Thank you all dev ! This is a good gesture. Much appreciated

Happy customer !

Awesome. That match it so well. Nice Eve references too.

Now record the lyrics on the instru FTW.

Thanks to you I'll wait another hour before going to sleep

I wasn’t aware that the dev’s situation was that bad. Of course then, the whole debat doesn’t really make sense.
If there is an urgent need of funds for the dev, then a bit of RMT seems a good compromise.

I do hope with us Eve refugees, they wont need to implement more RMT.

I love it as well

To sum up what i think about RMT :

If it’s about money : rise the subscription fee. The P2P business model is more than viable if you rely on the community.

If it’s about giving some players privileges, I thinks it’s highly harmful to the community and the fun.

Really I insist about the « community » idea, since for me, it’s all that really matter.

Understand that it's not a "oldschool" or butthurt thing. It's really about cohesion, emulation. If I understood something in my MMO experience, it's that a community is a fragile thing, but it's really worth protecting.

On another note, I think all the ideas brought by Tarantoga are pretty awesome, if they are implemented as a free feature.

As for the exploit possibilities : devs have to be careful about it, just like any other features…

It's also in the dev's interest to avoid RMT completly. Especially since the game is a sandbox.

Let me explain quickly :

--> Add a feature that allow the players to personnalize the mechs
--> all the community enjoys it freely
--> the community experiment the feature, share skins, etc...
--> the community attract other players and grows
--> more subscription for the devs

Look at the perfect sandbox example : Minecraft. No RMT whatsoever, more and more free features, HUGE community, and not even a subscription to pay !
I know the difference with a MMO such as PO, but you get my point : a sandbox needs futile features such as "personalize your skin" to live.

If you sell the option, ok there is a quick cash-flow. But the truth is : there is no gain in the long term and it frustrates the 80% gamers who wont pay for the feature.

We both share the same views, really.

But allow me to push things a bit. In a MMO, a social game, power is not only about money or weapons. It can also be about gangs, influence, and... appearance. Like, being seen in a big battlemech just isn't the same as to be seen in a small bot huh ?

How you look is part of what's making the game exciting for many. Even those who wont admit it.

After all, everyone takes time to make his own avatar. Wouldn't it be nice if there was the same option for your mech ? If everyone could make his mech looks "unique" ? Wouldnt you use the option yourself if it was a part of the game ?

In that point of view, RMT for paint could be seen as a "cheat", because it's not as futile as it sounds.

I conceed this reasonning is extreme, but you get my point.

Yeah I agree. But I think a P2P MMO should have a business model that allow the company to avoid the use of RMT.

On a personnal note, I would be glad to pay more, like 15/month, if there is no RMT in game. It's my view of "supporting the game company".

Gamers equality is an important gameplay feature imho. That's what makes the great games and the great communities.

My point is, RMT generates divisions inside the community. Even for the small things like a monocle.

Look at the proportion it has taken on the forum and ingame ! Of course you can ignore it, but what's the point to play a MMO if you ignore other players ?

Just some good quotes on this subject, from the Eve forums :

Play the game as if there is no respec possibility.

If you makes mistakes (believe me, i did a lot more than yours...), tell yourself no EP is lost.

Have patience and stick with your choices.

New feature idea :
- A mini-map which indicates objectives/NPCs/agents (seems obvious to me, but didnt read anything about it in the devblog)