EVE General Discussion

It used to just be a carebear, now they are spread all over eve... not carebears, other types are emerging as well.

From my understanding, these are the most prominent types:

Carebear - a player that spends most of the time grinding ISK for no apparent reason or just to buy more expensive equipment that will improve his ISK grinding. It's an endless recursion really. Generally despises taking risk and complains when the risk is forced upon them by other players.

Nullbear - much like a carebear, but has taken one step further to be involved in blob warfare. Still avoids taking risk anytime he can. That's why 90% of the time in PvP he spends in corp/alliance insured and reimbursed fleets.

Gankbear - I didn't made this up, but seen the term here. It's a player, or an alt, that lives in highsec and does exclusively suicide gankings of targets that can not defend themselves (miners, haulers, mission runners with expensive fits,...). ISK grinding is not that important for this bear, since A) catalysts are cheap B) loot from their targets can provide pretty solid ISK. What this bear has in common with other bears is that he, as well, don't like taking risks.

So, generally, a term "bear" is linked with a play style that doesn't involve risk or tries to minimize it to extremes. Are there other types out there?

Note:
Above terms are not mentioned in any derogatory way. These terms are coined to label specific play styles that exist in the game. My opinion on the matter is that these are all valid ways of playing the game and equally valuable as any other play style. They are the reason why we have so much diversity in EVE.

Ghostbear - One of the original twenty Clans founded by Nicholas Kerensky. Just like their totem animal, the ghost bear found on Strana Mechty, members of this Clan are known for their conservative nature and their strong sense of family. Amongst the strongest of the Clans and the most stable, their cautious nature ensures they never rush into a situation unprepared, but also makes them slow to change with their unofficial mantra being "wait and see." Originally of the Crusader mindset, they were one of the four original Clans to participate in the Clan Invasion in 3050.

What are roleplayers? rolebears? rpbears?

Pewbear

Grinds missions or anoms during day for plex, pews solo or in fleets at nights!

Not a myth.

Trying to minimize risk is a bad thing?


GASP

Drop Bears - Because in Australia the wildlife is the worst.

What did you evolve into so I can look out for and be aware of it ? Warning signs ??

LOL

Don't you mean devolve into?

Carebears are the top of the evolutionary ladder, lets face it PvP types are still trying to bang 2 rocks together to make fire.

Scarebear. The guy who warps into a belt flying a catalyst, with no intent to gank, just to see who runs away and who doesn't.