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Nami Kumamato
School of Applied Knowledge
Caldari State
272
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Posted - 2014.07.15 11:52:00 -
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Arkady Romanov wrote:I've spoken to people about it at work. Some of them play online games, but I've not found anyone else who plays EVE, or understands what its about more than superficially.
Its possible there is a player out there who just hasn't revealed themselves so they can find out who my character is and gank me.
And people don't believe me when I tell them EVE induces paranoia...
"And now my ship is oh so cloaked and fit
It never felt so good, I never felt so hid"
- Ramona McCandless, Untitled
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Ria Nieyli
12793
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Posted - 2014.07.15 12:04:00 -
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Talking about paranoia, I'm pretty sure the IT crew at my last workplace played EvE. It didn't really click untill I tried accessing other gaming websites that were blocked, but the EVE-O forums weren't...
Do not remove a fly from your friend's forehead with a hatchet.
- Ancient Chinese Proverb |
Arkady Romanov
GoonWaffe
Goonswarm Federation
311
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Posted - 2014.07.15 12:22:00 -
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Nami Kumamato wrote:And people don't believe me when I tell them EVE induces paranoia...
I accept the reality of the EVE meta and the fact that the game doesn't necessarily end when I close the client.
My wife discovered she had a co worker who played EVE. I asked her to enquire who/what corp so I could go and kill him, but unfortunately he plays on the Chinese server.  |
Jenn aSide
Smokin Aces.
7261
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Posted - 2014.07.15 12:46:00 -
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My Lieutenant used to play and still asks me from time to time about what's happening in EVE (seems that giving up most online gaming is now something that goes into a prenup lol, I've lost so many game friends to marriage lol).
Last year I got assigned a new (fresh out of the academy) recruit to train and during a break between calls I pulled out my lap top and started up EVEMON to check some things. He jumped up and said "don't tell me you play EVE too". I said I did and it turns out he started playing while he was in the Army.
He told me he was a "Wormholer". I told him thanks for the info but State Law doesn't allow me to ask him what his sexual orientation is  . We had a good laugh about that one lol. He still plays too, I just don't see him often because he works at another division. |
Grainsalt
6-10s
Northern Associates.
192
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Posted - 2014.07.15 12:53:00 -
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I am a nurse, the only male nurse in my entire building. None of my co-workers, all female in case you missed it, are gamers. One time I was asked what I do for a hobby and I attempted to explain eve to a bunch of non-gaming female nurses.
I don't believe I was understood. |
Lady Areola Fappington
2067
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Posted - 2014.07.15 12:59:00 -
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Grainsalt wrote:I am a nurse, the only male nurse in my entire building. None of my co-workers, all female in case you missed it, are gamers. One time I was asked what I do for a hobby and I attempted to explain eve to a bunch of non-gaming female nurses.
I don't believe I was understood.
Know that feels. Nurse too, and none of my co-workers "get" online gaming.
Do get to play at work sometimes, though. Kids love spaceships and explosions, so I'll hook my laptop up to the TV in our common/game room, close local, and go gank miners for awhile.
This thread officially has 25% more pssssssshhh than leading competitors.
Rick Moranis was never put on death row for shrinking his children.
New York exists outside the mind of Billy Joel.
A French press is not lifting weights with your tongue out.
Lena Dunham is not a girl ventriloquist. |
Gully Alex Foyle
Black Fox Marauders
Repeat 0ffenders
1279
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Posted - 2014.07.15 13:02:00 -
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Lady Areola Fappington wrote:Grainsalt wrote:I am a nurse, the only male nurse in my entire building. None of my co-workers, all female in case you missed it, are gamers. One time I was asked what I do for a hobby and I attempted to explain eve to a bunch of non-gaming female nurses.
I don't believe I was understood. Know that feels. Nurse too, and none of my co-workers "get" online gaming. Do get to play at work sometimes, though. Kids love spaceships and explosions, so I'll hook my laptop up to the TV in our common/game room, close local, and go gank miners for awhile. If it weren't for all the profanity and unsuited bs they sometimes spout, you could totally have the kids talk to the miners after a gank. Would be hilarious!!!
EVE Online: Death-o-meter |
Arec Bardwin
1459
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Posted - 2014.07.15 13:02:00 -
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One of my co-workers play Eve, like in missioning and mining. I tried to have him give up his char names to me so that I could gank the living **** out of him. Sadly, no luck |
Michael Ruckert
SECURE TRANSPORTS
164
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Posted - 2014.07.15 13:59:00 -
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Quote:Do get to play at work sometimes, though. Kids love spaceships and explosions, so I'll hook my laptop up to the TV in our common/game room, close local, and go gank miners for awhile.
CCP will be contacting you to bring you onboard as their new Marketing Director.
"No matter how well you perform there's always somebody of intelligent opinion who thinks it's lousy." - Laurence Olivier |
Mofo Diquilis
Sanctuary of Shadows
Honorable Third Party
4
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Posted - 2014.07.15 14:09:00 -
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Yes... co-workers watched me fly a crow to B-R for the big fight. They weren't really impressed. :/ |
RoAnnon
Eternity INC.
Goonswarm Federation
383
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Posted - 2014.07.15 14:34:00 -
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I actually got a co-worker to start playing, he even came to one of our Houston EVE Meetups but alas he found he had little to no time to actually play. A few others know, and one other guy actually tried but he's more of a WoW guy, so ... *shrugs*
I have an EVE themed wall paper on my workstation desktop too. :)
So, you're a bounty hunter.
No, that ain't it at all.
Then what are you?
I'm a bounty hunter. |
Dinsdale Pirannha
Pirannha Corp
3263
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Posted - 2014.07.15 14:57:00 -
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I want to stay employed, so no, I don't tell people at work I play Eve.
Why would I want people to know I am involved with a game that has attracted so much well-documented sociopathic behaviour in the media? |
Jenn aSide
Smokin Aces.
7272
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Posted - 2014.07.15 15:06:00 -
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Dinsdale Pirannha wrote:I want to stay employed, so no, I don't tell people at work I play Eve.
Why would I want people to know I am involved with a game that has attracted so much well-documented sociopathic behaviour in the media?
Yea, why would you tell people who pay you that you spend your free time playing a game you don't like made by a company you hate alongside people you despise. That wouldn't raise any red flags at work, I'm totally sure.
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Samuel Triptee
Black Fox Marauders
Repeat 0ffenders
36
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Posted - 2014.07.15 15:44:00 -
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I've talked to a few people at work that have seen the forums up on screen, but no one really wants to know. They see the avatar and assume it's a role playing spaceship shooter game.
One guy I talked to about it likes the idea of blowing up ships, but if you can't "head-shot" something within 30 seconds of logging on he's bored. I asked him how long it takes him to get bored of the games he's played and he said he get's about a weekend's worth out of the FPS stuff he enjoys... I told him I've been playing for more than a year and that there are people who have played EVE for more than 10 years...  ... we don't talk about gaming anymore... hehehe
I would enjoy having coworkers who I could talk to about EVE. |
Jonah Gravenstein
Machiavellian Space Bastards
19618
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Posted - 2014.07.15 16:05:00 -
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At a previous job I was shitposting on the forums during my lunch break, the area manager was in and caught sight of the screen as he passed behind me, he stopped for a chat, turns out he was in TEST.
Nil mortifi sine lucre |
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CCP Falcon
7712
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Posted - 2014.07.15 16:40:00 -
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It's kinda difficult to hide... 
>_>
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KIller Wabbit
The Scope
Gallente Federation
642
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Posted - 2014.07.15 17:08:00 -
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Chribba wrote:After someone stumbled over and sent out the link to my youtube presentation from eve vegas... yes they know now...
And with your recent cameo in yet another EVE youtube release there's an opportunity to be outed, errr, discovered all over again!
CCP .. always first with the wrong stuff
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MeBiatch
GRR GOONS
1898
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Posted - 2014.07.15 17:18:00 -
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At the location i am at now no.
My previous location i had a friend who had other friends who played eve though he was not into spreadsheets in space.
There are no stupid Questions... just stupid people...
CCP Goliath wrote:
Ugh ti-di pooping makes me sad. |
Vincent Athena
V.I.C.E.
2825
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Posted - 2014.07.15 17:53:00 -
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Sure. What really surprised me is when someone at work called me to ask how many SP I had. I thought I was the only person in my company who played Eve.
http://vincentoneve.wordpress.com/ |
Jen Takhesis
The Scope
Gallente Federation
79
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Posted - 2014.07.15 18:03:00 -
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In my small work group, I'm the EvE player, and we have one WoW player and one Second Lifer. The SLer keeps up on a lot of gaming news, so he's usually the one who brings up gaming. |
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Chribba
Otherworld Enterprises
Otherworld Empire
12282
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Posted - 2014.07.15 18:38:00 -
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KIller Wabbit wrote:Chribba wrote:After someone stumbled over and sent out the link to my youtube presentation from eve vegas... yes they know now... And with your recent cameo in yet another EVE youtube release there's an opportunity to be outed, errr, discovered all over again!
Shhh don't you dare!
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Boom McCondor
State War Academy
Caldari State
14
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Posted - 2014.07.15 18:49:00 -
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I always sort of thought EVE was your job, Chribba  Also, I work with a Goon, so he definitely knows I play, along with most of the other nerds. Nerds of a feather flock together, right? |
Mr Epeen
It's All About Me
5521
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Posted - 2014.07.15 19:15:00 -
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It's been my experience that most people are so wrapped up in their own personal drama that after they politely ask you what you do for fun, they stop listening. They are just setting up an opening to whine about their own pathetic lives.
So, I guess you could say that there is not a lot of difference between my work and the EVE-O forums.
Mr Epeen 
There are 86,400 seconds in a day. You just saved one of them by typing 'u' instead of 'you'.-á Congratulations, dumbass! |
Garresh
Team Chicken and Waffles
332
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Posted - 2014.07.15 19:32:00 -
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Yeah. I'm so obviously a dork that I don't bother hiding it. It helps my reputation as the computer guy though so I can't complain. Sadly nobody else at work plays eve but one guy plays D&D and Lord of the rings Online, so we get along great sharing D&D stories and ones from our respective MMOs. He might come over to the dark side actually. I showed him Asakai and the stupid "I was there" trailer then told him about a time when that actually happened in a minmatar kitchen fleet sink with a ****** warpin(possibly a spy in a covops) vs an smart sniper fleet. They had a couple long points and the FC was kinded ******** so me and one other Jag pilot fit for fast tackle caught em and pinned an Arazu and some other **** while everyone else who wasn't pointed warped out and came back in on top of us at point blank on their sniper fleet. Nothing like burning into point blank range vs an Arazu and scramming him while 50 warrior IIs all target you. Amazingly I lived because once I pointed the Arazu our logis switched to repping me and I had a pre-Nerf med ASB against pre-buff drones in a fast tackle jag.
Anyways I tell that story alongside the ****** trailer and now I'm gaining followers who will come over one day...
This Space Intentionally Left Blank |
DaReaper
Net 7
The Last Brigade
703
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Posted - 2014.07.15 20:01:00 -
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I used t work at best buy, all my co workers were WoW nuts that went to conan and other 'run around skill crap with sticks lvl up games' eventually I got tired of them talking about WoW so while testing a pc for video issues (I worked in geek squad) I loaded up an old fleet fight, put that full screen and let it run. Then got a lot of "what the heck is that?" and the conversations stated. lol. I got about 3 of my old co workers to play, two played for a year till irl got them.
My new job, I work for a third party company at intel, I mentioned it, but the co workers are older (i'm 33, they are in their 50's) so they are not the interested.
10 years of eve... yea i'm an addict |
Mike Azariah
DemSal Corporation
DemSal Unlimited
1299
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Posted - 2014.07.15 20:24:00 -
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speaking as a guy about to turn 55 this year, don't sell us old '50 year olds' off so quickly
they might have the patience to actually appreciate a game that is not based on reaction time
m
Mike Azariah-á CSM8 and now CSM9 |
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ISD Ezwal
ISD Community Communications Liaisons
1876
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Posted - 2014.07.15 20:47:00 -
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Yes, yes they do.
Also, you're never to old to play EvE. Or be an ISD for that matter. A member of our CCL team beats Mike Azariah in age
(and no, it's not me)
ISD Ezwal
Captain
Community Communication Liaisons (CCLs)
Interstellar Services Department |
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Mara Pahrdi
The Order of Anoyia
764
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Posted - 2014.07.15 21:02:00 -
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Yes. And it is well documented by now .
Michael Ruckert wrote:And if so, how did you bring it up in the initial conversation?
I don't remember.
Michael Ruckert wrote:How do you describe the game to them?
Competitive group play.
Michael Ruckert wrote:And what reactions do you get when people find out you play EVE?
Only one colleague plays mmos and has a basic idea about EVE. The others don't seem to care.
Remove insurance. |
Mara Pahrdi
The Order of Anoyia
764
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Posted - 2014.07.15 21:05:00 -
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Dinsdale Pirannha wrote:I want to stay employed, so no, I don't tell people at work I play Eve.
Why would I want people to know I am involved with a game that has attracted so much well-documented sociopathic behaviour in the media?
Why would anyone bother? EVE is a RPG, not RL.
Remove insurance. |
Red Teufel
Drunk-n-Irate
379
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Posted - 2014.07.15 21:12:00 -
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I told my friends I messed up on getting the RF timer calcuated and it effected several thousand people wasting their time :) |
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