Archbishop
Amarr
PIE Inc.
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Posted - 2008.06.27 23:47:00 -
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While it is disturbing to look at systems fall I find the biggest disappointment here is the blame some are heaping on the CVA. I'm not a member of CVA but PIE was one of the co-founders of the alliance before it moved to Providence. Along with our friends CVA, Vigilia Valeria, Aegis Militia and other Amarrian RP corporations over the years we've built a strong foundation to fight the Minmatar horde. Over the years the battle has shifted back and forth with some months the Minnies getting the upper hand and others the Amarrians. What stayed pretty constant though was that the war was basically an RP war, disregarded by many, despised by some as "planned" and ignored by most.
Now with faction warfare things have changed and players who never participated in the traditional "RP" as we know it are suddenly the vast majority in every militia. I can count on a couple hands the established RP corps of old and honestly now I'd say including PIE, UK, VV and all the others in the factions we're probably 5% to 10% of the total milita numbers. In other words we're a clear minority.
Thats why while it's disturbing to see systems lost I'm not shattered by it and I know the game will continue on. The war as we've fought it all these years (over five now) is still going on behind the scenes. PIE is at war with UK, UK is at war with others, CVA is still working to secure a safe homeland for Amarrian and other citizens in Providence.
Nothing has really changed except CCP putting in a new feature to bring more people to the RP "sandbox". Everyone is an RPer in Eve and always has been but until FW we haven't seen the large numbers of people fighting "for" one of the prime fiction empires. Lets face it before FW how many corps out there we're actually "supporters" of an empire to the point it defined their entire existence? Compare that to now. From a traditional RP standpoint it's exciting to see people who used to dismiss us in local as "lame RPers" now join a faction and fight for something. But that excitement is tempered by the fact its understood that its a different war now.
So asking CVA if they're embarrased or ashamed at systems being lost is kind of a moot point. They're fighting the war they've always fought. They'll still be fighting it long after FW is gone and all these other people have left and gone back to their 0.0 pirating and whatnot.
So I know from a personal standpoint I agree with Garreck. The mission for all the old-time Amarrian RP corps hasn't really changed even with FW. What has changed is 5,000 people suddenly jumping into the fight we'd never seen before. What those 5,000 people do could affect one of the empires in some way if CCP deems a side "wins" or "loses" and as an RPer we have to live with that. But in a way it's alot like anything CCP does anyway. Anything could happen, it's often out of our realistic control, so you live with it and go on. In a year or two or five or ten (I hope) Eve will still be here, I'll still be Archbishop and a loyal Amarrian RPer and CVA will still be CVA. Regardless of what CCP does as a result of FW "wins" and "losses" that won't change because in the end we know it's their game anyway.
So like the song says "don't worry... be happy". Enjoy the new FW features, try to win a few for the empire. But if you don't you shouldn't despair because looking around at all the pirates and others jumping on bandwagons they've never even seen before you should realize it's really "not" the old fight anymore it's kind of like 0.0 warfare. Different rules, different playstyles, different results.
In a way its very comforting to me. I know my RP will still be here regardless of what happens in FW or whatever CCP does. In the end the mission never changed and will always remain the same. I do hope alot of you new people hang around after FW is done too.
I know I wouldn't have it any other way.
Archbishop
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