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So you have 50M+ SP, and you still play solo because:

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Valei Khurelem
#121 - 2011-12-25 14:41:42 UTC
I'm playing solo until I can get free PLEX, then I'll set out to pwn some cowardly gankers.

"don't get us wrong, we don't want to screw new players, on the contrary. The core problem here is that tech 1 frigates and cruisers should be appealing enough to be viable platforms in both PvE and PvP."   - CCP Ytterbium
JonnyRandom
#122 - 2011-12-25 17:00:27 UTC
Because I have only a few hours (2-3) each day that I can sit around my computer, and not all of those hours are continuous (play for half an hour, go away for a few hours, come back play another hour, go away, etc). And anything corp related seems to take at least several continuous hours all at once, and if you can't do that then you're not really needed in the corp, because if you're not another gear for the machine then nobody wants you. It's that simple.

Then there are hi-sec corps like RvB that care not at all how long you can play or how much you contribute. If you're having fun in the corp, that's more than good enough. Wish there were more corps like that.
Cyprus Black
School of Applied Knowledge
Caldari State
#123 - 2011-12-26 05:07:09 UTC
Because I'm in the military IRL and frequently go on deployments.
CEO's don't care and always kick me out of the corp for inactivity, despite explaining my RL situation and adequate notice of deployment.

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QFX
Native Freshfood
Minmatar Republic
#124 - 2011-12-26 05:19:42 UTC
Well, 40mil sp is the beginning of eve.
So I guess 50mil is because they wasted 10mil sp on the wrong skills ^^
CCP Atropos
C C P
C C P Alliance
#125 - 2011-12-26 11:35:31 UTC
When I play, I play solo because hiding my Icelandic IP all the time is too much hassle, and outing my player characters isn't an option. :sadface:
Peter XZ
Galactic Hawks
#126 - 2011-12-26 12:12:39 UTC
Phizban wrote:
You are anti-social, and fear crowds of 2 or more people.

You were born without a tongue and can not use voice coms.

You are afraid the 3 capital ships you have will be lost in some alliance battle, and no one will care.

Bubbles make your implants go away.

You flew drunk in an CTA OP 1 time, and now nobody trusts you.

Learning X-07AB type system names reminds you of Algebra.

You are not the boss and others are not as effective or precise as you are.

You have a problem with authority becuase you are not the authority.

You trusted this guy in Jita and lost alot of ISK.

All the minerals you mine are free, just look at your wallet.

Opportunity Cost is a thinly disguised way of saying no matter what you do, you could do something else more profitable.

You want to play with others, but until ALL your skills are 5, you should probably wait.

This is E V E, and you trust NO ONE.



The above are quite funny actually Lol

but in my case the reason I play alone is because most corp CEO's actually want players to log in more than once a week, its disgusting!
Mystic5hadow
Koku Uchu Industries
#127 - 2011-12-26 12:14:20 UTC
I play primarily solo because everybody else is surely mentally ******** and unreliable.
Also, because I enjoy it.
The Old Chap
Doomheim
#128 - 2011-12-26 12:28:33 UTC
Phizban wrote:
stuff....

This is E V E, and you trust NO ONE.


Nuff said.

No CTA's, ego-stroking, moving goalposts or petty politics. Every time I log in, I can play the game my way.

Look into my eyes...   and tighten that sphincter, kid.
Kenpachi Viktor
Perkone
Caldari State
#129 - 2011-12-26 13:04:53 UTC
CCP Atropos wrote:
When I play, I play solo because hiding my Icelandic IP all the time is too much hassle, and outing my player characters isn't an option. :sadface:


other CCP alts for wing(wo)men?

A war that would’ve involved 20,000 players, 75% of nullsec space, and hundreds of supercapitals was halted not by diplomacy, but by a game mechanic so dreadful that those who have experienced it previously have no desire to do so again. - Fix POS & SOV
Maxpie
MUSE LLP
#130 - 2011-12-26 15:48:09 UTC
Phizban wrote:
You are anti-social, and fear crowds of 2 or more people.

You were born without a tongue and can not use voice coms.

You are afraid the 3 capital ships you have will be lost in some alliance battle, and no one will care.

Bubbles make your implants go away.

You flew drunk in an CTA OP 1 time, and now nobody trusts you.

Learning X-07AB type system names reminds you of Algebra.

You are not the boss and others are not as effective or precise as you are.

You have a problem with authority becuase you are not the authority.

You trusted this guy in Jita and lost alot of ISK.

All the minerals you mine are free, just look at your wallet.

Opportunity Cost is a thinly disguised way of saying no matter what you do, you could do something else more profitable.

You want to play with others, but until ALL your skills are 5, you should probably wait.

This is E V E, and you trust NO ONE.



Please set forth your specifications as to how I should alter my gameplay to please you. I apologize for playing incorrectly thus far.



Fake Edit: Actually, I don't play solo, but I don't see why you should care how anyone else plays. Make your own space game where solo play is not permitted.

No good deed goes unpunished
Flamewave
Crimson Moon Society
#131 - 2011-12-26 16:18:20 UTC
I play solo these days since those I used to fly with no longer play. Haven't run into a group quite like them since. I find nullsec boring or I'd join an alliance; I prefer small gang warfare and stalking targets.

In the meantime I'm just happy to have a reason to log in once a day, and maybe once in a blue moon crank out a new Eve video. Smile

Some things ISK can't buy. For everything else, there's Jita.

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oldbutfeelingyoung
Perkone
Caldari State
#132 - 2011-12-26 16:53:37 UTC
CCP Atropos wrote:
When I play, I play solo because hiding my Icelandic IP all the time is too much hassle, and outing my player characters isn't an option. :sadface:



could you get some ,to a 80+ thread on the forums? plsssssssssssssssss?

R.S.I2014
Leisen
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#133 - 2011-12-26 17:19:53 UTC
Phizban wrote:
So you have 50M+ SP, and you still play solo because:


I have a life. The free time that I choose to dedicate to EVE will be spent doing what I want to do, flying the ships I want to fly, how I want to fly them, and where I want to fly them. It will NOT be spent being bitched at for participating in a CTA every ******* five minutes, flying a piece of **** ship that I had to train for because that's what the alliance decided everyone was to use for the CTA, using ****** fits because that's what will be reimbursed, to do mindless tasks that takes hours, unless you happen to lose your ******, **** fit ship, and can now log off with honor, saying that you participated (read: wasted time).
Phizban
The Needs Of The Few
#134 - 2011-12-26 23:56:37 UTC
CCP Atropos wrote:
When I play, I play solo because hiding my Icelandic IP all the time is too much hassle, and outing my player characters isn't an option. :sadface:


Epic Dev Post in my thread.
Cipher Jones
The Thomas Edwards Taco Tuesday All Stars
#135 - 2011-12-27 01:26:12 UTC  |  Edited by: Cipher Jones
QFX wrote:
Well, 40mil sp is the beginning of eve.
So I guess 50mil is because they wasted 10mil sp on the wrong skills ^^


That outlook is literally pathetic.

internet spaceships

are serious business sir.

and don't forget it
Selinate
#136 - 2011-12-27 01:28:08 UTC  |  Edited by: Selinate
Also, I just wanted to add this, playing solo means you don't have to wait 3 hours for everyone to "get ready" or "get online".

I can log on, get in one of my ships, and go do ****, or just sit and trade in a hub and make isk either way.

Also, I'm currently working on piloting a Raven well so I can stick it in a mission hub and just do those whenever I want to (at a much more efficient rate than doing them in an Apocalypse), and then a Tengu so I can have the benefits of having a ship that can use cov ops cloak and do PvE very well, and then a curse/pilgrim for PvP. If I joined a corp, I'd probably be pressured to go for the curse/pilgrim first, and I don't want to do that.
DeMichael Crimson
Republic University
Minmatar Republic
#137 - 2011-12-27 02:09:22 UTC
Quote:
So you have 50M+ SP, and you still play solo because:


Seems through general consensus that the main reason is FREEDOM.

FREEDOM to do whatever you want, whenever you want, no matter what.


I have over 65 mill SP's, active for 3 1/2 years and mainly fly solo for the same reason, FREEDOM.


FREEDOM from Tyranny and Taxes.


Wait,

That was the old Battlecry for being in NPC Corp. They have Taxes now. What?


I still say my reason is FREEDOM.

FREEDOM of Choice.


DMC

Cool

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Nyla Skin
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#138 - 2011-12-27 10:49:40 UTC
Ladie Harlot wrote:
Cipher Jones wrote:
What the **** does solo play have to do with hisec?

Because that's where the risk-free isk is.


What makes you think isk is all soloplayers think about?

ps. Mining in a fleet is still mining and still boring.

In after the lock :P   - CCP Falcon www.nizkor.org/features/fallacies
Dors Venabily
United Starbase Systems
#139 - 2011-12-27 11:43:44 UTC
Because I have life, family and career,

Those and Hardcore Player does not go well together in general [some exceptions are possible]

For those reason I prefer to fly in small group or solo.
The few folks that share that PVE sometime weekend PVP are welcome to fly with me and I enjoy the occasional company.

But in general the classic null sec mayhem is not for me.
Too much of time demand that is all.

For the causal player it is almost unavoidable to hang out in high sec where the environ is stable and for PVP kick just run a small roam on weekend since any prolonged campaigns take too much time.

Some others might oppose this but this is my experience.
Demolishar
United Aggression
#140 - 2011-12-27 11:51:24 UTC
Current Skills: 195 (Skill Points: 49,920,129)

Phew, for a minute there I thought this applied to me!