Boom Boom Longtime wrote:Code will always be a poor mans "lets take things further" iteration of Helicity Boson's Hulkaggedon.
You had an event which polarised the community each time it ran and then you now have an entity which i guess would never have spawned into the ugly sister outwith the other.
That aside, seeing code members post gank mails in trade hub local of ventures that belonged to players less than two weeks old citing they were afk or never had a permit as if some form of internet justice - is kind of cringe worthy.
It must be cool to be code (no sarcasm)
Hello Ms Longtime,
I read your post with interest.
Only James 315 would be able to answer directly the comments contained in your first paragraph. My recollection is that he acknowledged the success of Hulkageddon, but pointed out that its effect was limited by being of relatively short duration, despite its original intention to be 'Hulkageddon
Infinity' (my italics). I wasn't around during at that time, so am unable to comment further.
I often come across the claim that 'CODE ganks noobs' - or some variation thereof. It won't surprise you that I'm acquainted with many members of the New Order, but I must state here that I have yet to come across a single one who targets very new players specifically, knowingly.
Given your standing within the Community, I'm inclined to believe that you have seen what you describe, but I do believe that it by no means represents the behaviour of the generality of Code enforcers.
The New Halaima Code of Conduct embraces the whole of Highsec; no exceptions. But enforcement itself is elective. I confess that I have ganked very new players - always by mistake (I neglected to check their Employment History first). In each case I've more than reimbursed the player and explained both his/her error and my own. I can't speak for other players, but I'd be very surprised if the practise you highlight were wide-spread. Perhaps your view is skewed by your tendency to haunt the trade hubs almost exclusively?
The change in use of the adjective 'cool' - used in the sense which you indicate - is interesting. The Googled definition sees a marked upswing of use from about the 1970s onwards (LINK:
Cool - you have to expand the box downwards).
However, in conversations I've seen on MinerBumping.com, there's a growing trend to invest the word with heavy irony. An example:
THICK CEO: Yeah, I do Orca boosts, that's why I'm CEO!
AWOXER: Cool!
Thank you Ms Longtime for granting me the opportunity to explore these matters with you. I'm obliged to you.