Are melee users draining the loot pool

[DRDoom]

MA did a bad move by telling that their income comes from decay and the rest goes back into the loot pool.

Probably a statement made to get rid of even more crazy speculations.

It's basically easy, "Total what players spend" + "Advertising income" - "Total MA operation cost" = "Loot distribution pool".

[Uniqu3]

I voted No.

But...

Even if they didnt add anything to the lootpool, just pay MA, that isnt taking any loot away from hunters who use guns. MA are a buisness, they are going to take the profit the deem fit which is best in the interest of the buisness. Ignore the fabled 'MA take decay only', all we spend doing PvE activites goes into a pot, MA take their cut, the rest gets dished out back to use.

[slither]

MA have also stated that it costs an average of $1 per hour for someone to play - therefore the real drain on loot are those who don't hunt/mine/craft but stand around chatting or sweating etc.

[Blaffin McKrill]

I try my best

[Djarro Morgari]

the pool is drained by the people who get big and never deposited(or deposited small) , example

You do a small deposit of $100

You play for quite some time, even that is rarely seen nowadays, and you have some skills and you get a big hof like a 12k argo.

The guy chips out and withdraws 15k ped , thats the guy you want.

That is the guy who ruins evrything for us.

So if you know a guy like this, we are looking for him, plz state his name and we will harras him.

Presuming its a guy, we all know girls handle money better, well then ........ better than me.

[Redfrog]

Originally Posted by Djarro Morgari

the pool is drained by the people who get big and never deposited(or deposited small) , example

You do a small deposit of $100

You play for quite some time, even that is rarely seen nowadays, and you have some skills and you get a big hof like a 12k argo.

The guy chips out and withdraws 15k ped , thats the guy you want.

That is the guy who ruins everything for us.

So if you know a guy like this, we are looking for him, plz state his name and we will harrass him.

Presuming its a guy, we all know girls handle money better, well then ........ better than me.

I assume you're talking about the recent 12k Argo Gatherer HoF there? And yes, I know the guy, I've known him for over 20 years IRL and introduced him to EU. Like me, he's on a limited income so hasn't deposited as much as many players have.

No, he's not planning on chipping out and leaving; yes, he is planning on taking some of the PEDs to fund a RL purchase - specifically an ice axe and/or crampons for winter hillwalking/scrambling.

If you have a problem with this then I suggest you get a RL hobby that involves going outside and exercising more than just your hands on the mouse and keyboard.

I think if someone tried to tell you what to do with the money from a HoF you'd tell them where to go as well.

[Iron Monkey]

Originally Posted by slither

MA have also stated that it costs an average of $1 per hour for someone to play - therefore the real drain on loot are those who don't hunt/mine/craft but stand around chatting or sweating etc.

Crap I am one of those guys that have no ped so I just stand around and drain the loot pool by doing nothing but chat and sweat...

[Phil Surtees]

I use a blade, and I'm pretty sure that I mostly contribute to the loot pool.

[Xandra]

Hi,

Originally Posted by SODERD

Decay goes to MA

Right.
And little children are picked by storks from a frog pool, and carried to the happy parents.

Kidding? Any money deposited goes to MA, check their quarterly reports - they don't care a rat's ass about ammo, decay or such things! This is called "Money in".

Then there's the costs for employees, servers, leases, profit, Ferraris, platinum coated wheel caps, Marcos "Ladies" etc. - this is "Money out".

(Money in - Money out) = Money to drop in loot.

Very simple. You need a degree in MBA not to understand ,-)

Then there's things that they (esp. their MBA's) tell us. This is called "Marketing speech" - and as such it contains usually as much truth as an average Micky Mouse Comic.

As I said, check the quarterly reports, maybe get someone for help that knows how to read 'em. You'll see a very simply scheme. And you'll even see that there's not even an account "saved money for potential withdrawings"; which means that in case of a withdrawal panic only the fasted ones would get some money. IMHO - correct me if you interpret the QR in another way.

And don't believe all that people tell you.

Have fun!

PS: voted "No", for sure!

[Unified]

Marcos Ferrari drains the loot pool