Originally by: Isabellle

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Edited by: Isabellle on 11/11/2009 13:53:20
I'm relatively new to the whole EVE thing, In fact I'm relatively new to video games in general. In fact I don't own a play-station or an xbox, But i do have an antique ivory chess set and a dusty Atari in my closet.

Ive been playing the game for about a month and find the capitalist market system and free for all attitude of the game developers absolutely ingenious. The ability to go down so many roads in the game is great weather it be a pirate blowing ships up and ransoming the lives of people on board or an industrial mega miner.

However what i find most fascinating is the general breakdown in morals and ethics, I'm not talking about the pirates and the players that choose a life of crime for there character, that is part of the game and a fun part!

Why have so many players essentially taken the pirate role a step further and become straight up terrorist befuddles me, blowing up a noobs ore can in the hopes that the newbie will attack their tech 2 frigate with his/her newbie mining frigate seems childish at best and downright cowardly. Apparhently some huge alliances actually promote and support this behavior. I understand the idea of practice makes perfect but how much practice are you getting by attacking someone you know you can destroy in three volleys of fire. Maybe I'm missing the point, or perhaps my ethics and morals are just such that i cant wrap my head around this behavior. Yes it is fun to blow people up and fight one on one. I for one feel it is more rewarding fighting for a cause, or at the least fighting for some material gain. I would hope/assume the greater EVE community is on the same page as me and doesn't partake in these activities. I KNOW IT IS JUST A GAME, but It is still interesting from a sociological perspective to see so many people/players choose to make such illogical choices such as podding people and destroying wealth for no gain just in the name of fun. This is the same kind of thinking behind sparypainting someones car or running a key down the side of someones car as you pass by on the sidewalk. I suppose i should be glad more people exorcise this inner idiot on a game as opposed to real life. (I hope)

At any rate I'm glad I found EVE and hope to continue having a great time playing the game, if ever I get the skills to wipe an astroid belt with these terrorist i will do it, and hope that more people feel the same way.

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