Ba dum psshh <| sep |> That attitude is entirely correct for EVE as an MMO , given where we are in the spectrum of MMOs . haha , we ' re on the spectrum . Compared to similar MMOs like WoW or Runescape , EvE has a very open approach to the world . Although every actionfrom suicide ganking to mission runninghas definite consequences , we can pretty much do whatever we want as players as long as we accept said consequences . Want to be a kind unicorn who rescues people from wormholes ? Cool . Want to be a mission runner ? You can do that here . Want to be an asshole ? Hooray , welcome to the club . So the thing is , we are dicks . Simply because we can be dicks , EVE is filled with dicks . Being able to experience that hostility in its full is simply part of the gameI ' m not going to pull punches just because you ' re an Alpha or whatever , because that cuts away from my personal game experience . Ship in space ? I shoot it for fun . Teaching newbros to get used to that , to understand and not expect invulnerability , is simply preparing them for the reality of EVE . Granted , it ' s the followup that makes the difference . While it is one thing to gank the clueless newbro , the real part of helping is being able to pick that newbro up afterwards , make them understand what happened , why it happened , and point them in the right direction . Better early on than later , when they ' re flying around a ship that constitutes 90 % of their wealth . What a better way to hammer home that lesson than with a kill ? I don ' t want people in my game who bitch about getting shot later , I want people who shoot back .