Plex for Japan has just ended, with Eve players donating a total of $44,607.50 USD for aid to Japan.
Compare this to the Team Fortress 2 donation drive, which garnered a different amount:
Two things to note:
- TF2 donors were bribed with hats, which no doubt contributed to the large total – they weren’t donating so much as receiving valuable fashion items. With the release of Incarna, that’s something that CCP would do well to bear in mind.
- I thought Eve was full of people who were incredibly spaceship-rich. I guess they’re also spaceship-miserly too. TF2 players have to pay real money; Eve players just have to play a game they already like for longer. Eve players donated an average of $0.13 per account; that’s only about 2 million ISK; for most players, that takes five minutes to make.
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