EVE New Citizens Q&A

I am coming back to EVE after being gone a long time. The game was nearly overwhelming then and is even more so now. So I decided I need to join a corp and start looking through the posting. A number of corps at requiring full API. API is great for using EVEmon but why would a corp need all that data? Is it safe to share? What are the drawbacks of sharing it?

Back in the day there was a lot of backstabbing jerkiness going around, still bad? Is that why corps ask for API?

I used to have these pdf maps of the regions, do those still exist?

How are wormholes different then deadspace pockets?

What are the newest must have skills?

My destroyer skill is at 1, not three, but I have battleships 5. This is because of how old my character is. Should I train destroyer skill to 3?

What is this factional fighting thing?

Well this is an interesting set of questions.

Corps need Api's for background checks. Its pretty normal, but you should create a separate key for each person you give it to, and cancel it as soon as you stop doing business with them.

Backstabbing jerkiness has probably only gotten worse, but people have learned to defend themselves better. Api keys are one of these defenses.

Look up dotlan for maps.

Wormholes lead to solar systems that do not appear on the star map. These systems in wormhole space (w-space or j-space for short), have much higher rewards than anywhere in known space (k-space). They are also completely lawless, and are more equivalent to npc nullsec in terms of mechanics. There are no stations or stargates, bombs and bubbles can be used and the only transportation between systems is wormholes that have to be scanned down with probes. In many ways wormholes have the ultimate small gang pvp experience, but it is an extremely dangerous area of space and very difficult to tackle alone.

Must have? I'm not really sure what you mean. A bunch of skills got renamed recently. Look at ISIS for more info.

You do not need destroyer 3 to pilot battleships.

Faction Warfare is a lowsec pvp that is very low sp and isk to get into, and is a fabulous way to learn how to pvp. The money is also quite good for new players.

Ombey's Region map

Still my favorite of all the printable maps, and the one I use the most. Dotlan is great though for dynamic maps based on player statistics. But Ombey's is better for all static information being readily apparent, having the index map at the top, and being more aesthetically pleasing. On the down side, I believe the system links near major hubs, Esp. Jita were rerouted, so there are some inaccuracies near jita for example. I use this map intensely while exploring.

Eve strategic maps isn't worth it. I wish they were.

There is still a bit of a learning cliff, but things are better now for the new / returning player than they have ever been.

Look up IskTheGuide 2.0, it's linked in the Evelopedia, 400+ page professionally produced free pdf that covers most stuff from basic to intermediate, a useful first go-to for most things.

API : while some non-pvp corps are lazy and just ask for everything there is more awox-ing and safari stuff going on now than when you was last here, so it's still important.

Ombeys Maps (the pdf) are still useful and valid, I have them and I find them super useful. There is now eve-dotlan, that you can use in the ingame browser that has alot of good stuff in it, highly advisable to bookmark that one even if you like Ombeys Maps.

New Skills: there is a list here posted by Tau Cabalander, sorted by reverse date, back to 2009 :)

https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=285597&find=unread

Any ship you could fly before the skill changes (tiericide) you can still fly.

If you want to know what those corps need the full API key for you have to ask the corps in question. We can only speculate. In return you will also find out if they really care about recruiting players instead of filling ranks with mindless cheep. If they can't provide you with a reasonable answer it may be better for you to find a recruiter with a brain. Corps with brained recruiters tend to be quite nice.

Steal all of their stuff, and shoot your corpmates (AWOXing). It's fun, and they'll deserve it for recruiting without an API check.

ha ha, good idea, but sadly I suffer from honesty. Not a very good survival characteristic in EVE I know.

I'll have to work on that as time goes by. I'm sure I'll have many good teachers

That is exactly why corps ask for API. Giving them a full API, though, means they have (read-only) access to some sensitive stuff like your wallet and Eve-mails. Do you want your corp leadership to read through your Eve-mails?

Also, it's no safer giving it to a 3rd party program than giving it to a corp director. How do you know said program does not "report back" to its author all the stuff about you? Luckily, most 3rd party programs are open source, so they are code reviewed and something like that would be revealed. Additionally, the new modular API keys (compared to the old limited/full option) means you can give the program/person/whomever only as much info as they need, and nothing more.

Ultimately, it's up to you to judge how much you trust whoever you're giving the key.


http://www.ombeve.co.uk/Eve_Regions.pdf
or...
Find the relevant region on Dotlan (http://evemaps.dotlan.net/) and click the PDF button at the top right of the map.



Wormholes are "temporary gates" to completely new systems (dubbed w-space systems). All these systems have names starting with a J followed by numbers (e.g. J232741). In effect, they are nullsec systems without any stargates, and with local functioning on a "delayed" basis only -- you only show up in local chat if you say something. Additionally, all the NPCs are replaced by rogue drones, which are quite vicious. W-space is quite profitable, especially as it is the only place that materials to build T3 cruisers are found.


Sensor compensation skills, if you hate getting jammed. Armor Honeycombing if you like being fast in armor ships. There's a few others that I'm missing, and it depends on just how long you've been gone.

Why not? Destroyers are useful and it's a fast skill to train. You don't have to, though.


Factional warfare is a mechanic by which players can participate in a semi-controlled, NPC-ruled form of territorial conflict in lowsec. There are two warzones: the Amarr/Minmatar one, and the Caldari/Gallente one. In each, the opposing factions vie to conquer systems from each other by capturing ship-limited complexes. The opposing sides are at war with each other, so they can shoot each other freely.

You also get rewarded handsomely in Loyalty Points, which can be exchanged for goodies (and thus ISK), which makes FW one of the most lucrative activities in Eve. If you want lots of money, small gang PvP, and general lowsec shenanigans, you should look into it.

How recruitment in Eve works --> http://www.cad-comic.com/cad/20120625

Don't worry too much about "suffering from honesty". Not every way to be successful in Eve requires dishonesty or unethical behavior. It does make it a little harder though, and means you have to compensate in other areas (smartness, ruthlessness, perseverance, etc).

If you want to use destroyers...yes
If you don't want to use destroyers...no really

Also keep in mind that destroyers is now a racial skill.

The old system had 1 destroyers skill for all 4 races. Now we have Amarr Destroyer, Caldari Destroyer, Gallente Destroyer and Minmatar Destroyer skills

Same counts for Battlecruisers




Faction Warfare is basically a wardec...between 2 factions, mixed in with a little SOV null like mechanics.


Basically. If you join one side, you can shoot militia members of the opposite site where ever you are.
You can also claim or have to defend low-sec systems from opposing faction.

FW conflicts:

Amarr vs Minmatar

Caldari vs Gallente

Amarr and Caldari are friendly towards each other
Gallente and Minmatar are friendly towards each other.