Cionide Ashkatarich - You are spot on. I have been studying these behaviours and there are a large % of selfish abusive gankers that prey on the weak and unweary then gloat about how Zkillboard or some other juvenile crap. Many claim to be PVPers, what a farce!
I do not think they know what PvP means. Sneaking up on a T1 frigate with two battlecruisers or batleships or cloaked DPS dealers is NOT PvP.
The case made by experienced gankers has no balance, it is only self serving.
It is unrealistic to suggest that new players need to learn the massive amounts of data needed to compete AND have the resources to compete or don’t leave the station.
Gankers… you want your fun way of playing… go kill each other or at least attack a ship that can fight back. Let others play their way if they don’t want to fight you. It is by far the single highest driver of new player abandonment. Imagine yourself as a new player before you start abusing them please.
I routinely see handfulls of billion isk ships lurking in systems waiting for T1 unarmed freighters and frigates to jump into their systems.
This game takes years to learn and more years to get good at and get resources. The older players have an insurmountable advantage of knowledge and especially resources which new players will never be able to compete with.
The blame and credit lies with each individual for their behaviour.
The rules are set by CCP and they are to blame and take credit for all that happens in game. You cannot make the rules and then blame the players for using those rules to their advantage.
If you want the game to keep going the way it is then continue to listen to those that have the most, just as you have been doing. OR if you want the game to evolve and change then YOU (CCP) must make it happen regardless of the tantrums thrown by the juveniles.