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Do any fights ever break out at fanfest?

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Tiber Ibis
The Paratwa Ka
#41 - 2013-06-14 16:10:49 UTC
Vawd wrote:
Tiber Ibis wrote:
Mallak Azaria wrote:
Prince Kobol wrote:
Mallak Azaria wrote:
Because the sort of person willing to spend thousands of dollars to go to a foreign country & spend a week or more having a good time with friends isn't the sort of person stupid enough to get themselves locked up in a foreign jail, charged & deported over a computer game.


Lol.. I guess you have never met a England football fan Big smile


Their only purpose is to fight, football is just an excuse for them. These are not intelligent people.

Lets not be racist here. A small percentage want to fight, and the rest want to enjoy a game of football. Unfortunately the few spoil it for the many as is usually the case.


I wasn't aware football fans were a "race". Therefore one cannot be called a racist for saying that these people aren't intelligent.

Well, whatever it was, it was incorrect. Most people who watch football don't go looking for fights. Always there are extremist elements within football fans, and that is not just English football fans. So wrong again.
Mallak Azaria
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#42 - 2013-06-14 16:24:53 UTC
Tiber Ibis wrote:
Mallak Azaria wrote:
Their only purpose is to fight, football is just an excuse for them. These are not intelligent people.

Lets not be racist here.


Pointing out that some people use sports as an excuse to start riots is racist now?

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Mallak Azaria
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#43 - 2013-06-14 16:27:10 UTC
Tiber Ibis wrote:
Vawd wrote:
I wasn't aware football fans were a "race". Therefore one cannot be called a racist for saying that these people aren't intelligent.

Well, whatever it was, it was incorrect. Most people who watch football don't go looking for fights. Always there are extremist elements within football fans, and that is not just English football fans. So wrong again.


Yeah, some. There are more riots over football than any other game.

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Leigh Akiga
Kuhri Innovations
#44 - 2013-06-14 16:29:49 UTC
Jacob Muvila wrote:
So do fights ever break out at fanfest?
I mean EVE is unique in the sense that it truly brings out the worst in people.
EVE is the epitome of every keyboard warrior, trash talker, wanna be tuff guy you could possibly hope to find on the internet.
So how do people not break out into a all out brawl at fanfest?



I believe a fellow named Progodlegend threatened/offered to fight just about everyone there What?
Beekeeper Bob
Beekeepers Anonymous
#45 - 2013-06-14 16:37:30 UTC
Jacob Muvila wrote:
So do fights ever break out at fanfest?
I mean EVE is unique in the sense that it truly brings out the worst in people.
EVE is the epitome of every keyboard warrior, trash talker, wanna be tuff guy you could possibly hope to find on the internet.
So how do people not break out into a all out brawl at fanfest?



You have to understand that while people will act like total idiots with a screen to hide behind, 99% of them are scared to death of actual physical confrontation. Cool

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James 420
EVE Corporation 98188875
#46 - 2013-06-14 16:43:45 UTC
Beekeeper Bob wrote:
Jacob Muvila wrote:
So do fights ever break out at fanfest?
I mean EVE is unique in the sense that it truly brings out the worst in people.
EVE is the epitome of every keyboard warrior, trash talker, wanna be tuff guy you could possibly hope to find on the internet.
So how do people not break out into a all out brawl at fanfest?



You have to understand that while people will act like total idiots with a screen to hide behind, 99% of them are scared to death of actual physical confrontation. Cool


Literally this.

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Krixtal Icefluxor
INLAND EMPIRE Galactic
#47 - 2013-06-14 16:46:57 UTC
Jacob Muvila wrote:
So do fights ever break out at fanfest?
I mean EVE is unique in the sense that it truly brings out the worst in people.
EVE is the epitome of every keyboard warrior, trash talker, wanna be tuff guy you could possibly hope to find on the internet.
So how do people not break out into a all out brawl at fanfest?




Because that would then be the very last FanFest.

Especially if fight is at Harpa Center.

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Mallak Azaria
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#48 - 2013-06-14 16:52:00 UTC
Beekeeper Bob wrote:
Jacob Muvila wrote:
So do fights ever break out at fanfest?
I mean EVE is unique in the sense that it truly brings out the worst in people.
EVE is the epitome of every keyboard warrior, trash talker, wanna be tuff guy you could possibly hope to find on the internet.
So how do people not break out into a all out brawl at fanfest?



You have to understand that while people will act like total idiots with a screen to hide behind, 99% of them are scared to death of actual physical confrontation. Cool



I deal with actual physical confrontation in my profession every single day. Most people are capable of seperatiing reality with fantasy & it's those people that you meet at Fanfest... Except for Xenuria, but his parents were at Fanfest to keep him in check.

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Darvaleth Sigma
Imperial Security Hegemony
#49 - 2013-06-14 17:05:42 UTC
Sable Moran wrote:

2. Iceland is far away
There is a barrier of entry to getting to the fanfest, of the monetary kind. That leaves the lowest social class where most of the undesirable behaviour arises from out of the race.


This isn't actually me in "Eve mode" (ie: happy to troll) when I say this. If you had said that to my face, this would be my IRL reply.

STFU. What an assumption to make: "poor people are more likely to be dicks". Excuse me? Please retract that statement.

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Lady Areola Fappington
#50 - 2013-06-14 17:11:27 UTC
I don't know about others, but me, I'm an adult. Kind of dumb to throw punches over a video game, that's what children do.

I'd be more likely to order a round for my EVE enemies rather than get in any physical altercation. We all share the same interest in this awful spaceship submarine simulator game.

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Altessa Post
Midnight special super sexy
#51 - 2013-06-14 17:11:28 UTC
Have been three times at Fanfest and I only met friendly people. Some autistic nerds, but friendly people.

And yes, most people say who they are in game. Typically you use game character and not your real name.

I shall never forget how goons were patting me on the shoulder trying to console me because my alliance went down the drain right when I was in Reykjavik. They are f*cking a**holes in game; --- but cool people in RL.

On the internet, you can be whatever you want to be. It is amazing that so many people chose to be stupid.
Kewso
School of Applied Knowledge
Caldari State
#52 - 2013-06-14 17:12:40 UTC
no fights...

inciting suicide sure, it's goons, but no fights,

nerds can only fight on the interwebs

Sal Landry
School of Applied Knowledge
Caldari State
#53 - 2013-06-14 17:20:51 UTC
Tom Gerard wrote:
By Football you really mean Soccer, right?


Football != Handegg
Adel Stevens
Nuclear Biomass Destruction
#54 - 2013-06-14 17:34:28 UTC
CCP Falcon wrote:

Seven Fanfests, and I've never seen a single fight break out between EVE players.

Coupled with that, I can't even count how many player gatherings I've been to, and I've never seen a fight there either.

You might be a terrible pack of trolls who love to murderize eachother in game, but out of game you're really a lovely bunch who're awesome to go drinking with.

Blink



In a joking disagreement, we saw plenty of mock wrestling over pub crawl banners. No harm, no fouls, good humor, lets drink and be merry shinanogens. I met folks from all walks of EVE, Goons, PL, Test, WH, Carebear, and surprisingly everyone got along, no slights made, and yes many sat and talked about battles where they were on opposite sides, we laughed and drank. Not good times, GREAT TIMES! Gonna do it again too.
Josef Djugashvilis
#55 - 2013-06-14 17:36:09 UTC
Mallak Azaria wrote:
Beekeeper Bob wrote:
Jacob Muvila wrote:
So do fights ever break out at fanfest?
I mean EVE is unique in the sense that it truly brings out the worst in people.
EVE is the epitome of every keyboard warrior, trash talker, wanna be tuff guy you could possibly hope to find on the internet.
So how do people not break out into a all out brawl at fanfest?



You have to understand that while people will act like total idiots with a screen to hide behind, 99% of them are scared to death of actual physical confrontation. Cool



I deal with actual physical confrontation in my profession every single day. Most people are capable of seperatiing reality with fantasy & it's those people that you meet at Fanfest... Except for Xenuria, but his parents were at Fanfest to keep him in check.


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Beekeeper Bob
Beekeepers Anonymous
#56 - 2013-06-14 17:47:41 UTC  |  Edited by: Beekeeper Bob
Mallak Azaria wrote:
Beekeeper Bob wrote:
Jacob Muvila wrote:
So do fights ever break out at fanfest?
I mean EVE is unique in the sense that it truly brings out the worst in people.
EVE is the epitome of every keyboard warrior, trash talker, wanna be tuff guy you could possibly hope to find on the internet.
So how do people not break out into a all out brawl at fanfest?



You have to understand that while people will act like total idiots with a screen to hide behind, 99% of them are scared to death of actual physical confrontation. Cool



I deal with actual physical confrontation in my profession every single day. Most people are capable of seperatiing reality with fantasy & it's those people that you meet at Fanfest... Except for Xenuria, but his parents were at Fanfest to keep him in check.


Most people <> gaming nerds.....

Seems like I remember your Queen having just such an issue at a past fanfest? Shocked

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Sable Moran
Moran Light Industries
#57 - 2013-06-14 17:56:49 UTC
Darvaleth Sigma wrote:
Sable Moran wrote:

2. Iceland is far away
There is a barrier of entry to getting to the fanfest, of the monetary kind. That leaves the lowest social class where most of the undesirable behaviour arises from out of the race.


This isn't actually me in "Eve mode" (ie: happy to troll) when I say this. If you had said that to my face, this would be my IRL reply.

STFU. What an assumption to make: "poor people are more likely to be dicks". Excuse me? Please retract that statement.


If we define '****' in the broadest sense what I said is spot on.

You forgot to quote something important that I said.

Sable Moran wrote:
just an observation from my possibly limited point of view.


So, no retraction for you. IRL or otherwise.

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Mallak Azaria
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#58 - 2013-06-14 18:08:46 UTC
Beekeeper Bob wrote:
Mallak Azaria wrote:
Beekeeper Bob wrote:
Jacob Muvila wrote:
So do fights ever break out at fanfest?
I mean EVE is unique in the sense that it truly brings out the worst in people.
EVE is the epitome of every keyboard warrior, trash talker, wanna be tuff guy you could possibly hope to find on the internet.
So how do people not break out into a all out brawl at fanfest?



You have to understand that while people will act like total idiots with a screen to hide behind, 99% of them are scared to death of actual physical confrontation. Cool



I deal with actual physical confrontation in my profession every single day. Most people are capable of seperatiing reality with fantasy & it's those people that you meet at Fanfest... Except for Xenuria, but his parents were at Fanfest to keep him in check.


Most people <> gaming nerds.....

Seems like I remember your Queen having just such an issue at a past fanfest? Shocked


I don't have a Queen, sorry.

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Veshta Yoshida
PIE Inc.
Khimi Harar
#59 - 2013-06-14 18:15:56 UTC
Nerds are affected by alcohol like normal people are by cannabis .. so the most you'd get is lots of giggling and binging at the buffet.
Cilgil Arbosa
Pator Tech School
Minmatar Republic
#60 - 2013-06-14 18:18:04 UTC
There's an awful lot of talk about drinking with the devs at EVE fests, but none at all about smoking a joint or two in relaxed atmosphere. Since it is silly to assume that none of the devs attending said player gatherings is a friend of the plant, I propose a fanfest or subsidiary thereof to be planned in Amsterdam, post haste.

Also, I am sure any talk about brawling at RL events would cede immediately if this would happen.