EVE New Citizens Q&A

There is a lot to learn, and so many ways to make ISK. Find a way you like and it will flow, the reason I suggested EVE University, is their mentor program, ship program etc etc. It will really boost your game play. And most people seem to love them, so you should be able to learn without a bunch of crap.


When they sand box, they really mean it!!

Jim Era pretty much has it all down, Don't trust anyone, however trust your instincts. There will not be very many people in EvE that will hand you a towel when you are bleeding in the nose, yer basically on your own. As it's been said....

but enjoy yourself the best you can and decide the path you wish to partake. if you want to be a pirate.... wormholes, low sec, null space are pretty good for that. However, Low sec has it's penalties, you'll get a standing loss for flat out attacking and killing folks.

If you plan to float around in high security space, .5 and above systems, tank your ships, use modules reasonably for defense in mid and low. There isn't any such thing as being indestructible, but a little bit goes a long way, you just may survive an unexpected encounter.

now i'm not saying you should trust me, but I'll be happy to answer any questions I can via ingame chat. =) I don't know everything, but I can pretty much point you in the right direction.

There's something mystical about that... Yoda?! is that you?!
Just that. ^^

hey thanks guys for all the help i truly appreciate it not from a standpoint of oh gosh im now a better eve player but from a standpoint of ok i see the community is very active and yes ppl arent to be trusted but it seems you guys genuinely want new players as i never expected this much response maybe it struck a cord in the fact that many ppl have my same mkindset

ie tired of cartoony easy games that have no real (virtual) reward and the grind omg i cant speak enough of how the GRIND is so dang boring Lineage II was the worst the grind was unbearable i think it took a guy in korea 3 or 4 years to hit lvl cap in that game

i understand ever game is going to have a certain grind but this one its not about becoming level 60 and in a wierd way that is were the freedom lies its hard to pull yourself away from the omg i have to have a lvl what kinda game doesnt have lvls mindeset but as the CCP dev pointed out


"You only truly level up when you stop leveling up ;)." - CCP Guard

i look forward to battling with or ganking you guys

Thanks again and i will have some more wonderful posts i promise

thanks jim that helps

Sometimes Its best to have a friend with you, to ease the pain.

Also a few beers and a priest help.

Oh wait, I've never been podded :I
I don't think.

Thats why you automatically just eject while they're focused on your ship and fly off.

Have I been podded? I don't remember it, I remember coming close, I had 18% pod structure but that one didn't pop.
Don't think I popped any other times.
How can I check oog.

Getting podded is not all bad you do lean a few things, the most important thing I learned was how to use the map. And every new pilot should spend a few hours learning it's use.!!!

Not here specifically maybe....but as soon as he steps out side the door of NCQ&A.....

Welcome to EvE OP. As others already said - EVE university is a great start for new players. So is RvB (Red vs Blue) for PVP.

Also as a pro TIP:
- Dont ever Fly what You cant afford
- Count everything You undock in as lost upon undock. If You manage to get back its a bonus
- Dont look at Local channel in JITA system - its 99.999% SCAM
- and at the same time - Jita is usually best place to sell your loot quickly (its a main trade hub of eve. Others are: Dodixie, Amarr, Rens)

- sometimes you will die becasue some else was just bored (i lost my pod in hi-sec becasue of it :P)

- when running missions pay attention to who are going to be your oponent before accepting - if it is other main playter race (caldari navy, ammar navy etc...) ingore those mission, or one day You will get fire upon entering their space

Also: dont GRIND. If you continue to just run missions You will burn out. Try pvp, Factional Warfare, industry, etc... as soon as you can. look for what will make you time entertaining.

Once something becomes boring look for something else - for example: http://jestertrek.blogspot.com/2012/08/what-to-do.html its a todo list of a long time player JesterTrek.
Another thing would be this chart of "what to do in EVE": http://swiftandbitter.com/eve/wtd/

and most importanlt thing of all - Join a corp. Whatever it will be EVE uni or just some random players bunch mining veldspar. This game is boring in Singleplayer mode.