EVE General Discussion

OK, THAT made me laugh.

Well trolled - I salute you!
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As a new player I'd say the warning already existed. In spades. It was called "Rookie chat". That channel was full of warnings and explanations about pretty much everything 'bad' I as a newb might encounter. (also that link to the probing video....) o
Also pretty much every newbie guide had some sort of warning, or link to warnings or pictures of warnings.

Just googling EVE can lead to lots of links full of warnings.

As a new player I'm not sure how I could have failed to notice all the warning signs.

Honestly and I mean this as non-maliciously as possible if 90% of new player have the inability to clue into at least some of the warnings both in game and out around EVE then there is not much the game can do about it. It has nothing to do with the game.

I don't however think it's 90%. The majority of new players I've met in the game so far, know about it, have realized or have been capable of constructively learning from doing something dumb and playing the game. They are also well aware or very quickly become aware of what the game can do to them and for them.

And yet many people come to these forums and complain when they get wet lol.

I don't know if the OPs idea is necessary, but it would be nice. Even with that there will be those who dislike the reality of any given situation and will pretend it's otherwise, just like those people who relive high sec should be 100% safe and that "EVE should be for everyone".

Posting in a stealth "EvE is a themepark / kittyonline" whine thread.

I like OP's idea.

If it improves the new player experience it's fine.

Pretty much this.

These forums are an apt example of just how blind some people can be.

How many “whaaaa I got ganked and now I'm buthurt” threads do we see here every week?

Not that it will make any difference, if people haven’t worked out that EvE is about PVP by the time they finished the tutorial they most likely never will.

I don't think a 'warning' would make any difference to people posting about Highsec losses.

The crimewatch system and CONCORD are what lead to the highsec posts. The "law" system provides an impression (that is untrue) that Highsec is supposed to be 100% safe. With all of the buffs to crimewatch and buffs to things like mining barges players have had this impression reinforced.

I'd like to see something change in how CONCORD operates that isn't so absolute as the current system is. Perhaps a longer delay before CONCORD shows up but make it so that warp disruptors and scrams wouldn't operate for the first ten seconds of a fight or until CONCORD appears on grid or something - this way players who are attacked can escape (if they are at their keyboard and can withstand the initial volley) while making attacks in Highsec slightly more common.

The biggest reason for the belief that Highsec is -supposed- to be 100% safe is because attacks in Highsec are so extremely rare. When someone experiences a suicide gank for the first time it almost appears that the people participating in the suicide gank are exploiting or cheating somehow. Of course, they aren't, but it can feel that way to someone who thought (because of how Highsec is portrayed and how rare these events are) that Highsec was completely safe.

Never mind your OP.

I look at your avatar and find myself really, really wanting some of whatever you been smoking.

Eve needs warning klaxons and flashing red lights for at least 3 minutes before logging in, very loud klaxons! In between the red screen should be a white one with warnings in large block letters "WARNING" "DANGER" "YOU ARE IN DANGER"

After this goes on for a bit the screen should go black for some moments, then a small green dot which flickers then expands into the Eve login, sort of like a switch has been thrown applying power to the device that was once your computer.

The forum login should be the same.

nah good griefers and scammers will always find a way to indulge in the art.