Dograzor
Cutting Edge Incorporated RAZOR Alliance
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Posted - 2013.09.17 22:05:00 -
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A couple thoughts on the ToS as feedback for CCP:
The first part I wholeheartedly agree on, as players we have no business impersonating CCP or ISD's. I don't want to touch that.
The second part, it is somewhat tricky. As a whole, I would say no, but this sentence combines many elements. For instance:
Impersonating players - I interpret that as impersonating unique individuals Impersonating a group of players - this can be interpreted as corporations and alliances, but also social based groups that have no clear membership such as e.g. bombers bar, incursion running groups, etc. Impersonating characters or NPC enitites - this could mean factions such as Amarr, Gallente or Sansha, Guristas etc.
The problem lies with the fact that each of the above groups have huge differences on its own.
For example, the rule that you cannot impersonate or represent NPC groups can be interpreted that role playing is not allowed, e.g. no pirates impersonating Guristas, or faction warfare groups representing one of the four factions. Not even to mention CVA representing the Amarr Empire in Provi and Ushra'Khan representing the Minmatar Empire.
I know it sounds far fetched, but if you literally interpret the ToS it does forbid the above. And for those who have been in New Eden for a long time, role playing has been a huge backbone driving New Eden.
Now for impersonating groups of players, this slides to a more grey area, as many EVE capsuleers are aware of the old school "join Goonswarm" scams etc. I personally have nothing against these scams, but opinions might differ here. Still, my belief is that not allowing people to imitate or falsely represent a group of players creates the possibility to severely limit metagaming, and metagaming is the driving force behind Eve Online fame.
Impersonating a unique individual is something I frown upon. This might be a case where I would say that CCP involvement would be desired as it harms one specific person and not a social construct that represents players.
My feedback to CCP would be to scrap their addendum as a whole or be very, very specific in rewriting it while keeping an eye on not hurting the sandbox. |