EVE New Citizens Q&A

Hello EVE community, I am quite recent player (writing from other character for security measurements), but my character is quite old (one of those people who started and dropped EVE few times over the years), but not so long ago me and my girlfriend started playing EVE together and so we are trying to find ourselves in this universe.

What I looking for help is that I would really like to hear some suggests for activities and goals in EVE Online from experienced EVE players, that are achievable for just two players and I will appreciate any suggestions. I do understand that almost everything in EVE can be done “together” so to speak, but what I mean is some short of content that benefits from doing it cooperatively, like missions, mining, etc. Also EVE doesn’t really lay out you goals that you can work toward to, EVE is just giving you tools and you have to figure out what to do with these tools yourself. That is why I would like to ask advice on those goals, so that we would have something to work toward and not just make more ISK for benefit of having more ISK. I do understand that just two players are limiting EVE content quite a bit and also that it’s highly suggestive to join a Corp, but my girlfriend is surprisingly fascinated by this game and also finds “just being two of us in space” quite romantic, so joining a Corp is not an option right now and so we have our own CORP for now.

Thank you in advance.

Carebearing together: Run missions (they go much faster between 2 people), Mine together, do scanning and anomalies together (again, much faster, esp. with ghost sites).

PeeVeePee together: You could kill each other for practice, but this turns into an isk drain. If you have enough isk you can wardec someone and shoot them in high sec together. Alternatively, you can be a gank/loot team, just read up about the mechanics of flags and timers, and sec status first. If one of you can fly logistics, then you could trick ppl into engaging one of you (like with a suspect flag) then warp in logi and kick their ass.

All this stuff is in high sec. In low or null there are different rules, but until you get more familiar with pvp I would refrain from hanging out too much where you're shootable.

It would be easier to list the things company wouldn't improve in eve, which are few and far between.

Putting my vote in with joining a corp, despite your reservations. When you join a corp, all that changes as a necessity is that you have one extra chat pane that you can choose to ignore(two, if it's in an alliance... which I highly suggest). Although, not getting very involved would be a tragic waste!

One of the many significant benefits of joining an established corp is opening up the doors to new space. Another: Null-sec gameplay(for example) is some of the richest in Eve - throwing in with another space-tribe, supporting their cause, building and defending your/their sandcastle, refining and upholding your/their brand, etc, can be very engaging. Yet another: There's little that separates one player from another, per the game client, so one of the best ways to define your characters is the ability to establish/organize/execute your plans/schemes/events at scale. In many cases, you cannot do that without teammates.

Working with a team at your back also lends well to real-life duo's. As an example, my alliance(which is highly successful) is led primarily by a spousal duo. Leadership can be a good aspiration in your case, as your situation offers something unique to bring to the table that others lack. And unique edges in Eve are rare. In most areas of Eve, one person can do almost anything that multiple people can do, and just about as well, or better. Specialized alts are common. There aren't too many areas where a player must rely on teamwork with another(alas), since they're often incentivized and equipped to do just about everything solo. Group-oriented game content is, frankly, not something Eve is good at.

Yet leadership, as an exception, is not defined by the teamwork-squashing game mechanics. On the contrary, a competent group has no end of work, specialization, delegation, and coordination that could beneficially be spread out between leaders.

It's also worth noting that leadership in Eve is a varied role that grows, and it's not all-or-nothing. Smaller scale forms of leadership and middle-management within a corp or alliance are a good place to begin this path. It's an excellent place to learn safely before doing something drastic and risky, like starting your own corp. Plus, in my opinion, inheriting and growing-into existing power structures is a better way to go than creating your own. Much better, in fact. I could hurf at length regarding the superiority of joining existing corps vs starting a new one, especially for aspiring leaders.

Another unique bonus that you possess, which others cannot so easily replicate: Trust.
Well, in theory. ;) But this is yet another reason why duos such as yours have one of the few unique advantages. When planning and securing things, as a leader, trust is precious and not easily given, and fickle. You, however, have an easy accomplice in this matter.

An un-related idea that feeds on that last point: Play Bonnie & Clyde. Scam people. Not my cup of tea, but if nothing else, it's an established and lucrative art form in Eve where, once again, you have access to those super-rare unique advantages. Such as the ability to impair mens judgement with a womans voice. ;)

K, nuf words.

Eh, one last thing - Eve generally sucks solo. As a duo, I'm sure it's a little better, but I doubt it's by much. Join a corp, or you'll likely get bored(albeit together). Better yet, join an alliance outside of high-sec. It's just better.

Amazing post, thank you very much for your effort and time you put it in.
Made me look at things from different perspective and I thank you for that.

Join faction warfare. It's pretty much like flying solo but with back up available should you need it. One of you can fly tanky bait while the other flies heavy dps.

This gets you into low sec (where all the real fun is) with high payout missions, great pvp, very lucrative belt rats and anomolies... all the good stuff

Edit: marry her!

Oh. Hey ^^ Sooth to say, we found each other quite a long time ago over the internet xd (yeah, I know...) ^^ No ef'in brides.ru : D
P.S. And I am not a goddamn specimen ;p

You could roleplay a space love story and write a blog about it