EVE New Citizens Q&A

What J'Poll said is true. Other traders/manufacturers aren't going to want to give you their secrets. However, there's a wealth of information that you can learn from other players which WILL make you a better industrialist/tycoon.

Such as...what do people fit on their ships? Why do they fit it? In what situation do they fit it? How common is that ship/fitting? How often does it need to be replaced? Where do these modules come from (player-made or dropped)? Where are these things produced? Where are they consumed?

All these things are actually better learned by playing with consumers than with other producers. Once you understand the market for your goods, you can exploit it better. Otherwise you are flipping random items you don't understand and when you get burned by negative margins you won't know why or how to avoid it in the future.

I suggest you look for a corp that is new player friendly, doing anything that interests you (pvp combat, missioning, exploration, industry, mining). While you participate with them, dabble in the markets with a small amount of funds. Diversify so you won't lose too big on any one item. Try out a bit of everything in game. You'll either find a niche in the market to exploit, or you may find something else entirely you really enjoy (like blowing up other players). Playing with others is what makes EVE exciting. Get involved and get experience with different aspects of the game. Market knowledge will come in time.

Okay Mom.

Ill do that.

I am reading that loooooong thread that was posted and im am half way through..

Lets see what happens..

I hate empty promises, and I am not afraid to take a fight.. Even if I lose, I just want to proove my point and make sure I am remembered.

Wut?

I know it can be sold, I have seen others trying to sell it.
But I know its against the rules to do so.
Just like WoW, Runescape and any other game like this.

PLEX can be sold for isk. Characters can also be sold for isk. If you see someone trying to sell them for RL cash steer clear of them or report for real money trading. It's a bannable offense. JP was giving you a friendly warning, in her usual blunt manner.


This is somewhat true, and why I urged you to look for an active corp. That is the best way to find other players to mentor you (usually more than one). EVE is a big complex game. While many players don't mind helping out newbros on occasion, "mentoring" requires a large time investment that most vets aren't willing to make since it cuts out of their own play time. For example, my public channel is always open for new players to ask question and bounce ideas of myself or other vets. However, I can't drop everything and fleet up with every new player I meet, or I would never get to do what I do.

In a good corp you'll have a nice mix of other newer players to experiment with and older vets to give advice and guide you along. In that setting, no one has to take on the burden of teaching you the entire game - you just glean it from conversations with many people. Of course you'll find some people more or less helpful.

As far as paranoia and risk, IMO this thread got derailed quickly with unhelpful and unrelated topics. You should have a bit of healthy paranoia, but as a new player you will have to take some risks (meeting people). The good news is you don't have anything to lose yet! So go get involved before you build your fortune. The worst that happens is someone blows up your (free from the tutorial mission) frigate.

Just like DayZ.

Scavange, make friends/enemies.. Kill or be killed.

My advice, try everything or at least everything that interests you, find a GOOD corp (harder than it sounds). A good corp can teach you lots.

Whatever you decide on doing i.e. manufacturing, trading, exploration read up on it and start small to minimise risk/loss while you gain experience and once you are comfortable with it, go bigger and invest more.

Also try pvp, it is what makes this game great.

The reason i still play this game is because when you put a ship you have worked and saved for into combat; the sense of potential loss can give an actual adrenaline rush and i have genuinely came away from some fights with the shakes. No other game I have ever played has done that.

Personal opinion here: Mining is the worst thing to do in eve and too many new players get stuck doing it (and missioning).

However if manufacturing is something you enjoy then mining for the minerals you will need a logical step. I do urge you to try other things though.

The real beauty of eve is that you are only really limited by your imagination.

it's not viable to mind all the materials for manufacturing.

otoh you can still mine ores, refine to minerals and purchase the stuff you're missing at the same time while your factories are running.

Multitasking is fun.