EVE General Discussion

For one thing, I don't pay to play on his CS server.
But alright, let's work with the "customer" analogy, even though I really do hate it after working 3 years in retail.

I'm a customer of a company. They offer a membership with clearly outlined rules and regulations as well as incentives that can be earned if you go to company activities (picnics, paintball games, kayak races, etc). There are no penalties if you sign up your friends and families, indeed you are given rewards for signing them up and playing with them. You can alternatively spend incentives to penalize or set back others, much in the same way as The Amazing Race. I make sure I follow all their rules and regulations to the letter, I pay my dues, and the company generally acts in a logical manner. They write up long explanations explaining the reasoning behind their actions, and (used to) listen to players when they talked about changes to the rules and regulations. Now, all of a sudden, they make an irrational and illogical change after a select few individuals complain that I play with my friends and family too much, or that I am able to choose the right people to penalize.

Not the best comparison, I'll admit, but it was the only thing I could think of in such a short time.

CCPs Long lone walk towards star citizen and elite dangerous compatibility.
i cant explain it otherwise why they are trying to achieve those changes.

Universum like No Man's Sky.
Elite Dangerous for PvP.
Microtransactions like in StarCitizen.

CCP must be really desperate.

Plus i am pretty sure that they don't care about their old memberbase. they think they can fill up with new Players instead of keeping the old ones. that is why all those changes are around the Corner.

Like I said, it wasn't the best comparison. However, that comic strikes me as odd for multiple reasons.
1) As far as we can tell, the only reason he's being booted is for drinking too much, if such a thing can be possible. He hasn't damaged property, or caused other people to leave, as far as we can tell.
2) Bars make money on people who drink alcohol.
3) If a bar has a reputation for tossing out anyone for anything, they will indeed go out of business.
4) For repeat customers, or "regulars" of an establishment, arbitrary rule changes may cause them to leave, or at the very least, reduce their consumption / shopping at aforementioned establishment.

If I know a customer, and know that he stops by every day for a coffee and a pack of smokes at 9:30 AM, and he's a nice fellow, I'm going to try to have fresh coffee in the pot and his smokes on the counter ready to be rung up when he walks in the door.

I have removed some rule breaking posts and those quoting them.

The Rules:
5. Trolling is prohibited.

Trolling is a defined as a post that is deliberately designed for the purpose of angering and insulting other players in an attempt to incite retaliation or an emotional response. Posts of this nature are disruptive, often abusive and do not contribute to the sense of community that CCP promote.

*Snip* Removed a reply to an edited out part of the quoted post. ISD Ezwal.
I joined Goonswarm because I wanted to try my hand at FCing fleets in nullsec and helping new players who wanted to PVP, not to constantly insult players on the forums using the intelligence a five year old had outgrown.
And finally, my studies keep me away from the convention so you may rest easy knowing I won't be there. Studying aside, I have not the money to travel to Iceland on a whim because I used that money for my latest Lamborghini. /sarcasm

*Snip* Please refrain from personal attacks. ISD Ezwal.

I have removed a rule breaking post and those quoting it.

The Rules:
5. Trolling is prohibited.

Trolling is a defined as a post that is deliberately designed for the purpose of angering and insulting other players in an attempt to incite retaliation or an emotional response. Posts of this nature are disruptive, often abusive and do not contribute to the sense of community that CCP promote.

27. Off-topic posting is prohibited.

Off-topic posting is permitted within reason, as sometimes a single comment may color or lighten the tone of discussion. However, excessive posting of off-topic remarks in an attempt to derail a thread may result in the thread being locked, or a forum warning being issued to the off-topic poster.

Edit: Yes. And as always I will be dressed as my usual. Which is probably considered by most as deviating from the general norm slightly.

Ezwal; Instead of moderating this thread into oblivion, why not, i donno, call CCP and tell them to talk to its customers?

Keep up the good work CCP.

Please continue to ban all the people who feel they have a right to cheat when playing a computer game, whether they use Isboxer or any other means to do so. Kick them out of the game for good.

Isboxer does not equal cheating if you think that then you have no clue as to what Isboxer actually is.

Can Isboxer be used to cheat? Yes it can and its those people who need banning. The same should also apply to all people who cheat no matter what they use to accomplish said cheating.

I mentioned Isboxer by name as this thread is about multiboxing and input automation and Isboxer happens to be the most well known program that can be used for that purpose.

Yes it can also be used without the cheating aspects so you are wrong Isboxer does not equal cheating.

So, once again good job CCP ban all the cheats and make Eve a better place.