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Is Real Life Ruining MMO's

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Vapor Ventrillian
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#1 - 2014-12-26 03:25:05 UTC  |  Edited by: Vapor Ventrillian
A Subject that has crossed my mind many times and so I though I would share it with you to discuss

This is a serious one so ill keep my personality to a minimum

Now I admit I can enjoy trolling as a form of banter...but I think I know where the line is its about knowing when the person is laughing and when they have stopped.

but

is their a reverse? spamming Sometimes shocking real life issues into a video game that many play to avoid such things? it indicates a lack of empathy for others and a desire for more serious medical mental assistance then can be provided by a random group of people in the internet.

on a basic level this can create awkward moments so to speak...where a funny or informative comment would be in bad taste despite the fact that this RL issue was also...

could it be a form of subliminal trolling, a desire to vent into a public forum for sympathy or (more concerning) in a "cry for help"

ergo the extension...should eve have a player made counselling community for RL as it seems that peeps are not seeking support through the existing structure out of pride or fear of existing forms of treatment and social bias?

The Evil Overlord of Scope, self elected as all good overlords should be
Kaarous Aldurald
Black Hydra Consortium.
#2 - 2014-12-26 03:33:09 UTC
Quality Scope posting. Insomuch as I have no freaking clue what they're going on about anyway.

"Verily, I have often laughed at the weaklings who thought themselves good because they had no claws."

One of ours, ten of theirs.

Best Meltdown Ever.
Mr Epeen
It's All About Me
#3 - 2014-12-26 03:43:03 UTC
Quality Lords dot Of dot Midnight posting.

Mr Epeen Cool
Kaarous Aldurald
Black Hydra Consortium.
#4 - 2014-12-26 03:45:38 UTC
I would say quality anklebiting, but it's not. Even for you, that was a poor attempt.

"Verily, I have often laughed at the weaklings who thought themselves good because they had no claws."

One of ours, ten of theirs.

Best Meltdown Ever.
Unsuccessful At Everything
The Troll Bridge
#5 - 2014-12-26 04:29:53 UTC
Right now im 3/4 lit on eggnog that long ago passed the 50/50 mark on rum, so maybe that is why I half agree with Kaarous in not knowing wtf Vapor is on about in this one....

wtf is with all the fractions in that sentence?

WHY AM I USING WTF?!?!?!?

I need more eggnog.

Since the cessation of their usefulness is imminent, may I appropriate your belongings?
Vapor Ventrillian
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#6 - 2014-12-26 04:31:49 UTC
Unsuccessful At Everything wrote:
Right now im 3/4 lit on eggnog that long ago passed the 50/50 mark on rum, so maybe that is why I half agree with Kaarous in not knowing wtf Vapor is on about in this one....

wtf is with all the fractions in that sentence?

WHY AM I USING WTF?!?!?!?

I need more eggnog.



*is also on the eggnog* Cool

The Evil Overlord of Scope, self elected as all good overlords should be
DaReaper
Net 7
Cannon.Fodder
#7 - 2014-12-26 04:38:20 UTC
TBH, this is unavoidable. You are playing a game where everyone in the world is on the same server (minus china... damn them) you build friendships and a sense of community. This is unfortunately human nature. and its even more so in our game, where loss has meaning, be it ship loss, sov loss, or pod loss, it all has meaning.

We eventually can create the same mentality as a military unit, where everyone feels a bond to the men and women they fly and fight with. This tends to cause people to open up about real life stuff, or chit chat about things they find interesting. This is human nature. it can;t be avoided in a game like this.

OMG Comet Mining idea!!! Comet Mining!

Eve For life.
Vapor Ventrillian
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#8 - 2014-12-26 05:48:17 UTC  |  Edited by: Vapor Ventrillian
Very true

but the issue may simply be their is no in game places in which peeps can express their issue to people who may understand and assist rather then in say Scope Corp chat...

you aint getting nothing constructive from there unless you issue is you ship fit

The Evil Overlord of Scope, self elected as all good overlords should be
Benny Ohu
Royal Amarr Institute
Amarr Empire
#9 - 2014-12-26 06:21:59 UTC
the hell is eggnog
Harrison Tato
Yamato Holdings
#10 - 2014-12-26 06:49:09 UTC
Benny Ohu wrote:
the hell is eggnog


You are deprived!
Omar Alharazaad
New Eden Tech Support
#11 - 2014-12-26 07:05:05 UTC
Egg, milk, paprika, other magical spices and a healthy dose of rum. Keeps one's spirits warm on cold winter nights.
If I wasn't working right now I'd be bombed on it as well.

Come hell or high water, this sick world will know I was here.
Sol Project
Shitt Outta Luck - GANKING4GOOD
#12 - 2014-12-26 07:08:47 UTC
You suck even at trolling.

Who had this stupid idea of letting you do this??

Ladies of New Eden YC 117 by Indahmawar Fazmarai

Warning: NSFW! Barely legal girls in underwear!

Diana Kim > AND THIS IS WHY THE FEDERATION MUST BE DESTROYED!!
Herzog Wolfhammer
Sigma Special Tactics Group
#13 - 2014-12-26 07:11:24 UTC
Blasted real life and its jobs and sex and tangible accomplishments.

When I think about what I could have accomplished in this MMO over the last eight years...

Bring back DEEEEP Space!
Yang Aurilen
State War Academy
Caldari State
#14 - 2014-12-26 07:31:18 UTC
I heard Second Life can help you with your MMO problems. It's like Real Life but not related to Half Life but Half Life 2 is equal to Real life and Second Life is still greater than Half Life 3 if it ever is released.

Post with your NPC alt main and not your main main alt!
Herzog Wolfhammer
Sigma Special Tactics Group
#15 - 2014-12-26 07:32:47 UTC
Yang Aurilen wrote:
I heard Second Life can help you with your MMO problems. It's like Real Life but not related to Half Life but Half Life 2 is equal to Real life and Second Life is still greater than Half Life 3 if it ever is released.





:-|

Bring back DEEEEP Space!
ISD Decoy
ISD Community Communications Liaisons
ISD Alliance
#16 - 2014-12-26 07:37:54 UTC
Moved to Out of Pod Experience. Are MMO's ruining real life? Twisted

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Eurydia Vespasian
Storm Hunters
#17 - 2014-12-26 14:17:13 UTC
Um...

What? Are you saying people shouldn't get to know each other because...why? It's trolling? Not sure that the word means what you think.
Frank Millar
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#18 - 2014-12-26 19:10:07 UTC
Herzog Wolfhammer wrote:
Blasted real life and its jobs and sex and tangible accomplishments.

When I think about what I could have accomplished in this MMO over the last eight years...

Indeed. Real Life getting in the way of being able to do MMO's 23.5/7. I could have been space rich.
Brujo Loco
Brujeria Teologica
#19 - 2014-12-26 23:52:41 UTC  |  Edited by: Brujo Loco
Vapor Ventrillian wrote:
Very true

but the issue may simply be their is no in game places in which peeps can express their issue to people who may understand and assist rather then in say Scope Corp chat...

you aint getting nothing constructive from there unless you issue is you ship fit



As a qualified mental health practitioner from an unknown country in the deepest reaches of Amarr space, I can assure ship fit doest not matter to the proper enhancement of neural reasoning pathways. What you actually imply is not only preposterous but callous as you must remember the maxim of mental medication issues, never absorb neuroenhancer chemicals under the influence of alcohol metabolizants and related processes.

I am of course, feeling to need the need to detail my social abilities. I have a Improved Social Enhancer, which makes me highly social and apt to make friends everywhere I go (I also have the skills to show people how friendly I am ) and I have been studying EVE online for almost 10 years now, thus my hard earned ISK pave the way for me to be so bold as to give you something of mine...

Thus I will expose to you my findings relating to this particular topic in this simple Image.

http://i.imgur.com/3TqE9u7.png

It´s called "El Efecto EVE y las bases sobre las cuales se fundamenta" by me yours truly BrujoLoco.
(The EVE Effect and the foundations upon which it bases itself) *roughly*

This Image represents the total sum knowledge of one of the sides of RL into the game and within it I have tried best to express my point of view as to how I perceive it. Took me a while to fully organize it but this image now conforms to my own aesthetic sense of understanding.

Hope it helps you in your quandary/dilemma and sheds light. I just want to give something back to EVE .

Cheers!

o/

Inner Sayings of BrujoLoco: http://eve-files.com/sig/brujoloco
Khergit Deserters
Crom's Angels
#20 - 2014-12-27 00:49:48 UTC  |  Edited by: Khergit Deserters
Benny Ohu wrote:
the hell is eggnog

Seems it's some kind of insidious Christmas drink. I say insidious, because it seems people start off with them just for the Christmas spirit and the milky nutmeg flavor. But at the end, they're yelling, "Hey you, get me another DRANK!" It's like they accidentally skipped 6 days ahead to New Year's Eve. Kids, just say no to eggnog.
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