EVE New Citizens Q&A

Possibly, or it could just be someone that came here with their only gaming experience being in games where setbacks are relatively minor ('restart this level, kiddo') and only inflicted by poor AI high stat opponents.

Good post, Sabriz.

What is disturbing to me is how many people in New Player Q&A immediately tell him to get lost. Seriously, if he is just trolling, you proved his point. And if he is not, then you are part of the problem. "Welcome to Eve, now take a step back and literally go **** yourself right in the face!" would have been more welcoming than most of the posts in this thread.

OP - welcome to Eve. Have fun, don't fly what you cannot afford to lose, and feel free to ask questions.

Edit - https://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Rookie_Systems

Eve is not like many other games in that it provides a large amount of player freedom. With that freedom, comes the possibility that others will choose to "be the villain" and affect your gameplay. Don't worry, there are plenty of ways to counter such criminals, at least in highsec, but you may have to adjust how you play the game to account for the risk from other players.

Extortion is legal gameplay. Why should new players be isolated from the real game? You do have protection in the rookie systems, but beyond that you are playing with the rest of us.

Since you are interested in reading about the game, I suggest you thoroughly look at the New Pilot FAQ that CCP published. It will help you understand what type of game this is and what you can expect from other players. Pay particular attention to the fact that Eve is a "full-time PvP in a sandbox environment" which means you are always in constant competition with the other players.

If that is not the type of game you are looking for, then better to find that out now during the trial than after you invest your time and money into the game. If it is, enjoy the challenge, and fly safe out there as no place is safe in New Eden!

Speaking as a proud carebear who enjoys the industrial gameplay in EVE:

Non consensual PVP is part of the risk/reward balance in EVE. If CODE (and others) didn't exist, there would be a lot more competition leading to lower prices for the ore you harvest.

EVE gives you choices - you can fly a high risk ship that holds more ore (Retriever) or a low risk ship that holds less (Procurer). You can make the high risk choice of fitting the ship for maximum yield or the low risk choice of fitting maximum tank. In either case the ship will pay for itself in a few hours mining - even less if you buy insurance. I can also assure you from personal experience that getting blown up doesn't hurt.

I do not recommend buying a permit - that's just role play - they're in it for the explosions.

Honestly, I'm shocked by the response in this thread. I thought we tried to have a welcoming community here.

As for the actual post, eve is defined by the existence of non-consensual pvp. As you have seen, activities that would get you banned instantly in most games are not only allowed, but are considered normal gameplay in eve. This is one of the main draws of the game, some of the others being a unique form of combat that emphasizes movement over positioning, large scale fights, mass production instead of crafting, the knowledge that when you stake a claim to a territory, it is yours for as long as you live there and fight for it, not just until you log off, and most importantly, all this is on a single shard in which your actions can affect players that you haven't even met.

If you came here expecting a traditional MMO experience this won't be for you. Go back to your belt or the tutorials. Talk in local. Google stuff to do. Be creative. Just don't expect to sit there and mine without player interaction.

Contact me if you want a wingmate.

yeah thats what i thought, guy is only a trial account, could have potential to be a good pvp pilot but instead of advice he gets flamed from post #1 not really a good impression

This was my first thought as well.

Hay, I gave him genuine advice (admittedly in a whimsical fashion but still!).

They're not all that hard to avoid and ****ing with CODE. Is great fun .


Hmmm in my experience here it's generally only the most obnoxiously entitled ones who get flamed in here,
usually it's fairly straightforward advice, answering questions and generally divulging information.

That said this one turned ugly (for ncq&a) quickly but I think that's to do with the abnormal amount of "grrrr CODE." Threads at the moment, still no excuse and I'll apologies if I contributed in a less than constructive manor.

I'm intrigued as to what you all might think of this...

EvE Forum

Steam Forum

It certainly sparks my curiosity.

Internet detectives FTW? :D

Have to give the OP credit though, for a troll, they did fairly well at concealing their trollyness.