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EVE Online: PLEX for Pakistan
SBFord
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CCP has announced PLEX for Good: Pakistan running from September 15-October 6, 2010. During the event, players have the opportunity to donate PLEX to an official C C P Plex for Good character. The campaign is being organized to assist people in Pakistan, a nation devestated this summer during the monsoon. Over 25 million people have been rendered homeless or were injured during the floods. Money generated will be donated to Pakistan's Red Crescent Society.
I'm still confused, how exactly does this process work?
To cut the story short, you buy a PLEX, and then you make a contract and assign it to the player "CCP PLEX for Good". This player is controlled by CCP, and all PLEXes assigned to this player through contracts will be converted into real money and sent to charities aiding the victims of the disaster in Pakistan.
Read more here, including a handy dandy FAQ.
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nature does whas nature does.....tsunamis, vulcano's, floods.....everyday they come with all kinda crap to help these poor people........LET THE RICH PAY and leave the working class alone.......realy sick of seeing al this shit on TV all evening long.....now they are starting ingame too....fuck that.
You need to let Jesus into your heart.
Since PLEX are bought with in-game currency, I can spend some time playing and help out a cause. Another player might have bought a GTC to put that PLEX on the market, but that is a person who has determined they have that disposable income. Given EvE's PLEX system, this does sorta "let the rich pay".
-mklinic
"Do something right, no one remembers.
Do something wrong, no one forgets"
-from No One Remembers by In Strict Confidence
The just don’t pay, no one is fucking forcing you.
March on! - Lets Invade Pekopon
When the rich don't care enough to help, it's up to us.
Hell no. As I recall isnt this the same place that is a Haven for every enemy/terrorist of the free world? If we are gonna rearm our enemies can we at least get a receipt? Now I am all for good causes I dontated when the earthquake hit in haiti. This however is an entirely diffrent situation.
It..Burns..
That is about the most ignorant attitude. Those poor flood victims have nothing to do with terrorism.
Thank you, I wanted to say something but I did not want to end up getting a warning lol.
March on! - Lets Invade Pekopon
That's a fairly accurate description of 0.0 space. Pakistan, not so much.
PLEXing for evil is more accurate.
This aid will likely not be shared with the non-muslim minorities.
http://www.pakistanchristianpost.com/viewnews.php?newsid=1653
http://tribune.com.pk/story/40435/the-politics-of-relief-aliens-in-their-own-land/
http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/world/06-pakistani-christians-face-aid-discrimination-vatican-rs-04
And while they ask for help from the non-muslim world they continue to take Christian and hindu girls as sex-slaves:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/Dalit-girl-forced-to-convert-to-Islam-in-Pakistan-Report/articleshow/6536246.cms
Pakistan is a corrupt apartheid state. Much of the funds they receive will end up only benefiting the ruling class. And what aid does not will simply cement their religious apartheid system. Giving them money without having the decency to demand they stop slavery and stop attacking minorities is nothing but evil and stupidity.
Whilst I personally don't agree with it and as such I will not be buying any PLEX, I commend CCP for their ethical intentions. They have given everyone fair warning about it so for those of us not in agreement with it, it shouldn't be an issue as you simply don't buy any PLEX.
"Come and have a look at what you could have won."
Thats just what i was thinking
its a place for Terrorists to hide. the world should be saying you want our help then help us get rid of the torrorists.
http://www.speedtest.net/result/502097918.png
what a bunch of sad replies here, if you dont want to help then dont, no one is forcing you. but to say you dont help people who have done nothing wrong because some other people share their country is just sad.
I think you've missed a rather important point: You donate by giving your PLEX to an in-game character. Nothing to do with buying it in the first place. You can still buy and use your PLEX as normal and nothing will be donated.
Fair enough, if anything that's even more optional then. Eitherway given that it's optional and given that they have given people fair warning about it I can't really understand why people should get their knickers in such a twist about it.
"Come and have a look at what you could have won."
if you send money to the SWAT valley, home of the Taliban what do you think that money will be spent on? Pakistan has a massive army and nuclear weapons, It created the Afghan taliban and it ferments unrest in kashmir and india. let them sort their own house out.
If you're not rich enough to donate a PLEX then don't. I am sure plenty of "rich" people play EVE. It's a fairly diverse game. CCP is doing a good thing. Just because you're sick of hearing about it doesn't mean people don't need help. The only way to get them help is to create as many avenues for assistance as possible.
In short, get over it. The minor inconvenience you feel from seeing news about Pakistan is orders of magnitude smaller than the grief Pakistanis feel who've lost entire villages to mudslides.
All I can say is I hope that only the people that need the help get the donations and no one else. I can't help but thing about after the haiti earthquake disaster there where some players posing as some kind of donation service when it really was a scam. I know its kinda unrelated but that makes me sick thinking about it.
Hell, its actually a good initiative, since no one is forcing us to pay or anything,
Donate or not, its called ''whatever floats your boat''
i can buy a plex with ISK i got from farming anoms and then that plex will go to help people who need it, regardless of their religion that sounds like my time spent gaming actually going to a good cause, and i can feel good that i have donated to charity just fromplaying the game i play x hours a week anyway.
ccp shd be commended and yet people are belittling them.
that's a shame.
COOD JOB CCP!!! (now fix 0.0 fleet lag plxxx)
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I agree 100%. Even if it's not Jesus, let love into your heart. Get rid of hatred. Making the world a better place starts with YOU believe it or not.
Where were for Haiti, eh? Why the interest in Pakistan?
I miss the MMORPG genre. Will a developer ever make one again?
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They ran "PLEX for Haiti" as well.
http://www.eveonline.com/devblog.asp?a=blog&bid=726
http://www.eveonline.com/devblog.asp?a=blog&bid=731
http://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/EVEPlexForHaiti
-mklinic
"Do something right, no one remembers.
Do something wrong, no one forgets"
-from No One Remembers by In Strict Confidence
My half-asleep attempt at a Google failed then. So all in all it would appear simply humanitarian. We attempt to supply humanitarian aid to many countries we would not mind launching their govenments to the moon - generally speaking, cannot fault all the people for some of the people sort of thing.
I miss the MMORPG genre. Will a developer ever make one again?
Explorer: 87%, Killer: 67%, Achiever: 27%, Socializer: 20%
Terrorists are going to blow up your house with the same money CCP sends to Pakistan.
If you are Christian and want to destroy all Muslims, then this charity is not for you.
Since Christians are the only people that matter, do not send aid to this country. It will go to mostly feeding Muslims that are broken and bloodied.
/sarcasm off
Yes, Christians have a hard time in Pakistan. Duh. However, people that believe charity should not exist for corrupt countries that have suffered extreme natural disasters are petty and immature.