Market Discussions

Where did they all go?

Many are like me, we are still around.

We just don't feel like supporting some of the new things like we
used to do in the past.

I dislike the new forums. Slow and with functionality removed.
Granted there is some new functionality but yet another example
of CCP forcing things upon us that they know better about it than
we do.

Too little, too late.

Another reason to just not bother much is CCP's recent fiascos.
To be honest I would not say they were any worse than others in
the past. They were just quite literally the final straw for many. I've
lost a lot of in game friends (though we still game together
where) to the point that I find little reason to log in most weeks.
Sadly, I hear that a few more of my friends' accounts are closing
down in the next couple of weeks.

This is not to be dismissive or critical of the community that has
grown up into the void left by many old timers leaving. The flavor
here has become ... more bland. Not very often do I see anything
worth interacting upon. However I do still read, treasuring those
gems that pop up with much delight.

Edit Note: A fine example is how clicking "post" somehow inserted
coding into my post from nowhere.

People cycle in and out of games. Back when I started the average player lasts less than a year.

And really it's fine, people move on, new people move in and take their place.

Also a lot of people enjoy one or two things about eve and just never adapted to other games styles, if all you like to do is trade how long before you get bored with it, and therefor the entire game the entire game?

Also can I have your stuff. I mean that seriously, to anyone planning on leaving, even just a little of your stuff. I don't care if it's in 0.0 I really need stuff.

A question with two parts comes to mind:

1a: How often is this asked on the forums?
1b: How often does it yield results?

As an added bonus: I've never asked people for their stuff and I've often had people dump stuff on me as they've quit.

It is a shame that only a handful of people will get the irony in your statement.

They all ended up being incompetents or scammers. The emperor had no clothes, and now the farce that was the "md community" is dead.

Praise Allah.

I'm actually kind of surprised and happy to come back after a few months off and see that many of the "elite" types have vanished. There were too many supposed truisms floating around, which led to a rather unwelcoming atmosphere for anybody trying to float new ideas or challenge old ones.

do you see anybody floating new ideas now that this hurdle is gone?

I haven't seen any new idea on MD for a very long time.... just poorly thought-out rehashes of old ideas that were already discussed in much more detail years ago.

In any community there are pathfinders and there are pathtrodders.

Pathfinders discover the truisms by challenging what is known with seeking what is unknown.
Pathtrodders only go where others have already gone and swear only by what is "known".
The latter group is much more numerous, and present here, than the other.

Do not confuse the "old guard" as being pathtrodders. Those who are not accepting of new ideas were not part of any group I subscribed to in any way. However ignoring "truisms" is quite honestly one of the stupidest ideas to come along and only benefits those who prefer to prey upon others.

So I dare you: Go ahead, ignore the truisms.
Lets see how long you keep your isk.
If you've got any worth losing.

Agreed. The myth of "trade secrets" on this forum is pretty amusing.