Why not? I’m quite up-front with the expression of my desires, so you should take solace in its sincerity.
No, that’s just your self-delusion.
That, or you’re a masochist. No one goes to battle giddy with the anticipation that they’ll ■■■■ up and die and lose a shitload of their assets. Everything is a risk/reward calculation, even if it’s made at a subconscious level.
No, I just want conflicts to not be decided by who can field more thousands of titans.
Those gaming media articles are all shilled anyway, and if you read their comments, they’re mocked mercilessly. Also, it’s my hobby to bring in new players into the game (I’ve given away countless starter pack keys to players) and teach them how to play, and very few mention anything about null-sec snoozefest titan blobs as their reason for trying out the game. And for the few for whom it is, after they find out that it will take them the better part of half a decade to get to that stage, they usually quit on the spot.
That’s just a red herring. All the supercap powers are aware that CCP gummed up their own game and are seeking ways to correct its course, so they’re trying to give a penny in the hopes that they won’t lose the entire dollar.
No one’s lobbying for their massively-expensive and resource-intensive assets to be “whelped” by anyone. It’s just one big bluff made while hoping that no one will call them out on it.