Matobar
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Posted - 2012.10.16 01:33:00 -
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It just occurred to me: Why would the goods produced in EVE to be sold in DUST be so expensive? It doesn't make sense, really.
Almost everything sold in EVE is some sort of starship-based item, which means it is infinitely more complex than the "low-tech" mercenary equipment we use here in DUST. I mean, I don't see why a weapon, dropsuit, module, tank, etc. would cost nearly as much as anything bought or sold or produced at this moment in the EVE universe. But that's just me.
If you're worried about the prices being out of wack, remember that EVE is heavily capitalist: therefore, the market will by and large look after itself. If all the EVE Corporations producing weapons aren't selling those weapons to DUST players, then they would almost by default have to make the necessary adjustments in order to turn a profit, which would include dropping the price to make it affordable to DUST mercenaries. Otherwise, they would be cut out by the more DUST-savvy EVE players, who have first-hand experience of the game and know just the right price to entice the players to purchase their product, while also turning a profit.
And if capitalism fails us, then CCP can always re-institute the NPC weapons at their current prices, which would force EVE players to either get out of the market or adjust their product to compete with the "baseline" weapons we are being offered right now.
Either way, I really see the DUST-EVE joint-economy as just an extension of the current EVE system: capitalism has a way of adjusting itself, and the smartest businessmen will find a way to make their customers happy while making a tidy profit in the process. And CCP has already shown an inclination to step into the EVE market if things get out of hand, so we know that we DUST players won't be left out in the cold if things do get messy. |
Matobar
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Posted - 2012.10.16 15:09:00 -
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Fivetimes Infinity wrote:Matobar wrote:It just occurred to me: Why would the goods produced in EVE to be sold in DUST be so expensive? It doesn't make sense, really. There are enough EVE players or EVE-connected players that the market would naturally adapt to that wallet size. What's that quote? "Everything is worth what its purchaser will pay for it." The necessary result of the kind of wealth disparity between Dust-only and EVE players would be that Dust-only players would find whatever stuff players are setting the price for essentially beyond their reach.
That really doesn't make any sense. As I said before, the corporations in EVE simply won't be able to sell things in DUST if they price their items according to how they're priced in EVE. Capitalism 101 is to please your consumer base, not ostracize them. First off, it doesn't make sense to price an assault rifle or drop suit the same way you would price a starship component, because they're completely different items. On top of that, you're assuming that the EVE players who play DUST will control the pricing. They won't. As I said before, the pricing will control itself, capitalist style, and I doubt that the average price of a product in DUST will be as far out of reach from the average DUST consumer as you're saying, because that just wouldn't make sense in a capitalist economy like the one we're headed towards. The price will be set according to what makes the most profit for the EVE corporation, and I highly doubt that profit will be found in making it so only a minority of DUST players can afford their goods.
And as I said before, CCP can always re-institute the current NPC orders to accommodate the players if things get out of hand, which would force the EVE corporations to lower their prices just to compete with the new, cheaper NPC product. |