Kaarous Aldurald wrote:You're assuming he needs to know what he's talking about in order to just blindly "Grr Goons!" at everything anyone else says.
As if you actually knew what you were talking about . . .
Did you know that the story of Goonswarm noobs fighting off battleship fleets and Titans with just Merlins and Rifters and such was one of the most compelling stories I read about the game before I started playing and was one of the things that drew me to the game? As per Aralyn Cormallen's comment, I guess the Goon noobs these days have it much easier (although, less fun). I'm still trying to figure out if that is because the game has changed or because the story was a farce all along. I suspect it's a lot of both. But as for me hating Goons, you couldn't be further off base.
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Either way, there is no null sec mining fleet in my fleet finder window to ignore. As a player who is not part of the blue donut, the game is not handed to me on a silver platter. The game mechanics have not been skewed to suit my play style. I do not get free ships and ISK and PLEX and whatever else you give people to induce them to accept The Mittani as their lord and savior. Your approval is not going to be enough to keep myself and many other players playing the game.
You're claiming I don't know what I'm talking about, but I just have a different perspective, one of the kind of people who do not bend to your will. You reward the people who conform. You **** on the people who resist. And given the wealth and influence some of you have in the game (and out of it), we're talking about a pretty juicy carrot and a pretty big stick you are wielding. A noob does not stand a chance and that's a large part of why so many of them make a strategic withdrawal to a different game. Isn't that the point of your strategy?
Many (probably most) people will not play a game that is not fair. Is EVE fair?
Many (probably most) people will not play a game that makes them feel impotent and frustrated. Can you think of some experiences in EVE that make noobs feel impotent and frustrated?
It's not hard to figure this stuff out, but first, you have you remove your head from your ass and take a look in the mirror. You might be the problem.