Rookies are, by definition, less than 30 days old.
Although it’s not clear what constitutes “rookie griefing”, it can only occur within a few specific locations.
What exactly is griefing? Nobody knows. I’ve spoken with several gamemasters, and they clearly do not agree with one another. They informed me that CCP has no official definition. Aside from three examples, there is no formal policy.
We are not allowed to scam new players (within a rookie system), or trick them into opening a yellow box, or disrupt the tutorial. However, what happens when a rookie begins mining? They are no longer in the tutorial, so are we allowed to PvP? Indeed, a gank is not a scam, nor a trick, nor is it a scenario in which we “fire freely”.
Is ganking griefing? I find it noteworthy that the rookie griefing policy does not mention ganking, at all.
Only forum trolls claim otherwise.
I’ve asked CCP, whether ganking new players is allowed. If the developers did not want to endanger nubs, then why send them to Hek (a notoriously dangerous system)? I believe the intent is to expose rookies to PvP, via the risk of ganking. I can’t say that CCP agrees, but I asked if they agree, and they certainly did not disagree.
Regardless, Landslide is not a new player.
He died in Eystur, which is neither Lustrevik nor Hek.
A lot of people claim gankers want to drive miners out of the game. However, when Hateless ragequit his EvE Online streaming career, Hawk offered an olive branch.
Instead of driving Hateless from the game, Hawk is encouraging Hateless to stop pouting and start mining. Newbros rely on Hateless to teach them how to use a dozen accounts to make easy isk, so he needs to get off his pity pot and get back to the daily grind!
Will Hateless save the Orcas, or will Hawk be forced to drive the entire pod unto the shore of extinction?
Desperate for the return of Hateless, many Orcas have fled to his Discord, where they beg him to make peace.
The response they receive, within the Hateless discord, is identical to the response they receive within my Why Was I Ganked? channel. Hateless and his cohort exhibit the same attitude, telling miners to calm down and mocking “emotional distress”.
The Orcas blame Hateless, because his manufactured outrage has drawn attention to illegal Highsec mining.
In the Hateless discord, they laugh at dead Orcas.
#WhyDidHatelessGetMeGanked? is trending.
The miners know who to blame.
Hateless pretends to help the refugees.
It’s not going well.
Hateless denies all responsibility.
Hateless claims Hawk would gank Orcas anyway.
The miners know that’s not true.
Calm down miner = griefing.
You do you boo, take a chill pill = not griefing?
Hateless infuriates everyone with his condescending attitude.