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The fundamental imbalance of Amarr/Minmatar FW
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Sudden Buggery
Sending Thots And Players
#81 - 2013-02-25 07:22:25 UTC
Katran Luftschreck wrote:
IbanezLaney wrote:
The big turn off people joining or supporting Amarr is due to them being the religious nutters in the game.

It makes no sense to a new player that immortal people who can travel in space would believe in magical space fairies.


"Buzz Aldrin, a Presbyterian, was the first person to hold a religious ceremony on the Moon. After landing on the Moon, he radioed Earth: 'I'd like to take this opportunity to ask every person listening in, whoever and wherever they may be, to pause for a moment and contemplate the events of the past few hours, and to give thanks in his or her own way.' He gave himself Communion on the surface of the Moon, but he kept it secret because of a lawsuit brought by atheist activist Madalyn Murray O'Hair over the reading of Genesis on Apollo 8."


We should hope that PL don't read their prayers while extracting billions in rent from CCP's ridicubroken and stupid technetium monopoly AKA cash machine of the Gods.

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Alaric Faelen
Republic Military School
Minmatar Republic
#82 - 2013-02-25 15:33:15 UTC
Amarr are just the designated 'bad guys' in Eve's lore, and the being bad is very popular with gamers.

It's also probably the only real RP, since I doubt any Eve player actually owns slaves, or would given the chance. So playing as a character that deplores slavery, isn't really role playing.

Just like while many Eve players may hold religious beliefs, few are raving lunatics bent on conversion thru genocide. So playing religious moderates again isn't really roleplaying. But playing a fanatic willing to burn god into the unbelievers with hot laser death....now THAT is a role to play.

Lastly, the slavery/religious role is the only one that is easily put into player interaction. The concept of 'total personal freedom' of the Gallente or the corporate hive-mind of the Caldari just don't translate well into common player conversation while playing.
Veshta Yoshida
PIE Inc.
Khimi Harar
#83 - 2013-02-25 16:30:33 UTC
Alaric Faelen wrote:
Amarr are just the designated 'bad guys' in Eve's lore, and the being bad is very popular with gamers...

How does wanting to civilize the cluster, bring order where there is none and save the souls of everyone so inclined translate into "bad guy"? Smile

Empyrean Age turned everything on its head when the Caldari State became a military dictatorship, the Federation morphed into an oligarchy and the Republic turned to fascist despotism.
The "winners" (morals wise) were actually the Empire who put a clone on the throne (allegedly!!!) contrary to rules/dogma, emancipated millions of slaves and refrained from the engaging in the massive retaliatory wars of old .. that one year saw the Empire change more than it had in the thousand before it.

But generally speaking, you are right. People tend to focus only on the black/white aspects and go for the 'easy' interpretations .. bland animosity and a "No YOU! *twack*" way of interacting.