Because not everyone thinks that profits should always be going up that much, but there is another way to fix things without nerfing payments but the suggested buff would upset as many or more.
I guess my final question, before I go back into ED and shot something, is... why does anyone care? What were wrong with "prices" in the first place? Who's complaining? I know who is complaining ... the guy that already used ALL the exploits himself, got rich, has every ship and ENG, $50B in the bank, and now thinks that HE should be the one to say that "THIS IS PAYING TOO MUCH! GOOD THING FDEV NERFED THAT!" Pff!
Well whoever that is it isn't me, I have ignored some exploits or not exploited them even if playing there, and while I do have most ships couldn't afford an FC even if I sold everything.
Oh I definitely do that, no worries there. I'm talking about the weapon fire SS. Always threat lvl 1 and what's up with the degraded emissions at lvl 2 or 3 but never any actual threats? I'll brave an expert tonight and see how it goes. My rebuy is only 6m and I've got plenty to spare.
My bad, the proper wording is "needed nerf".
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Well said cmdr. Well said. I play the same way. I disagree on the trade point. I dont use inara or eddb. I use the gal map after flying to systems and docking at least once within 25 ly of my target system. Gal map rarely if ever fails me and i have all the trade data from those systems that i docked at. One thing i do is when i pledge to a power is during the 4 week wait....is explore all the systems around the capital system. It gives me trade data for future endeavors in the area. At the same time im gathering mats, getting exploration data, riding on planets and just having a ball of a time. I have over 77 weeks in game time and triple elite. I own all the ships and have most upgraded and im extremely proud i did it without using meta mining. Once i stopped racing to try and tick off boxes.....thw game became much more enjoyable and not a grind at all.
I think the simple answers to your questions are to do with funding. ED’s funding is outdated as the game interface. I haven’t played a MMO in the last 5 years that has a funding stream like ED and I have played a few. In game micro purchases seems to be the way most are going. Eve seems to have succeeded with its subscription based model as has Star Citizen, although for how much longer, who knows, as a lot of the funding seems to be going on designing new ships to sell to raise the next lot of cash. The sole outlier is No Man’s Sky. Not sure how they continue to make major improvements to the game with the way it is funded. Either they made such a stack of cash from the initial funding to keep going or ongoing sales are so healthy as to fund the development.
Well don’t keep us in suspense! What is this wonderful game?I have always dreamed of a game where you are rewarded with a really stunning treasure after an extremely hard fight. And not just money/gold/credits, but stuff that is really useful for your further progress in the game. I have finally found it: A single player game, the PC conversion of an old hardcore Pen & Paper RPG (who would have thought it). And now think for yourself why something like that is hardly possible in a sandbox MMO, or MMOs in general. The answer to it could possibly also be the answer to your question and also why ED is the polar opposite of such a game...
I would be fine if they just sold credits. Just sell them as they sell ship kits. Who cares. $1B for $25 real US bucks! I am fine with that. I think, nearly, everyone could afford what they thought they needed to get and what they want. The REAL game here should be the BGS and MMO, not how to buy your first Anaconda, and trust me, you'd be happier with the Krait MKII anyway. Let people get into the real deal of the game, the simulation, the Wings, the exploration and the engineering. Who cares about the paltry pick of ships and modules in this game, that should be the least of the concerns. Give everyone the keys to the Ferrari and let's see what they can do with it!
That would make the game feel even thinner than it already is. Credits make you explore many aspects of the game. If credits were purchasable, those players that bought a couple billion would have no need to go bounty hunting. No need to go mining. No need to go and do some missions. No need to make a good exploration ship, as they have a fleet carrier that can do that for them.
it looks like we 'can' take alot.
