EVE New Citizens Q&A

Hi folks :)

I am a returning player from quite a while ago (as agreed in another thread in general, this shall be termed Noobvet!

Anyway, I have spoken to some helpful folks and I am going to redo the tutorials again just to give me a grounding in the basics and to get me used to the control systems etc, as some things will have changed since 2005.

I have about 5m ISK and 2 T1 frigates and a small gallente Hauler, and a Thrasher from the collectors edition pre-order but I don't want to use that as It will just die with me at the helm hehe.

My main question is, once I have completed the tutorials and first epic arc, I would like to play a bit more out of high sec, however I am a bit worried I will just die...lots...repeatedly and not find out how to improve.

I don't mind getting slapped about in lo sec, its the point of eve, get hit, learn from it, however my first experience of low sec, many moons ago, was in 0.4 and I got jumped by a pirate, this was about a month into playing and my first exploration out of 1.0 basically and I didn't even realise the pirate was a person and not an NPC :-) however I got the impression that I couldn't do much in low sec until I got a cruiser etc, so started the path towards cruiser command etc.

Would it be worth just getting a small frigate, some railguns\blasters and just flying about and see whats out there, dying obviously, but as long as its just cheap ships and no implants to lose I would learn faster?

Also as most of my mates have moved away since I was in my early 20's (31 now) I don't know anyone that plays Eve anymore so finding a corp to join may be hard as I am not sure many would want noobvet who doesn't know what button fires and which warps hehe. Or are there actively recruiting corps that don't need players who live at their PC :)

I know this is a long post, I just want to really get into the game, I never really gave it a chance and I think its more what I am looking for, I enjoy strategy and patience, I want to learn hw to fit out ships, and I cant stand the juvenile dullness that most MMO's have become, Eve is still as complicated and sandbox like as it was in 2005 :)

Cheers all, any tips welcome.

Thanks for that. It was one of the things I liked about the game, the fact I could go from one end of the galaxy to the other if I wanted, I was just a bit worried id be griefed constantly and just get a little sick of it, but if I can actually fly about a bit and die every now and then, I am quite happy with that. its more the just being shot down each time that would get a little pissy :)

Unless I can befriend a battleship pilot to mother me about lol

Thanks for the tip. :)

I think the best plan is to pick up a free starter ship and just punt about, keep my other frigates and stuff away for now as they are safe in a .8 space station.

If I can get about a bit and actually see things and start to chat to folk that would help, as if you are on your tod and just get griefed all the time, it will get stale fast....until you come back with a proper PvP ship in 6 months time for revenge...mwahahahah...ahem.

Having read the fitting guide and exploration guide I feel I already know more than I did last time I played.

Oh also, is there an app type thing for your training so it can alert you to start new training books, or can you even do it without logging in, just if I am away for a few days etc so don't laps my training?

That must be what I have used before, or something very similar, though it was more a notification timer.

This version sounds a lot more useful :) thanks

Here's a nice EVElopedia guide geared towards players who have never been in lowsec:

Rookie Lowsec Survival Guide. As with much in EVElopedia, some of it may be an expansion or two out of date ut the overall advice is good.

Good luck and have fun.

Before i say anything else. You wont have much trouble finding a corp as long as your honest about your SP, and the fact that you took an extended break from EVE. If you have trouble finding a corp read over this guide; https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=245333&find=unread

0.0.
Basically you can get shoot (or shoot others) without any penalty for doing so. No sec status loss and similar. A lot of 0.0 is claimed by alliances and similar, but you also have NPC 0.0 (from what i know these tends to be more of a ..pirate heaven and is attractive if you want to PVP and nothing else).
0.0 also comes with quite a bit of politics, and you should be comfortable with the idea of CTA (Call to Arms) if you choose to try this, depending on who you join of course.
But 0.0 is also were you tend to find the bigger fleet fights that draws so many players to EVE (not saying they dont happen anywhere else), so if thats what your looking for 0.0 might be your best option.

Regarding time zone differences, if you find a larger alliance to join, they'll have a decent population during other time zones. Additionally, the russian alliances are fairly limited, and in specific places. Everyone else is gonna primarily adhere to EU and US time zones.

Nul sec life is interesting. The space belongs to your alliance, and most the time it's pretty safe to traverse. Sometimes neutrals and roams come through, looking for fights an easy kills, but you can always just dock up and wait them out. Good alliances are extremely organized, with multiple communication tools set up to give you alerts when you're not online, programs to replace your ships if you lose them in combat, programs to organize industry, and more. If your alliance part of a coalition, and a war is on, you have access to big fleets, which are pretty novel. Sometimes big fleets are grueling, other times they're lots of fun, but that makes sense; the best tactical moves aren't always the funnest. Or sometimes being hard-nosed competitive is the fun part.

Getting involved in corp and alliance goals and growth is pretty fun, too. Then there's the meta - spies, diplomacy, etc. There's lots of uniquely cool stuff in null sec.

Thanks for the very helpful replies :-)

Having sorted out an app I was able to have a review of my skills, bulk of it is in starship use, gallente frigs and destroyers, with touches in few other things and drones.

So not a bad grounding.