EVE General Discussion

You seem to be fitting in well...

You're experience is almost totally the opposite of the one I have had since returning to the game.

In general, I find the players in game to be extremely willing to help.

In the end, how we respond to situations is totally up to us and it also affects those around you. If you think every person in game is just out to troll you, then that's probably the way you see it whenever you've had any sort of interaction in game. That's probably also affected your response to different situations.

Dying and competition with other players is part of the game. If you can accept that and understand that everyone is just out to have fun, not to directly ruin your game, you'll find a lot of situations much more enjoyable.

One of the aspects of Eve is that most peoples expectations and perceptions are drastically different from the way it is. Sure it can toxic as theres a lot of idiots in the game. But I can say its actually not that bad if you learn and learn fast. Find some people you can trust, if even sort of with some of your stuff, and thatll help you learn whatever it is your doing.

The fact is most trolls troll for the express purpose of getting a rise out of someone and when they hit paydirt then wont get dislodged easily. You seem like such a person and thats not the games fault imo.

That being said.... find other people you can hang with or else I dont see you making it past the proverbial "night".

dude that would be awesome if i could find some cool people to play with.. but ingame i've really only met little pricks so far

If your response to a bit of adversity in a video game that prides, and markets itself on creating and confronting adversity, is to call the players 'fuckboys', you may want to step back, read up on this, and I quote, "******* amazing" game, have a think and a chill pill, then come back and try again. People say trust is the most valuable resource in EVE, in the long run sure. As a new player though?

Attitude. A good attitude will take you a long, long way here; far more than (in my experience) other online games anyway.

Considering the contents of your original post is basically a diatribe you shouldn't be surprised.

Posting stuff like that will get you nowhere, losing ships is a part of everyday life in Eve, getting trolled when you cry about the losses is also a part of everyday life in Eve. Get used to it.

You're going to lose ships until you learn how not to, you're going to get scammed, ripped off and otherwise relieved of your stuff until you learn how not to, when you cry about losses you're going to get trolled, until you learn not to; despite learning all of these things you're still going to lose stuff and get trolled, but not nearly as often.

If you're as taken with Eve as you appear to be, be aware that there is a dark side to it that is there by design and that nowhere is particularly safe, especially not hisec. Eve is brutal when compared to most other MMO's, a significant percentage of what other MMOs ban is considered to be normal gameplay here; as such it is not the game for everyone.

Other players are content just as you are content for them; campers, gankers and the like are part of the game environment and should be treated as such.

My advice to you if you plan on sticking around is to modify your attitude a bit. PvP folk are usually quite willing to tell you the what, how and how not to of your explosion if you approach them correctly; especially if you explain that you're a newbie in reality if not in age. A simple GF in local goes a lot further towards a better Eve experience than going postal after an explosion happens to you does.

edit ~ Re: your experience with CODE., one of the most effective ways to avoid them is not to use the autopilot function. If you've been using it you should stop.

Honestly, these forums are AIDS, especially for a newer player. It's better to come back here after you've learned your way around, gotten bored, and want to screw with people who whine a lot.
As others have mentioned, find a good group of players and you'll be straight.
That being said, KarmaFleet is an excellent starting place for new players (Snooobees as we end up calling them). I personally spend a fair amount of time answering a lot of question that the new guys have, and there are those who put in far FAR more work than I do helping them get accustomed to life in nullsec.

I've also heard very good things about Pandemic Horde, though I have precisely zero personal experience with them. I might make a new alt one day and shove it in there, just to see if the reality lives up to the hype. If nothing else, the Horde mascot is ******* adorable.
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And don't worry about CODE. Easily avoided and deflated.

I'm mostly looking forward to ten years from now when my EVE characters are older than the women I date.

No not the 2009 characters, the 2003 and 04 characters.

"and then the goon was like, 'my next wife isn't even born yet!'"