Business And Economy Archive
Thread: Would you describe yourself as a Have or an Average Player?
Maisland
Thu Feb 24, 2005 1:27 am
#14
darmokVtS wrote:
Same, even tho my bankaccount usually doesn't reflect this.
Shaina wrote:
well, I don't see the point in this. but I would be a "HAVE" under your system.
(As credits are easy to earn I see no need to constantly work on earning something, it's enough that I go out to earn credits when I think I need them for something).
Same here. I am not the richest person in the game by any means... but I have sufficient for my needs and if my bank account starts getting dangerously low, I just run some missions. Only the highest end items are out of my reach... but if I changed my template, even those would be achievable.
I find Beggars (those who want credits and items just handed to them without having to make any effort to get them on their own)contemptible. It's not that hard to make money in this game.
-Devil-
Thu Feb 24, 2005 1:29 am
#15
i consider myself an average player .... it is not hard to go onto a new server and start with 0 .. and in less then 3 weeks time have several million credits in the bank ... you just have to know what you are doing ... and how the market works ...
Dragon942
Thu Feb 24, 2005 1:42 am
#16
I think any player that actually plays the game enough to justify the $15 a month cost is going to be a have. Given even a limited time per month, anybody can make enough money (whether it be from missions, crafting, space, or other means) to get high quality weapons and armor. If you don't spend at least this much time in game, why are you paying for it?
Unless you play all the time though, don't expect to have the best DOT weapons and Nightsister Enhanced 90% composite. People that put that much time and effort into the game (and I am not one of them) deserve this extra stuff.
It's hard starting out (the old you need money to make money), but this has been seriously alleviated with the new 75k starting cash.
TomoRainer
Thu Feb 24, 2005 3:17 am
#17
Well, by those two options, I was a "have" even when I was relatively poor. I'm a class warrior in real life, sure, but in a game where the most you have to lose is a little fun or time, the all-but-unbridled capitalism we have both seems pretty fair and wildly entertaining to watch.
Smart_Darwin
Thu Feb 24, 2005 9:06 am
#18
By most respects my toon is an average player. I can either buy a new set of armor to protect me while placing harvesters, or I can buy a new harvester to place. Am I upset that I have to compromise? Not really, its all part of playing a rich and complex game. Don't get me wrong, I would LOVE to have a few million in the bank not collecting interest, but I'm an Architect and a Merchant; I couldn't use an uberweapon even if I could afford it!
Master_Mavric
Thu Feb 24, 2005 9:59 am
#19
Im a have who likes to complain like a average. I have anywhere from 100k to 2 mill depending on how ive felt over the last week (when im frustrated with something at work i tend to do alot more killing). I have everything i want and am a complsive spender (thus why i never have more then 2 mill). I delete stuff from my invintory as fast as i get it just to buy it again a few weeks later. I love to complain and always ask people to send me some of there money when they post on here that they have a couple hundred mill. But in reality im quite happy in game.
Lancesod
Thu Feb 24, 2005 1:59 pm
#20
I am definitely a "have" player. I have gotten all things I have really wanted and I know how to make 1-3mil in a buff period. The fact that I only have around 5mil credits is that I choose to just enjoy the game and do fun stuff and know that I can go get a load of credits in a hurry if I need them.
BR/~~L
Muzz
Thu Feb 24, 2005 4:16 pm
#21
I'm a have. But i'm a have because I have worked damn hard building up a business over the last 12 months. I am now in a position to buy anything I desire, but it hasn't dampened my passion for my profession and my business.
One of the most frustrating aspects of the game at the moment is the growing pressure being applied by people who want to be a have by right, not by putting effort into it.
Players have different goals in a game like this, with some it's wealth, with others it's getting the ultimate in terms of weapons/looted items etc. Either way there should be work and effort put in to achieve it.
Jutewr
Thu Feb 24, 2005 6:54 pm
#22
Under your system, I'm a "have." I have everything I want in the game and I have lots of fun.
Milgram
Thu Feb 24, 2005 10:19 pm
#23
TomoRainer wrote:
Well, by those two options, I was a "have" even when I was relatively poor. I'm a class warrior in real life, sure, but in a game where the most you have to lose is a little fun or time, the all-but-unbridled capitalism we have both seems pretty fair and wildly entertaining to watch.
Now that would be an interesting thread. "Are you a class warrior IRL? Are you a class warrior ingame?" Defenently be fascinating to see how the two interact (i am a psychologist, so i dig that stuff).
ChiiTWINS
Fri Feb 25, 2005 5:14 am
#24
Is there an in-between?
I'm mostly average. I run low on creds from time to time, but I can afford my basic needs. I don't have to check my bank balance if I want to buy a new set of armor. I can pay maintenance on my houses without worrying.
However, technically, if I were to sell off the half-dozen or so very, very expensive items that I own, I could easily surpass more than my bank has ever seen. I can put on a set of clothing/armor that lets me stand around and be worth 50-75 million -- but the armor was hand-made myself, and the armband (yes, that armband
) was a gift from a very, very "have" friend.
So what would that make me?
I'm mostly average. I run low on creds from time to time, but I can afford my basic needs. I don't have to check my bank balance if I want to buy a new set of armor. I can pay maintenance on my houses without worrying.
However, technically, if I were to sell off the half-dozen or so very, very expensive items that I own, I could easily surpass more than my bank has ever seen. I can put on a set of clothing/armor that lets me stand around and be worth 50-75 million -- but the armor was hand-made myself, and the armband (yes, that armband
) was a gift from a very, very "have" friend. So what would that make me?
MillerBomb
Fri Feb 25, 2005 2:57 pm
#25
I'm more in-between, but under the terms listed, I'm a "Have." Sure, I could use CA's to be a 12 pt. doc. An enormous supply of top quality resources would be nice too, but I'm certainly not jealous of those that have them. I have more then enough money to finance my home, buy furniture for it, buy clothes, and have fun with friends. I also have more then enough to buff/heal players, do doctor things, and make a healthy living doing so.