Originally by: Jade Constantine

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Edited by: Jade Constantine on 26/01/2008 15:29:34

Originally by: Verone

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Over four years... and still it goes on. Get over yourselves, stop arguing over internet spaceships, and play the damn game.

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I'm not really sure what you are trying to say here Verone. This CAOD forum is about debating the politics in a game about internet spaceships after all. Are you suggesting we should stop having this debate? Eschew politics entirely? Stop arguments about the rights and wrongs of ideology and standings choices

IU and enforcement regimes? I don't think so. Eve is about the great game of politics and influence and manipulation on one very important level, what is said here has echoes through the universe in space. CAOD is at least as important a battleground as the stars in 0.0 and the lonely outposts with their sparkling rings of protective towers. BoB know this, the Goons know this, IAC, CVA, TRI, and the rest all know this. Why is this forum the most important one on eve-online? Because public opinion matters and wars can be won or lost in the presentation and expectation management that happens right here.

Now perhaps politics truly don't matter for a Pirate corporation like your own Verone. After all, you just kill people and take their loot. In its way I see the attraction of the simplicity of your lifestyle, just "pew-pew", just shooting things and making witticisms on the forums occasionally. Thats fine, its what floats your boat and as one player to another I can't condemn you for that choice on any level whatsoever.

But please don't come and tell me that politics don't matter in the wars between 0.0 entities in nullsec, or that public opinion is not a vital factor in these conflicts, or that arguing one's opponent to submission in clear public debate doesn't achieve significant and compelling results in the great game itself. This thread is an important part of the war of ideas Verone, at least as important as the last 100 spaceships that were destroyed in the fight its discussing. And you really don't need to take my word for it, after all, just consider who hasn't posted here?

There is no need for anybody to "get over themselves"
No need for anyone to "stop arguing"

And really, when all is said and done.

We don't need you to tell us how to play the game.

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