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The Deadly Dollar of Eve Online

Posted by Zonk on from the taking-it-in-the-wallet dept.

The Escapist this week talks griefing and griefers. One of their features delves into the down and dirty economic wars in Eve Online. From the article: "Having transferred the money and placed their trust in these virtual business proposals, the investors realized that they had been duped, but could do nothing to rescue their lost capital. The scam tolled 480 million ISK (EVE's currency), which is almost $1,000 in meatspace money."

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  1. EVE sounds worse than RL. by Phyvo · · Score: 0, Troll

    You can't perform a background check for one thing (the person can create an entirely new character). There is only two things you can do against such tactics: Double agents, and freezing hiring. But before the hiring freeze your enemy can get in anyways, or simply use war to kill you through superiour unmbers. Double agents are just more of the same subterfudge. Seems to me that it's impossible to avoid. Even if you manage to kill everyone in an enemy company they can create new chars and kill you, in revenge, no matter how powerful you are by using your power against you.

    I don't care how good you think EVE is; it's terrible. Any "game" which allows any person to crush the dreams of another like that is completely stupid. Getting highs because of the lows? What kind of crap is that? Does theft in real life work like that? No. If I get my house robbed I'm much more upset than I was before. When I get past the issue will I be happier simply because my house was robbed? Is life better when we hurt each other? When we are more brutal and savage? How then can a game do better?

    EVE seems to be paticularly nasty in that those who hurt others for fun can do so with no consequences whatsoever. Granted, massive corperations can't just all reroll, get together again, and then do another attack without being noticed. That can happen in RL too, but at least there is some justice.

    You who think that EVE is fun should probably just stick to living life unless you derive some glee from participating in scams, destruction, and theft. Then you'd better stick to EVE.