Out of Pod Experience

This thread is amazing. I can't stop laughing.

'It's a game' is never an excuse for treating someone so badly. Ever.

Actions have consequinces, and the people we hurt in this game are real people -- but sadly, a great many of us lack the emotional maturity and/or intellectual capacity to understand such a simple concept.

I'm saddened that this had to happen, and disgusted to see people trying to justify a tragedy with such a pathetic excuse.

Yeah, I totally agree. Just read this story.ABCnews. *** totally deserved it, I mean, it is the internet. The internet relies on trolling and flaming, therefor, the bullies can't be held responsible at all.

Same thing with this game. It totally relies on flaming, trolling, and backstabbing, therefor you should do it as much as you can, there's no problem there. Even if you know the person is having a rough time, call him a noob and tell him he should quit the game because he sucks so bad.

The above is the biggest copout you Eve/forum nerds can come up with to be dicks. Man up and think about what you're doing sometimes...

I'm not even going to point out all the logical fallacies here, because holy ****.

If someone has an issue with playing video games, they need to deal with it, it's not my problem.

I don't care if a person says they're rich IRL or dying of cancer. If I steal their carrier, I'm not giving it back.

Stealth Edit:


No, we're dicks because being dicks is fun, and being a **** in a video game has little/no consequences. We know exactly what we're doing.

What some people don't get is, that in a game like EVE were practically everything is allowed, you are still not forced to be an *******.

If you decide to steal and scam then it is not the game that made you do it, the decision was yours and yes, you are an *******, even if you pretend otherwise in the real world.

I can see why someone having problems with prescription painkillers could end up in trouble if events in game pissed them off, I am guessing it wasn't a deliberate overdose. OP mentions he was in rehab, the dudes tolerance was probably lower and after getting mad it sounds like he took his "normal" dose and went over.

I have some sympathy if it isn't a troll but on the other hand its not the fault of the players that scammed him either.

If this is a real post and not a troll, then it's proof that "griefing" as it's called is in fact a metagame experience and not having anything to do with the actual game. Most griefers will never admit to who and what they are, and will always blame everything from the environment ("This is EvE", "This is a sandbox") to blaming the victim. These are the marks of true sociopaths and the world is full of them with more being made every day by not being able to handle crossing paths with existing sociopaths.

Hence the mystery to me, where I wonder if the griefers are people taking RL tendencies to a game, or if they are the victims of other RL greifers (Show us on the files where the tax collector touched your income. Show us on your pay stub where your ex wife garnered most of your income, Show us on your criminal record where the cop beat you up for no reason and charged you with assault, etc) who, having no power in RL to get back at their tormenters, come to the game to get some kind of satisfaction of doing unto others.

The world, going to hell in a handbasket and filling up with people who desperately need to burn, is giving birth to a new sick rule of "do unto others before they do it to you". May the heavens fall.


Otherwise, if this is a troll post, I must say it's a very creative yet predictable one.



Edit regarding painkillers - these drugs should be avoided AT ALL COSTS. If you get shot and need morphine in the field, that's all well and good, but any prescription painkiller should be avoided. I have seen people get unnecessary surgery where their knee, back, elbow, or whatever, actually FEELS like it hurts because their body is so hooked on the stuff it creates pain that needs painkillers. For immediate traumatic injury yes, let them use morphine or knock you out, but don't let your doctor prescribe that stuff, ever, and stay away from it.

I like the way how people negatively react about 'friends' in an online game. When you talk to each-other during chat or hear each-other with a mic or even see each-other with a webcam it becomes pretty damn real.

Some people that I met in a online game are now great friends of my and yes we see each-other in real life altho the distance can be problem sometimes.

I can certainly understand your position, but I do have to raise the general objection that if your body hurts, it's because something is wrong and it needs to be fixed. It remains your decision to take medication or not (and I'm not attempting to dispute that right), but don't let personal pride get in the way of sound judgement.

Right now, you're (quite justifiably) upset. I don't blame you, honestly.

In my opinion, you've exposed them already with your initial post; if they were that callous to begin with, chances are confronting them directly would only make you a target as well.

Glad to hear your husband's doing well, by the way. Hope his recovery is speedy and without further incident.