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Posted - 2011.06.27 14:39:00 -
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Originally by: Sniperdoc Edited by: Sniperdoc on 27/06/2011 14:27:26 CCP Zulu,
I don't think that anyone has problems with Micro Transactions (MT). I would hope that most players understand that MT's are ultimately another way for Eve to develop revenue.
Personally, I could care less if someone paid $500 to fly a T3 Battleship (if it is ONLY available through the NEX store). That is their prerogative if they buy a $1000 pair of jeans. :) That to me is not a major game changer. I could be wrong...
I think the issue will be if Eve starts adopting a Pay-2-Win (P2W) paradigm. I think it is a slap in the face to every seasoned Eve veteran if you will allow players to PURCHASE skillpoints, faction standing, sovereignty or anything that changes gameplay in general.
I hope you guys make the right decision. I will drop my subscriptions if Eve goes the P2W route. That is a fact.
Something else I'd like to address is the comments about the "need for more revenue". In Fearless the staff talked about developing more revenue because it was a way to put more development time towards Eve.
I think you need to look at your priorities here. Your staff complains about development time, and yet you devoted a massive amount of time towards Captains Quarters, a feature that really reduced the overall functionality of being in the station. Not only is it a major resource hog, but many features were left out that made the previous station view easier to navigate.
Furthermore, development time was put towards "moving turrets" and from the dev blog it sounded like it took a lot of effort to get it working just right. I'd like to ask who spends their time zoomed in to their ship while missioning/plexing/pvping? It is my personal opinion that the moving turrets was a wasted effort, wasted cpu resources on the client, and overall waste of time. I spend .01% of the time zoomed in close enough to my ship to see those stupid turrets. So, are you REALLY using your development time wisely or should your staff be fired for wasting money and effort?
I believe it is time for CCP and its developers to look at what makes Eve more efficient and useful. Not wasted and unnecessary features. I think CCP's priorities are highly skewed and some restructuring needs to occur.
My two cents anyways.
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