tiberius Heth
Doomheim
#35 - 2015-10-23 14:25:39 UTC  |  Edited by: Tiberius Heth
RL inflation happens (unlike EVE), 5 years ago the cost of living was lower and we automatically agree to ever increasing prices for normal products. Yet, somehow, MMO's must forever keep the same price year after year, because of :reasons:.
Carrie-Anne Moss
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#36 - 2015-10-23 14:37:49 UTC
Tiberius Heth wrote:
RL inflation happens (unlike EVE), 5 years ago the cost of living was lower and we automatically agree to ever increasing prices for normal products. Yet, somehow, MMO's must forever keep the same price year after year, because of :reasons:.

I demand they issue a statement explaining that then.
Not stealth price hikes with ccps famous silence
Mr Epeen
It's All About Me
#37 - 2015-10-23 14:38:15 UTC
Tiberius Heth wrote:
RL inflation happens (unlike EVE), 5 years ago the cost of living was lower and we automatically agree to ever increasing prices for normal products. Yet, somehow, MMO's must forever keep the same price year after year, because of :reasons:.
Unless you are some kind of techno-nerd that insists on only having cutting edge equipment, the cost of running a server farm, or anything thing else computer related is in steady decline.

An MMO, even one not raising it's prices, is likely making more money now than it was five years ago once the costs are adjusted for inflation.

Mr Epeen Cool
Staxed
Femboi Fan Club
#38 - 2015-10-23 16:08:03 UTC
Carrie-Anne Moss wrote:
Tiberius Heth wrote:
RL inflation happens (unlike EVE), 5 years ago the cost of living was lower and we automatically agree to ever increasing prices for normal products. Yet, somehow, MMO's must forever keep the same price year after year, because of :reasons:.

I demand they issue a statement explaining that then.
Not stealth price hikes with ccps famous silence


You demand? lol...that cracks me up.

CCP is in no way required to issue a notice when they increase prices (specially when it's just the bulk discount price and not the single price of plex anyway). You don't like it, don't buy it...simple as that.
epicurus ataraxia
Illusion of Solitude.
Illusion of Solitude
#39 - 2015-10-23 21:04:52 UTC  |  Edited by: epicurus ataraxia
They couldn't possibly have a "fake" sale without the prices having been at xlevel for a 30 day period and sell in the EU, that would be a silly thing to do, especially as EU law allows a fine of 10% of global turnover for failing to comply with consumer regulations?
Of course CCP would not be THAT silly would they?

Even Microsoft, found the error in that!

"But the interwebz", didn't work as an excuse.

Possibly marketing should pop down the hall and speak to legal, before someone goes down to their local trading standards officeRoll


Cue Sound of people grabbing their coats..........

Ps for non EU residents that believe consumer protection involves a bullet proof vest, in the EU we have government bodies that earn vast amounts in fines to pay for their ever increasing numbers of staff, who seek out offenders, in order to keep their empires fed. And incidentally provide amazing consumer protection.

IINAL, but the beauty of the regulations boils down to it is as important to be seen as not cheating your customers as actually not cheating them, a very simple concept.
Any behaviours seen as misleading customers tends to lead to short careers for marketeers used to a more "unregulatedWhat?Roll market"

Europe is littered with the husks of companies who thought the law didn't apply to them.

They never miss an opportunity.

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Tiddle Jr
MOONFIRE SERVICE PROVIDER
#40 - 2015-10-24 00:57:52 UTC
Crimson Harvest PLEX sale and similar events, are those also got fake sale numbers? I'm not buying plex for cash so not sure.

Derp.

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