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Finished with Tutorial Missions, what now?
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Mitch Ensor
State War Academy
Caldari State
#1 - 2013-10-19 22:30:37 UTC
Hello, I'm a rookie and I just finished the tutorial missions, I have no idea what to do now, I have a Corax fitted with Rocket Launcher 1's, and a couple other things (Webifier, Shield Booster) I also have 2 pretty much unfitted ships (Cormorant, Ibis). I have roughly 2,000,000 ISK, and for the past 2 days since I finished the missions, I've just been training skills. I was wondering: How do I join a Corp? Is it a good idea to join a Corp right now? What can I do other than missions?
Thank you in advance
Zero Almighty
Obscurum Ignis
#2 - 2013-10-19 22:51:14 UTC
From the ships you listed it sounds like you didn't do all of the tutorial missions. I would recommend doing those also. I think the more appropriate question to ask is what do you want to do now? Eve is a sandbox style game, you can do anything you want to do. Want to run combat missions, pvp, station trade, explore, pvp, wormholes, scanning....and many more things are in this game. Once you decide what general path you want to take, then we are better able to give you advice or pointers.
Tyrendian Biohazard
The Bastards
Sedition.
#3 - 2013-10-19 23:04:42 UTC
As pointed out, it really depends on what you want to do. What interests you in the game? It really has a lot of freedom so the game doesn't guide you on to a "next leveling zone" or "end game". It really is what you make of it.

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Baggo Hammers
#4 - 2013-10-19 23:18:45 UTC  |  Edited by: Baggo Hammers
Here are some ideas!

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DeMichael Crimson
Republic University
Minmatar Republic
#5 - 2013-10-19 23:49:54 UTC
After completing all 5 Career Agents, probably be a good idea to run the Lv 1 Sisters Of Eve Epic Arc. That will give you some time to decide on a career path while still making ISK and training up skills. After that you might wanna think about getting some Jump Clones.


DMC

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NightCrawler 85
Phoibe Enterprises
#6 - 2013-10-20 00:04:45 UTC
When you have a general idea on what you want to do in the game it will be easier to find a corp that suits you since you can make your search more specific.
However, i would advice you to join a corporation as soon as possible. For many the social aspect of the game is a must and they simply can not enjoy EVE while playing solo.

A good start would be looking into EVE Uni, which is a well known training corporation that has been around for years, and then when you feel your ready, start looking for a more specialized corporation.

If you are not interested in that but want to join a more specialized corporation right away i would advice you to read over this guide which will give you some pointers on how to find one.

Good luck and welcome to EVE Smile

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Iria Ahrens
Space Perverts and Forum Pirates
#7 - 2013-10-20 02:48:54 UTC  |  Edited by: Iria Ahrens
It's always best to join a corp as soon as you have a sorta general idea what you want to do. There are corps that are broad enough in scope to accommodate anyone, but finding good ones is hard.

As said above, EveUni has been highly recommended for years. Many capsulers got their start there. I actually wanted to join Eve Uni to help others not so much to learn, but I was over their maximum and denied. I also wish I could get back into my original rookie corp.

Ahh well. Good peeps, get in while you're young. Of course, if you've already fleeted with some people and like them, no reason not to join or ask to join their corp.

Also, don't feel like you're wed to your corp. Corp hoppers are generally frowned upon, but it is still best to leave if the corp you are in ends up not improving your enjoyment of the game.

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Marcus Gord
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#8 - 2013-10-21 08:54:16 UTC
I know it's meant as a parody, but it's some good advice for new players too.

Join a corporation (Wear sun screen parody)

In a few moments you will have an experience that will seem completely real. It will be the result of your subconscious fears transformed to your conscious awareness.

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Braxus Deninard
Hard Knocks Inc.
Hard Knocks Citizens
#9 - 2013-10-21 09:04:31 UTC
DeMichael Crimson wrote:
After completing all 5 Career Agents, probably be a good idea to run the Lv 1 Sisters Of Eve Epic Arc. That will give you some time to decide on a career path while still making ISK and training up skills. After that you might wanna think about getting some Jump Clones.


DMC


Definitely this, it's the most important thing to do after the tutorials since it gives you quite a lot of ISK. I would hold back on joining a corp until you complete that arc, just because you'll have a much better understanding of what you want to do once you finish it, and you'll have a lot more ISK as well.
Keno Skir
#10 - 2013-10-21 09:26:38 UTC
Move into nulsec or a wormhole. Learn the hard way :D get in touch if you wanna fleet up n do something.

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Sabriz Adoudel
Move along there is nothing here
#11 - 2013-10-22 01:12:04 UTC
I recommend joining a corporation.

Even in highsec, joining a corporation makes it legal for you to shoot any corp members. This creates some great opportunities for you to secure ransoms from people that are not equipped to answer your ship type. (Hint: Most mining ships melt when attacked by a newbie in a cruiser or even a destroyer)

Those ransoms can fund your future lifestyle.

Sensible ransom amounts to ask are 100m for a Mackinaw or Hulk, and 300m for an Orca. I recommend keeping your word - you then will have a killboard that looks innocent when it comes time to join a new corporation (usually a few minutes later).

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Iria Ahrens
Space Perverts and Forum Pirates
#12 - 2013-10-23 03:05:25 UTC
We all live in a target rich environment.

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Doomheim
#13 - 2013-10-23 09:32:18 UTC
DMC and/or Tau always giving the perfect answers to new bros in this forum section.
Hats off for sharing your knowledge and for giving good points.

PD. DMC, your comment in eve survival about "Across the Line" mission made it easy but still enjoyable for me. Thank you.
erg cz
Federal Jegerouns
#14 - 2013-10-23 12:05:34 UTC
Drop you current char. Make a new one using buddy invitation. Some buddy invitation will give you money just because you used them, some will give you a lot of money if you upgrade your trial account to a full acount. Right now you do not have much to lose, but you can get yourself a very good startup. And even catch back lost time if you use start up money to get implants.

Google "dotlan maps" - they will give you idea , where you want to settle.

Absolutely free head start for newcomers!. Just click the link and get extra 250 000 SP!
DeMichael Crimson
Republic University
Minmatar Republic
#15 - 2013-10-23 19:58:58 UTC
Good Posting wrote:
DMC and/or Tau always giving the perfect answers to new bros in this forum section.
Hats off for sharing your knowledge and for giving good points.

PD. DMC, your comment in eve survival about "Across the Line" mission made it easy but still enjoyable for me. Thank you.


Thanks, glad it helped.

Now whenever I do that mission in the Caldari Level 4 Epic Arc, after I warp in and get full aggro I'll have a friend fleet up, warp in and work on the 4 Elite Cruisers that do the Perma-jam. Doesn't matter if the NPC's switch targets, one of us will always be able to get a lock.

Our main objective is to knock out the Elite Cruisers asap. Doesn't take very long at all, much faster than using FoF missiles.


DMC

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Inxentas Ultramar
Ultramar Independent Contracting
#16 - 2013-10-23 22:07:51 UTC  |  Edited by: Inxentas Ultramar
Joining a corp is the 'full experience' as you will. Wars will happen, you don't always get a say in when you will get engaged in PVP. But that's part of the fun of Eve. It can be hard to find a corp that is truly newbie-friendly, so it's ok to join a couple of fleets first and be a little critical, there are tons of different corps each with their own philosophy and ideas on 'how to win at Eve'.

It's perfectly fair to ask things like what does your corp do to teach newbies the ropes or what do you guys do when war is declared against you? Just try not to come across as a leech looking for ISK. In my experience newbies get showered in ISK, frigates and meta 0-3 modules by their corp mates because they want you to come to the roam tonight, or take part in the POS bash.

Participation is more important then your actual SP levels, though some corps might have SP requirements. Usually they are a joke to deter the stupid, being a nice person to talk to is more important, so get a headset. Eve is a very social game and for PVP voice comms are pretty much mandatory. Have fun and remember: it's just a game, venturing beyond hisec and getting used to explosions early on will save you a ton of headaches later. So as the inrto says, be bold pilot, and go do whatever you think is awesome.
Sabriz Adoudel
Move along there is nothing here
#17 - 2013-10-24 22:23:55 UTC
Inxentas Ultramar wrote:
Joining a corp is the 'full experience' as you will. Wars will happen, you don't always get a say in when you will get engaged in PVP. But that's part of the fun of Eve. It can be hard to find a corp that is truly newbie-friendly, so it's ok to join a couple of fleets first and be a little critical, there are tons of different corps each with their own philosophy and ideas on 'how to win at Eve'.

It's perfectly fair to ask things like what does your corp do to teach newbies the ropes or what do you guys do when war is declared against you? Just try not to come across as a leech looking for ISK. In my experience newbies get showered in ISK, frigates and meta 0-3 modules by their corp mates because they want you to come to the roam tonight, or take part in the POS bash.

Participation is more important then your actual SP levels, though some corps might have SP requirements. Usually they are a joke to deter the stupid, being a nice person to talk to is more important, so get a headset. Eve is a very social game and for PVP voice comms are pretty much mandatory. Have fun and remember: it's just a game, venturing beyond hisec and getting used to explosions early on will save you a ton of headaches later. So as the inrto says, be bold pilot, and go do whatever you think is awesome.



SP requirements serve an operational security purpose too.

A 250k SP character or even a 50k SP character can do a hell of a lot of damage to a mining corporation by joining it, then shooting everything that moves. They can do the same to a missioning corp if they have neutral logistics. However, most players are more attached to their reputations once they have 2m-5m SP.

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