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Sorka Regan
Polaris Rising
Gentlemen's Agreement
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Posted - 2013.05.22 09:46:00 -
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Tyrrax Thorrk wrote:Seventh place was about how Centra Spike stole an Erebus from Bluemelon (who funnily enough recently joined us here in Pandemic Legion, funny how a little thing like a stolen titan isn't that big a deal in EVE) - https://truestories.eveonline.com/ideas/820
Stealing a titan from a man with more wealth that the combined income of PL as an alliance since it has existed isnt a massive deal |
Robus Muvila
GoonWaffe
Goonswarm Federation
296
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Posted - 2013.05.22 09:51:00 -
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Tyrrax Thorrk wrote:it's actually not true, goonswarm federation has 10k members, then add the rest of CFC and it's close to 10% of all EVE accounts.
You actually just pulled that statistic out of your ass didn't you.
TMC Senior Developer
http://themittani.com - Because EvE has needed a proper news site for ages |
Tyrrax Thorrk
Habitual Euthanasia
Pandemic Legion
262
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Posted - 2013.05.22 09:53:00 -
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Pretty much yeah, but whether CFC has a combined membership of 30k or 50k it's still close to 10% )) |
Buhhdust Princess
Mind Games.
Suddenly Spaceships.
5399
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Posted - 2013.05.22 10:02:00 -
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Admittedly this was bound to happen with such a high plex prize. I posted in the hopes that I'd win, but that wasn't going to happen when some people had a 12,000 man alliance backing them ^^
Grats to those who won! and grats to those in the top 10.
-Buhhd |
Hardin
Imperial Dreams
Curatores Veritatis Alliance
32
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Posted - 2013.05.22 10:06:00 -
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Tyrrax Thorrk wrote:Interestingly Hardin's story has traded places with Lord Maldoror's 3rd story - I guess CCP is deleting some votes ! :O
Yeah that is really weird.
However, no up votes seem to have been deleted off mine as I checked earlier and it was 260 up 85 down - as it is now. It seems that Lord Maldoror's 3rd story (which was a few votes behind when voting closed) has either picked up some up-votes or lost some down-votes since voting closed.
The reason I actually wrote down the number of my up/down votes was because at one stage this morning (after voting closed) my story was showing in 8th (ahead of Seleene's) but then I noticed that had changed too. That is what prompted me to write the actual score down to see if there was anymore 'tweaks' post voting closure.
Wish I had written all the Top 10 scores down now...
Amarr Victor |
baltec1
Bat Country
6563
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Posted - 2013.05.22 10:06:00 -
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Cannibal Kane wrote:
That is true...
But considering that very few people actively participate in anything EVE other their little world that 1% added by friends makes a massive difference.
Well maby the 99% should take more action
Perhaps pitching tents and waving placards with bad slogans on them in front of CCP HQ. |
Destination SkillQueue
Are We There Yet
5030
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Posted - 2013.05.22 10:30:00 -
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baltec1 wrote:Cannibal Kane wrote:
That is true...
But considering that very few people actively participate in anything EVE other their little world that 1% added by friends makes a massive difference.
Well maby the 99% should take more action Perhaps pitching tents and waving placards with bad slogans on them in front of CCP HQ.
That 99% has never had much interest in these things and never will, so any system relying on it to happen just paints the designer of said system as grossly incompetent. Since we don't know what CCP expected to happen, I can't say whether the system worked as intended or not. I'm assuming it worked as intended, since not even CCP could be stupid enough to not see this result being the most likely outcome of the system.
It does raise one real problem though. The prizes for similar events will increasingly attract less talent to the competitions, since everyone knows from the start who the winners are going to be. Providing great prizes becomes less about attracting and rewarding the best and the most talented and more about subsidizing the largest ingame entities. That serves no worthwhile function and in the long term can even bring down the quality of the submitted entries. |
Onyx Nyx
Euphoria Released
Verge of Collapse
378
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Posted - 2013.05.22 10:48:00 -
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I need to submit this to True Stories. I think I'll call it "Tyrrax Thorrk pouts! A tale that took place on the EVE forums on a Wednesday in May 2013."
Also, I need to get some popcorn.
I kill kittens, and puppies and bunnies.
I maim toddlers and teens and then more. |
SmarncaV2
Immortalis Inc.
Shadow Cartel
28
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Posted - 2013.05.22 10:48:00 -
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OP you sound mad because so called Kings of Lowsec didnt get anything?
Not even a fourth place?
Fifth? Nope.
Looks like you're not the best at everything and that your
stories are not so true :) |
Nessa Aldeen
First Among Equals
48
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Posted - 2013.05.22 10:58:00 -
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Cannibal Kane wrote:And that folks is why I did not vote or post any stories.
When you have power blocks able to vote en masse for one person any competition that involves players to vote is really worthless.
Congrats on GS guys for winning all those juicy plexes and prizes by flexing their (and friends) voting muscle.
Yup exactly the reason why nearly ALL the top 'winning' stories are about null sec players. Screw the Mittani, and GS hardly interesting but yeah even in polls you guys just zerg everyone out. It would have been so much better if CCP had an independent panel of writers to judge the stories rather than 'omg bees, vote this **** so I can goes to Iceland for free and 20000 bajiliion plexes'
But whatever. |
Tyrrax Thorrk
Habitual Euthanasia
Pandemic Legion
263
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Posted - 2013.05.22 10:58:00 -
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I got 3rd place hth |
KuroVolt
The Legion of Spoon
Curatores Veritatis Alliance
237
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Posted - 2013.05.22 11:07:00 -
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Does this mean Mittens gets a lifetime subscription to EVE?
Words cannot describe the lulz Im feeling. |
Ynot Eyob
Nisroc Angels
The Obsidian Front
322
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Posted - 2013.05.22 11:09:00 -
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28th :(
Congratz to the Winners.
Nisroc Angels
Nisroc - Angel of Freedom Nisroc is known as "The Great Eagle".
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Destiny Corrupted
Deadly Viper Kitten Mitten Sewing Company
2126
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Posted - 2013.05.22 11:34:00 -
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Nessa Aldeen wrote:Cannibal Kane wrote:And that folks is why I did not vote or post any stories.
When you have power blocks able to vote en masse for one person any competition that involves players to vote is really worthless.
Congrats on GS guys for winning all those juicy plexes and prizes by flexing their (and friends) voting muscle. Yup exactly the reason why nearly ALL the top 'winning' stories are about null sec players. Screw the Mittani, and GS hardly interesting but yeah even in polls you guys just zerg everyone out. It would have been so much better if CCP had an independent panel of writers to judge the stories rather than 'omg bees, vote this **** so I can goes to Iceland for free and 20000 bajiliion plexes' But whatever.
Absolutely agreed. Second round of votes, by CCP and/or the Dark Horse people to select staff favorites. In fact even having CCP read them would be prone to drama (derp derp, developer alts). Just have the guys making the actual media choose what they want to write/draw. In fact, I don't really think they have a choice in the matter; I sincerely doubt that most players are interested in reading generic 0.0 alliance drivel, no matter how iconic it is in the eyes of the 15% of the population of EVE players who are actually 0.0 residents.
Really have to give props on down-voting The Ferryman though, nice job on killing off the only good entry in the first five dozen. (Not directed at Goons, as I don't know who's responsible for that).
I wrote some true EVE stories! And no, they're not of the generic "my 0.0 alliance had lots of 0.0 fleets and took a lot of 0.0 space" sort. Check them out here:
https://truestories.eveonline.com/users/2074-destiny-corrupted |
baltec1
Bat Country
6564
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Posted - 2013.05.22 11:44:00 -
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Nessa Aldeen wrote:Cannibal Kane wrote:And that folks is why I did not vote or post any stories.
When you have power blocks able to vote en masse for one person any competition that involves players to vote is really worthless.
Congrats on GS guys for winning all those juicy plexes and prizes by flexing their (and friends) voting muscle. Yup exactly the reason why nearly ALL the top 'winning' stories are about null sec players. Screw the Mittani, and GS hardly interesting but yeah even in polls you guys just zerg everyone out. It would have been so much better if CCP had an independent panel of writers to judge the stories rather than 'omg bees, vote this **** so I can goes to Iceland for free and 20000 bajiliion plexes' But whatever.
Null makes all the stories because bears in highsec never do anything interesting. |
Destiny Corrupted
Deadly Viper Kitten Mitten Sewing Company
2126
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Posted - 2013.05.22 11:50:00 -
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They might not do anything interesting (not true, I have many stories of megalomaniac carebear CEOs doing some crazy **** and abusing members), but people tend to do interesting things to them.
I wrote some true EVE stories! And no, they're not of the generic "my 0.0 alliance had lots of 0.0 fleets and took a lot of 0.0 space" sort. Check them out here:
https://truestories.eveonline.com/users/2074-destiny-corrupted |
Eugene Kerner
TunDraGon
Drunk 'n' Disorderly
697
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Posted - 2013.05.22 11:52:00 -
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Doc Fury wrote:Cannibal Kane wrote:And that folks is why I did not vote or post any stories.
When you have power blocks able to vote en masse for one person any competition that involves players to vote is really worthless.
Congrats on GS guys for winning all those juicy plexes and prizes by flexing their voting muscle. Not empty quoting.
And again...not empty.
This system is broken [me stating obvious things].
"Also, your boobs  " -á
CCP Eterne, 2012
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Vincent Gaines
Cold Moon Destruction.
Transmission Lost
523
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Posted - 2013.05.22 12:10:00 -
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baltec1 wrote:
Null makes all the stories because bears in highsec never do anything interesting.
Some of the better stories of late come from w-space.
Not a diplo.-á
The above post was edited for spelling. |
Andrea Griffin
452
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Posted - 2013.05.22 12:13:00 -
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Destiny Corrupted wrote:They might not do anything interesting (not true, I have many stories of megalomaniac carebear CEOs doing some crazy **** and abusing members), but people tend to do interesting things to them. Zedrick Cayne's adventures in the IEEE have made some truly fantastic reading material, most of it happening in highsec. Lots of drama / intrigue / crazy situations / stuff you'd never expect.
CCP Sreegs is my favorite developer. |
HostageTaker
Band of Freelancers
76
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Posted - 2013.05.22 13:01:00 -
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TT, you clown, what did you honestly expect?!
When I read the rules, I knew right there and then who would win. 
I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Titans on fire outside "The Alamo" of NOL-M9. I watched massive Super Capital fleets glitter in the dark near the BKG-Q2 gate. All those moments will be lost in time... like tears in rain... -á
Time to die. |
Grarr Dexx
Snuff Box
Urine Alliance
93
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Posted - 2013.05.22 13:08:00 -
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CCP and setting rules  |
Six Six Six
Republic Military School
Minmatar Republic
81
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Posted - 2013.05.22 13:12:00 -
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Hardin wrote:I also suffered from the down voting campaign. Had been averaging 1 down vote for every 10 upvotes right until then last couple of days and then got hit by 70 out of the blue. C'est la vie...
So what you're really saying is the competition was fixed, kind of reminds me of voting for the CSM.
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Vincent Gaines
Cold Moon Destruction.
Transmission Lost
523
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Posted - 2013.05.22 13:14:00 -
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Why did CCP even include the option to downvote? That seems to have only been an invitation to allow alliance politics to come into play.
Not a diplo.-á
The above post was edited for spelling. |
Infinity Ziona
Cloakers
10
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Posted - 2013.05.22 13:21:00 -
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This competition was fair by EVE standards IMO. Stop whining. |
Six Six Six
Republic Military School
Minmatar Republic
81
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Posted - 2013.05.22 13:25:00 -
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Infinity Ziona wrote:This competition was fair by EVE standards IMO. Stop whining.
How can a competition be fair if alliance politics come into it. Not all alliances are made equal.
So if you mean that EVE is not fair then you're right.
But in a competition you should judge the merit of the work, not who that work belongs to. |
baltec1
Bat Country
6565
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Posted - 2013.05.22 13:28:00 -
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Vincent Gaines wrote:baltec1 wrote:
Null makes all the stories because bears in highsec never do anything interesting.
Some of the better stories of late come from w-space.
I think they lump you lot in with us. |
baltec1
Bat Country
6565
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Posted - 2013.05.22 13:30:00 -
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Six Six Six wrote:Infinity Ziona wrote:This competition was fair by EVE standards IMO. Stop whining. How can a competition be fair if alliance politics come into it. Not all alliances are made equal. So if you mean that EVE is not fair then you're right. But in a competition you should judge the merit of the work, not who that work belongs to.
"by EVE standards" |
Jowen Datloran
Science and Trade Institute
Caldari State
477
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Posted - 2013.05.22 13:46:00 -
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This "competition" brings memory back to the old AURORA "we-give-stuff-to-our-friends" events. Now THAT was a story.
But seriously, xttz's entry was pretty good. Mittens not so.
Mr. Science & Trade Institute, EVE Online Lorebook-á |
KuroVolt
The Legion of Spoon
Curatores Veritatis Alliance
237
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Posted - 2013.05.22 13:55:00 -
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To the people complaining how the voting system doesnt work due to alliance/coalition bias:
What kind of realistic alternative do you suggest?
Are you going to forbid people from the same alliance to vote for members? That is retarted, dont be retarted. |
Friggz
Dirt Nap Squad
Dirt Nap Squad.
141
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Posted - 2013.05.22 13:56:00 -
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Andrea Griffin wrote:While The Mittani did indeed get the most upvotes and it did affect Eve in a big, big way, the story itself is pretty bad. "Log in, click disband alliance button, win."
Quality was never going to matter in this contest. It was about who could get votes and the Goons have both a large population and the organization necessary to motivate them to vote. It's was pretty obvious the goons were going to win, but what can you do? I don't hold it against them, anyone else with those numbers would have done the same thing.
The Evolution of the Stealth Bomber, and the story of the first Black Ops Capital Kill in EvE.
https://truestories.eveonline.com/ideas/969 |
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