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Maken Tosch
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Posted - 2013.03.25 15:18:00 -
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It's sickening. Even the majority of Eve players have better honor than this. |
Maken Tosch
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Posted - 2013.03.25 17:27:00 -
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Gunner Nightingale wrote:http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/crackdown-urged-violent-games-lanza-report-article-1.1292402
That is just... sad. Those politicians think they can somehow figure out how to raise a parent's kid better than the parent? Morons. I don't care if those politicians have kids of their own. It's still the responsibility of the parent to raise the child properly, not government.
Also, the games that the politicians seem to point at are games like Call of Duty, Halo, Battlefield, etc. where the storylines suggests that the user is shooting for mere survival or saving a country from an oppressive government. Not shooting innocent people just for being on the top of the scoreboard.
Another thing. If the shooter sees innocent children as nothing more than killstreaks to collect, then that shooter is already messed up on the head and no amount of regulation of video games will stop him from just deciding to mimic Columbine. If you look at the shooters, they are typically all crazy guys who suffer from mental illnesses.
"Some people just want to watch the whole world burn." - Alfred, The Dark Knight, Referencing the Joker who is the pinnacle of crazy maniacs who enjoy messing with other people's heads even if it means killing people for shear enjoyment. |
Maken Tosch
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Posted - 2013.03.25 17:45:00 -
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GeneralButtNaked wrote:Eve side, people go to crazy lengths about wanting to know who you are, to the point of ridiculous invasions of privacy. Once that mindset gets into Dust, I am out of here.
Actually, the vast majority of Eve players are very strict about keeping gaming and real-life issues separate as they know all too well the dangers of crossing the thin line. As noted during the case of the 'Drunk Mittani' during Fanfest 2012, many players rallied to help the player with the alleged suicidal thoughts to keep him from doing anything rash after being flooded with "kill yourself" messages. |
Maken Tosch
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Posted - 2013.03.25 17:59:00 -
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Sentient Archon wrote:Maken Tosch wrote:As noted during the case of the 'Drunk Mittani' during Fanfest 2012, many players rallied to help the player with the alleged suicidal thoughts to keep him from doing anything rash after being flooded with "kill yourself" messages. And this is why you need strong leaders in the corps/alliance. Expect a lot of underhanded tactics from gamers who have nothing better to do themselves. And members need to talk to their leaders if they are being harassed so that their leaders can take appropriate actions.
Goonswarm does have good leadership. The Mittani, after sobering up and realizing his mistake, posted a public announcement apologizing to the community and to the alleged suicidal person in question for what he did. A clear cut example of why you should avoid getting too drunk at all costs.
Remember Mel Gibson when he got drunk? |
Maken Tosch
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Posted - 2013.03.25 22:08:00 -
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The one thing everyone here needs to remember is how metagaming is suppose to work outside of New Eden in the context of New Eden. If you go to Eve Online, you will see plenty of people being jerks to each other (grass is green, sky is blue, what else is new) in game and at the same time use tools tailored to Eve Online (EFT, upcoming NEOCOM, EVEMON, posting ont forums, etc.) to expand their experience beyond the confines of the game*. However, these same people often meet each other in person at Fanfest or any other player meetings and just have a nice chat even though both players know they scammed/robbed each other in the game and are in opposing alliances.
This is because most of the Eve players have grown to draw the line between role-play and reality. They don't mind being absolute douches to each other so long as what they do in game doesn't effect (negatively and personally) their personal lives. Those that don't draw the line are simply wrong in the head or haven't been properly raised as children.
* - edited. I meant 'game' not 'computer'. |
Maken Tosch
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Posted - 2013.03.26 14:49:00 -
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On a legal level, this is something the community should be careful about. If Dusters received any such information from people who have ill intents, he should have those people reported to the proper authorities (the local police) who will then make sure that this is dealt with in a legal manner. At which point, the media will do the naming and shaming of those of stole such information (assuming such info wasn't already publicly available).
There was this one instance on Eve Online where a player reported on the forums what happened with his game account that got hacked. He immediately contacted his bank to have his bank account frozen for good measure. The next day he received a call from the bank that someone tried to complete a transaction via his frozen account and hours later he got a visit from the FPI. Apparently they were able to trace the hacker who was located in Russia trying to use his account while operating an illegal pill mill.
Of course, this has nothing to do with people having personal vendettas against others just because they got scammed/robbed in a game that allows it. But it does point out the fact that there are severe consequences for those who cross the line for whatever reason (personal real-world vendettas, running pill mills, hacking accounts, etc.) which is why such things should always be reported to the police. |
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