Bing Bangboom
DAMAG Safety Commission
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Posted - 2014.09.05 22:52:00 -
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Ever since we appeared on the Eve scene, the question of taking the New Order of Highsec seriously has consumed thousands of miles of forum script. First, a little vocabulary...
The New Order of Highsec is properly the name of our organization. THE Code is the New Halaima Code of Conduct and is the document by which we rightfully rule highsec. And finally CODE. (with a dot at the end) is an alliance that contains a large number of the Knights of the New Order as well as some non ganking Agents. All of them are the creation of James 315, the Father of New Order and the Savior of Highsec.
I myself am an Agent of the New Order but not a member of CODE. . Therefore, I am either 1) to be taken seriously as I am not Code or 2) am not to be taken seriously because, again, I am not Code.
So, the original question is somewhat garbled. Lets break it down:
A. Should the New Order of Highsec be taken seriously?
It probably is a good time to point out that this is a game and although we can be very committed, engrossed and even over-enthusiastic its hard to use the word "serious" in its normal context to refer to computer spaceships. However, that being said, people are very committed to their pixels and experience real emotions when other people *@($ with them. Since day one any attempt to either ignore, interfere or petition our actions has met with utter and humiliating failure by our chosen opponents. An actual decision to either comply or resist with all the follow on consequences has meant that each carebear has had to accept that something he doesn't like is happening to him. He sees us, hears us, feels us. We are a true force in his world and he ignores his responsibilities to us at his peril. I would call that a need to take us seriously.
B. Should the New Halaima Code of Conduct be taken seriously?
The Code is such a well written document that it has never needed revisions. It is, as has been proven over and over, not only the law of highsec but the best synopsis of how a highsec player should approach the game of Eve. Looking at each requirment placed upon the miner the experienced Eve player will see the lessons he learned, sometimes the hard way. James 315 gives the miners this guidance for free. That many of them don't take this wisdom to heart means they continue to flail around, losing ships, wasting time and frankly, destroying any hope they have of loving this game. So, again, yes, the Code is very serious as it is the best way for a miner to change the path he has been deceived into following, and getting right with the rest of New Eden. Which leads us to:
C. Should CODE. be taken seriously?
With all the caveats discussed above, if you mine, haul, mission, autopilot, form highsec mining corportations to rip off newbie miners, create blogs and websites devoid of both good writing and soft core **** pictures, or in ANY way try to prevent us from enforcing the Code, you have every reason to take CODE. seriously. The Zkillboard page for CODE. resembles a slot machine with the rapidly changing names of the most recent kill. Tens of thousands of highsec dwellers have lost trillions of ISK to CODE. enforcers. Frankly, not taking that kind of destructive power seriously is just insane. If you aren't Code compliant CODE. is in your future. Remember, if you see CODE., CODE. sees you. If you don't see CODE., you have seconds to live....
In each of our examples I have shown that you should take whichever definition of the word "Code" seriously. After years of doing this I am very familiar with the "principles" and "honor" of the highsec miner so I know there are always those who claim otherwise from the safety of anonymity, their station, or from inside their Procurer. BTW, do you know that if you are currently mining in a Procurer or Skiff you are, in fact, taking us seriously? In 2013 the ice fields were full of Rets and Macks. Now only an insane person brings one there.
So yeah, seriously....
Highsec is worth fighting for.
Bing Bangboom
Agent of the New Order of Highsec
Belligerent Undesirable
Highsec is worth fighting for.
By choosing to mine in New Order systems, highsec miners have agreed to follow the New Halaima Code of Conduct.-á www.minerbumping.com
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