Verone
Gallente
Veto.
Veto Corp
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Posted - 2009.04.09 23:02:00 -
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Edited by: Verone on 09/04/2009 23:06:06
I'm kind of in minor shock here that I'm agreeing with Goons, but I have to say even though their wording is harsh, they're right.
People make a choice to play Eve, it's their own decision, and they do so knowing they'll be competing against a broad scope of players from all walks of life, some of whom will be able bodied and mentally sound, and some of whom won't be.
I've heard of people playing Eve with one arm, missing fingers, people playing with motor neurone syndome, down's syndrome, asperger's syndrome and all sorts of mental and social disorders. I suffer from one on the most volatile forms of BiPolar disorder known, myself. That makes life as a CEO pretty difficult at times.
I still remember a conversation between two guys in a well known alliance, that I heard of. It holds water in relation to this topic :
FC > Why aren't you on vent?
FC > Get on vent when you're in a fleet.
GANG MEMBER > Yeah, OK, 2 secs. I have to install it.
Gang member logs into Vent, several minutes pass...
FC > Why aren't you speaking on Vent?
FC > I'm talking to you!
GANG MEMBER > I'm deaf, you idiot.
FC > Then learn to type faster.
While I'm perfectly fine with any social group teaming up in Eve because of like minded goals and enjoyment of being with people similar to them, I don't feel that ANYONE should have preferential treatment.
Before anyone feels the need to have a go, know that I'm both a fundraiser for the NSPCC, and an advocate and fundraiser for Help for Heroes, despite not agreeing with the reasoning for our country having troops in the middle east.
Just about every day in the UK you hear news stories of young men and women coming home with their limbs blown off who're learning to walk, go back to work, and live normal lives on prosthetics. Some of them are gearing up to run MARATHONS just over a year after they've lost their legs in service.
At first I thought "hey, that's a pretty good idea", but after some thought and reading the responses here I see people's point and see this as a weak attempt at gaining positive standings through manipulation of emotion if I'm perfectly honest.
Don't get me wrong, it's a nice idea, but you'd have been much better off just opening the corp, advertising for members and providing help for people who're ex-servicemen to get into the game and enjoy it to the fullest.
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