Corporal Punishment08
NosWaffle
Nostradamus Effect
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Posted - 2011.03.18 17:10:00 -
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 Originally by: Nadea Semah
So i was wondering the other day.
For those that (arguments sake) were raised with strong ethical and moral backgrounds- based on religion, or what not..
Is your play style consistent with your Real life code of ethics??
Are you a hypocrite for condemning one action in real life, yet committing said action in eve?
example:
If irl i was a religious leader and railed against the devils brew, yet I was regularly spotted drinking it in public on Friday nights- that would be a hypocritical thing pure and simple..
If however, I railed against contract fraud all day irl, and then tried to sell a tritanium for 600mill isk repetively in high population systems- would that be the same as above? would that be transgressing ones moral outlook on real life?
SO, for those who were raised with a very strong sense of justice, ethics, morality and so forth- be it from religious upbringing or secular- do you find it hypocritical to have a real life code, and a eve code by which you operate?
I never ask questions like these that i dont answer (my moral code lol) but No, I do not consider it hypocritical if lets say a fundy pastor played eve as a very successful pirate and scam artist. and no we arent discussing wether religon robs folk irl 
does and to what extent your real life code of ethics carry over into your play style in eve?
and what is the basis for your answer?
Very late, but nonetheless:
In game, I operate by the same codes I live by irl. I don't scam, I don't high-sec gank, I don't attack people in low sec for no reason, I constantly look to be trusted, and at the same time, I don't trust anyone (Just like irl unfortunetly). I'm always trying to make isk the boring and tedious way instead of the "get rich quick" scheme. I abide by all the rules, NPC, CCP or otherwise in the areas I dwell. I try not to step on anyone's toes. I don't try to lead, or take the bull by the horns. And I try, though unsuccessfully I might add, to not do anything stupid (Though most of the stupid things I do in game and irl usually stem from me not knowing the rules due to my own ignorance)
With that being said, I don't condemn others for doing any of that stuff, because at the end of the day, it IS a game.
If you're asking why I conduct myself this way, is it religion, or a strict upbringing? Perhaps I treat others the way I want to be treated? The honest answer is: I really have no idea. I can't explain it. Perhaps I see life and EVE as Risk vs Reward, and I would rather be on a slow and steady path. Perhaps I put too much emphasis on my reputation which is not even existent. I honestly can't explain it.
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