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n00b info!!! looking for mentor!
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Seraph Alduin
Pator Tech School
Minmatar Republic
#1 - 2012-03-28 07:45:23 UTC
hey guys just started my trial but looking like ill be paying the subscription very soon :)
wanting to know where to plant m,y knowledges to become a salvager/explorer and how i go about getting recruited?
any advice or experience gratefully appreciated!!

cheers

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Xerces Ynx
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#2 - 2012-03-28 09:53:36 UTC
Noctis (ship), Salvager, Tractor Beam, Codebreaker, Analyzer, Probe Launchers, skills from Science category (Astrometric*, Hacking, Archaeology, Salvaging and of course Science), Cartographer and Field Technician certificates. Later - CovOps.... and lots of luck.

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Laktos
Perkone
Caldari State
#3 - 2012-03-28 14:20:59 UTC
Exploring can be a lot of fun if you are the sort of player who isn't really looking for fast paced fights or explosions and prefers instead to discover hidden things and explore wormholes. It's also a great way to make isk.

Here are some useful links to start you on your way:

http://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Exploration_guide

http://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Probing

Easy step-by-step video guide to probing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heYfTA00Idg

As for finding a corporation, try joining the recruitment chat channel. It should be in the list of default chat channels you can join.

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Petrus Blackshell
Rifterlings
#4 - 2012-03-28 15:48:37 UTC
The above are both good guides, but I would like to address the "getting recruited" part.

The Alliance and Corporation Recruitment Center can be used for both putting up "my corp is recruiting" and "I want to be recruited" posts. You can also check the Recruitment channel and the corp search in game, but be wary of scams.

However, one thing I would advise is that you clean up your English use, particularly on the forums and any similar "long form" communication. Lack of proper capitalization, spelling, grammar, sentence structure, etc. can drive recruiters from good corps away (you know, the corps where people actually work together toward a common goal).

Good luck!

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Seraph Alduin
Pator Tech School
Minmatar Republic
#5 - 2012-03-29 00:19:45 UTC
Thanks a lot for the help guys. Pretty new to the whole MMO scene , starting to realize how serious people take this game, which I find to be refreshing from other online games where people treat them like a joke a lot of the time. I'm not too big on the battle side of things, prefer the fun of discovering new things and more of a support role (although willing to get in a fight or two if the time calls for it). The biggest killer is I'm in Australia so my timezone is all out of sync with most players, but i start a new job next week only working every second week so will be able to fill in days online hopefully!

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Seraph Alduin
Pator Tech School
Minmatar Republic
#6 - 2012-03-29 00:22:48 UTC
Also, I think I will wait until I subscribe and have a little more experience before putting myself up for recruitment. Personally I wouldn't feel right being recruited with nothing to offer.

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Laktos
Perkone
Caldari State
#7 - 2012-03-29 01:40:59 UTC
Seraph Alduin wrote:
Also, I think I will wait until I subscribe and have a little more experience before putting myself up for recruitment. Personally I wouldn't feel right being recruited with nothing to offer.


Definitely wait till you subscribe, 99% of corporations won't accept trial accounts anyway.

But don't be too cautious about looking for a corp even if you are still a super newbie. Trying to play this game without a good corporation/friends to chat to, fly with and learn from is a really really good way to burn yourself out or get bored. It's my personal belief that most people who give up this game in the first month do so because they didn't find a good corporation.

Personally I tried and failed to get into this game 3 times over 2 years. But then on my 4th try I found a small corporation to join with a couple of guys that I clicked with and I have not stopped playing this game once since then. That was nearly 2 and a half years ago now.

There's plenty of corps out there that welcome newbies and offer training and help (informal or formal training, either is very valuable). So don't be shy about trying to get recruited even if you feel you have little to offer. It's mainly through being part of a corp that you learn what sorts of skills are actually valuable to a team in this game. Easier said than done I know.

And if after a while you still haven't found a corp you like and you feel yourself starting to get burnt out, consider joining one of the specialised newbie training corporations. EVE University being the most notable example.

http://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Eve_University_%28Player_corporation%29

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Kalea Hashur
Ministry of War
Amarr Empire
#8 - 2012-03-29 17:22:57 UTC  |  Edited by: Kalea Hashur
Laktos wrote:
Definitely wait till you subscribe, 99% of corporations won't accept trial accounts anyway.



I disagree with that mentality. I'm not saying you're wrong and about the majority of corps, you're probably correct. I just think it's the wrong way to go about it.

New players think they have nothing to offer, but it's not costing the corporation anything (but a little time and effort) to welcome them into the fold. I know my own corporation is happy to have new people, even if they haven't subscribed yet. Corp chat of a new player friendly corporation can be a much better place to get answers (and at a slower, readable pace!) than rookie help.

The helpful and welcoming folks of a corporation might even be the reason a new player subscribes, rather than being too intimidated by the UI and such and just giving up without having investigated the game to find what they like.

We DO encourage trial players to finish all of the career missions to help get them started before they move to our HQ, but trial players can mine and help run missions and salvage with all the rest of the folks.


Feel free to convo me in game with questions.
Jouron
Hadon Shipping
#9 - 2012-03-30 13:54:36 UTC
Look for training corps like Eve University or if your more interested in combat try Red Vs Blue.

I wouldn't try the recruitment channel theres lots of spam. But you can check the alliance recruitment thread on the forum where people tend to go a little more in depth about the kinds of player they recruit.

Also from this even though you might not have what it takes to join a corp you will be able to see what it takes and train toward that accordingly. Look for Auz corps they are out there.

The fact that your looking for a good group of mates this early is a sign this game will be rewarding for you.
Eve is less about what you do but who you do it with.

Things to look for in a good corp.

Accurate memberships: Dont join corps that have a ton of inactive players.
Voice coms: Team speak 3, Ventrillo, Mumble. Essential for having a good time in eve.
Clear vission: Not afraid to say what they do.
Forum: They have a forum and they use it to co-ordinate activities and stay in contact outside of game.
^these things are necesary for building a good community ^

When you get into a corp look for:
Lots of people on when you get on
People can take jokes and have a good sense of humor
People are willing to help you and answer questions with maybe only 'minimal' trolling

You:
Be open to suggestions.
Have thick skin/sense of humor.

Your now on the road to success.
Tech3ZH
Doomheim
#10 - 2012-03-30 22:55:21 UTC
Laktos that's some good info you put out there! gj

Eve University is a good start.

My two cents: EVE is harsh, but so fun! You can join Eve university right away, learn some useful stuff about this game, and then you'll have a better idea of what you want to do in EVE. Do yourself a favor and lookup "recruitment scams / eve scams" Just so you know what people might try on you... This game is really worth the money, imo... Don't quit, you'll be glad.
ColumnaLcis
Pretzel Logic.
#11 - 2012-04-03 09:09:24 UTC
Jouron wrote:
Look for training corps like Eve University or if your more interested in combat try Red Vs Blue.

I wouldn't try the recruitment channel theres lots of spam. But you can check the alliance recruitment thread on the forum where people tend to go a little more in depth about the kinds of player they recruit.

Also from this even though you might not have what it takes to join a corp you will be able to see what it takes and train toward that accordingly. Look for Auz corps they are out there.

The fact that your looking for a good group of mates this early is a sign this game will be rewarding for you.
Eve is less about what you do but who you do it with.

Things to look for in a good corp.

Accurate memberships: Dont join corps that have a ton of inactive players.
Voice coms: Team speak 3, Ventrillo, Mumble. Essential for having a good time in eve.
Clear vission: Not afraid to say what they do.
Forum: They have a forum and they use it to co-ordinate activities and stay in contact outside of game.
^these things are necesary for building a good community ^

When you get into a corp look for:
Lots of people on when you get on
People can take jokes and have a good sense of humor
People are willing to help you and answer questions with maybe only 'minimal' trolling

You:
Be open to suggestions.
Have thick skin/sense of humor.

Your now on the road to success.


Good advice here. When looking for that corp, research them. Join their chat channels and talk with the members. Look them up on the forums. You are recruiting them as much as they are recruiting you. Finding the right corp can be the hardest thing in Eve to do. But is well worth the time spent.
As for something to offer? Even new pilots can be useful in many many ways. As a scout, or that person who finds the way into or out of a worm hole. Or scanning down annomalies for your mates to run. Don't think being new means useless your not.

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