[andrewcooke]

i don't know much about this, but it seems that they've introduced vanity items at "real world" prices. so you can buy, say, "designer" clothing for several hundred dollars. at the same time, the hardware you use in the game is staying at a much lower level. now obviously they can't charge realistic prices for spaceships, but the resulting contrast seems to be surprising a lot of people.

from a non-involved viewpoint it's an interesting take on what "price" might mean in post-scarcity environments.

[bastiat]

There are no prices without scarcity.

[FiddlerClamp]

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.

[bastiat]

There are NO prices without scarcity.

[rcxdude]

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.