Not pay to win? Hmm let me tell you what i got from merc packs:
-all 3 mag variant suits (special offer together with the merc pack)
-30 day booster
-50 fused locus grenades (still have a nice stack of them and wait for the playermarket)
-50 HKM4 prototype shotgun that does not require any SP
- dragonfly scout suit
- toxin SMG
- 50 hacked uplinks
40.000 AUR
(of course i got more then that but thats just the regular stuff)

now im aswell aible to buy passive boosters to increase my SP gain even more. Another thing is you can buy weapons which are sooner unlocked then their prototype variants. Like the Killswitch or CBR-7 darkside swarm launcher and other stuff that gives you a advantage.

So with investing money into this game you will have much faster access to better gear and better gear can be purchased even sooner due to the lowered SP requirement.

Stop this demagogy with the game not being pay to win. While it's not completely true, it's not wrong either, since the AUR equipment and boosters do give you advantage over the unwashed masses. AUR equipment either have a slightly better attributes or have lower CPU/PG requirements, which will let you fit better modules/weapons before reaching suits limits. 50% from boosters is quite a big bonus. Sadly this game didn't chose the business model of a DOTA 2 for example.

Those slightly differing stats are infact the next "tier" equivalent. (which you can get with isk)

This is why there isnt an AUR version on the highest level gear...

Aurum gives you things faster. Thats it.

play to win, whoever would have guessed?

Updates are and will be free, like we do in EVE Online.
+1 for this thread!

Those slightly differing stats are infact the next "tier" equivalent. (which you can get with isk)

This is why there isnt an AUR version on the highest level gear...

Aurum gives you things faster. Thats it.

The OP should post this in local chat at least once a day, then maybe you'll have an impact on the rampant misinformation going around.

Which is still and advantage nonetheless. I'm not telling that it's a huge one, there are games with way heavier business model. My only regret is that CCP didn't make this game with only cosmetic items for AUR.

The OP should post this in local chat at least once a day, then maybe you'll have an impact on the rampant misinformation going around.

This is truth. I support this post.

You should also mention a part of the reasoning behind the SP cap that people moan about. Free to play game relies on marketplace sales to fund development etc.

If everyone hit max SP and skilled everything, there would be no need for them to buy AURUM, so development slows. This game is designed to take forever to completely skill into everything. Without an SP cap, it would die fairly quickly.

[THIS THREAD IS MADE TO BE LINKED] - http://bit.ly/DUST514facts


HERE ARE THE FACTS:

- It is NOT pay to win.
There is nothing in this game, that you can buy, that makes you better than anyone else. CCP is very aware of player views on this and are careful with what they offer for real world money.

- NO more Re-sets.
This is IT people. No more character resets. Your characters and skills are saved.

- Updates are FREE.
CCP will be updating this game for free. Multiple times. This game will constantly be developed.

- This is a BETA.
This game works! but it is still in development. It is a "true" beta. If you played it a month ago and played it now you would see a marked improvement. No game play feature is set in stone. So if you think something is "Unbalanced" report it.

- This is a BETA (again).
Needs to be said again. This is not a "finished" game! Game play, textures, balance, content. All are improving/getting added to. Game stability (lag) is being improved almost weekly.