Crime & Punishment

Can have a slice of these 9b ?

This game is fun once you understand that "being mean" is part of the package. All these evil griefers that attacked you are absolutely nice people. You're just not hardened enough (yet). Think of it as integrated roleplay.

Quite amazing to see the mark check in on this.

Of all the things you learned, mark, you failed to mention fitting.

Please tell me you have now realised there are more modules to put on your ship that just weapons...

I figured that one out about half an hour in.


As for quitting...you have got to be trolling, because here's what I read:


"I spent $400 on this game and didn't win, wtf? Then I trusted a complete stranger, and HE BLEW UP MY SPACE MOBILE. I'm taking my toys and going home!"


There's simply no way anyone could be this stupid, I'm starting to believe every failbear post on these forums is actually a meta-troll.

Wow, buys $400 worth of plex for a game he has played once 5 years ago, comes in and shows he didn't learn anything the first time.. disregards all logic and common sense, blames it on the other players and rage quits? Seems Epic to me. Anyone get those tears?
I still think CCP should have a disclaimer on the page where you setup your account: This game is harsh, if you are not cautious bad things will happen. TRUST NO ONE. Train beyond just the skills needed to fly a ship before you do. Certificates are there for a reason. Hi-sec is not safe, lo-sec will get you killed and in Null there be dragons. You will lose your ship and your life, always update your clone. AND ABOVE ALL HAVE FUN, cause mostly everyone else who plays this game is. Fly safe.
That might save a few people some tears, or at least let them know that this is shark-infested water.

"Only through pain we learn; that´s why the body forms scars."


On a side note, I would be thankful for a billion or two...

Answer: America.

Frank, I'm sorry to hear that you had a bad experience. It looks like you placed your trust in those who unfortunately did not deserve it. I hope you don't give up on Eve for good, since you seem like a nice person and we need nice people in New Eden because community will either make or break this game. I'm a noob too, and I've already been blown up and podded a few times, basically getting caught out in space with my pants down. I rage a little and get over it, and treat each setback as a learning experience. The great thing about this game is that no setback is too big to come back from! Let's fly together some time, and maybe someday we can learn the skills to get back at those guys who thought they could squish noobs with impunity!

You spent $400 on a game you had rage quit from 5 years ago and were just starting again (with no clue about the game or how / if it had changed?)

Seriously?
Jebus Christ....!

Thats where you went wrong.... WTF does a new player need with that much ISK? At least play for a few months to learn the game and see if you are actually going to stick with it, instead of rage quiting after your space pixels get blown up in a hilarious fireball.

Please Please, when you look for a new game, dont spend RL $$$ on anything until you are sure you like it.
Maybe wait a few months before shelling out cash for those 'Kittie Dollars'

Why not google it quickly or ask in newbie corp chat if you were suspicious?


This is why people say not to get ahead of yourself and fly things you're not ready for.


1: This should be 'do not trust complete strangers' and is just as true in real life as it is in Eve.
2: You actually can, just don't do it when there are people camping the station waiting for you.
3: Don't rage at all. If you felt the slightest twinge of emotion you should have been flying something cheaper and/or taking things less seriously.
4: Yes, always.
5: Not useless, just not a way to instantly kill someone, especially not in high sec. I wouldn't have spent a whole billion on it though.
6: The internet in general is like that. Some people are like that IRL. (I'm looking at you, Max, you bastard.) There are just as many cool people. It's just that the cool people aren't hunting you down to forcefully do nice things to you so they're less obvious.

Just learn from the experience and don't let it happen again. Find a good corp and make some friends to learn the game from. Most importantly, get a set of +5 implants and a cruiser and put the rest of that money up somewhere safe until you're ready for it. Either that or send it to me and I'll watch it for you. ;)

I would recommend that if you do choose to leave, that you leave your ISK with a trusted 3rd party, where you have a good chance to get it back if you do decide to come back, or donate it to something like VAERT so that it ends up helping someone who needs it IRL.

Just to be clear, you left a game because people were mean; and then came back and spent $400 (non-refundable) on resources for that game?

Here is the deal man, not everyone is mean, they are just mean to people who don't make smart choices. Eve is a cold wasteland, and it is harsh. There is no reason (literally none) you need $400 worth of PLEX with how new you are, then you jumped into a ship you CLEARLY weren't ready to fly, and to add insult to injury, didn't update your clone.

Skill, common sense, and knowledge of the environment is worth more than that PLEX could ever buy you (I think that is clear). I hope you come back, but I hope when you do, you understand that there are no shortcuts here, and the more you try to take, the more likely you are to have a similar experience.