Tengu Grib
Rabble Inc.
Rabble Alliance
1496
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Posted - 2016.05.06 18:36:02 -
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Morality in Eve is a lot more subjective than it is in the real world.
The difference between hero and villain is as well.
You don't have to be a ganker, scammer, or corp thief to be a bad person in game. Nor do you those things make you a bad person, necessarily.
What makes Eve great though is that the play style is available to those who wish it. And while you're right, the game mechanics themselves do not reward you for good behaviour, you're missing the fact that the social aspect of the game does.
Chribba is living proof that being honest and reliable can be more profitable than being crooked, he's made a career in Eve out of his honesty and reliability.
The difference though, is that in order for your 'goodness' to become beneficial, you have to be REALLY good. You need to be doing something so honest, and so dependably, that you become famous for it. I know plenty of honest people in this game who I would trust with various things, and I can tell you a good few of them are 'bad guys'. But they aren't famous for being trustworthy or honest, so they do not profit from it.
Also I agree with some of the previous posts that being crooked doesn't pay nearly as well as you make it sound like it does. I make ISK through legitimate, illegitimate, and grey-area means, and I can honestly say most of my isk has been made legitimately. The illegitimate is done more for the entertainment value it provides.
Another thing to keep in mind is that many of us criminals work for a particular allegiance. That might be an alliance, a coalition, an ideal, or something else. For many of us, anyone outside that allegiance is a fair target for whatever nefarious deeds we desire, but anyone sharing our allegiance is off limits. If I join a corp with the intent of awoxing them or stealing from them, they were my enemies (for whatever reason catches my eye) before they even knew I was interested in joining. They were never my friends, never my allies, and so I haven't betrayed anyone from my perspective, I've attacked my enemies.
People I consider to be my allies on the other hand, have nothing to fear from me (except maybe the occasional friendly podding when I know they aren't flying expensive implants). I've extorted a corp for 300 mill isk, I've blown my cover and awoxed a Myrmidon (god was a bored that day). On the other side, I've helped a friend evac his assets from null by piloting his rorqual for him and jumping billions and billions of his assets safely out without stealing a dime.
One mans villain is another mans hero.
TL;DR You absolutely CAN get rich by being honest and trustworthy, but it's just as hard and takes just as much time and effort as getting rich by being dishonest and villainous.
You are correct, the mechanics of the game do not reward you for being honest. Which is what makes it so special when someone IS honest. Being a hero in a game that makes it easier to be a villain, is in itself a great accomplishment.
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Praise James, Supreme Protector of High Sec.
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Tengu Grib
Rabble Inc.
Rabble Alliance
1496
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Posted - 2016.05.06 19:32:19 -
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Oh, also, slightly off topic but relevant: One of the most satisfying things in Eve is being kind and generous when it's least expected.
This can be seen in giving friendly advice to someone you just killed in combat (regardless of the circumstances). It can be giving a gf and a congrats for a trap well laid in local just before you explode. Or sending a mail to the guy you narrowly escaped from.
Eve is a dark and violent place, deliberately so. It doesn't take much light to stand out against the darkness, even when you're a part of the darkness.
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