It's not "just a game"
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Wow. That's impressive.
Still, it's playing within the rules of the game. Eve is notorious for being completely player-driven. If you think about it, game-time is lost and taken from players every time a ship is destroyed, a cache is looted, or a corporation is infiltrated and destroyed.
I agree with the idea of donating the lost cash to charity though. That's a good idea.
Still, it's playing within the rules of the game. Eve is notorious for being completely player-driven. If you think about it, game-time is lost and taken from players every time a ship is destroyed, a cache is looted, or a corporation is infiltrated and destroyed.
I agree with the idea of donating the lost cash to charity though. That's a good idea.
Yeah, but the blame doesn't lie with the players here. It lies with the developers. As far as I understand it, attacking, destroying and looting other ships are an integral part of the game. The blame lies with the developers who decided that "real destruction of property" should be a part of their game.migo said:
What a dummy! If you're going to have that much valuable cargo, for the love of god don't go flying in dangerous sectors all on your own. The cargo ship pilot is completely at fault here. Firstly, buy the PLEX at a safer station, secondly, sell it there too!!
Also, isn't it possible that the cargo ship bought the PLEX with ISK, not cash? It just has "cash value" since it translates into game time.
Also, isn't it possible that the cargo ship bought the PLEX with ISK, not cash? It just has "cash value" since it translates into game time.
While I love the idea of being able to destroy other people's stuff and raid their ships... the fact that game in itself is contributing to lining the developer's pockets is kind of lame. What's to stop them from creating their own PLEX Raider accounts and just destroying / hoarding all the PLEX they cna find? Smells like a cheap tactic to get extra money if you ask me.
I don't play the game, so can someone explain what happened?
Someone made something and sold it to someone else, but it was blown up along the way? Or am I wrong?
Someone made something and sold it to someone else, but it was blown up along the way? Or am I wrong?
I'm not entirely sure I understand what's going on here.
So this is effectively an in game item you buy with cash with a real cash value that can be stolen or destroyed?
So this is effectively an in game item you buy with cash with a real cash value that can be stolen or destroyed?
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From what I've gathered PLEXs are just in-game versions of those prepaid cards you can get at best buy or whatever. They work like regular items, you can buy and sell them. Rich players can essentially play for free by buying these with in game money, and rich people can spend real money and sell them to make in game money. So the guy was carrying like 500 of those prepaid cards in his ship, and got asploded.Zachary Amaranth said:
I personally think everyone involved is retarded. The guy was dumb for obvious reasons. If you lose 5 million space credits or whatever, thats part of the game. But this is real money. Its not just a game anymore, and EVE was an asshat for doing this. I know people are going to tell me "its part of the game" and to that I say its a retarded game. Just because some people fall for it doesn't make it right.