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Interview With an EVE Pirate

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the life-in-the-shadows dept.

Within any game, especially massive games, there is usually a well established culture. This of course ultimately leads to some sort of counterculture (usually a la griefer). CCP's EVE has been able to give life to a counterculture that isn't completely destructive and makes for a very rich gameplay experience. Massively recently had a chance to sit down with one of EVE's leading criminals to discuss life as an outlaw. "One notable criminal organization devoted to piracy is Veto Corp, headed by their CEO Ethan Verone, who is without a doubt one of New Eden's more notorious pirates. Under his guidance, Veto Corp has been linked to numerous incidents of ransoming, hijacking, and illegal arms sales, among their many other crimes. Their modus operandi of shunning territorial control in favor of remaining fast and free ensures that Veto can conduct 'business' and hit targets anytime, and practically anywhere."

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  1. Yar! by Kingrames · · Score: 5, Funny

    Just doin his part to keep EVE Online free of Global Warming.

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    If you can read this, I forgot to post anonymously.
  2. ugh god by deathtopaulw · · Score: 5, Interesting

    this is why I love eve
    the developers don't try to shelter their users
    they openly designed it so there could be things like this.

    eve is a real mmo the way it should be done

  3. Death system by Drakin020 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I think a lot of this has to do with the price of death.

    When you die, you loose your ship and that can hurt a lot. This causes players to think more before they act. It offeres a bit of suspense when one gets into a battle. No other game has this, and if the death system was not the way it was then EVE would crumble.

    If you die and get your ship back for free, what's the point?

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  4. Life as outlaw... by r2rknot · · Score: 5, Funny

    Buy cheap ship, gather in groups.

    Wait/look for ship you can take down fast to wander by.

    Destroy ship, maybe pod the pilot.

    Repeat.

    Encounter force larger/better then your own.

    Return to Station, go afk and watch a movie while they spend hours 'camping' you. You have a good time, and make people spend tedious hours watching your avatar in station.

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    "...whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive...it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it..."
  5. Obligatory by Caboosian · · Score: 5, Funny

    http://www.eve-pirate.com/uploads/LearningCurve.jpg

  6. Re:so much for notorius by indy_Muad'Dib · · Score: 5, Insightful

    you spelt it wrong, its BoD.

    Band of Developers.

    they run into problems they have their pet admins fix it for them.