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Why is the mood so different on the forums than in the game?

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Jeremy Kamira
#1 - 2014-04-11 18:42:16 UTC
I have been playing eve for a few months, and other than some people, the community is pretty mature. I have interacted with quite an amount of people from all different parts and sides of the community and they usually act mature, and any hostility/hate is for a valid reason.

But then i came on the forums, it seems like people troll, be hostile towards players for absolutely no reason, lots of immaturity, lots of hate. On some help threads ive posted and read i see people who just comment on how stupid that person must be not to know that, and other similar things akin to that. Almost the complete opposite of the people in-game. Could someone mind explaining this to me?

(No offense intended to the nice people here, there are lots of you here too)
Doireen Kaundur
Doomheim
#2 - 2014-04-11 18:43:19 UTC  |  Edited by: Doireen Kaundur
Forum is a different mini-game.

If EVE were to die, the forum would still prosper.

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Xam Nesse
Bufalo Inc
Thundering Herd
#3 - 2014-04-11 18:43:42 UTC
I think it's mostly just the GD forum section.
Many of the others are quite civil
Malcolm Shinhwa
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#4 - 2014-04-11 18:46:18 UTC
General Discussion is like a traffic jam in New York. An open forum for the free exchange of ideas.

[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]."
Unsuccessful At Everything
The Troll Bridge
#5 - 2014-04-11 18:47:29 UTC
Confirming that the forums is an accurate cross-section of the Eve playerbase.





Since the cessation of their usefulness is imminent, may I appropriate your belongings?
Karen Avioras
The Raging Raccoons
#6 - 2014-04-11 18:47:40 UTC
It's like orange juice, in game it's all watered out but in forums we're concentrated immaturity etc.
Seven Koskanaiken
Shadow Legions.
SONS of BANE
#7 - 2014-04-11 18:52:28 UTC
Apparently the pen is mightier than the sword.
DaReaper
Net 7
Cannon.Fodder
#8 - 2014-04-11 18:54:30 UTC
its because you have people making stupid topics. Then they go 'oh I want to talk about this stupid topic.... I see a thread about stupid topic, but mine is better so.." *makes new thread about stupid topic* Then you get ANOTHER person goes "gee, two threads about stupid topic, do I post in one of the other stupid threads? naw i'll make a totally NEW thread!" *yet another thread about the same damn stupid topic*

This is seriously worse then f-ing traffic. Every time I look at the forums I want to bash my damn head into the wall to stop the pain.

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Muestereate
Minions LLC
#9 - 2014-04-11 18:54:40 UTC
I am 12 in my mommies avatar, what do you expect from me.
KnowUsByTheDead
Sunlight...Through The Blight.
#10 - 2014-04-11 18:54:49 UTC
Malcolm Shinhwa wrote:
General Discussion is like a traffic jam in New York. An open forum for the free exchange of ideas.


I fail to see the correlation, but then again, I have only been to NYC once.

I think the reason you see what you do in the forums, is because all of the smug, bitter, etc. from the game, all joins into this massive wedge in the universe called EvE Online: General Discussion.

I log onto the forums, I grab my spiked bat.

I log into EvE, I have some coffee, station spin, chat up my bros and the locals, then........maybe do something in game.

If I can muster :effort:.

That's just my observations at least.

Blink

Once you realize what a joke everything is, being the comedian is the only thing that makes sense.
Tollen Gallen
Glory of Reprisal Enterprise
#11 - 2014-04-11 18:55:06 UTC
I like Snow.

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Benny Ohu
Royal Amarr Institute
Amarr Empire
#12 - 2014-04-11 19:00:44 UTC
there aren't any npc forum alts ingame
Doireen Kaundur
Doomheim
#13 - 2014-04-11 19:04:40 UTC
DaReaper wrote:

This is seriously worse then f-ing traffic. Every time I look at the forums I want to bash my damn head into the wall to stop the pain.


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Solecist Project
#14 - 2014-04-11 19:07:49 UTC
The 1% rule of internet culture applies.


90% of the people are mere generic players

9% modify existing content.

1% creates content.



We are the 1%.

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Inxentas Ultramar
Ultramar Independent Contracting
#15 - 2014-04-11 19:08:20 UTC
Ingame there's a different pattern of repetition, a different pace to tedium. Tedium is what gets people angry.
Jonah Gravenstein
Machiavellian Space Bastards
#16 - 2014-04-11 19:17:40 UTC  |  Edited by: Jonah Gravenstein
We can shoot the idiots in game, unfortunately nobody has invented something that lets us shoot them on the forums.

Although certain players have a reputation for rewarding shitposting with ingame consequences Pirate

In the beginning there was nothing, which exploded.

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Jallukola
#17 - 2014-04-11 19:29:16 UTC
Solecist Project wrote:
The 1% rule of internet culture applies.


90% of the people are mere generic players

9% modify existing content.

1% creates content.



We are the 1%.

Best joke I heard all week.

All posts and mails screencapped and time stamped, including out of EVE, you will not reverse on me.

Might come in handy!
Muestereate
Minions LLC
#18 - 2014-04-11 19:45:57 UTC
We have to uphold EVES reputation publicly for CCP. If we don't we'll be overrun by people insisting we be riding ponies or casting spells.
Iudicium Vastus
Doomheim
#19 - 2014-04-11 19:50:23 UTC
Benny Ohu wrote:
there aren't any npc forum alts ingame


No, instead we get spam alts and bots in-game.

[u]Nerf stabs/cloaks in FW?[/u] No, just.. -Fit more points -Fit faction points -Bring a friend or two with points (an alt is fine too)
Beekeeper Bob
Beekeepers Anonymous
#20 - 2014-04-11 19:57:05 UTC
Jeremy Kamira wrote:
I have been playing eve for a few months, and other than some people, the community is pretty mature. I have interacted with quite an amount of people from all different parts and sides of the community and they usually act mature, and any hostility/hate is for a valid reason.

But then i came on the forums, it seems like people troll, be hostile towards players for absolutely no reason, lots of immaturity, lots of hate. On some help threads ive posted and read i see people who just comment on how stupid that person must be not to know that, and other similar things akin to that. Almost the complete opposite of the people in-game. Could someone mind explaining this to me?

(No offense intended to the nice people here, there are lots of you here too)


Did you ever leave the noob station?
You have not "interacted" with most of the community if you really believe that.

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