Gindar
Privateers
Privateer Alliance
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Posted - 2007.03.24 17:08:00 -
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while some mmorpg's encourage the tireless grinding to get unique items just for the sake of epeen, eve arguably punishes those same people who grind by placing a massive burden of liability upon such expensive loot which can be destroyed or stolen. basically as has been said, the killing of ships, modules and loot rejuvinates the cycle of grinding for isk in a never-ending cycle. if 1 carebear grinds enough for officer mods and a pirate finds him and destroys his ship, the need for more grind arises. if that person quits, someone else will take his place because the money is too good. the pirate and pvper act as agents of inflation control because of this. when the pirate sells the rare mods for ISK it usually goes back into the hands of a carebear who will use it for missions or "pvp for fun" and will most likely die due to inexperience in pvp, or eventually lose them from quitting/node crash/lag. modules are not static and must be grinded (named, officer, faction) or manufactured (t1, t2)
there is a common complaint about the emotional suffering and distress such loss incurs. in real life this is a valid argument against the act of crime, however in eve you must learn this: crime is allowed. the criminal element will always be alive, in 0.0 (alliances, pvp corps) as it is in empire (privateers, wardecs)
there are no courts. the police do not investigate crimes, unless it is an exploit. in high sec the punishment is loss of your ship and lowered sec status if you do not follow the rules. in lowsec it is tankable sentry fire and lowered sec status, which is insignificant, and in 0.0 the only punishment is lowered reputation among local alliances.
if you are a carebear 
and you are reading these words,
read this very closely.
there will always be pirates 
as long as there are people willing to put in honest labor for isk and equipment, so shall there be the criminal element that seeks to take them away through cunning. this is the everlasting cycle, grinding/thieving. you are either using your time for isk, or you are using your brain. in eve as in real life, the most successful use both. pirates rely on their brain. they learn your weaknesses and exploit them to gather isk. carebears always use their time. they sacrifice it to slowly but steadily gather isk.
which school do belong to?
i hope this has been a refreshing look into piracy, an often misunderstood profession. in real life i know it's different, piracy is discouraged because governments and society prefer peace and order. thus industry flourishes. but even in real life there is crime and piracy, also often misunderstood. the difference is crime and piracy is almost ALWAYS under-represented and downplayed, because local governments do not want to have real-life carebears panic and move to another place with higher security. sound vaguely familiar?
it's up to you. decide who you want to be. i'm pretty sure there is no one on the forums who want to be like that guy, a whining carebear who is crying over his losses. no one wants to be that guy, but many guys end up as him when insufficient judement and cunning is supplied. not everyone wants to be the hardcore pirate either, but a little of both can be good. it's up to you, i hope this has been enlightening.
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