I understand that the riches of Null Sec are extremely rewarding, but, personally, I don't want to provide other players with an easy source of income. As such, this is one of the reasons I avoid Null Sec, like the plague.

I find the concept of paying other "players" for the right, (for what is), for more rewarding gaming, well, just silly.

If you buy things in Jita then I have some terrible news for you.

If you buy things in Jita then I have some terrible news for you.

OK, so think of it like this:

You are a poor farmer. A peasant without any land. You graze your cattle on overworked common land along with all the other peasants. You have no space to grow crops. You cattle are unhealthy and small, you can't make money from the milk, they're too small to slaughter and the hides are worthless. Occasionally the other peasants using the common land kick you off. Your children are malnourished, you eat turnips - every day - and your wife thinks you are a disappointment. Your house is also quite terrible - you have to share it with hundreds of other peasants. You have to survive on 1 groat a month.

A wealthy landowner with a private army turns up and says that you can come and work on his land and all you have to do is pay him a tithe. Its 10 groats a month. 10 groats is allot but when you think about it you'll have some prime land all of your own, your cattle will graze and be healthy, there is enough land to grow crops. After you do the math, you realise that you'll be making 100 groats a month easily. In fact you'll have to take on staff to make the land make the most money. You'll not only get a spanking new space castle home but you can build country estates, the land owner will make sure your land is irrigated at no additional cost, he'll even send his standing army in to protect you should the revolting peasants turn up. That army will never set foot on your land unless its to protect it and they certainly can't farm on it. Its punishable by death. The children get new toys, the wife is happy and you'll never have to see another turnip again.

You take the landowner up on his offer and after a while you're stinking rich with none of the responsibility of actually maintaining the estate you live on (ok, the country estates need firewood). The peasants you left behind shout "renter" at you, which really means nothing as you look down on them from your golden carriage, dressed in your finest clothes. You even shoot one for the fun of it.

I guess you've never bought a ship off the market then? You make all your own ships and modules or just fly newbie ships.

So, this game play mechanic, ( the "freedom" of living in Null Sec ), is now a, ( player ), marketable product.

Sure, there is a cost to this "freedom", which is, you have to fight others to obtain and hold Sovereignty. But this game mechanic was placed by the game makers as a "free" choice. It is players who have smartly, ( business wise ), but restrictedly, (gameplay wise ), placed a price on this freedom.

Let's not talk about the, ( non exsitant ), opportunities for new/younger Corps the chance to obtain Sovereignty, ( sure they can fight for it, but they have no hope against the current Sovereign juggernaughts ). This is a different matter all together. ( OH!!! I'm guilty of actually bringing this up ).

So, this game play mechanic, ( the "freedom" of living in Null Sec ), is now a, ( player ), marketable product..

This was a good post and the people on EVE-O are too stupid to realize why. +1

Let's not talk about the, ( non exsitant ), opportunities for new/younger Corps the chance to obtain Sovereignty, ( sure they can fight for it, but they have no hope against the current Sovereign juggernaughts ). This is a different matter all together. ( OH!!! I'm guilty of actually bringing this up ).

Let's not talk about the, ( non exsitant ), opportunities for new/younger Corps the chance to obtain Sovereignty, ( sure they can fight for it, but they have no hope against the current Sovereign juggernaughts ). This is a different matter all together. ( OH!!! I'm guilty of actually bringing this up ).

The only thing paying your subscription entitles you to is access to the game client and servers. You have no inherant right to the limited resources of the Eve universe, especially those currently held by other players.

I love how renting has been going on for years & no one really cared, until Goons did it.

I love how renting has been going on for years & no one really cared, until Goons did it.

I love how renting has been going on for years & no one really cared, until Goons did it.

Why rent deserted nullsec space when you can trespass and not see another ship for weeks at a time?

Do it. Clearly the belt ratting is the way to go.

Now I know you're being facetious and all, but really, you can have the headache of maintaining Sov and making sure all of the little drones are happy and we can just ninja daytrip through space we don't need to pay for.

Keep your towers fueled now, make sure all of your precious reactions are being properly chained, worry about what blue is an awoxer and which alliance in the Happy-Go-Lucky-Let's-All-Hold-Hands-And-Sing-Kumbaya Coalition is going to go rogue next because the grass is greener "over there".

Don't forget to make sure that your Sov bills are paid too.

When it all boils down to it, even -0.0 belt ratting is better than what can be had in Empire and there isn't anyone there to fight for it. Just go to an empty system in a throwaway ship and belt rat or scan sigs or mine in Ventures. If you make it out alive with some profit, you're richer than you were when you went in and you've had more fun than you can have in Empire dealing with all of the asshats trying to make life hard for "carebears".

If you don't make it out alive, did you really lose anything by going to go have some fun in (and this is the key) something you can afford to lose.

DEAR FUTURE GSM RENTERS : CAUTION !

When your rented system start to be camped by cloakers , to hot drop your juicy expensive "pubbiecarebearpwonmobiles" PVE fitted.

When your juicy freighters start to be destroyed by hi-sec alts , for the prize and for the LULZ

YOUR TEARS WILL BE DELICIOUS

* Left satisfied :)

Real tears are usually shed by elite solo pvp'er

Never not Harry teas

So basically, you are advising players to rent so "they" can pay for "your" subscription, with ISK.

Find other ways to enjoy Eve. Sure, they might not as rewarding

No matter how tempting the riches of Null Sec are, renters, in the end, are providing their landlords with a passive source of easy income, thereby giving them even more wealth.