Only thing that makes me go 'oh ****, can't spam Swarm launchers now...' Is Caldari Scouts. But that's only due to them being immune(read: 75% resistant) to Combat Rifles in many instances.

That, or the fact that they seem to just 'know' when their hit detection is working, and then run 450 shield calscouts...(my Min Assault can barely hit 560... Yet they have double my regen, better speed, innate scans, innate dampening, and insane shield delays.) a Calscout is 95% better than a Minmatar Assault.

I disagree. Fear is based on a sympathetic nervous system response which is a subconscious mechanism.

I have never been afraid of anything in this game. Initially, I was super pissed off because I didn't know what the hell was going on, where that shot came from, what was that thunderous beam coming down out of the sky, how was I supposed to get anything done with snipers taking me out every time I run between cover, why I took so much damage falling off of a 1 story building, etc.

There will always be surprising deaths in this game, and it was shortly after I started playing that I learned sometimes you can't to a damn thing about it.

I can see why the immense frustrations and obstacles would lead to a state of paranoia or exacerbated fear levels or even PTSD. For me, I simply developed an attitude of nonchalance which gets me killed more often, but who cares.

Unless you are talking about being scared as a synonym for avoiding certain situations. In which case, I would respond that everything in the game has some weakness and that the player would do well to avoid those situations if they want to live. There is something to be said for using your brain, staying out of trouble and leveraging your strengths.