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Gassto CEED. 0	Posted - 2011.09.23 09:14:00 - [1] - Quote This is fairly ambiguous question as everyones different I suppose, but I would LOVE to hear how people got their other halfs interested in playing eve? I simply cannot play this game unless my girlfirend enjoys it as well as we met when I took a break playing another fantasy based MMO and now I desperately want to come back.. so far I haven't found anything which has raised any interest and I don't want to keep asking in case she completely goes off the idea. The main issue is the lack of character I think, so it could naturally change when they finish the WiS patch.. anyway thanks in advance to any replys.
Riggs Droput Mad Bombers Guns and Alcohol 2	Posted - 2011.09.23 09:18:00 - [2] - Quote If you cannot play EVE with this current GF get a new GF... If she is not reasonable enough to allow you to play another game then find another women. Because this will just be the start of a painful and wasted relationship. Riggs I would rather die on my feet, than live on my knees
Rico Minali Sons Of 0din Fatal Ascension 13	Posted - 2011.09.23 09:35:00 - [3] - Quote My wife hates science fiction, computer games generally, pretty much all the things I love. She watches coronation street, eastenders, emerdale and horrible crap that I hate. Works out great, I play Eve, she watches rubbish, tehn we go to bed. Perfect.
Smoking Blunts 36	Posted - 2011.09.23 09:39:00 - [4] - Quote about 3 years ago i got my gf in to eve. it was awesom running missions and pvp'ing together. then i noticed something bad....... nothing was getting done round the house, washing was piling up, the dish washer wasnt getting loaded and my dinner wasnt arriving at my desk like it used too. at that point we decided it was better if she didnt waste as much of her time in eve and went back to the things she did better than pvp. CCP-áare full of words and no action. We watch what they do and its nothing but false statements and lies.
Shawnm339 Behind Enemy Lines Corporation The Grundle Kings 6	Posted - 2011.09.23 11:41:00 - [5] - Quote Rico Minali wrote: My wife hates science fiction, computer games generally, pretty much all the things I love. She watches coronation street, eastenders, emerdale and horrible crap that I hate. Works out great, I play Eve, she watches rubbish, tehn we go to bed. Perfect. Same here we still talk when ads are on im not listening to alliance mates on TS.....as I've said my hobby allows to still be in the home communicate with her and the kids.....she gets to watch 'how do i look' and other programmes which I don't mind but would rather have in the background while I kill stuff win win....I have no interest in getting her to play EVE she'd end up causing massive arguments
Shawnm339 Behind Enemy Lines Corporation The Grundle Kings 6	Posted - 2011.09.23 11:42:00 - [6] - Quote Smoking Blunts wrote: about 3 years ago i got my gf in to eve. it was awesom running missions and pvp'ing together. then i noticed something bad....... nothing was getting done round the house, washing was piling up, the dish washer wasnt getting loaded and my dinner wasnt arriving at my desk like it used too. at that point we decided it was better if she didnt waste as much of her time in eve and went back to the things she did better than pvp. PVP with you partner should be in the bed room and it should remain there....saying that it'd be great for sorting out who does the household chores and picks the kids up from school....well until she learnt what she was doing

CCP Xhagen C C P 27	Posted - 2011.09.23 11:47:00 - [7] - Quote Gassto wrote: This is fairly ambiguous question as everyones different I suppose, but I would LOVE to hear how people got their other halfs interested in playing eve? I simply cannot play this game unless my girlfirend enjoys it as well as we met when I took a break playing another fantasy based MMO and now I desperately want to come back.. so far I haven't found anything which has raised any interest and I don't want to keep asking in case she completely goes off the idea. The main issue is the lack of character I think, so it could naturally change when they finish the WiS patch.. anyway thanks in advance to any replys. I would introduce her to piracy and smacktalking. Ladies love it. CCP Xhagen \| CSM Project Manager

seany1212 The Scowling Men The Laughing Men 5	Posted - 2011.09.23 11:48:00 - [8] - Quote Agreeing with all the others in here who-¦re responding with -¦WHY WOULD YOU WANT TO DO THIS-¦ To me EVE is my sanctuary in the world, some tranquility popping ships away from the rest of life, it would cause more arguements than good getting her to play EVE than letting her remain with the thought that EVE is rubbish because she doesnt know any better . Anyway, what happens if you break up? Is she going to get half your hangar lol and then she still remains in the game
Slade Trillgon Endless Possibilities Inc. 11	Posted - 2011.09.23 12:16:00 - [9] - Quote seany1212 wrote: Anyway, what happens if you break up? Is she going to get half your hangar lol and then she still remains in the game Now that would be an interesting situation Luckily I have found a women that is like those mentioned above. She wants her space and I get to play my game. Now I just need to get time to play instead of working all the time Slade
SilentSkills Tax Evaders Inc. 2	Posted - 2011.09.23 12:40:00 - [10] - Quote Forums ate my really long post. CCP fix your forums dammit Much condensed version is: Instead of showing them how cool eve is, and showing the best endgame and shinier ****. Show them the simpler, easier (but still hard) to understand content, Aka a frigate orbiting a rat doing some CQC, explosions, and maybe some failure. Some people like to feel challenged so one way of enticing them is making said people feel like they are questionably smart enough to play a game like this, but as if it was up for debate. Most self respecting gamers will take you up on that, at least briefly. If you are a new player, that just started to play the game, those first initial moments when you take control of your ship and tell it to warp/shoot at something and you get that feeling of "Damn this is cool, i want more". So let em play/try the game for themselves. That's the best way
Zagam Incompertus INC Fatal Ascension 97	Posted - 2011.09.23 12:55:00 - [11] - Quote Rico Minali wrote: My wife hates science fiction, computer games generally, pretty much all the things I love. She watches coronation street, eastenders, emerdale and horrible crap that I hate. Works out great, I play Eve, she watches rubbish, tehn we go to bed. Perfect. This. EVE is my "escape" from stress and everyday BS. My wife doesn't like sci-fi stuff (and especially sci-fi with as much math/physics as EVE). She is a bit of a gamer (she likes RPGs such as the Fable series, and also plays GTA4), and when she isn't playing one of those games, she is watching shows such as American Idol or America's Next Top Model. During those times, I'm playing EVE or doing schoolwork. It works out well, and as long as neither of us lets our activities take over our lives, its a great arrangement. To the OP: Why can't you play if she doesn't enjoy it as well? Is it because you feel guilty, or because she pressures you / withholds sex if you do something she doesn't like? If its the former, why are you feeling guilty? If its the latter, please check your pants and make sure you still have something between your legs. A relationship in which either of you dictate everything the other can or cannot do is bound for failure and strife. (aka: its not worth it, go find another girl that lets you be yourself - not who she wants you to be)
Amsterdam Conversations Cheesecake Starshine 9	Posted - 2011.09.23 13:27:00 - [12] - Quote If she doesn't want to play EVE, let her not play EVE. If she doesn't want you to play EVE, dump her.
Valouria Shastasheen Sartre's Shipping and Mining 1	Posted - 2011.09.23 13:33:00 - [13] - Quote I am highly suspicious of anyone who hates science fiction. It shows an insane lack of imagination. Coming from a woman... if she doesn't "let" you play, I say dump her. How *****-whipped do you really need to be to let someone dictate to you what you do with your free time?
Ciar Meara Virtus Vindice 115	Posted - 2011.09.23 13:54:00 - [14] - Quote Gassto wrote: I simply cannot play this game unless my girlfirend enjoys it as well as we met when I took a break playing another fantasy based MMO and now I desperately want to come back. Sad - [img]http://go-dl1.eve-files.com/media/corp/janus/ceosig.jpg[/img] [yellow]English only please. Zymurgist[/yellow]
Froz3nEcho Sarain Imperial Shipment Amarr Empire 86	Posted - 2011.09.23 13:59:00 - [15] - Quote Lol I already have enough competition between my gf and myself with real life stuff like who is making more money, who can cook better or who can run faster. So if we are going to play a competitive game together we would kill each-other. And maybe this is because I am younger... but I tend to do other things then playing EvE when my gf is around. You should try to explain and show her the game. When not interested... no harm done right? ~ When everything fades away, an echo is the only sound that will remain ~ -á-á~ Chaos is a name for any order that produces confusion in our minds ~
Iosue Black Sky Hipsters 2	Posted - 2011.09.23 14:04:00 - [16] - Quote gonna agree with most other posters here, why would you do this? my wife spends a lot of time playing in the kitchen; she loves to cook. i don't see any benefit in distracting her from favorite past-time with a silly game, hehe...
Cearain The IMPERIUM of LaZy NATION 45	Posted - 2011.09.23 14:07:00 - [17] - Quote Rico Minali wrote: My wife hates science fiction, computer games generally, pretty much all the things I love. She watches coronation street, eastenders, emerdale and horrible crap that I hate. Works out great, I play Eve, she watches rubbish, tehn we go to bed. Perfect. This is typical. There are of course some girls who like eve and science fiction but its best to accept that they are rare creatures. I'm not going to pretend I'm interested in some of the crap my wife watches on television and I don't expect her to pretend she is interested in science fiction. Make faction war occupancy pvp instead of pve https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=53815&#post53815
Merovee Gorthaur Legion Of Mordor 0	Posted - 2011.09.23 14:23:00 - [18] - Quote I think I know now why we have WIS and the NEX , well played CCP.
Rico Minali Sons Of 0din Fatal Ascension 17	Posted - 2011.09.23 14:27:00 - [19] - Quote Cearain wrote: Rico Minali wrote: My wife hates science fiction, computer games generally, pretty much all the things I love. She watches coronation street, eastenders, emerdale and horrible crap that I hate. Works out great, I play Eve, she watches rubbish, tehn we go to bed. Perfect. This is typical. There are of course some girls who like eve and science fiction but its best to accept that they are rare creatures. I'm not going to pretend I'm interested in some of the crap my wife watches on television and I don't expect her to pretend she is interested in science fiction. They are a rare creature true. We once had two beautiful japanese lesbian scientists who absolutely loved internet spaceship games, they didnt have voice comms though which was a shame but imagine our dismay when we found out it was really one fat guy who lived in his mums basement...
Dr Offensive Republic University Minmatar Republic 1	Posted - 2011.09.23 14:29:00 - [20] - Quote Wife: Did you pick up the ammo and drones we needed at Rens? Man: Er, I forgot Wife: FOR GODS SAKE, I ask you to do ONE thing just ONE, and you can't even do that. My mother was right all along you ARE a waste of space. The only reason i'm still with you is that we can't get the carrier sold and split the ISK or else I would have left you a long time ago and started my own corp.....RANT....RAGE...COMPLAIN...MOAN etc. Hmm yeah sounds like fun
Verone Veto Corp 46	Posted - 2011.09.23 14:41:00 - [21] - Quote Gassto wrote: I simply cannot play this game unless my girlfirend enjoys it as well... Get a new Girlfriend. Seriously. If she can't accept the fact that you'll have differences of interest, and differences of opinion now and again, and doesn't want to give you some time to do your own thing, then she's not worth your time in the first place. It's pointless trying to get her to play the game if she's not interested in it in the first place, and if she's to the point where she doesn't want you playing if she can't play with you then that's a pretty bad sign. Verone CEO & Executor Veto Corp WWW.VETO-CORP.COM
senjaya Viziam Amarr Empire 0	Posted - 2011.09.23 14:53:00 - [22] - Quote Ummm I'd like to intervain/comment. I started playing EVE with my boyfriend so I would actually get to interact with him and get into something that he enjoyed doing. Otherwise I would literally be ignored from the time he would get home from work until he'd go to sleep. He would help me learn a lot at the beginning but then it would get to a point to where he would start playing with everyone else but me and help other female characters and totally shine me on. He would tell me these characters were actually dudes with female alts which I believed because I know that a lot of them are. But it started getting to the point eventually where he was going into low sec corps that he would not allow me in because he knew that I knew no one in game at the time, except players he knew that could scout me through. He would be meeting up with real females in game and chatting it up all night in private rooms. He just left me to play alone and I had been paying the fees every month just to be interacting with him. He started avoiding me in the game and helping these other noobs and long time players, that were actual females. So I'd bite my tongue and started doing my own missions, roamed without a corp. I would contract him my isk per his request, and he would promise to buy me anything I needed in market, which lasted for a very short time. A few times, out of the blue he would ask me if I wanted to help him in his higher lvl missions and I would. Then away he would go again playing with others and buying ships and mods for other players and kicking me to the curb. I finally got bored playing because of course I figured it was disrespectful of him to not help me to learn the skills I needed and how to play better, And my schooling that takes a lot of my RL time. So I quit, for a few months. It consumes his life and he has lost reality, and also I got tired of his disrespecting me in the game in front of other players because I'd ask for some help in game etc. Well, besides him living with me to clear up his massive debts, he got lazy and all he wanted to do was play Eve and chat with the players instead of talking to me at all in RL. Trying to use my generosity to pull him out of debt, he was paying for 3 accounts on his CC every month. I'm sure you might recognize his 3 characters. iNfeck7ed-Bollarus-Pollarus. Well, I decided that now I have a break from my schooling atm I would start playing again because now we have just recently moved apart, but still seeing each other sometimes, because I felt he was abusing his privileges when I caught him up all night long chatting away with a real female player all night while I was trying to sleep next to him in bed and having to get up early in the morning to work. It got to the point I just gave up trying to sleep and turned to look at the screen to see why he was not shutting down the game and he got very angry with me because I caught him chatting with this girl that he had been chasing around in game for days, trying to convince me it was a guy but I seen enough of the chat to find out that it wasn't. so now he has blocked me from the private chat room that we have always used together and has been chatting with someone in that room that obviously he don't want me to know about or vice versa. Although most the females he is chasing around and catching knows he has/had a gf and that I play sometimes. But they do not care. That just makes them want to play with him and his games against me even more. Anyway, The point to all this is, unless you can totally respect her in game and demand that other female players as well as all players respect your space with her and if you can totally devote a lot of time teaching her as well as playing with her in game and helping her learn and remain patient towards her if she does not catch on as quickly, then I don't think you should push her into playing because it would just create a vice between you 2. Personal experiences in Eve have taught me that you have to allow time for RL as well as your playing time and she will need a lot of your time in game as well, to get her to that point of knowing what to do without asking for your guidance. But if you really want to have fun playing with her in Eve? Just remember that she is your # 1 buddy in game as well. Sorry for the massive blog comment, but I had to tell you the experience I am going through with and without EVE, but because of Eve, right now. @~;~~~Senjaya~~~;~@ @~;~~~Senj~~~;~@
Bloodpetal Mimidae Risk Solutions 26	Posted - 2011.09.23 15:00:00 - [23] - Quote senjaya wrote: .... This is an epic story. Don't cheat on your GF in space - or alternately - don't introduce your jealous paranoid GF to games with female avatars. This is like a double morality story all wrapped into one. NOSTRO AURUM NON EST AURUM VULGI
Zagam Incompertus INC Fatal Ascension 97	Posted - 2011.09.23 15:02:00 - [24] - Quote senjaya wrote: Lots of words, but many relevant ones @~;~~~Senjaya~~~;~@ After reading through your post, Not only did the guy treat you like crap, but he used you. Nobody should have to go through that. Thats the thing with online games. They are great in moderation, but when you become hopelessly addicted, the fun's over, and RL suffers. In his case, he lost you - all for a game. Gaming isn't worth sacrificing your RL responsibilities. On the flip side, denial of any gaming shows issues in the relationship too. Your ex- sacrificed his RL responsibilities to play EVE, and kicked you to the curb. The OP is holding up their responsibilities, but seems to be conflicted in regards to his EVE-time. Its a fine line to walk, and a line that is also easily crossed.
NeoShocker Interstellar eXodus BricK sQuAD. 4	Posted - 2011.09.23 15:25:00 - [25] - Quote Wow, quite terrible senjaya. I seen couples and married ones play eve and together very well in my alliance and fro RK days. Strangely almost all of them do industry ones. Which brings me back on topic. If you really want your partner to be interested in eve. Do the following: Get a new GF Unless you are really commited to this person... Tell her why exactly you like eve, and why you would like her to play eve. Stuff like sharing interest, do things together on free time, etc. Showing vids and stuff is not a real appropriate way to bring your partner in eve. Read senjaya' post, dont make those mistakes Be in a flexible corp. Don't be dual solo in eve. Decide on a plan on what you can do together, help you and your mate to be richer in eve. In addition about being rich, make sure its something you and your partner can have FUN, F.U.N. Can't stress this enough. There are more, but can't think of more atm.
Gassto CEED. 0	Posted - 2011.09.23 15:53:00 - [26] - Quote Dr Offensive wrote: Wife: Did you pick up the ammo and drones we needed at Rens? Man: Er, I forgot Wife: FOR GODS SAKE, I ask you to do ONE thing just ONE, and you can't even do that. My mother was right all along you ARE a waste of space. The only reason i'm still with you is that we can't get the carrier sold and split the ISK or else I would have left you a long time ago and started my own corp.....RANT....RAGE...COMPLAIN...MOAN etc. Hmm yeah sounds like fun lol this one probably amused her the most.. althought the smack talking sounded the most fun. Also its not that she won't let me play, but seeing as we met in another game I would feel horrible leaving here there to play something else. we've agreed to have another look at things once WiS arrives properly, thanks for the replys.
Christine Peeveepeeski Rodents of Unusual Size 17	Posted - 2011.09.23 16:00:00 - [27] - Quote Ok so was I the only person that read thread title as a whine about blobs and gate camps and got a surprise when I read it?
Digital Messiah N7 Corporation 11	Posted - 2011.09.23 16:12:00 - [28] - Quote senjaya wrote: @~;~~~Senjaya~~~;~@[/i][/i] It is times like these I think, what would my sisters do. And honestly... I am very happy they do not play video games. Though I imagine you would have killed him. Or that is what I expect to happen. Or maybe that is just because I had a lot of women in my life growing up. Either way, revenge from a woman is possibly worse than revenge from anyone else. Of course I know that you are just waiting for the day to sneak back into his life and completely throw a wrench in it. Heads up to the guys that don't know. Women can wait years to get pay back. Years.... "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn"
Barrak Blue Republic RvB - BLUE Republic 3	Posted - 2011.09.23 18:12:00 - [29] - Quote Rico Minali wrote: My wife hates science fiction, computer games generally, pretty much all the things I love. She watches coronation street, eastenders, emerdale and horrible crap that I hate. Works out great, I play Eve, she watches rubbish, tehn we go to bed. Perfect. Can't you browse the internet in CQ? I've only been in mine once, to turn it off......
Ladie Scarlet GoonWaffe Goonswarm Federation 169	Posted - 2011.09.23 18:18:00 - [30] - Quote senjaya wrote: [i][i]Ummm I'd like to intervain/comment. wtf...don't ever do this again. The artist formerly known as Ladie Scarlet.

CCP Zymurgist C C P C C P Alliance 135	Posted - 2011.09.23 18:29:00 - [31] - Quote Verone wrote: Get a new Girlfriend. Seriously. It's too late for me, I can't get my wife interested in EVE at all. Luckily she hasn't had an issue with my addiction... yet.... So my advice for Gassto is to not force her to play. There are a ton of things to do in EVE and if you let her find them she will enjoy them in her own way. Just remember to help her out with some ISK and hauling shiney things to her. You know, like real life Zymurgist Community Representative CCP NA, EVE Online Contact Us at http://support.eveonline.com/pages/petitions/createpetition.aspx

Grey Stormshadow Starwreck Industries 132	Posted - 2011.09.23 18:39:00 - [32] - Quote Gassto wrote: This is fairly ambiguous question as everyones different I suppose, but I would LOVE to hear how people got their other halfs interested in playing eve? 1. Chair 2. Rope 3. Duct tape Forum fix for firefox and chrome Get working images and colored text Classic forum style 2.25final
Morganta Peripheral Madness The Midget Mafia 47	Posted - 2011.09.23 18:45:00 - [33] - Quote CCP Zymurgist wrote: Verone wrote: Get a new Girlfriend. Seriously. It's too late for me, I can't get my wife interested in EVE at all. Luckily she hasn't had an issue with my paying the bills by working for a video game company... yet.... fixed that for you The American public's reaction to the change was poor and the new cola was a major marketing failure. The subsequent reintroduction of Coke's original formula, re-branded as "Coca-Cola Classic", resulted in a significant gain in sales, leading to speculation that the introduction of the New Coke formula was just a marketing ploy
senjaya Viziam Amarr Empire 0	Posted - 2011.09.23 18:48:00 - [34] - Quote .... This is an epic story. Don't cheat on your GF in space - or alternately - don't introduce your jealous paranoid GF to games with female avatars. This is like a double morality story all wrapped into one. Hmmm was I just imagining things, or did anyone else see them claws pop out? @~;~~~Senj~~~;~@
Greygal Sephray Industries Serenitas Solutus 28	Posted - 2011.09.23 19:06:00 - [35] - Quote In general, to get us rl women into Eve, you have to realize that what attracts us to a game is not the same thing that attracts you men. In a nutshell: men like to destroy and blow stuff up, women like to nurture and create. For most men it's about gaining power over others, for us women it's about gaining consensus and cooperation between others. Including myself, my corp has seven women in it (and 53 men). All of us enjoy the industrial and market side of Eve far more than any of the guys - hey, we're women! We love to shop! And we love the idea of a place that is ours, a home we can build, decorate (granted, our decoration is generally limited to how we lay out pos guns), protect and call our own. We also tend to be the ones who plan the various escapades our corp finds ourselves in, who organize operations, handle the announcements, mails, bulletins and other communications, keep the pos's fueled, the corp hangers supplied, and more often than not, recruit and handle the diplomatic stuff - whether it's a feud between ego-bruised members or between us and other corps/alliances. Don't get me wrong - we women enjoy blowing stuff up too, but mostly, we like having a purpose for blowing stuff up. A *grand romantic reason, to be more exact! Going into low or null sec just to find a fight is generally not appealing... hunting down someone who attacked a newbie member, or ganked a vet, or attacked our pos... now THAT we get into. The mother bear in us comes out when we feel one of our own has been unjustly harmed - and we women warriors can be most fierce, indeed, when you *** us off. What attracted women I know to this game is the grand romance of it all. Space is romantic. The stars, the nebulae, the vastness of it all... fighting to survive in a harsh and cruel universe that really doesn't give a crap about you, doing so side-by-side with your friends and family, against overwhelming odds finding success or eking out survival, but doing it together, because that togetherness is what keeps us in the game. Want more women in Eve? Emphasis the social - in particular, the cooperative nature of Eve. Let new women players in your corp plan the parties, organize the supplies, recruit, meet-and-greet. Show us the markets and the industrial side, the mining and the exploration - all the best scanners I know are women, we're far more patient And on the um... perhaps somewhat negative side... show us the underhanded dirty scammy side of Eve. Take advantage of the fact that we can be far more conniving, manipulative, cunning, and downright sneaky than most men - one of the rl women I know in game happens to be one of the best scammers out there, another is one hell of a corporate spy (and thankfully, both are not in my corp!) But most importantly: Never treat your real-live women corp members as if they are fragile, weak, stupid, ignorant or silly. It'll just **** us off and we'll have to hunt you down and blow you up, repeatedly. What you do for yourself dies with you, what you do for others is immortal.
XIRUSPHERE Deadly Intent. 0	Posted - 2011.09.23 19:07:00 - [36] - Quote Pirate another players woman who plays EVE
senjaya Viziam Amarr Empire 0	Posted - 2011.09.23 19:10:00 - [37] - Quote Bloodpetal wrote: senjaya wrote: .... This is an epic story. Don't cheat on your GF in space - or alternately - don't introduce your jealous paranoid GF to games with female avatars. This is like a double morality story all wrapped into one. Hmmm was I just imagining things, or did anyone else see them claws pop out? @~;~~~Senj~~~;~@ It had nothing to do with jealousy. I just did not like having to help him pay his bills while paying the rest of the bills, while he was steady spending, to throw all his time into chasing his fantasies around and I was getting kicked in the face and made his servant girl and all the while never once did I stop him from playing or take anything away from him. I even tried to meet him over half way. You really have no clue Yeah something every good woman should have to go through. @~;~~~Senj~~~;~@
Jokerface666 Ever Flow Northern Coalition. 14	Posted - 2011.09.23 19:13:00 - [38] - Quote Greygal wrote: In general, to get us rl women into Eve, you have to realize that what attracts us to a game is not the same thing that attracts you men. In a nutshell: men like to destroy and blow stuff up, women like to nurture and create. For most men it's about gaining power over others, for us women it's about gaining consensus and cooperation between others. Including myself, my corp has seven women in it (and 53 men). All of us enjoy the industrial and market side of Eve far more than any of the guys - hey, we're women! We love to shop! And we love the idea of a place that is ours, a home we can build, decorate (granted, our decoration is generally limited to how we lay out pos guns), protect and call our own. We also tend to be the ones who plan the various escapades our corp finds ourselves in, who organize operations, handle the announcements, mails, bulletins and other communications, keep the pos's fueled, the corp hangers supplied, and more often than not, recruit and handle the diplomatic stuff - whether it's a feud between ego-bruised members or between us and other corps/alliances. Don't get me wrong - we women enjoy blowing stuff up too, but mostly, we like having a purpose for blowing stuff up. A *grand romantic reason, to be more exact! Going into low or null sec just to find a fight is generally not appealing... hunting down someone who attacked a newbie member, or ganked a vet, or attacked our pos... now THAT we get into. The mother bear in us comes out when we feel one of our own has been unjustly harmed - and we women warriors can be most fierce, indeed, when you *** us off. What attracted women I know to this game is the grand romance of it all. Space is romantic. The stars, the nebulae, the vastness of it all... fighting to survive in a harsh and cruel universe that really doesn't give a crap about you, doing so side-by-side with your friends and family, against overwhelming odds finding success or eking out survival, but doing it together, because that togetherness is what keeps us in the game. Want more women in Eve? Emphasis the social - in particular, the cooperative nature of Eve. Let new women players in your corp plan the parties, organize the supplies, recruit, meet-and-greet. Show us the markets and the industrial side, the mining and the exploration - all the best scanners I know are women, we're far more patient And on the um... perhaps somewhat negative side... show us the underhanded dirty scammy side of Eve. Take advantage of the fact that we can be far more conniving, manipulative, cunning, and downright sneaky than most men - one of the rl women I know in game happens to be one of the best scammers out there, another is one hell of a corporate spy (and thankfully, both are not in my corp!) But most importantly: Never treat your real-live women corp members as if they are fragile, weak, stupid, ignorant or silly. It'll just **** us off and we'll have to hunt you down and blow you up, repeatedly. best explanation ever.... would you marry me? :-D @senjaya -> your own fault, sorry.... ------------------------------w00t w00t rapetrain------------------------------
senjaya Viziam Amarr Empire 0	Posted - 2011.09.23 19:23:00 - [39] - Quote But it's all good, because I found some genuine players that are doing for me, what he should have wanted to do for me. I also get treated with more respect from them. They ask nothing of me in return, but to have fun and not to betray them. Which some ppl have no problem doing. I, on the other hand would never bite the hand that feeds me. In game or R L. @~;~~~Senj~~~;~@
Sable Moran Moran Light Industries 0	Posted - 2011.09.23 19:23:00 - [40] - Quote Amsterdam Conversations wrote: If she doesn't want to play EVE, let her not play EVE. If she doesn't want you to play EVE, dump her. This. Seriously Sable's Ammo Shop at Alentene V - Moon 4 - Duvolle Laboratories Factory. Hybrid charges, Projectile ammo, Missiles, Drones, Ships, Need'em? We have'em, at affordable prices. Pop in at our Ammo Shop in sunny Alentene.
senjaya Viziam Amarr Empire 0	Posted - 2011.09.23 19:58:00 - [41] - Quote @senjaya -> your own fault, sorry....[/quote] Np. I realize now that I'm just not going to play that role anymore, for some man that does not earn it . Let him be a man and take care of his own dayam self. @~;~~~Senj~~~;~@
Grey Stormshadow Starwreck Industries 134	Posted - 2011.09.23 20:12:00 - [42] - Quote More rope, more duct tape... ... if still doesn't work - apply some wooden club. Forum fix for firefox and chrome Get working images and colored text Classic forum style 2.25final
Greygal Sephray Industries Serenitas Solutus 28	Posted - 2011.09.23 20:40:00 - [43] - Quote Jokerface666 wrote: best explanation ever.... would you marry me? :-D Well... I am single at the moment... my last boyfriend didn't dig Eve... can't imagine why.... What you do for yourself dies with you, what you do for others is immortal.
Jokerface666 Ever Flow Northern Coalition. 14	Posted - 2011.09.23 21:10:00 - [44] - Quote Greygal wrote: Jokerface666 wrote: best explanation ever.... would you marry me? :-D Well... I am single at the moment... my last boyfriend didn't dig Eve... can't imagine why.... rofl, if you're from vienna perfect :-D ------------------------------w00t w00t rapetrain------------------------------
London 9	Posted - 2011.09.23 21:17:00 - [45] - Quote You could play "Dock the Iteron V"...
moskowitz Pator Tech School Minmatar Republic 0	Posted - 2011.09.23 21:33:00 - [46] - Quote London wrote: You could play "Dock the Iteron V"... rofl oh wait.....what if she relpies....."but that's an iteron II."
Catlos JeminJees E.M.P. Industries Shadow of xXDEATHXx 4	Posted - 2011.09.23 22:08:00 - [47] - Quote moskowitz wrote: London wrote: You could play "Dock the Iteron V"... rofl oh wait.....what if she relpies....."but that's an iteron II." Relpies ? is that a space STD ?
Digital Messiah N7 Corporation 12	Posted - 2011.09.23 22:31:00 - [48] - Quote Catlos JeminJees wrote: moskowitz wrote: London wrote: You could play "Dock the Iteron V"... rofl oh wait.....what if she relpies....."but that's an iteron II." Relpies ? is that a space STD ? rofl. depending on how you handle that iteron II, it could be. "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn"
Catlos JeminJees E.M.P. Industries Shadow of xXDEATHXx 5	Posted - 2011.09.23 22:40:00 - [49] - Quote Digital Messiah wrote: Catlos JeminJees wrote: moskowitz wrote: London wrote: You could play "Dock the Iteron V"... rofl oh wait.....what if she relpies....."but that's an iteron II." Relpies ? is that a space STD ? rofl. depending on how you handle that iteron II, it could be. I looked it up Relpies ( pronounced Rel Peezzz) a Space Disease contracted by Galente space pilots when flying a Drake Hummmmm who knew
seany1212 The Scowling Men The Laughing Men 5	Posted - 2011.09.23 22:44:00 - [50] - Quote senjaya wrote: Bloodpetal wrote: senjaya wrote: .... This is an epic story. Don't cheat on your GF in space - or alternately - don't introduce your jealous paranoid GF to games with female avatars. This is like a double morality story all wrapped into one. Hmmm was I just imagining things, or did anyone else see them claws pop out? @~;~~~Senj~~~;~@ It had nothing to do with jealousy. I just did not like having to help him pay his bills while paying the rest of the bills, while he was steady spending, to throw all his time into chasing his fantasies around and I was getting kicked in the face and made his servant girl and all the while never once did I stop him from playing or take anything away from him. I even tried to meet him over half way. You really have no clue Yeah something every good woman should have to go through. I feel im in that current situation with my girlfriend, im struggling to pay the bills and she-¦s helping me out immensly. The difference i feel in comparison to your boyfriend is that i refuse to spend money i dont have. If he has 3 accounts in eve and yet cannot fund all 3 from plex then he is not a good eve player, that or he really is taking you for a mug. Also if you need to go into the game in order to spend time with him you were doing it wrong anyway and should have dumped him anyway. I-¦d like to think i put my girlfriend first over EVE anyday. This is why you should not play eve with girlfriends/boyfriends, if they get into it they should discover it themselves, otherwise it just seems like they-¦re getting into it in order to spend time with one another. Plus it causes a ****-ton of arguements lol
Froz3nEcho Sarain Imperial Shipment Amarr Empire 89	Posted - 2011.09.23 22:59:00 - [51] - Quote See EvE as watching a movie or for some woman watching a soap show. We might not understand why our beloved ones like things we don't like but we should accept it and give each other the space to do so. Cause EvE is just a hobby right? I know guys that play mmo's and won't even log off when someone dies and their girlfriend needed comfort or something like that.... Everybody prefers to 'fly a iteron V' in real life right? 'mining some real rocks' if you know what I am getting at? Sorry for my English... it is late here xD ~ When everything fades away, an echo is the only sound that will remain ~ -á-á~ Chaos is a name for any order that produces confusion in our minds ~
Deviana Sevidon Panta-Rhei Butterfly Effect Alliance 16	Posted - 2011.09.23 23:18:00 - [52] - Quote Once the girls find out they can grief any male without consequences, they are pretty much hooked up to this game,
Greygal Sephray Industries Serenitas Solutus 31	Posted - 2011.09.23 23:50:00 - [53] - Quote Deviana Sevidon wrote: Once the girls find out they can grief any male without consequences, they are pretty much hooked up to this game, This is SOOO TRUE!!!! I know a woman who whenever she is mad at her boyfriend, she logs on an alt that he doesn't know about and hunts him down and ganks him. She'll even use her main to rush over to him to help him when he sees his nemesis in local or hunting him in our wormhole. Amazing how often her client lags or locks up just as he needs rep's from her Onieros... Sure am glad he never reads the forums... What you do for yourself dies with you, what you do for others is immortal.
Greygal Sephray Industries Serenitas Solutus 31	Posted - 2011.09.23 23:52:00 - [54] - Quote Jokerface666 wrote: rofl, if you're from vienna perfect :-D Alas, from Colorado... currently in Vegas though... What you do for yourself dies with you, what you do for others is immortal.
Crystal Liche ACME Mineral and Gas 18	Posted - 2011.09.24 00:02:00 - [55] - Quote More WiS, it took me a long time to get over the "Im not a spaceship thing" and I was thrilled when Incarna came out. Show her the char creation, get her to help you create a female toon.
Moof Nex Exercitus Raiden. 0	Posted - 2011.09.29 09:58:00 - [56] - Quote ok couple of questions:- 1) Can a blow up doll play eve ? 2) You play another MMO (wow im guessing) you have no place in eve 3) Can Penguins play eve ? Look forward to receiving your replies
Moof Nex Exercitus Raiden. 0	Posted - 2011.09.29 10:02:00 - [57] - Quote ok couple of questions:- 1) Can a blow up doll play eve ? 2) you played another MMO (guessing it was wow) you have no place in eve ? 3) Can Penguins play eve ? Look forward to receiving your reply
Sir Substance Tactical Knightmare 25	Posted - 2011.09.29 10:14:00 - [58] - Quote Amsterdam Conversations wrote: If she doesn't want to play EVE, let her not play EVE. If she doesn't want you to play EVE, dump her. I'd go with this. People in a healthy relationship tend to explore each others interests as part of the relationship. If she has chosen not to explore eve and simply dismissed it as rubbish from a surface look, or has explored it, decided she doesn't like it and thus decided to try and make you stop playing it, I suggest you slap that "abort relationship" button just as hard as you can.
Schmacos tryne Norsk Testosteron 1	Posted - 2011.09.29 10:36:00 - [59] - Quote Consider this: My Wife lost a faction fitted Vindicator (roughly 1.5 bill) during a lvl 4 the other day (Bound to happen sooner or later)... Now the ship itself and the modules was replaced very quickly but she almost cries when she looses a drone so you can imagine her reaction when that ship went pop... So ask yourself: Does she have the stomach to loose hard earned pixels in a flash, and can you afford her doing so In my case yes, and, this are the last steps in my intricate scheeme to introduce her to Hard Core PvP. I figgure when she can handle her losses better, loosing a T1 ship in PvP will be nothing. Then I expect she get's the taste for blood and my Endgame of Eve is when: She get's upset over something in RL, she goes into Eve and blow (your) stuff up to feel all better instead of breaking my stuff in RL She get's her first confirmed kill and is all tingly and wan't to be extra nice to me for the experience How did I get her to play? Set her up with an account, forced her how to fly out to a belt and kill red plusses with her nubb ship. From there it was downhill.
Apollo-Moor xHELLonEARTHx Rookie Empire 9	Posted - 2011.09.29 14:14:00 - [60] - Quote CCP Xhagen wrote: Gassto wrote: This is fairly ambiguous question as everyones different I suppose, but I would LOVE to hear how people got their other halfs interested in playing eve? I simply cannot play this game unless my girlfirend enjoys it as well as we met when I took a break playing another fantasy based MMO and now I desperately want to come back.. so far I haven't found anything which has raised any interest and I don't want to keep asking in case she completely goes off the idea. The main issue is the lack of character I think, so it could naturally change when they finish the WiS patch.. anyway thanks in advance to any replys. I would introduce her to piracy and smacktalking. Ladies love it. Girls really do love to make others cry. We have a couple "blood-thirsty" females in our Ally that are too willing to press the "Pod-that-guy" button. Don't dump her cause you're not garunteed to get another one. I suggest late night playing hours, much like sneaking off for an affair (I don't condone this).. Or just going hard and telling her to deal with it.. More than likely she'll deal. or else she wasn't real with you to begin with.
Naran Eto Kut-n-Run 3	Posted - 2011.09.29 14:25:00 - [61] - Quote It's easier the other way around, i got my worst half to play by witholding..... em ... cookiees, we'll call them cookiees.
Apollo-Moor xHELLonEARTHx Rookie Empire 10	Posted - 2011.09.29 14:46:00 - [62] - Quote Naran Eto wrote: It's easier the other way around, i got my worst half to play by witholding..... em ... cookiees, we'll call them cookiees. You evil EVIL woman..
Seraph Cruoris Aliastra Gallente Federation 7	Posted - 2011.09.29 14:53:00 - [63] - Quote Naran Eto wrote: It's easier the other way around, i got my worst half to play by witholding..... em ... cookiees, we'll call them cookiees. thats just soooooooo wrong....i mean...dont you like cookiees too?....i really don't understand why women resolve to closing the cookiee jar lol
Naran Eto Kut-n-Run 3	Posted - 2011.09.29 15:03:00 - [64] - Quote Cookiees always taste better when you haven't had one for a while Besides, i can always eat alone
Jada Maroo Mysterium Astrometrics BRABODEN 186	Posted - 2011.09.29 15:10:00 - [65] - Quote You could always date Chaz Bono.
Gassto Deep Core Mining Inc. Caldari State 1	Posted - 2011.10.08 10:49:00 - [66] - Quote Apologies to bring this back up, but we both appreciated all of the responses. Following the release of the "sorry" letter would this mean WiS is no longer a priority from CCP and won't be coming out any time soon?
Malcanis Vanishing Point. The Initiative. 461	Posted - 2011.10.08 11:03:00 - [67] - Quote Gassto wrote: Apologies to bring this back up, but we both appreciated all of the responses. Following the release of the "sorry" letter would this mean WiS is no longer a priority from CCP and won't be coming out any time soon? I think you can pretty much assume that it'll be winter 2012 before you see much more WiS stuff. Malcanis' Law: Any proposal justified on the basis that "it will benefit new players" is invariably to the greater advantage of older, richer players. Things to do in EVE:-áhttp://swiftandbitter.com/eve/wtd/

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