Is, frankly, a bad idea. Ever since the Somer BLINK 'scandal' with the...what was it, the Golden Magnates? Everyone and their mother has gone off the fucking deep end since then. We've got all sorts of idiots making 'lottery' posts with the same basic idea: Buy GTC from person's referral link, get ISK. And don't forget the-blogger-formerly-known-as-Poetic-Stanziel quitting EVE over BLINK's 1 Quadrillion prizes, then quickly sliding off the fucking continental shelf into sheer insanity.
This isn't a healthy reaction by any means. It's just not good for anyone. How does tarring yourself with the same brush accomplish anything besides make you look like an utter dumbass? Honestly. It's like protesting against terrorism by being a terrorist. Not only is it ineffectual, but anyone who would have otherwise listened to you is now deafened to everything you've got to say.
I agree that the relationship between SomerBlink and CCP is suspiciously incestuous. I don't use Blink anymore myself - mainly because it's a waste of ISK that can be better spent on PvP with KILL or some other wormholer group, but also because, yes, the buying of GTC and getting a kickback on their site that can theoretically be turned into ISK strikes a bit too close to RMT for my comfort. I've dealt with the financial repercussions of it on an alliance level: when a director takes 2B of your SRP, blows it on Blink, then 'returns' the taken money via RMTed ISK...well, let's just say that rather sours me on it.
Not to say that I was fine with it before, because RMT by its very nature is a risk I was never and will never be willing to take. Plus, selling a billion ISK for $5 does devalue PLEX, which is (along with traditional subscriptions) CCP's primary income source - and this is precisely why all the stupid lottery threads on the forums are absolutely the wrong way to object to Blink's (supposed) RMT practices. Point is, doing this kind of shit is likely to hurt CCP's already shaky finances. And while I'm sure there's a few people out there who would not be bothered by that at all, or might even want CCP to go bankrupt, I'm reasonably certain that folks like DNSBLACK or the other grognards making those posts don't actually want EVE to die. There's much better reactions to this, such as the ingame riots a la Incarna. Or do any number of things that don't involve sticking a log into your own eye to point out the splinter in someone else's.
The long and short of it is, if you don't like RMT in any form...why the fuck are you engaging in it as a form of protest?
Showing posts with label Not Wormhole. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Not Wormhole. Show all posts
28 October 2013
06 June 2013
Not Everyone Likes Mint Chocolate Chip
If you didn't know already, CCP hired Mintchip to be the DUST 514 Community Representative. A welcome thread was posted on the EVE-O forums as usual, and then a shitstorm ensued. Apparently the rampant misogyny and just general bad behavior got so out of control that the thread was locked with this post:
The thread was deleted shortly after, but you can find around 30 pages of it on EVE-Search. EDIT: Poetic Stanziel let me know this link is dead. Apparently Chribba used to date Mintchip and he's scrubbed EVE-Search of any Mintchip-related content. To be honest, though, you're not missing much with that thread gone.
Frankly, that she allegedly sold nude pics of herself for 190bn ISK doesn't matter. It does negatively impact her public perception, which I'd think is important for a Community Representative, but a little more worrying is the Amazon wishlist that she reportedly actively links to, and encourages her Youtube fans to buy things for her from that list.
It is, first and foremost, in rather poor taste. Secondly, it quietly implies that she can be bought. When coupled with the "190bn ISK for nudes" story, whether it's true or not, you have to ask yourself...what the hell is CCP doing hiring this woman? When people make jokes about selling pictures of breasts to get a job at CCP, or an alliance announces in a Jabber ping that it's time for the "Story of Mintchip Being A Whore" to be told in their publicly accessible Mumble, it's clear that the players of CCP's flagship product have no respect for Mintchip, and since there's a great deal of crossover between EVE and DUST players...
Who is going to listen to Mintchip without thinking she can be bought? The logic of "She's already sold her body and integrity, why not ask her to unban me if I give her a brand-new mouse?" is bound to run through more than one person's mind.
Whether or not that logic is accurate is irrelevant; Mintchip has the reputation of a whore and - since EVE players are not immune to the G.I.F.T. - it's likely people will attempt to treat her as one.
The question that concerns me most is how CCP will react to that sort of thing, whether or not Mintchip disproves the reputation - deserved or undeserved, it's there. CCP has shown they're not afraid to completely censor a thread that's gotten far out of hand, but once you start down that path it's difficult to stop. In regards to female CCP employees, I'm sure Ripley, Punkturis, and others have had to deal with creepy questions or uncomfortable jokes, but the typical sexist bullshit is far less nasty - and easier to deal with - than what I think Mintchip is likely to face.
The thread was deleted shortly after, but you can find around 30 pages of it on EVE-Search. EDIT: Poetic Stanziel let me know this link is dead. Apparently Chribba used to date Mintchip and he's scrubbed EVE-Search of any Mintchip-related content. To be honest, though, you're not missing much with that thread gone.
Frankly, that she allegedly sold nude pics of herself for 190bn ISK doesn't matter. It does negatively impact her public perception, which I'd think is important for a Community Representative, but a little more worrying is the Amazon wishlist that she reportedly actively links to, and encourages her Youtube fans to buy things for her from that list.
It is, first and foremost, in rather poor taste. Secondly, it quietly implies that she can be bought. When coupled with the "190bn ISK for nudes" story, whether it's true or not, you have to ask yourself...what the hell is CCP doing hiring this woman? When people make jokes about selling pictures of breasts to get a job at CCP, or an alliance announces in a Jabber ping that it's time for the "Story of Mintchip Being A Whore" to be told in their publicly accessible Mumble, it's clear that the players of CCP's flagship product have no respect for Mintchip, and since there's a great deal of crossover between EVE and DUST players...
Who is going to listen to Mintchip without thinking she can be bought? The logic of "She's already sold her body and integrity, why not ask her to unban me if I give her a brand-new mouse?" is bound to run through more than one person's mind.
Whether or not that logic is accurate is irrelevant; Mintchip has the reputation of a whore and - since EVE players are not immune to the G.I.F.T. - it's likely people will attempt to treat her as one.
The question that concerns me most is how CCP will react to that sort of thing, whether or not Mintchip disproves the reputation - deserved or undeserved, it's there. CCP has shown they're not afraid to completely censor a thread that's gotten far out of hand, but once you start down that path it's difficult to stop. In regards to female CCP employees, I'm sure Ripley, Punkturis, and others have had to deal with creepy questions or uncomfortable jokes, but the typical sexist bullshit is far less nasty - and easier to deal with - than what I think Mintchip is likely to face.
10 May 2013
30 March 2013
AWOX'D! Day 3
So I started an alt account for this thing Fweddit is running called AWOX'D! It's basically a celebration of their one-year anniversary and it lasts all April.
Open only to their alliance, of course - I'm eligible because I actually have a toon in Fweddit. I'm going to keep a running log of what I do with the alt each day - Day 1 was spent getting my skill plan set up and sending some ISK from my main account to get him started. Day 2 he just sat around in station while I did stuff on Siobhan and let him train up for his Catalyst. I'm going to need to either find targets with bounties or keep him supplied with a steady trickle of ISK for new Catalysts when he gets blown up by angry corp members.
Anyway, I started G on an account with 51 days of time and today started establishing his background. That is, assuming the identity of someone who knows nothing about EVE.
And then I started asking questions in the FNA corp chat. People were surprisingly helpful and responsive to my faux-newb questions.
Things clearly explained: training time multipliers, that doing the career agents is a Really Good Idea, and that EVE is unlike any other MMO. Good start thus far. Anycase, I'd headed out to Amarr for reasons, so I toodled back to Deepari to run the Career Agent missions. Again. For the second time.
God, kill me now.
Anyway, buckling down and doing them later - probably tomorrow, since it's late as hell right now. I still need to finish them on my Fweddit alt, too, and do stuff on Siobhan.
Busy busy.
Open only to their alliance, of course - I'm eligible because I actually have a toon in Fweddit. I'm going to keep a running log of what I do with the alt each day - Day 1 was spent getting my skill plan set up and sending some ISK from my main account to get him started. Day 2 he just sat around in station while I did stuff on Siobhan and let him train up for his Catalyst. I'm going to need to either find targets with bounties or keep him supplied with a steady trickle of ISK for new Catalysts when he gets blown up by angry corp members.
Anyway, I started G on an account with 51 days of time and today started establishing his background. That is, assuming the identity of someone who knows nothing about EVE.
And then I started asking questions in the FNA corp chat. People were surprisingly helpful and responsive to my faux-newb questions.
Things clearly explained: training time multipliers, that doing the career agents is a Really Good Idea, and that EVE is unlike any other MMO. Good start thus far. Anycase, I'd headed out to Amarr for reasons, so I toodled back to Deepari to run the Career Agent missions. Again. For the second time.
God, kill me now.
Anyway, buckling down and doing them later - probably tomorrow, since it's late as hell right now. I still need to finish them on my Fweddit alt, too, and do stuff on Siobhan.
Busy busy.
29 January 2013
Lights in the Sky over Asakai: Coverage Clearinghouse
This is just a quick attempt by yours truly to assemble as much of the coverage of the Battle of Asakai as possible in one place. In no particular order:
TheMittani.com
EveNews24
CCP Devblogs
The Battle of Asakai and Poinen Must Burn By The Numbers
The Penny Arcade Report
Planning for war: how the EVE Online servers deal with a 3,000 person battlePC Gamer
EVE Online’s Battle of Asakai: who was involved, the stakes, and the aftermath
Mashable
Accidental Click Ignites Insane 3,000-Ship Battle in 'EVE Online'VG247
EVE Online’s Battle of Asakai had 3,000 participants over the weekendEurogamer
Eve Online: when 3000 players collidePolygon
Eve Online players wage a massive battle with more than 2,800 involved
More will be added as I come across it or it's brought to my attention.
E: @meanharri let me know of more coverage on PCGamer, mashable, and so forth. Thanks dude!
E: @meanharri let me know of more coverage on PCGamer, mashable, and so forth. Thanks dude!
20 January 2013
BB44 - Transponders, Nerfing Local, Etc.
This discussion about removing/nerfing local seems to happen fairly often. Being a wormhole dweller, I personally see no issue with at they very least, making local non-immediate.
Just as quick recap, in case you don't pay attention: It's happening again, and this time it's become a Blog Banter!
Which, as a plus, doesn't affect wormholes negatively! Though it would be interesting to be able to anchor a transponder array in your POS so that your alliance/corp can see who is in system, but they can't see you.
Aside from this, I don't have a whole let else to say, except that local as it is helps defuse some of the mystery and danger of EVE, and I'd like to see local change so that people feel that wonder and danger of their first time undocking more often.
Naturally, the majority of the people who partake in any metagame activity and who play EVE with the expectation seem to be in support of local getting ye olde nerf bat, so that the same information is available but requires work to obtain. I'm sure there's plenty of people who disagree - strenuously. These, unfortunately, tend to be the same people to whom a single red in system means hiding in their holes and waiting for the bad man to go away.
I call that cowardice. Maybe I'm biased, since after all, I live in a wormhole but then again, every minute of my time spent in w-space is a minute in which I could be dropped on by a hostile gang.
And I love every minute of it. I wouldn't have it any other way.
Maybe that's what null needs - the ability for a gang to pass through a system, hunt down targets, and strike out of the blue. Right now, all a safety-minded nullsec dweller has to do to avoid a fight is watch for local to spike and dock up when it does.
Then again, what do I know? I just regularly hunt down people with d-scan and probes.
Just as quick recap, in case you don't pay attention: It's happening again, and this time it's become a Blog Banter!
"The local chat channel provides EVE players with an instant source of intel of who is in the system. With a quick glance you can tell who is in system and what your standings are to them. War targets, hated enemies, friends and corp mates all stand out clearly. Is this right? Should we have access to this intel for free with no work or effort? Should the Local chat channel even exist? Should normal space be more like wormhole space where the Local channel appears empty until someone speaks?"Personally, I like EmergentPatroller's idea the best - it changes local to make sense and to be more player-controllable (in nullsec), though the author says that AggressiveLogistics has a better implementation of the same basic idea.
Which, as a plus, doesn't affect wormholes negatively! Though it would be interesting to be able to anchor a transponder array in your POS so that your alliance/corp can see who is in system, but they can't see you.
Aside from this, I don't have a whole let else to say, except that local as it is helps defuse some of the mystery and danger of EVE, and I'd like to see local change so that people feel that wonder and danger of their first time undocking more often.
Naturally, the majority of the people who partake in any metagame activity and who play EVE with the expectation seem to be in support of local getting ye olde nerf bat, so that the same information is available but requires work to obtain. I'm sure there's plenty of people who disagree - strenuously. These, unfortunately, tend to be the same people to whom a single red in system means hiding in their holes and waiting for the bad man to go away.
I call that cowardice. Maybe I'm biased, since after all, I live in a wormhole but then again, every minute of my time spent in w-space is a minute in which I could be dropped on by a hostile gang.
And I love every minute of it. I wouldn't have it any other way.
Maybe that's what null needs - the ability for a gang to pass through a system, hunt down targets, and strike out of the blue. Right now, all a safety-minded nullsec dweller has to do to avoid a fight is watch for local to spike and dock up when it does.
Then again, what do I know? I just regularly hunt down people with d-scan and probes.
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