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=== PLEX === | === PLEX === | ||
* | The "'''P'''ilot's '''L'''icense '''Ex'''tension" (PLEX) is an in-game item with a variety of uses: | ||
* Exchange for | |||
* Add 30 days of [[#Multiple Character Training|Multiple Character Training]] time | * Buy 30 days of ([[Clone States|Omega]]) game time for 500 PLEX | ||
* Exchange for 7 [[Aurum]] | |||
* Sell it to another player for ISK | * Add 30 days of [[#Multiple Character Training|Multiple Character Training]] time for 450 PLEX | ||
* Sell it to another player for ISK | |||
Just like all other player-traded items on the market, the [https://eve-central.com/home/quicklook.html?typeid= | Just like all other player-traded items on the market, the [https://eve-central.com/home/quicklook.html?typeid=44992 price of PLEX] fluctuates with supply and demand. | ||
==== Acquiring PLEX ==== | ==== Acquiring PLEX ==== | ||
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This allows players with disposable real-world income to easily acquire large quantities of ISK, and, conversely, players with large quantities of ISK to pay for their game subscriptions with ISK instead of real-world money. It's also possible to buy PLEX with real-world money and use it to pay for game time; however, it's almost always cheaper to buy game time (with real-world money) directly instead of buying PLEX (PLEX is more versatile and therefore tends to be more expensive than straight-up game time). | This allows players with disposable real-world income to easily acquire large quantities of ISK, and, conversely, players with large quantities of ISK to pay for their game subscriptions with ISK instead of real-world money. It's also possible to buy PLEX with real-world money and use it to pay for game time; however, it's almost always cheaper to buy game time (with real-world money) directly instead of buying PLEX (PLEX is more versatile and therefore tends to be more expensive than straight-up game time). | ||
==== Using PLEX ==== | ==== Using PLEX ==== | ||
{{update|The mechanics around PLEX were changed in the [https://community.eveonline.com/news/dev-blogs/plex-rework-follow-up/ YC119.5 release].}} | |||
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[[File:Activate-PLEX.png|thumb|right|Activate a PLEX.]] | [[File:Activate-PLEX.png|thumb|right|Activate a PLEX.]] | ||