Originally by: DigitalCommunist

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All I did was try to explain some current events with TRI and GS. If you really want to generalize:

- all major alliances care about their image
- all major alliances will attention *****

Ganking in empire is just one way to keep your alliance on people's minds. I never implied empire ganking would attract hardcore pvpers on its own, this is like a tiebreaker more than anything when you're trying to chose between two pvp-heavy groups.

It isn't a master plan either, and there are other better examples. Most people are consciously aware of stuff that'll get their alliance some public attention.

CAOD is a better example, because you don't get kills or money for posting. There's also a good chance it'll aggravate you if you actually spend time reading, so it's not even a fun place to be sometimes.

For all the career ****posters in GoonSwarm..

- most of them wouldn't be doing it on their own, or come to CAOD at all
- some of them go straight to reply, and never visit the thread again
- a few are sharing threads and tag teaming

Unless these incredibly funny people are getting paid to waste their time every day, they're tryin' to represent. Cause most of their recruits are pubbies who join SA for GS.

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Originally by: Herring

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Originally by: LeeLee Zar

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How do they destroy Hulks in High sec? Do they suicide gank or are they can flipping?

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Can flipping. And honestly, people that attack can flippers in a hulk deserve every bit of the pain and mayhem that follows.

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Originally by: DigitalCommunist

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I would believe individuals.

But I don't believe for one second, that two big alliances are completely indifferent to the drama and attention they'd get from empire ganks.

Doing it at the same time, roleplaying it, advertising it on a website... "You're stupid its for fun!", "NO WAY ITS ALL ABOUT THE ISK!". Yeah, even if you like the smell of your own farts, that's still crap you're smelling.

If someone is actually stupid enough to get angry over my theory, it's because I didn't imply their e-confidence and e-morale was shattered. That would've been so much easier to troll than "you care what others think", and "you're trying hard to impress".

It's not really a secret, but alliance people always try to hide it. Every established group has twirled for the public at some point, and at least recruitment is one of the better reasons.

What is so bad about admitting you'd like to wear makeup, put on a dress, dance for others, and be loved? Seriously.

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Originally by: 128th ABC123

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Originally by: Aprudena Gist

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you know the second after you made this pps statement people are running locator agents and getting the gank train going right?

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So now you are saying people aren't allowed to express their opinion on this forums cuz some Goon has a problem with that? Get real dude.

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Originally by: KIATolon

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Originally by: Aiolos Caci

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Smells like someone in Goons is one of the exhumer BPO owners. Simple :)

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Surely it'd be an RA/TCF/Tortuga leader, ordering us to do it?

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