Originally by: Dash Ripcock

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I see where you're coming from Ug, but ultimately I disagree.

In some ways it isn't the game that is broken, but the people who play it. mindlles mentions the fact that many alliances will avoid conflict. Too much isk on the line? If what is being said here is true, that there is too much isk, that can't be the case. Outposts, Capitol ships, Super Capitols... the list of expensive toys goes on, and most major alliances have plenty of these.

No, the fact that people will run or use a meta-tactic comes down to this: all the good pilots with the experience or confidence have either left the game, or joined an entity full of other good pilots with experience and confidence. BoB, MC and Outbreak are accused of being cozy all the time. The fact is we have respect for each other because we're ultimately the same animal, just on different sides of the fence. We love to fight. Look at the time CELES and OB fought BoB in Fountain. FCs would actually contact one another to make sure the gangs clashed, and as a result we all had fun.

We need a new generation of combat pilots, people to inspire and to lead. Alliances need to get hungry again and stop slandering one another from inside stations. Grow some courage, have a vision and go out there to achieve that vision. I don't know a single pilot in Outbreak who isn't having a fantastic time playing this game. Combat in EVE comes in all flavours now, it has evolved, you just need to have the hunger to go get it.

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