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CCP reintroducing the Gold Magate and adding in new Guardian-Vexors through Somer Blink
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Tyrrax Thorrk
Guiding Hand Social Club
#41 - 2013-09-26 10:39:51 UTC
Nevyn Auscent wrote:
And CCP have also said that true Limited Edition ships like AT ships will not be re-released.


They said that about Gold Magnate.

as far as I know they haven't said it about the guardian vexor so I have no problem with them releasing more of those, even if lottery is a pretty stupid way to go about it
Steijn
Quay Industries
#42 - 2013-09-26 10:40:29 UTC  |  Edited by: Steijn
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Domanique Altares
Rifterlings
#43 - 2013-09-26 10:41:23 UTC
Please, CCP, please, don't do exactly whatever you want with your own IP. You'll drive down the value of the pixels!
Steijn
Quay Industries
#44 - 2013-09-26 10:41:44 UTC
Vegeta wrote:
Further, why must events be so bland as to involve winning what would probably rank in the top 5 of the most expensive ships in Eve simply by entering your name in a pot?


but its not simply just entering your name in a pot, its by entering your name in a pot controlled by a player, there is a big difference.

CCP, if you want to release these ships (and wether you should or not is a completely different topic imo), then do it on an account basis, 1 account = 1 possible entry, period, and not via a player corporation's isk making machine.
Big Lynx
#45 - 2013-09-26 10:47:23 UTC
"..is extremely important for keeping players happy.."

I can imagne CCP Devs got a bombardment of whining petitions of players every day who want to fly/have superare ships without effort or can't/don't want pay for them.
Please CCP, don't open that door. It ruins a part of Eve's precious atmosphere severely.
Poetic Stanziel
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#46 - 2013-09-26 10:55:17 UTC  |  Edited by: Poetic Stanziel
Andrev Nox wrote:
I noticed he had one hand raised in protest, but the other was still busy opening gifts.
Of course.

The chances of CCP backing down on this are next to nil. If anything, CCP is more than likely to double-down. Hell, they might even give you more Gold Magnates.

CCP, if you'll recall, doubled-down on Incarna and $60 monocles, until someone in the company said "Hey, we're actually losing accounts over this. A lot of accounts."

Since I doubt people are going to cancel accounts over this ... the Gold Magnates are not going to vanish from your prize pool. I might as well get a couple tickets in there.

But I will ***** about their decision in the meanwhile ... so hopefully it never happens again.
Tomohiro Tsumego
Dynamic Industries
#47 - 2013-09-26 10:56:42 UTC
Just to throw my 2 cents into the ring...

It's a bloody gold ship, that's it... nothing special other than it's gold and rare. The fact that after all these years we are not able to simply paint our ships with whatever color scheme we want is a joke. There is no lore reason stating that someone could not come along and manufacture new magnates with a golden hue so whatever.

Guardian Vexor on the other hand is a different issue.... while having a few more in the world does make the world more interesting I can honestly say I wish they were different in such a way that they could be told apart. Perhaps remove a low slot, add a mid slot and call it a Siege Vexor.
Poetic Stanziel
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#48 - 2013-09-26 11:02:04 UTC  |  Edited by: Poetic Stanziel
Andrev Nox wrote:
... an equitable and fair player organization weren't willing to facilitate it.
Says you.

I believe Somer Blink is probably 99% fair. I have no idea if there's a 1% of the time that Somer rewards himself or protects his profit margins with some shady "random-number generation." Apparently CCP can't be sure either. Which is what makes this baffling. They could have easily run their own raffle (they've done so in the past), but elected to give Somer the opportunity to makes themselves much richer.
Arec Bardwin
#49 - 2013-09-26 11:02:43 UTC
Maldiro Selkurk wrote:
Wow, CCP decision making CAN get worse; I would have said not possible but seems they have supernatural ability at fail.
!excellence!
Mra Rednu
Vanishing Point.
#50 - 2013-09-26 11:06:32 UTC
Tippia wrote:
Idiotic. There is no other word to describe it.

If you want to hand out unique ships, create unique ships to hand out. Don't ruin the uniqueness of ships already in the game, even if they're so unique they've been lost forever. In fact, “lost forever” is the best reason to not do so since there is no legendary status that will ever beat that and since no game will ever offer the same.

Give Somer some Bronze Magnates and Steward Vexors if you have to, but let the historical ships be historical.


+1
Krixtal Icefluxor
INLAND EMPIRE Galactic
#51 - 2013-09-26 11:07:30 UTC
Rare Ships should stay rare.

They were made to be rare and declared rare. Evil

"No Sir, I didn't like it." -- Mr. Horse

"He has mounted his hind-legs, and blown crass vapidities through the bowel of his neck."  - Ambrose Bierce on Oscar Wilde's Lecture in San Francisco 1882
JetCord
Science and Trade Institute
Caldari State
#52 - 2013-09-26 11:17:34 UTC
first off I dont agree ccp doing this to rare ship and im sure most of you feel that way

secondly like the OP said this is like destroying eve history

third - why are they giving these rare ships to somer blink? i dont agree with ccp favoring a 3rd party

thanks
March rabbit
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#53 - 2013-09-26 11:17:39 UTC
Iwan Pawlow wrote:
Thebriwan wrote:
I don't believe in artificial rarity.

They may be hard to get, they may given out at special circumstances, but there should be a chance for everyone to get one - even if it is merely theoretical.


There is/was always the chance. Earn enough isk and try to convince a holder of a rare item of selling it.

won't work with Gold Magnate.

The Mittani: "the inappropriate drunked joke"
Doris Dents
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#54 - 2013-09-26 11:17:58 UTC
As Goons are historically important to the game and still creating fresh content can we get some dev favoritism for once instead of having whatever bandwagon we're on nerfed every time without fail?
Bobmon
Imperial Academy
Amarr Empire
#55 - 2013-09-26 11:19:58 UTC
very bad idea to do this trough a Player owned orgainsation within eve. and I thought eve was created on the basis of Once it is destroyed its gone?? Please CCP dont make this mistake

@BobmonEVE - BOBMON FOR CSM 12
Stoogie
Cadre Assault Force
#56 - 2013-09-26 11:23:50 UTC
Don't do this ccp
Agata Matahari
Royal Amarr Institute
Amarr Empire
#57 - 2013-09-26 11:24:38 UTC  |  Edited by: Agata Matahari
Let's face the truth. There will be only 2 Goldmagnates and 4 x Guardian Vexors. At the end ISK is the deciding aspect. Some ultraspacerich guys/collectors (chribba, entity etc.) will buy almost all tickets and win, or the average pilot wins one of those rare ships and sells it for some billions (trillions) to another superspacerich collector. Finally, the ships are as rare as before, and will collect dust in hangars like the others. So will the Goldmagnates. Never seen again... Lol
Tetsel
House Amamake
#58 - 2013-09-26 11:27:24 UTC
What a terrible idea, don't mess with EVE history or at least make a valid "live event" to seed them.
FFS it's a ******* lottery Shocked

Loyal servent to Mother Amamake. @EVE_Tetsel

Another Bittervet Please Ignore
wyliana virras
The Deities
#59 - 2013-09-26 11:29:03 UTC
bring in new ships and make new history instead of ruining the past... you will just cause more rage, if that is what you want.
Sol Kal'orr
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#60 - 2013-09-26 11:29:41 UTC
Adding two Gold Magnates is one (daft and un-eve) thing but adding them via a third-party-lottery-site is the height of silly.

Less favoritism please.