Player Features and Ideas Discussion

Hello,

With the New Eden Store (NES) now using PLEX, I would like to recommend the idea of treating certain NES items as public utilities instead of market commodities.

My understanding of the NES was to allow certain items to be purchased in a controlled atmosphere. For instance, Aurum prices didn't fluctuate internally, so a Multiple Character Training Certificate was, in essence, a public utility. The best way to purchase this item was a) through real dollars as Aurum, or b) on the market where there was little fluctuation.

After the new NES was released, we now see these utilities turned into commodities. While I am a big proponent of free-markets, I see the potential for these items to rise in cost to a point that would make it impossible for a novice player or one with a small-wallet to afford. Many EVE players cannot afford the real money PLEX prices and I don't think that we should unfairly hinder this substantial portion of the EVE community from having reasonable access to a skill extractor or Multiple Pilot Training Certificate.

Sure, these items were a fixed real $$ price in the NES, but in order to purchase these items, you now have to buy the PLEX on the inflating New Eden market, or, buy with real money through eveonline.com. There may come a day that a player cannot reasonably afford to convert ISK into enough PLEX to buy these items, especially if they do not have the real life funds to afford paying for PLEX.

That's my 2 ISK worth.

RG

Uh, what? Your premise makes no sense. The PLEX prices of those services is fixed, as is the cost of buying PLEX from CCP. The real-money cost of your purchase remains constant. What you are talking about is the in-game economy and deals made between players, and at no point should CCP impose limits on the in-game economy.