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How to make people like you in Eve?

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Deano McCandless
Doomheim
#61 - 2013-06-27 07:31:45 UTC
For me, its all about singing



Dee do de de, dee do de de
I don't have no time for no monkey business
Dee do de de, dee do de de
I get so lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely, yeah
Got to be some good times ahead
Ramona McCandless
Silent Vale
LinkNet
#62 - 2013-06-27 07:33:07 UTC
I "make" my own friends






Out of wire





Fleshhooks




And bits of folk who don't like me

"Yea, some dude came in and was normal for first couple months, so I gave him director." - Sean Dunaway

"A singular character could be hired to penetrate another corps space... using gorilla like tactics..." - Chane Morgann
Ma'Baker McCandless
The McCandless Clan
#63 - 2013-06-27 07:34:34 UTC
Ah tie em t'a char an afore lawng they lak me well eenuff

Once theys got t'a no me

An ah take the shut-gone out thar face
destiny2
Decaying Rocky Odious Non Evil Stupid Inane Nobody
Rogue Drone Recovery Syndicate
#64 - 2013-06-27 08:25:28 UTC  |  Edited by: destiny2
Just fly logi in fleets, everyone will like you if you keep them alive. alot of players always say Thanks Logi.

you could always play the lap dog game. and buy everyone ships Shocked but then again. that's not a good idea.

Just be yourself listen in on convo's of your alliance people. get into what their talking about.


or just put this in local


http://i.imgur.com/NPF0rhb.gif
Signal11th
#65 - 2013-06-27 08:31:31 UTC  |  Edited by: Signal11th
Actions speak louder than words,


Help people out, they need a cyno light one up,fly a logi in fleet or hero tackle, you in Jita or a high sec system ask if anybody needs anything...etc

Most of the alliances and corp have people who think they are

a: More intellectual than they actually are.
b: A lot funnier than they actually are.
c: Brown nosing to such a degree that their whole face has mysteriously changed colour.

Just be helpful and pick your battles wisely and people will start to look favourably on you or go the other way like me and be an miserable git on purpose so people leave you alone.

God Said "Come Forth and receive eternal life!" I came fifth and won a toaster!
metalravenous
Pyramid Celestial
#66 - 2013-06-28 03:53:21 UTC
I tried some of these suggestions and these people seem to hate me even more. Shocked
Chron X
Ixion Defence Systems
#67 - 2013-06-28 03:55:47 UTC
metalravenous wrote:
I am having a hard time making friends in the new alliance my corporation joined. I am hoping GD can give me pointers on how to win people over in Eve.

I am not going for Eve-fame or anything, I just would like to not have blues shoot at me and call me names in alliance chat anymore.

Thank you in advance for your advice.


Quote:

How to Lose Friends and Alienate People: Eve Adendum

Troll alliance chat, post unwanted pornography in fleet (as opposed to happily clicked pornography), and take a vehementally violant stand against anything anyone says until noone wants to respond to you.


If you really want friends, stop taking advice from the aforementioned book.
Amarra Mandalin
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#68 - 2013-06-28 04:49:37 UTC
Chron X wrote:
metalravenous wrote:
I am having a hard time making friends in the new alliance my corporation joined. I am hoping GD can give me pointers on how to win people over in Eve.

I am not going for Eve-fame or anything, I just would like to not have blues shoot at me and call me names in alliance chat anymore.

Thank you in advance for your advice.


Quote:

How to Lose Friends and Alienate People: Eve Adendum

Troll alliance chat, post unwanted pornography in fleet (as opposed to happily clicked pornography), and take a vehementally violant stand against anything anyone says until noone wants to respond to you.


If you really want friends, stop taking advice from the aforementioned book.


Alrighty, then.

And people wonder why they get smart remarks and cautious, defensive or trepid help in EVE-0 GD.

Welp, maybe someone else will learn from the thread. There was actually some good advice here.
ian papabear
No Regard.
#69 - 2013-06-28 06:54:47 UTC
question is, why would you ever care if a community in the web world likes you or not? most people here don't even act like they do in game.

.
Kijo Rikki
Killboard Padding Services
#70 - 2013-06-28 07:13:22 UTC
I don't even want people to like me, because they start expecting you to show up and hang out on comms and socialize. I hate socializing!

Then why are you playing an MMO? Straight

Well let me back up - the reason I play an MMO because unlike real life socialization, when I get tired of listening to people, I simply remove my headphones and they go away. In real life people would notice you leaving and consider you rude, on comms people hardly notice.

So anyway, ironically enough, I tend to make friends in MMO's. I've never really understood it but if my friends don't mind me suspiciously not answering their questions because I walked away unannounced 20 minutes ago to relax and watch Through the Wormhole or Archer, then it's by far the most convenient friendships I've ever had.

Oh, moral of the story I suppose: don't try too hard to make friends, it tends to have the opposite effect.

You make a valid point, good Sir or Madam. 
Cpt Arareb
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#71 - 2013-06-28 08:44:11 UTC  |  Edited by: Cpt Arareb
looks like a obvious attention wore thread to meIdea
Seven Koskanaiken
Shadow Legions.
SONS of BANE
#72 - 2013-06-28 11:09:19 UTC
Ramona McCandless wrote:
I "make" my own friends






Out of wire





Fleshhooks




And bits of folk who don't like me


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_DVS_303kQ
Raptors Mole
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#73 - 2013-06-28 11:14:08 UTC
Cpt Arareb wrote:
looks like a obvious attention troll thread to meIdea


Fixed that for ya.
Six Six Six
Doomheim
#74 - 2013-06-28 11:18:39 UTC
metalravenous wrote:
I tried some of these suggestions and these people seem to hate me even more. Shocked




Maybe you're trying too hard. Your reasons can be misinterpreted and result in pushing them further away.

Just be yourself and don't worry about what others think.
Thar Saal
Imperial Shipment
Amarr Empire
#75 - 2013-06-28 11:20:22 UTC
blaster fit catalyst
Debora Tsung
Perkone
Caldari State
#76 - 2013-06-28 14:44:46 UTC
metalravenous wrote:
Great advice! Please keep it coming.


Buy A plex, or some more, and then use that Plex to buy some E-Friends. Big smile

Stupidity should be a bannable offense.

Fighting back is more fun than not.

Sticky: AFK Cloaking Thread It's not pretty, but it's there.
MaRU2760 133
Unit 439
#77 - 2013-06-28 15:08:25 UTC
metalravenous, the people who play this game represent a large number of personality types. Most of these types will fit, more or less comfortably, into a group of similar personality types. Some don't fit anywhere.

If you are going to find true happiness in this game, I suggest that you look for compatible personality types, rather than a group of people who do what you think you want to do. If you get into a group who does what you think you want to do, but all of them have personalities that are not compatible with yours, you just aren't going to be popular.
Diva Ex Machina
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#78 - 2013-06-28 15:14:47 UTC
metalravenous wrote:
Bischopt wrote:
Don't be such an asskiss. Nobody likes someone who's desperate for affection - it's creepy.

Just be yourself, at least some people should like you eventually. Happened to me once so it must happen to other people all the time.



I have been acting like myself but it does not seem to be working. That is why I am looking for advice. Thank you.


I agree. 'Just be yourself' is absolutely the worst advice that one person can give another when it comes to success in friendships, romance, the workplace, politics or anything that involves human interaction.

Amarra Mandalin
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#79 - 2013-06-28 15:40:58 UTC  |  Edited by: Amarra Mandalin
Diva Ex Machina wrote:
metalravenous wrote:
Bischopt wrote:
Don't be such an asskiss. Nobody likes someone who's desperate for affection - it's creepy.

Just be yourself, at least some people should like you eventually. Happened to me once so it must happen to other people all the time.



I have been acting like myself but it does not seem to be working. That is why I am looking for advice. Thank you.


I agree. 'Just be yourself' is absolutely the worst advice that one person can give another when it comes to success in friendships, romance, the workplace, politics or anything that involves human interaction.



No doubt. Many divorces are testament to getting a little too carried away with "being oneself" which essentially means, just do what makes you happy and don't try to impress.

" Sure, it's OK to sit on the couch and feed your face to oblivion and gain 50lbs in a year, dear. It really has no baring on my attraction for you or your love for even yourself. Here, have another bag. Meanwhile, I'll just wear my baggy sweatpants and t-shirt every day as it's comfortable, and the real me is all about comfort. In fact, I think I'll quit combing my hair too, since you love the real me."

Now, if you both like to be carb-inhaling, couch potatoes with bad hair then it's a beautiful thing.

Now extrapolate the general principle above to an MMO where people don't love you in the first place.

Lesson of the Day: Don't be selfish. Share your chips...and don't talk with your mouth full of food.
Ace Uoweme
Republic Military School
Minmatar Republic
#80 - 2013-06-28 16:05:22 UTC
destiny2 wrote:
Just fly logi in fleets, everyone will like you if you keep them alive. alot of players always say Thanks Logi.


Unless they die, and the Logi pilot learns why healers in MMOs are hard to find. ;)

My philosophy about people liking me is: if they do, fine. If they don't, fine. It's a game. In the end, when I log off, they do too.

_"In a world of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act." _ ~George Orwell