Someone who does not play or work well with others

Often uses multiple alts for various roles and to "puffball" their solo corp to look bigger

However, may operate exclusively in NPC corps to avoid wardecs

Solo Player: Somebody who doesn't realize that they are playing a multiplayer game.

A solo player plays for themselves and no one else.

A solo player chooses to not join player's controlled entities, and build their own in-game income without relying on others or paying taxes to any players' controlled entity.

Solo players have no instantaneous access to alliances or corp's intel.
The nature of the game push them to have a few alts for scouting, and possibly multiboxing multiple accounts.
They are looking for challenges they estimate they can survive with their existing assets, putting their own skins and assets on the line in an environment that is more favorable to bigger groups. They are probably a little paranoid as well as liking tough challenges.

They most likely fall under the profiles of Freedom Fighters or Bounty Hunters established by CCP.
They are still interacting with the other players as needed to fulfill the goals they have established for themselves in Eve Online.

Someone who does not join a corp, doesn't chat or talk, someone who just plays the game as if it was a single player game.

These are the people who bounce. No interaction in anyway with anyone.

solo player: a master baiter.

That may be correct for some solo players, but there are numerous players, I being one of them, that do not have the RL time to dedicate themselves to others. When we do we seems like we are slackers because when we are able to log on we have a hard time coordinating with other associated players in an industrial corp and therefore hold the group back. That or we are in a pvp corp and spend our minimally available time sitting in station waiting for the FC's to get their stuff straight or for the enemies to get their stuff together...so to speak.

It's a lot like, even if you decide not to decide, you made a decision.

There ain't no way you can play a solo game in EVE. The only way you can truly "solo" is to sit in your station spinning your tutorial ships with admiration. Buy that first bullet, first drone, first anything and you're multi-playing.

It's a lot like, even if you decide not to decide, you made a decision.

I wasnt trying to be negative, I was pointing out solo players dont play with others. It may also be the case that some dont work well with others (like me), but you can still be plenty gregarious and still be solo, nothing wrong wiht that either.

The first sentence of your quote said directly and with broad sweeping strokes that we can not and do not work well with others. If that is not a negative I am not sure what is. I am completely able to work well with others in real life. I work in a physical therapy clininc and work one on one with severly disable individuals, traumatic brain injuries, cancer, stroke.... as well as work in unison with doctors, therapists and administration. I am also a father with 50-50 joint custody and a FUBARED work schedule. It is a time constraint issue purely and has nothing to do with my ability to socializ and/or cooperate with others. The phone game I play, Parallel Kingdom (very close to EvE I may add) I work in groups as it is a much more casual friendly game....unless your kingdom is at war, and even then combat there is much more fluid then in EvE.

Im trying to apologise if it came across as that way as that was not intended

My syntax may have been off, I meant it to be read as "Does not play with others OR does not work well with others"

Im sorry if I worded it badly, but I also dont know why you are having a go at me, all I did was write something a little badly, some people in here call solo players much much worse things.

And I already admitted I dont work well with others

Writing an easily misconstrued comment and annoying you without meaning to at all should be evidence enough of that!

So, in short, I am genuinely sorry if I offended you with my comments, it was purely by accident

I thought my responses were fairly congenial. No offense was taken as I know who and what I am. I am just giving examples from my situation as I feel that they are much more common then many players believe. Plus, I missed the post where you admitted to prefer playing solo. That is something you should have said in your first post considering the topic of the thread to be honest.

So considering you have admitted to prefer playing solo; do you use alts to bolster your corps numbers? Do you use your NPC corp to duck war decks? If not then you should just go ahead and edit your first post. Just saying. Not angry or upset. Just expressing my point of view.

I wasnt trying to be negative, I was pointing out solo players dont play with others. It may also be the case that some dont work well with others (like me), but you can still be plenty gregarious and still be solo, nothing wrong wiht that either.

Your posting style on these forums does not at all make this obvious.

Personally, I believe a solo player is someone who is controlling their character(s) fully and without any out of game code.

I know there are people playing the game using software like ISBoxer, which apparently CCP has said they are allowed to do. But I cannot see how that is not classed as "botting" as you are only controlling one character and relying on out of game code to control the others.

Personally, I believe a solo player is someone who is controlling their character(s) fully and without any out of game code.

I used to think I was a solo player. Due to time constraints and inconsistent logging on times I'm unable to participate in corp activities so I mainly do exploration in all sectors of space. That said, I do participate in Spectre fleets and used to love bombers bar. I also used to run incursions, although I rarely get the chance now. So, I guess I'm not truly solo.