Boom! Hull-Shot?: Blog Banter 24

Welcome to the twenty-fourth installment of the EVE Blog Banter, the monthly EVE Online blogging extravaganza created by CrazyKinux. The EVE Blog Banter involves an enthusiastic group of gaming bloggers, a common topic within the realm of EVE Online, and a week or so to post articles pertaining to the said topic. The resulting articles can either be short or quite extensive, either funny or dead serious, but are always a great fun to read! Any questions about the EVE Blog Banter should be directed to crazykinux@gmail.com. Check for other EVE Blog Banter articles at the bottom of this post!

This month's Banter topic comes to us from the ever helpful Eelis Kiy, capsuleer behind the "Where the frack is my ship" blog. She asks: How does your real life personality compare to who you are as a character in EVE? Does a good leader of people in the real world make a good leader of pilots in game? Or vice-versa? Do your real-life skills help you with the roles you fulfill in your corporation or alliance? Or do you behave completely differently? Does the anonymity of the Internet allow you to thrive on the tears of others in New Eden whilst you work as a good Samaritan away from your keyboard? Or are you as mean outside of your pod as you are inside it? Have experiences in EVE Online affected your behavior, skills or attitudes outside of the game?

This is a deep question, and not really one that I have the experience to answer. Nonetheless, I'll give it a shot.

Does my real life personality compare to my EVE character? Short answer, yes. Long answer, yes. I've never been good at producing a facade for people. Hell, I even find it difficult to be nerdy with one group of friends and cool with the other. It usually blends into a not-totally-socially-hopeless geek image. I feel confident in saying that my in-game personality matches my real life personality.

Does a leader in the real world make a good in-game leader? Of course. The only time this would not hold true is if the in-game leader has not lived up to his potential in the real world. Leaders are made by their drive, organization, and "people skills." All of these translate seamlessly between EVE and planet earth.

Needless to say, the answers to the rest of this multi-part question are the same: one's EVE personality will reflect one's real life personality. The last question is a little different, though. Has an EVE experience affected my real world behavior? Not at all, but I'm sure that is only because I have not played the game enough yet. Trust me, it'll get there.

Fly safe!

-Stevie

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