DUST Search - What are some ways that CCP can monetize this game?

Joseph Ridgeson wrote:

So I am sure all of you are shocked to hear this: CCP created this game in order to make money. They are a company and exist to make money. I was mortified to discover this too but I think if we all band together we can overcome this sudden revelation.

Anyhoo, currently there are only two ways to monetize the game and they both do the same thing. Boosters let you accumulate SP faster whether it be an Active or Passive Booster and AUR gear. AUR gear falls into three categories: Standard level gear with no SP requirement, Advanced level gear with a single level requirement, and Prototype gear which requires three levels in that skill. So "do more, faster" is the name of the game.

I am curious what are other ways CCP can sell services to the community without being insulting. UVT's were insulting; not being able to talk to your corporation unless you spent like 2 dollars a month was ridiculous. I am glad CCP did away with them. What do you think you would buy with real money? How can CCP make money off of the community without just milking us like blue ribbon cows?

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Tesfa Alem Death by Disassociation 97	Posted - 2014.03.17 23:15:00 - [1] - Quote Joseph Ridgeson wrote: So I am sure all of you are shocked to hear this: CCP created this game in order to make money. They are a company and exist to make money. I was mortified to discover this too but I think if we all band together we can overcome this sudden revelation. Anyhoo, currently there are only two ways to monetize the game and they both do the same thing. Boosters let you accumulate SP faster whether it be an Active or Passive Booster and AUR gear. AUR gear falls into three categories: Standard level gear with no SP requirement, Advanced level gear with a single level requirement, and Prototype gear which requires three levels in that skill. So "do more, faster" is the name of the game. I am curious what are other ways CCP can sell services to the community without being insulting. UVT's were insulting; not being able to talk to your corporation unless you spent like 2 dollars a month was ridiculous. I am glad CCP did away with them. What do you think you would buy with real money? How can CCP make money off of the community without just milking us like blue ribbon cows? I have nothing against monetizing boosters and allowing players to accellerate aquiring SP using real money. Its the "nerf everything you have invested SP into so you have to get boosters" mentality thats pissing me off. Why popular playstyles are nerfed to sh!t. I doubt the moaning on the forums is taken into consideration at all. That was pretty much the point behind making equipment racial based. so logi's have a choice of grinding out for 4 months or buy several boosters. Also why so many suits are finaly being released. That 7 year plan to for players to max out every skill? Lots of people have done it in one. i doubt CCP anticipated this, so they nerf one thing to get people to invest new SP into another. Thats why there has to be a damn near uprising in order to get common sense respecs. Its all SPeculation of course, i dont work for CCP. I could be wrong. What would i pay for? I don't know, because what ever you pay for CCP has the right to still mess with it afterwards. Redline for Thee, but no Redline for Me.