# Would you gank someone? **URL:** \ **Category:** Crime & Punishment\ **Created:** [August 26, 2023, 11:41pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/would-you-gank-someone/417575 "2023-08-26T23:41:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 12
**Author:** ![Iceacid\_Frostpacker](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/iceacid_frostpacker/32/505689_2.png) [@Iceacid\_Frostpacker](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Iceacid_Frostpacker)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2023, 1:40am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/would-you-gank-someone/417575/223 "2023-08-31T01:40:03Z")
Just saying Miners can control what they spend their ore on is what that was about. ---
**Author:** ![SwingFish](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/swingfish/32/449225_2.png) [@SwingFish](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/SwingFish)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2023, 2:31am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/would-you-gank-someone/417575/224 "2023-08-31T02:31:40Z")
> [@Destiny\_Corrupted](#): > > Ganking is an exploit that CCP hasn’t been able to fix in 20 years because they’re too incompetent to develop their game properly. Other video games don’t allow such behavior. _ **Murder, Robbing, use of deadly weapons, texting while driving** _ is an exploit that your _ **Government** _ hasn’t been able to fix in _ **2000** _ years because they’re too incompetent to develop _ **life** _ properly. > Other video games don’t allow such behavior. i guess “other video games” are just less real. - you can’t blame a video game for treats of Humanity. that’s on you (being human and all) 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Rhett\_Schouten](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/rhett_schouten/32/412798_2.png) [@Rhett\_Schouten](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Rhett_Schouten)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2023, 4:15am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/would-you-gank-someone/417575/225 "2023-08-31T04:15:38Z")
Definitely ---
**Author:** ![Ax\_l\_Thorne](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/ax_l_thorne/32/412835_2.png) [@Ax\_l\_Thorne](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Ax_l_Thorne)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2023, 1:13am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/would-you-gank-someone/417575/226 "2023-09-01T01:13:59Z")
> [@SwingFish](#): > > your _ **Government** _ Why is it the government’s responsibility? They can’t manage themselves, let alone balance a budget. Morals are a personal thing. Either you cultivate them and live by them, or you don’t. ---
**Author:** ![Akkar\_Kardashev](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/akkar_kardashev/32/514189_2.png) [@Akkar\_Kardashev](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Akkar_Kardashev)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2023, 8:26am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/would-you-gank-someone/417575/227 "2023-09-01T08:26:26Z")
Morals are personal, but your government always plays a part. If they’re actively working against you, and their whole ethos is “zero sum, screw your friends and family over to get ahead” and then they, by way of policy, cultivate an environment whereby doing anything other than that puts you on the back foot; what then? This is absolutely not something you can boil down to a boolean. ---
**Author:** ![Zaera\_Keena](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/zaera_keena/32/449938_2.png) [@Zaera\_Keena](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Zaera_Keena)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2023, 1:53pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/would-you-gank-someone/417575/228 "2023-09-01T13:53:57Z")
Ganking is fine aslong as you are an equal opportunity ass-whooper ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/original/4X/9/4/0/940bc6013f58d3567837f4e2ab1464096535e5c1.webp) ---
**Author:** ![SwingFish](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/swingfish/32/449225_2.png) [@SwingFish](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/SwingFish)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2023, 3:14pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/would-you-gank-someone/417575/229 "2023-09-01T15:14:21Z")
glad we agree 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Ax\_l\_Thorne](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/ax_l_thorne/32/412835_2.png) [@Ax\_l\_Thorne](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Ax_l_Thorne)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2023, 4:32pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/would-you-gank-someone/417575/230 "2023-09-01T16:32:51Z")
> [@Akkar\_Kardashev](#): > > what then? Whataboutism is a logical fallacy. If you think your government should set the standards for ethos, then you get what you deserve. ---
**Author:** ![Akkar\_Kardashev](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/akkar_kardashev/32/514189_2.png) [@Akkar\_Kardashev](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Akkar_Kardashev)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2023, 4:33pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/would-you-gank-someone/417575/231 "2023-09-01T16:33:58Z")
> [@Ax\_l\_Thorne](#): > > If you think your government should set the standards for ethos I’ve never said this. ---
**Author:** ![Ax\_l\_Thorne](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/ax_l_thorne/32/412835_2.png) [@Ax\_l\_Thorne](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Ax_l_Thorne)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2023, 8:51pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/would-you-gank-someone/417575/232 "2023-09-01T20:51:23Z")
Fair enough ---
**Author:** ![Destiny\_Corrupted](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/destiny_corrupted/32/411527_2.png) [@Destiny\_Corrupted](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Destiny_Corrupted)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2023, 11:14pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/would-you-gank-someone/417575/233 "2023-09-01T23:14:32Z")
Well if he won’t say it, then I will. ---
**Author:** ![James\_Fuchs](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/james_fuchs/32/504955_2.png) [@James\_Fuchs](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/James_Fuchs)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2023, 11:43pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/would-you-gank-someone/417575/234 "2023-09-01T23:43:56Z")
> [@Destiny\_Corrupted](#): > > Well if he won’t say it, then I will. Deep conversation is appreciated, and if you guys really want to go off on a tanget for a bit then don’t let me stop you, but JUST AS A REMINDER, this is thread is about if you want to blow up spaceships in the Eve Online videogame, and not a university debate about the implications of the state mandating certain behaviors and ethical standards for you. Ooook? With sophisticated regards -James Fuchs ---
**Author:** ![Destiny\_Corrupted](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/destiny_corrupted/32/411527_2.png) [@Destiny\_Corrupted](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Destiny_Corrupted)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2023, 12:06am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/would-you-gank-someone/417575/235 "2023-09-02T00:06:36Z")
Well what if the state makes ganking a crime? Then it’s highly relevant. ---
**Author:** ![James\_Fuchs](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/james_fuchs/32/504955_2.png) [@James\_Fuchs](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/James_Fuchs)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2023, 12:08am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/would-you-gank-someone/417575/236 "2023-09-02T00:08:45Z")
…how, exactly? With curious regards -James Fuchs ---
**Author:** ![Destiny\_Corrupted](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/destiny_corrupted/32/411527_2.png) [@Destiny\_Corrupted](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Destiny_Corrupted)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2023, 12:14am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/would-you-gank-someone/417575/237 "2023-09-02T00:14:54Z")
Anything can be turned into a law. Not being allowed to kill players in video games without their consent could be made into a law. Just have to elect the right people to make it happen. ---
**Author:** ![James\_Fuchs](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/james_fuchs/32/504955_2.png) [@James\_Fuchs](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/James_Fuchs)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2023, 12:17am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/would-you-gank-someone/417575/238 "2023-09-02T00:17:57Z")
No, I did not mean to ask how it would be implemented, I meant to inquire, how it would be relevant to this thread. 😂 😂 With specific regards -James Fuchs ---
**Author:** ![Destiny\_Corrupted](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/destiny_corrupted/32/411527_2.png) [@Destiny\_Corrupted](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Destiny_Corrupted)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2023, 12:30am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/would-you-gank-someone/417575/239 "2023-09-02T00:30:19Z")
Well if it’s against the law, then obviously everyone’s response to the thread would also have to be no, instead of the measly 37% we’re getting at the time of this writing. ---
**Author:** ![James\_Fuchs](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/james_fuchs/32/504955_2.png) [@James\_Fuchs](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/James_Fuchs)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2023, 12:39am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/would-you-gank-someone/417575/240 "2023-09-02T00:39:57Z")
I am not following any of this at all, what are you even talking about? Sorry, I know I’m stepping on your toes here, but this is cracking me up. But hey, this is a people’s thread. If you want to talk about this and if it makes you happy, absolutely go ahead and discuss this to your hearts content! I want everyone to have a good time in this thread. With warmest regards -James Fuchs ---
**Author:** ![Jin\_Endares](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/jin_endares/32/413291_2.png) [@Jin\_Endares](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Jin_Endares)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2023, 12:49am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/would-you-gank-someone/417575/241 "2023-09-02T00:49:04Z")
> [@Aesir\_Valtari](#): > > I simply don’t see any sensible reason to ruin someone’s gameplay by destroying their ship and pod in a space (I mean highsec) where they don’t expect such malicious behaviour. If you go suspect, you’re a valid target to me, day ruined or not. ☠ ---
**Author:** ![Ax\_l\_Thorne](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/ax_l_thorne/32/412835_2.png) [@Ax\_l\_Thorne](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Ax_l_Thorne)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2023, 1:09am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/would-you-gank-someone/417575/242 "2023-09-02T01:09:16Z")
> [@James\_Fuchs](#): > > and not a university debate about the implications of the state mandating certain behaviors and ethical standards for you. Except, according to some here, what you do in a fictional videogame setting is the exact same thing you would do in real life. And even having thoughts of blowing up pixilated spaceships in this game is proof that you’re some sort of irrevocable deviant void of all morals and empathy and a hopeless loss cause to the just and right minded citizens of said real life governments. tl;dr: Some people here would argue how you behave in a fictional video game is exactly the same way you behave in real life. [Previous page](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/would-you-gank-someone/417575.md?page=11) [Next page](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/would-you-gank-someone/417575.md?page=13)