I missed the part where it said "Don't report bots." Can you bold it for me?

It's the implication of expulsion for reporting (which I repeat is CLEARLY IMPLIED) that is sooooo wrong!

If Goon A report's Goon B's botting activity and KEEPS HIS MOUTH SHUT then how does anyone know that he reported Goon B?

But parking on a yellow line isnt hurting anyone.


Botting hurts other eve players and the ENTIRE economy in eve.


would your'e "mates" ethics get you to turn a blind eye to the fact a friend of yours held up the local grocer and robbed them?

would you're "mates" ethics prevent you from calling an ambulance for someone purely because the person is need is someone you and your mate absoltuely hate/loathe?


Rules are put in place for a reason, not to be pick/chosen on regards to the occasion, and certainly not to be ridiculed or scrutanized by complete randoms that think they know better purely because the rule doesnt tickle their fancy.


I think CCP should take rules against botting further:

If you know about someone botting, and there is evidence to prove which you knew but never acted - you're also up for the same ban as the person whom was actualy using the bot.

in real life, if you know someone who held up a bank or a grocery store and you do not let the authorities know, you're guilty by association.


Eve is real, right? so lets get with the real punishment that needs to be dished out to the real arrogant wankers that think they're above/beyond eve's T&C/EULA. Tho, that would require CCP to grow a pair, which i realy dont think will happen any time soon.

Since CCP made them assume responsibility for members breaking the EULA:



CCP set the precedent. Now like all good organisations they have found a way to use it.

Consider this an official GSF response to this garbage thread.


We do not condone botting. We think it is destructive to the game. We tell people not to bot and strongly discourage it because it's stupid and easily caught, not to mention it cheapens the effort of players who play the game the way it was meant to be. We are also not CCP's policemen. It is not our job to police botting or EULA breaking activities in the game, this is CCP's job. CCP Sreegs is doing a wonderful job policing this and we support his actions. Asking a playerbase to police EULA infractions is dumb and it is not our place. There is a report bot mechanism, we encourage people to use it.

Seerg was pretty clear: Give them proof of organised eula flouting and they will take action.

You're like the Eve equivalent of an arsenist - you just want to watch other people's creations burn while you observe and **** yourself in the corner.

This is Eve. You're complaining about things in nullsec being a numbers game? Of course they are. Biggest most powerful team wins. Don't like it? Make friends until you have a bigger team. Or quit and play a game with instancing and limited party raids.

The goons are New Eden's id. They embody they impulsive, limitless fun that there is to be had in the game, whether it comes at others' expense or not. They pride themselves on pushing sandbox and metagaming to its limit. But that's pretty much what separates Eve from other games, the fact that they can do it and get away with it . This should not be news to you, or offend you.

I'm not really into the goons either - that's not my type of fun. But I will certainly defend their right to have it that way.

Well, unfortunately they only allow one of us in CQ at a time. Maybe after winter patch I can help you out...