EVE General Discussion

I see that there is some support for it here (dedicated forum and recruitment filters for it). I played on an RP-PvP server in WoW and we found that RP drove a lot of the WPvP (WPvP was a neglected concept, but RP-PvPers drove it on select servers for the fun of it).

Some of the WPvP was spontaneous, while others were more structured (e.g., a scenario developed with equitable numbers on each side).

I am curious if the RP corps operate in a similar manner here and have they chiseled out a specific area to conduct story-based/scenario warfare against each other.

I also heard that EVE has some rich lore/great books. Any recommended reading/resources that you can direct me too?

Par for the course around here sometimes, Charax. You might want to try one of the RP forums, I know they exist, but I have no idea what they are. Maybe a Google search can reveal the answers? Google knows everything. Honestly, sometimes I'm sure the Google is an actual omniscient, omnipresent, all-loving and all-giving god.

Anyway, find one of those and you might get some more mature assistance.

Naysayers don't intimidate me whatsoever, and I am not shy at squashing trolls. If the RPers are actually doing cool things in this game, this is a perfect opportunity to let them showcase it. Who knows? Perhaps it may pique the interest of another reader.

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Try the IN-game channels "The Summit" and "Intergalactic Summit". They are some well used RP outlets In game.

You might want to look up the Corp "Gradient" as well. They are some good RP'ers and there is always someone logged in. They have a public channel with the same name as their corp.

I hope you find what you're looking for...

Here is a link. The RP community posts bios and journals here. :)

http://backstage.eve-inspiracy.com/index.php?PHPSESSID=84058b1345e40af938a6e36e5c743c01&board=22.0

eve is almost 98% Roleplayers, they just make snide comments of you mention roleplaying as a defense mechanism. be it lowsec pirates, nullsec weirdos, Wormhole even-more-weirdos and highsec "miners" and "gankers", they all roleplay.

in fact, the self recognized "Roleplayers" of eve are actually less so than the rest.

Isn't that basically every interaction between two or more parties in-game?

Certainly as I look back over the interactions I've had with other players, almost any of them could be seen as a roleplaying scenario, only because of the nature of the game no explicit roleplaying was required. Of course if you're talking about ye olde roleplayer speakeing, that's a different story.

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Yes, the kind of RP you are looking for exists. Faction warfare is a good place to start looking for RP, because it will both get you into pvp and you will fight along and against people who identify sometimes more, sometimes less with the given lore.

RP in EVE is much older than faction warfare though. Two of the oldest alliances are CVA (Curatores Veritatis Alliance) and Ushra K'han, representing Amarr and Minmatar loyalists respectively. I also remember Star Fraction as a more independant mix of damn good pvp'er and role-players.

EVE doesn't need RP as a conflict driver as many MMORPGS need. This is because players have much more freedom to attack and dominate other players. EVE is closer to Ultima Online before it was made safer for new players, then (m)any other MMO(s).

People who claim that you're RP'ing the moment you log into EVE and no matter what you actually do, are pretty clueless. Just as uninspired as thinking that RP'ing includes calling each other by some imaginary title, while sipping tea in high-sec. Actions speak louder than words or something to that effect.

Please note: Jill is not RP'ing ever. She's a forum warrior with a slight hang to trolling ... no RP here.

There is a lot of stuff on the Evelopedia, it's possible to get a bit lost, clicking link after link.

However, a small amount of the things on the Evelopedia have been overruled by one of CCP's newer books - "EVE Source", which is a hardback book. It's worth reading, see if a friend has a copy that you can borrow to take a look at it firsthand.

There are three novels, which don't have a large amount of lore, but are more a sort of explanation of events, to introduce Faction war, the Sleepers and wormholes, DUST mercenaries and so on. Reviews of the books are variable. Some say they're great, others say they're the worst things CCP has ever put their name to. You might find a copy in a library, or borrow one from a friend, to see for yourself. Titles are "EVE - The Empyrean Age", "EVE - The Burning Life" and "EVE - Templar One"

The community as a whole, isn't easy to describe. There are a few chat channels "Intergalactic Summit" is a CCP owned one, "The Summit" is a player owned one. Not every "RP'er" uses those channels, and some actively avoid them wherever possible. There are associated ooc channels as well.

People are people. Some in the rp community have very firm views on what the often-contradictory lore actually means, and have held those views for a decade, and will not tolerate people whose opinion is not compatible with their own. Other people are a lot less inflexible.

Some things are planned out, and take months or even years to unfold, other things are spur of the moment.