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Galvan Nized
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Posted - 2014.03.10 07:23:00 -
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I understand where the OP is coming from. Think about it, we already have an exchange rate, we just have no "official" way to transfer money between DUST and Eve.
But even unofficially the exchange rate does exist, what is the lore behind it? Why does ISK in Eve convert to less ISK in Dust? It's the same ISK right? Answer is, because it has to or else you break Dust (Eve is in no danger.)
Logically you cannot achieve equilibrium between the 2 games. In Eve you fund super expensive star ships but in Dust you are funding only a soldier. They can never be similar in price because it makes no sense.
A different currency has built in exchange rates, which is logical and explains disparity between Dust & Eve. It's definitely a hurdle to the player, could over complicate things, plus could really hurt continuity. However, it's the easiest way to make sense of the universe.
Sure you could let materials from a planets serve as the exchange. The issue here is that in Eve those materials would have to be of so little value but remarkably rare. Rare to create a market and little value as to not flood Dust with too much Isk way too fast. Economics wouldn't allow this. |
Galvan Nized
Deep Space Republic
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Posted - 2014.03.10 09:02:00 -
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Maken Tosch wrote:Galvan Nized wrote:But even unofficially the exchange rate does exist, what is the lore behind it? Why does ISK in Eve convert to less ISK in Dust? It's the same ISK right? Answer is, because it has to or else you break Dust (Eve is in no danger.) It's not that ISK in Eve has to convert to less ISK in Dust, it's that Dust at the moment has no balanced ISK faucet or sink. We lack PvE and a Bounty System as well as the ability to buy/sell items to/from other players within Dust. And our only source of revenue is just grinding matches and locked PC districts which only a few corps have access to.
You will always have an exchange...No matter how you open the flood gates. Simply because 1 ship does not equal 1 suit or tank etc. Even with PVE it will most likely be more profitable to run missions in Eve because they have to support their ships.
Your going to create an exchange somehow somewhere, someone will assume that 1 ship equals 100 (or whatever number) suits and will set rate based on that. Call it an exchange or call it a tax (again, in lore, why would it be taxed?).
Opening the flood gates or allowing Isk transfers from Eve will absolutely shatter Dust. Everyone will be running proto gear absolutely all the time, it's already a huge problem from PC. A different currency at least defends from from the Eve issue.
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