RPGOracle

This is a recounting of diplomatic break down due to poor upper management decisions and lack of foresight regarding the results of those decisions. Names have been left out to save any embarrassment for any party involved.

Recently our industrial corporation in EVE Online was approached by a group located in a low security pocket to provide supplies (Alliance A). Normally, this would be a simple matter of taking and filling orders with various ship chassis and modules. However, the negotiations ceased when our alliance members notified the command staff that their miners had been attacked and destroyed while mining in high security by another entity (Alliance B) working with this initial contact to defend their contested space. Was it their fault directly? No.

Combative Industrialists do not fault any player for seeking PVP opportunities. However, we have a strict ‘no supply’ policy if a known buyer (Alliance A) is associated with a known aggressor (Alliance B). Realizing that the initial contact has no control over these wild cards it was unfortunate for both sides that a supply deal could not be arranged.

So i found myself wondering, ‘How can a PVP alliance, intent on holding a low sec pocket, not have some sort of industrial wing to supply their obvious need for materials of war?‘ Further, why would any PVP focused entity actively hunt the people they so obviously need to fuel their habits? Wouldn’t this simply drive up the cost of those combat ships and modules they use to wreak havoc upon their true enemies?

In addition, if you call out to a group to assist in defending ‘your’ space wouldn’t it be better to understand that their actions will directly reflect on your reputation and plans to remain in a specific area. If you unleash ‘rabid dogs’ on a region you had better be ready to deal with the consequences or the offending party.

The only sane answer i can think of is lack of diplomatic awareness regarding your ‘allies’ and their motivations. Consider it a ‘Butterfly Effect’; your decision directly effected an entire region of space thus making things much more difficult for you and your pilots in the long run.

As an aside, bullying industrial ‘carebears’ is one of the most idiotic play styles no matter how your demented psyche justifies it. At some point you’re going to need to buy something from the market, how the hell do you suppose that all gets there??