04-03-2011, 08:57 PM
Here is how it works:
You can only buy PLEX in pairs, so for $30 you get 2 in game items called PLEX.
You can activate these items on your character and receive a month of subscription time (per PLEX).
Or, (since they are in game items), you can trade/sell/jettison/destroy them. If another player gets one, then they can activate it on themselves to get a month of play time.
So, you can effectively buy PLEX and sell them for in-game currency. But on the other hand, if you have a solid income of in game currency from in game activities (trading, mining, etc), then you can effectively play EVE for free as you can buy PLEX from others and activate them on yourself.
This method words because all IRL money spent on PLEX ends up in CCPs coffers as subscription revenue.
You can only buy PLEX in pairs, so for $30 you get 2 in game items called PLEX.
You can activate these items on your character and receive a month of subscription time (per PLEX).
Or, (since they are in game items), you can trade/sell/jettison/destroy them. If another player gets one, then they can activate it on themselves to get a month of play time.
So, you can effectively buy PLEX and sell them for in-game currency. But on the other hand, if you have a solid income of in game currency from in game activities (trading, mining, etc), then you can effectively play EVE for free as you can buy PLEX from others and activate them on yourself.
This method words because all IRL money spent on PLEX ends up in CCPs coffers as subscription revenue.