What are you talking about? A sub cost like 12 bucks a month, and represents an incredible value. I mean, play for 3 or 4 hours a month, and it’s already a better value than a movie ticket.
Second, you don’t have to pay to go Omega. In fact, there are people who have posted guides on how to do it through different activities, such as trade, abyss diving, and incursions. So, even if you can’t pay, you can still go omega with a little bit of knowledge and effort.
Third, CCP does have bills to pay, and subs generates revenue without being anti-consumer or P2W (and no, I don’t think that statement is contradictory).
Fourth, you have a defeatist attitude that poses a far bigger obstacle to your success than when you started the game or whether or not you pay for a sub. But rather than regurgitate points I’ve already said in a dozen other posts, I’ll point you to one I’ve already written. The short and skinny of it, however, is that when I started playing, Eve was already 12 years old. And I have manged to survive and thrive. So, I’m thinking that the problem isn’t that vets have an insurmountable advantage, but that newbros perceive an uneven playing field, and give up without really trying.
I’m sorry you had to go through that. That is completely unacceptable behavior. I also hope that you reported them. I’d hate to think that they are still out there acting that way to other females Eve players.
Finally, I want to assure you that those assholes are not representative of our community, and I hope that it doesn’t prevent you from making friends or joining a corp moving forward. You might also want to check out corps with a large female presence, such as Sixth Empire. And perhaps some female Eve players can give you some pointers to help you navigate an online space dominated by males. It feels wrong telling you that you should take precautions to reduce your chances of being harassed, but I don’t know what else to do besides take a stand against harassment when I see it.
