EVE General Discussion

So what's new?

I've played the game on and off since Sept. 2003 and stopped paying around 2009. 4 years later, here I am after thinking my character was gone. Always amazed at how EVE is still going strong. My attention came back due to e-mails from CCP to rejoin. Guess my friend didn't bother to change any account info, so I recovered it. Back in the day, I thought CCP deletes accounts inactive for a year, guess not anymore. [Edited some early information that might be misunderstood]

I always lacked direction in this game, causing me to drop out many times. The problem, always tried to be a lone wolf, but quickly found that isn't practical in EVE. During my first 30 days I mined, bought a Cruiser, then had a financial set-back paying a ransom. This sort of killed my desire to play early on, just a game, but felt like I was back to square one. Mostly logged on to keep training going. Almost got back in when new missions were available that took you into special zones to fight npc to complete them.

Always been hesitant to join corps as I didn't want the game to be run by them. Bit of social anxeity too. Was worried I'd have to play more hours to keep up with a corp, or the loss of reward in playing the game if everything was handed to me. I just want to be a casual player where no one has to rely on me, but helpful if around. But I'm open to corps now, especially seeing as there's one for just about everybody.

I suppose it doesn't always come down to making isk, but hopefully making friends along the way and some fun unique situations. I also like exploring, which I found had too much risk and little reward in those early days.

• Can anyone list or give a career path example on ways to play and be productive in EVE these days?


• Or tell me what's your favorite part of EVE that keeps you coming back and what you do in it?

I'm just so overwhelmed with the scope of everything. Often learning something new just creates more questions and mystery.

For me it was finding what I wanted to do and going for it initally (wormholes). Now I log in because I want to chill with my corp mates, and have fun playing eve with them. I thought I'd enjoy solo play or trying out different career paths when I first started Eve, but ended up frustrated, bored, and no clear sense of direction. Again though, to me it is all about the people I play with.

Edit: my advice is to think about what you want to get out of Eve, whether it be 0.0 pvp, low sec piracy, industry, high sec PvE, mining, etc etc list goes on, and look for corp/alliances/people who are doing what it is you want to do. Talk with them in pub channels, see if you would be a good fit and go from there.

In before you get banned for account sharing then promptly rage quit.

You have taken screenies of the stations you have visited...

You ask me that like it is a bad thing!!

Welcome back.

Why was everything done in 1976?

Welcome back. Try Incursions or FW; PvE or PvP respectively. There's also Red or Blue as mentioned, and then there are other things. You would have left a little before Wormholes I suppose, so might not be a bad idea to look up Tech 3 ships and check them out, the Orca? was around that time, and maybe see what wormholes are all about.