Hello fellow capsuleers
I got a good question that just popped up in my mind when i did the soe arc (nothing related to it).
I know the story about the CEO of CO2 that threatened a player in the game. Well, can you threaten a player in the game by roleplaying in local chat or private chat without getting baned? @CCP_Falcon
For example of a sinario: you gate camp and you are a pirate or or just a regular player and get lucky and warp scamble a player. You damand a isk sum of this player to release this player and you want to put some pressure on this player by threatening him/her
a good one would be: Pay isk to this account or iâll bord you and shop of your limbs to pieces and feed them to my hungry slaver hound!
Is this okay? or do you have to put in a (roleplay) when you do the threat?
What threats are okay to do to the charecter that are not considdered over the line?
As far as I know any threats directed at in-game assets (ships, pilots etc) are fine. That is basic roleplaying. Any threats directed at out of game assets (real property, players, family etc) are not fine.
âI am going to blow up your pod, scoop up your frozen corpse, cut itâs arms off and use them to beat your next clone to deathâ is fine.
âI am going to find out where you live in real life, blow up your house, freeze your corpse in a freezer, cut your arms off and use them to beat your mother to deathâ is not fine.
I hope the difference between the two does not need pointing out
I get the part and know that you are not to direct a threat thowards the real person itsealf. Thatâs common sence. But how far can you take it directed torwards the charecter/player in-game without getting a ban. And letâs say that people outside the game sees this from a steam or a video later.
In regards to what people outside the game may think upon viewing a role-playing event, I wouldnât worry. Most of our fellow gamers think that EVE is completely filled with psychotic or socialpatthic people; a claim I strongly deny!
I find many systems with no one in them on a daily basisâŚ
Unless you want a comprehensive list of every word, phrase or threat you could ever safely issue, you just have to use your common sense. As above, if you are clearly threatening their in-game character / assets then there shouldnât be anything to worry about. Iâm not sure why youâre trying so hard to push the boundaries of what is acceptable. There are plenty of things that are obviously acceptable, so say those. If in doubt, donât say it. Simple.
If you say, âThis is a stick up, gimme ya wallets, watches, and all ya womenz or ill pod ya and use ya biomass as a tube sock!â that is obviously using an in game archetype of a gangster or pirate and would probably be allowed.
If you say, âPay up or ill doxxx you and sell your address to a bunch of creepy people on the dark net!â That is obviously a real life threat that could bring another person harm.
Just use common sense in situations. And if you are role playing, remember that all of us live in little pods filled with goo, so chopping of the limbs before death is somewhat difficult to achieve.
I also understand that ransoming someone to order a pizza to your house is a EULA violation and will absolutely get you petitioned, regardless of toppings.
In my time playing eve, I only ransomed my victims for isk amounts with a promised destruction of in-game assets otherwise.
Sometimes I would convo aggressive war deccing corps and they would surrender immediatelyâŚpaying me for my time officiating their surrender. Often I would ask them to pay a fee to the corp/alliance they decced also.
To watch 7 figures wonderfully appear in your wallet for a few lines of text is grand.
anything related to the game itself is completely fine, anything directed to out of game or yourself out of game is a vile violation and should reported as such
Most of the adversaries Iâve faced have run to the isdâs or ccp staff and complained about something trivial. They use the âtell the teacherâ method to get ccp to either ban your character or make you quit from frustration.
Yesterday was my most recent experience, so âŚI told the teacher. It didnât go so well, but hey, Iâm here.
