Hendrix,

Perhaps you'd be so kind as to post a link to the article where I didn't answer a question? I try to get to everyone but in all honesty as you can see by this thread (for example) the "anti-TTI" stuff is a little extensive (and pathetic) and I'm cutting down on my playing time by answering people. I've still not figured out this obsession with TTI perhaps Reclaimer could explain it?

I did respond to the email you sent me as I recall with some very thorough answers. If you had more questions you were of course welcome to write back. I thought my answers were very concise and thought out.

If you prefer I can post a copy of it here for all to see and show that I did answer your questions (which were very good by the way).

Calladen Nimitz

Sisqo,

"What bothers me is being shady about their intentions, thats probably whats ****ing off everyone too. Pirates say their pirates and make their intentions clear that their going to rob you, business people...shady..."

I have to smile as I assume this is roleplaying and your interjecting a little "real life" suspicion. I agree I've worked for some big companies and owned a few small ones and can honestly state the general public has a deep distrust of big business.

Rest assured TTI isn't out to screw anyone. We're out for isk as you say and nothing more. We don't start wars because we're "bored". In fact we're not bored because our members enjoy making money (that mindset is how they got into TTI in the first place). This game is so much more then PvP I feel for the people who are counter-strike rejects and want to pod everyone in sight.

Look at the market and wallet functions for example. Hell we don't even have a log for kills in this game yet you can track every unit of trit you ever owned. Now tell me how much of it is dedicated to PvP and how much to the other 90% of the game.

Perhaps that is why on game after game where we see a PvP and a non-PvP server the non-PvP server is the most populated and active. I played Earth and Beyond for a few months and there was a very vocal minority screaming for PvP there. I'm sure some of the current pod-heads from EVE were among them. Waiting for the chance to kill people at random just for "fun".

Oh well thats life. In real life there's people who get their jollies of hating people who are successful or rich or anything else (or just not like them) and then there are people like me who prefer to judge a man on the content of his character.

I think everyone honestly knows TTI isn't a pirate corp. But it's another "reason" to hate us. Hell people were ragging on us in Beta for no reason why should it stop now. I see the same thing in America with the "soak the rich" tax lobby and bleeding hearts who blame the successful for all their problems. Nevermind I work 70+ hours every week for years to acheive something I should feel "guilty". Its the same mentality transposed onto a game.

Calladen Nimitz

To be honest Joshua I feel very unhappy over my decision. I'm starting a new business this fall and it will take alot of my concentration and time. I had hoped Eve would be a good "buffer" for me to relax.

"You can't leave because of anti-TTI comments! You're old enough to know that those who put themselves at the top are continuously attacked by those beneath them."

Thats part of the problem. I deal with this in real life. I remember being bused in high school to the "poor" school as part of a busing program. I remember being bused back to my "home" high school (which I couldn't attend) and having the other kids call me "cake eater" and harrassing me because my family had some money. Never mind they worked their asses off for it. I've got pictures of my father and his brother as kids fresh off the boat from Finland standing in front of a shack in Northern Minnesota. They had NOTHING. I deal with it today with the IRS constantly fighting over back taxes they say I owe (I don't and will win on appeal). I deal with it when I have my windshield spit on by some homeless guy who is mad because I have a nice car and wont give him a buck.

It isn't only the fourm posts its the whole Evolution deal. I just don't have time for them. I want to enjoy the game my way and they seem intent on ruining it for me and people like me. Personally they need to go play counter-strike where they can get killed and kill every second of every day. I don't have time for them here.

Yes the anti-TTI stuff has quieted down for awhile but it shouldn't be there at all. I remember way back in Beta this stuff going on. I just don't understand why. I'm a decent person who wants to have some fun. This isn't fun.

People talk about "carebears" like its a disgrace. We'll as a "carebear" I can honestly say I really enjoyed the 90% of the game that wasn't PvP. It's too bad others seem to find pleasure in interfering with others. Oh well life goes on. Ive got an early retirement to work towards and I'll keep in touch with many from TTI. Hell I may even change my mind after talking to Ragnar tomorrow (he'll be ****ed).

Good luck

Calladen

I've decided to remain in the game and I thank the people who have posted encouraging me to do so. I guess I should get used to this #1 target deal. Funny I was a member of the #1 (largest) corp on Earth and Beyond and don't remember this. If someone knows a DAOC fourm with this type of "personal attack" mentality I'd appreciate a link so I can read it. It's hard to believe this is what turns some people crank but "oh well".

As for a few points. Yes, one member did post something about mining macros, I don't approve of them. I guess I'm a little dismayed that ALL TTI is considered guilty of this because one person commented on it. The apparent dislike of TTI by some long before this post is what I'm talking about.

Regarding Miner II's (someone mentioned that). Well to be honest we know OCC and Techell have Miner II BP's. Everyone I've talked to at TTI says we don't have one. I'm wondering what we did get from the Jovians (our member), what the other corp got, if we didn't get this BP.

"You very clearly live in the most capitalistic country of the world, a place which seems to draw an enormous amount of hatred from the poor countries of the world. It doesn't really surprise me. What surprises me is that many people in your position don't understand the hate. "

Actually no I don't understand the hate. In real life for example I give my 10% tithe to my church, I donate money to charities (pretty generous too), I'm a "liberal Republican" who hates welfare but supports things like school lunch programs and programs to help our poor kids. I'm hardly a hardass on things like this. Maybe I've been sheltered all my life but if I can lose my pizza restaurant in 1991 after a serious car accident, sit out of work two years (spending all money) and then settle for learning how to drive a truck and doing that, then buying one, then two, then some more and turning it into a successful trucking company (at least until I went broke on $2 a gallon diesel fuel) it shows me ANYONE can do it. Heck I'm no businessman I just work hard and know what I want. I've got no advantage over anyone else except a work ethic. So no, I don't understand the hate, and I never will.

Losing ships is part of the game. I have no problem with Evolution having a "war" and destroying our ships. I guess my real problem is their motives behind it in the first place. They've posted they're doing it so we do "nothing" which is what "they want" (they say). If this was a case of "we'll destroy your production capabilities so you can't build more warships" that would be fine. But this "we're just screwing with you" attitude is to be honest far more arrogant and destructive then anything I've seen TTI accused of to date.

Anyway thanks to everyone for the support and the evemails as well. I appreciate the information regarding our opponents as well (evemails) and Ill be sure to reward the continued flow of information very well.

Thanks,

Calladen Nimitz

I think you can sell your account once according to the EULA. As for the mining macro deal I looked into it (was very interested in it and was sent a website about it) but I don't think its in the spirit of the game so I'm not using it.

Still technically the terms of service say you can't use things like that that move ore FASTER then anyone else, in this case its not, so technically its not a violation to use the macro.

Calladen