Christopher Xen
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Posted - 2004.01.27 18:03:00 -
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I mean pirates just protect and defend gates while alliances do that to entire regions. So what is the difference? Should alliances now be looked down upon as pirates are? Seems to be a double standard to me.
No Differance in action, Just in justificational delusions.
They do it to "protect" territory by killing innocent people who dont know, and are jsut trying to explore. Sometimes they toll and when you get to much profit they usually kill you and steal the rare loot you got from NPC hunting, assuming you and your friends can pull it off. Or eventually demand a large percentage of what you mine.
"Pirates" are for more honest. Were gonna kill you unless your in our alliance or have a pre arranged nap. We dont hide behind falsely justified killings.
With alliances there is too much grey matter that usually ends up with the weaker side dead, and also you factor in political intrigue.
With the FE and "Pirates", Its all Black or white. your with us you live, not with us enjoy the clone jump or pod ride home, depending on how merciful we feel.
Once your in with pirates, usually you prosper far greater than anyother taxing alliance where the dominant corps are full of self interest and profiteering.
Nothing wrong with doing that, but pirates of the FE at least follow along the "code" which equally divides wealth to ALL corps Industrial and PVP, and in times of little to no need, the industrial corp's profit sky rockets.
Example: HUFF Tech. Huff was in most major alliances and got pretty much pushed around and kept down in low sec space. When Huff left stain and joined the FE they had few members, and less than adequate resources. But with hard work, dedicated members, excellent management, and the Empires freedoms, Huffs success and profits skyrocketed. And today enjoys many luxuries that the empire has to offer.
Alliances? well its hard to compete and mean anything when the lead corps have 150-200 members and give less than a crap about a 20 member corp. Alliances rarely take the interest in helping corps build up, and rarely support them militarily unless it involves fighting something or someone that threatens even the mightiest corp in said alliance.
but with an alliance, if your squeemish and like getting pushed around and dont want to get your hands dirty...its probably best for you.
In the FE...Well do what you want, go where you want, mine where and what you want, and heh, kill any outsider that dare stand in your way, we dont judge you. Every one in eve is arrogant and sinful, we just dont cloak ourselves behind charters rules and ethics, we were our colors out in the open and are proud of the empire and will fight to the bitter death to keep it alive.
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