Te Tapunui
Sleeping Dogs Awake
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Posted - 2011.12.28 00:49:00 -
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I guess it's just the way of the world being reflected online. No matter which way those of you who endorse this service try to spin it, in the end you are all cowards.
Our modern societies have created an attitude within most of us that we shouldnt even attempt to stand up for ourselves, and that other people (Police, security guards, soldiers, lawyers etc etc) should do our fighting for us. We have become so non confrontational that this attitude was bound to be brought into this virtual world.
I read about eve before joining and it was made clearly evident that it is a brutal darwinistic game. When I signed up I accepted this, and entered the life of a carebear. I mined and missioned and joined a lacklustre corporation who all mined and missioned together. We eventually attracted a war declaration by a pirate corporation and were morally outraged. It was so unjust and unfair we deemed, that we couldnt just mine and mission in peace. I lost a number of ships, and very nearly rage quit. Then it dawned on me. I had somehow over the years become a coward. Combat on call of duty or warcraft was no preparation for a battle within Eve. There was a real sense of risk and loss going on here, and I was about to shy away from it.
I also realised that I had opted IN for war simply by joining a player corporation. If I wanted to avoid a war all I needed to do was remain in an NPC corporation, problem solved.
Upon the realisation that I was indeed a total coward I stopped all thoughts of quitting, and decided to fight, carebear style. I learned the art of war avoidance and combat denial. It turned out to be great fun and resulted in the pirate corporation moving on and finding a new target. They always do, and you realise it was a great learning experience and insight of self realisation.
Before dec shield became legitimate there already existed a great many tools for the carebear to avoid war without fighting. The game just became that much more colorless for pandering to cowards, and the floodgates are opened for more to come...
Just remember guys, not to have Eve turned up too loud while you are mission running. Your neighbours might get annoyed and knock on the door, you'll be faced with some actual confrontation that CCP can't just nerf away ;) |