Ralara
Caldari
D00M.
Triumvirate.
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Posted - 2008.01.31 11:02:00 -
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I don't hate BoB.
I think a lot of players are/were jealous of their capabilities - large areas of space controlled, huge industrial backbone and very experienced PvPers.
And there's nothing wrong with that. There's nothing wrong with wanting to have what "the best" have. We all strive towards it - it's why we all try to fit the best ships we can whether it's the best mining lasers or a HAC that does 800 DPS.
BoB started as a highly organised alliance and this attracted the best players around. The best players brought with them the best experience in ways to make a thriving economy in 0.0. This in turn allowed them to be selective in who they recruited - only the best could get in.
The result was Band of Brothers as we knew it a year ago - arrogant on the forums (because they were better than anyone else) but if you're a member (I have some friends in BoB) it's a really nice place to be. Very organised fleet ops, friendly chatter on TS etc.
Using this influence they ****ed a lot of people off - destroying alliances, making grandeous claims about taking all of 0.0 etc - and the ****ed off people spread rumours. The bandwagon effect took over - there's people in Empire who've never gone into low sec let alone 0.0 who "hate BoB" and "want to see them fall".
BoB has my respect as a military and as a community. No one else in EvE comes close to matching them.
I don't want to bring up the whole T20 thing but you do get some bad apples in any organisation - all corps have their corp thieves, the idiots and so forth. BoB's just got highlighted more because they were in the public eye. It's like Britney Spears - if anyone "normal" shaved off their hair it wouldn't get reported in the papers but because it's her, it's all over the front pages. It's the same thing with BoB.
I do not, for one minute, believe there is or was some sort of "conspiracy" but it got hyped up and exaggerated so much... I actually felt sorry for normal BoB members - being accused in local of cheating and exploiting when they've done nothing wrong themselves.
No, I don't believe any of that.
I do believe that BoB is a loyal and dedicated base of players who know this game inside out. I respect them and I fear them for what they are.
I also don't believe they'll "lose" this war. I think over the last few months they over-extended themselves but what we'll see now is them fighting on their own terms in the heart of their space. It's a war of attrition at this point, and BoB do have the numbers to pull it off.
So good luck to them :)
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