Welcome to Blog Banter 37, the mass-community bloggery your mother probably didn’t warn you about. Don’t worry, it is legal and it won’t hurt a bit (more info here). The question being kicked around the blogosphere this month is possibly a sensitive one, but it’s certainly topical.
“EVE Online sits on the frontier of social gaming, providing an entertainment environment like no other. The vibrant society of interacting and conflicting communities, both within the EVE client and without, is the driving force behind EVE’s success. However, the anonymity of internet culture combined with a competitive gaming environment encourages in-game behaviour to spread beyond the confines of the sandbox. Where is the line?”
The finest minds in EVE literature, philosophy and trolling have shared their thoughts below:
- Do Unto Others! by Rixx Javix @ EVEOGANDA
- This Far, No Further… by Swearte Widfarende @ Confessions of a Closet Carebear
- Faking It by Vince @ EVE Stratics
- Grit in Your Gruts by H @ Aggressive Logistics
- The Line in the Sand by Kuan Yida @ Random Posts from Auga
- EVE is full of Idiots by Oreamnos Amric @ Notes from New Eden
- Drifting Out of Touch by Emergent Patroller
- It’s all about Consequences by Orakkus @ 2nd Anomaly From the Left
- Lines in the Sand by Mara Rinn @ Rinn’s Rants
- When did it get so fuzzy in here by Morg Braktar @ Quiet as a Morg
- Where’s the line? by Anshu Zephyran @ Structure Damage
- The Line in the Mind by TurAmarth ElRandir @ A Carbon Based Life
- Don’t cross the line by Virto Nex @ Cannon Fodder
- What happens in New Eden, stays in New Eden by Lukas Rox @ Torchwood Archives
- The Line in the Sand by splatus @ A journey through the mind
- Cracked Rear View by Ripard Teg @ Jester’s Trek
- The Line by Kirith Kodachi @ Inner Sanctum of the Ninveah
- A Line Removed by Winterblink @ Warp Drive Active
- Shredding the Fabric by Corelin @ Haberdashers Run Amok
- What happens in New Eden stays in New Eden by Morphisat @ Morphisat’s Blog
- Placement by Blastradius1 @ Blastrad Tales
- A Wretched Hive of Scum and Villainy by Drackarn @ Sand, Cider & Spaceships
- The Matrix has you @ A Scientist’s Life in Eve
- The Double Edged Sword by Tommy Rollins @ Rollins’ Ride in Eve
- Human After All by Hans Jagerblitzen @ Hans’ Job: Delivering CSM Satisfaction
- Trichotomous by Firstly @ Flying Silent
- Morality is a Social Contract; EVE is a Con Artist by Adhar Khorin @ Margin Call
- Pandora’s Sandbox by Seismic Stan @ Freebooted
- Lines don’t look great when drawn in sand by Evehermit
- Bullying the Sandbox by Sindel Pellion @ Sindel’s Universe
- A long answer and a short answer by Cobalt Snake @ Year of the Snake
- Risk is good, not greed by MinorFreak @ Ordoministorum
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