It seems that by the day the EVE community becomes more and more divided. In every thread, players are splitting off into camps: you are either Highsec or Nullsec, Carebear or PVP, WiS or FIS, etc, etc...

Only a few months ago a shaky unity was formed around the collective frustration at the state of the game. We posted, and crashed trade hubs, and generally raged until we got CCP's attention...

...then CCP did the worst thing they could do; they relented.

They recognized that some pretty big wheels were squeaking and needed some oil, so they got their supplies together and went to work trying to make sure everything would function smoothly again. And for a little while, it seemed like things were back on track.

Then the little wheels saw what happened, and decided they wanted their day. Now every small cause and pet issue has a vocal minority raging on the forums and in game about the importance of their particular gripe. Heaven forbid if CCP decides to focus their efforts on something other than their topic of choice - as a whole we seem to have taken to heart the view that anything done for another area/play style/point of view than the one we champion will negatively impact our cause.

You're either with me, or against me.

The careful ballet of implementing change to a system as large and complex as EVE Online cannot be viewed as a zero sum game. Everything that does not directly benefit you and your game experience does not have to be viewed as a loss.

We have demonstrated the power of a united playerbase, and CCP has shown that they can recognize their mistakes and are willing to listen to the players in order to produce the best experience they can. However, we as players need to recognize that we cannot see all the cards, do not know every detail, and cannot always see what is best for the game. Since the events of this summer, it seems whenever an issue arises the same calls for player-vs-ccp rebellion, canceled subscriptions, and prophecies that the game will end sound again.

This cannot continue; doing so dilutes the power which we, as players, can potentially wield. Like the boy who cried wolf, if we continue to throw tantrums, rage, and make demands about every little change and gripe when a real issue comes along we will not be heard.

So lets all take a step back, allow CCP to continue on their new path of giving us fixes and new content and save our ire for when its really needed.