EVE General Discussion

Friday night during the most active TZ.
D'uh.

Which it would be i suppose if it were in fact a bait statement but it expresses my exact feelings on the matter with no alternative motives (for instance i have never ganked another player).

I want to like Minmatar space but the bright red nebula just makes my eyes hurt after a while, it's too bright for me. Same with Amarr space as well actually. Something about the color and/or brightness just turns me off of it completely.

I moved to Gallente space because;

A) It's not Caldari space (not because I dislike the Caldari but because it's over crowded IMHO)
B) It's more visually appealing to me/easier on the eyes.

Now I live in nullsec and the dark space here works out great for me as well so yeah.

Hopefully, it still remains true, pointless repetitive activity becomes boring. Eventually, even the marginally intelligent will stop and do something else. How many years can people camp a gate in Rancer and claim they "game"? Please.

This thread reflects a level of IQ loss that is astounding. It's the "new" EVE!

Pure and unadulterated racism. I think the majority of EVE's playerbase doesn't like the vast amount of Russian players and the RPers don't like the Brutors for (whatever reason) that inhabit Minmatar space. Actually had players tell me they did not like Russians. WTF? And with players saying things like they can't stand the "reddish brown hue" of the space I think it is very clear.


Also Minmatar ore sucks.

Wrong again.

When I started to play EvE back in 2006 Minmatar space was a buzz.

Now these days people are saying that Minmatar space is slowing down.

Well it all depends of which TZ you are in and what area of the RL world you live in.

And the real life seasons we need to add in as well.

Someone must be smoking the good stuff

I think this is my firsg thread where I have to say that ...
... opinions actually provide interesting information.

That's a first.

Thank you all so far! :)

As a player who calls Hek home for well over 6 years, I can answer some of the questions from OP. Yes, I have been actively playing in W-Space, I have been involved in small and large scale alliance nullsec politics and combat, but my highsec home has always been Hek.

Let's see first why I chose Hek.

I chose Hek because it's near multiple regions. Hek is in Metropolis, Eystur is Heimatar and just one jump away, Otou is Sinq Laison and is also just one jump away. In my early days I used to do inter-regional trading, so having quick access to market data in Dodixie (Sinq Laison), Rens (Heimatar) and Hek (Metropolis) was a big plus.

Second reason was a good quality agent in Nakugard. What's so special about this particular agent is that he's a member of Krusual tribe - mostly lowsec NPC corp with somewhat unusual LP store. They offer 5 run BPCs of Minmatar Afterburners and Microwarp drives. It's not that special now, after all the changes that took place in the game (namely Factional warfare LP store changes a couple of years back), but back in the days it was a gold mine. While we're at agents, when SoE expanded agents in highsec, Lanngisi got a level 4 security SoE agent, and that's only 2 jumps away from Hek.

Third reason is COSMOS constellation just one jump away. This attracted me years ago when I first started playing the game and was "leveling up my Raven". When you are relatively new to the game and doing level 4 missions for a while, you start to look for other challenges and to see what else game has to offer. COSMOS was a good change of pace to keep me hooked to the game in those early days, since we didn't have epic mission arcs back then. Well, it kept me interested in the game until I received my first wardec (also based in Hek) and got hooked on PvP.

Fourth reason is industrial potential of the area. Nakugard (1 jump away) had an ice belt, many free moons and decent belts, since it's a 0.5 system. Barkrik (1 jump away from Nakugard) also had an ice belt. And since I had easy access to real time market data from 3 of 5 major trade hubs from Hek, I got my first POS in Nakugard. I removed it when I moved to null, but the fact is that the area provided me access to a new gameplay (POS and industry) while I was still a newb.

Fifth reason is Tribal liberation force stations in Hek and Amo (2 jumps away). It's an excellent place to base your FW operations in. Although Hek might not be the most active or populated market, it can serve well enough for basing your FW operations in.

Sixth reason is the proximity of multiple research agents. Before the Factional warfare LP store change, datacores were very profitable static income which could be doubled if you did a daily courier mission for the research agent.

Seventh reason is the proximity of Uttindar > Bei gate - a highsec choke point ideal for trying out suicide ganking.

Eighth reason is the relative proximity of Minmatar and Gallente epic arcs.



So, as you can see, those who really "live" in Hek know these things already. It's not the system that is attractive, it's the surrounding area. You base your operations in Hek, you make home there, but you primarily play in the surrounding area. Most of those who are docked in Hek are AFK, since they already did what they wanted in the area and are taking a break, or they are preparing and planning their next move in the area or browsing the market while being docked in Hek.

If you take a look at all the reasons listed above, you'll see that players who chose to call Hek home know how to play the game since they can detect multiple opportunities in the area. It's far away from Jita or Amarr, which can deter many players who, like in any other MMO, flock to the most populated "cities". It requires a bit more effort and travel around the area to get things done, but in my opinion it's more rewarding than many other areas in the game. It also means that the usual trade hub spam is much less frequent than in other trade hubs. Maybe that's why it seems like the local chat is less active.

TL:DR
You base your operations from Hek, but you play in the surrounding area. Hek is mostly an AFK / resting / planning system which is why it's more quiet than other hubs.

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jesus your giving away all the secrets !

Simple : Minmatar space is like Romania. :D
The place is AWESOME but the greener pastures are always somewhere else...