EVE General Discussion

Hmm, interesting I've not heard of such a dish before, but now that you mention it I can quite imagine it would be the kind of dish that you would eat. *chuckles*

How so?

Also…

cavort |kəˈvɔːt|
verb [ no obj. ]
jump or dance around excitedly: the players cavorted about the pitch.
• informal engage enthusiastically in sexual or disreputable pursuits: he'd been cavorting with a hooker.

Therefore, RP:ers don't cavort.

I don't think that forum-RP:ing was quite what he was referencing…



On a more serious note, as mentioned in my edit after re-reading the quotes in context, I think this is the basic confusion with the original article. He seems to use it more in the former sense than in the latter, whereas I'm willing to bet that most EVE players associate the term more with the latter use than with the former.

I do like a bit of immersion. I for one love the background stories in EVE and the pre-existing lore created by the Almighty Developers. It gives us as capsuleers a nice foundation to utterly destroy with our immortal and unyielding 'revolution' against the empires. So, I feel that New Eden's backstory as well as the capsuleers' story can exist in harmony... or violence. You get the idea.

In regards to roleplaying etiquette, however: There are too many 'godmodders' in New Eden.

And with that I am off.

*Tips his space cowboy hat and hops onto the saddle of his 100mn Cruiser* "Hi Ho Stabber, away!"

It also doesn't help that he interviews a couple of well-known RP:ers (second sense) to describe the evolution of the game — that makes it quite easy to jump to the conclusion that this is the meaning will be consistently used throughout the article.

Cavort apparently also means 'go places and do things' as well as frolic, which is a bit worrying.


I meant ingame, but fine. Foruming is a strange hobby, and I'm not sure doing it well should be a lifestyle choice. Forumkings are smart at saying the right thing to the right audience. I'd rather see people challenge everybody, all the time with their ideas. Even if it means saying the wrong thing, or being clumsy. If it annoys people; good. I'd rather interract with people who disagree, but do so with good humour.

EvE did initially atract people who were interested in fanfic/lore - and some of it was OK (I was looking for MailDeadDrop's in character thing and Sherrif Jones thread but it's annoying to find atm). Check CAOD from inception to present and there's a clear shift from people semi-RPing, but maintaining a posting framework etiquette, to that subforum dying. Molle's 'Karma' post had clear RP elements to it as do some of the Pimperium announcements now, we've just rebranded them as 'propaganda'. The groups who came in and quite literally instructed their players to shitpost did have an impact on the original core playerbase. A lot of older players left in disgust because they felt the game was being overrun by people with juvenile attitudes. People should post if they have something worthwhile to say, or for fun, but actively shitting on people is toxic. Prob is posting to be a toxic shitlord is now some sort of achievement.

It's something that needs to be more seriously addressed, but on this one I think CCP are ahead of the curve, and I'm guessing it's coming from former players who are now devs.

There's something on your face. Looks like badly applied eyeliner. Please wash it off so we can *interact* in a safe and respectful environment. Tia

*CoughLAGLCough*

Always wash your hands leaving ope people.

yeah it was implied.
I first heard Marsha calling them solvent abusers a while back in thought it was apt and outrageously funny.

Solvent Green ... he.

I love Marsha. She's attractive and smart. She's also kind of an ass,
which totally collides with me being an ass. We'd have tons of fun in bed, though !


Anyhow ... don't want to derail this thread, even though Marsha definitely is worth it.

What's a Dinsdale?