Falling Petals, Part 4

Previously, on MinerBumping... Agent Alt Aurelia has had a distinguished career of Code enforcement. But instead of showing Agent Alt proper respect, Lilypetals Makanen chose to repeatedly compare her to a rapist. What a Goofus!

Lilypetals' antics earned her the disgust of everyone in the system. She was digging herself into a hole like only a highsec miner can.

Yet Lilypetals seemed to be impervious to public opinion. She doubled down on her outrageous accusations.

The miner's ignorance was clear to all. Agent Alt graciously offered to provide Lilypetals with the information she'd need in order to calm down and buy a permit.

If you've ever filed a petition and wondered why it took so long to get a response, Lilypetals and her ilk are part of the answer. (CCP's inefficiency is the other part.)

For whatever reason, the miner just couldn't get over Agent Alt's offhand remark about the authority of the Saviour of Highsec.

Lilypetals' ideology appeared to be a strange brew of hair-splitting and ego-tripping--and full of contradictions. In reality, it was, at its core, a series of rationalizations for her bot-aspirancy. She wanted total safety to grind isk AFK. Nothing more.

The miner sensed that she was getting nowhere, so she changed the subject. She certainly didn't want to talk about her lack of PvP prowess.

It seemed as though Lilypetals was gearing up to interrogate our Agent. This was unnecessary, though: The New Order is the most transparent organization in EVE. All of our motives are published for everyone to read.

The angry, raging miner wasn't interested in reading the Code. She wanted to continue her tirade. So she did.

Agent Alt found that it was difficult to have a conversation with Lilypetals. The miner was a whirlpool of negativity. Our Agent was a rock of positivity--and reason.

But surely the miner couldn't get any more foolish?

To be continued...

Falling Petals, Part 3

Previously, on MinerBumping... Enraged by the sights and sounds of Agent Alt Aurelia's gank fleet, Lilypetals Makanen unleashed a storm of petition threats. When our Agent soberly informed the miner of highsec law, Lilypetals made a startling accusation.

The miner scandalized the Uttindar system by comparing our Agent to a rapist. Could a metaphor about Nazism be far behind?

Agent Alt found the miner's poor judgment disappointing. In fact, our Agents are the least rapey people you'll encounter in EVE.

Lilypetals was making a spectacle of herself in local chat--which was beginning to draw a crowd.

The miner drew a line in the sand. Would the local residents of Uttindar side with her or with the New Order?

Contrary to her expectations, Lilypetals was not winning any friends with her line of argument. Was the "rapist talk" strategy backfiring?

Finding herself on the defensive, the miner attempted to invoke the #MeToo movement. It was a bold gambit.

In the past, most people who lived in highsec would use any excuse to condemn our Agents. Today, however, the EVE galaxy is full of hearts and minds that have been won over to the Code.

Ever the diplomat, Agent Alt offered to play the role of honest broker and help settle the matter. Lilypetals remained wary.

As events unfolded, it became clear that our Agent was on home turf. Uttindar was Code country. Lilypetals faced a hostile audience.

The miner struggled to find her footing. Now was a good time for her to retract her accusations and quietly buy a mining permit.

But she chose the Goofus option instead.

To be continued...

Falling Petals, Part 2

Previously, on MinerBumping... Miner Lilypetals Makanen went mad when she witnessed some other carebear's ship getting ganked by Agent Alt Aurelia's fleet of Caracals. In her fury, she threatened to petition our Agents for falsely claiming to own highsec.

One reason the anti-Code rebels have failed to gain traction for their cause: They alienate everyone they come into contact with--even random passersby.

Though it was clear that she wasn't gaining any support, Lilypetals was no closer to finishing her tirade in local chat. In fact, she was only getting warmed up.

Raven Bloodwind was merely passing through the system, but he felt compelled to stop and point out the miner's foolishness. Not a good sign for your popular uprising, carebears.

Earlier, Lilypetals claimed that she'd been radicalized when her girlfriend was repeatedly ganked by the mighty CODE. alliance. Naturally, she was unwilling to solve the problem by spending any of her own money.

Raven wasn't a Code supporter, but he encouraged the miner to take a course of action that didn't involve so much whining. But that path was too moderate for Lilypetals.

To be clear, the New Order has never claimed to own CCP. It should be obvious that we do not own CCP; EVE would be so much better if we did.

It's not uncommon for miner meltdowns to result in the miner getting hung up on one particular word or phrase. Lilypetals couldn't stop saying the word "bully".

By this point, Agent Alt suspected Lilypetals of being a Goofus. To be certain, Alt name-dropped the Saviour of Highsec. The miner's condition did not improve.

When the miner began creeping into "empty threats" territory, our Agent was quick to shut her down. At Lilypetals' speed, it would take all day to get through that routine.

Luckily, Alt was able to get Lilypetals to backpedal her threats of revenge. But then our Agent said something that triggered the miner.

Was this miner ever going to calm down?

To be continued...

Falling Petals, Part 1

"MinerBumping is so biased," cries the rebellious carebear. "You only show the miners who have huge meltdowns when they get ganked."

Not so, carebear.

MinerBumping posts feature a representative sample of highsec. Some gank recipients do congratulate their ganker--as the Code requires.

Viper Kado attempted to enjoy the fruits of highsec without our Agents' permission. As a consequence, he lost his Navy Drake. Though not happy about the loss, he could only respect the skill of the gankers.

In this case, justice came in the form of a fleet of Caracals from Honeybright corporation.

Agent Alt Aurelia spoke for the fleet. Viper did himself proud by not getting triggered when our Agent mentioned the Code. It sounds like a small thing, but so many carebears fail this crucial test.

Our heroes (heroines?) left Uttindar to patrol some nearby systems. When they returned, they found that Viper was still there:

Local carebear Jora-Tok Kring responded peevishly to Viper's compliant attitude. Judging by the screencap alone, you'd almost think Jora was the one who had lost his ship.

Indeed, often it's the bystanders to a gank who get the angriest. Another miner, Lilypetals Makanen, made an unwelcome contribution to the discussion.

Lilypetals spoke with the delusional passion of a denialist. Even Viper was taken aback.

Highsec minerdom can be divided into two camps: Those who accept reality and adapt to it--and those who blind themselves to the truth of the Code.

...And Lilypetals was blind as a bat.

Lilypetals could not be calmed, not even by her fellow carebear. It appeared as though this miner was in the process of having a huge meltdown.

To be continued...

Top Supporters for April 2019

Each month, MinerBumping immortalizes its top isk contributors in a hall of fame post. The "Month's Top Supporters" sidebar will begin showing the current month's supporters in a few days. You can view the August 2012, September, October, November, December, January 2013, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December, January 2014, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December, January 2015, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December, January 2016, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December, January 2017, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December, January 2018, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December, January 2019, February, and March top 10 lists at the appropriate links.

Here are our top isk contributors for April 2019:

TOP SUPPORTERS
April 2019


#1. Lord Mandelor
10,000,000,000 isk


#2. The Lawton School for Pubbies Who Can't Mine Good
5,000,000,000 isk


#3. Kaely Tanniss
3,150,000,000 isk


#4. Black Hat Adventurers
2,000,000,000 isk


#5. Nakapai
1,315,000,000 isk


#6. The Knights of the Order
1,000,000,000 isk


#7. Relto
315,000,000 isk


#8. KINAKKA.
231,000,000 isk


#9. Apo123
200,000,000 isk


#9. Emmaretta Bowlendos
200,000,000 isk
With each month that passes, highsec's collective memory of the pre-Code era grows dimmer and dimmer. So too does their hope of a successful anti-Code resistance. Carebears, highsec's future is set: Time to invest your isk in the New Order!