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Morality in EVE?

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Stella Dust
Doomheim
#41 - 2011-11-09 14:27:17 UTC
Long John Silver wrote:
Ganking miners is a bit like beating up a pizza delivery boy in RL.

Just because you can do it, should you? This sums up your morality dilemma.

In RL you probably won't do it. Besides there are consequences... he might go and tell someone bigger than you what you did, and you'll also have to clean all the blood off your clothes which is just SO inconvenient.

In EVE, many people will - because they can, they only reveal their in-game persona AND you'll never ever know who they are in RL so they never have to face any physical consequences.

Such is human nature. Shocked




There are no real life morals in fantasy, unless you wish to add them.
Alpheias
Tactical Farmers.
Pandemic Horde
#42 - 2011-11-09 14:35:44 UTC
Not this again...

If I stab you in real life, the consequences of my actions is that you are now in a life threatening situation. Your internet spaceship captain wouldn't feel a thing, in fact if it had any kind of a reaction, it would be a artificial one (programmed) and while you might feel distressed over it, it is not going to be a case of where you might actually die.

If you are incapable of making that kind of difference between reality and a game, you really have some serious issues.

Agent of Chaos, Sower of Discord.

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Stella Dust
Doomheim
#43 - 2011-11-09 14:44:51 UTC
Eternus8lux8lucis wrote:

No your right but therein lies an interesting question on the human psyche. If you are playing a role other than what you normally are like in real life is that not too a portion of your real psyche?


I'm sure there are people who would like to think so, but I don't think so. Playing a role that's not what you are like in an RP sense takes a lot of effort, it's not something that comes naturally at first. Lazy way to RP is to bring a lot of real life baggage with you but even then as it's a game there will still be elements that go against what you're really like.

Is the game real or fantasy to you, that will determine for the most part how you will play your character.



Eternus8lux8lucis wrote:

See theres something called the subconscious..


Subconscious gets blamed for far too many things.

If you're actually RPing a character you have to make a conscious effort to do so.



Eternus8lux8lucis wrote:

So the data isnt at all unsafe, its really on how your looking at it.


If it's how you look at it, it's not factual it's subjective hence unsafe.
Long John Silver
Doomheim
#44 - 2011-11-09 14:45:57 UTC
Bischopt wrote:
Long John Silver wrote:

In EVE, many people will - because they can, they only reveal their in-game persona AND you'll never ever know who they are in RL so they never have to face any physical consequences.
Such is human nature. Shocked


Physical consequences for a game? In the christian middle age maybe.

It's a game. Can we please put this ridiculous thread to sleep now?


RL games can have physical consequences. Russian roulette. Chicken run. Play-fighting. People who wimp out of physical risk in RL are often much bolder when hiding behind their digital persona. Thats why there is more ganking, trolling and general nastiness in EVE and less concern about morality than RL.

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Long John Silver
Doomheim
#45 - 2011-11-09 14:51:23 UTC  |  Edited by: Long John Silver
Edit: double post Roll

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Long John Silver
Doomheim
#46 - 2011-11-09 14:51:50 UTC
Stella Dust wrote:
Long John Silver wrote:
profound stuff



There are no real life morals in fantasy, unless you wish to add them.


Exactly my point. Though some might disagree about EVE being fantasy. Blink

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Mag's
Azn Empire
#47 - 2011-11-09 14:56:04 UTC
Jita Alt666 wrote:
Ladie Harlot wrote:
Hey let's see if we can make this morality thread as dumb as the other morality thread.


The OP achieved that goal all by himself.
Who'd of thunk it.

Destination SkillQueue:- It's like assuming the Lions will ignore you in the Savannah, if you're small, fat and look helpless.
Written Word
Brutor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#48 - 2011-11-09 15:14:58 UTC
The only moral outrage we should ever have over EVE is that people aren't causing enough sh1tty pubbie tears.

Think of all the thirsty tear drinkers!
Wight Ithira
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#49 - 2011-11-09 15:34:58 UTC
OH NO! Am I going to be arrested for all the crimes I've committed in this game, I mean, extension of reality? I can't afford a good lawyer unless they accept ISK as payment!
CCP Phantom
C C P
C C P Alliance
#50 - 2011-11-10 14:55:44 UTC
Please do not create multiple threads about the same topic, thank you.

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