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Re:Eve Online alliance leader banned after threatening to cu... by LeifCarrotson on Tuesday September 12, 2017 @05:07PM (#15232718)
The entire game is role play. You're not actually piloting a ship. You're not actually part of an alliance. In a sense, there is nothing to betray outside of the role play.

Of course, I understand what you're really describing. It's just amusing that you and I don't imagine normal behavior to be role play, and can conceive of a meeting wherein people bring their Eve personas together in a simulated star system and agree that these characters will then engage in a recursive level of role play.

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Re:Eve Online alliance leader banned after threatening to cu... by xiaodown on Tuesday September 12, 2017 @06:22PM (#15233480)
Nah, there's no role-play.

The difference is between "Ok nerds, log in your eve clients, get on mumble, and undock and press F1 to shoot this guy. Someone pull up the map on Dotlan so we can see where we're going. Someone ping me on Jabber when you found the hostiles." vs. "Capsuleers, please board your spaceships, and prepare to undock and fire your weapons. Gallente pilots, break off formation and assist the Logistics wing!"

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Re:Eve Online alliance leader banned after threatening to cu... by KirinDave on Tuesday September 12, 2017 @08:42PM (#15234478)
> It's just amusing that you and I don't imagine normal behavior to be role play, and can conceive of a meeting wherein people bring their Eve personas together in a simulated star system and agree that these characters will then engage in a recursive level of role play.

Say that to my face in nullsec.

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Re:Eve Online alliance leader banned after threatening to cu... by PappaPatat on Wednesday September 13, 2017 @04:28AM (#15236489)
> Say that to my face in nullsec.

From a RP point of view I find that amusing, from a RL point of view it's troubling.

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Re:Eve Online alliance leader banned after threatening to cu... by KirinDave on Wednesday September 13, 2017 @02:42PM (#15241290)
TBH I was always lowsec trash.
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Re:Eve Online alliance leader banned after threatening to cu... by mrguyorama on Tuesday September 12, 2017 @05:12PM (#15232792)
Is an alliance any less "real" just because it's main focus is in a video game? Real money is involved, so there IS something to betray outside of the game. People have walked off with 4 digit figures before
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