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11/24/2011 18:56:12

PD
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@frogbones: I don't think the game's expensive at all (Note, I say think and not is because I personally do not believe it is in the context of what I am given). The main idea of my post was that you cannot call a game expensive nor cheap without context, which you have done. Also, I honestly don't see where expectations come in the great scheme of things because of the fact that AE is a private company and therefore has no obligations to serve nor people to serve. I for one enjoy a product of AE. Of course I think there's ways something can be better, but do I go up front and impose my standards on what I think is valid on someone? No, I don't. That itself is a fallacy. My standards and beliefs are different from yours.

If you would mind telling me where the idea of high prices and high expectations come from, is there any true basis that the two go hand in hand? I believe not. With Nexus's calculations, with the calculation of of 10.44K varium, or 59ish USD (Adjusted per inflation), can neither be called cheap nor expensive without context. And you're going to have to explain the context and prove that a certain number is true in a relative standard. How much is a lot when given no context? How much is expensive when given no context?

Expensive... how much is expensive? Does everyone agree on a certain value? If the context and sources behind the determination were on 0% deviation, then it'd be valid to call something expensive. But no, we have a wide margin of thought difference. But even that lies on intuition because it is an agreement and not a theorem.

Furthermore, can you specifically cite where it says we have a right to demand our money's worth (As in, demand change). As a private corporation we play under the rules of AE. Bill of Rights do not apply here. I'm not following the train of thought when it comes to that. How is there a correlation? Can you explain where the correlation comes from? And please use universally valid examples, not personal anecdotes. I'd rather arrive at a conclusion that is systematic and empirical rather than on gut feeling.

Furthermore, how can you look at something objectively when everything is subjective when it comes to balance?

What we are arguing is subjective itself. One might say the gap is too large (Because varium is too powerful in terms of what advantages it gives), and others might say it's fine (because varium is weak or fair in value in terms of what benefits it gives). We can argue all day when it comes to varium and it's value as well as the question of the gap length.

However, how things work with each other is no question nor debate. We arrive at a conclusion based on the hard evidence. Not on intuition.

< Message edited by PD -- 11/24/2011 18:57:05 >

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11/24/2011 19:06:02

nico0las
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Prices definitely degrade this game. The prices they ask for in game are ridiculous. That hasn't stopped us from paying them, though, has it?
As some have already pointed out, we've been here before. We sit here, hour after hour, trying our best to improve the game. And for what?
Have we actually made a difference? We talk about so many things at once, the team can't decide which they have to improve.
If we all began to rant like the majority of the community did back during the first Tactical wave, we wouldn't be having this conversation.
We need to come together and address one problem at a time. Simply pointing out, complaining, and moving on won't help us.