EVE General Discussion

Once upon a time, there was an alliance of players that managed to all but bring Empire to it's knees. No, I am not talking about Goonswarm you unending rabble of pitchfork touting towns folk, I am talking about The Privateers. For all of you newer players who may not be aware of this, the Privateers (the old Privateers) were once the greatest scourge Empire had ever seen.


The year was (I Think) around 2007 and they were blockading empire and wardecing everything in sight. Their actions compelled CCP to overhaul the entire wardec system because of their actions, and their actions alone. You can still see mention of it on EVE Search if you look around hard enough Linkage Here


Ultimately CCP's "Fix" to wardecs was kind of sucky and not very well thought out. Something that it has taken them this long, a new expansion in 2012, to come around to addressing. Even so, it did fulfill it's primary purpose, and that was for it to maintain their vision of the game play. Since that time they have also buffed Concord more then once, and removed insurance of suicided ships for the same reason.


Now alternatively... they did NOT Interfere with Hulkageddon. Which seems a little Bi-polar, amiright?





So Why Interfere With The One & Not The Other? Is CCP Really Bi-polar?


In a word, yes they are. CCP's ideals of the game have been subtly changing for nearly a decade. All of it goes on behind the scenes in the closed doors of corporate offices. So if, and I stress if, there is a Jita burning event one month from now, CCP's reaction will be as it always has been. IF they feel like what happens interferes with their current vision, they will make new rules to counteract player action, just as they did with the Privateers and the wardec system in 2007. IF they do not, then they will do nothing, just as they allowed (I think) three years of Hulkageddon.


CCP's ideas change. Such a short time ago the stage was set to walk in stations and buy expensive pants. That was their new direction, and a mass walkout of players told them that would not work. So now we have pretty spaceships, a stunning game and a... I can't believe I am saying this... a upcoming buffed wardec system after so many years What all of that means is, put simply, ATM we have no idea what CCP's current vision of EVE Online is. It is always, and has always been, changing. Change is EVE.




So all of you propaganda spewing, riot inciting, pitchfork touting towns folk, claiming that a Jita burn will some how put a thermometer up CCP's ass and take their temperature, seeing if they are truly "the CCP of old". Well, you apparently never appreciated what CCP has always been in the first place. If they act, or if they do not act, does not matter. Because either one would be the actions of the CCP that we know, love and hate.

Yep,CCP is bipolar.

I'm going to take a break from the froums for about a week, hopefully all this Goon nonsense would have lost some steam by then.

Chap, you forgot about Dre m0o.

That said, rather good post. I like.

How long have you been beating your wife?

See, we can all ask daft questions.

You should probably look up the word “rant”. It doesn't mean what you think it means.

lol i remember those days... it was great to be a low sec player as i was too afraid to enter high sex

I hear ya sister

I don't know about the previous blockade, but based on Tippia's characterization I expect Burn Jita to be very similar to Hulkageddon: limited, easy to avoid, and fun for the whole family. So I don't see that CCP will need or want to treat it any differently.

Pretty much. With the right preparation, the impact on trading should be close to nil; the impact on import and exports might be slightly higher but is still relatively easy to ignore or skip by.

I'm sure it'll catch a few people unaware, but that's what lack of awareness brings. In the meantime, it'll be a fun event with lots of loot and salvage for all (and some free pew-pew). Everyone wins — especially CCP, since they get more free PR.