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The main reason that this was possible is inattentiveness of other players. That is a usual thing when people are playing a game and then turn to other more imp

The main reason that this was possible is inattentiveness of other players. That is a usual thing when people are playing a game and then turn to other more important things in life. What grinds me most about this is the waste of money and time. Whoever puts thousands of dollars into a game and then leave it seem to have no sense of responsibility or value of money. And then cry out it was stolen. Well, it wasn't. It was taken. This dynamic reminds me of unpopular or shady laws being passed in some parliaments in the middle of the night or during major sports events where the representative attendance and public attention is at its minimum to get enough majority votes. This "biggest heist in game history" follows the exact same dynamic.

hnarn 3y ago
I agree, but from a game perspective I’d say it’s pretty odd that these types of events does not at least result in more alerting to the people concerned. I don’t know if emails are already sent out in this situation, but even if they are it would make sense to have push notifications via an app, or SMS notifications, or anything in addition. Not because it’s the game designers “fault” but in cases of anything that can have a permanent impact on someone’s experience of a game without their knowledge it’s probably better to err on the side of caution.
Cthulhu_ 3y ago
> Whoever puts thousands of dollars into a game and then leave it seem to have no sense of responsibility or value of money. The monetary value associated with Eve Online things is a bit arbitrary, as it's usually the accumulated value of people's efforts in game; we can't be sure if real money was invested in this heist. That said, it's easy to underestimate the value of assets and property in-game in eve, as it builds up over the years and for a lot of people it's just a video game.

hnarn 3y ago

I agree, but from a game perspective I’d say it’s pretty odd that these types of events does not at least result in more alerting to the people concerned. I don’t know if emails are already sent out in this situation, but even if they are it would make sense to have push notifications via an app, or SMS notifications, or anything in addition. Not because it’s the game designers “fault” but in cases of anything that can have a permanent impact on someone’s experience of a game without their knowledge it’s probably better to err on the side of caution.

Cthulhu_ 3y ago

> Whoever puts thousands of dollars into a game and then leave it seem to have no sense of responsibility or value of money. The monetary value associated with Eve Online things is a bit arbitrary, as it's usually the accumulated value of people's efforts in game; we can't be sure if real money was invested in this heist. That said, it's easy to underestimate the value of assets and property in-game in eve, as it builds up over the years and for a lot of people it's just a video game.