EVE General Discussion

Totally irrelevant now.

When your product is getting headlines like

"CCP investigates player panel that encouraged cyber-bullying"

that is bad no matter how you swing it

What if I was mining, got ganked, was mocked in local and went out immediatly and hung myself? Every time a gank happens, this could potentially happen. Are you saying every ganker was an evil jerk who was trying to get people to kill themselves? Of course not. This is yet another example of players mocking a carebear who, as far as they can reasonably tell, is not suicidal. This happens on an hourly basis, if not more often.

Because no one who is genuinely suicidal plays a computer game, and says 'oh, Im depressed, and suicidal'. Not if they are genuinely suicidal. This guy was just playing the sympathy card, and therefore worthy of being mocked.

Oh wow!

I've been looking at this stuff.

Mittani is screwed. CCP is going to crucify him.

So let me get this straight. An Eve playing douche bag full of internet machismo is unable to distinguish the line between a game and reality, and says some really stupid stuff in the heat of the moment. Internet machismo guy is then unable to backtrack lest look weak in front of his equally ridiculous peers, so does the courageous thing by playing it up as 'nothing special'. Cue hordes of sycophants trying their level-best to defend said douche bag's actions using astonishing idiocy as their reasoning tool.

Why am i not surprised?

I have the feeling public attention over this will force CCP's hand and we won't see Mittani in CSM for much longer. That, or CCP actually want another enormous public relations disaster on their hands.

look at all the angry idiots in this thread lma0

It's ~10058~.

The Mittani may call his outburst to be the culmination of his personal moral compass.

But ethics are defined by the moral majority, which in the interest of keeping the peace are best publically proclaimed. That which you believe to be true, you can whisper to those of a similar mind.

Though for some CSM members fanfest is more of a public self gratifying egoboost and does not necessarily reflect upon their qualities as representatives of the player community, I certainly do hope decisions that affect my game are made with more thought and consideration.

I trust my vote for Trebor was cast for someone who is able to keep the kids focused. Only time will tell.

Depends on the "bad rap" actually. Too bad and it might arouse negative sentiments from people that never tried the game.

EVE was already known as a wonderful refuge for players with attitude. Hyping the more cutthroat aspects of the game works well, but it's a thin line CCP has to walk.

It's one thing to hype EVE as a sandbox where you can do as you please including scamming, griefing, suicide-ganking and so on, but it's a different matter for CCP to let in-game anti-social behaviour extend past the game and at one of CCP's official player gatherings at that.

All this hubbub is quite indifferent for me. But, it can get out of proportion if people make it look like CCP is endorsing anti-social behaviour out of the game.

I know...right.

Little bees are angry bees.

Mr Epeen

incorrect again, the only thing that is demonstrably wrong here is that publically encouraging others to grief a specific player is against the EULA.

The "suicidal bawwwww" stuff is just sensationalist nonsense.

You don't hop to the defense every goddamned emo teen threatening to "kill themselvesLOL MY HEART IS DARK" do you?

Same thing.