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The fight between PvPers and carebears really is the carebears' fault.

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LHA Tarawa
Pator Tech School
Minmatar Republic
#1 - 2013-05-16 00:10:15 UTC
If carebears were willing to lose a 200 million ISK ship, every time they mine 1 billion ISK in ore or grind up a billion ISK in mission rewards, I think the PvPers would not be so angry with them.

The simple truth is, I am not willing to accept even that level of loss. I would rather lose 1 billion ISK in opportunity cost of not undocking rather than lose even a 50 million ISK ship. I can grind up a billion ISK a week, and if I lose a ship every 3 months, it is too much for me. Way, way too much.

I've lost 0 ships in the last 9 months.... yeah, that's just about the right amount of loss.



And, the other carebears I've played the game with (100s), are pretty much in agreement that absolutely 0 loss is pretty much the correct amount.


I get it why the PvPers are so frustrated by us. I really do.

Problem is, it is my experience, that this is NOT going to go away. ANY attempt to try to get us to accept a higher than "virtually 0" loss is simply going to result in us quitting the game. AND, based on my experience with high sec and null, and the % of players in each of these areas of space, and the play styles in each area, the carebears are a HUGE chunk of teh revenue stream.


War Dec: Industry corp gets war decced. PvPers say, come out and fight. What actually happens? No one logs in, or if they do log in, they do not undock. The players drop to NPC corps, or spin up a temp corp and switch to that. Very, very few ships actually go boom becuase of high sec war dec vs. industry corp.

Low: No one mines, and odds are, that ratter is really bait.

Null cloaky camper: Dito the above industrial corp war dec. No one undocks.

Null roaming gang in the area, upto 3 jumps out? Everyone safe's up, and stays safed up for as long as it takes for the roaming gang to leave.



The simple reality is, the carebears/nullbears are NEVER going to accept even a 10-20% loss in ships as percent of value they mine. It is fundamentally against our nature to play a game where we are easy targets for PvPers.
Unsuccessful At Everything
The Troll Bridge
#2 - 2013-05-16 00:15:27 UTC
So youre saying we should remove CONCORD.

agreed.

Since the cessation of their usefulness is imminent, may I appropriate your belongings?

Malak Dawnfire
Unquestionable Prosperity
Grand Inquisitors Federation
#3 - 2013-05-16 00:17:26 UTC
Maybe if High sec wasn't so safe, Low sec might actually be a viable place to travel instead of the instant death near empire camps. Shocked
Lady Areola Fappington
#4 - 2013-05-16 00:17:33 UTC
I give you a quote from our friendly devs:

"I don't like complete security, and I do like when a large group of players who live in complete security have that pulled away temporarily. It's going to be healthy."

7.2 CAN I AVOID PVP COMPLETELY? No; there are no systems or locations in New Eden where PvP may be completely avoided. --Eve New Player Guide

Yokai Mitsuhide
Doomheim
#5 - 2013-05-16 00:20:14 UTC
Unsuccessful At Everything wrote:
So youre saying we should remove CONCORD.

agreed.


That would be a quick way to completely kill this game.
Destiny Corrupted
Deadly Viper Kitten Mitten Sewing Company
Senpai's Afterschool Anime and Gaming Club
#6 - 2013-05-16 00:21:07 UTC
OP is pretty much spot-on.

I know who you're batting for now, Tarawa.

I wrote some true EVE stories! And no, they're not of the generic "my 0.0 alliance had lots of 0.0 fleets and took a lot of 0.0 space" sort. Check them out here:

https://truestories.eveonline.com/users/2074-destiny-corrupted

Yokai Mitsuhide
Doomheim
#7 - 2013-05-16 00:25:01 UTC  |  Edited by: Yokai Mitsuhide
Malak Dawnfire wrote:
Maybe if High sec wasn't so safe, Low sec might actually be a viable place to travel instead of the instant death near empire camps. Shocked


Why does everyone think High Sec some kind of safe zone? I see miners getting ganked all the time, and plenty of high sec wars. Mission runners getting ninja looted and or baited into pvp, suicide ganked freighters. High sec isn't as safe as people who don't live here make it out to be.

LHA Tarawa wrote:


War Dec: Industry corp gets war decced. PvPers say, come out and fight. What actually happens? No one logs in, or if they do log in, they do not undock. The players drop to NPC corps, or spin up a temp corp and switch to that. Very, very few ships actually go boom becuase of high sec war dec vs. industry corp.


What would you like to have happen in that scenario? Hulks and Ventures to undock and try to pvp you? lol
99.9% of the time an indy corp gets war dec'd it's by griefers.
Hessian Arcturus
Doomheim
#8 - 2013-05-16 00:27:20 UTC  |  Edited by: Hessian Arcturus
LHA Tarawa wrote:


Low: No one mines, and odds are, that ratter is really bait.



Wrong... I have an alt that mines in a lovely little pocket of back end lowsec systems. People hardly ever come and go as its a dead end system with around 12 belts... It even has (until the next expantion) a lovely ice belt three jumps over.

Ive been there for months, gotten friendly with the 7 or 8 corps that are out there and I'm blue to them. On the off chance a neut does come into system, the corps in the area take care of it, and one of them even sits with me chatting to take care of any rats.

I have been caught a few times by neuts, and it doesnt really bother me. Most of the time I have a laugh in local with them telling them to hurry up and blow my ship up because its taking them too long. Then I say gf and go about my business... One ship = about 200mill... I can make that back in pretty much no time at all...

EVE is a pvp game, and as a miner on my other account, I accept that... If you get blown up, its the person who gets blown up's fault. You didnt fight back/fit a tank/whatever. Same in consentual pvp ... If you get blown up, theres only one person to blame..yourself...

EDIT: This isnt a dig at anyone. It's just my two cents on the matter...Big smile

It's human nature to want to explore. To find your line and go beyond it. The only limit, is the one you set yourself.

Some Rando
University of Caille
Gallente Federation
#9 - 2013-05-16 00:29:22 UTC
LHA Tarawa wrote:
I would rather lose 1 billion ISK in opportunity cost of not undocking rather than lose even a 50 million ISK ship.

****, and here I thought bears didn't care about their killboards...

CCP has no sense of humour.

Castor Narcissus
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#10 - 2013-05-16 00:38:46 UTC
LHA Tarawa wrote:
Problem is, it is my experience, that this is NOT going to go away. ANY attempt to try to get us to accept a higher than "virtually 0" loss is simply going to result in us quitting the game. AND, based on my experience with high sec and null, and the % of players in each of these areas of space, and the play styles in each area, the carebears are a HUGE chunk of teh revenue stream.


What was the point of your post? To convince us and CCP that you should be virtually safe from harm, that any chance that increases the chance of you falling victim to a crime, will make a great % of the player base to quit the game?

I'm the first one to defend that High sec needs to exist in EVE, but people like you want to shape this game into some type of solo isk grinding simulator.

You should get your priorities straight. get a new hobbie or something, it's clear that this game isn't beneficial for you.
Ari Laveran
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#11 - 2013-05-16 00:46:27 UTC
I've been here under 3 months and the OP sounds incredibly boring.
Herzog Wolfhammer
Sigma Special Tactics Group
#12 - 2013-05-16 00:46:56 UTC
Oh here we go again.

Bring back DEEEEP Space!

floating in space
#13 - 2013-05-16 00:47:17 UTC
Being jealous of people with ISK is just as bad as hoarding it for no reason
Kitty Bear
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#14 - 2013-05-16 00:48:08 UTC
LHA Tarawa wrote:
If carebears were willing to lose a 200 million ISK ship, every time they mine 1 billion ISK in ore or grind up a billion ISK in mission rewards, I think the PvPers would not be so angry with them.

The simple truth is, I am not willing to accept even that level of loss. I would rather lose 1 billion ISK in opportunity cost of not undocking rather than lose even a 50 million ISK ship. I can grind up a billion ISK a week, and if I lose a ship every 3 months, it is too much for me. Way, way too much.

I've lost 0 ships in the last 9 months.... yeah, that's just about the right amount of loss.



And, the other carebears I've played the game with (100s), are pretty much in agreement that absolutely 0 loss is pretty much the correct amount.


I get it why the PvPers are so frustrated by us. I really do.

Problem is, it is my experience, that this is NOT going to go away. ANY attempt to try to get us to accept a higher than "virtually 0" loss is simply going to result in us quitting the game. AND, based on my experience with high sec and null, and the % of players in each of these areas of space, and the play styles in each area, the carebears are a HUGE chunk of teh revenue stream.


War Dec: Industry corp gets war decced. PvPers say, come out and fight. What actually happens? No one logs in, or if they do log in, they do not undock. The players drop to NPC corps, or spin up a temp corp and switch to that. Very, very few ships actually go boom becuase of high sec war dec vs. industry corp.

Low: No one mines, and odds are, that ratter is really bait.

Null cloaky camper: Dito the above industrial corp war dec. No one undocks.

Null roaming gang in the area, upto 3 jumps out? Everyone safe's up, and stays safed up for as long as it takes for the roaming gang to leave.



The simple reality is, the carebears/nullbears are NEVER going to accept even a 10-20% loss in ships as percent of value they mine. It is fundamentally against our nature to play a game where we are easy targets for PvPers.


Just a FYI ...

The [UNDOCK] button is a "I agree to be blown up" button
by clicking it, you are accepting.
Ryu Ibarazaki
Doomheim
#15 - 2013-05-16 00:50:06 UTC
LHA Tarawa wrote:

I get it why the PvPers are so frustrated by us. I really do.

Problem is, it is my experience, that this is NOT going to go away. ANY attempt to try to get us to accept a higher than "virtually 0" loss is simply going to result in us quitting the game. AND, based on my experience with high sec and null, and the % of players in each of these areas of space, and the play styles in each area, the carebears are a HUGE chunk of teh revenue stream.



Just PvPers?

You come on and say it's my way or I quit. It's not just PvPers that will look at a statement like that and be unimpressed. Frankly I don't know why CCP would bother catering to a portion of their playerbase that is so quick to melodramatic gestures and complaining.


lanyaie
Nocturnal Romance
Cynosural Field Theory.
#16 - 2013-05-16 00:50:19 UTC
I agree,
CCP Nerf nullsec

Spaceprincess

People who put passwords on char bazaar Eveboards are the worst.

Lady Areola Fappington
#17 - 2013-05-16 00:51:31 UTC
OP needs to lose more ships. Once you realize a ship is no different than the ammo you load in your guns, EVE becomes much more fun.

Fit a frig, go jump into FW. Bounce into lowsec, find a dude, shoot them. EVE is PVP, and the sooner you add shiptoasting to your arsenal of weapons, the better.

7.2 CAN I AVOID PVP COMPLETELY? No; there are no systems or locations in New Eden where PvP may be completely avoided. --Eve New Player Guide

Dheeradj Nurgle
Hoover Inc.
Snuffed Out
#18 - 2013-05-16 00:56:28 UTC
LHA Tarawa wrote:

War Dec: Industry corp gets war decced. PvPers say, come out and fight. What actually happens? No one logs in, or if they do log in, they do not undock. The players drop to NPC corps, or spin up a temp corp and switch to that. Very, very few ships actually go boom becuase of high sec war dec vs. industry corp.



Wait, Highsec griefing is considered PvP now? Did I miss that memo?

That is like saying Marmite Collective, or Whores In Space are PvPers instead of Griefers out for easy no-effort kills.
Robus Muvila
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#19 - 2013-05-16 00:56:31 UTC
Same Spiel same dance.

He does this all the time guys.

Don't feed the troll.

TMC Senior Developer http://themittani.com - Because EvE has needed a proper news site for ages

Setaceous
Nexus Prima
#20 - 2013-05-16 01:01:05 UTC
Massive generalisation based on personal experience and presented as a fact. This post confuses and sickens me. It's a misery wrapped in an enema.
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