I thought you meant real life, was thinking man that's a GREAT deal....
nah it's that CDF pitbull
So you got the truck, you saw a value in it, no matter what it is.
Frankly, everything you do is an investment, with the exception of maybe gambling.
The value of the truck isn't about what I can sell it for though. It's about what I can do with it, sort of. One of the greater parts of the value I find in the truck is that it should persist in some form as long as EU does.
It's a toy, and I spent my money to have it. Not to worry about how much I can sell it for from the moment I bought it. I have some investments and I worry about their market value sometimes too much.
I'm just saying that a troop carrier in EU is not really something that I consider "part of my portfolio". It cost less than my phone, which I'll probably be throwing away after I'm done with it. So I'm not saying that it was insignificant for me but I am saying it cost less than taking my kids out to dinner and a movie and if I ever do, in fact, want to sell it it will be great if it's worth anything at all. The dinner I had or the movie I watched sure won't be.
These things will have a value, but it sure won't be PED or USD.
Also, in my personal situation, it's super unlikely that I will be selling it to return any money to this side of the RCE. It will be for something different that has grown more important to me in EU. I mean, anything could happen.
They could just turn it off. Damn I'd hate to lose my new truck.
Basically what MA has show, time and time again, is that "investing" in "equipment" and our avatars is basically not an investment but a dice roll of when they're going to nerf our investments into oblivion.
Well this is true but gear will always be obsoleted, nerfed, or surpassed in every video game ever. We're back to where this is what you need to consider a financial investment with returns and growth potential to have a few hours fun at the end of the week?
Did somebody seriously just say something about retirement planning on a MMO forum?
Shit I literally, actually just came here to get away from this.
peace out I'm done for the night