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Re:Thousands of EVE online players riot over microtransactions by FiddlerClamp on Saturday June 25, 2011 @09:07AM (#2695565)
In this case, it's what the market will bear. If people buy $500 designer clothes in EVE, the management will continue to sell them.
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Re:Thousands of EVE online players riot over microtransactions by bastiat on Saturday June 25, 2011 @01:23PM (#2696073)
There are NO prices without scarcity.
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Re:Thousands of EVE online players riot over microtransactions by rcxdude on Saturday June 25, 2011 @02:30PM (#2696224)
yes, and in this case it's an artificial scarcity. CCP controls access to the items, and thus has complete control over their price and scarcity.
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