EVE New Citizens Q&A

Well, what sort if thing are you looking to do? There's so many that it's hard to give you a generic answer to "do things fast".

Essentially what the career agents were trying to show you, "there's a lot if different things to do and here's how to do some of the main ones".

You're in good company, brother.

Nearly all of us had that moment of, 'What the **** do I do now?". That's one of the things that makes this game so captivating, in my opinion. CCP gives you the tools and sets you free. No hand holding. No predefined order of progression. And definitely no amusement park rides.

This **** is real!

It's up to you to make your own way in EVE. So think back to the tutorials and decide if any of it appealed to you. If yes, then you have a starting point. If no, join a corp and see what they have to offer. Or attempt to do every COSMOS mission. Or head into null and cloak up to annoy people. If you can think it, you can do it in this game.

It's up to you to find your own niche.

Mr Epeen

Unless you know alot about the game .. and or have a good real life / online friend in an null sec corp who can do all the heavy lifting for you in terms of logistics as well as game info wise - then 72hrs is not usually enough to make going to null sec a good idea.

First few weeks should be spent learning the basics in highsec .. do the Sisters of Eve Epic Arc .. highly recomend it as a good place to start. Sorta holds your hand a bit, but by the end of it you should be comfortable with moving around the game world, with looking up info on the how, what, why, who, when of it all, on how to do baisc pve fights, how to buy and sell, how to get new ships, how to fit said ships, how to use ammo + drones etc.. it also will take you to many of the different regions in high sec .. so you lose any inhibitions to moving around the EvE universe.

If after the SOE arc you still find yourself saying "now what"... and literally have no idea what to do .. then ask again. But really after a few weeks of playing / talking / posting / watching vids / reading blogs / chatting in Help etc.. you should have a good idea about what you "can" do in game .. and hopefuly one of the things will attract you to check it out more.

If not then maybe EvE isnt the right fit ... its not for everyone - which is a good thing.

Anyhow Welcome and try and enjoy the ride. - it is a game after all.

eneter corp and be dron in Geo hand gg

I haven't given out a ton of newbie advice, but none of these replies seem very structured to me. So, hopefully I can give you a bit of an actual answer.

Eve is a big place, but at the start I would like to simply it for you and divide it into two separate categories.

1. PvP
2. Getting rich

Be aware that is a huge simplification. And there are plenty of roles like diplomat or logistics in which you neither get to get rich or shoot people. Don't ask me why people do those.

For your first few months, I would pick ONE of those, and focus on it. Eventually most people will have a little of column A and a little of column B (and sometimes neither), but Eve is IMO too large to throw all of that at a person at once.

Once you've made your choice, you basically cut half of the game out of what you're learning from the start. Doing PvP? Who cares how to manufacture stuff. Getting rich? You won't have to learn how to fit a ship for the next few months.

That's my advice. Once you've made that initial choice, there are a myriad of options available, but you'll probably want to get acquainted with as many as possible, and it gives you a direction of what kind of people to get to know.

This is a slow methodical game. It's also a social game; solo PVP is pretty difficult to do, because most of your targets won't stay solo, they'll bring friends.

If you don't want to "come up with content" (make up your own fun), then your only other option is to join a player corporation and let them organize ops and fights for you and the other members. The trick, though, is to find a decent corp. that matches what you kinda feel like doing. Sounds like going to 0.0 wasn't it for right now; it may be your goal in the future, though.

This game is not a FPS / shooter. You have to find a way to make money, you have to manage your ships and gear, the skills that unlock new ships train slowly, and enemies you make will hold a grudge for a long time. This is a politics and drama, slow roast and vengeance game.

Well.... there are exceptions like whining and crying.

I am working my way though the training missions. It's slow going with reams of text to read, but getting there. Not even thought about what to do after I finish here, so these tips are useful.