Not true.

They specifically added the "We have no plans to touch other BPO's at this time" bit because of the CPM feedback to the original posts.


And they're not going to touch those BPO's until whatever plan they come up with is solid, which they intend to talk to us about before they solidify it. (Which you can be pretty damn sure we're going to do everything we can to keep the purchase 'worth it')

Speaking personally out of speculation now : (Since CCP has not said anywhere in public or privately to the CPM that they are going to touch BPO's in people's inventories)

Going by how much CCP has always disliked how BPO's and T2 BPO's worked out in eve, I highly doubt that CCP is going to let these items continue to exist. They removed them from the market to stem the flow of a 'problem item', but permanent combat assets in a game that is largely driven by the concept of consumable goods..... are just never going to be healthy for the game.

One could argue that by creating a cost for use (IE: Manufacturing) that they would no longer be a problem, but this is not the case, as in order to make such a permanent item 'worth it' it would need to be somehow better or more attractive than a F2P manufactured item, unless CCP was going to do something -insanely stupid- such as create a paywall where only BPO owners could manufacture and BPO's could only be attained through Aur/Secondary market. (I don't see that happening, btw)

My gut tells me that the end result is going to be the removal of all BPOs. Therefore, rather than complain about an inevitable result, you should direct your efforts into telling CCP what WOULD make your purchase 'Worth it' if you can't have a permanent battle asset. This is a much more constructive approach to a problem that is very real. Without feedback to this end, it's -very- likely that the approach CCP takes will be un-ideal, if they don't have acceptable and attractive alternatives presented to them by the community.


(Personally, I think Suit & weapon vanity skins, and possibly weapon mods wouldn't be obtrusive as AUR BPO's, so long as you still required to pay full ISK price for the combat asset itself.)


You want CCP to give you your money's worth? Tell them how, instead of complaining about something neither you or I can change.