EVE General Discussion

U seem mad

Aren't they simply helping you by applying the Darwin protocol?

Not necessarily. On some of my alts I join corps to help them out and get proficient at EVE and one of the first things I'll do is drop some "bait" so to speak, something worth 100-200 mil or so. I don't care about isk but I do care about my time so it's a pretty good test to see if they're worth my time and effort. If they do grab it I consider it cheap intel and simply leave or actually turn on them.

It's not always that you just can't trust anybody. Think of it as survival of the unit. The corp/gang/alliance isn't untrustworthy, pointless and full of people out to get each other.. they are just weeding out the ones hey don't like, eating the weak, strengthening their core. You simply didn't belong anymore. A harsh reality that many of us face if we don't pay attention.

Think of it like this. It was week 5 of Marine boot camp, lights out, and suddenly you were jumped by your fellow recruits, given a beating, and now you are at the local Starbucks crying about it to your fellow civilians who see only that you failed somehow. Try again, get over it, figure out why you were singled out and fix it. There is likely a very good reason you were targeted. Maybe you never improved as a pilot but continued to draw on the corp resources, maybe you were just annoying as hell.. it could many things.

I don't agree with it all, I just recognize the possibilities. And yes of course, you could have just been in a **** corp that never intended to befriend you in the first place..

Not always, but in general, there are lots who will capitalize on opportunities that may present themselves.



Not blue shoot it - good idea in null sec!

I've also tried the don't-place-any-trust-in-people-I-don't-know-in-real-life approach and this explains why I've mostly been in 1-man corps. But sometimes it can be fun trusting random people. Sometimes it even pays off!



I like to minimise risks myself here. I am not bothered if I get blown up really, just as long as when I do explode I've only lost something I was planning to lose anyway. Always have a plan for what to do after you explode!

As for knowing who is a friend, I've heard EvE stories of people betraying RL friends. That happens too! What is worse, sometimes you might think that someone is the most reliable person you know, but even they could still turn on you, after a few years!

Well EvE does have lots of risks, but really, that just adds to the fun if you play the game right. I don't mean that newer players can't play it right, like an "expert". By playing it right, I mean, playing a game to have fun!

Whether this means taking out a bank loan, buying a big stack of plex, and sending it all to an isk doubler, or PvP'ing in cheap t1 frigs is up to you of course.

Ah I get it now.

You are testing them!
That's not the same as trying to manipulate someone into trusting you, though.


Tbh, it sounds quite of easy to spot, but I guess there's lots of talking that your post misses out here. :)
I'd love to know more about how this worked out for you! (:

If i asked for a light and your lighter was just lying there and you said no. I'd just take it.

If you can be a **** then so can i :D

It hardly ever goes wrong, mostly because I tend to do my homework before deciding to help out some group. It's gone sour a few times but in about half of those cases they ended up paying dearly for that mistake.

Trust is one of the most valuable commodities in Eve. You can't just buy it, you have to earn it, and if you misplace it - it could be gone forever.

So, how many of them did you kill? After all the Cynabal is an awesome kiting/PvP ship.