EVE General Discussion

Yes, I bought PLEXs to get the damn shirt. I don't see anything wrong with that. I am spending what I earned. Some spend it on hookers and enjoy a colorful concoction of STDs and Herpies. I spend it on nerdy items.

Oh wait, for a minute I thought OP was talking about a real shirt.

Dude, it's all pixels anyway. Seriously there are more important things in life, and if something like that makes you mad, I pity you.

I for one, agree with the antique guy. If CCP is going to reissue limited addition items the least they could do is stamp them with "Date Commissioned" or something so the originals retain some spacevalue...

Wow, if this is true OP has my full sympathy. CCP should really have a long hard look at their marketing department and put the people responsible under a very bright light.

Dont worry about all people in this thread trying to belittle your concern, they are just either very new at mmo's or not sharing the same sense of perspective as the likes of people who can see a little further ahead down the road.

If I were affected, especially for a price like that I would look for reversing the payment if possible with a chargeback unless CCP comes out recognizing what they've done and make amends.

But you still got the PLEX. They are worth the same in terms of game time wich is what they are meant for.
And if you paid for exclusivity you had it, for 6 months. I personally don't understand this logic since we are far into the industrial age. No matter what anyone says, no product is unique, even less a digital product.

You spent around 200$ on a virtual t-shirt and got taken out behind the woodshed. I fail to see the problem here.

When Ishukone Special Edition shirt was initially advertised, the site made it sound as if purchasing 13 x PLEXs is the only viable venue to obtain the special shirt. I did get 13 x PLEXs, but the main driver of me having to purchase the PLEXs was to obtain that special shirt. So we can't just easily dismiss the shirt as a "oh it was a bonus item. you shouldn't complain." It's not that simple.

Once again, if CCP was clear from the beginning about how the shirt will be sold for $0.50 cents in the future, even an impulsive nerdy ingame item lover like me, wouldn't have gone through that damn bundle deal.

Exactly. You valued it enough to spend 13 PLEX on it so that you could have a "unique" item (with no guarantee of its continued uniqueness) for as long as the Eve Online servers were running. At no time did they explicitly state that it would always cost that much (note: if they did, I apologize, and you should raise hell, but you seem to have no proof of this). Clearly, you valued that shirt at around 200$ using the information you were given at the time. Price drops happen all the time on all sorts of items, and anyone with an IQ above that of your average bacteria knew that prices on most gear would eventually drop. Therefore, there is no problem here, and this thread sucks.

Quote of the week. You just made my day. Thank you.

It has everything to do with your issue. Price drops can occur for any reason, not just increases in supply or obsolescence (examples: video games several months of release i.e. decrease in demand/trying to increase volume, or airplane ticket/hotel pricing based on when you book). You continue to repeat that it was advertised "as if" the price would never drop (one-time offer just means that that offer won't happen again, not that a better one won't happen in the future. It's lame, but come on). That is your interpretation. Unless you can produce proof that they explicitly stated that the price would remain that way, this one is on you.

Also, your understanding of economics is lackluster at best.

EDIT: I just read Tippia's post below this one. Am I to understand that you bought 13 PLEX, received the PLEX, AND got the shirt for free? I thought you paid 200$ for JUST the shirt. If it is the former, then wtf are you complaining about?