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So you have 50M+ SP, and you still play solo because:

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Doc Severide
Doomheim
#141 - 2011-12-27 13:53:30 UTC
I've been solo for the last year of 3 years of play. For many of the reasons posted here. Sick of the drama and abusive idiots. This is off topic but applies also:

Never share fittings with anyone in any chat anywhere.

If you share a fitting, some loud mouth, jerk off, asswad who never spoke to you in the past will suddenly crawl out from under their rock and respond with "LOL FAIL" or "NOOB" and of course "Go back to WOW you Carebear", simply because you don't play EVE the way they play so you aren't playing properly.

To hell with them...
Corina Jarr
en Welle Shipping Inc.
#142 - 2011-12-27 14:39:00 UTC  |  Edited by: Corina Jarr
Fahad AlAmir wrote:
Jonni Favorite wrote:
Why do so many of you kids get so butthurt about how other kids play? .. puzzled.. What?

Autism.

Welcome to EVE: Internet spaceships and Asperger's syndrome.

Meh I have asperger's and don't care how other's play (and enjoy playing with others, though small is better for me).

Then again, I was part of a case study on it from age four till ten, receiving a large amount of psychotherapy. Learned how to identify my oddities and all that.

Sometimes I can even pass as normal.
Still lacking in general communication skills though. I prefer the organized communication of a forum to the chaos that is speaking.



Oh and to OP: don't play solo (or have 50M+ SP), but if I did, the answer would be - because I haven't found anyone worthy of me.Big smile
BoBoZoBo
MGroup9
#143 - 2011-12-27 15:06:35 UTC
100M+ SP here and i DO have almost all my skills to 5.
I have had my fun with Corps and Alliances the like, but I solo mostly now because...


I already have a massive c*ck on real life, dont need to grow a digital one with a KB mandate.

Like the OP, too many CEO/Directors with with diarrhea of the mouth and a constipation of thought.

Directors like OP assuming why I do or don't do things and trying to oppressively change it by attempting to mico-manage my login times, asking me to log off when in AFK, require a misguided quota or put the alliance at risk because THEY got blown up or their ego and tiny epeen got p*ssed on some how.

I work 60+ hours a week, have a kid and social life, don't have time, compensation or inclination to educate people like OP on their assumption on why I do things... nor do I have the patience to care. And I cant compete with people who play as many hours as I spend actually working.

Primary Test Subject • SmackTalker Elite
Liam Mirren
#144 - 2011-12-27 15:14:56 UTC
CCP Atropos wrote:
When I play, I play solo because hiding my Icelandic IP all the time is too much hassle, and outing my player characters isn't an option. :sadface:


It's a damn shame that it has to be like that. Honestly, CCP should shed the T20 guilt and go "yes we play this game and we might even be ravaging your pod right now. If you feel that may cause problems then there's the door". As long as IA pays attention (and doesn't try to be politically correct) we'll just (have to) trust you when it comes to playing fair.

The best thing for EVE to happen is devs actually playing more and doing things outside the half-afk comfort zone of mining/PVE, the more you guys play the more you know about the game and learn about issues and problems. Come join the fray and be one of us.

Excellence is not a skill, it's an attitude.
Kerist Lafayette
The Lafayette Family
#145 - 2011-12-27 15:33:52 UTC
Phizban wrote:

You were born without a tongue and can not use voice coms.

Close enough. Ventrilo mumblers drive me into fits of homicidal rage. Speak the gently caress up, you morons!

Quote:

This is E V E, and you trust NO ONE.

This. Or close enough. I only play with people when I know their home address in RL and it's close to my home, so I can go and break their legs when they steal from me. And note I said "when", not "if"
Dors Venabily
United Starbase Systems
#146 - 2011-12-27 16:08:26 UTC
Kerist Lafayette wrote:
Phizban wrote:

You were born without a tongue and can not use voice coms.

Close enough. Ventrilo mumblers drive me into fits of homicidal rage. Speak the gently caress up, you morons!

Quote:

This is E V E, and you trust NO ONE.

This. Or close enough. I only play with people when I know their home address in RL and it's close to my home, so I can go and break their legs when they steal from me. And note I said "when", not "if"

Lol
Vaako Horizon
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#147 - 2011-12-27 17:46:43 UTC
Phizban wrote:
You are anti-social, and fear crowds of 2 or more people.

You were born without a tongue and can not use voice coms.

You are afraid the 3 capital ships you have will be lost in some alliance battle, and no one will care.

Bubbles make your implants go away.

You flew drunk in an CTA OP 1 time, and now nobody trusts you.

Learning X-07AB type system names reminds you of Algebra.

You are not the boss and others are not as effective or precise as you are.

You have a problem with authority becuase you are not the authority.

You trusted this guy in Jita and lost alot of ISK.

All the minerals you mine are free, just look at your wallet.

Opportunity Cost is a thinly disguised way of saying no matter what you do, you could do something else more profitable.

You want to play with others, but until ALL your skills are 5, you should probably wait.

This is E V E, and you trust NO ONE.


Friends in EVE = higher chance of pvp and I really HATE pvp...
Phizban
The Needs Of The Few
#148 - 2011-12-28 02:58:33 UTC
Corina Jarr wrote:
Fahad AlAmir wrote:
Jonni Favorite wrote:
Why do so many of you kids get so butthurt about how other kids play? .. puzzled.. What?

Autism.

Welcome to EVE: Internet spaceships and Asperger's syndrome.

Meh I have asperger's and don't care how other's play (and enjoy playing with others, though small is better for me).

Then again, I was part of a case study on it from age four till ten, receiving a large amount of psychotherapy. Learned how to identify my oddities and all that.

Sometimes I can even pass as normal.
Still lacking in general communication skills though. I prefer the organized communication of a forum to the chaos that is speaking.



Oh and to OP: don't play solo (or have 50M+ SP), but if I did, the answer would be - because I haven't found anyone worthy of me.Big smile



Well let me be so humble as to rise to your expectations!

Perhaps there is something of mutual benefit, a business proposition perhaps?

Also - you either post alot, or ALOT of people have Aspergers.
L'gonic D'gingar
The Generic Conglomerates
Pillars of Liberty
#149 - 2011-12-28 07:45:41 UTC
Why I fly alone.

The sad simple truth is because I tried Wormhole and I felt I was in a can all day. Null was grab your ship haul stuff and stand around and get ready to fight then it never happened. Taxes for the CEO plexcards FAIL! Low security fails. No way will I risk 1 billion in ships for 20% more tech one loot. There are a few isolated high security systems left. ( Need more of them now. This is space not a bus stop in NEW YORK CITY. ) When I am alone I can be informal friends with good pilots I flew with before. Must admit I am nearing the end of CCP. Happy that CCP is back into the spaceship game verses the avetar game but it could be too late. Need to expand the universe NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Besides I love mine all day usally simply like to be left alone. ( Odd that I love to yak on Teamspeak. )
Mfume Apocal
Brutor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#150 - 2011-12-28 08:01:50 UTC
Jonathan Ferguson wrote:
I wish that open (or even by invitation) PVP roams were far more common, as I tend to enjoy them.


There are a lot of people who do this, almost never sov alliances, but roaming corps/alliances with few or no blues generally let outsiders roam with them.
Gogela
Epic Ganking Time
CODE.
#151 - 2011-12-28 16:10:07 UTC
I'm over 90 mil, and here's why I fly solo:


  • Taxes suck and I don't like to pay them
  • Your mother
  • I suck but don't feel like I should have to be apologetic about that...
  • Your mother
  • I've been known to scam and some people don't like that, despite a (I feel) respectable success rate.
  • Your mother
  • I'm in good shape in terms of ISK but don't want to be hassled by beggars. The world needs ditch diggers (miners) too...
  • Your mother
  • I don't really have an agenda or a plan and feel that having one would increase my commitment
  • Your mother
  • Gate camping takes time. Forming a fleet to do it would take more and then we'd have to split the loot. I want it all.
  • Your mother

Signatures should be used responsibly...
Malcanis
Vanishing Point.
The Initiative.
#152 - 2011-12-28 16:46:54 UTC
Doc Severide wrote:
I've been solo for the last year of 3 years of play. For many of the reasons posted here. Sick of the drama and abusive idiots. This is off topic but applies also:

Never share fittings with anyone in any chat anywhere.

If you share a fitting, some loud mouth, jerk off, asswad who never spoke to you in the past will suddenly crawl out from under their rock and respond with "LOL FAIL" or "NOOB" and of course "Go back to WOW you Carebear", simply because you don't play EVE the way they play so you aren't playing properly.

To hell with them...


That's funny, I never get comments like that when I share my fits.

Why is that, do you think?

"Just remember later that I warned against any change to jump ranges or fatigue. You earned whats coming."

Grath Telkin, 11.10.2016
Malcanis
Vanishing Point.
The Initiative.
#153 - 2011-12-28 16:56:10 UTC
Kerist Lafayette wrote:
Phizban wrote:

You were born without a tongue and can not use voice coms.

Close enough. Ventrilo mumblers drive me into fits of homicidal rage. Speak the gently caress up, you morons!



I don't speak on comms. I don't want to and therefore I don't; I let my typing do the talking. Haven't spoken on comms since... early 2008 or so? Maybe longer, I can't quite remember. My corpies are nice enough to accept this as one of my little quirks, although it does provide some occasional amusement when a new FC joins the alliance.

I can't ever recall losing a ship because of that, or causing a friendly to lose theirs. Actually I find that not constantly yammering into an open channel helps me focus on flying my ship. And hey, logi pilots should be listening not talking anyway, right?

Anyway I guess my point is that if you x up frequently, don't lose (too many) ships in stupid ways, are happy to fly logi in 50% of fleets, listen to and implement FC orders and are generally a good team member, then all sorts of exceptions to the normal rules may be made for you.

And if not... well what the hell, there's always another corp who will.

"Just remember later that I warned against any change to jump ranges or fatigue. You earned whats coming."

Grath Telkin, 11.10.2016
Adunh Slavy
#154 - 2011-12-28 17:42:49 UTC
Because I'm anti-social, now get the hell off my lawn, damn kids.

Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves.  - William Pitt
Kravin Forisk
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#155 - 2011-12-28 18:58:30 UTC
I wish EVE was a single player game.
Phizban
The Needs Of The Few
#156 - 2011-12-28 19:00:22 UTC
Kravin Forisk wrote:
I wish EVE was a single player game.


Now how the hell did I miss this?

EPIC WIN
MeBiatch
GRR GOONS
#157 - 2011-12-28 20:10:16 UTC
kind of funny but all those who are butt hurt by the question are the ones in all the forums all the time chatting it up on how things should be changed in the game... tanya i am looking at you hun...
So in a way they do group activites but only on the forums...

TBh i thought the questions were funny... but then again in am only 26 and single so perhaps i am too close to the age of stupid....

and why do i solo?

Easy so i dont have to share with my corp mates... (yes i am in a corp and alliance but mostly solo cuss i like getting 10/10 complexes and soloing them)

There are no stupid Questions... just stupid people... CCP Goliath wrote:

Ugh ti-di pooping makes me sad.
Doc Severide
Doomheim
#158 - 2011-12-28 20:42:41 UTC  |  Edited by: Doc Severide
Malcanis wrote:
Doc Severide wrote:
I've been solo for the last year of 3 years of play. For many of the reasons posted here. Sick of the drama and abusive idiots. This is off topic but applies also:

Never share fittings with anyone in any chat anywhere.

If you share a fitting, some loud mouth, jerk off, asswad who never spoke to you in the past will suddenly crawl out from under their rock and respond with "LOL FAIL" or "NOOB" and of course "Go back to WOW you Carebear", simply because you don't play EVE the way they play so you aren't playing properly.

To hell with them...


That's funny, I never get comments like that when I share my fits.

Why is that, do you think?

You are implying they are bad fits?

I could elaborate better but why bother, your mind is obviously made up. One thing I'll say is most of my fittings I get elsewhere anyway, I don't make them up...
Mfume Apocal
Brutor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#159 - 2011-12-29 01:49:13 UTC
Doc Severide wrote:

You are implying they are bad fits?

I could elaborate better but why bother, your mind is obviously made up. One thing I'll say is most of my fittings I get elsewhere anyway, I don't make them up...


Well, maybe... if everyone calls your fits bad... maybe... they are?
Tiberius Amzadee
The Night Stalker Syndicate
#160 - 2011-12-29 02:33:34 UTC
I am MinMatar,that alone is enough reason to go solo.