With people that have billions of ISK from a meaningless game mode that allows them to constantly run full proto without caring to lose it, BPOs aren't hurting the economy.

Let that soak in.

To be fair, CCP is only refunding those BPOs that are for items no longer in the game.

It would be worse if they removed the item with no refund.

We can't prevent them from changing the game, and it would be a horrible idea if we could. DUST is still in early Beta so we will see more large shifts in the future before it fulfills its promise.

With real money invested in BPO items, it's understandable that people's views are strong and emotions heightened - CCP have created this situation with poor planning and loose talking.

I think CCP need to consider people's feelings above the economy, which has many more issues than BPOs and can be easily manipulated in other ways. Player retention has to be a priopriority, surely.

I had an idea that could be acceptable by most BPO owners and reduce the reported negative impact on the economy:

Maximun 2 BPOs per fitting - either BPO suit plus one BPO module / weapon / equipment or two BPO modules / weapons / equipment on an isk suit, then make the starter fits non upgradeable or remove them from players after a fixed point.