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Jade Constantine
Jericho Fraction
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Posted - 2008.03.27 15:34:00 -
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 Originally by: Daveydweeb
Originally by: Inertial
Which candidates are the most Pro Piracy?
I was under the impression that the CSM was a chance for players to discuss the CCP some of the things that urgently need to be addressed in EVE: POS-related tedium (both in warfare and setting the damn things up), potentially disruptive balancing decisions, the role of supercaps and, of course, the Strange White Star.
I don't really see how Piracy is really something that needs to be seriously discussed at something like this, unless you think it's somehow fundamentally broken or unfair.
See, I actually think that enhancing the attraction and providing better options and functionality for niche professions (like piracy) is the key to breaking down some of the really bad things (blobby lag fleets) in the Eve combat system. Improve the tools and options for pirates, anti pirates, bounty-hunters, mercs, spies and assassins and you take steps towards breaking Eve out of the "who can blob the gate with the most ships" paradigm that currently plagues combat.
Both pirates and (anti pirates) need their interests represented on the CSM not only to make the game more fun for them, but because in doing so we can increase overall combat variety and diversity of engagement opportunity and hopefully improve the efficiency of the whole server.
If piracy was a profession with better ransoming tools, fire-to-disable, specialist kit and module options to make that aspect of the game more immersive and alluring perhaps we'd have a few more pirates plying their trade and a few less mindless 0.0 territorial zombies blobbing out the fleet fights in 0.0 and demanding more "node-power" from the embattled devs every time a POS comes out of reinforced mode.
Point is, everything is connected and the CSM needs the vision and imagination to advise on changes that will be universally good for Eve the game ... not just X,Y,Z special interest groups or political power blocs.
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Jade Constantine
Jericho Fraction
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Posted - 2008.03.28 00:32:00 -
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Originally by: Goumindong
Originally by: Jade Constantine
If piracy was a profession with better ransoming tools, fire-to-disable, specialist kit and module options to make that aspect of the game more immersive and alluring perhaps we'd have a few more pirates plying their trade and a few less mindless 0.0 territorial zombies blobbing out the fleet fights in 0.0 and demanding more "node-power" from the embattled devs every time a POS comes out of reinforced mode.
The words you are looking for are not "immersive and alluring" but incented and possibly structured.
How about you write your own speeches and I'll write mine? Seriously, its very early yet and you are already behaving in a pretty disreputable manner. What are you worried about? Lets each make our own pitch and see which message finds the greater resonance with the electorate. You really don't help your campaign by slinging mud and trying to re-write the prose of rivals.
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Jade Constantine
Jericho Fraction
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Posted - 2008.03.28 01:05:00 -
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Originally by: Goumindong
The words have different and important meanings jade. Just as you use disreputable incorrectly [I am in fact not acting in a manner that impugns my moral character]
Well since we're entering into an election campaign I'd argue strongly that you tampering with the chosen words of an electoral rival is actually the very definition of a disreputable act. I've asked you to present your own speeches and not try to misinterpret and smear the words of others. The reputable thing for you to do at this point is to nod, agree, and henceforth make arguments on your own merit rather than playing silly misquoting games for ill-conceived notions of debating advantage.
It seems we'll agree about nothing you and I (even in the code of conduct for debate itelf) - still, I imagine it will make for a more entertaining spectacle for the audience if nothing else.
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Jade Constantine
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Posted - 2008.03.28 02:43:00 -
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Originally by: Goumindong
If you don't want to get things right for the game and just want to whine about how its so unfair that someone else might be able to correct what you are saying so that it really will have the intended effect then that is your prerogative.
Weak sauce. It should be clear by now that I don't actually think you do understand "whats good for the game." If I did have faith that you actually knew what you were talking about then I'd probably not be running against you would I? And I really don't know what you are referring too when you mention whining ... far as I can tell nobody has been doing that. Just a series of debates and disagreements. Why lower the tone of the discussion by using emotive pejorative language in an attempt to stir up bad tempers? Look, I know what passes for debate inside goonswarm now (as do the general readership of CAOD following your leader's address to the troops. But do you think you could make an effort to keep a respectful tone to your language when discussing matters with the rest of us mere "pubbies" - just for appearance sake and all that. Fair enough with you?
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Jade Constantine
Jericho Fraction
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Posted - 2008.03.30 00:20:00 -
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Okay then, I've submitted my formal application to the campaign for CSM election.
So thats:
Candidate = Jade Constantine
Campaign Blog = Jade Constantine CSM 2008 blog
Voice Lecture to Eve-Uni = Individuality and Freedom in Eve Online
Tagline = "Dynamism in Space Combat, watch outposts explode!"
Full CSM Manifesto is on the blog here and contains the policies I'll be promoting during the campaign and directly to the CCP developers should I be elected.
(I've linked the Eve-University lecture from this week as well since it will an insight into the personality behind Jade - and let you know a little more about who it is who wants your vote!)
So there we go, game on!
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Jade Constantine
Jericho Fraction
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Posted - 2008.04.01 02:04:00 -
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Originally by: Zathi Shaitan
As weak as you setting up a blog and not maintaining it - comments awaiting your approval for days just makes one wonder:
Are you sure you have time and availability for this? Any similarities between you and JC are really of.. bad taste.
My apologies, still fiddling with the management controls, I've approved the comments now, should probably make it auto-approved on registration to be honest but I'm just learning wordpress.
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Jade Constantine
Gallente
Jericho Fraction
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Posted - 2008.04.17 13:09:00 -
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Just got the confirmation email myself - good stuff and game on. Seems like its going to be a far more hotly contested campaign than some of the doubters were thinking. 64 candidates should represent a broad cross section of player interest and experience and give the Eve electorate some real choices to be made in the month ahead.
Congratulations also to CCP Xhagen, seems your experiment in MMORPG democracy is going to be quite the interesting one in the next few weeks.
All the best.
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