EVE New Citizens Q&A

Some real quick fixes for you.

1. ask for someone in local to help you out (this one will probably be the easiest ... though keep in mind that *some* people will take the drop needed to complete the mission [if any] because they can).
2. train gunnery support skills (sharpshooter, etc ... so you hit harder)
3. train cap skills (so the neut doesn't affect you *as much*)
4. use a bigger ship (e.g. a cruiser if you're in a frig/dessie ... or maybe a BC)
5. snipe him (use railguns) from outside the range of the neut
6. Drones

Note that this is specific to the SoE mission bit. If you want to join a corp or something, then by all means do that too.

Do make sure though to pick corps wisely. I had a friend that just recently joined and in less than 24 hours was in a corp that was letting in newbs.

...He left rather quick when one of the mining members asked fro some hauling help and was ganked instead. xD
(Yes members of player corps can freely shoot each other without CONCORD showing up)

Just make sure to try to find a group of active people that aren't all newbs. While learning EVE together sounds like a good idea, if you all happen to make a misjudgment and then teach it to each other then you'll all be thinking that something is one way when it's not and that just holds you back a peg.

So make sure you have a older player to consult (like myself).

Speaking of which feel free to join my channel as listed in my bio page. You can just hang out there or ask pretty much any question you have. I also wouldn't mind helping kill Kristan for you xD

The Harbinger/Prophecy that neuts you in the mission right before Dagan.

I once helped a guy kill Kristan with a tachyon abaddon. Back then I nearly one shotted him. And i didn't even have T2 lasers or any heat sinks on xD

I'd also help newbs kill Dagan with a macherial sometimes. It would always be funny to see my mach fly faster then a newb's dessy or cruiser xD

So, I've been salvaging for junk and stuff at magonemetic and hacking sites. The raw parts don't seem to have any real value on the market, is there something I am supposed to do to them to make them worth more?

Some activities in EVE are chance based. Loot drops ... Salvage ... etc.

Here - what happens is that you get a bunch of crap that isn't worth very much - but every now and then you get something that is.

Security Levels play a part in some of this. The lower the security level of the system - the better a chance you have of getting something good - one way or the other. For example - lower security systems have bigger rats - and bigger rats drop better loot and have better salvage. A rookie ship rat may not drop anything very good, whatever system it's in - but then in the lower security systems - you'll see fewer rookie ship rats and more tougher ones.



Salvage has dropped in value a lot, especially the Melted Capacitor Consoles ... which used to be really good and now are worth much less. This has hurt Salvage in Amarr space where you saw more of those. Gallente & Caldari space has always had less valuable salvage while Minmatar space has more Alloyed Tritanium Bars which are good. Every where has Armor Plates and they're good - but yes - a lot, in fact the majority of what you get isn't worth that much, though it does add up. One of something may not be worth that much but if you've accumulated hundreds of them they may be.

So - what you get out of much of these chance based activities should average out over time. Of course .. if your luck stinks ... then what you should be getting doesn't matter.

*shrug*

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As others have said,be very careful when joining your first corp. You might be lucky and find a great corp from the start,but sadly in most cases the new players have no idea what to look out for and what to be aware of when trying to find a decent corp.
The issues can be anything from an inactive corp,scammers,people who blow you up for fun and simply just the wrong personalety for you.

I advice you to take some time to read over this thread. In it you will find a lot of advice and comments from both older exsperiensed players,and young players who share their own exsperienses when trying to find a corp to join.
https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=16943&find=unread

I wish you the best of luck and hang in there. Things will be easier as you go and you wont feel so overwhelmed