EVE General Discussion

I like lore and like reading random bits of lore while, for example, sitting in the train for an hour or doing 25+ jumps.

It doesn't affect my in-game choices now, but it did -a little- when I started out, focusing on training drones and such to fit the whole 'Being Gallente' thing. Turns out months later this was a good thing. Turned my Caldari standings into trash though, with those silly security missions I used to think were good isk.

The game would be nothing without the lore imo.

My main character is Minmatar, chosen as a result of the "personality test" on the EVE website. I was very new to the game and based on my results, I checked out the Minmatar ships and really loved what I saw so I went with them for my very first character. I did a very cursory look into the Minmatar history and background, not too in depth but enough to get a handle on the Amarr conflict, and when I played I always had that "Minmatar represent" thing in the back of my mind, but I didn't let it guide my gameplay very much. When I rolled my current alt (the fine specimen you see to the left there) I wanted to try a different race and because of my affinity for the Minmatar struggle, I chose the Gallente based more on their sympathy toward the Minmatar than anything else. So I guess in a way the lore did sort of get under my skin, even though there's still a lot I don't know about the EVE universe...

Most of the lore is really depressing, i read A Beautiful Face and it was messed up, like Face/Off but good and not Cage.

The lore is pretty interesting, and makes for a good read now and then.

But as far as the game itself goes, the game is really not about the lore.

Well, sounds like we might see you in The Summit sometime.

If we haven't seen your main there already.

Well the "lore" doesn't affect what i choose to fly and how i choose to play, that being said some of the lore is actually really really nice, i used to enjoy reading through the chronicles and i've read a couple of the EVE novels aswell, sure it doesn't affect how i play but its nice to be able to see a little more depth to the universe

Me gusta. I like the chronicles and the trailers and every now and then I'll do some RP. I came up with a semi-coherent backstory of my own that explains my corp/alliance memberships, friendships with friends, and how all of my alts tie in together - I personally find that treating your journey as a choose your own adventure type of rpg and writing in your friends as characters works really well at making the game less boring.

It's especially fun when doing certain things like cloaky hunting - I like to mentally image the ship and crew going into a full silent mode when I cloak up - some Red October type stuff. Imagining I'm deep in enemy territory for a reason other than 'kill stuff for lols'. When I run missions I go all in with the mission descriptions, etc. and try to not treat it as just shooting red crosses for isk. Same thing when I go null-sec ratting - I'm not making money, I'm helping keep our space safe of the Guristas and Serpentis threats :)

It matters quite a lot for me when I make my characters, but not much at all when in game. My grasp of EVE lore is very basic however, and goes something like this:

Amarr = Racist religious fanatics with sticks up their butts.
Caldari = Corporate tools with sticks up their butts.
Gallente = Artsy fartsy hedonists and friends of the Minmatar.
Minmatar = Every man for himself or his tribe, and now the most free people of New Eden, despite their past.

I haven't read the books, and I don't bother to read the chronicles or whatever. I formed my opinion of the empires from in-game and promotional materials and that opinion hasn't changed since 2004.

Anyway, the lore matters enough to me that I would never make an Amarr or Caldari character. Or at least not a main character. But I'll fly Amarr and Caldari ships, and fly in fleets with pilots from those races. I'm even based out of Amarr space these days, and spend most of my time trolling Caldari space. I don't role play or participate in role play events. But I do have some Minmatar pride, and this character is my most pirate-minded character, and was made with that in mind. My others are less aggressive, but still all Minmatar. This also seems to be my character for ship toasting on the forums.

All of my mains are Minmatar with the exception of one, my latest trade/hauler alt which I made Caldari to be a ruthless capitalist ;)