CSM Campaigns

I call it as I see it. It has nothing to do with feelings for you. I have no reason to dislike you beyond the fact that you are a terrible candidate for the CSM for precisely the reasons I've listed. You don't "listen to the community" you listen to a few select people and you change your mind if it will benefit you to do so. A CSM member needs to stand up for what the community wants, not just pitch and agree with ideas. I don't trust you to do that, and I certainly don't trust you not to change your mind about what is a good idea half way though. How can players be behind you if in 2 months time you might suddenly be against their playstyle because you can't make up your mind?

I get the impression that you just sit there and echo what you think people want to hear. More importantly than anything else a CSM member needs to be free-thinking with clear opinions about what is good and bad about the game, backed by substantial EVE knowledge. I don't believe you have that. I believe you'll say what you think people want to hear to try to get yourself elected, and you'll do it more for the glory of "look at me, I'm a CSM member" rather than to actually help the game.

Thanks though for turning this into an attack on me personally. This just further proves that what I wrote in the blog post is true. You are unable to handle criticism at this stage, so there's no way you'll be able to handle the amount of criticism you'll get as a CSM member.

My opinions are just that, my opinions. They are no more or less biased than anyone else holding their own opinions. Ill-informed I very much doubt - differing in opinion to yourself perhaps, but that doesn't make me ill-informed just because I don't agree with your point of view. And judgemental, sure. I'm writing a blog post which give my opinion on whether or not a CSM candidate should be voted for, so it's likely to be judgemental.

By the way, "focussed" is a common way of spelling the word in the UK. Both are acceptable.

And I tell you what. I'll write up my blog as I see things, alright? I write my opinions as they are. If that get's some people's backs up, then too bad, get over it.

Not convinced that's not a code alt based on language, but I'll bite.

I think quite a lot of people would rather EVE doesn't turn into a "nerfed disneyland". But that's not what Sabriz and Tora stand for. What they want is their playstyles to be the primary playstyles of highsec. If Tora was being honest, he'd realise how badly unbalanced wardecs are and propose heavy rebalances to that.

It really amuses me though that you say that from a character who has always been in an NPC corp. Why no actual corp? Could that be perhaps because entering into a player corp in highsec if you do anything beyond pure PvP is completely pointless, thanks primarily to wardec mechanics?

At the end of the day you can vote for whoever you want. If you think Tora is a good candidate, then go ahead and vote for him. Just remember you're voting for someone who needs to have a wide range of skills - and most importantly needs to be able to maturely handle criticism - and if you vote for someone purely based off of the fact that for the past month he's run a campaign that says "EVE is evil", you are more likely to end up with a dud.

A very balanced review that I will endorse.
I also listened to the podcast.

I agree with your final analysis and think he needs to get an agenda without contradiction as this can be seen as weak and people will not be comfortable with it.

I hope he does not take this the wrong way as I know his way of playing and have first hand experience of the way he does things.

As a conclusion I say that Tora is not in the CSM campaign for EVE he is in it for Tora which comes over quite clearly.

Good Advise is free and can come from some unusual areas.

Maybe you should be a bit more humble in your approach and not take all that is said as an attack!

In the podcast you stated you listened to people and changed your approach, Maybe the one's you are knocking have some good advice you should take on board just like the population you hope to represent?

And you miss the point again.

You're missing his point, actually. He's having too much fun watching you squirm to bother explaining it to you, or perhaps he doesn't feel you're worth his time, but I feel your pain so I'll give you a hint: it's all about your attitude. He reads your posts and listens to what you say, and he disagrees with it. Do you have good ideas? Maybe, sometimes definitely yes. Is it presented in an unbiased fashion? Far from it. Your posts have been very self-centered and condescending. You talk like Tora's platform is an affront to everything you hold dear. Maybe you really feel that way, but bringing it into the discussion isn't going to help.

I should have thought that was obvious.

You aren't worth consideration.

I'm just trying to give you some advice. You seem to be failing to get the kind of response you want out of Tora. I've already discussed things with him in a civil manner and he has responded to me with seriousness. He doesn't take you seriously and I'm telling you why. You can continue along the path you are on and expect the same outcomes, or you can change what you are doing to change your outcome.

I'm satisfied with what I'm getting, Tora is apparently satisfied with what his responses are getting. There's my advice. Take it or leave it.

I used to fly in wh space for a few years and I understand they don't have much other options then to be cloaked in space. Sometimes for longer periods to get fleets in the wh's. Then you're not just sitting still without a good reason. In most cases you will be flying around, checking posses, statics etc. Not sure if you'll sit still on grid for longer then 30min much ?

And I am not saying you cant be cloaked..... I love cloaks

I would be happy if it was just implemented for high-sec, where the risk of dying is way less.