As human beings, we tend to flock towards groups with similar goals, thoughts, likes and such to fight towards a common goal. In the real world, you have civil activist groups, gay right groups, feminist groups and such. So its not strange for us mercenaries in New Eden to have a corporation where friendships are built. Where the hope and dream of being the most feared, the most rivaled corporation comes to mind.

Yes, you can do all those things solo. But also as human beings, we want to share that end goal with someone. To stand with brothers and sisters and say, "hey we accomplished this together". To recall our moments of war, remembering when we needed aid, our corp mate was there to help. Or to come to the aid of another.

That's the beauty of being in a corporation. It increases the worth of the game and the mercenary.

It is easy to play with my best friend cubs everyday and the corp name = our gang name.

For many people being in a corp is about talking with your friends. Its also one of the only reasons some people log on to play.

If you don't like/can't see what corporations offer, don't join them.

I mean honestly:

• you don't get extra money at the end of each game for playing with members of your corp
• you don't earn extra SP
• PC is hit or miss, and 3 ambush matches if you do well can earn you the same amount of money
• you get taxed.
• only the best players get paid, and that's only if the CEO is rich and has an eve player.
• Your sacrifices don't really get compensated. (if you lose 3 tanks worth 5 million isk, who pays that back?
• you need at least 500 million Isk to start PC (wthout an aliance) and sustain a defense of your territory.
• to be successful in PC you need an eve aliance
• corp roles do not give you anymore money or WP

there is really no incentive to joining a corporations. all the things mentioned above only happen with the big corps in PC, that will care for their players. smaller corps, or new corps dont stand a chance and have nothing to offer. Even with big corps there is no guarantee that you can get anything.

on top of that:

• you can find squads without a corp using either A. the squad finder OR B. getting the right chat channels. (hell you can even form your own chat channel and invite people until you start filling it in)
• you don't get taxed in a starter corp.
• you can be invited to PC if a corp in PC has played with you before and think your good. (you only get consistent PC when in a big corp or aliance)
• almost everything you can do with a corp you can do without.

Basically my point is this:
What benefit does the individual players of a corporation get for being in one?

Real mercenaries get paid by their PMCs. Real mercenaries get alot of money for what they do, and of course that experence goes on their resume (file).

Players playing with people from their corp should be getting paid extra for their WP earned as a team and getting a bonus fro winning a battle. etc

This adds nothing to the question in the OP.

As human beings, we tend to flock towards groups with similar goals, thoughts, likes and such to fight towards a common goal. In the real world, you have civil activist groups, gay right groups, feminist groups and such. So its not strange for us mercenaries in New Eden to have a corporation where friendships are built. Where the hope and dream of being the most feared, the most rivaled corporation comes to mind.

Yes, you can do all those things solo. But also as human beings, we want to share that end goal with someone. To stand with brothers and sisters and say, "hey we accomplished this together". To recall our moments of war, remembering when we needed aid, our corp mate was there to help. Or to come to the aid of another.

That's the beauty of being in a corporation. It increases the worth of the game and the mercenary.

All those people flock together for a common cause...
what common goal or cause do corporations have other than PC? and what does PC even accomplish? it won't give civil right s to anyone. hell, FW doesn't free more minmintar every time we win...

I mean honestly:

• you don't get extra money at the end of each game for playing with members of your corp
• you don't earn extra SP
• PC is hit or miss, and 3 ambush matches if you do well can earn you the same amount of money
• you get taxed.
• only the best players get paid, and that's only if the CEO is rich and has an eve player.
• Your sacrifices don't really get compensated. (if you lose 3 tanks worth 5 million isk, who pays that back?
• you need at least 500 million Isk to start PC (wthout an aliance) and sustain a defense of your territory.
• to be successful in PC you need an eve aliance
• corp roles do not give you anymore money or WP

As human beings, we tend to flock towards groups with similar goals, thoughts, likes and such to fight towards a common goal. In the real world, you have civil activist groups, gay right groups, feminist groups and such. So its not strange for us mercenaries in New Eden to have a corporation where friendships are built. Where the hope and dream of being the most feared, the most rivaled corporation comes to mind.

Yes, you can do all those things solo. But also as human beings, we want to share that end goal with someone. To stand with brothers and sisters and say, "hey we accomplished this together". To recall our moments of war, remembering when we needed aid, our corp mate was there to help. Or to come to the aid of another.

That's the beauty of being in a corporation. It increases the worth of the game and the mercenary.

Sounds like your corp sucks. Red Star players don't get taxed, we get compensated for lost fittings and tanks lost in PC. Our CEO regularly drops 20 mill isk on new recruits, we're not in an Eve alliance and still dominate PC and when you squad in corp you know you're going to be with quality players you know and not with blueberries. On top of that we almost always fill PC battles in corp, even when we have to pull from our feeder corp.

LOL it seems that you are responding sarcastically due to some negative occurences with you and corporation. I say that because you say "it won't give civil rights to anyone"

Of course it wouldn't. What I did in a long form was explain that its a natural human thing to do to join groups or in this case, corporations.

Some folks don't look at it short sighted as you do. You expected immediate rewards and something tangible. While there's folks like me who just get a kick out of organized, tactical warfare. Or just to have good times with friends. Or to smoke a bowl together while they storm districts on Molden Heath (not necessarily in PC).

You asked a question and I answered, its to share experiences with like minded people. Now if you don't understand that, you either are trying to knock folks for being in corporations or you had many bitter experiences with corporations.

Nope. I just wanted to call you out on this one. As it stands, there's no financial support flowing down from space players. Any paycheck comes from Dust ISK, not Eve ISK.

You can be a loner out in bummfuk nowhere living in the woods IRL too.

strength in numbers + creates an ingroup with intangible social value allowing one to strive against the implied 'other' or outsider.

^--- random 3-cent words.

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