The EVE Online community flared up again — this time over what many called a soft-handed response to rule-bending by a prominent streamer. Lorumerth, who had already lost partner status after a row about a Pride flag emoji, drew fresh scrutiny when he ran a ships giveaway tied to Twitch donations; players read that as, i.e., a thinly veiled RMT (real-money trade).
Reddit threads heated quickly and Peter Farrell (CCP Swift), the community director, said he’d investigate. The result was a temporary ban plus item confiscation, which many found underwhelming. Farrell later admitted he hadn’t shared crucial context with colleagues, a communication slip that helped produce an initially squishy punishment. In short: a lot of players walked away feeling the rules were applied differently when a high-profile creator was involved.