EVE General Discussion

Any chance we could see some stats, like how many of those unique items were in game before the screw-up, and how many are now, after?

'Cause if there were a few items here and there, and now a couple hundred, then, yes, we do need something done. If, however, there was about 100 or so Ishukones or 200 red Execs, and now there are, say, 120 Ish and 250 Execs, I'd say it doesn't warrant any serious intervention, and the market will just return to normal in a week or so.

Oh, side note - as mentioned above, one could slap a new logo on the Ish, making it something else... Gallentean, perhaps? Like Duvolle labs or some such? And the Exec... how about that cute little red dress from the Apex Tech Demo?

If you really want to go there: consider over the top Jewelry - Necklaces and ornate head pieces.

Differently colored monocles in each eye? Would that not classify as a crime of fashion?

It works for David Bowie and he's pretty fashionable.

Ummm... no.

I am working with Torfi to resolve this situation for everyone as quickly as possible. As this affects several hundred pilots we want to make sure that we are doing it right and as fairly to everyone as possible.

There are two different scenarios here and the issue of the Ishukone shirt and Executor coat are different. I will explain why:

Ishukone Sterling Shirt - Issued over a very specific time frame. This item should only be valid for pilots who participated in the PLEX offer which happened in October 2011.

Women's Executor Coat -Part of the Russian Collectors edition which is still in circulation. While still a rare item, there will be more added to the game naturally as more people pick up a copy of the Russian box.

I will aim to provide an update tomorrow on exactly what we plan to do. That plan is almost final, however, I do not want to state something which may change in the next 24 hours.

It's good to see some prompt action in removing the two offending items from the NEX store. A lot of us have been very badly burnt by this and we're looking forward to a properly considered solution.

Some suggestions:

1: We would VERY much like to see some statistics on how many red/black coats and ishukone shirts existed prior to the NEX store release vs how many exist now. You will probably have to come up with these statistics anyway when working out how to solve this problem, so it would be nice if you could share them with us.

2: Clearly it would be bad to remove the items that were purchased at 500 AUR, but perhaps they can be changed? I expect you will have database backups going back a few days, so you could find all the people that had these items in their hangars, on the market, on contracts or being worn during downtime on the day before the NEX release. Then each of these people can be compensated with a new version of the same shirt (give it a different name, no need for different artwork).

3: Consider removing "limited edition" from the name of the now VERY common ishukone shirt.

4: "Ishukone Sterling Shirt - Issued over a very specific time frame. This item should only be valid for pilots who participated in the PLEX offer which happened in October 2011. " ... Don't forget the pilots who purchased this item on the market at a huge price, expecting to receive something unique in return!

Keep up the good work.

That is absolutely true. Could you provide us with some kind of assurance that these unique/rare items associated with certain events/promotions/history will not be susceptible to this kind of devaluation via unintentional introduction into NeX Store or other future marketing promotions?

Collecting is not the most popular profession, but it is still part of this so-called "sand box" experience. Collectors should not play this game with this constant fear that their investments will be devalued by future marketing promotions.

LOL, where do you hang out in game?

Great to hear that it's being looked at.
I was in some pretty epic nerd rage yesterday when my 2bil shirt suddenly hit 35mil in value.