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Who do you blame after a loss?
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flakeys
Doomheim
#61 - 2013-08-07 10:49:07 UTC
Gotta admit i usually blame anything but myself the first 5 minutes.Then after i had a smoke/drink/cooldownsex i realise that yet again i been a fool and an idiot.


It's ok though i been living with this fool and idiot for 38 years so i'm used to being me ... most of the time Blink .

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Digits Kho
Pator Tech School
Minmatar Republic
#62 - 2013-08-07 11:03:01 UTC
i blame my low sp
Arduemont
Rotten Legion
#63 - 2013-08-07 11:10:28 UTC
No one, unless I've done something stupid... in which case I blame myself.

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Samillian
Angry Mustellid
#64 - 2013-08-07 11:14:59 UTC
I blame the cold, impersonal and mechanistic universe.

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Glasgow Dunlop
The Dark Space Initiative
Scary Wormhole People
#65 - 2013-08-07 11:27:52 UTC
I blame it on the boogie.

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Mcpate
Unknown Means Unknown Consequenses
#66 - 2013-08-07 11:29:14 UTC
Blame Bane

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Ka'Narlist
Dreddit
Test Alliance Please Ignore
#67 - 2013-08-07 13:12:54 UTC
Blame the FC obviously
Angus MacDoom
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#68 - 2013-08-08 07:01:32 UTC
I blame Mcpate
Random Woman
Very Professional Corporation
#69 - 2013-08-08 07:12:57 UTC
AFK Cloakers, Goons, the FC, the logi, everyone else except me. In that order.
Signal11th
#70 - 2013-08-08 08:01:59 UTC
Yep I have to blame alcohol, that's been the firestarter for many epic failures in my life.
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Lugia3
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#71 - 2013-08-08 09:25:25 UTC  |  Edited by: Lugia3
Bush.


EDIT: [/Sarcasm, Lugia is not a commie]

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Ryouichi Takuma
Doomheim
#72 - 2013-08-10 08:58:16 UTC
I blame Soaryn.Blink
Inokuma Yawara
University of Caille
Gallente Federation
#73 - 2013-08-10 09:44:50 UTC
The first time my toon was killed (my main, not my spokes person alt), I was able to catalog each mistake that got me killed. As I made each mistake, I realized - after the fact - why it was a mistake. Then, the ship blew up.

Although, I could see the mistakes as they happened, I was unable to correct them. They'd already been made and time had run out. After it was over, I replayed the scene over in my head, and learned from those errors. My toon's killer opened a chat with me, and asked if I was mad at him. I think he was trying to "harvest my tears." I didn't want to give him the satisfaction, so I remained calm and objective about it. I was amazed that he then gave me advice on how to better equip my ship. He found fault with my choice of guns and modules for the ship I was flying. I thanked him, and that was that.

One thing I did not figure out was how it was I failed to warp out with my pod. I thought I was doing it right, spamming the jump button while a star gate was selected, but that did not work (I'd seen a YouTube video discussing the subject).

I was too busy analyzing the scenario to place blame, but I suppose that unconsciously I accepted responsibility for my own demise.

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Lipbite
Express Hauler
#74 - 2013-08-10 10:10:06 UTC
Blaming is overrated, I don't blame anyone because it's not productive.

Plus I fly cheap / expendable ships which aren't worth any attention if lost.
PsiMin
Republic Military School
Minmatar Republic
#75 - 2013-08-10 10:24:08 UTC
samualvimes wrote:
So after years of only being able to read on this forum at work due to filters a question arose:

When losing a ship that was not due to a pre planned PvP engagement (by that I mean you knew there was going to be fighting that you might lose a ship in), who do you blame more?

I've found there are the people who blame the other person (F*** blobbers, cloaky f***s, It's an exploit)

Or

There are the people who blame themselves (knew I shouldn't have flown that without a scout, why did I load it so full?, I'm a moron!)

I just wanted to know who does which and where in the game they relate to. I've live in null/low my entire EVE career and it's mostly been biased towards the latter. This however is also likely due to me being with the same people my entire career too.

I'll start it off

I'm from null (mainly) and I blame myself so so so much...




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Andski
Science and Trade Institute
Caldari State
#76 - 2013-08-10 10:25:45 UTC
I really don't blame anyone. You simply won't avoid losing ships unless you stay docked all of the time or only ever engage when the odds are overwhelmingly in your favor.

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Zane Tekitsu
The Munitions Miracle Network
#77 - 2013-08-10 12:58:41 UTC
I blame it on the al-al-al-al alcohol. Lol
Ilia Tresnor
Republic University
Minmatar Republic
#78 - 2013-08-10 15:54:43 UTC
I blame NSA, CSE and GCHQ. If they're gonna read my traffic the least they could do is inject better decisions for me.
Dave Stark
#79 - 2013-08-10 15:59:55 UTC
i blame the person who's fault it was.
Caviar Liberta
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#80 - 2013-08-10 16:38:57 UTC