EVE New Citizens Q&A

Hello, all.

I downloaded the client and began playing on a trial account a couple of days ago. I've played other MMO games before, but this is the first game I've played in which I've not felt "led by the hand." I must say, that is refreshing. Incredibly so.

At the end of my trial period, I'll be subscribing. I know that many of you will be blowing up my ship and some of you will certainly be podding me, and I can accept that: even embrace it as a learning experience. All I can promise is that when the time comes for battle, I will bring my best game, as woefully inadequate as it might be.

I am excited to be here, and am looking forward to all EVE has to offer. I prefer to learn on my own, but if anyone has helpful suggestions, I'm open to those as well.

I look forward to meeting you in game.

Tealeaf Duncan

To make it easier to figure out what those core skills are looking into the core competency certificates

You can also subscribe right now and it'll just add on to the trial period

Always shop on the market by viewing all the buy and sell orders for the region and always double check that things arent in low sec and that contract arent a scam

if it's too good to be true then it probably is

Thanks, everyone, for your suggestions. I'm looking forward to learning all I can.

See you out there between the stars.

From what i am reading, it seems you want to go on the pvp route. If so, it's a good idea for you to set a goal on what role you want to play as a fighter pilot. As you may already know, unlike other MMO's, bigger dosn't mean better.

Here are a few guide lines that might help you choose your ship class :

1) Frigates

Agile and fast, these are the perfect ships for crowd control. Despite having a weaker hull, Battleship are very unlikely to hit you provided that you orbit them at close range. They can only fit small guns, and one drone at best, so you won't be the best damage dealer in them. Regardless, these are very fun to fly and every fleet needs them. Tech II versions of these ships will also give you the possiblity to either fly a Cov op ship (Either a stealth bomber or cloaked scout) or an interdictor to tackle. These are very cheap ships, and their speed give them a greater chance to escape from ennemie fleets. This is an ideal ship for both solo and fleet pvp. Even if you plan to fly bigger ships ASAP, you should train well enough to fly a frigate, as it will allow you to get some action while you train for the other ships. Again, every fleet needs them, and it's good for solo, training in them is not a waste.

2) Cruiser

Bigger than frigates, these are still very fast ships. They can fit Medium sized guns, meaning that you can dps bigger targets like battlecruiser and battleships well. Some of them can still make very good tacklers, but frigates are still best in that role ( Mainly because they cost less, and being a tackler will make you a primary target). You have more mod slots and you can carry more drones. It's a good balance between speed and firepower. Specializing in cruisers will open the way to Tech III ships, which are by far the most versatile and powerfull ships in the game (But they are also super expensive, do not fly one untill you are financially prepared and have enough pvp experience). These are still very good ships to fly in both solo and fleet pvp.

3) Battlecruisers

A larger version of cruisers. They use the same medium sized gun mods but since they get more slots than cruisers they deal more dps. A small fleet of those are very effective against battleships, and can still shoot smaller targets. They aren't very fast though, so they will not be able to catch faster ships. You can solo pvp in them, but they much more expensive and they agility and speed don't give you as much chances to make an escape than a frigate or a fast cruiser. It's best to be used in group pvp, and only solo in them when you know what you are doing.

4) Battleships

This is the ship you will see most of the time in a fleet. Against other battleships or carriers, these are the ships that will deal the most damage. However, they are very slow and the large guns they carry makes them rather useless against targets smaller than a battlecruiser. This is not the ship you should use for solo PvP as they can cost over a 100 million isks and a frigate alone can wrap scramble you untill big guns arrive to finish you off. These are ships you should use of incursions, level 4 missions and fleet pvp.

These are the basic combat ships you should start sepcialize into. You also have capital and super capital ships, but you shouldn't even think about those right now. You will know when to look into them when you are ready, but for now don't make any plans for those.

You can either try to fly well all of the 4 ship sizes or focus on one ship type to fly it perfectly as soon as you can. That's up to you.

Sounds like you have it all under control already dude. :)

My suggestions: Keep an open mind, be willing to research and work hard to achieve in-game goals, don't be afraid to ask quesitons( no one knows all the answers no matter how experienced they are.) don't pay attention to ego trips, they come and go but eve's base is made up of mature players, finally after doing your best just have fun and learn from your mistakes.

good luck sir and hope to see you out in the stars.

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Welcome to Eve and i hope we will meet,on opposite sides of a battlefield that is

Confirming you don't need a good killboard in order to have fun. Join a relaxed corp and even if you are losing ships, you are gaining valuable experience.

Look at me, I started the game in august 2009, my killboard sucks, but I'm having fun! In the end 'having fun' is all that matters.