depends where they post, and the context of their post. obviously if they are asking for ship fittings they aren't interested in the market.
conversely if they post in market discussion they clearly don't care how amazing your rifter fit is.

Nothing here that I disagree with. My idea you quoted was an example, not one I seriously believe to be a thing of brilliance.

But if people really are as desperate as they say for real PvP, then let them get a month long flag that says "i'm a valid target" when they do a gank.

I think that would show whether or not people really are interested in the gudfites, or whether or not they're suicide ganking because they can't be bothered to hit people who have the ability to meaningfully return fire.

the claim (not from you) is that people are so risk averse that they won't fight, period.

I'm curious what the gankers will do if suddenly they're the target of good fights, as opposed to bob the builder with 3-5 T1 drones for defense.

I'm betting it'll involve a lot of ganker tears and cries of unfairness. and the people who form fleets to kill each other and engage Sov warfare will do what they always do. Roll their eyes and call primary.

I'd rather they just made it so that after a few months you are required to either join a player corp, or you have to pick a faction to play for.

conversely if they post in market discussion they clearly don't care how amazing your rifter fit is.

They stopped just a step from that when CCP jacked the Starter/NPC corp taxes through the roof a few years ago. All it accomplished was people spending a mil or so and a proliferation of 1 person corps IIRC.

*chuckle* And James 315 has shown how 'effective' war decing a one man corp really is. :-)

Well if what OP says is correct, we obviously have some very uninspired, uncreative, and generally feckless gameplay going on in null. Rhetorical questions:

-Is a pet always a pet? Will they always be content being pets? If they blue all of null and run out of anything to shoot, could they possibly get ambitious and ::gasp:: start doing autonomous diplomacy/aggression of their own? Or is the Goon Empire/Pax Goonana set in cement, to last forever and ever? If so, then people forgot how to play in a PVP sandbox.

-Is the Goon machine so internally strong and healthy that it's self-sustaining, infinitely? Is it not possible that Goons could bore themselves into their own graves? Just from having a lack of meaningful challenges. Or does the machine have an infinite supply of leaders with the time, enthusiasm, and talent to motivate an organization that large? That hasn't been my experience with any group I've been, in EVE or otherwise. Talented people leave, less talented people take over, things decline. "All things pass gas." No, I mean, "All things must pass."

-If null has become a stagnant pool of entropic boredom, doesn't that create opportunities for opportunistic opportunists? It sounds as if null is doing repetitive things by rote. People are set in their ways. People aren't really thinking. There are lots of wealth and resources around. That sounds like an opportunity for some creative and eventually profitable mischief.

I think you forgot to factor server population into your calculations.

Lets be honest, if the Goons stopped spamming the forums, they would effectively disappear for most players.

you think goons and friends won't reset each other just for ***** and giggles.

i'll wager they will.

Blah, blah blah......are we talking about "buring" his-sec again?

The Goons are so dumb. Think of all the ISK they wasted in the "burn" Jita adventure. I dare them to come to hi-sec and do it again. It's made mining and production awesome.

Bring it on!

Blah, blah blah......are we talking about "buring" his-sec again?

The Goons are so dumb. Think of all the ISK they wasted in the "burn" Jita adventure. I dare them to come to hi-sec and do it again. It's made mining and production awesome.

Bring it on!

I think you forgot to factor server population into your calculations.

get some botox already, jesus christ.

Lol, I hope Goons and friends get bored in null and advance moreso into highsec; here's a secret, they actually make this game interesting and more fun. Shh.. don't tell anybody.