Bohneik Itohn
Universal Freelance
CONSORTIUM UNIVERSALIS
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Posted - 2014.01.16 17:18:00 -
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New player, new character. This is my perspective as someone who is trying to get skilled up and ready to go into null about the same time this is released.
"What... Really? I'm leaving high sec to get away from this behavior...."
I've been coming across a lot of juveniles lately as I attempt to practice "safe" null sec habits. People jumping into relic sites in a BS and bumping me because I got there first (Really? Running relic sites in an Apocalypse?) people coming in after I start a combat site and blitzing the ship with the largest bounty after I pull aggro, ninja salvagers in level 3 security missions (great job, enjoy that 20k isk you earned for your half an hour of being a twit, don't mind me while I warp out and drop all of the aggro on your t1 frigate.)
I'm leaving high sec to get away from the petty kids, and lo, what happens but we get something to encourage people in null to behave just like the high sec brats.
I like the idea of there being 4 simple methods of interaction in null:
Kill me (I see this happening a lot)
Get killed by me (expect an apology for taking advantage of you when your mouse crapped out)
Avoid me
Fleet up with me for some cooperative shenanigans that may or may not be profitable.
Now as someone who will probably spend the majority of their time hiding alone in cloak in null, this has almost no impact on me. The money I make from ratting will still be far superior to anything I make in high sec. This is not an eloquent exposition on the finer intricacies of how this is going to affect null-sec politics. This is my own selfish view of how it affects me and me only, as a new player who is looking to start playing in null.
I see this changing the behavior of everyone else, and it sets a precedent for more changes like this in the future. WoW pub zone behavior should remain in WoW. Game mechanics being what they are, it's to be expected we'd see that behavior in high sec, but there's no reason it should spread any further.
Lets keep it simple and mature. You want my rat bounties? Come at me, bro. Just don't be upset when I smack you with a fleet invite as soon as you uncloak. There may or may not be a growing pool of odorous fluids in the bottom of my capsule, so could you give me a moment to deal with this?
Since I really didn't care, my SP is currently all over the place and has only recently been focused towards exploration in null. But if people in null start with the playground drama I see in high, I'll just move back to high and run lolsec missions while I gear my character up for industry, assuming I'm still playing. |