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Making the NEX Store Viable
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Sallaria Gengod
Doomheim
#1 - 2011-12-20 22:32:10 UTC
I know that there are already people lined up around the corner to flame this post. I know that most of you dont want NEX or AUR to being with. If that is all you have come to this thread for...to flame, please take it elsewhere. This is a thread where I want to try and find some ways of making it a viable part of Eve Online and get some feedback and suggestions from others.

Well, lets run through a few things that I think need to be dont to make the NEX Store a little more appealing to others.

1; Halve ALL Prices: Thats right, halve the price of EVERYTHING in the store. Its absoloutely the most stupid thing I have ever seen that a shirt in Eve Online can cost nearly twice as much as a shirt in the real world. I mean come on...really? No, this isnt gonna make you money if you make it so stupidly, moronically expenssive.

2; More Fashion Items: Things like, designer shades, new earrings, maybe even hair dyes so that people can have bright and vivid hair colours. These are the things that will get people using the NEX store more readily.

3; Ship Fashion Accessories: Thats right, things that make your ship look cooler. Like maybe, neon strips to highlight certain areas on the ship, or decals that make your ship look cooler, or paint jobs that will make it stand out a little more.

4; Gloves and other items of clothing: Thats right, things like gloves, collars for those that are inclined. Hats too. You need to diversify your stock to attract more customers.

5; Get better Designers: Seriously, hiring fashion designers was a mistake. I have seen newbies on Secondlife churn out better clothing that some of what is on offer on the NEX. Maybe, you should go and take a look at Secondlife and see if you can spot some talent there. They actually do have some fashion designers there that know what they are doing.

But yeah, you need to to do something with it. And dont make EVERY SINGLE ITEM cost the same in AUR as a full plex. Thats just gonna cut everyone out of wanting to spend any money on the NEX Store. I know you want it to be exclussive, but, this is just rediculous.

Anyway, those are a few of my suggestions, let me know what you think.
Tenris Anis
Schattenengel Clan
#2 - 2011-12-20 23:35:43 UTC
What is wrong with those prices? Plex are cheap, they cost just a few isk. Minerals are for free and can be sold for isk, so plex are for free too!

Scnr. But for real, whats the big deal of farming a few days for a few vanity items? You know, even in world of casuals you farm longer for most end-game vanity stuff than you have to farm for a monocle.

Imo prices are fine.

Remove insurance.
Sallaria Gengod
Doomheim
#3 - 2011-12-20 23:43:19 UTC
Tenris Anis wrote:
What is wrong with those prices? Plex are cheap, they cost just a few isk. Minerals are for free and can be sold for isk, so plex are for free too!

Scnr. But for real, whats the big deal of farming a few days for a few vanity items? You know, even in world of casuals you farm longer for most end-game vanity stuff than you have to farm for a monocle.

Imo prices are fine.



Okay, the prices are fine? Lets take a look at how out of wack the prices really are. Forget the NEX for a moment and take a look at the price of NEX items on the market, which are based off of the price of PLEX. So, a pair of pants 95million isk, a coat or shirt 45million isk.

So, basically, some clothing, most clothing is more than it costs to get a fully fitted BATTLECRUISER!! Thats just messed up!
Tenris Anis
Schattenengel Clan
#4 - 2011-12-21 00:38:50 UTC
Sallaria Gengod wrote:
Tenris Anis wrote:
What is wrong with those prices? Plex are cheap, they cost just a few isk. Minerals are for free and can be sold for isk, so plex are for free too!

Scnr. But for real, whats the big deal of farming a few days for a few vanity items? You know, even in world of casuals you farm longer for most end-game vanity stuff than you have to farm for a monocle.

Imo prices are fine.



Okay, the prices are fine? Lets take a look at how out of wack the prices really are. Forget the NEX for a moment and take a look at the price of NEX items on the market, which are based off of the price of PLEX. So, a pair of pants 95million isk, a coat or shirt 45million isk.

So, basically, some clothing, most clothing is more than it costs to get a fully fitted BATTLECRUISER!! Thats just messed up!


Why is this messed up? And actually you buy a unlimited personal license pattern, as no matter how often your clone gets blown up and no matter how often your corpse will get violated, you always awake in your shiny new pants ...

... btw most pants and shirts are not based on plex prices, because we got so much free aurum, which are solded way below plex to aurum conversion rates.

Current worth a 2000 aurum is about 30 million isk, as it is explained here and here

There are two exception to this, the infamous monocle and the Men's 'Field Marshal' Coat, the only 2 items you can not buy from your free aurum. And both will actually yield profit if you just buy one or two plex on the market and sell those items on the market. And I bet they will get way cheaper once ccp implements aurum trade because people will start to buy them from their alts aurum.


Remove insurance.