9000 dollars gone in minutes

[MR. SNIFLES]

PEOPLE WHO DO PAY FOR INGAME CURRENCY DO IT FOR 1 REASON. THEIR TIME IS WORTH MORE THAN 20 BUCKS AN HOUR. IT TAKES ME ABOUT 3 HOURS TO FARM 500MIL IN ISK. 550ISH ISK WILL COST ABOUT 20 BUCKS. SO IT'S EASIER TO JUST WORK FOR AN HOUR AND BUY THE ISK. THEN I HAVE 2 HRS LEFT OVER TO PLAY THE GAME HOW I WANT. THAT'S THE REASONING BEHIND BUYING INGAME CURRENCY.


AND SPENDING 9K ON A HOBBY ISN'T UNHEARD OF.

 

[Good Guy Guevara]

He didn't actually spend 9k on the ship thought right? It was just valued that much if the ingame currency is coverted to dollars....

Which means all he lost was a shyt load of time.

Nah bro he actually lost $9000. I've never played EVE but I assume it works like other microtransaction games.

 

[MR. SNIFLES]

Nah bro he actually lost $9000. I've never played EVE but I assume it works like other microtransaction games.

YOU CAN BUY AN ITEM FROM CCP CALLED A PLEX. THE PLEX GIVES YOU 30 DAYS OF PLAY TIME FOR 20 BUCKS. THE PLEX IS AN ACTUAL INGAME ITEM THAT CAN BE SOLD. PEOPLE ARE WILLING TO PAY ABOUT 550 MILLION ISK FOR 1 PLEX. THAT'S WHAT THEY USE FOR CONVERTING REAL MONEY TO INGAME MONEY.

PEOPLE ACTUALLY PLAY MONEY GAMES ON THE MARKET USING THEM. PEOPLE HOARD PLEX TO DRY UP THE SUPPLY THEN DUMP THEM BACK AT HIGHER PRICES. THEN THEY TAKE SURPLUS TO DUMP EXCESS AMOUNTS ON TO THE MARKET TO DRIVE THE PRICES DOWN TO START THE PROCESS OVER AGAIN.

 

[Red]

Got him on some LEEEEEEEEEEROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOY JEEEEEEENKIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINS! shyt..........

 

[yseJ]

spending $9000 on a hobby

people spend far more than 9k on a hobby. 9k is pocket change to someone modding their whip or collecting guns or some other shyt.

Which means all he lost was a shyt load of time.

time = money in our society tho. the most valuable asset there is.