Leandra Anor
Minmatar
Asguard Security Service
Rule of Three
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Posted - 2007.01.30 10:18:00 -
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There isn't a way to determine who is right or wrong in this without knowing everything that happened, in the order it happened, and tbh I doubt there is anyone in this game (chow, velios, corn1, LD, or anyone) who does. You make decisions based on the best information you have available to you at the time. As with everything, each person can see that information in a different light, and hindsight is ALWAYS 20/20.
I play the game for friendships and for the fun I have pvping.... since I have friends pretty much everywhere it would be difficult at best to say who's "jumping ship".  I watch with great interest as politics shift corp/alliance friendships to enemies and vice versus, but it doesn't change my friendships. As my CEO and several alliance leaders can tell you, I will fight tooth and nail if you try to tell me someone can't be my friend just because we are now at war with them. Now I will grant that most of my friends aren't alliance leaders.... nor alliance directors. But some are, and regardless of the decisions that they make or help to make, they are my friends. That's something that is seperate from the game imho.
Regardless of where -v- players went, there are many that will remain my friends. We may shoot at each other if the situation calls for it, but in the end, we'll probably have a fun convo about the fight afterwards. Same with KoS, same with LV, same with CA, etc. I understand the sentiment about loyalty and its importance (and by this I mean loyalty to a particular political stance)... but it IS after all, just a game, and when it all comes down to it, I play to have fun! Politics, while intriguing, aren't much fun. Developing friendships imho IS. 
 This is easier for me to say and do tho.... I've never been a CEO or alliance leader (and NO Rah, I STILL don't want to be CEO), so I don't have to make the tough decisions. I get to follow my corp with semi blind loyalty (see? I do believe in loyalty). I say semi because I do have a say in my corps future. With that said the decision making process on what is right for the corp is an agonizing one at best... a difficult balance of choosing the lesser of 2 evils in many cases and that's not even beginning to throw in friendships. I can only imagine what it must be like to make those decisions on an alliance level! *gets headache just thinking about it*
Anyway that's my 2 cents on the matter... -V- still get my respect and thanks and fond memories no matter where they have chosen to go.
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