# Why Eve is not a PvP game **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Tags:** industrial, pve, pvp\ **Created:** [May 12, 2020, 9:59am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/why-eve-is-not-a-pvp-game/240538 "2020-05-12T09:59:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 374
**Author:** ![Apo\_Lamperouge](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/apo_lamperouge/32/420136_2.png) [@Apo\_Lamperouge](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Apo_Lamperouge)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2020, 11:47am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/why-eve-is-not-a-pvp-game/240538/374 "2020-05-19T11:47:21Z")
> [@Lucas\_Kell](#): > > you keep banging on about how everyone has to play your way or leave. but isn’t that what _you_ are doing? wahhhhh muh pve ships get ganked, no more pvp Jesus man do you not have anything better to do than keep smashing your head against this wall? we aren’t telling anyone how to play the game. we aren’t forcing ideas down anyone’s throat. we see things as it is, as it was, and clearly what the game will be in the future. its a do whatever you want game, as long as you realize > [@8 Golden Rules for EVE Online](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/8-golden-rules-for-eve-online/3973): > > [image] These are based on [Akita T’s Golden rules for new players](https://oldforums.eveonline.com/?a=topic&threadID=588605), originally published on the old forums. Be able to afford a loss Never fly something (or with something in the cargo) you can’t afford to lose. Yes, not even in highsec. Meaning that you should not fly a ship you cannot afford to replace and refit. Consent to PvP You consent to PvP when you click “undock”. You are not safe in 1.0 security space. [CONCORD](https://support.eveonline.com/hc/en-us/articles/203208902-CONCORD) is there to punish, not to protect. Get used to the idea. In most case… You play your way. go sit in Vaere with your corp members who are ganking noobs in Ventures. hmmmm kettle? meet pot. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/why-eve-is-not-a-pvp-game/240538)._