EVE General Discussion

0/10 would not read again.

This again, here we go.

Or, was yours the first "reading comprehension-challenged" response?

There's no reason in the world why the five major types of play in EVE can't continue unabated. The place is big enough with room to spare. Calling yourself a "ganker" probably makes you feel pretty cool. But, people who "gank" have been with us since we came out of the trees. There's no special talent to it. Find someone who can't defend themselves and torture them to feel some internal gratification that resonates like the Beevis and Butthead snigger. We dealt with them then...just yank a knot in the top of their heads, and keep an eye on them. If they continue...well, it's not a pretty sight, but for the greater good, and nobody was cryin' at the "loss". So, these morons found a place on the internet where they can "virtually" do it, get their snigger, and nobody can smack 'em upside the head. Whoopteedoo. Let me know when you think of something new.

The crime/punishment dynamic of EVE does much to if not prevent this sort of perennial turd in the punchbowl, make them pay for doing it. But, it can do much more. If CCP likes its money, when it errs, it best err on the side of the credit card. When we "play" we're supposed to be having "FUN." Gankers may be having their poor excuse for fun, but it's obviously one-sided. If they're ten percent of the population, it's a ten percent CCP can indeed do without. (Gankers have a hard time with math. They can't comprehend one person driving ten people to finding something else to do. Those ten telling a friend who has it all their way here, making 20 who don't pay, while the ganker pays in PLEX.) This isn't difficult to understand...unless you're a ganker, and those people don't understand much anyway. You'll be able to tell by their eloquent responses on this thread...hint, hint.

The main question is: Why aren't gankers out in low and null sec attacking people that can ably fight back? That's obvious enough, too. They're CHICKEN. They suck at the game, and they'd have their @$$3$ handed to them by people who actually KNOW how to fight, and win. They'd rather pad a killboard for their adolescently-minded buddies to gurgle over. Considering they can't get dates, and have nothing to brag about in that arena, you can see why this is a big deal to them, of course. If you want to GANK somebody, please...man up and gank somebody in Bosena, or Amamake. Those who know don't have to say, those who don't say "Huh? Wha?"

Hi / Lo / Null There's plenty of people doing what you like to do. Go do it with them and put some real challenge in your life. OR, pick on defenseless n00bs and be seen as the Beavis and Buttheads you are. We all make choices in life.

CCP needs to choose either money, or sophomoric behavior. So far, they've proven to be pretty sophmoric themselves.

CCP have both made a profit and continued to grow for a decade. What was your point again?

Write a cogent argument, then people will respond to it.

But what about the subs they are gaining from the gankers/pirates?

Lets hypotheticaly say that they ban all ganking in empire space, and all the "gankers" quit"

what percentage of the game population would quit?

i figure there are a few catagories
a) the highsec industrialists/miners/mission runners/carebears
b) the low sec pvpers
c) the null-sec empire builders
d) the gankers

i think gankers possibly make up less then 2% of the player population
we loose that 2%, we could gain 10%?? or more ??

Like anywhere else, they'd be no loss. Like they have to be, they'll be making themselves look BIGGER than they really are, too!
wooo hoooo


And Other Urban Myths...let me know when your book comes out.

Oh boy. yaaAAWWWWwwnnn another Darth.

And here all in one place we find the definition of a carebear, why people gank them and why their tears are so hilarious.

Hint: CCP tried spending all their money and energy towards "Carebears" and had to fire 20% of their employees and almost died in a fire. CCP announces a war and pvp themed expansion and subscriptions broke records.

Yeah, you look bigger than you really are! Hoo haw. Mind spinning that lie a bit more LOOSELY...carebears caused 20% of CCP to lose their jobs you say? Mighty mighty!