DUST Search - Player Market and CCP's Revenues

Funkmaster Whale wrote:

So after deliberating CCP's recent stance of basically trying to find new ways of selling Aurum to continue thriving this game, I'm really surprised that after all this time we still haven't gotten a player market.

IMO one of the best and least invasive ways CCP could potentially unlock a huge stream of cash that would simultaneously be beneficial to everyone is creating a player market that would allow sell orders of Aurum items like boosters and such.

Think about it, there's a select number of players (including myself) with way too much ISK. I have somewhere in the range of 400m ISK and I know several players and high-tier corps that dwarf that. Conversely, you have ISK strapped players that don't mind spending a few bucks on the game. If you allowed poorer players to buy boosters for Aurum and sell them through a market, it would effectively be a win-win situation for just about everyone. I sure as hell wouldn't mind throwing down 50m ISK for a 30 day booster or whatever, and I'm absolutely sure there'd be many more.

At the same time, the entire system would not seem so much like a desperate cashgrab like the Warbarge is. A dynamic market that players could control through competition that simultaneously provides CCP with revenue. Poor players could make legal ISK via cash, rich players get boosters for in game currency, and CCP makes money off the whole thing. It's pretty much equivalent to how PLEX works in EVE which IMO is one of the greatest systems in any MMO.

Always mystify, mislead and surprise the enemy if possible........--- Stonewall Jackson

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Funkmaster Whale Whale Pod 2854	Posted - 2015.02.07 22:42:00 - [1] - Quote So after deliberating CCP's recent stance of basically trying to find new ways of selling Aurum to continue thriving this game, I'm really surprised that after all this time we still haven't gotten a player market. IMO one of the best and least invasive ways CCP could potentially unlock a huge stream of cash that would simultaneously be beneficial to everyone is creating a player market that would allow sell orders of Aurum items like boosters and such. Think about it, there's a select number of players (including myself) with way too much ISK. I have somewhere in the range of 400m ISK and I know several players and high-tier corps that dwarf that. Conversely, you have ISK strapped players that don't mind spending a few bucks on the game. If you allows poorer players to buy boosters for Aurum and sell them through a market, it would effectively be a win-win situation for just about everyone. I sure as hell wouldn't mind throwing down 50m ISK for a 30 day booster or whatever, and I'm absolutely sure there'd be many more. At the same time, the entire system would not seem so much like a desperate cashgrab like the Warbarge is. A dynamic market that players could control through competition that simultaneously provides CCP with revenue. Poor players could make legal ISK via cash, rich players get boosters for in game currency, and CCP makes money off the whole thing. Follow me on Twitch.tv!
gustavo acosta Capital Acquisitions LLC Bad Intention 894	Posted - 2015.02.07 22:51:00 - [2] - Quote Considering how much money was farmed from the old PC method. The prices for aurum items in terms of isk should be ludicrous, or increase depending on how long people have played this game. GimmeDatSuhWeet isk We found a new pope to teach shield users how to shield tank, all hail pope redblood the 6th
Funkmaster Whale Whale Pod 2858	Posted - 2015.02.07 22:55:00 - [3] - Quote gustavo acosta wrote: Considering how much money was farmed from the old PC method. The prices for aurum items in terms of isk should be ludicrous, or increase depending on how long people have played this game. Should be. Many of those players quit the game. In any regard, people would only pay what they want. If you could create sell orders and a market to view them, players could pay whatever price is there, or wait till someone undercuts them. The prices would shift based on supply and demand, and players will only pay whatever they think is fair. Follow me on Twitch.tv!
JIMvc2 Consolidated Dust 646	Posted - 2015.02.07 22:57:00 - [4] - Quote I have a 30 day Active booster, 3 day Active booster and a 1 day Omega booster. All For Sale !!! MAG Raven vet 7 times. Favorite weapon F90 and Highest Kills 78 and 23 deaths.
Alaika Arbosa Minmatar Republic 2472	Posted - 2015.02.07 22:58:00 - [5] - Quote gustavo acosta wrote: Considering how much money was farmed from the old PC method. The prices for aurum items in terms of isk should be ludicrous, or increase depending on how long people have played this game. If done the same way as the Eve player market, there would be competition in the market. In the beginning, things would be stupid expensive-- 10's or 100's of millions for things like 1 day boosters. However, once competition started, prices would balance themselves out. I think this would be an awesome way to do things, though it would require Trade skills (copy-paste from Eve). We the pc players make up a huge majority of active players. --Roman837 ^^ROFLMAO OMG I need to catch my breath now..
Funkmaster Whale Whale Pod 2860	Posted - 2015.02.07 22:59:00 - [6] - Quote JIMvc2 wrote: I have a 30 day Active booster, 3 day Active booster and a 1 day Omega booster. All For Sale !!! Don't you wish someone could actual buy them off you? Follow me on Twitch.tv!
Regis Blackbird DUST University Ivy League 620	Posted - 2015.02.07 23:00:00 - [7] - Quote Hopefully we get the first step towards this in Warlords 1.1. (Send item to player) It's not much, but it is a start.
JIMvc2 Consolidated Dust 647	Posted - 2015.02.07 23:07:00 - [8] - Quote Funkmaster Whale wrote: JIMvc2 wrote: I have a 30 day Active booster, 3 day Active booster and a 1 day Omega booster. All For Sale !!! Don't you wish someone could actual buy them off you? Pay what you want to pay 1isk or 10 million. if you pay 69 isk I'll throw a bonus if you know what I mean :p MAG Raven vet 7 times. Favorite weapon F90 and Highest Kills 78 and 23 deaths.
7th Son 7 BLITZKRIEG7 476	Posted - 2015.02.07 23:12:00 - [9] - Quote Funkmaster Whale wrote: So after deliberating CCP's recent stance of basically trying to find new ways of selling Aurum to continue thriving this game, I'm really surprised that after all this time we still haven't gotten a player market. IMO one of the best and least invasive ways CCP could potentially unlock a huge stream of cash that would simultaneously be beneficial to everyone is creating a player market that would allow sell orders of Aurum items like boosters and such. Think about it, there's a select number of players (including myself) with way too much ISK. I have somewhere in the range of 400m ISK and I know several players and high-tier corps that dwarf that. Conversely, you have ISK strapped players that don't mind spending a few bucks on the game. If you allowed poorer players to buy boosters for Aurum and sell them through a market, it would effectively be a win-win situation for just about everyone. I sure as hell wouldn't mind throwing down 50m ISK for a 30 day booster or whatever, and I'm absolutely sure there'd be many more. At the same time, the entire system would not seem so much like a desperate cashgrab like the Warbarge is. A dynamic market that players could control through competition that simultaneously provides CCP with revenue. Poor players could make legal ISK via cash, rich players get boosters for in game currency, and CCP makes money off the whole thing. It's pretty much equivalent to how PLEX works in EVE which IMO is one of the greatest systems in any MMO. No way poor ***!............. I AM THE AURUM LORD!!! Always mystify, mislead and surprise the enemy if possible........--- Stonewall Jackson
castba Rogue Instincts 754	Posted - 2015.02.07 23:37:00 - [10] - Quote Would also be interesting to see what such a market would lead the ISK value of WB components to be. "When everything is OP, nothing is" - CCP Ratatti

Edau Skir2 Nefantar Raiders 411	Posted - 2015.02.08 00:01:00 - [11] - Quote Regis Blackbird wrote: Hopefully we get the first step towards this in Warlords 1.1. (Send item to player) It's not much, but it is a start. They're not really implementing a "Send to player" function are they? God that could be exploited immediately. Every new clone gets a 3 Day Passive and a 1 Day Active booster. Imagine how many free boosters you could get if it's literally just that, to send items. Resident pasty smasher


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