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Has Eve altered your moral compass?

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Corey Fumimasa
CFM Salvage
#1 - 2013-06-08 20:44:49 UTC  |  Edited by: Corey Fumimasa
I just started getting back into the youtube RPG community, it looks like a very popular poster there had a few alts that he has been using to troll other posters. The alt said some really horrible things to other posters and heaped scorn and negative criticism on their video's.

There was much uproar and rage when "evidence" was posted that the evil troll was an alt of this popular and well liked poster. Apparently he sent a troll mail to someone while logged into his main, thinking that it was the troll alt! lol Awox fail =-P

Anyway, I get back and find all this out and I'm thinking "well, whats wrong with that! Sounds like a great way to get rid of the competition."

Have you changed? Is it Eve's "fault"? How do you feel about the youtube trolls actions? Has Eve changed you?
DRGaius Baltar
Perkone
Caldari State
#2 - 2013-06-08 20:54:20 UTC
Corey Fumimasa wrote:
I just started getting back into the youtube RPG community, it looks like a very popular poster there had a few alts that he has been using to troll other posters. The alt said some really horrible things to other posters and heaped scorn and negative criticism on their video's.

There was much uproar and rage when "evidence" was posted that the evil troll was an alt of this popular and well liked poster. Apparently he sent a troll mail to someone while logged into his main, thinking that it was the troll alt! lol Awox fail =-P

Anyway, I get back and find all this out and I'm thinking "well, whats wrong with that! Sounds like a great way to get rid of the competition."

Have I changed? Is it Eve's "fault"? How do you feel about the youtube trolls actions? Has Eve changed you?


You must of been the "Fat kid" at gym class we threw footballs while tied to the bleechers
Obunagawe
#3 - 2013-06-08 20:54:36 UTC
EVE broke my shackles.
Tippia
Sunshine and Lollipops
#4 - 2013-06-08 20:55:00 UTC
Nah. Why would it?
Christopher AET
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#5 - 2013-06-08 20:56:16 UTC
Actually yes and for the better. It has developed my leadership skills and only a month ago I have found out I am being promoted there. So win win. Alas at times it has impacted on my physical fitness however I am taking measured to rectify that. For example today I went for a three mile run.

As for the question of Morality I don't think it transfers at all. In eve a person could be a monomaniacal genius who crushes all below his will. In real life he could well be a nurse. Those who try and draw the parallel when they are defeated only try to make themselves feel better.

I drain ducks of their moisture for sustenance.
Riot Girl
You'll Cowards Don't Even Smoke Crack
#6 - 2013-06-08 20:57:06 UTC
It's made me realise a few things, I don't think it's affected my morals though.

Oh god.
Corey Fumimasa
CFM Salvage
#7 - 2013-06-08 20:58:14 UTC  |  Edited by: Corey Fumimasa
DRGaius Baltar wrote:

You must of been the "Fat kid" at gym class we threw footballs while tied to the bleechers
The most powerful and poignant insights come from when we apply our internal observations to the world around us. I have no idea what you are talking about.
Maybelater Headache
Doomheim
#8 - 2013-06-08 20:58:18 UTC
I was tempted to say "Get a life!" and leave but decided to just leave. Just sad. Shocked
Pepper Solette
Doomheim
#9 - 2013-06-08 21:01:34 UTC
I look at it as a game. That's all.

I then go back and do my RL job and spend time with RL friends.

What i do i here does not reflect on the person i am outside of the game. Mind you, i do take a lot of time helping new people in the game and offering advice.

** Miko Sunji:  "There is no better way to find out if you can swim, than swimming for your life."**
Corey Fumimasa
CFM Salvage
#10 - 2013-06-08 21:01:37 UTC
Maybelater Headache wrote:
I was tempted to say "Get a life!" and leave but decided to just leave. Just sad. Shocked


Whats sad?
Alphea Abbra
Project Promethion
#11 - 2013-06-08 21:03:55 UTC
What moral compass?
Victoria Sin
Doomheim
#12 - 2013-06-08 21:06:27 UTC
You know what, I'm the same in-game as I am out of it. It hasn't changed me at all. Cool
Dave Stark
#13 - 2013-06-08 21:09:12 UTC
no, despite how much of a troll i am on the forums, ingame i'm quite nice and friendly. perhaps i should try a role reversal.
Rhivre
TarNec
Invisible Exchequer
#14 - 2013-06-08 21:11:00 UTC  |  Edited by: Rhivre
Nope. I am pretty much the same ingame as out of game.

Just been pointed out to me that I might be worse out of game Cry

Fluffy Bunny Pic!

Skeln Thargensen
Doomheim
#15 - 2013-06-08 21:11:35 UTC
ew @ metagaming on youtube

forums.  serious business.
Albionsblade Parry
Perkone
Caldari State
#16 - 2013-06-08 21:19:13 UTC
Moral compass? It was the first thing I pawned to buy my frigate.
Bl4ck Ph03n1x
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#17 - 2013-06-08 22:02:56 UTC
Well, i don't know. My moral compass is ruled by hard logic and some mathematics rules.
So what works well in EvE works in RL.
EvE changed other things, but not that.

Don't feed the trolls.
Ioci
Bad Girl Posse
#18 - 2013-06-08 22:08:38 UTC
Short and simple, no.

I suck at EVE as a result but so be it.

R.I.P. Vile Rat
Bexar Ying
Unit 479
#19 - 2013-06-08 22:11:46 UTC
Corey Fumimasa wrote:


Have you changed? Is it Eve's "fault"? How do you feel about the youtube trolls actions? Has Eve changed you?


I'm sorry, but I am 62 years old, and unable to change. I am the same person on one side of the keyboard as the other.

I wish that some of the players who say they are nice people IRL would make an effort to prove it in-game.
Raptors Mole
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#20 - 2013-06-08 22:14:40 UTC
Professional in my Job, husband to my wife and father to my daughter. Try to do all three well.

In eve though.

I play Raptors naturally - normal traits. Pretty straight up kinda guy.

alt 1 is a complete bastard of a pirate. Rather kill than ransom. will pop all the industrials I catch, will pop noob ships, will do rude things to corpses. In short a polar opposite.

alt 2 is a trader, and funds the majority of my pew pew. Cutthroat, none of that fair trade stuff.

Does EvE affect my moral compass in real life? Nope. Its a game. Even the meta game, manipulation, awoxing etc. still a game - and it wont put fuel in my car, salmon on my table or a pretty bisexual chick in our bed.
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