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The #1 reason why CCP will NEVER ban bots...

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Ris Dnalor
Tribal Liberation Force
Minmatar Republic
#21 - 2012-02-06 01:01:06 UTC
Mai Khumm wrote:
#1 reason why CCP will NEVER take a serious stance on bots.......MONEY!

1 bot = 1 sub.
1 sub = $15/month.
$15/month x 12 months = $180/year.

Lets pretend that 1% of the playerbase is bots.

1% of 350,000 accts = 3,500
3,500 x $15/month = $52,500
$52,500/month x 12 months = $630,000/year

They will never take this issue seriously. If they do then they'll loose alot of income.

So, for everyone who constantly complains about the botting problem, I have 1 thing to say.

Unless you come up with another way for CCP to recoup their losses for hitting the "ban all bots" button. They're here to stay, and CCP will never release any data/info regarding how they detect/deal with bots. Nor will they ever say how many bots have been banned so far.

Cos if they're smart, (on a company standpoint, not gameplay) they'll just sweep the problem under the rug and pretend they're doing something about it.

**soon to be edited/moved/locked/deleted by a CCP dev**


what's the #2 reason?Lol

https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=118961

EvE = Everybody Vs. Everybody

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Tenris Anis
Schattenengel Clan
#22 - 2012-02-06 01:08:06 UTC
J Kunjeh wrote:
clonkrieger wrote:
You're assuming that they pay with cash, when its likely that they'll use ISK = CCP lose MONEY.


Someone clearly doesn't understand how PLEX works.... Roll


And this someone seems to be you. Bots make Plex more expensive. More expensive plex mean less plex needed to be bought with real money to achieved goals. Less plex getting bought means less money for ccp. Balanced plex prices are in the best interest of ccp.

Remove insurance.
Caliph Muhammed
Perkone
Caldari State
#23 - 2012-02-06 01:24:58 UTC  |  Edited by: Caliph Muhammed
Tenris Anis wrote:
J Kunjeh wrote:
clonkrieger wrote:
You're assuming that they pay with cash, when its likely that they'll use ISK = CCP lose MONEY.


Someone clearly doesn't understand how PLEX works.... Roll


And this someone seems to be you. Bots make Plex more expensive. More expensive plex mean less plex needed to be bought with real money to achieved goals. Less plex getting bought means less money for ccp. Balanced plex prices are in the best interest of ccp.


Wrong. Expensive plex is in CCPs best interest. It means im far more likely to kick out cash to buy them for resale. It means that fewer will opt for that method of payment and pay for their sub in cash instead of ingame isk. An equilibrium will always be found but the only way you motivate plex sales is through high prices. No one is going to buy plex for resale if all they can get for it is low ball offers. Not to mention the motivation for buying plex decreases as individuals wallets grow larger so it takes a higher plex price to motivate them to buy more.

You do not have an inherent right to play eve through a plexed sub. It's an option if you are successful enough in making the isk to do so.
The Watchmaker Diplomat
GoonWaffe Jr.
#24 - 2012-04-15 11:33:35 UTC
ARISE DEAD THREAD! ARISE!

Oh how wrong you were Miss Khomm,
about the bots that caused Titanium to Bomb,
but alas would you like to go to the prom,
for I am so lonely here in Vietnam.
CCP Guard
C C P
C C P Alliance
#25 - 2012-04-15 11:37:20 UTC
Don't necro old threads, please. No matter how tempting it is to prove to the universe that you were right about something.

CCP Guard | EVE Community Developer | @CCP_Guard
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