2010-01-23, 08:57 PM
Alloy Wrote:You surely can't be trying to compare a first need element, needed to actually stay alive, to a virtual one only used for recreational purposes, that ceases to exist shortly after its purchase, takes the same effort to produce one or 50, and only works for stetic purposes.
Why would anyone want to spend 1$ a day on a game that is a complete ripoff from another? It's just that it'll become a notable failure if it keeps like it.
Guys, you really aren't getting what Pavel is saying.
Take, for example, this weasel poop drink.
Yes, it actually contains weasel poop. And people drink it. And they pay to drink it. They pay a lot to drink it.
You have to understand that under a free markey economy, eventually there will be someone who buys anything, simply because they have the money to spend, and it is their choice to spend it. If you don't believe me, then go to an auction. Something is only worth as much as someone is willing to spend for it.
He is also right as well: you can get NX for free by using the MTS. Pavel isn't arguing that everyone should pawn off their items in the MTS just to get temporary items. He is saying that it is your choice whether you want to buy those items or not and how you spend your money, and you also have the choice to acquire NX in game via MTS if you absolutely wanted it, but didn't have the money to spend it in real life.
Most of you have already voiced your opinion that this is very expensive and ridiculous scenario, but where there is a will, there is a way, and if the game gets a large enough sample of players, you'll eventually see X % of them buying these items at the high premium, simply because its their money to choose to spend.