EVE New Citizens Q&A

i just lost a drake to someone doing 1k+ dmg. i guess it was my fault for being in lowsec, but wtf is peoples problems killing lowbie players? seriously about to just say **** you to this game.

Well, yes, there's ample warnings before jumping to lowsec and a 9 days old pilot in a drake surely doesn't tank well.

Question is: why did you go in lowsec to begin with?

Once you leave highsec, you're fairgame for anyone and as mentionned already, people usually shoot first and ask questions later, it's a form of greeting :)

There is no protection in low-sec.

There are only sentry guns on gates and stations, and those can (and are allowed) to be tanked.

There is also a big warning pop up when you jump into low-sec, you didn't read it.

Low-sec is where people are allowed to shoot others, you either live with it or you don't.

As for being new, nobody can see you are actually a new player. You can just as easy be an alt of a veteran player.

EVE isn't fair
EVE isn't easy
EVE isn't a hand holding game.
EVE isn't safe (unless you stay docked).

Don't fly what you can't afford to loose (EVE rule no 1).

Also you will loose ships more often in the future. In space, no matter where, people can shoot you if they want too. High-sec has CONCORD that will punish the offender (They punish, don't prevent). Low-sec only has gate / station guns, null-sec has nothing.

Titan, it's usually more dangerous to be in low-sec than to be in null-sec, despite the fact that low-sec is still officially empire space.

The thing is. Low-sec is pirate territory. Player pirates that is. They are not large enough, or organized enough to be in null-sec, so they choose low-sec as the best area for them to operate in. Some of them even prefer low-sec over null-sec as it provides an opportunity to hit stragglers coming in from high-sec like you, or haulers on their way to null-sec (though they tend to use cloaks, or are heavily guarded).

At any rate, low-sec: do not venture in there. Stay in high-sec for the first weeks or months of the game. Players living in low-sec don't care about a negative sec status. They don't want to go to highsec anyway.

Only head to low-sec if you really have business there. But then go prepared and either bring a ship that you know you are able to take on others with, or bring a cloak ship that can avoid gate-camps relatively undetected.



Choose a different agent. I too learned that the hard way: lost a wreathe twice while just doing a distribution mission on my way through-low sec.

Yes, bounties do show up when players select another player. It will appear right underneath their sec status. Bounties can only be paid out when the one carrying the bounty on his head is podded. So this is likely not in high-sec.

This is, of course, assuming that the person has a second account to begin with. Many do, but not all players.

yeah this game has too many assholes to make it worthwhile to play. im just gonna let my sub run out.

Why are you all replying to a troll alt post?

Because it's fun, and in a way it may help real newbs who read it.

As for OP, know it is a troll and he is failing.

Next time, use an alt and drake and blow it up with your main to make it show up on EVE-kill / Battleclinic to make it a believable story.

No proof = didn't happen.

Keep in mind this is EVE. You aren't special just because your character is young. You are just another target.

It isn't personal.

If you are going to whine and rage about losses, EVE may not be for you. The whole game revolves around destruction. Don't get attached to the pixels.

I'm surprised at 9 days you are in a Drake, and more so decided to take a drake to lowsec. I'd recommend a Merlin until you get used to the place. In fact, I'd recommend you buy 25 Merlins to start, then by the 5th or 10th loss you might not be panicking enough to learn something from your mistakes.

yeah, thanks for the info :)