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Sade Onyx
Brutor Tribe Minmatar Republic
5
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Posted - 2012.02.09 11:02:00 -
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All this presumes one thing:
The owner of the mining character has only one account and only does one activity with that one account.
Since we all know this to be utter nonsense then by proxy the entire article is also, utter nonsense. Hence, the article contradicts itself and thus completely dis-credits the author.
good game.
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Alissa Solette
University of Caille Gallente Federation
4
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Posted - 2012.02.09 12:41:00 -
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James 315 wrote:That's the fundamental difference between the highsec miner and the suicide ganker. The gankers are human. The miners are bots. The miners are quite literally less than human. They deserve to be wiped out, every last one of them. To the extent that they still feel anything, it should only be fear, humiliation, and misery.
You, good sir, are an inspiration, a hero and a true visionary - even if you're a bit verbose. |
Acac Sunflyier
Burning Star L.L.C.
71
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Posted - 2012.02.09 13:00:00 -
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At first I was like...
Then I was all "He's trolling"
Now I think he actually believes this.
He sounds a little crazy. Especially the part about how high sec miners have a special greed that's far more insidious than any other greed that exists in the game. Read the section again! It sounds paranoid. |
Kblackjack54
Mercurialis Inc. RAZOR Alliance
10
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Posted - 2012.02.09 13:16:00 -
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To say Hi-sec miners don't produce anything of value is totally wrong, they have produce something that it totally priceless in EVE.
Utterly self opinionated chumps like you.
But if you wish to spend you time in EVE just blowing yourself up then beating your meat soundly at the thought of it be my guest, as like any suicied bomber a totally pointless excersise that has no decernable effect on anything other than universal disgust, your agenda is based not on fact but on the base nature of your own character.
Griefer you are and always will be and are beneath contempt. |
Glarealot
Native Freshfood Minmatar Republic
9
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Posted - 2012.02.09 13:42:00 -
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I think most PvPers dislike random suicide gankers more than the carebears do. Suiciders run in with their calculated losses and 0 risk, attack a stationary target with no EHP or tank, and then try to pass themselves off as real PvPers, talking about their killboards like they actually compare to folks out in 0.0, who have killboards full of actual fights.
I'd love to see them open up more return combat options against gankers. I'd bet money that if CONCORD was removed entirely and highsec eliminated, the suiciders would be the first to quit the game when the alliances rolled in. |
Heimdallofasgard
Blazing Celts
64
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Posted - 2012.02.09 15:30:00 -
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If we hate miners because they have zero risk... (and I definitely do) ... Suicide Gankers accepting calculable losses gives them zero risk and introduce risk to the miners... ... Therefore suicide gankers have a risk free profession.
It's a bit paradoxical. |
Billionaire Carebear
University of Caille Gallente Federation
87
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Posted - 2012.02.09 17:31:00 -
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PvC = Player Vs Carebear
Anybody know of the antithesis of this website?
http://www.moonprincess.com/quiz/carebears.html
I think the OP is an Anti Carebear. Good for him. We should find out which Anti Carebear he is.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letter_and_spirit_of_the_law http://krypto451.deviantart.com/art/Care-Bears-Spanking-168001373 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kh0Uu1yD-v0 -áGeorge Carlin "They're Just Words." |
Borun Tal
Cubicle Warriors from 'merica
43
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Posted - 2012.02.09 17:33:00 -
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Awesome. This thread again.
tl;dr 1/10 |
IsTheOpOver
19
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Posted - 2012.02.10 02:39:00 -
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James 315 wrote: Naturally, I have the greatest respect for The Mittani. Who doesn't? He is an inspiring figure to many. For a long time, people claimed that no Goon could ever be elected to the highest office in the Eve playerbase. The Mittani proved them all wrong. And he is very articulate.
And very long-winded apparently.
So much effort has gone into this troll. It did catch quite a few. 9/10
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Valentyn3
12
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Posted - 2012.02.10 05:49:00 -
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Never thought such epic TDLR would be achieved in my life time. Truly, the moon landing has been finally one-up'ed. Frequent squinting even in low light? You may be showing early signs of Brock Eye Syndrome. Talk to your doctor today. |
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BeastlyRage
Wolfsbrigade
65
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Posted - 2012.02.10 05:53:00 -
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I seriously refuse to believe that all of the miners you encounter are what you seem to describe. I have gone out suicide ganking plenty of times, and I have encountered two types of miners:
1. Average noob who is in the mining transition phase before he moves on. 2. Bot farming isk for the average EVE player.
I have had fun with both, once killing an officer fitted retriever :P (http://draketrain.eve-kill.net/?a=kill_detail&kll_id=9991895) and sometimes killing the same Bot multiple times, but I honestly haven't met true veteran miners as you describe.
However, I have found that a very similar to you description of the ISK religion behavior occurs with mission runners. They are people, who have been playing this game for years with the single purpose of isk. I have seen faction fitted battleships and tengus, even 30bil+ battleships, floating around just doing missions. I have ganked these with great pleasure and profit multiple times and I find that they truly do follow that mentality.
I can recall a specific incident where me and a friend of mine, after popping a CNR with smartbombs in a mission using a covops, wardecced a 5-15man missioning corp, and we ended up stripping them of ALL their isk, and ALL their ships. These people did not know how to fight, or how to live. They threatened to fight us. We arranged a fight. We had 1 tempest and a Schimi hidden for backup. They brought 1 rook, because we killed everything else. He died, and the corp payed the ransom we put on them. They were shipless, and iskless. |
Billionaire Carebear
University of Caille Gallente Federation
89
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Posted - 2012.02.10 19:03:00 -
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BeastlyRage wrote:... floating around just doing missions. I have ganked these with great pleasure...
So why are the missions always in the same place and thus open to being ganked? Why don't the mission locations 'drift' over time so that the gankers would have to do some extra work and remake their bookmarks? As a miner I would not mind the missions occurring in new and different places, however I can see the gankers complaining that they would have to actually do some effort and track down the new prey locations.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letter_and_spirit_of_the_law http://krypto451.deviantart.com/art/Care-Bears-Spanking-168001373 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kh0Uu1yD-v0 -áGeorge Carlin "They're Just Words." |
leich
Sad Panda'z Ninja Unicorns with Huge Horns
13
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Posted - 2012.02.10 19:46:00 -
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We kill high sec miners because it's fun.
Any other reason is just BS.
Your carebear tears nourish us. and we enjoy your fail attemps at trolling.
I would like to say it is currently a little too easy for us some of the challange has gone but thats fine we just move to higher sec systems.
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Mortis vonShadow
Balanaz Mining and Development Inc.
448
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Posted - 2012.02.10 21:06:00 -
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leich wrote:
Your carebear tears nourish us. and we enjoy your fail attemps at trolling.
I would like to say it is currently a little too easy for us some of the challange has gone but thats fine we just move to higher sec systems.
Your stupid is showing. I'll give you a challenge, come to Parses. Find me. Woof Woof. Some days you're the bug, and some days your the windscreen. -á-á-á-á-á-á-á-á-á-á-á-á-á-á-á-á-á And some days, you're just a man with a gun. |
BeastlyRage
Wolfsbrigade
66
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Posted - 2012.02.10 23:04:00 -
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Billionaire Carebear wrote:BeastlyRage wrote:... floating around just doing missions. I have ganked these with great pleasure... So why are the missions always in the same place and thus open to being ganked? Why don't the mission locations 'drift' over time so that the gankers would have to do some extra work and remake their bookmarks? As a miner I would not mind the missions occurring in new and different places, however I can see the gankers complaining that they would have to actually do some effort and track down the new prey locations.
We kill them on station undock... |
Billionaire Carebear
University of Caille Gallente Federation
89
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Posted - 2012.02.10 23:16:00 -
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BeastlyRage wrote:We kill them on station undock...
So...that is all you do? PvC? Player Vs Carebear? No research, or playing the ISK market, just monotonous killing? Ok, whatever, hope that works out for you.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letter_and_spirit_of_the_law http://krypto451.deviantart.com/art/Care-Bears-Spanking-168001373 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kh0Uu1yD-v0 -áGeorge Carlin "They're Just Words." |
Chopper Rollins
Republic Military School Minmatar Republic
106
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Posted - 2012.02.10 23:51:00 -
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James 315 wrote: My objective analysis of the highsec miners has concluded that my prejudice against them is well-founded. They do deserve the disgust that people feel for them.
OP is a lunatic.
Goggles. Making me look good. Making you look good. |
BeastlyRage
Wolfsbrigade
66
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Posted - 2012.02.11 08:25:00 -
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Billionaire Carebear wrote:BeastlyRage wrote:We kill them on station undock... So...that is all you do? PvC? Player Vs Carebear? No research, or playing the ISK market, just monotonous killing? Ok, whatever, hope that works out for you.
Yeah thats EVE. Basically kill everything you see. And no PvC is not all I do. It's more of a side hobby I did when I was bored in nullsec. |
Nodwood
Lonestar Distribution Inc. LEGIO ASTARTES ARCANUM
2
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Posted - 2012.02.11 14:17:00 -
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sadest bunch og exuces for being a sadist ever!
you love that someone have put a lot of time and effort in putting together a ship, a fit and skills and inplants to match it, and how terrible it feels when you blow it up.
thats the only reason you do it, you jerk of to others feeling bad, just admit it and then its fine, if it was not fine, CCP would make it impossible. dont make a lot of dum excuses, and for the love of god not over 7000 words of them!
you must be a miner, with sop much time on your hands :) |
Iris Bravemount
Aliastra Gallente Federation
48
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Posted - 2012.02.11 17:21:00 -
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First of all OP, congrats for how seriously you take what you do.
But then, you are wrong on the following :
- Miners don't want to become bots. They hate bots, because they are unfair competition and make their tedious activity even less rewarding. Plus, they make people like you put bots and miners in the same box. - Some people enjoy some relaxed gaming after a hard day of work. Highsec provides just that to some extent. For people who want more action there is lowsec, nulsec and WH space. Not all players play for the same reasons. Deal with it. - Every player specializing in one aspect of the game aims for efficiency, not only miners. That doesn't make all of them bots, or botlike. It makes them good at what they do. Nothing more, nothing less. - Some miners DO fight back, but unfortunately only the Hulk allows this fitting-wise. - Suicide gankers don't take any risk. They calculate costs. That's about it. There is no risk at all in suicide ganking. - Mining, PI, moon mining, salvaging and exploration are the ONLY activities which actually DO contribute to the EvE economy. No Isk faucets involved. Ok, you may add selling PLEX to that list, but that's a bit off topic.
The real problem is the existence of bots. I do not know much about software engeneering, but CCP should focus their efforts on more efficient and automated bot detection and banning. Improve weapon sound effects |
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Billionaire Carebear
University of Caille Gallente Federation
89
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Posted - 2012.02.11 17:33:00 -
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Nodwood wrote:sadest bunch og exuces for being a sadist ever!
"Me have big stick, you be afraid now."
The original simple pleasure for the simple mind.
As an intelligent person I choose to not be afraid.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letter_and_spirit_of_the_law http://krypto451.deviantart.com/art/Care-Bears-Spanking-168001373 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kh0Uu1yD-v0 -áGeorge Carlin "They're Just Words." |
Milo QUinn
The Scope Gallente Federation
0
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Posted - 2012.02.11 19:19:00 -
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McRoll wrote:1) I am amazed and shocked because of the amount of people who are unable to read 7k words, as they themselves claim. Are there so many people who cannot do that? Humanity is doomed, I tell you 2) A post of highest quality, enjoyed reading. Also agree on most parts. 3) There seriously needs to be a complete mining redesign. It needs to be more interactive and it should involve some skill and/or knowledge in order to get the most isk out of it. That way people would actually play the game while mining and not just wait until the cycle completes. If CCP would do that, they can consider revamping missions as well (like adding Sleeper AI at least) (I am thinking about a mechanics similar to PI for example, where you have to scan the asteroid and manually aim the lasers at the points with the highest ore concentration, or something like that. I am sure CCP can come up with something, they just need to want to)
Hahaha! You have got to be kidding, right? 'A post of [the] highest quality'? I'd hate to think what your usual reading material is...
And regarding your suggestion about making mining more challenging (because apparently you think it's so easy that it's just unfair...), would you be agreeable to the same modifications being applied to PvP and ganking? I.e. having to manually aim your weapons at the target, rather than just gettin target lock and activating your weapons? What's sauce for the goose should be sauce for the gander, after all Of course, you'd probably still whine about mining being too easy, because roids don't move, unlike ships. Well, that's just life, my friend: some people's jobs are easier than other people's. And I happen to think that killing innocent people, or destroying their property, should be made as difficult as possible. Sadly ,of course, we do not live in such a world (though maybe people like you and the OP think we should). |
Milo QUinn
The Scope Gallente Federation
0
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Posted - 2012.02.11 19:27:00 -
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Berendas wrote:My hat is off to OP, read the whole thing and enjoyed every word. It was very well written, and in every way deserving of a 10/10.
Also, you are a ******* psychopath in a very beautiful and fun to read about way.
DIsagree with your first statement. Totally agree with your second |
Milo QUinn
The Scope Gallente Federation
2
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Posted - 2012.02.11 20:17:00 -
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Armored Phoenix wrote:Seriously, OP's attempt at justifying his killboard-padding, epeen-stroking, egotistical, self-centered, fascist, dictatorial, and misguided attempts to force others to play the game the way he thinks it should be played are utterly amusing.
I read the whole thread (yes, all 7000+ words, and 6 pages of responses), and whole-heartedly think (and this is my opinion, for those that know the difference between it and fact) that the OP needs to be on some strong medication, or institutionalized, for whatever condition he is suffering from.
I can honestly admit that I am a high-sec miner, have never even considered using any form of bot or macro, and enjoy mining (even it means I make less isk per hour than other activities). I use the profits that I do make to fund my alts and their activities, which are less profitable. I enjoy mining, because it is a simple task and relaxing. Mining gives me the chance to play a game that I enjoy, think over and evaluate all of my real life actions and experiences from the day. It gives the opportunity to, possibly, meet and converse with people with other perspectives from around the world.
I have met a number of people, both new players and vets alike, while mining, and had pleasant conversations with them. Conversation is a stimulating, social activity, that requires more concentration than is available when engaged in PVP.
If miners are so evil (discounting the whiners that want ganking removed), why have I discovered that most of the miners that I have met in game, are more philosophical and intellectual than most of the PVPers I have met (no offense intended to the PVPers). Suicide gankers, on the other hand, are bottom-feeders who have no concept of risk or enjoyment of a well-earned kill.
Ganking is not PVP in any way. Ganking is no more stimulating or exciting than beating up the elderly. You are trying to "fight" someone who is not capable of fighting back. Where is the challenge? Where is the thrill? If someone thinks that either of those things exist in ganking, then they are a pathetic excuse for a human.
However, gankers choose to play the game the way they want to. That is allowed within the game mechanics, and, above all, is their choice. They are entitled to have their opinion, just as I am entitled to have mine. Are they wrong to gank defenseless victims? Perhaps, perhaps not; regardless, I am not qualified to judge that. I am allowed to have an opinion, though, as are they.
I believe that ganking should remain a viable option within the mechanics of the game. However, I believe that it should be made more difficult than it currently is. The ability to destroy a 200+ million isk ship with a ship that only cost a few million is unbalanced. Gankers should be forced to incur higher expenses to achieve their desired goal. I agree with most of the people wanting a buff to mining barges and exhumers. I don't think that ganking should be made impossible though; just more difficult.
To conclude, gank if you want to, but try to morally justify what you are doing. Realize and accept that you are ganking simply to have fun at some other player's expense. You do it to try to ruin some other human's fun. Ganking is not evil. Mining is not evil. Both are allowed, and acceptable, methods of playing in the sandbox. If you want to stomp on other kids' sandcastles, go ahead. But be prepared for the day you get punched in the face for doing it to the wrong kid.
Fly safe (for the miners) / Get Concordokkened (for the gankers) --Armored Phoenix
Beautifully put, AP |
Milo QUinn
The Scope Gallente Federation
2
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Posted - 2012.02.11 20:22:00 -
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Jeff Latro wrote:I just shoot miners because it amuses me.
You know what they say - little things please little minds
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Milo QUinn
The Scope Gallente Federation
2
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Posted - 2012.02.11 20:35:00 -
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Lil Nippy wrote:That post was seriously crazy man I got to admit I didn't read it all but god damn.
Yeah high sec miners are pretty lame, why they even play the game at all is beyond me. I have always thought profitable rocks should only be out in low sec and null sec to create more PvP/industry hybrid corps, but sadly I guess CCP does not share my thoughts. High sec miners simply do not get the entire experience of eve or even seem to care, I think they just get off on the fact that they can make more cash in a video than in real life and it gives them a self esteem boost lol.
So how much cash do you make IRL, LN? I probably make more. And I still like hi-sec mining. FYI, I tend to think it's the gankers and lo-sec griefers who have low-paid, menial jobs, and ganking hi-sec miners is their way of compensating for their low self-esteem. Just a theory... |
Milo QUinn
The Scope Gallente Federation
2
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Posted - 2012.02.11 20:46:00 -
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Jarin Arenos wrote: PS to the OP, loved the environmentalist touch with the ice belt description. 9/10. :D
Somehow I don't think the OP is some kaftan-wearing, dreadlocked hippy. He'd have smoked more pot and done more E, and - consequently - be more chilled-out than he obviously is.... |
Milo QUinn
The Scope Gallente Federation
2
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Posted - 2012.02.11 20:57:00 -
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Dervinus wrote:I just read the manifesto and I am INSPIRED. When I get home from work, I am going suicide ganking for the rest of the day. James 315 for CSM
I am speechless at your lack of sound character judgement. |
Milo QUinn
The Scope Gallente Federation
2
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Posted - 2012.02.11 20:58:00 -
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Dervinus wrote:I just read the manifesto and I am INSPIRED. When I get home from work, I am going suicide ganking for the rest of the day. James 315 for CSM
I am simply speechless at your lack of sound character judgement. Assuming you were genuine in your misguided praise, of course... |
Milo QUinn
The Scope Gallente Federation
2
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Posted - 2012.02.11 21:49:00 -
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Petrus Blackshell wrote:I told myself I wouldn't comment, but I can't not. Great thread, 10/10, all that.
Mining as it stands as an activity is bot-fodder. Of course, there's no statistics on how many of the miners are actually botters, or they'd be banned already. However, enough of them are bot-like to the point of lack of self-preservation, which gives easy kills to suicide gankers.
Whether they kill miners for kicks, to pad killboards, or for an extensively-documented ideological crusade against bots is irrelevant. The beatings need to continue until morale improves (and the only ones being killed are bots). Or, until the mining system improves.
Look at PI, the other monotonous industry "I don't want to be bothered by PvP" activity. It doesn't even require you to be on site to make profit. However, it requires skill and knowledge beyond just knowing how to fit your ship (which is honestly a 10-minute endeavor in EFT). There are tons of good suggestions in F&I on how to do this, and I don't see suicide ganking stopping until botting and AFK mining stops.
To those who have pointed out that mission runners are just as bad, that is true, but they are also harder to operate with a bot. This results in a player being actually there, which can cause interesting consequences if you, say, do some ninja salvaging.
Rock on, OP, and keep resembling, at the same time, Mittani, karttoon, and that dude who led Germany in WWII whose name I can't type on the forums.
Oh dear, another jar-head. Hoo-rah! What is this? Knuckle-draggers Unitied? |
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