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Jade Constantine
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Jericho Fraction
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Posted - 2011.03.08 18:54:00 -
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Trebor always seemed a pretty reasonable, hardworking, constructive and independent-minded guy to me.
All reasons why the goons will hate him 
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Jade Constantine
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Jericho Fraction
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Posted - 2011.03.09 14:18:00 -
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 Originally by: The Mittani
Since Jade Constantine has now lined up behind Trebor, that's the kind of endorsement that should make knowledgeable, socially-adept players cringe in horror
I wonder if thats an example of how the Mittani is "lying to you" since I've actually declared publicly I am voting for Seleene. The fact that I felt it appropriate to point out that the anti-Trebor campaign from the Goons was more akin to an invasion of the body-snatchers style imhuman screech aside, you should take an effort to post truthfully if you to hope persuade elements of the community not already wearing a goons-4-life sweatshirt while knucklepaging down the turgid prose of your rather awful ten-tonne-hammer vanity publishing extravaganza.
Still you have to laugh. Are these the kind of "socially-adept" players you are speaking about Mittani?
I feel positively awful to be reviled by this group.
But on a serious note to Mittani - you have a responsibility to your player group. I think you do them a disservice to talk about social inneptitude and ignorance in the way you do. Instead you should work towards better integrating them with the rest of the game by seeking the social contact and interaction that will gain them (and you) a little personal confidence in the years ahead.
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On other notes, good luck Trebor!
I did vote for Seleene, but lets hope you and the other good independants get a decent share of the independent vote!
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Jade Constantine
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Jericho Fraction
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Posted - 2011.03.09 17:52:00 -
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Originally by: Trebor Daehdoow
Why the Goon Smear Campaign is Bogus
tl/dr: The goons are smearing me because they know that if I am elected, I will work my ass off to make sure they don't destroy the hard work that CSM 5 has done. I am a huge threat to their pathetic meta-gaming plans, because they know I am very effective.
In recent days, I've been the target of a smear campaign by the Goons, claiming that all of my ideas are bad; that I'm a "dangerous idiot".
I find this particularly amusing since one of my core beliefs is that I should never try to lobby for my own ideas; my job is to be a representative of the players, and push for the things they want...
... The Mittani clearly considers me the greatest threat to his plan to pervert the CSM to his own purposes. That should tell you everything you need to know.
To understand why the goons are afraid of Trebor is a relatively simple matter. They define their success in Eve by their ability to harm or otherwise "mess up" the gameworld. They have tried for years now to achieve this through gameplay with little actual impact ... Eve eats "griefers" alive. The nature of the tooth and claw environment is self correcting.
Now the goons wish to harm the game by perverting the CSM political process to lobby the developers to ensure the utter boring stability in 0.0 by opposing any kind of progressive alteration to nullsec alliance mechanics.
This isn't news.
For the goon "mission complete" in Eve the gameworld needs "wrecking" in some way and having failed through any alternative source of "griefing" or gameplay intervention the best path to the current crop of goon leaders is to seek the solidification of existing power blocs to establish an aristocracy of nullsec that effectively stifles the game.
Why else do they oppose measures designed to open up the make the game more challenging in the sphere of 0.0 logistics?
Why oppose the removal of jumpbridges?
Why oppose the neccessity for escorted freighters?
Simply to ensure the ongoing stablity (read boring stability) in 0.0 that makes a static mockery of CCP's vaunted endgame of alliance politics.
Goons have by and large decided they cannot "grief" eve to death.
But the current leadership believes it might just have a chance at "boring" eve to death as a last grasp alternative to enshrine their role in history before burnout and irrelevance sabotages the goon legacy of shameless self-publicists like the Mittani.
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Jade Constantine
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Jericho Fraction
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Posted - 2011.03.14 20:47:00 -
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I met the player of Helen Highwater once or twice at the UK live roleplaying event "The Gathering" and suffice to say he really shouldn't be labelling anyone else "a dribbling idiot."
I mean, I love eccentric people as a rule and live-roleplayers are pretty amusing, but Helen was in the category of players I don't much appreciate (exploiting the volunteer program to gain extra spells for his "npc" colour mage) that I always considered ruined large scale fest events with its essential tendency towards corruption and cronyism.
No doubt if Helen had been running for CSM back before the huge bpo scandals he'd have expected some extra skillpoints for his main as a reward for time served and fair reward.
I'm glad that CCP closed those loopholes and drew a line under earlier scandals but I do think its a little rich for a player like Helen with a history of corrupt behavior in massively offline live-roleplay fest systems to run for election without fully disclosing his previous experiences of being a "played npc" for the Lorien Trust.
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Jade Constantine
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Posted - 2011.03.15 14:29:00 -
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Originally by: Devilish Ledoux
Originally by: Jade Constantine
I met the player of Helen Highwater once or twice at the UK live roleplaying event "The Gathering" and suffice to say he really shouldn't be labelling anyone else "a dribbling idiot."
Counterpoint: You're Jade Constantine.
Doesn't that rather discredit the rest of the meticulously-crafted froth you've posted on this thread Devilish?
That you are relying on a oneline kneejerk - what is that even? "personal attack", "paintive moan", "naming fetish" (not sure) to defend yourself from my allegation that one of your candidates comes from a culture of abusing volunteer status for character advancement and probably can't be trusted not to seek personal (or alliance) advantage through the CSM medium is rather sad.
Yes Devilish Ledoux, I am Jade Constantine. A player of this game with a long record of never cheating, exploiting, breaking NDAs, or otherwise bringing the game into disrepute. A player who managed previously to stand for open election and win outright against the goon block vote and had mostly positive interactions with all concerned in Iceland despite advocating a shake up of 0.0 mechanics that was vigorously opposed by the goon-leadership (because it would make it more difficult for them to hold large areas of space).
I am seeing similar echoes in this new election, and similar issues from your friends Devilish. There is something broken in 0.0 we all know this. Somehow the fun has gone for a lot of people. Its become too mechanical, too stactic, too boring. But its simple human nature that those who are benefiting most from the boredom and stasis will want to maintain the status-quo and hence the NC/Goon electorial strategy to fill the CSM with reactionary dupes on a brief to assure CCP than nothing should change (again).
Now you can certainly respond with the plaintive cry "but its Jade Constantine" (again).
But if you do then don't feel wounded to the quick that other responders here will read your words as "just another mitani alt" - after all, live by the meme die by the meme.
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