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Aleria Jones
Imperial Shipment
Amarr Empire
#1 - 2014-08-11 22:37:33 UTC
Well as title says I'm new to eve and I've almost finished my tutorials. Question is what do I do now? None of my friends play and I haven't a clue how to meet new people in eve . Any advice would be welcome thanks
Paranoid Loyd
#2 - 2014-08-11 22:41:48 UTC
Lesson 1, new citizens Q&A will be much more helpful.

"There is only one authority in this game, and that my friend is violence. The supreme authority upon which all other authority is derived." ISD Max Trix

Fix the Prospect!
Arkady Romanov
Whole Squid
#3 - 2014-08-11 22:43:55 UTC
Lesson 2; join a corp and make friends. Also, find a goal for yourself and get working on it.

(also; not just any corp will do. You want to try to find one with members with the same interests and similar goals to you)

Whole Squid: Get Inked.
Ralph King-Griffin
New Eden Tech Support
#4 - 2014-08-11 22:44:40 UTC  |  Edited by: Ralph King-Griffin
Paranoid Loyd wrote:
Lesson 1, new citizens Q&A will be much more helpful.

This, though I'll tell you to look into the sisters of eve epic arc.
And bookmark this(but don't do it right away as it is setup for PvP, do it when you have an idea what you want from your overview)

Murderers of Negotiable Motivations

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Aleria Jones
Imperial Shipment
Amarr Empire
#5 - 2014-08-11 23:36:49 UTC
Thanks for the advice guys. I'll look into the Q and a.
Ralph King-Griffin
New Eden Tech Support
#6 - 2014-08-11 23:41:18 UTC
Aleria Jones wrote:
Thanks for the advice guys. I'll look into the Q and a.


Do, trolling is forbidden in there so you can trust the advice.

Murderers of Negotiable Motivations

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Paranoid Loyd
#7 - 2014-08-11 23:44:42 UTC  |  Edited by: Paranoid Loyd
Copied and pasted from here, some other good advice in that thread.

Paranoid Loyd wrote:
Remember it's a game.

If you rant in any way, shape or form, you have lost EVE.

If you make a mistake learn from it and move on.

If you do not protect your things, they will be taken from you.

There is no honor in EVE

"There is only one authority in this game, and that my friend is violence. The supreme authority upon which all other authority is derived." ISD Max Trix

Fix the Prospect!
DeMichael Crimson
Republic University
Minmatar Republic
#8 - 2014-08-12 01:53:26 UTC
Shocked

No clue on how to meet other people in game? You're in a starter corp with 100's of other players, all you have to do is just say hello in corp chat.

Now correct me if I'm wrong but aren't new players only allowed to post in the New Citizens Q&A sub-forum in their first 30 days of playing this game?


*DeMichael Crimson is beginning to think this is a stealth 'Player Corp Recruitment' thread posted by an alt character.*

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Jonah Gravenstein
Machiavellian Space Bastards
#9 - 2014-08-12 01:57:40 UTC  |  Edited by: Jonah Gravenstein
DeMichael Crimson wrote:
Shocked

No clue on how to meet other people in game? You're in a starter corp with 100's of other players, all you have to do is just say hello in corp chat.

Now correct me if I'm wrong but aren't new players only allowed to post in the New Citizens Q&A sub-forum in their first 30 days of playing this game?


*DeMichael Crimson is beginning to think this is a stealth 'Player Corp Recruitment' thread posted by an alt character.*
Trial accounts are restricted to NCQA, paid accounts can post elsewhere. I got corrected on that last week.

In the beginning there was nothing, which exploded.

New Player FAQ

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DeMichael Crimson
Republic University
Minmatar Republic
#10 - 2014-08-12 03:46:41 UTC
Jonah Gravenstein wrote:
Trial accounts are restricted to NCQA, paid accounts can post elsewhere. I got corrected on that last week.

Really? I could have sworn it was 30 days before they could post elsewhere in the forums.

Guess I missed that update.

Anyway, thanks for the correction.



DMC

'The Plan' | California Eve Players | Proposal - The Endless Battle
Ocih
Space Mermaids
#11 - 2014-08-12 04:03:20 UTC
The only real question you need to ask yourself is how far down the rabbit hole do you want to go?

The further down is directly tied to how much time you have to sink in to the game. It can range from 6 hrs a week to 60. If you fit in the 6 hr a week side you are fine in the corp you are in now. Farm ISK, buy some ships, get them fit. Distribute them in stations you plan to play out of. Enjoy the game as long as you can. The further down the hole you go, the more hours you will need to put in. After a few months you will have some idea of how much time you are spending in the game at a natural level with no influence from other people.
Schmata Bastanold
In Boobiez We Trust
#12 - 2014-08-12 06:03:44 UTC
Run. Run as fast as you can and never look back. This game is worse than crack. Run!

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Tao Dolcino
Garoun Investment Bank
Gallente Federation
#13 - 2014-08-12 06:32:59 UTC  |  Edited by: Tao Dolcino
What can i do in EVE : http://swiftandbitter.com/eve/wtd/

By the way, you'd better post such questions in the "New Citizens Q&A" subforum. You'll get better chance to have quality answers and your thread will stay much longer on first page.
Omar Alharazaad
New Eden Tech Support
#14 - 2014-08-12 07:11:30 UTC
You are already meeting new people in EVE.
Check out the Q&A to get some ideas as to what you might like to do.
Once you've got it narrowed down a bit, come up with something resembling a plan for how to get there.
Finding yourself a corp is a good step as well, there are several newbie friendly corps of good repute out there.
From there it's all up to you as to where you go.
I do also recommend checking C&P as well, as you can get some insights as to the seedier side of EVE.

Come hell or high water, this sick world will know I was here.
Lugia3
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#15 - 2014-08-12 08:08:24 UTC
The things above. ^^


But, whatever you do, don't become a miner. Seriously. It's terrible isk and beyond boring. Personally, I would recomend getting out of highsec early by looking for a good lowsec corp.

"CCP Dolan is full of shit." - CCP Bettik
Ralph King-Griffin
New Eden Tech Support
#16 - 2014-08-12 08:13:30 UTC
DeMichael Crimson wrote:
Jonah Gravenstein wrote:
Trial accounts are restricted to NCQA, paid accounts can post elsewhere. I got corrected on that last week.

Really? I could have sworn it was 30 days before they could post elsewhere in the forums.

Guess I missed that update.

Anyway, thanks for the correction.



DMC

I thought so aswell but jpoll says otherwise, and I haven't used a trial in a while so I can't say otherwise.

Murderers of Negotiable Motivations

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Aleria Jones
Imperial Shipment
Amarr Empire
#17 - 2014-08-13 22:27:26 UTC
Ralph King-Griffin wrote:
DeMichael Crimson wrote:
Jonah Gravenstein wrote:
Trial accounts are restricted to NCQA, paid accounts can post elsewhere. I got corrected on that last week.

Really? I could have sworn it was 30 days before they could post elsewhere in the forums.

Guess I missed that update.

Anyway, thanks for the correction.



DMC

I thought so aswell but jpoll says otherwise, and I haven't used a trial in a while so I can't say otherwise.



Thanks guys for the awsome info. I've been reading up a bit here and there in my spare time trying to learn the different aspects of the game. So far i think its pretty cool ( if boring at first).

I've learned about skills and wich one's i should train first ( god they take so long) and have been reading up on Exploration. I've also talked with a few corp's, although mostly for advice since i'm still learning i dont want to be a burden to anyone so i'll stay in the corp i'm in.

Realy apreciate the info if you have more advice i'll be online daily . Thanks !
Scipio Artelius
Weaponised Vegemite
Flying Dangerous
#18 - 2014-08-13 23:20:53 UTC
Aleria Jones wrote:
Realy apreciate the info if you have more advice i'll be online daily . Thanks !

In terms of back to your original question about how to meet people, you've made a better start than many on that.

EvE is a social game much better when played in a group, or with other people to talk to. Playing it alone is a killer unless you really know how to entertain yourself.

Primarily, the game rewards people who don't wait for it to provide them with gameplay, but who go out and find their own content and/or who share content with others.

So, some specific ideas that may help:

1. Here in the forum - there is a Core of people dedicated to this game, who are able to help
2. EVE New Citizens Q&A sub-forum - as mentioned above
3. In game chat channels - there are many good ones. Some of the more useful one's I know:

- Local chat in many systems is a perfect place to meet people.
- Explore-EVE
- Bombers Bar
- Eve Radio
- Bringing Solo Back
- Rookie Help (haven't used it myself)
- Redemption Road

There are many other active public channels too.

As the the game being boring at first, I agree and also found that since each experience was new, there was enough to keep the interest up. The next step is really the one you've started to take, looking for other players to interact with.

The best thing you could do in my opinion, is not be scared that you'll be a burden on a Corp if you joined. The NPC Corps provide very little to assist you find other opportunities for content. Player run Corps provide that all the time if they are active.

The main thing is to have some idea of what you want to do - pvp, explore, missions, mining, manufacturing, etc, - early on so you can find the right people that will help.

[Shameless plug]If you want to focus on pvp, we'd be more than happy to help. Link to our forum thread is in my signature.

Anyway, all the best and I hope you enjoy the game.
GordonO
BURN EDEN
#19 - 2014-08-14 01:29:58 UTC
Bset is to find a decent corp.. not that easy.. but look me up ingame and I will be happy to help out where I can, run some low level missions.. advice etc.

... What next ??
Why M3
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#20 - 2014-08-14 01:58:14 UTC
Aleria Jones wrote:
Well as title says I'm new to eve and I've almost finished my tutorials. Question is what do I do now? None of my friends play and I haven't a clue how to meet new people in eve . Any advice would be welcome thanks


Don't log in and purchase "ARCHEAGE" as i did.........
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