EVE New Citizens Q&A

I'm a little fuzzy about the details... but it should show up. If not, head to the system of Arnon and talk to the Sisters of EVE agent in the busiest station there.


You don't need standings to run the Epic Arc. However you do need them to run regular missions.

And you don't need faction standing... just corporate/agent standings.


I would look elsewhere. EVE University can give you access to wealth of information and peers... however it's "cold" in the sense that you are just another number unless you have something that makes you stand out. They also won't really teach PvP beyond "zerg rush" tactics.

I personally point newbies towards smaller, more PvP-oriented corps as they generally are more relaxed and can give more "hands-on" tutoring. However "rules" and "teamwork" in smaller corps tend to be a bit more loose and leave you with less direction and/or back-up.

To get in to such corps; ignore any skillpoint requirements you come across and directly talk with any diplomats, recruiters, directions, CEOs, etc. Show that you are relaxed, have some understanding of EVE's mechanics, are willing to learn, and that you can be a part of their "cool kids club."

Try to join a reputable corp with a lot of people. Be careful, I almost got shot down by someone who was trying to scam newbies out of their newbie goods with corp invites. I only survived because I got suspicious.

sounds like some good advise. this invite i got does seem a bit of the 'too good to be true' kind...

Oh ya... and to answer first question...
As soon as you find a corp you like.
If you don't like it, you can always leave.

And also... a corp is not entitled to ask for your assets or any kind of entrance fee for joining... stay the f away from any that demand such.

S

I would try joining one of Brave Newbies Incorporated, Red vs Blue, or Eve University. They're all big, but the nice thing about being big is with that many dudes some of them are bound to be competent. They're also very friendly towards newbies.

Brave Newbies recruitment process is you literally apply to the corp and get accepted.

Eve Uni has an annoying recruitment process, but frankly its next to nothing compared to the recruitment process to join a veteran corp, so I'd get used to it frankly.

RvB I believe is just open recruitment.

Google the names of each to learn about the details. BNI will just throw you into PvE/PvP in lowsec/nullsec and lets you learn through experience. RvB does the same in highsec, which has a different feel to the PvP. More 'arena' like and less organic. Eve Uni is more structured and you have to get grouped up with one of the more focused PvP groups within the Uni to get small gang experience.

Im guessing your friend means he has finished all the tutorial missions.
From this point he needs to start working for regular agents (Level 1 to 5, level 5 agents being found in low sec). His standings will increase as he does the missions, and he will get a storyline mission every..15'th? mission or so which gives a good standing boost.

Also remember that doing missions will decrease your standing with the other factions (as in, if your doing missions for Gallente your standings with Gallente and Minmatar will go up, while your standing towards Amarr and Caldari will go down. Because of that a lot of people wont do missions that goes up against the opposing factions, which means you have to decline a lot of missions.

You can decline a mission from an agent every 4 hours without loosing standings, but if you have several agents you can just run missions for one of your other agents while your waiting out the timer.

May I suggest some name-and-shame?

i shouldnt be naming and shaming unless i have proof right? for all i know it could be a legit offer...maybe ill join up with them later in my career..

Just make sure you check your corporation's war standings each day.

It would suck if a war started with another corporation while you were sleeping and you try to undock from Jita and find someone shooting at you freely.

again, im new to EvE and MMO's in general. im 28 years old and traditionally Video Games were the realm or nerdy boys.

having said that, i am surprised to see so many females responding to my topic here. now obviously im 100% in favor of more females into gaming, i just didnt know it was this good already..

..or is it that all you dudes just use female avatars lol?

...heck, it might be pretty cool to meet a woman of similar interests here...