Totalrx
NA No Assholes
Silver Twilight Enterprises
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Posted - 2012.06.01 19:58:00 -
[1] - Quote
Quote:If you find yourself in a fair fight, you didn't plan your mission properly.
(Col. David Hackworth)
Eve is not a game of equals where "may the better man win" mindset is the rule.
Eve is a game a "may the smarter and better prepared man win".
Honestly, I haven't PvP'ed on this toon. I will eventually, but right now I find mission running to be a stress reliever from being a Regional Technical Program Manager.
I'm still not dumb enough to think that if I am running loot and salvage to sell that my ship can't or won't get ganked. I also keep an eye out for a posible gank while mission running. I also do not think it's unfair that the spoils of my hard work could easily wind up in the hands of a suicide ganker in a manner of seconds. They'll get to sell my loot and I'll have to buy another ship and start the process f building up my stores all over again.
That's Eve.
That's why I play Eve.
It's not safe. It's not without risk of losing everything I have on me.
Rather than trying to change Eve to fit your style of preferred playing, maybe you should allow some change in yourself by embracing the risk of the unexpected and calculating consequences for everything you do and everywhere you go. If you change it in a game, maybe it will spread to other areas of your life and you can start recognizing opportunities to take hold of and have the courage to do so. Maybe you'll start paying more attention to what's going on around you and realize that someone is attempting to take advantage of you before they actually succeed.
I got lucky last night. I was an idiot and headed out with about 65 million worth (sale price, not market average) of spolis in my hold. After I docked and opened up my inventory, I about crapped myself that I made it considering I auto-piloted for two jumps to take a wiz. If I had lost everything, I would not blame the gankers or CCP. I know the risks and I goofed up and brought more than I should have. I would have only blamed myself.
Worked out in my favor. Caught the market at a good spot and had alot of items that were in the green over market average.
If you want safe and predictable, then Eve is not, and hopefully will not ever be what you want. |