And in a timing that is uncanny, there’ a whole other thread on where OP wants the popup to say “you’ll probably be destroyed” because surely that specific text would have fixed their behavior:
The core gampeplay loop of Eve Online for any mechanic anywhere is:
Research / Plan
Prepare
Execute
Fail
Learn
Go to step one
These 2 threads are prime examples of people having to “learn the hard way” and failing in Step 4. However, rather than internalizing the lesson and learning in step 5, they blame anything about the game they can put their hands on.
Is there a popup? No? Well it’s the lack of a popup.
Oh, there a popup. Does it have the text that I require? No? Well it’s because it’s not that text.
Oh, there’s a popup and it warns about consequences? Well then it’s just a bad game.
Nowhere in this ego-defending line of thought the real lesson:
“Man it really really sucks this happened to me. I should find friends that can educate me about contraband, do more research next time on what Triglavians are, and take it as a sign I need to learn and research more about these mechanics so it doesn’t happen again.”
I get it sucks losing 5 billion or being 21 M isk in the red. But don’t twist this sympathetic moment as an ugly excuse to evade taking personal responsibility.