CSM Campaigns

Actually I’m not really sure if you’re just trolling (very bad in your own CSM thread, especially with serious questions like these) or if you really don’t have any clue what all the fuss was and still is about (even worse as the self-proclaimed "pirate king" who should be an expert on the matter).

The least that I would expect is a straight-up answer, especially from you as it should be a key-area of your expertise. And that is also what I primarily expect from any CSM-member:
First: to be able to express his opinion about matters in his area of expertise, even if it is unpopular; second and even more important: to be able to give a comprehensible explanation of how he came to that opinion.

If you don’t feel comfortable to comment on recent events because you’re somehow biased (e.g. personal involvement, personally knowing involved people, etc) everybody will understand that - but you have to say so. But answering very specific and relevant questions that need to be answered - first and foremost for your own camp - like the one by Eva Darke "Specifically, I’d like to know where you draw the line (if at all) on what is, and is not, acceptable player behavior" with a bunch of loosely related youtube videos, wiki-links and nothing else only conveys one message: I’m not fit to be a CSM-member, not by a long shot.

So, let me ask you again: Imagine you have a CSM-meeting with CCP and CCP asks the CSM the following question: "We’d like to know where you draw the line (if at all) on what is, and is not, acceptable player behavior". What will be your answer?

Are we really unable to put 2 and 2 together? Can we not read between the lines? Psychotic Monk responded with the facts that were necessary, and it's really not that difficult to draw your own conclusions. I suppose he assumes a certain threshold of intelligence from the player base by not spelling it out for you. He thought you were smarter than this. For most of us it was message received, loud and clear.

For the record, my questions to Monk were made in all seriousness. I really DID vote for Monk last year, and really DO like what he stands for.

I've heard Monk talk about this sort of thing before in interviews and podcasts, so I didn't expect to be surprised by his answers. However, given this is his CSM campaign thread, and is being read by people who may not have listened to those, I was interested in reading Monk's direct response. By all accounts, he's certainly capable of articulating his position on these matters in a way that demands respect, even from those who don't agree with him.

No, it isn't. The conclusion is that Monk isn't taking this seriously, and that may be justified given some of the comments people have made in this thread. But as a potential CSM member, I had hoped he would handle it with a little more professionalism.

Vote 1 Mr Monk, and remember, vote early and vote often!

While I prefer a 7 day stasis approach to someone ducking a wardec by leaving corp (or taking a dec with them to their new corp) to close the existing exploit allowing people to duck wars entirely, as opposed to a more 'carrot' approach espoused by Monk, I fully support Psychotic Monk as someone who can best represent hisec fuckery.

+1, would vote again (and did).

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The obvious answer is that anything within the rules of the game is acceptable player behavior. If Monk hasn't stated this publicly in interviews (which I'm sure he has), he has at least expressed it privately.

From his post, it looks like Monk is in the camp that most of us here are in, which is that the bonus rounds are no worse than similar celebrated traditions which have been happening in Eve for over 10 years now. It was simply blown out of proportion.

Welcome back to the 21st century, Monk.

Highsec was getting boring without you.

Holy ****, I just got an endorsement from Mynxee. Pardon me while I gush like a school girl.

I'd just like to say that Psychotic Monk doesn't just play the villain - sometimes he plays the knight too, and he does it all without a hint of malice, and with every intention to spread knowledge of game mechanics and highsec strategies whenever possible.

This very evening, word leaked out that a pilot with a public killright available had either decided to disregard the dangling sword of Damocles over his head, or was completely unaware of the risk; he was currently sitting in a Rattlesnake, assisting his corp with a bash of a offline POS tower. Realizing we had a golden opportunity to personally deliver a ganked pilot's verdict upon this CONCORD violator (yes, yes, AND score a shiny faction BS kill at the same time), we gathered our fleet and logged onto Teamspeak. To my surprise, we soon found ourselves coordinating our operation with none other than the "pirate king" himself. Despite initially being 19 long jumps away from the rally point, he revealed the depth of his preparations by jumpcloning 14 of them away to put himself ahead of other gathering members of the fleet, then conjuring a torpedo fit pvp Golem with which he used to earn top damage on the ensuing act of justice, proving himself to be an adept lawman as well.

As we scooped loot and posted mails, to my surprise he began challenging the deceased Rattlesnake's corpmates - two battleships and a Drake - to duels, clearly desiring more from the encounter than than the brutal lightning-from-the-blue ambush we had just delivered. Unfortunately, none of them were accepted, and the remaining gang fled the field to dock up, their confidence in shooting an unmoving object in space apparently shattered by the unexpected attack.

He then attempted to convo the pilot who had just lost his ship to a game mechanic of which the implications he did not likely understand - not to smacktalk him and boast as many would assume of a "ganker" or "pirate", but to debrief and explain just what had just happened to him. To our collective dismay, the player's response to the request was to simply log off. Perhaps the former pilot of the Rattlesnake thought he was denying a griefer a chance to taunt him, but in Psychotic Monk's case nothing could be further than the truth. Unsatisfied with leaving things so openended, evemails were sent for future contact - I hope they bear fruit in the future.

I hope this anecdote from one of Psychotic Monk's fleetmates allows for a more personal glimpse into Psychotic Monk's mindset. To those of you who might have been uncomfortable with a self-proclaimed "pirate king" on CSM, realize that he doesn't just limit himself to "playing the villain". He's perfectly willing to play the wandering judge as well, as long as highsec content is created - or in the language I speak, ships explode. I'd like to tell other stories of my brief chance meetings with this man of mystery - tackling him when he suddenly appeared out of the aether to repair a battleship that had taken our bait, or watching him bravely (and suicidally) spearhead an attack against an entire enemy BS gang on a lowsec gate, tanking gateguns all the while, in naught but a Thorax all for the sake of a shady backroom scam - but perhaps I should just say that Psychotic Monk spits in the face of the stagnation of the game many bittervets complain about, and always finds a way to make EVE fun both with existing mechanics and in spite of them.

Now imagine what a player like this could do on the CSM for your gaming experience.

Psychotic Monk for CSM!

Just voted with all accounts.