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Who do you blame after a loss?
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Jonah Gravenstein
Machiavellian Space Bastards
#41 - 2013-08-07 00:16:11 UTC
samualvimes with your name I'd be blaming Fred Colon and Nobby Nobbs.

In the beginning there was nothing, which exploded.

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Feyd's Survival Pack
Large Collidable Object
morons.
#42 - 2013-08-07 00:30:24 UTC
Kismet
You know... [morons.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gjOx65yD5A)
Lykouleon
Noble Sentiments
Second Empire.
#43 - 2013-08-07 00:31:43 UTC
I always sack up and blame Blawrf McTaggart.

Lykouleon > CYNO ME CLOSER so I can hit them with my sword
Liam Inkuras
Furnace
Thermodynamics
#44 - 2013-08-07 00:34:32 UTC
Now if CCP hadn't developed the system where I don't get a pre arranged fair fight and am not allowed to run away once I enter hull, i wouldnt have died. I blame them.

I wear my goggles at night.

Any spelling/grammatical errors come complimentary with my typing on a phone
Morganta
The Greater Goon
#45 - 2013-08-07 02:37:35 UTC
it depends on who lost something and what it was

if it was something cheap, op success
if it was something hideously expensive, op success

if the fleet gets welped, we have a guy on retainer who we blame.
Sang-in Tiers
Hedion University
Amarr Empire
#46 - 2013-08-07 02:45:38 UTC
No blame, **** happens.
Isaac Collins
Science and Trade Institute
Caldari State
#47 - 2013-08-07 03:03:19 UTC
Plastic Psycho
Necro-Economics
#48 - 2013-08-07 03:11:24 UTC  |  Edited by: Plastic Psycho
samualvimes wrote:
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)

Yeah, pretty much what you said.

Only you say it better.


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.

In a manner of speaking, this is always true - Even if DRB is your FC. Blink You can't die unless you undock. Undocking is *always* your own choice. That said, unless you wish to play market games or scam forever, sooner or later you're going to have to undock.

After that, you're relying on your judgement, chance, and the judgement of every other undocked player in EVE.
motgus
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#49 - 2013-08-07 03:21:01 UTC
It's always the fault of society meaning privileged white males
bloodknight2
Revenu.Quebec
#50 - 2013-08-07 04:10:13 UTC
I blame my structure. Can't tank a little damage before going in fire.
Malcolm Shinhwa
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#51 - 2013-08-07 04:14:55 UTC
If you win, you ganked me. If I win, it was honorable combat.

[i]"The purpose of fighting is to win. There is no possible victory in defense. The sword is more important than the shield and skill is more important than either. The final weapon is the brain. All else is supplemental[/i]."
Mr Pragmatic
#52 - 2013-08-07 05:47:06 UTC
Since I'm an entitled 99%er I blame everyone but me for my mistakes.

Super cali hella yolo swaga dopeness.  -Yoloswaggins, in the fellowship of the bling.
Infinity Ziona
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#53 - 2013-08-07 07:58:53 UTC
If I undock a ship and it gets blown up I blame myself for undocking. If however its some ******** crap like loading into system and my screen freezing or similiar I blame CCP cus its more satisfying.

CCP Fozzie “We can see how much money people are making in nullsec and it is, a gigantic amount, a shit-ton… in null sec anomalies. “*

Kaalrus pwned..... :)
flakeys
Doomheim
#54 - 2013-08-07 08:09:14 UTC
samualvimes wrote:
Gravemind GER wrote:
Liz Arran wrote:
I blame CCP


I came in this thread just to see exactly this posted.. I wasn't disappointed. Pirate


I know right? I was going to put that in the "blaming others" examples but thought I'd attract too much flak.



You called .... ?

We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid.
advii
Ministry of War
Amarr Empire
#55 - 2013-08-07 09:15:53 UTC
I always blame the healer.
Seraph Essael
Air
The Initiative.
#56 - 2013-08-07 09:27:52 UTC
samualvimes wrote:
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


Exactly this^ by the time I landed he had already died (a good 30s later) and they had all burned so far off where I landed that I was able to get away.
Sorry for the late reply, only just woke up Big smile

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Baudolino
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#57 - 2013-08-07 09:53:27 UTC
I usually SadArrowEvilArrowUghArrowBear

But mostly I just *facepalm*, and go buy new stuffs.
terzho
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#58 - 2013-08-07 09:58:23 UTC
It's always the FC's fault.....always.
I dont troll
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
#59 - 2013-08-07 10:08:10 UTC
I blame the voices in my head, sooooo many of them talking at once

"warp now it'll be fine"
"Your a pvp god none can kill you so go for it"
"kill them all"
"no don't burn the housemates pet"
"it's not stalking if they don't see you"

On and on it goes, so yea the voices are to blame
Dark Drifter
Sons of Seyllin
Pirate Lords of War
#60 - 2013-08-07 10:30:56 UTC
i blame chuck norris. because im that bad azz :P