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Other => FOnline:2238 Forum => Archives => General Game Discussion => Topic started by: Senocular on April 05, 2013, 01:48:03 pm
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Let's say FOnline leaves beta in 2238 and similarily to WoW, people are interested in spending real money for in-game caps. How much would you say the caps would be worth?
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10 bitcoins
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0 , because real money destroy all "free" games ;D
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0 , because real money destroy all "free" games ;D
Actually it wouldn't be a big deal if you could buy the same weapons you can farm with money. But if you could buy for better builds it'd be shit.
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Depends how much caps can one gather in 60 minutes.
1 hours of work in USA for a minimal pay is about 6$. Since the online world is mainly focused on american way of live, the minimal pay means that 6$ = amount of caps that can earned in 1 hours of grinding. I think its save to assume that one can gather about 3k(Amount taken totally from the air though).
So if players can earn 3000 caps in hour then 3000=6$ so 100k is worth about 200$.
This is pure theory, most likely even really silly one, but so does the question. Also since i`ve taken information from old polish article its probably likes miles ahead from true evaluation
(source: http://www.mowimyjak.pl/praca-i-kariera/praca-i-kariera/ile-zarabiaja-amerykanie-najlepiej-i-najgorzej-patne-prace-w-usa,110_41982.html)
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Depends how much caps can one gather in 60 minutes.
1 hours of work in USA for a minimal pay is about 6$. Since the online world is mainly focused on american way of live, the minimal pay means that 6$ = amount of caps that can earned in 1 hours of grinding. I think its save to assume that one can gather about 3k(Amount taken totally from the air though).
So if players can earn 3000 caps in hour then 3000=6$ so 100k is worth about 200$.
This is pure theory, most likely even really silly one, but so does the question. Also since i`ve taken information from old polish article its probably likes miles ahead from true evaluation
(source: http://www.mowimyjak.pl/praca-i-kariera/praca-i-kariera/ile-zarabiaja-amerykanie-najlepiej-i-najgorzej-patne-prace-w-usa,110_41982.html)
I was going to click the "vote best answer" button but I forgot this wasn't yahoo.
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The fact is this game wipes so the in game money would be worth less because of that fact. No one wants to pay real money for fake money that can disappear at anytime.
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The fact is this game wipes so the in game money would be worth less because of that fact. No one wants to pay real money for fake money that can disappear at anytime.
actualy real money are fake aswell. Just depends on liquidity or will of somebody to buy/sell such. Its more about psychology than morality.
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I would definitely be a credit card noob for the sake of never grinding or creating dozens of alts ever again.
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The fact is this game wipes so the in game money would be worth less because of that fact. No one wants to pay real money for fake money that can disappear at anytime.
As long as there's someone willing to pay in real money for the caps, wipes would increase caps value. Compare caps value a year into the session and right after wipe when the rat race starts and no one has anything.
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People who pay real money to advance in a free game are the lowest form of retard. Just send me your money and watch the numbers go up on a calculator and you will get the same effect.
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People who pay real money to advance in a free game are the lowest form of retard. Just send me your money and watch the numbers go up on a calculator and you will get the same effect.
People who pay real money to have fun are retarded to you? I guess than spending money on grog should also be retarded.
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I think it would depend on a vanity purchase, or some kind of rush buy (to avoid grinding, as stated before)
I could see somebody paying $5 to get 10k for base building, if there wasn't the issue of having to then grind for the materials.
Same goes for ew builds, say thieves are nerfed and there's no easy access to mfc. Somebody might pay $5 for 5,000 mfc and 10 laser rifles BUT on top of that you need a character leveled to 18+ to be effective. The fact that's there's so much 'combo' grinding required in this game makes it a hard sell. It wouldn't just be a $5-15 purchase, but a $500 purchase to get all the alts and resources required.
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There has never been a pay to win game that wasn't shit.
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There has never been a pay to win game that wasn't shit.
Nuff said
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Actually it wouldn't be a big deal if you could buy the same weapons you can farm with money. But if you could buy for better builds it'd be shit.
It would be a big deal because all must have same chance , when you have a lot od money you win .. when you are poor you loose? Its game not real life.
BUT! maybe when developers have money they can finish this game :D . BUT developers have own ideas and do not listen players. This is real problem and thats why i stop playing this s**t.
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Eh, time is money, If somebody wants to save time by paying someone for caps or leveled up alts, it's his choice, right ? Paying money to save time, seems legit. Some people might not find entertainment or sexual arousement by wasting time on grinding virtual stuff or massacring the same npc's over and over, you know .
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Eh, time is money, If somebody wants to save time by paying someone for caps or leveled up alts, it's his choice, right ? Paying money to save time, seems legit. Some people might not find entertainment or sexual arousement by wasting time on grinding virtual stuff or massacring the same npc's over and over, you know .
"Money"
No , its not good ! 1€ is no 1€ when you have different people from different countries and have different paymant . Also someone is rich someone not . No, its not good! I prefer when all have same options/resources and its about skill not about how rich you are.
(PS: when you have lot of money you can do what you want. Thats sad true in real life why you need this in game?)
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Get your commie crap out of here.
*clap clap*
So you fucking think it's fair when others have plenty of time to waste on this shit and I can't compete with them because I do NOT have all the time in the world for a pc game? Cuz I have to WORK for a living ? It would be "not good" if I paid people to level me an alt up because I have the money for it but not the god forsaken time, while it's okay that some unemployed kiddy can level up zillions of alts and get advantages because it gets fed by mommy and lives at home ?
All because someone I give a fuck about in some distant country that might be as well on a remote island or non-existent, has a lower average income ?
Now, I have the money, do I give a shit ? NO. Nobody would. Since nobody cares . If you want money, go work for it. Period. You can do nothing against it btw. If I want someone to dance for some money, he'll do, It's just a matter of price.
Meanest hypocrite ever.
(PS: yea I know, and that's not sad, and it can be done ingame. Go work if you want to be like that too. )
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I would value it, USD, at about $20-$30 based on the total effort required, the actual in game value, and what I have seen this sort of thing go for on the IRC. This may be more or less, dependent on the buyer, but this is hinging on the game not receiving any more wipes.
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Get your commie crap out of here.
people like you makes me sick
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people like you makes me sick
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Go buy your own glory! ;D .. yes rly nice
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People who pay real money to have fun are retarded to you? I guess than spending money on grog should also be retarded.
The word grog refers to a variety of alcoholic beverages. I hope you don't mix your rum with salt water, that would be a shame. A damn shame.
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people like you makes me sick
People who don't like utopian thinking make you sick? What are you doing on 2238 then?
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There is already an issue that must be solved as soon as possible : The difference between those who can't spend more than one hour or two in a row and those who are online 24 hours a day. There should be a way so the first one gets as much fun that the second, and isn't left powerless agains't him. It is already a difference caused by IRL way of life. Now, you want to add financial status in that mess ?
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People who don't like utopian thinking make you sick? What are you doing on 2238 then?
no, i ment racist people
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no, i ment racist people
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I would value it, USD, at about $20-$30 based on the total effort required, the actual in game value, and what I have seen this sort of thing go for on the IRC. This may be more or less, dependent on the buyer, but this is hinging on the game not receiving any more wipes.
LOL ben better take out a mortgage because I have some things to sell you
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Its all about supply and demand
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Its all about supply and demand
Yes, still, just trying to estimate it. I'm just surprised no one thought about this before (or at least it wasn't mentioned on official forums).
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Yes, still, just trying to estimate it. I'm just surprised no one thought about this before (or at least it wasn't mentioned on official forums).
Yes it's incredible that with all these stupid people making stupid posts for years no one has made one this stupid before.