EVE General Discussion

And BOOM!

Now you know why Scipio does not want to discuss this with you. Those are both non-sequiturs. Your conclusions do not follow from what Scipio has written.

I said "The direct conclusion, is that Alphas are children, and getting griefed by them is like being griefed by a child, by your own explanation." is the direct, literal, factual and stated premise of the statement Scipio made.

This is not non-sequitor.

You are like Drax the Destroyer, you are so literal that nothing goes right over your head because your reflexes are too fast.

Holy mother of God.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svtLfoGH19c

I think you broke Salvosbot

You had a feeling that I was an arse, so I hurt your feelings by being an arse with you so you put feelers out, yes they made jokes at my expense on which I am so not bothered, but that is all they can do, just like you, which as I said makes me very happy...


I would like to thank others for picking up on this immature thing thrown around at people who get uptight over a competitive game, which can be a perfectly normal reaction to a loss in any competitive game. If they don't get uptight are they unfeeling, uncaring and lack emotion?

That's a good question; and no it's not my view that one means the other.

Just like many things can be represented by a bell curve, in society how people as a whole react to situations can be represented by a bell curve and within that curve, there is a range of emotion that is generally accepted as 'normal'.

For example, if a stranger past me on a walk and said hello, I'd say hello back. That would be normal. But if that same stranger came and gave me a hug, I'd probably be a bit creeped out. Not trying to define absolutes, just trends, norms, etc.

So for me personally, in reacting to things that happen in game, there is also going to be a range of emotions and reactions that is perfectly normal.

The feeling of being griefed is to me, outside that normal range of feelings over a video game. It's at the extreme in my view.

From that, people that are emotionally in check (which I hope is more easily understood than my earlier wording) are not going to be griefed, because they simply can deal with it and move on.

I have not said anything about immaturity. That's all been said by others. I only feel that people who are emotionally secure, no matter whether they are alpha or omega clones, can't ever be griefed in this game and therefore the introduction of alphas hasn't made it any easier or difficult.

A person reacting to an action doesn't care if it's an alpha or an omega that shot them (or whatever they did). That's not the cause of them feeling griefed. It's their own choice to feel that way and it is at the extreme end of reactions in my view.

Obviously someone else might have a different opinion and that's perfectly valid. We are all entitled to our own views.

What if a stranger passing you on the street suddenly beats you till you are unconscious and takes your property?

I dont think you have thought your paradigm through.

Your premise was that a well adjusted adult can differentiate their loss ingame, and control their emotional reaction, as a result of maturity, yet you also stated that "I believe that being griefed by an alpha is like an adult being grieved by a child".

This refers to the difference between adult and child.

We still need an explanation of this "belief".

There is nothing preventing a Gallente Alpha character from flying a T1 fit Catalyst for ganking, they are just not going to be as efficient as an Omega pilot...but can still be done.

Did you think it was funny, or repudiated the point? Really?

No, I did not think it was funny, or a joke. You were, however, serious in your attempt to sideline the issue at hand.
I have now answered your question.

It is now incumbent on you to answer mine as well.