that Fiery Kernite once led to an epic bar brawl in the Syndicate, leading it to be called "Rage Stone"?
I think its more about accessing content that is unavailable unless you spend real money. You can buy a plex or you can grind missions, the time scale is just different. No one is getting aurum items without spending $$. Or gold pods, etc.
Quote from: Silas Vitalia on 14 Oct 2013, 10:31 I think its more about accessing content that is unavailable unless you spend real money. You can buy a plex or you can grind missions, the time scale is just different. No one is getting aurum items without spending $$. Or gold pods, etc.Yeah, but golden pods and C3PO arms aren't really making any gameplay difference, are they? If people want to spend 150$/€ for a book, an usb hub and a board game, it's their choice. (I'd prefer 150€ in cash and the Golden Pot to the Golden Pod a hundred times.) But if they would design decent Khanid clothes, I'd spend a bit. Anyhow, I never spend or bought AURUM, yet do posses an array of NeX stuff. I think the system works well.
grinding isk to do fun stuff.
Confirming this MMO noob agrees with the dino-vitalia. Exclusive items for $ is fucking stupid. MMOs are meant to be, in my mind, a great equalizer. You get as much out of it as you put in (sometimes) and all the RL $ in the world can't give you any edge or uniqueness. But then shit like this comes along and...blah. Stupid. Just stupid. Cosmetic or not, it's fucking stupid.