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Anslo
Scope Works
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Posted - 2014.06.05 17:51:00 -
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Bro you 'solo' with 18 mining titans, come on.
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Zack Korth
Livid CO.
306
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Posted - 2014.06.05 18:05:00 -
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people who will do anything to keep from being shot |
Bronson Hughes
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Posted - 2014.06.05 18:48:00 -
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I'd call a solo player one who doesn't spend much, if any, time participating in fixed social connections like corps, alliances, channels, etc. You interact with other players every time you log on, but if it's with different, random players every time, you're pretty much playing solo.
I currently qualify as a solo player. I'm recently back after a long break and have less uninterrupted time to play, so I've been enjoying the freedom that solo play grants. I'm trying my hand at science & industry, trying missions in different ship configurations, roaming around losec looking for stuff to pop, etc. (And enjoying the impact of Tiericide! ) To me, playing solo is not as much fun as when I was in a corp with other people, but it's more fun than sitting largely idle in a corp knowing that my corpmates can't depend on me for ops and such.
I do have two established accounts, and I just started up a third that I may keep if it's profitable enough to buy PLEX in-game.
Zack Korth wrote:people who will do anything to keep from being shot I don't avoid getting shot, but I do generally avoid getting shot first. Reading Comprehension: a skill so important it deserves it's own skillbook.
I don't avoid getting shot, but I do generally avoid getting shot first. |
Kijo Rikki
Powder and Ball Alchemists Union The Predictables
708
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Posted - 2014.06.05 18:50:00 -
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SOLO = Ship Only Lives Once It is really hard to change your signature settings |
Netan MalDoran
Yumping Amok Circle-Of-Two
11
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Posted - 2014.06.05 18:50:00 -
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I like this playing style to a degree, able to have enough guns to take out solo targets and become self sufficient, build and harvest your own stuff to use against others. Kinda like suvivor :D "Your security status has been lowered." - Hell yeah it was! |
Leafar Nightfall
Native Freshfood Minmatar Republic
133
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Posted - 2014.06.05 18:59:00 -
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Netan MalDoran wrote:I like this playing style to a degree, able to have enough guns to take out solo targets and become self sufficient, build and harvest your own stuff to use against others. Kinda like suvivor :D
I don't build anything I use, but I dip my toes in everything I want, from mining to pvp, going through missions and exploration, and so on
I didn't feel I had this freedom in a corp and seeing from the other people comments in here I don't believe it was a problem with that corp only. Sure corps have fun stuff to do too, and this broad range of activities is the opposite from the specialization most people preach, but I never am out of something to do when I log on. At most I spend time choosing what I'll do next, but when I decide I don't have to ask for help or authorization or wait for someone else |
Varathius
Enlightened Industries Goonswarm Federation
52
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Posted - 2014.06.05 19:28:00 -
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solo play sure helped me understand the true potential of all those smaller ships in eve that are often neglected and ignored so much as a whole. Unfortunately, so many people miss the opportunity on how thrilling a simple t1 vs t1 frigate fight can be. |
Souixsie Kayne
Republic Military School Minmatar Republic
1
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Posted - 2014.06.05 19:45:00 -
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I consider myself a solo player. I have been in a corp before and found that my random play time was not a good fit. So now I do what I like doing by myself. As far as interacting with others, I have no problems teaming up with someone or chatting with some random person. Matter of fact I spent an hour or so having a friendly chat with another miner whilst we chewed rocks. I like my play style much better for many reasons.
- I can do what I like, when I like. - I can fly whatever I like and fit it out that suits me. - All profits are mine - My losses are mine as well and I don't have to listen to a speech about my blunders effecting that corp kill board.
Another thing I like about being solo is I don't have to put up with any political BS. It makes things really easy when I set out to see places. I just consider everyone is out to kill me. I don't go looking for fights and I do my up most to avoid fights and that in itself is not an easy thing to do. I actually find it a challenge sneaking about and I don't fly a cloaky. Last time I was in Null I went over 30 jumps through null and survived untill I hit that pesky gate camp on my way back to home base.
I spend most of my time in Hisec but I don't consider myself a Carebear. I love the game as it is, I like the danger is all it's forms and when I get blapped, I don't cry about it. I just dust myself off and continue on.
I do have two accounts. One is a miner/explorer/ratter and the other is a freighter/salvager/ore collector |
E-2C Hawkeye
State War Academy Caldari State
646
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Posted - 2014.06.05 20:46:00 -
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Solo pvper is some one that doesnt have 5 other ships in his fleet all controlled by him. One for links one for jams for for dps one for tank and one to scoop the loot.
That is not SOLO pvp.
SOLO player is one how doesnt do the social part of the game. |
March rabbit
Federal Defense Union
1517
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Posted - 2014.06.05 21:00:00 -
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Adira Nictor wrote:Solo Player: A solo player is a player who's primary activities in game are done alone. In 90% of cases I call these players targets, the other 10% are elite pvpers. this
However you need to add 3rd category there: something in between targets and "elite"
The Mittani: "the inappropriate drunked joke"
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Dirk Digglor
Ordo Templis Nuit
0
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Posted - 2014.06.05 21:44:00 -
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I am a solo player. I may be somewhere between a target and elite solo player you speak of.. I am far from being a target, but wouldn't really count myself as elite either..
I play alone lately but with 2 toons at about 30mil SP each. on a dual-monitor pc. one is my main toon and the other is my support alt. I play them as one character and rarely would you ever seen either one in space without the other somewhere in the same system. my support alt flys a comand ship and is maxed out in leadership skills as a fleet booster and salvager as well as drone skills to help out in battle. I rarely need anyones help for anything.
I used to be in a player corp but left when some fools started a war dec on us every week which was limiting my game play. so I started my own 2 man corp (for the use of hangers) and been this way for about 6months now.
I am considering joining another corp soon, mainly just to mix things up and share some of the leadership skills I have trained with others that might like a nice boost. |
KnowUsByTheDead
1796
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Posted - 2014.06.05 21:48:00 -
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I am a solo player.
I also have multiple accounts for many different things.
But, I usually run only two clients max. Partly due to hardware, partly due to not wanting the headache of a bunch of different clients and the micromanagement that comes with manual multi-boxing.
However, my choice to play solo is based solely on the fact that I am not interested in someone else telling me how to play the game I pay for. What skills to train. What systems to grind in. What can be said and not be said. Whether I can PvP or not. Whether I can scam or not. The list goes on and on...
But...
I wouldn't go so far as to equate "solo" with "antisocial."
I participate in a handful of communities....from incursion chans, to the more "undesirable" communities.
And I love me some EO forums.
So...
Does that make me a "solo" player, or does that make me a "community" player?
Once you realize what a joke everything is, being the comedian is the only thing that makes sense. |
NIFTYGetAtMe
Perkone Caldari State
0
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Posted - 2014.06.05 22:15:00 -
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Somebody who plays alone. |
Marsha Mallow
904
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Posted - 2014.06.05 22:29:00 -
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This a strange topic. I'm not sure how to define a solo player. They could be in a corp but prefer to play alone, or in their own corp with as little interraction as possible. I don't see why any playstyle should be 'better' than another, it's down to personal choice.
I'd class myself as a solo and a group player, depending on what I'm doing. I have lots of characters in different corps, some are just my alt corps, but even those sit in various channels ingame. As a few others have mentioned, sometimes I'm just not in the mood to chat or doing something that requires a lot of concentration. On the other hand it's possible to be engaged in most activities and still chat to people. Or be in a massive fleet and be completely disconnected, just following orders.
For PVE - missions I prefer groups (it's how I started doing them) - incursions are group play but often with strangers, it's not as if you interract all that much - plexing generally is solo, but I might call someone to help if camped or doing a really tough one
For PVP I prefer group. Mainly so I can mentally switch off and just do as I'm told. Not really keen on the attitude of elitist soloers who bang on about how much better they are than everyone else. They probably are, but so what.
For ISK making, a lot of it is done by interracting with others. Reading forums, watching markets, chatting to other people about 'business' opportunities etc. Despite that interraction I'd say these activies are very much solo - particularly as the people I talk to are likely to be competitors. A lot of those players seem to be quite introvert and focused on their activities, but not necessarily unsociable.
Most of the corps I've been in have had a few 'solo' players, either quiet personalities or those who play largely alone. They sometimes still join group activities when they feel like it but you're more likely to find them off hunting. They pop up on the forums too, it's not as if playing alone means you don't interract at all with the wider community. TO THE RIPARDMOBILE! |
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