Community Spotlight: Mobius

[Jack Dunhill]

Next time someone says it's Elite:Dangerous, we should just say that we have raised above dangerous rank in Mobius group...

[smartroad]

Next time someone says it's Elite:Dangerous, we should just say that we have raised above dangerous rank in Mobius group...

I find it amusing, I have been under the impression that the 'Dangerous' of ED is simply because Dangerous is one of the ranks to get to Elite. Elite: Mostly Harmless or Elite: Master just dont have the same ring

[Xebeth]

Next time someone says it's Elite:Dangerous, we should just say that we have raised above dangerous rank in Mobius group...

I find it amusing, I have been under the impression that the 'Dangerous' of ED is simply because Dangerous is one of the ranks to get to Elite. Elite: Mostly Harmless or Elite: Master just dont have the same ring

Exactly, in fact it relates to the Elite Pilots Federation, a sub-section of the Pilots Federation, which, after the increase in pirate activity, lowered its entry level to Deadly and then to Dangerous, hence the name of the game.

To quote from the Wiki -

It’s not surprising that an organization founded on status, and with such influence and power, has several cliques (The Dark Wheel being the most infamous). Or that those of Elite rank have further exploited their status and the incredible demand for their services, by forming an organization within an organization; the Elite Pilots Federation.

Relentless, increasingly well organized piracy and the need to maintain their reputation and influence as the best of the best caused the Elite Pilots Federation to start opening its membership to candidates from the Deadly rank who were able to pass a rigorous test and then, as demand continued to soar, to those from the Dangerous rank.

[Bonsaipanda]

"carebear" will undoubtedly make an appearance.

It is a strange term. And this is coming from a bear. That cares.
The term is a little black and white, tbh. But then again, so am I.

[MiniverCheevy]

It's interesting to see the Fox-isms entering the argument style. When a bully recognises that decent folks don't like to think of themselves as bullies, they are quick to leverage this to their advantage that any criticisms of their philosophy is bullying. This comes from a recognition of their own insignificance. I'd be very surprised if the SDC and groups like it total more than 250 users. Compared to the 20k+ members of Mobius they _are_ insignificant. This scares the crap out of them, but it's nothing new. Bullies have always been hugely out numbered.

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Edit: spelling correction

[Roger Wilco Jr]

I may have misunderstood him, but some guy asked why a T6 hardpoints, so that's not an excuse to not be ready to defend yourself. LOL, I can tell you 2x small hardpoints aren't worth much against most NPC, let alone A-rated FDLs and FASes set up for PVP. I'd say on a T6 the hardponts are for mining lasers.

I can see why PVP guys get bored with everybody flying the same ships with the same capabilities. If you fly something else, you lose PVP. So you generally end up in a face off slug fest to see who can last longer. Boring. No wonder they turn to griefing to get their cheap thrills. It really seems that Arena should be much more fun for PVP rather than being a bully. I suppose it's just immaturity.

[smartroad]

Forgive my naivety but what is "vote brigading"? The thread on Reddit is locked because of it.

[Wolf]

Forgive my naivety but what is "vote brigading"? The thread on Reddit is locked because of it.

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