These forums have been archived and are now read-only.

The new forums are live and can be found at https://forums.eveonline.com/

EVE New Citizens Q&A

 
  • Topic is locked indefinitely.
 

Hello, I am new :)

First post
Author
Previous Topic Next Topic
ergherhdfgh
Imperial Academy
Amarr Empire
#21 - 2016-02-17 03:11:00 UTC
You are not bothering anyone or being a troll if you are being strait up with everyone. I think what people mean by claiming that you might be a troll is hinting that you might be a man IRL ( in real life ) that has been gaming online for decades.

So if you were not who you say you are and just pretending to be what you claim to be just to watch people react to the lie then you would be a troll. Even at that you would not be an angry or disruptive one so it could be worse.

But again you are not bothering anyone here by asking questions that you legitimately would like answers for.

Want to talk? Join Cara's channel in game: House Forelli
Ace Lapointe
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#22 - 2016-02-17 03:12:10 UTC
Tiffany Hope wrote:
Ok I think I am kind of getting some of this now lol. I don't mean to be rude but I cant reply to all of the posts on here as I am not fast on the keyboard and lots of people are on here I think.

I don't want to come across as a "damsel in distress" or waste anyone's time. I'm really sorry If I offended you or if I am being a troller. I am just trying to find a way to understand the game. This seems like an easy way which goes well with my lazy personality lol.


It's just an EVE thing, you will start seeing it after a bit, don't worry about it, people thought I was a troll when I first started, it happens to a lot of people, if you know to much about the game (I read up for months before I started, so I new a bit for a newbie), people who don't know anything at all, just takes time, you will do fine, just focus on learning the game, and having fun, and don't listen to the negative, and you will be fine :)

Oh, reminds me, are you NT side of QLD? Or the East Coast? Just trying to work out when I have to get dinner cooked by, haha!
Tiffany Hope
Titans of The Short Bus
#23 - 2016-02-17 03:14:35 UTC
Ace Lapointe wrote:
I FC for Spectre, we aren't bad guys, we are content generators, and we work with other groups to bring good fights, we have fun, our opponents have fun, PvP'ers should PvP for the joy of it, not for win or loss, I enjoy PvP heavily, also enjoy PvE, but we aren't the bad guys, we are netral if anything, cause we engage pirates and criminals and people roaming Low Sec and Null Sec, who are all looking for PvP by virtue of being there. Plus, if we were the bad guys, why would I be happy and willing to help newer players? Even if they never join a Spectre Fleet, I enjoy making friends, it is great when you log in and people are already saying hello and stuff :)

Yeah as others said Ts3 is for your computer, it is a program, it is free, and all you need is a computer to use it, it is a great program, I will talk you through some other ones you will need, like PyFa, EFT, things that will help you in the long run.


Ok so it is like a conference call on the computer? So many acronyms to learn. This may take me a while to get my head around :(

I didn't grasp all of that but if you aren't the bad guys then that means I don't have to "gank" you? :)

At the moment I am enjoying getting in to the game and nobody has blown my ship up when I am away! lol

Just like a butterfly, I'm pretty to look at but hard to catch :)
Tiffany Hope
Titans of The Short Bus
#24 - 2016-02-17 03:19:42 UTC
Memphis Baas wrote:
Voice communications (voice comms) are used because in the heat of battle you can't take the time to type instructions to your fleet buddies. The game has voice comm capabilities, but players prefer to use third party programs (Ventrillo, TeamSpeak, or Mumble), because if the game crashes the voice comms won't and they can still organize everyone to log back in and continue the fight. Here is a video that shows voice-comms in action.

But voice comms are for later; as a newbie learning the game you can certainly do ok without voice.

As a warning, this game is about combat between players, and people get competitive to the point where they'll start throwing insults just to get you to falter or to dissuade you from killing them. It's not always friendly, and if they detect that you are new they may try to take advantage of your lack of knowledge about the game.

The game allows "bad" activities such as theft, scamming, espionage, piracy, etc.; if you want to be a bad guy you can, in this game. As a result, people will be slow to trust you, and you shouldn't trust anyone you don't know, and if a deal appears too good to be true, then it's probably a scam.


Oh I didn't know it was like that. So there are police on here as well in case people try that? I'm not very good at computers and stuff so is this not something I should be doing?

Just like a butterfly, I'm pretty to look at but hard to catch :)
Ace Lapointe
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#25 - 2016-02-17 03:24:45 UTC
Tiffany Hope wrote:
Ace Lapointe wrote:
I FC for Spectre, we aren't bad guys, we are content generators, and we work with other groups to bring good fights, we have fun, our opponents have fun, PvP'ers should PvP for the joy of it, not for win or loss, I enjoy PvP heavily, also enjoy PvE, but we aren't the bad guys, we are netral if anything, cause we engage pirates and criminals and people roaming Low Sec and Null Sec, who are all looking for PvP by virtue of being there. Plus, if we were the bad guys, why would I be happy and willing to help newer players? Even if they never join a Spectre Fleet, I enjoy making friends, it is great when you log in and people are already saying hello and stuff :)

Yeah as others said Ts3 is for your computer, it is a program, it is free, and all you need is a computer to use it, it is a great program, I will talk you through some other ones you will need, like PyFa, EFT, things that will help you in the long run.


Ok so it is like a conference call on the computer? So many acronyms to learn. This may take me a while to get my head around :(

I didn't grasp all of that but if you aren't the bad guys then that means I don't have to "gank" you? :)

At the moment I am enjoying getting in to the game and nobody has blown my ship up when I am away! lol


Kinda yeah, that is one way to explain how Ts3 works, and haha! We generally have 30+ guys, you don't gank us, you fight us! :D even I have fought a Spectre Fleet in my beautiful new Battleship when I decided to roam when a fleet was running :P was a good loss

And good, stick to PvE for the mean while, make some ISK, i will show you some tricks tonight on how to make more ISK in a fun way, but yeah! Anyways, should you be working? :P
ergherhdfgh
Imperial Academy
Amarr Empire
#26 - 2016-02-17 03:31:59 UTC
Tiffany Hope wrote:
So there are police on here as well... ?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFs3yMH36ow

Want to talk? Join Cara's channel in game: House Forelli
Tiffany Hope
Titans of The Short Bus
#27 - 2016-02-17 03:32:38 UTC
ergherhdfgh wrote:
You are not bothering anyone or being a troll if you are being strait up with everyone. I think what people mean by claiming that you might be a troll is hinting that you might be a man IRL ( in real life ) that has been gaming online for decades.

So if you were not who you say you are and just pretending to be what you claim to be just to watch people react to the lie then you would be a troll. Even at that you would not be an angry or disruptive one so it could be worse.

But again you are not bothering anyone here by asking questions that you legitimately would like answers for.


Oh! lol I get it now. Sorry, took me a bit. Everyone has a picture with their name though so I can tell though :)

Also that's slightly more than a little weird lol. Promise I will do my best not to bother anyone :)

Just like a butterfly, I'm pretty to look at but hard to catch :)
Memphis Baas
#28 - 2016-02-17 03:38:30 UTC  |  Edited by: Memphis Baas
Tiffany Hope wrote:
Oh I didn't know it was like that. So there are police on here as well in case people try that? I'm not very good at computers and stuff so is this not something I should be doing?


Well, it's a game, so the galaxy is organized into regions of increased or lowered "security":

- High security space is where newbies start, and the "police" is called CONCORD, but because this is a game of pvp fights between players, the police won't save you, they'll just punish the attacker by destroying his ship. So if you have an expensive ship with lots of loot in the cargo, like if you're returning home from a mission, and the pirate has a cheap ship, he can kill your ship, get destroyed, come back with a transport, loot your stuff, and come out ahead. It's called "suicide ganking."

- Low security space doesn't have CONCORD police, but some of the stations and stargates have guns that will shoot criminals. However, it's possible to fit the bigger ships to absorb this damage, so lowsec space is where a lot of piracy and PVP fights happen.

- Null security space (aka 0.0), there are no defensive guns or CONCORD, so anything goes. This is where the alliances occupy a constellation or region and call it their home; they can build their own stations, and have patrols and defense fleets, and go to war with each other. It's pretty safe, if you're a member, otherwise if you're an intruder you'll be hunted by the defense fleets.

The in-game galaxy map can be re-colored to show you the security of the areas (from blue to red). It can also be colored to show you statistics (ship kills in the last hour, number of pilots in space, number of pilots docked at a station, etc.).

Otherwise, scamming, theft, all that stuff are allowed to happen by the game, and players police themselves. If you have friends, they can go attack the thief or scammer, but it's easiest to not fall prey to the scam in the first place.

EDIT: "gank" just means "overkill". If I gank you, it means you had no chance, like if I bring 50 friends and they all open fire together, and you're alone. Otherwise if it's a balanced fight, we just call it "a fight." Most fights in the game are realistic, in that there are no fair fights; each side tries to bring superior firepower in order to have minimum casualties. Hence, "gank" gets used a lot.
Pix Severus
Empty You
#29 - 2016-02-17 03:44:21 UTC
Welcome to EVE, have fun!

MTU Hunter: Latest Entry - June 12 2017 - Vocal Local 5

MTU Hunting 101: Comprehensive Guide
Tiffany Hope
Titans of The Short Bus
#30 - 2016-02-17 03:45:04 UTC
Ace Lapointe wrote:
Tiffany Hope wrote:
Ok I think I am kind of getting some of this now lol. I don't mean to be rude but I cant reply to all of the posts on here as I am not fast on the keyboard and lots of people are on here I think.

I don't want to come across as a "damsel in distress" or waste anyone's time. I'm really sorry If I offended you or if I am being a troller. I am just trying to find a way to understand the game. This seems like an easy way which goes well with my lazy personality lol.


It's just an EVE thing, you will start seeing it after a bit, don't worry about it, people thought I was a troll when I first started, it happens to a lot of people, if you know to much about the game (I read up for months before I started, so I new a bit for a newbie), people who don't know anything at all, just takes time, you will do fine, just focus on learning the game, and having fun, and don't listen to the negative, and you will be fine :)

Oh, reminds me, are you NT side of QLD? Or the East Coast? Just trying to work out when I have to get dinner cooked by, haha!

I am between Brisbane and Sunshine Coast, so East Coast :)

Just like a butterfly, I'm pretty to look at but hard to catch :)
Ace Lapointe
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#31 - 2016-02-17 03:50:32 UTC
Tiffany Hope wrote:
Ace Lapointe wrote:
Tiffany Hope wrote:
Ok I think I am kind of getting some of this now lol. I don't mean to be rude but I cant reply to all of the posts on here as I am not fast on the keyboard and lots of people are on here I think.

I don't want to come across as a "damsel in distress" or waste anyone's time. I'm really sorry If I offended you or if I am being a troller. I am just trying to find a way to understand the game. This seems like an easy way which goes well with my lazy personality lol.


It's just an EVE thing, you will start seeing it after a bit, don't worry about it, people thought I was a troll when I first started, it happens to a lot of people, if you know to much about the game (I read up for months before I started, so I new a bit for a newbie), people who don't know anything at all, just takes time, you will do fine, just focus on learning the game, and having fun, and don't listen to the negative, and you will be fine :)

Oh, reminds me, are you NT side of QLD? Or the East Coast? Just trying to work out when I have to get dinner cooked by, haha!

I am between Brisbane and Sunshine Coast, so East Coast :)


Beautiful, I won't have to rush dinner tonight, seafood marinara here we come!

Talk to you tonight, make sure you download Ts3, the rest I will help you through :)
ergherhdfgh
Imperial Academy
Amarr Empire
#32 - 2016-02-17 03:58:21 UTC
Tiffany Hope wrote:

I will do my best not to bother anyone :)

we are all here by our own will. You could just ask whatever questions that you would like answered and let us decide for ourselves what is bothersome and what is not.

If you ask a question that would be drudgery for me to answer I can choose to not answer it. If someone else decides that they would love to answer that same question they can choose to do so. Even if I do choose to answer a question that is a bother that is my choice and you should not hold yourself responsible for other people's choices.

TL;dr
You worry about you and let other's worry about themselves.

Want to talk? Join Cara's channel in game: House Forelli
Azda Ja
Native Freshfood
Minmatar Republic
#33 - 2016-02-17 03:58:26 UTC
People in my default corp thought I was trying to scam/get them killed when I first started. Don't let it get to you, there's a lot of great people in this game.

Welcome to New Eden!

Grrr.
Tiffany Hope
Titans of The Short Bus
#34 - 2016-02-17 04:21:32 UTC
thanks everyone. Hopefully I get good at this!

Just like a butterfly, I'm pretty to look at but hard to catch :)
Iria Ahrens
Space Perverts and Forum Pirates
#35 - 2016-02-17 04:33:04 UTC  |  Edited by: Iria Ahrens
Wow. I'm just trying to imagine EVE as my first MMO. It almost makes me think taking someone that never swam before and throwing them into a pool filled with sharks.

One of the goals of this game is to bring back a sense of danger, a frontier "lawless west" kind of atmosphere, where the only law is the one you made. Because of that, many things that would be disallowed on other games, and invoke instant bans and Game Master intervention. Here, CCP (the company that makes Eve) is pretty hands off. There is a very short list of things that are not ok. Basically, a newbie is supposed to be safe from scams, baiting, and other techniques to force pvp while in newbie systems, and the tutorial systems. Once you leave those systems you become fair game. NQ&A is also supposed to be a safe haven from trolling and harassment. If you posted this in General Discussions, you would have gotten helpful replies, and a lot of trolling and accusations of trolling. All other forums are considered part of the game, so anything that is ok in Local is ok in GD.

Since this is your first MMO, don't assume a player's true sex is the same as their avatar. The very great majority of player in eve are male.

There is a WGOE (women gamers of eve) channel where you can go to talk with other ladies if you start feeling stifled by testosterone.

Eve is very difficult to learn. But it is very rewarding. The time you invest in learning anything is never wasted. It is very deep and detailed. I've been playing since 2007 and I'm still learning stuff on a nearly daily basis.

Most of all, the community is very helpful if you demonstrate a willingness to learn, and an empowered attitude. We like shooting people, but the community is hard on anyone acting like a victim. Every time someone blows you up or successfully scams you, there is always something you could have done to prevent it, or even come out ahead. So if your attitude when you get blown up or otherwise beat by another player is, "I screwed up, what did I do wrong, and what can I do to fix it."

If you take that attitude to heart, you will go far in this game, and be welcome in any fleet.

My choice of pronouns is based on your avatar. Even if I know what is behind the avatar.
Tiffany Hope
Titans of The Short Bus
#36 - 2016-02-17 04:51:00 UTC
Iria Ahrens wrote:
Wow. I'm just trying to imagine EVE as my first MMO. It almost makes me think taking someone that never swam before and throwing them into a pool filled with sharks.

One of the goals of this game is to bring back a sense of danger, a frontier "lawless west" kind of atmosphere, where the only law is the one you made. Because of that, many things that would be disallowed on other games, and invoke instant bans and Game Master intervention. Here, CCP (the company that makes Eve) is pretty hands off. There is a very short list of things that are not ok. Basically, a newbie is supposed to be safe from scams, baiting, and other techniques to force pvp while in newbie systems, and the tutorial systems. Once you leave those systems you become fair game. NQ&A is also supposed to be a safe haven from trolling and harassment. If you posted this in General Discussions, you would have gotten helpful replies, and a lot of trolling and accusations of trolling. All other forums are considered part of the game, so anything that is ok in Local is ok in GD.

Since this is your first MMO, don't assume a player's true sex is the same as their avatar. The very great majority of player in eve are male.

There is a WGOE (women gamers of eve) channel where you can go to talk with other ladies if you start feeling stifled by testosterone.

Eve is very difficult to learn. But it is very rewarding. The time you invest in learning anything is never wasted. It is very deep and detailed. I've been playing since 2007 and I'm still learning stuff on a nearly daily basis.

Most of all, the community is very helpful if you demonstrate a willingness to learn, and an empowered attitude. We like shooting people, but the community is hard on anyone acting like a victim. Every time someone blows you up or successfully scams you, there is always something you could have done to prevent it, or even come out ahead. So if your attitude when you get blown up or otherwise beat by another player is, "I screwed up, what did I do wrong, and what can I do to fix it."

If you take that attitude to heart, you will go far in this game, and be welcome in any fleet.

Hello and thank you. I think I will try and find that place. I am not quite sure though, is that in MMO or Eve? So far everyone on here has been very nice and helpful. Im just sorry I don't understand it all yet but I will learn.

The first thing I want to learn is how to change the colour of my space ship lol. :)

Just like a butterfly, I'm pretty to look at but hard to catch :)
Tau Cabalander
Retirement Retreat
Working Stiffs
#37 - 2016-02-17 04:55:38 UTC
Tiffany Hope
Titans of The Short Bus
#38 - 2016-02-17 05:51:45 UTC
Now all I need is a really big, really colourful space ship with lots of guns and stuff and I will be away :)

Just like a butterfly, I'm pretty to look at but hard to catch :)
Hani Tian
Brutor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#39 - 2016-02-17 07:13:34 UTC
Wow first game ever? What made you play eve? Pretty interesting choice for the first game, considering eve's reputation :P
Tiffany Hope
Titans of The Short Bus
#40 - 2016-02-17 08:28:06 UTC
Hani Tian wrote:
Wow first game ever? What made you play eve? Pretty interesting choice for the first game, considering eve's reputation :P

Well it wasn't really my choice. But I also don't have anything to compare it to so I can say its the best game I ever played lol.

Well I do have Wii Fit but I don't think that counts does it?

Just like a butterfly, I'm pretty to look at but hard to catch :)