Out of Pod Experience

I have decided to cancel my subscription, and I wanted to explain why and give some sincere advice.

First of all, excellent job on the game. I like the gameplay very much.

I like the game play, I like the friends I've made.

But, ranging from back story to story lines to ship names to dialogue from npcs in missions to mission dialogues there is undeniably a false christian theme present and it's very clearly deliberate.

While I can handle games with some spiritual references (such as Light and Dark side of the force, or in World of Warcraft the light and the shadow), when I see this sort of thing at this level, I know it's time for me to move on.

I stopped playing another MMO Tera for much the same reason. Tera focused around a city in the midst of a troubled land with monsters. There was a goddess of the city. I thought to myself "Okay, whatever, its just a game" and continued playing.

At about level 20 I got a storyline quest and was to go meet this goddess in the center of the city. When I got there the game went to a cutscene where my character got down on his knees, put his arms in the air and began bowing down and waving his arms worshipping the goddess. I immediately unsubbed and uninstalled.

It was incredibly foolish to put that cutscene in the game. They lost something (even if it was just one subscription, me) by including it, but would have lost nothing by leaving it out and going in a slightly different story direction.

It is foolish to include such deliberate and obvious religious references into a game, especially in an MMO where players pay over time instead of in one installment. While it may only be a small demographic (possibly larger than you may realize) that you are alienating, but it is still a demographic.

To a player that has any sensitivity at all towards this sort of thing, at the most it is extremely offensive; and at the least is, well, strange and uncomfortable.

You lose something by including religious references, but on the other hand, lose nothing by leaving them out.

I would encourage the developers to consider this in future design.

You need to quit gaming in general and go for a walk outside. It's Spring you know.

Also, you should know the theme in EVE is cold, thievery, betrayal, brutal, unforgiving, death death death everywhere. How christian is that?

Just don't fly Amarr, then.

I'd hate to see what OP does when he is walking down the street and some guy is preaching outside a church...

Some people need to get a thicker skin. Religion is a part of this world, like it or not. Humans in New Eden have come from Earth millenia ago etc, so there is bound to be some references. Not to mention the Amarr are a 'fierce and deeply religous race' so it's to be expected to be mentioned.

Good job OP hasn't heard of CODE. yet...

For reference, I'm not religous, just sick of idiots like OP who believes his view is the only one that matters...

Indeed. That was one of the tip-offs for me as well, and I'll state again, he cleverly hides which side of the fence he is on. The post itself could swing either way.

The ambiguity kills any validity in his statements, at least for me.

I wonder if the OP has came across the Blood Raiders yet in game. Or the people who RP Amarr and quote Pax Amarria passages

I wonder if he has come across our Lord and Saviour James315 ?

well im blowed ...is OP moaning about religion being in the game or that theres no religion in the game ..just role play .

does he not understand that this is a science FICTION game ?

Wasn't there a thread like this a while back?

Something about someone being offended because of slavery in the Amarr Empire, and they were playing as an Amarr?

All I heard was: blah blah religion blah blah makes a game bad blah blah.

I'll give this thread a 4/10 as I bothered enough to replay.

I don't see the problem, it has subjugation, genocide and crusades against non-believers and infidels.