Four years ago, EVE players were very much "Us against the world! Woo!" Now we've learned the rest of the world doesn't care and it's become "Us against each other."

One thing he said in that 'final' that always amuses me when i see it, the whole "nostalgia" reaction people have:

Four years ago EVE players were every bit at each others throats as they are now. Hell, if anything, EVE Online is a kinder/gentler place that it's ever been. I see a lot of people saying things like this (ie "when i started playing there wasn't all that much scamming or suicide ganking" and "back in the day you could get a solo pvp fight easy, now solo pvp is dead")..

By stopping the blog, he is torturing his fanbase.



The circle is complete.

I should write a blog about that.

Ironic that he criticizes the sense of disunity in our community, when he himself bears much of the responsibility for creating it, through his constant attacks against playstyles which aren't his own. Nevertheless, I do respect his willingness to stick his neck out and express unpopular ideas. It shows a degree of e-courage, even though his ideas tended to be unpopular for good reason (because they were terrible).

I think he is making the right decision and I applaud him for it. Video games are supposed to be fun, and if this is no longer fun for him then it is time for a change.

Still, though, I do feel some obligation to claim victory for the New Order against the greatest champion of bot-aspirancy that EVE has ever known.

Victory for James 315! Death to his enemies!

His blog was awful anyway

That line is pretty tired. Come up with some original content for once.

Profound insight!

I think it's a little bit sad that this thread has devolved into a "screw you Ripard" fest.

I don't.

I think it's more sad that people think we should have to fawn over him and say nothing but nice things just because he wrote a few paragraphs every so often on a blog.

It's not like people are pulling out the pitch forks and flaming brands and chasing him out of town. besides, he's better at that kind of thing than us anyway.

For me I will miss having a place to go to read somebody else's opinions on Eve. Whether I agreed with them or not is almost irrelevant.

For me I will miss having a place to go to read somebody else's opinions on Eve. Whether I agreed with them or not is almost irrelevant.

I would then suggest either Bacon's blog, or Feyd's depending on how Hooah you are.

And there is always Minerbumping, which is both very well written and awesomely inspiring. Not to mention uproariously hilarious.

I read all of the above. I am not here with an axe to grind.

I know you feel the need to dispute my post because :forums:

So yeah - crack on celebrating someone stopping contributing to the overall mess.

I think it's a little bit sad that this thread has devolved into a "screw you Ripard" fest.

*deep breath*
Well abusing you second hand sofa status to force an issue on your personal agenda by whipping up a particularly vicious frenzy that polarized the community and trivialized serious issues by comparison to digital activities while dragging some poor (if gullible) bloke into the middle of the aforementioned **** storm will likely to have that effect.
*gasp*

some poor (if gullible) bloke into the middle of the aforementioned **** storm will likely to have that effect.
*gasp*

Says the NPC corp alt...

Just acknowledging someone who put a lot of time and effort into the game.

Cool content there bro, I see you practise what you preach real purdy like.

May I see your Posting Permit?

Well, Ripard did say he was going to set aside most of his other alts to partake of the 10% of EVE he still enjoyed. Stirring **** on the forums sounds like a winner to me.

To be fair, that's still more engaging than 90% of the other online games by a fairly large margin.

Lolz. Triple U. Unfunny, uninspiring, and unreadable.
Please continue.

...spiring, and unreadable.

How many sebiestors does it take to install a shower?

Very very sad news, and a tremendous loss for the Eve community.

Godpseed sir.