EVE General Discussion

Today, the indefinite Hulkageddon was announced. It's a pretty good deal - kill ten exhumers and get 100M ISK. An enterprising ganker could make quite a good deal of money doing this.

And the wailing and gnashing of teeth rises from the carebear community. "Why?" they ask.

I'll tell you why.

Goonswarm is a militaristic empire. There have been many such empires in recent times, and there are a few in existence in the modern world. All of these militaristic empires have one thing in common, and Goonswarm, while a virtual empire, is no exception. The need for a common enemy.

When Goonswarm was new in EVE, it had an enemy - the infamous Band of Brothers. The fight to overwhelm this massive metagaming alliance caused Goonswarm to become a tougher, meaner, more unified fighting force. In order to shore up its support, Goonswarm used James 315 as the primary author of anti-BoB forum postings. Of course, as a game, they enjoyed dismantling BoB very much. For a while, the struggle continued, until Goonswarm finally overcame their enemy.

Then, they needed a new enemy. After a few campaigns, conquests, and victories, Goonswarm managed to secure its position in the Technetium-rich northern regions. This is the situation we find the universe in now. No major power is left that would be worth fighting for Goonswarm.

This is when militaristic empires begin to crumble.

Therefore, a new enemy was needed. A new cause had to be taken up. A new crusade had to be called.

Goonswarm had a nice run with the Gallente ice interdiction, but it was far too minor to last for long. Something more drastic had to be thought up.

Goonswarm's great cheerleader, James 315, answered the call yet again. And so he began writing his 'manifestos'.

With vitriol reminiscent of a 1930s dictator, James 315 singled out the so-called 'cancer of EVE' - the hisec carebear. Specifically, miners. Whether they were bots or not, it did not matter. The enemy had been declared.

And so we find ourselves in the current situation. Goonswarm and its allies have declared all-out war against hisec. Not necessarily because they're a bunch of neckbeards and jerks, but for a two-cold practical reason. Goonswarm profits economically, and Goonswarm manages to keep its militaristic empire together.

This is why Goonswarm has declared war against hisec carebears.

And for all you short-attention span kids:

• Goonswarm is a militaristic empire. Militaristic empires need someone to fight or they will decay.
• Goonswarm had defeated their old enemies and had no major enemies to fight.
• Hisec was as big an enemy as could possibly be imagined.
• There are also economic incentives for this assault on hisec.

you forgot that they own all the resources to make the hulks and sell them to the miners as well as the building all the gank ships and fittings too

why my boy, you've only just scratched the surface
this plunderhole goes much deeper

much much deeper

I for one welcome our new goon overlords

and IBTL

Modulated Strip miners <3 <3

This is one of those threads that screams "See how smart I am!" It's not news to anybody that Goon thrives on attention and dies without it. That's what all this bombast boils down to. What are you going to do about it? Pay more attention to them by writing more thoughtful posts about why they do what they do? They already know.

I just hope that if I had managed to retire before 30, I would have found something better to do with my life than this.

How on earth did you figure out our top secret plan that we tell everyone about?

Hoped to find someone that could really see the reasons. Left disappointed.

Keep thinking about it tho. Eventually you'll find an answer.

Yep. It's us, making EVE die along with the new unified UI, incursion nerfs and datacore nerfs.

It's us.

Goonswarm needs Hulkageddon so the forums can continue to be nothing but threads about them.

GOONs...Dictator....CCP

some how it all goes together. not sure how it fits but the mechanics are working smoothly.

Oh!!! another way to look at it....GOON members were those kids in school that got picked on not just by the school yard bully but also by the GIRLS!!!!!

Seeing that they cannot handle their real life emotional trama and hang ups have to let it out in a game where they can pick on the little guy.

hmmmmm

Yes i for see in the near future CCP will need to re-evaluate their stance on playing the game Hilmar as well on his staff.....

I see Hulkageddon as being part of a much needed redress of the risk/reward formula in Eve. For too long has highsec been a place where the best rewards come to those exposed to the smallest risks.

I personally look forward to Tengugeddon which will redress the balance of risk/reward for highsec missions