Actually I think the choice he made towards the end of the recording to take the day off work (might have been night, I don't know) shows he's probably exactly the type of person who should be an ATC.

He clearly made a smart and responsible choice, recognising that he wasn't prepared for the responsibilities so soon after exploding. That's the type of responsible thinking, with a bigger view in mind, that I hope all ATCs have after an emotional meltdown.

I'm going to use bright letters here.

if Sohkar is mentally incapable of giving consent or understanding his actions, he should not be playing a game like EVE in the 1st place.

He didn't say he was an ATC, he said he 'controls planes'. 'Plane Controller' is a common profession among those trying to make up professions on the spot.

Isn't that kinda what we're doing? The forum has been heavily moderated on this issue except for this threadnaught. It's abundantly clear they're giving us a wide berth to allow us to vent our concerns nad get an honest an opinion from the community as possible.

Frankly, I think this is an incredibly smart move on their part.

That is torture, you're a bad person and should feel bad.

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I have been called a scouse ******* a number of times, does that mean the person has a hatred of scouses or did they call me that because I am actually scouse?

The answer is there is no way of telling, especially the heat of the moment. It usually something which shows overtime by a person actions.

What would happen to the world if 'free speech' laws only applied to polite speech, and not the intolerant or vile speech?
Who would then decide what is hateful speech, and not protected?
Who would then protect your speech, on that day years later when someone determines your words are hateful to them?

EvE the 'sandbox' must be based on the same principles. It is a sandbox, or not. There is no middle ground between food and poison, just poisoned food. tldr; CCP must be very careful about coming between two players in any scenario, at risk of crushing what the sandbox stands for.

Harassment or 'bullying' as previously defined by CCP, is when a player continuously or on an ongoing basis messes with another player, without asset acquisition being their core driver.

If we look to that precedent, Erotica1 neither continuously nor on an ongoing basis messed with Sohkar, for it was a single time event with Sohkar, and Erotica1's goals were clearly asset acquisition at their core. By CCP's own precedent this was thus not harassment nor bullying, it was the sandbox, working as intended.

Now while you may denounce the way Erotica1 did what he did, you however can NOT denounce his right to do it, or you might as well denounce the sandbox, freedom of speech and the notion of freedom itself.

Why is It always liberal pansies that have to silence or jail those they disagree with in the real world, rather than win their arguments by engaging directly with the person they wish to neuter, and instead convince them? That is evil. That is Stalinism. That is today's liberal pansification in real life injecting itself into a GAME with cries to 'ban Erotica1!'...

What's missing from this thread is that Sohkar was a DUNCE. He allowed himself to be scammed, then doubled down on stupid by allowing himself to be made a fool of, driven by his personal greed and attempts to acquire quick money (ISK). Sohkar should be THANKING Erotica1 for the valuable real-life lesson he was just taught! Surely the first time he goes to nagotiate a car loan, mortgage or cellphone contract -- he will be more likely to look at the fine print and not get screwed thanks to Erotica1?

THAT is the lesson of HTFU you pansies never seem to get, that HTFU is GOOD FOR YOU. Bubble wrap a dunce or carebear, and you neuter him in real life I say. Want to know why kids are leaving their parents homes at older and older ages? Just look in the f#$king mirror you fail-enabling PANSIES!

F#)($#!

You have won, ladies and gentlemen, you are getting your witch to burn at the stake

This is a sad day for EvE. I do not care whether Erotica1 biomasses or not, but the sandbox got one more hole. Who will be next ?