I didn't say there was a problem. I said the OP's actions in game probably reflects who he is outside of EVE. Then I questioned his reasoning for wanting to inflict negative emotional impact on other players.

I didn't say there was a problem. I said the OP's actions in game probably reflects who he is outside of EVE. Then I questioned his reasoning for wanting to inflict negative emotional impact on other players.

In the end this game may serve as asylum for psychopats to live out their aggression and malice, without hurting people IRL.

However, psychologists agree that this is bad idea and that psychopats should not be encouraged, but instead enlightened that is in their own interest to try and mimic normal people, if they want to get anywhere in life. Cos it is either wall street, or McDonalds, and OP doesn't sound like someone from Ivy League.

I think most reasonable people would agree that it was self-inflicted.

Ok, now who's delusional in thinking reasonable people exist.

Hulkageddon may be over (sort of), but it's spirit will forever live on. I found myself rather bored yesterday, waiting for a guy to log on so I could gank his so-called ungankable hulk. It didn't happen, so I decided to kill a random hulk for a giggle. I found this.

Being happy with my quick little gank, I was about to hit the sack & received a convo from the other person in the belt. If I'm to take a guess, I killed a husband & wife veld mining team... And she clearly wears the pants.

If I'm to take another guess, it appears that they're planning to sell the accounts. Mission accomplished?

He knew that, to one degree or another, he would be causing emotional impact. Now, he didn't know how much, but he did know that his actions would create a reaction in another person. He also knew that the reaction would most likely be negative. Yet, he chose to take the risk of causing another person suffering in order to make himself happy. Not even happy, amused.

Aww look at you brag about killing a defenseless ship on the internet. You're just the coolest ever.

And exposure to that sort of emotional impact is what the victim signed up for when they payed their $15 and logged in. I fail to see the problem with a work of art providing emotional impact.

So, mr internet psychologist, why is it that that you think people who enjoy PvP in a PvP game are mentally unbalanced?

Hiya form alt, being all macho on the internet. You're just the coolest ever.

Hiya form alt, being all macho on the internet. You're just the coolest ever.

His actions created the impact that the other player is playing the game to experience. If they've mistakenly picked the wrong game, that is not his fault.

He didn't. He wanted to blow their ship up. Their reaction to him doing so is entirely out of his control.

It's like collecting rent from someone who lands on your Boardwalk Hotel.

Of course you do. Which is the symptom of your disorder.

Hiya form alt, being all macho on the internet. You're just the coolest ever.

His actions created the impact that the other player is playing the game to experience. If they've mistakenly picked the wrong game, that is not his fault.

I don't see anything wrong in liking to destroy other people's ships. But like mentioned above, I do also think it's questionable if someone likes when this action causes real emotional pain in the victim.
But the victim also should remember this here is a game where things get blown up, and if that causes such pain it might not be the right game.

Frankly as far as psychoanalysis goes I'd be more concerned about the people who get all raged up over losing internet pixels. I mean honestly this guy has likely lost less in ships in the last several months than I have in the last week. Two of them were pet projects that were rather expensive that I was testing out (Both were successful then I died in them by getting cocky :v). Who cares?

I seriously doubt that the victims bought the game to feel emotionally like they were being bullied or taken advantage of. They probably bought it because they wanted to fly virtual spaceships.

OP chose to do something that causes other people to hurt. He did it because it was amusing to him. He didn't do it to get a killmail or to see the explosion effects - he did it to cause distress to another human. Probably because it gave him a sense of power.

It's like keying someones car in a parking lot. You don't know the person, you don't really have anything to gain, but you key the car because you know, when they come out of the store, they'll see it and be upset. Causing that pain to someone else gives 'key-er' satisfaction.

Edited for poor grammar.

You are a sociopath. Now I'm not condemning you, it is beyond your control, since it's genetic disorder. Not your parents, nor your upbringing, nor your environment. Those factors may act as triggers, but the real cause is that your brain is bit different then normal brain.

Now, you are not alone, nor is it hopeless. Current estimates are that 1-4% of population are sociopaths, but they are deceptive and pick out memes and company where they can "fly under radar", so if a single person notices something is off, they can attack, ridicule, use commonly known memes etc etc to justify their behaviour.

Sociopath cannot be cured, however, they can learn that if they behave uncensored, they are in for trouble, so it is in their interest (again no empathy or altruism, but self-interest, always) to learn to mimic other people, in order to have a place to live, career, sex, etc. Perhaps they should not have children. Ideal is to find a life-partner in a similar self-aware sociopath of the sex of their preference, and make a deal, so to say.

Hope this helps, don't worry :)

OP chose to do something that causes other people to hurt. He did it because it was amusing to him. He didn't do it to get a killmail or to see the explosion effects - he did it to cause distress to another human. Probably because it gave him a sense of power.

And your Masters in Clinical Psychology is from...?

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