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BurnHard
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Posted - 2009.10.23 11:10:00 -
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Do you play solo? I mean have your own corp, just you and your alts, nobody else, occassionally interacting with others out there in space, but generally solo? I'm curious to know why and see if those reasons are the same as mine:
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People can be ****s, especially random people. Better to avoid them in the first place (but in that case, why play an MMO?)
(2)
When running with a corp I get the feeling the CEO is mining me for ISK. (Certainly true in some, but not all cases)
(3)
Love to do my own thing: personality like a cat, mostly a loner, but occassionally come around for some affection
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Unreliable to corps in terms of log-in times. Don't play 23/7, cannot commit to fleet operations, although enjoy them occassionally when time permits.
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Not making progress with corp, because time taken on corp jobs takes away from time needed to earn shiny bling, more efficient to rat/mine/mission alone.
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More challenging to live out there (WH, 0.0) on your own efforts.
So, what are your reasons?
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Chribba
Otherworld Enterprises Otherworld Empire
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Posted - 2009.10.23 11:11:00 -
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Is this a date?
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harogen
Native Freshfood
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Posted - 2009.10.23 11:15:00 -
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Originally by: Chribba Is this a date?
If I am buying McDonalds, you better put out. ---------------------------------------- ohai! :D |
BurnHard
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Posted - 2009.10.23 11:16:00 -
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Originally by: Chribba Is this a date?
Sure Chribba. I'll get the gimp and we can make it a 3-some.
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malfoy
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Posted - 2009.10.23 11:16:00 -
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it's the 0% tax
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Nova Fox
Gallente Novafox Shipyards
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Posted - 2009.10.23 11:18:00 -
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I suck at recruiting.
Im never on anyways.
And
I guess I do stuff nobody else does or think they need to be in my corp to do so. Pre-order your Sisters of ≡v≡ Exploration ship today, Updated 11OCT09
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Zeredek
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Posted - 2009.10.23 11:20:00 -
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Originally by: Chribba Is this a date?
Chribba, can i ask you a personal question? Is your name pronounced like Kribba or Shribba?
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Serpent Kamri
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Posted - 2009.10.23 11:24:00 -
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Edited by: Serpent Kamri on 23/10/2009 11:25:07 It's pronounced 'seeeitsharaybeebeeey' or 'khribba' for short.
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Chribba
Otherworld Enterprises Otherworld Empire
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Posted - 2009.10.23 11:33:00 -
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K
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IVeige
Caldari IVever
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Posted - 2009.10.23 11:39:00 -
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7- Don't like corps filled with more alts than actual players
8- No taxos 0/
9- Don't like corps with wow names, guilds, too many **** names etc etc
10- Have the funny habit to shot my corpmate for no apparent reason.
11- One day ill be a pirate, but most corp dont like that too much.
12- Dont need people in my corp as i got lots of internet spaceships friends
13- Not enough active member in most corps. Join a 100 member one and get about 10 active member is no fun.
14- Can play with pos when you got your own corp.
I could go on and on lolll.
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Lotus Sutra
Caldari Sutra Inc
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Posted - 2009.10.23 11:41:00 -
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I run solo for several reasons.
1. I simply don't trust you people. 2. My 'online' time is highly variable. I may be able to be online every day for a week, then not be able to be online for 2-3 months because of work. 3. I simply don't trust you people. |
Vyktor Abyss
Gallente The Abyss Corporation
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Posted - 2009.10.23 11:42:00 -
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2,3,6. |
fivetide humidyear
Gallente Fool Mental Junket
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Posted - 2009.10.23 11:47:00 -
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i like to solo sometimes, gets you a bigger slice of the loot, is more of a challenge and is good to practice whenever no one else is on especially if number one son is up at 5am and you can't get back to sleep
but flying in a small group of people that you know, like and respect is so much better though. nothing is better than winning against the odds in a small gang where everyone knows what to do and often does it before being asked and doesn't ask if they need to bring x or fit y with z before hand. |
Melthariumin
Gallente Tactical Reconnaissance
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Posted - 2009.10.23 11:54:00 -
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Originally by: Lotus Sutra I run solo for several reasons.
1. I simply don't trust you people. 2. My 'online' time is highly variable. I may be able to be online every day for a week, then not be able to be online for 2-3 months because of work. 3. I simply don't trust you people.
This!!
and: 4. I don't trust you people.
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Tamara Kit
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Posted - 2009.10.23 11:54:00 -
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because i'm bad, alone, unhappy, and on drugs.
oh, and emo.
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Conrad Davanev
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Posted - 2009.10.23 11:56:00 -
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Several reasons. I have been an alliance, 0.0 player before but am now pretty mch purely solo because:
1) time pressure - I play when I want not when a corp needs me as dictated by having a real life. In both Eve and other online games I did the whole - "be on at 2am for an op" thing (anyone remember planetarion ?). Now I cant/dont want to get involved in that.
2) this way I do what I want- mission, rat, mine, pvp. My call.
3) Most corp chat irritate me, badly arrangedcorp ops drive me nuts. Cmbine the two for a typical corp roaming gang and I want to throw up.
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Typheonic
Gallente
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Posted - 2009.10.23 11:57:00 -
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I have played mostly solo for the last year or so. A lot of my reasons seem to overlap with the OP. Recently however I started looking into joining a corporation again. I got a rude reminder of how difficult finding a good corporation can be. I also could be just being too picky regarding what I am looking for. Anyway my reasons for soloing:
- EVE is a game that foster suspicion and mistrust above all. It has been drilled into us that you should ôtrust no oneö. Unfortunately personal experience has shown this to be true more often than not. Makes joining player organizations in this game somewhat of a mixed bag.
- As a miner by trade I too often feel like the corporation slave very often. Quotas, mandatory mining ops, and subpar ore/mineral purchase programs seem to abound and exacerbate the situation.
- Real life often interferes with the regularity with which I can log on. Means being available for planned ops is not always an option. Solo I donÆt need to punch a clock.
- I have responsibilities in RL and during my play time I am not a fan of have responsibility. A great many groups are always looking for someone to shoulder the various tasks needed to keep the organization afloat. Unfortunately the longer youÆve been in game the more likely you are to be ôelectedö.
- Drama and politics are not the flavors I look forward to the most when I sit down to sample a bit of EVE.
So not to hijack the thread any, but is it unreasonable to be looking for a corporation that is stable, low tax rate, low drama, flexible, and is active? I see a lot of people extol the virtues of their corporations, but I havenÆt had much joy with the tools given to us to look for groups that are recruiting and that might fit my interests.
I donÆt remember this process being this difficult in the past.
-- Recruitment Thread: Here
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Vadimik
Gallente
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Posted - 2009.10.23 12:10:00 -
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Edited by: Vadimik on 23/10/2009 12:10:03 I think answering OP's guestion has much to do with answering this one:
What exactly a corp has to offer I don't get from being a one-man-corp + hanging in a couple of related channels?
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Br41n
Amarr Pinky and the Brain corp
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Posted - 2009.10.23 12:11:00 -
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1. to take over the world, and I WILL NOT share it with anyone ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Pinky: Gee, Brain. What are we going to do tonight?
Brain: The same thing we do every night, Pinky. Try to take over the world. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
Calamity Jali
JelliBeans
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Posted - 2009.10.23 12:20:00 -
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It's mine and and want to keep it!
But I will take waifs and strays if you just need somewhere to hang out or keep your character and I do know you as well as one can in a MMO. NO I wont trust you, No I will not let you rob me blind, but I am fair and let you do your own thing, pity there are so many corps that end up like us, solo,because you cannot trust anyone apparently! I will charge you 0.5 to 1% tax to fuel my pos though, and let you use it if you know how!
Chribba, I'd buy you lunch anytime, I likes a fair man!
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Riedle
Minmatar Raptus Regalitor
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Posted - 2009.10.23 12:20:00 -
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Originally by: BurnHard
Originally by: Chribba Is this a date?
Sure Chribba. I'll get the gimp and we can make it a 3-some.
Zed's Dead baby, Zed's Dead
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Cosmologic
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Posted - 2009.10.23 12:32:00 -
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was in couple corps but i chose bad ones
hard to find good corp
0% tax
i like to do things that interest me, not necessarily things that corp leaders want me to do
i hate waiting... endless waiting in fleets.
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K'uata Sayus
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Posted - 2009.10.23 12:36:00 -
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3. Love to do my own thing, but cats are "meh".
Eve is a game I find challenging and psychologically rewarding.
Some others may be "joiner" types and feel compelled to have to interact with other players and thus have to join corps, but in my case I get plenty of interaction in RL.
There are RL corporations that are great to work for, though I have never been employed by one. My experience has been that most people in them act as if the daily routine is an arena to elicit feedback from others regarding their gaping personality defects. Rather than act in a professional, goal-oriented manner as part if an integral team, they bring in inflated/damaged egos and inflict their petty personal lives on others.
Middle management are the kids who had a hard time socially in school and now "get even" by taking every suggestion as a challenge to their authority as they continue to be the pathetically insecure whiners they were in school.
Upper management use their positions and the organization as a tool to further their personal agendas. Other people are just a resource to manipulate as they see fit.
Eve is a game first, and MMO second. There is no requirement to interact with others players unless you want to. I've never understood the "if you're not actively playing in groups with other players why play an MMO" question.
I consider Eve to be an interactive science fiction novel I am both in as a character and help write. I've never needed someone's assistance to help me read a book, so needing other players to find satisfaction in playing Eve is a concept I cannot grasp.
EVERYONE SEEMS NORMAL UNTIL YOU GET TO KNOW THEM. |
Beldaws
Gallente Maniac Miners
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Posted - 2009.10.23 12:39:00 -
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Two main reasons:
1) I got tired of working for the good of the corp only to have the corp close and the CEO walking away with all the stuff we worked hard to get or a random director stealing everything.
2) I got lucky in the T2 lottery ... see #1.
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Shazi Mavox
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Posted - 2009.10.23 12:41:00 -
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This thread only needs one reply:
The hunter does not socialize with his prey...
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Jommis
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Posted - 2009.10.23 12:42:00 -
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because no one loves me
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Suas
Perkone
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Posted - 2009.10.23 13:17:00 -
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Mix of 3) and 4).
It's a challenge and it allows me to play the game at my own pace. I still do plenty of corp ops as well though. I just enjoy having the freedom to go get some fights on my own once in a while. Plus if I mess up the only one I'm ruining things for is myself, heh. _________________________
HELLO! My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. PREPARE TO DIE! |
LaVista Vista
Conservative Shenanigans Party
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Posted - 2009.10.23 13:26:00 -
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Originally by: BurnHard
(1)
People can be ****s, especially random people. Better to avoid them in the first place (but in that case, why play an MMO?)
(3)
Love to do my own thing: personality like a cat, mostly a loner, but occassionally come around for some affection
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Unreliable to corps in terms of log-in times. Don't play 23/7, cannot commit to fleet operations, although enjoy them occassionally when time permits.
(5)
Not making progress with corp, because time taken on corp jobs takes away from time needed to earn shiny bling, more efficient to rat/mine/mission alone.
(6)
More challenging to live out there (WH, 0.0) on your own efforts.
Damn spot on!
I feel the exact same way, which is why my PVP character's employment history takes a few years to load. There's only 1 corp which I truly love, however they are low-sec pirates, which I find limiting after a small while.
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Julius Rigel
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Posted - 2009.10.23 13:34:00 -
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I was in a one man corp for a year. There are a few benefits in my opinion. You can go wherever you want, you can do whatever you want and there's never more than one idiot whining in corp chat.
I have a hard time settling down in a corp because there doesn't seem to be any corps out there that do what I do.
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Exlegion
Caldari Salva Veritate
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Posted - 2009.10.23 13:34:00 -
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3 and 4. Mostly 3.
Why play an MMO? Because it gives me a feeling of insignificance in a sea full of other fishes; some bigger, some smaller. It gives me the choice to make a difference... Or not. But the choice is still there. And I love that. I guess it's the feeling of being somebody and nobody at the same time.
Sometimes I feel like playing with others. Sometimes I don't. So yes, personality like a cat.
One of us equals many of us. Disrespect one of us, you'll see plenty of us. - Gang Starr |
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