These forums have been archived and are now read-only.

The new forums are live and can be found at https://forums.eveonline.com/

EVE General Discussion

 
  • Topic is locked indefinitely.
12Next page
 

EVE getting dull
Author
Previous Topic Next Topic
Hosto Jadara
Catskull Cartel
Grimskulls
#1 - 2013-10-17 19:09:26 UTC
EVE has been getting a little dull. Could I get an opinion on how to make it more exiting? I have a total of about 70 mill. isk, and I have gallente skills.
Ottersmacker
Genos Occidere
HYDRA RELOADED
#2 - 2013-10-17 19:10:33 UTC
for the past few years, occasionally logging in and managing the skill queue has done the trick for me

i just locked an open door.. strange, yet symbolically compelling.
Hosto Jadara
Catskull Cartel
Grimskulls
#3 - 2013-10-17 19:12:03 UTC
I know the feeling...Sad
Chandaris
Immortalis Inc.
Shadow Cartel
#4 - 2013-10-17 19:13:46 UTC  |  Edited by: Chandaris
Get involved in lowsec PVP and small gang warfare.

Join a small pirate organization. That rekindled my interest after I almost gave up, and I have been playing for almost 3 years straight now, making buckets of isk doing lowsec PVE and regularly pushing peoples, .. ahem.. 'stuff' in.

EDIt: you have zero kills and two losses.

Get involved in PVP.

It's the only part of this game that is actually good.
Mr Epeen
It's All About Me
#5 - 2013-10-17 19:14:23 UTC
If you are bored in this game at only a few months old and can't figure out which of the many thousands of things you could try next, maybe this just isn't the game for you.

Mr Epeen Cool
Jen Takhesis
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#6 - 2013-10-17 19:15:00 UTC
DirectX 11 is shinier than 9. Also, I recommend Brasso or Flitz for polishing dull surfaces.
atpc
Lost in Space Inc.
#7 - 2013-10-17 19:15:43 UTC
I was going to ask what haven't you done in Eve yet.. but since there's so many roads to take, I think a more appropriate question is what have you done already?
Mr Pragmatic
#8 - 2013-10-17 19:17:50 UTC
Mr Epeen wrote:
If you are bored in this game at only a few months old and can't figure out which of the many thousands of things you could try next, maybe this just isn't the game for you.

Mr Epeen Cool



possibly the most bone headed dull comment I read in a while.

OP, best thing to do is get involved with things that incorporate people. For example, PVP, running a PVE corp, pretty much anything that requires you to delegate.

Super cali hella yolo swaga dopeness.  -Yoloswaggins, in the fellowship of the bling.
Hosto Jadara
Catskull Cartel
Grimskulls
#9 - 2013-10-17 19:18:02 UTC  |  Edited by: Hosto Jadara
After about a month of playing, I scraped up the funds to get a retriever, and I`ve been mining ever since.
Kate stark
#10 - 2013-10-17 19:21:27 UTC
Hosto Jadara wrote:
After about a month of playing, I scraped up the funds to get a retriever, and I`ve been mining ever since.


you poor unfortunate person.

Yay, this account hasn't had its signature banned. or its account, if you're reading this.
Hosto Jadara
Catskull Cartel
Grimskulls
#11 - 2013-10-17 19:23:55 UTC
Well thanks for the help!
Jarod Garamonde
Jolly Codgers
Get Off My Lawn
#12 - 2013-10-17 19:26:12 UTC
Hosto Jadara wrote:
EVE has been getting a little dull. Could I get an opinion on how to make it more exiting? I have a total of about 70 mill. isk, and I have gallente skills.


+1 more for joining a lowsec pirate corp.
Small gang PvP, best PvP.

That moment when you realize the crazy lady with all the cats was right...

    [#savethelance]
Jenn aSide
Worthless Carebears
The Initiative.
#13 - 2013-10-17 19:27:40 UTC  |  Edited by: Jenn aSide
Mr Pragmatic wrote:



possibly the most bone headed dull comment I read in a while.


You can dislike what he said, it doesn't stop it from being true. My favorite saying is "if you're not having fun in a sandbox, it's not the Sands fault".

A sandbox game requires a player to be a self starter, unlike a themepark game that sets out the experience for the player.
Galen Darksmith
Sky Fighters
Rote Kapelle
#14 - 2013-10-17 19:41:07 UTC
It took you this long to get bored of mining?

PVP should last you for years, then.

"EVE is a dark and harsh world, you're supposed to feel a bit worried and slightly angry when you log in, you're not supposed to feel like you're logging in to a happy, happy, fluffy, fluffy lala land filled with fun and adventures, that's what hello kitty online is for." -CCP Wrangler
Jayem See
Perkone
Caldari State
#15 - 2013-10-17 19:43:05 UTC  |  Edited by: Jayem See
I can't stress enough the importance of getting to know people. Chat in local, chat in corporation public channels, chat everywhere.

Then, once you find someone you are interested in flying with, fake an illness at work so that you can maintain a regular online presence, thus gaining your e-colleagues trust. Once you have alienated all your real life friends and pulled a ridiculous amount of hours, working in a variety of different EvE "professions" then, and only then, you may have started to find your place in this terrible universe.

It is at this point you realise that this game has its fangs well and truly in your neck. No other MMO will feel worth playing.

It's time to make a choice. Bail out? Or stick. If you bail out, well that's probably a sensible thing to do. Eve is a terrible Mistress.

If you stick.

Only then can you start working on your vital rebuilding process where "I play for fun" and not "I MUST PLAY ALL DAY" starts to balance itself. This is the first stage in becoming...

A BITTER VET. It will take time. In general I would take yourself through at least four expansions before you even consider yourself bitter. It takes a special blend of expectation versus disappointment to gain that status. If you declare bitterness too early nobody will take you seriously. Your comments will be smited once, twice and thrice by mighty forum warriors. Don't fall into this trap.

Veteran status is something that you have to earn through trials of damp towels. Celebrate the fireworks when they come along.

Anyways - I got off tangent a little there.

Basically - make friends. This game is nothing without them. NOTHING. Just have fun with it. The second that you realise you are free to be who you want - you will get it. Then, all of the above drivel will make sense.

Aaaaaaand relax.
Kitty Bear
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#16 - 2013-10-17 19:46:01 UTC
solo play is, in my opinion, probably the worst aspect of eve
doing co-operative stuff with other people, even mining, makes it more bearable
Leigh Akiga
Kuhri Innovations
#17 - 2013-10-17 19:47:27 UTC
Hosto Jadara wrote:
EVE has been getting a little dull. Could I get an opinion on how to make it more exiting? I have a total of about 70 mill. isk, and I have gallente skills.


I have been told by the good people of these forums that when EVE gets dull it is your own fault and you need to undock and do 'something'

Especially if you live in 0.0

Undock

and do..

something
Black Canary Jnr
Royal Amarr Institute
Amarr Empire
#18 - 2013-10-17 19:47:55 UTC
Hosto Jadara wrote:
After about a month of playing, I scraped up the funds to get a retriever, and I`ve been mining ever since.


Jesus, no wonder you're bored.

Here's what you do; think about what attracted you to eve, i guess it wasn't mining.
Join corp that is into said thing.
Have fun.

One of my little side projects when i'm bored is spending time in low sec, exploring, and chilling out.

Gotta just jump out of your comfort zone man.
No Means No
meh fackit
#19 - 2013-10-17 19:53:55 UTC
lol getting old

eve is dead since 2006
Jayem See
Perkone
Caldari State
#20 - 2013-10-17 19:54:06 UTC  |  Edited by: Jayem See
Black Canary Jnr wrote:
[quote=Hosto Jadara]

Gotta just jump out of your comfort zone man.


It took me about a year to do this. I was scared of chatting in channels, on comms, I was basically scared of everything.

Once you take the plunge it becomes a very different experience.

Edit: Sometimes I think it is just a matter of confidence. Some people are willing to jump into the communicating thing - others, not so much. I took the leap and risked looking like a **** - I got lucky and met some great folks. I let them take me into all sorts of situations.

All the talk of carebears and pvp players is nonsense to me. It's just about getting out there. If you can take that first steo then the universe opens up in EvE. If not - you mine rocks thinking that is what the game is all about.

Aaaaaaand relax.
12Next page