EVE New Citizens Q&A

Is there a way to prove without a doubt that one is not a freaking spy?

I left EVE about 18 months ago losing all my assets etc, but now came back starting from scratch. Any corp I apply to thinks I'm a spy because I admit honestly that I've played EVE before......

What the hell can I do? I'd rather chop off my nuts than spend my time watching people's movements!

Not all corps will assume that. Some people will believe your story. It's very hard to prove one way or another though (you could be returning or you could be resubbing an account that has been inactive for a while due to RL).

About all you can do is not let the overly-paranoid get to you and just keep looking around for some more trusting people.

Some paranoia in eve will keep your ass alive.

...and then theres the tinfoil hat crowd.

Tell them the truth if they think your a spy joke with them a little bit about it they'll see your true character as not being a kaniving ass hat and they might give it a rest.

If there still like;"no noo you might be a spai..."

**** em. Move on.

The more corp-related threads I read, the more I'm convinced that there are just three types of corp:

1. Those that want to cheat and steal from their recruits.

2. Those that think their recruits want to cheat and steal from them.

3. Those that do both of the above.

All those morons that created blogs and mountains of forum posts about their infiltration/espionage exploits had their effect. All corps know about this now, and are constantly reminded to be vigilant against it. So much so that it had become a witch huin

I was a pirate at one point, had some seriously fun time tbh.
Though I will need to go in empire and being shot at is quite annoying.

One thing I would strongly advise against is lying to get in a corp. If you have to lie, it's probably the wrong corp for you. And when you are caught lying, the consequences can be bad. Just last week someone was trying to join my corp and while I was interviewing him about it I discovered he'd been lying, needless to say it didn't end well for him, I don't take that kind of thing lightly (he wasn't actually a spy, but he was lying about his reasons for wanting to join the corp).

I'm sorry you feel that way.

Nobody steals in my corp and we have a wonderful time playing together.

Proving a negative is impossible. Tell anyone accusing you to PROVE thier assertion. Or leave, New Eden is your sandbox you call the shots.

Sounds like those corps had previous or recent thefts so they become overly cautious over everything. It isn't hard to make corp theft difficult, and most corps that are actively recruiting are small corps with not enough assets for a spy or corp thief to bother with. Large corps already know how to secure their assets, and normally have ways to deal with new recruits without giving them too much access (the main thing is access roles, theft occurs easiest when a corp gives access roles to someone who really didn't need them in the first place and the corp was too trusting).

Is there anything in your corp history or such that would make them believe that you are a spy? Are they seeing things in your api (if any have asked for it and you have given them a code) that would make them think twice about accepting your app?

Otherwise, I would say go the the recruitment forums and make a post. Corps will actively go after you which will likely end better, as seeking out corps without solicitation can cause them to become suspicious of your intent.