EVE New Citizens Q&A

I've been playing EVE for less than 1 month now, but the basics are starting to sink in now. I've completed the industry agent missions and now I'm doing business.

Once I finish all 5 agent missions what should I do next? So far I'm focusing on Industry (mining).

Multiple suggestions are welcome, thx.

Before everyone comes in here yelling about their favorite profession, I'd like to caution you against being swayed too much by individuals' opinions on their professions. It's one thing to get inspired by their recommendations and possibly consider something, and it's another to do stuff just because others tell you to do it.

As such: do what you like! That's one great part of the sandbox. There is nothing you should or need to do to be playing "right".

Anyway, if you'd like some inspiration on stuff to do, I recommend you look at the what to do chart. It's player-made from a couple of expansions ago, and probably requires some updating (such as adding bounty hunting related things, and adding killright selling) but it's a good general guide for stuff to do.

Good luck and have fun!

go make some isk,whether its mining,station trading,industry,pvp,exploration or whatever you will need stable income

so go figure out something

first step make up your mind and then join the corp. with same goals

I can relate to your situation.
When i first started i got all the suggestions you probably have already.
But how can you know that fleet warfare is what you want when you have had no experience with it?
Or know about PVP, or trading or any of what is possible in Eve's "sandbox playground.
How can you know what Corp would be best for you?
You can't really.
At least not yet.

I would suggest doing a variety things in order to find what suits you.
There are a variety of different forms of PVP.
They go from joining a Corp and being just another pilot (cannon fodder) with the corp footing the bill.
To solo PVP where you keep buying Plex in order to keep your self in ships.
There are a lot of variation, way to many to list.
There are those that follow a code of honor when they play and those that think easy kills are the best.

There is of course, mining.
Mining is the heart of Eve, in that without the minerals that are mined from the asteroids there would be no ships.
And without manufacturers to convert the minerals there would be no ships and stuff to play with.
Traders make stuff available and help make it available.
Many do these things to make isk to finance their other interest.
To be reasonably skilled here would be handy in what ever you finally decide to do.

Being able to effectively use scanner probes and D-scan is a good thing.
Doing exploration for Radar, Magnimetric, Gravimetric and DED sites can be profitable.
This also give you access to Wormholes (which i do believe is considered by many to be the last frontier).

Some really like doing missions.
Missions can be a source of isk and something to do while you are waiting for your skills to improve.
Missions do not really teach you how to PVP but can be fun and teach you a lot.

It is always a good idea to have something to do when you are by your self.
But try to remember the most fun is fun shared.

You need to learn how to do things as your skills improve.
Get a bit of an understand of all the different parts of Eve.
Read the forums.

Check out what attracts your attention and see if it is right for you.
Joining a Corp. is not a life long commitment and to find the right one (if there is a right one) for you may take awhile.
If your interests change, generally that means that you will need to change Corp.

Keep in mind, there is no winning Eve.
There is no end Boss to defea

i have to agree with the posters above. just ask yourself what you want to do, then explore this direction. here are some questions that might help you:
- do you like flying spaceships?
- do you like shooting things?
- do you like competing with other players?
- do you like ruining peoples' day?
- do you like learning new things?
- do you like making big money?
- do you like setting up production chains (like in ANNO or railroad tycoon or somesuch)?
- do you like chatting with other people?
.
.
.

all of these can help you find something fun to do in EVE.

Thanks Bud, that was exactly how I felt. I think I'll be running some missions for awhile until I get used to everything.

Well. Welcome to EVE.

Ask (more) specific questions on these forums and you will get a truck load of useful advice from lots of people. And there is a benefit in that, you will get many many different opinions on something, which means better supply of information.

And of course, make friends in EVE. Talk to people. Join a corp (which you already did). Hang out in different chat channels. The more people you know, the bigger your options in EVE.

There are 5!?

And yeah, find people that are cool and have fun. Or solo it up and become a pirate. Heck I dunno, use you imagination. And copious amounts of legal substances, you need some inspiration I guess!

Join my corp.