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Who do you blame after a loss?
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Plastic Psycho
Necro-Economics
#21 - 2013-08-06 21:07:21 UTC
What is this 'blame' thing you speak of? P
Blame implies, at least, recriminiation. That gets in the way of making myself better at the game.

I analyze why I died in a fire; often it's due to factors I could either not control, or could not anticipate.
Sometimes, it's because of factors I failed to control even though I could have done so - but chose not to for reasons which were considered and discarded as not practical.
Sometimes, it's because I made an error in judgement. Or even a gross error in judgement.
Sometimes, it's just the roll of the dice.

Ganking has made me rather immune to 'Ship-Loss Trauma.' At least, so long as I fly things I can afford to lose. Blink
Diesel47
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#22 - 2013-08-06 21:14:29 UTC
Plastic Psycho wrote:
What is this 'blame' thing you speak of? P
Blame implies, at least, recriminiation. That gets in the way of making myself better at the game.

I analyze why I died in a fire; often it's due to factors I could either not control, or could not anticipate.
Sometimes, it's because of factors I failed to control even though I could have done so - but chose not to for reasons which were considered and discarded as not practical.
Sometimes, it's because I made an error in judgement. Or even a gross error in judgement.
Sometimes, it's just the roll of the dice.

Ganking has made me rather immune to 'Ship-Loss Trauma.' At least, so long as I fly things I can afford to lose. Blink


No one really cares but ok.
Medalyn Isis
Doomheim
#23 - 2013-08-06 21:15:37 UTC
Seraph Essael wrote:
Depends... My fleetmate lost a ship because I wasn't aligned to a gate because he told me to "hold my cloak". Then winged when he instawarped and lost a ship and I didn't... He blamed me... Not himself...

I told him tough **** for giving bad FC commands...Big smile

So you cancelled your warp then? He was right to blame you if that is the case.
samualvimes
Brothers At Arms
#24 - 2013-08-06 21:16:01 UTC
Diesel47 wrote:
Plastic Psycho wrote:
What is this 'blame' thing you speak of? P
Blame implies, at least, recriminiation. That gets in the way of making myself better at the game.

I analyze why I died in a fire; often it's due to factors I could either not control, or could not anticipate.
Sometimes, it's because of factors I failed to control even though I could have done so - but chose not to for reasons which were considered and discarded as not practical.
Sometimes, it's because I made an error in judgement. Or even a gross error in judgement.
Sometimes, it's just the roll of the dice.

Ganking has made me rather immune to 'Ship-Loss Trauma.' At least, so long as I fly things I can afford to lose. Blink


No one really cares but ok.



It's ok He answered the question in a roundabout way. He doesn't blame himself but he spurs himself on to not make mistakes again in the future (if they were losses through mistake)

If you've never tried PvP in EvE it's quite possible you've missed out on one of the greatest rushes available in modern gaming.
samualvimes
Brothers At Arms
#25 - 2013-08-06 21:17:36 UTC
Medalyn Isis wrote:
Seraph Essael wrote:
Depends... My fleetmate lost a ship because I wasn't aligned to a gate because he told me to "hold my cloak". Then winged when he instawarped and lost a ship and I didn't... He blamed me... Not himself...

I told him tough **** for giving bad FC commands...Big smile

So you cancelled your warp then? He was right to blame you if that is the case.



I'm guessing it was more that the FCs ship was already aligned and instawarped. Whereas seraphs was still under gate cloak (as per orders) so needed align before warping hence the delay in his arriving and thus the death of the FC

If you've never tried PvP in EvE it's quite possible you've missed out on one of the greatest rushes available in modern gaming.
Proletariat Tingtango
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#26 - 2013-08-06 21:19:21 UTC
If I'm in a Boat fleet, it's Boat's fault. In every single other circumstance, my death is my fault.

Your death is your fault. You warped to 0 instead of a safe. You didn't scout. You carried around $5000 worth of plex in your ibis. It's always your fault when you die in Eve.
Lfod Shi
Lfod's Ratting and Salvage
#27 - 2013-08-06 21:20:18 UTC
Me.... or Moonshine...

Me.

♪ They'll always be bloodclaws to me ♫
Tippia
Sunshine and Lollipops
#28 - 2013-08-06 21:23:06 UTC
The sleeping satellite, obviously.
samualvimes
Brothers At Arms
#29 - 2013-08-06 21:27:33 UTC
Proletariat Tingtango wrote:
If I'm in a Boat fleet, it's Boat's fault. In every single other circumstance, my death is my fault.

Your death is your fault. You warped to 0 instead of a safe. You didn't scout. You carried around $5000 worth of plex in your ibis. It's always your fault when you die in Eve.



Even people in the enemy fleet blame boat for their losses so that doesn't count.....


oh wait

If you've never tried PvP in EvE it's quite possible you've missed out on one of the greatest rushes available in modern gaming.
Hiyora Akachi
Blood Alcohol Content
T O P S H E L F
#30 - 2013-08-06 21:35:30 UTC
I blame the liberal media.
Arkenai Wyrnspire
Incorruptibles
#31 - 2013-08-06 21:37:46 UTC
I blame the goons.
It's their fault EVE is dying!!11!one!

Someone.
Danny Kane
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#32 - 2013-08-06 21:45:26 UTC
My wife or the booze...
EvilweaselSA
GoonCorp
Goonswarm Federation
#33 - 2013-08-06 21:46:01 UTC
goons

always goons
Zimmy Zeta
Perkone
Caldari State
#34 - 2013-08-06 21:46:15 UTC
I blame COK - Cat on Keyboard

I'd like to apologize for the poor quality of the post above and sincerely hope you didn't waste your time reading it. Yes, I do feel bad about it.
SmilingVagrant
Doomheim
#35 - 2013-08-06 21:47:03 UTC
it's just a video game man.
Soporo
#36 - 2013-08-06 21:50:32 UTC
The smaller the gang the closer the blame.

Fleet stuff...it's mostly on the fc and scouts I reckon.

Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats. - H.L. Mencken
Sergeant Acht Scultz
School of Applied Knowledge
Caldari State
#37 - 2013-08-06 21:50:58 UTC
Proletariat Tingtango wrote:
If I'm in a Boat fleet, it's Boat's fault.



It's always Boat's fault Lol

removed inappropriate ASCII art signature - CCP Eterne
Kaarous Aldurald
Black Hydra Consortium.
#38 - 2013-08-06 22:14:04 UTC
The last time I lost a ship (a serious loss, anyway, not some cheap crap I have ten of), it was my cat's fault, so I blamed her.

"Verily, I have often laughed at the weaklings who thought themselves good because they had no claws."

One of ours, ten of theirs.

Best Meltdown Ever.
Unsuccessful At Everything
The Troll Bridge
#39 - 2013-08-06 23:58:22 UTC
Every loss should be petitioned. Its always CCPs fault in the end for letting you shoot each other.

Since the cessation of their usefulness is imminent, may I appropriate your belongings?
Lazy Eagle
Republic Military School
Minmatar Republic
#40 - 2013-08-07 00:14:51 UTC
I blame physics, i both lost my ship and didn't lose it, as long as i don't meaure, IT NEVER HAPPENED! .......*trails off about cats and uncertainty *