Ive never agreed with Salvos more strongly.
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I must agree, but it comes across a bit weird, after posting your own opinion on the matter.
Right, because no one apart from the 20 people frequenting these forums does. However this was never about any outsiders, only about the question of wether or not faking to be dying of anything in real life and making an in-game thing about it, is okay or not. I will say, no matter if people think this is funny or not, it crosses the same border, real life threats do. As for that, I think we should not go down this road.
P.S. And yes, I do find it extremely stupid that people use the thing between their ears for this kind of crap
Probably better just to ignore and not respond to such posts.
There is a concurrent thread by a guy that claims to be dying and offering isk to wreck his enemies.
People die everyday, all over the world, at an estimated rate of 1.8 persons per second.
Dont worry about them here in EVE.
Leave it to healthcare professionals or their families/loved ones to deal with that.
You dont owe the dying anything, unless you are complicit in their death.
Now, back to topic:
OP topic asks why NOT play EVE.
That is asking proof of a negative.
Better to ask why TO play EVE.
People generally choose to do something because they want to, not because they dont want to.
Calm down. Words cannot hurt you.
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Salvos demonstrating his poor grasp of basic logic. (again)
Did Galaxy_Pig get banned? 
Whats next, Galaxy_Llama?
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I wasnât asking reasons, I wrote up a list I made for a person considering to play EVE Online among other online games.
Dont you think its more rational to write up a list of why you should to play EVE, rather than a list of why you shouldnt?
You: Hi, new guy!
New Guy: Hi! Should I play EVE?
You: Read this list of reasons why you shouldnt play EVE.
New Guy: EVE looks like â â â â according to this.
You: Thanks and goodbye!
New Guy :âŚ
Close, but wrong as usual, Salvos. 
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Peruvian fking Longhair Alpaca.
Touche.
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Give him a break, he struggles with things.
Itâs perfectly logical to make up a list of reasons why something sucks too much to be worth a damn. I disagree, but itâs not illogical.
When Iâm considering to do something, I generally look for reasons to do it.
When Iâm considering not to do something, I generally look for reasons not to do it.
Call me crazy, but I think that makes sense and represents how most people consider their options.
If you hand a new potential player a list of why not to play EVE, thats hardly conducive towards motivating his choice to play EVE, cos you left out all the good bits.
He didnât asked advice, he asked for âconsâ of EVE compared to other games.
As in a friend asks you, âyou own this car, are there any reasons why I should not buy it?â. You will not say âyou should not buy a car because cars devaluate horribly as an investmentâ, rather you may warn him about poor mileage for his intended use or that it doesnât haves some feature he demands. Youâre not trash talking your car, just sharing reasons why your friend might want to consider other cars.
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Your also not telling them why they should buy it.
Dunno about you, but generally I like to know what the upsides are, before asking the downsides.
If Im interested in a product, I want foremost to know if it matches what benefit I want from it. Ofc, after, I will ask why/how it does not fill my desire.
Nobody rational peruses the market on what they DONT want. They look for what they do want, and afterwards, consider whether it has additio al negatives that dont fit their needs.
If you want a car, you search according to the characteristics you do want.
If you want a red car, thats what you will search for, not all cars that arent red.
I didnât talk to anyone before playing Eve Online. I was lured by the promises of âreal life science fictionâ and cool screenshots.
Honestly this game didnât disappoint at all. Itâs awesome. I think really itâs more about having a computer good enough to enjoy it and if youâve got the precious free-time.
The worst thing you can do as a new player is read too deep into places like these forums.
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This game can be run on a potato.
I get what you mean, but there are people still playing EVE on computers over 10yrs old, and old even then when they started.
EVE PC system requirements are famously low, and a great credit to CCP for maintaining them as such.
LOL, you really make it difficult, donât you? Maybe he knows why he wants a red car, but doesnât knows whether there are downsides to owning a red car.
Also, why should I sell the virtues of EVE Online? I am her ex and we didnât had a friendly break up! 
When you want something, do you search for what you want, or what you dont want?
OP is typical of millennial passive-aggressive, self-ironic thinking.
Instead of focusing on what they want, they focus on what they dont want.
Reality is more complex than your attempts to shoehorn it in your established cathegories. You donât know what people are you judging based on a piece of information which obviously conflicts you.
Sorry if you donât understand why should two persons share negative information on a topic, but it happens. If you want to know the good and the bad, you donât necessarily ask the same person. You may ask a fanboy about the good and a bittervet about the bad, or anyone inbetween those extremes. Or might ask several people or look for information yourself and ask for what you didnât find.
Ok, man.
Keep explaining to potential new players how crap EVE is.
Your choice.
Apparently telling them how good it is, is no longer a priority.
Im 36.
Maybe Iâm too old to get it why you would do that, in your interest, or theirs.
Maybe you guys nowadays like to hear how much something sucks, rather than how much it rocks.
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