EVE New Citizens Q&A

Welcome to EVE.

EVE Corporations, Alliances and Organizations Center is the place you want to browse. Send an in-game message to someone and see where it takes you.

A few things to look out for when applying for a corporation...
(NOTE: these are my personal opinions and are entirely subjective)


- try to steer clear of "purely" newbie corporations unless you are sure about them. EVE is a dangerous and unforgiving place (even in higher-security areas) and unless there is someone with a bit of experience at the helm of a corporation you may be in for a bit of trouble.

- join a corporation that caters mostly to the type of activities you think you would prefer. Granted, it takes time to know exactly what you want to do... but you will learn far more in a more focused organization that one that caters to "everything."

- if the people recruiting you offer to move your stuff for you (if you have any stuff) do not simply give it to them. Instead...
--- create a courier-type contract (found by right-clicking the items in question) to their HQ system
--- set the collateral to the estimated value of all the items in the contract.
This way, if they renege on the deal and take your stuff, you get some money out of it.
And if they insist that you not make such a contract then either fly out to their HQ in a small ship and "start over" or tell them to "stuff it."

- Don't pay too much attention to "skillpoint requirements." They are used to keep unambitious and/or unsavory people out. Talk 1 on 1 with the recruiter and show that you are willing to learn and work your way up. They might make an exception.

- if you join an organization and it doesn't work out, don't feel bad about leaving. It happens. Just don't be too fickle and hop around. A person with a long "employment history" in this game has about the same value as someone who has numerous 3 or 4 month stints in different jobs on their resume/CV.

- there are a plethora of corporations and organizations out there that are not listed anywhere. And sometimes they can be exactly what you are looking for. The trick though is that you have to find them. Going to certain places and/or trying different activities might help you run into them.


- (if you like PvP) That person who just killed you? Open a conversation and ask how he/she did it (or did it so effectively). See if you can't build a rapport. Do this enough and you might be picked up by someone.

The forums will only let you post here as you are a trial player and it stops people from creating trial alts to plague the forums with (at least to an extent).

First off, welcome to Eve.

Before I say anything you have to understand that Eve is not for everyone. It is harsh and unforgiving and you can be attacked in space almost anywhere without repercussions. (I say almost anywhere as the rookie systems are all off limits for older players attacking new ones. That doesn't mean people wont, but you may petition it if someone does).

First things you should do are the tutorials and starter agents, all of them. You end up with experience and ships to spare. After the tutorials you should probabpy look at doing the Sisters of Eve Epic Ark; The Blood Stained Stars. You probably won't be able to kill Dagon (the end 'boss' (using that term lightly)) by yourself, but it's basically there so that you will get used to asking for help and working with someone.

In regards to recruitement, check out this subforum, while you cannot post in there while on an trial, you can still browse and mail people whose corp you like the sound of. Be aware however, not all of them (I mean the majority of semi competent corps) will not allow trial members to join. And get used to sharing an API key with people.

Obviously there are different types of corps out there, so have a route around and figure which corp is best suited to you (the link takes you to an epic thread by Nightcrawler 85).

There are also corporations out there that are designed specifically for new player teaching such as Eve University. Theere are some really good new player friendly corporations that are based around PvP (such as RvB). Some corps also run different types of classes too which such as the Agony Unleashed classes.

You will also have to decide what you want out of Eve. There is no point joining a Wormhole corp if you want a Hisec Mercenary corp.

Finally, check out the sticky at the top of this subforum for some other useful reads.

Hope this helps.

Edit: Post cleanup.

Welcome to EvE! In my opinion, finding a group is key to enjoying EvE to all its awesome full extent. EvE is a very complex game with a lot to learn. Frankly, not coming from another MMO is probably a good thing. Very few MMOs are set up like EvE, as such you dont have any false expectations.

A lot of good points were raised above. Just to throw my two cents in, I would look at the following organizations:

1. EvE University (Mentioned Above): They specialize in taking in players and teaching them how to do things in EvE. EvE University has classes and a very structured format to learning EvE. They have classes in pretty much everything you can do in game (including PvP). A great place to get a good overview of EvE.

2. Brave Newbies: They are an alliance that specializes in harvesting the power of the new player. They are currently deployed to null sec (zero security space) and that means you can jump right into large fleet fights and the like. If your considering PvP at all, I highly recommend it. You will be flying in very cheap T1 frigates, so if you die its of no consequence really. Also, PvE teaches you very very little about PvP in EvE. So the idea of holding off on PvP until your skilled enough or know enough is not really valid in my view.

3. Red vs Blue: They exist to fight each other. So if you want to dive right into small gang PvP, take a look at them.

As a suggestion, do all of these things while still solo:

- All five tutorials
- The Sisters epic arc
- Get into an 'honorable' fight
- Get into a 'dishonorable' fight
- Try to scam someone.

Doing all of those will help you decide which parts of EVE you find most fun.

No, you absolutely don't need to be online every day. The rate you train skill points is set and can only be modified by in game items anyone can buy or a remap (reallocation of skill points). Until you really know what your doing, I don't recommend the attribute remap for new players because you can be required to wait a RL year to change it again (info linked below). The in game items are not horrible expensive, though they do go boom if you get poded. Regardless, if your busy for a time just set a long skill to train. You will be ready to go when your free again.

Remap Information: https://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Neural_remapping

Welcome. I would urge you to go ahead and buy your first 30 days of full account through the official website. EVE really is fun - but be prepared for it to be much harsher than other MMOs. First time I tried EVE I didn't get it and quit right away. A few years later I tried it again and I really like it. I wish I had stuck with it three years before... So try out EVE for awhile. You'll discover what interests you in the first little while as you find out what's what.

Honestly you can't get the full experience till you take the plunge, as for the daily playing it is a bit of a double edge sword the full answer no you don't have to play everyday or play for long hours, on the other hand the more you play the more situations you get into the better pilot,you become. There are situations where you want to be on more often or have Oog (out of game) contact if you live in whs or a strategic place in null that's getting invaded but that's unusual.

I might also give an advice that to prevent from being flamed in the future, avoid the usage of words such as clan or a guild in the title.
Those tend drive wow haters and other trolls from their holes out to day light.

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