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Delos Harriman
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
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Posted - 2008.10.14 04:11:00 -
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 Originally by: Catherine Frasier
As to "empathy for my peers", my peers don't metagame, don't cheat and don't emoragequit over a policy change. Those who do, while they may be my fellow Eve players, are not my peers, and for them I have very, very little sympathy. To be blunt: screw 'em.
Well, we've had a documented instance of CCP devs cheating (documented by CCP, no less), so why spend time defending a group that (by your own definition) you don't consider your peers, and you have no sympathy for?
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Delos Harriman
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
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Posted - 2008.10.14 04:20:00 -
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Y'know, I really don't have much of an opinion about "ghost training"...I've done it, and probably would have in the future, but only when I was stopping my sub for another reason.
Having said that, the change itself isn't the problem here...at least, in my opinion. As has been stated quite a few times before this, it's the way it was delivered to us.
If you want your staff to have a PvP mentality to operate your PvP-centric game...good decision. But you'd better have someone at the helm of community relations that doesn't think in terms of "us vs. them"...that attitude leads to PR disaster after PR disaster.
What I find interesting is this...CCP can find a doctor of economics to "consult" on the in-game economy, but apparently can't find a public relations professional to handle this kind of thing?
Really?
One of the first things you learn in PvP training is "no smack talk in local," and while neither of the official statements from CCP rise to the level of smack talk...well, they're closer to that than to a statement to your community regarding what you know will be a controversial change.
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Delos Harriman
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
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Posted - 2008.10.14 04:23:00 -
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Originally by: Catherine Frasier
Originally by: Delos Harriman
Originally by: Catherine Frasier
As to "empathy for my peers", my peers don't metagame, don't cheat and don't emoragequit over a policy change. Those who do, while they may be my fellow Eve players, are not my peers, and for them I have very, very little sympathy. To be blunt: screw 'em.
Well, we've had a documented instance of CCP devs cheating (documented by CCP, no less), so why spend time defending a group that (by your own definition) you don't consider your peers, and you have no sympathy for?
That was vile, reprehensible, and has long since been addressed. It's over. That means we get to stop whining about it now. Cool eh? If you don't think it was handled well enough then what exactly are you still doing here?
This decision has nothing to do with that incident. Even if you have a video of some Dev tossing puppies into a woodchipper it doesn't change a single thing about this particular decision.
Other than the fact that, by your own definition, you have no sympathy for EvE devs, and do not consider them your "peers".
Or was your statement only directed at the people currently upset, and you don't consider any past transgressions of your personal "peer choosing code" to be valid?
Don't paint with a broad brush while wearing your good clothes...sometimes it doesn't wash out.
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Delos Harriman
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
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Posted - 2008.10.14 04:33:00 -
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Originally by: Triksterism
Hell, I did the unthinkable. I set Minmatar Cruiser to train to 5 and I went and played a trial of WoW with some buddies. A great break (though WoW loses its charm very very quickly). I had something to come back to (Hooray Rapier and Sleipnir)
You bastard...so this is all your fault!
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Delos Harriman
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
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Posted - 2008.10.14 05:55:00 -
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Originally by: Triksterism
Snowflakes man! Snowflakes!
My proposal for the first medal instituted in-game.
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Delos Harriman
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
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Posted - 2008.10.14 06:14:00 -
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Originally by: Kallisto Black
This is an unmitigated PR disaster with severe consequences to your service. It won't be long till the gaming news sites and blogs get ahold of this as well.
Already out there.
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