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Cleaning up a pilots corp history.
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Desimus Maximus
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#1 - 2012-11-01 20:23:22 UTC  |  Edited by: Desimus Maximus
I know it is important to see a pilots history of associates, but there should be a way to clean up a pilot's corp history.

By this I mean being able to scrub the scrubs corps who made promises of activity, pvp, and trillions of ISK in ore... I'm pretty sure most of us have been there, a corp looked good, they said all the right things and you signed on... only to realize that you are virtually the only pilot on TS3 for a week straight with an occasional drop in to check skills. You wanted out so you left after 2-6 weeks. BOOM, you now have 2 corps on your history, the liars and the NPC corp (AGAIN!).

And then there is the "I'm gonna make something of myself" itch we all get from time to time where we spend 3 days thinking of the most creative ,intimidating or self-deprecating name we can think of for a corp. Then we spend 1-2 Billion ISK and a day building a POS for alts to do their work in... Then you realize that you alone can't afford to keep up POS fuel, much less make a profit on whatever your 2 or 3 alts can produce.

Then there is the FW element. In and Out. In and Out. Everytime its adding 2 corps, the Faction Corp and again the NPC corp.

I know my own corp history looks ugly, but it really is not when it comes to being a loyal, productive pilot that is part of a corp/alliance.

If I could cut out the crap, meaning the NPC, corps I founded myself, and corps that didn't live up to their promises I would have a very strong short list of corps who would speak of me well. I would have 3-4 corps that I spent a lot of time with and learned a lot. 2 strong nullsec experiences, both of which fell apart because of alliance actions so it wasn't really me bailing, a strong WH experience where I just decided WH life wasn't for me after 4-5 months, and my initial experiences with EvE in a highsec indy corp. And outside of those there would be FW.

only clearing my own corps off the list would cut the list more than just in half...

Perhaps a 3 month minimum membership in a corp for it to be permanent, or maybe corps remain on the history for a minimum of 3-6 months after leaving then you have the option to remove.. I don't know but I know I'm not the only one dealing with the issue. I just want to find the right fit for me in the game and I'm almost there but when looking for a strong fit I'm usually turned away because of the corp history.
baltec1
Bat Country
Pandemic Horde
#2 - 2012-11-01 20:25:01 UTC
Open to way too much abuse by the likes of us.
Robert De'Arneth
#3 - 2012-11-01 20:26:05 UTC
Your history is your history and should always be your history imho.

I'm a nerd, you can check my stats!! Skilling Int/Mem at 45 sp per minute is how I mack!     I'm like a lapdog, all bark no bite. 
Surfin's PlunderBunny
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#4 - 2012-11-01 20:27:50 UTC
baltec1 wrote:
Open to way too much abuse by the likes of us.


To the likes of YOU maybe Straight

"Little ginger moron" ~David Hasselhoff 

Want to see what Surf is training or how little isk Surf has?  http://eveboard.com/pilot/Surfin%27s_PlunderBunny
Den Arius
Monte Inc
#5 - 2012-11-01 20:27:53 UTC
It would go against the whole "there are consequences to your actions" vibe that CCP is trying to build in the Retribution. That said, I do agree with your argument about FW corps clogging up the history. I think FW should be something you can enlist to as an individual without changing your corp or making it something which isn't recorded on your history.

Bobb
Dave Stark
#6 - 2012-11-01 20:29:21 UTC
Surfin's PlunderBunny wrote:
baltec1 wrote:
Open to way too much abuse by the likes of us.


To the likes of YOU maybe Straight



still open to abuse, which makes it a terrible idea. remember the last thing that was open to abuse? it was abused, and then ccp had to start stripping assets etc.
Gogela
Epic Ganking Time
CODE.
#7 - 2012-11-01 20:30:57 UTC
It's informative to see where a pod pilot's been and who they associate with.

Decisions in EvE have consequences. Corp history, killboards, skill training... gotta sleep in the bed you make. Big smile

Signatures should be used responsibly...
Tippia
Sunshine and Lollipops
#8 - 2012-11-01 20:31:55 UTC
Weell… sure. Give us a “trim to 250 items max for PLEX” option.
Ryhss
#9 - 2012-11-01 20:34:24 UTC
In my (ugly) corp history, a lot of the corps are actually the same corp. Some of them are the main corps "probation" corp, to see if you fit.

I just turned into an egg, did I level up? I spent an hour trying to salvage a wreck, when in local a guy said "Stop it, this is my Tempest, I was AFK"
KrakizBad
Section 8.
#10 - 2012-11-01 20:37:05 UTC
Tippia wrote:
Weell… sure. Give us a “trim to 250 items max for PLEX” option.

Oh I'd hate to think there was someone with literally 250+ on their record, but I'm sure you're right.
Aziesta
Binal Extensions
Xagenic Freymvork
#11 - 2012-11-01 20:37:13 UTC
I wouldn't mind having 2 categories: every single corp you were in within the last year, then only long-term(2-3+ months) corps for before that. I agree that it can be hard to find a good fit, and the more you search, the fewer options there are due to being labeled a "corp hopper".
Jack Miton
School of Applied Knowledge
Caldari State
#12 - 2012-11-01 20:44:38 UTC
There is a way to clean it up: stop corp jumping like frogger on roids.

There is no Bob.

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Nanatoa
#13 - 2012-11-01 20:46:39 UTC
If you want a clean corp history, keep it clean. My corp history hasn't got any of the blemishes you mention.

"Stay the course, we have done this many times before." - (CCP) Hilmar, June 2011
Natsett Amuinn
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#14 - 2012-11-01 20:53:35 UTC
Surfin's PlunderBunny wrote:
baltec1 wrote:
Open to way too much abuse by the likes of us.


To the likes of YOU maybe Straight

Isn't that exactly what he said.

I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure he's not refering to you, in an NPC corp.
Ginger Barbarella
#15 - 2012-11-01 20:56:48 UTC
If you're not proud of the decisions you've made you should just biomass the toon.

And no, I don't want yer stuffs.

"Blow it all on Quafe and strippers." --- Sorlac
Lady Spank
Get Out Nasty Face
#16 - 2012-11-01 20:58:18 UTC  |  Edited by: Lady Spank
I'm sure people would be delighted to hide their alts corp infiltration history but that is clearly broken.

(ಠ_ృ) ~ It Takes a Million Years to Become Diamonds So Lets Just Burn Like Coal Until the Sky's Black ~ (ಠ_ృ)
Karn Dulake
Doomheim
#17 - 2012-11-01 21:47:02 UTC
I have a friend that was in the Goons. He can never wipe that stain from his record


I dont normally troll, but when i do i do it on General Discussion.
Ryhss
#18 - 2012-11-01 23:13:54 UTC  |  Edited by: Ryhss
Jack Miton wrote:
There is a way to clean it up: stop corp jumping like frogger on roads.

Sometimes it can't be helped. Fecis occurs.

I just turned into an egg, did I level up? I spent an hour trying to salvage a wreck, when in local a guy said "Stop it, this is my Tempest, I was AFK"
SmilingVagrant
Doomheim
#19 - 2012-11-02 00:13:37 UTC
Oh sure, give me a way to scrub spy alts and insert them into enemy alliances.
Mars Theran
Foreign Interloper
#20 - 2012-11-02 00:21:08 UTC
If you check my Corp history, you'll see I actually haven't really been a member of anything resembling a real Corp on this toon. Some are mine, my alts, a few are me trying other players Corps, many are NPC and Militia Corps. None, are real Corps.

Ultimately, it doesn't matter, but it would be nice to clear out the trash. It's something you can do with a resume in real life, and that is essentially what your Corp history is. Part of one anyway. Why not be able to only show people what you want them to see? Sure, they can find out the rest, they can api request, they can do a little research, but first impressions, right...
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