Bullitnutz
Minmatar
GoonFleet
GoonSwarm
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Posted - 2009.03.25 18:12:00 -
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 Originally by: Lubsmelongtime
Your alliance mates regularly speak of griefing as though it is a legitimate playstyle. Is this indicative of Goonswarm as a whole? Its hard to tell but the evidence of the quote above and your actions in relation to the Bob naming issue suggests you are seeking to Grief CCP and the community at large. Sorry but this is how it looks.
Ok enough for me
Fly safe
Hi Lubsmelongtime,
Griefing seems to be greenlighted in this game, else they would have banned Jihadswarm, Rens 911, and countless individuals for doing just that. That being said, ganking Band of Brothers' name is not griefing. We were strategically positioned so that they would not be able to regain sovereignty, at least not immediately or even quickly. They reformed into KenZoku. They then changed their name to BOBR. The choice should have been "Remain Kenzoku, keep sov, keep the cost of forming alliance, or change name, lose sov, pay isk." Somehow, they were able to change their name without the consequences of doing so.
You see, (and I believe your "goons ruin all things right and holy" myopia is keeping you from grasping this, but here goes) the whole sandbox idea of EVE, and its allure to many players, is not predicated solely on consequences and harsh rules, but predicated on consequences and harsh rules adjudicated wholly impartially. There is no safety net in EVE, outside of insuring your ship. Yet, someone behind the scenes is shuffling a trampoline to and fro to keep KenZoku/BOBR propped up each and every time they fall flat on their teeth. The idea of "dog eat dog" in this game falls apart if a group of players is allowed to repeatedly escape the consequences of their choices/actions/inaction.
There didn't seem to be anything patently offensive with the Kenzoku name, so what is the rationale for granting the change? For being a group of Icelanders making promises to turn over a new leaf in transparent operations with specific regard to favoritism, CCP are coming out of this incident freshly covered in the same muck they painstakingly tried hosing off last year. Even people who will turn around and rail about "TEH GOONIES BROKED THE GAME!!!" are calling foul on CCP with this one.
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