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Idea for EVE Online
svenduplic
Member Posts: 4
in EVE Online
wouldn't it be cool if while you were playing, you were actually donating to charity ? 
check this video out, he explains it in detail - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agXJAbsbhUg
let the commenting begin! 
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Your hear is in the right place but i dont think this would work as its a bit too com plicated and would affect the market as the money for the ship wont go to the economy.
A better idea would be either.
Each plex brought say 2% of the cost goes to charity.
You can buy an item from the shop with real cash that has an actuall usefull game use such as say a unique ammo type with a usefull but not game breaking bonus which when destroyed provides normal loot that contributes to economy like anything else in eve.#
Another great example of Moore's Law. Give people access to that much space (developers and users alike) and they'll find uses for it that you can never imagine. "640K ought to be enough for anybody" - Bill Gates 1981
After thinking about my idea a bit, I too realised that it would be a huge blow to the economy,and EVE would cease to be what it is - not good. I also think that inserting a new premium kind of ammo in game would also mess with the economy.
But I think that this idea has the most potential of all.
What if there was an item in game that only appears in marketplace, no mob drops it, no player can craft it. Lets call this item tommy. Tommy doesn't do much. When you double click to activate him, he offers a mere cosmetic effect - like a confetti flying from your ship, or maybe a unique ship skin. That way we're not interfering with in game economy. And the ISK used to buy tommy goes to charity
another bonus is that every one would know that you are a nice guy and donated your hard earned isk to charity when you displayed your uniqe skin or confetti. 
that way you are helping charity while having fun in a game. Cool, isn't it 
whatya think?
p.s. i would love if this thread would somehow become a discussion about how we can make EVE players help real world problems by playing their game
That's the dumbest idea for EVE I've ever seen.
I'm dead serious, this idea is completely and utterly retarded.
Did you even stop to think for a second about the economy and the fact that this system would completely destroy it? Did you ever stop to think that the economy of EVE Online is the very heart of the game and without it, the game would completely collapse? Did you ever stop to think that you're not going to get donations from a game that has no players, after you completely destroy it?
No, of course you didn't. There are probably 100million other reasons why this is a completely absurd.
Good thing CCP is smarter than you. Just stop coming up with ideas, you obviously have no forethought what-so-ever.
Edit: I read your second post after I posted this. My post still stands though.
And yes, I understand my post was harsh. I guarantee it's going to be alot nicer than the posts you're going to see if you post(ed) this on the official EVE forums.
Edit 2: Btw, I don't care about real world problems when I'm playing a game. I play MMOs to get away from real world problems. If you want to donate money, start grinding ISK and buy plex and donate that. That's what the system is made for. If CCP wants to take my $45/mo for my accounts and donate that to "Save the African Baby Fund" that's their business, not mine.
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Wouldn´t it be simpler to just up the sub (optional) to 17$ or 20$ and give the extra 2 or 5$ to charity through the game?
All statements I make is from my point of view unless stated otherwise.
thx guys for commenting ( hattter especially
. i realise the dumbness of the idea, lol
what about this: if you donate plex, you get a sexy awesome skin for ur ships?
ps just trying to make all those people playing games do smthing more than just waste time ( i know ur having fun but playing has nothing to do with reality ). dont take me wrong, i love gaming, but still
Good idea here simple doesant effect eve itself and optionall.
Another great example of Moore's Law. Give people access to that much space (developers and users alike) and they'll find uses for it that you can never imagine. "640K ought to be enough for anybody" - Bill Gates 1981
Problem is that new skins increase server load.
Another great example of Moore's Law. Give people access to that much space (developers and users alike) and they'll find uses for it that you can never imagine. "640K ought to be enough for anybody" - Bill Gates 1981