EVE New Citizens Q&A

1) pretty much

2) If you don't want to be shot you stay docked. The only thing you get from highsec are far less players that want to shoot you.

No, do not start from scratch just because you lost a ship. A good rule is to make sure that the ship you're flying doesn't represent more than around 25% or so of your total asset value (ISK + ships + loot + other posession) - and 25% is pretty high. Most players tend to fly ships around the 2-5% mark in my experience. When your ship explodes, you'll get an amount of ISK from the default (ie: free) insurance, which will go part of the way to paying for a new hull. And as said above, if you've somehow managed to lose so much ISK that you can't even afford a frigate, you can always do level 1 missions in a free rookie ship or something (upgrade the weapons ASAP using loot from rats you kill if you do this - 1 civilian turret won't do a lot of DPS!)

PvP is "always on", and even if you don't want to PvP, I very strongly recommend learning a bit about it, because people can and will PvP you if you're careless enough to make it worth their while. Classic example: putting a few hundred million ISK worth of rat loot and tags into an untanked hauler, then getting blow up by some guy in a destroyer costing a couple of mill. You have made yourself into a viable target because even though the ganker is going to lose his ship for shooting at you, the likely value of the loot he will get makes losing hsi ship worthwhile. Don't make yourself a target like this, and if you do, don't expect much sympathy when the inevitable happens.

Note that the EVE definition of "PvP" is not limited to shooting things. You need to be aware that other players can (and eventually will) use every dirty trick in the book short of client hacks or known exploits to explode your ships and/or get your ISK, and that this is absolutely allowed by CCP. If some stranger approaches you with a great deal or an unusual proposal, check it out with more experienced players first. Read any contracts posted in trade hub local channels very carefully. They're all scams, but spotting the scam can be a fun and interesting puzzle, and good practice.

I will just add a little thing I learned, insurance is adjusted to mineral prices for ship construction a couple times a year, or so. With current minerals prices, insurance prices have fallen pretty low in comparison, but it will be adjusted at some point and the minerals market might be stabilized by the time they adjust.
Also, if the cover of insurance is fairly worth for T1 hulls, it's a different matter for faction or T2 ships and insurance doesn't renew automatically, so you need to lookup the insurance once in a while as the notification about expired insurances isn't sent until you open the window.

Epic Arc missions, located in Arnon, is a good starting point once you've done your tutorial. they give more money than standard lvl1 missions and there is a kind of storyline.

thanks, I laugh so hard at this :D

actually true.

I think she mean "fly what you CAN afford to lose"

And yes, if you have stuff in your cargo, part of it will drop, another part will be destroyed with the ship, and the ganker can pick it up.

Great, already i made 700k, making money isn't that hard.
cheers.

"Don't fly what you can't afford to lose" is a bit misleading. Some people interpret it as "don't fly what you can't afford to replace", which is not what it means at all. It also doesn't mean "don't fly expensive stuff".

It means "don't fly what you can't deal with losing". I certainly can't afford to replace a Curse right away, yet I use my Curse knowing I may lose it because I am at peace with it possibly blowing up. If it happens, it happens, and I can deal with it. Sometimes "dealing with it" may involve toning down your ships for a while, or making less money for a while, or being weaker in PvP for a while. Understanding these consequences and being prepared to accept them in event of ship loss is crucial to undocking in anything of value.

A) Basically everything in this game can be bought.
B) Money is actually quite easy to come by.

So, if you don´t go overboard with your income (like jumping into a Cruiser or Battlecruiser on Day 3 just because you can after training straight up for it without any regard to support skills) you should never have any problems in this regard, especially if you stay away from PvP.

Sure, you will eventually lose your ship, but that one should be replaced in a few hours.