EVE New Citizens Q&A

There are plenty of corps out there that are based on casual gaming. There are also more "srsbsns" corps that also cater to more casual gaming. In short, yes, but it would be of great importance of you to find such a corp.

I probably play max 8 hrs a week now. More usually about four to five.

There is no minimum time frame that you need to spend in this game. It's not like other MMOs where if you don't stay level capped and in the latest gear that you are left behind.

I just recently had RL friend come to the game and without my help he was in null sec running fleet ops in a large null sec power block. I've also come and gone from this game on various levels of activity. I am currently very busy with work and while I might be logged in for 3-4 hours per evening most of the time I'm doing work on my work computer and just checking chat channels from time to time to keep up with friends. My actual "play time" currently is pretty low.

I also know of people that have gotten busy at work and only logged on to skill queue for months at a time.

This is a game and the goal should be to have fun. If you are enjoying yourself then that is all that should matter. If you are asking about keeping up, like I stated previously there is no level cap in this game and nothing preventing you or limiting you for participating in anything or having fun.

Also worth noting that while not by any means required there is a lot of out of game resources for this game. So there are lots of videos and podcasts etc... as well as reading material that you can enjoy out of game while on public transportation or what ever.

So the game is very flexible. It has room for the super casuals as well as the hardcores.

Can confirm the game is casual friendly, just take your own pace, set yourself goals and works towards them. Skills will train without you being logged in, so you may miss this particular fleet or this lucky loot, but there is an infinite pool of those to come. No problem spending just 2h every other day with missions or exploration, or if you want PvP fleet action, checkout Spectre Fleet and Bombers Bar, there are plenty of fleets announced every day*. Be creative, figure out what other players do, talk to people, but don't let yourself feel obligated. Then New Eden will be a nice place for you.

*I highly recommend getting in contact with PvP as soon as possible, in a controlled way with more experienced players in fleet. EvE is a hardcore PvP game with a lot of non-obvious mechanic twists you need to know in order to be successful in player combat or to avoid being an easy prey. Knowledge is power.

I play with a chill bunch of players who understand that RL always has to come first.

EVE is pretty special in that the average age of the playerbase is higher than other MMOs. As a result, most players have their own responsibilities like work, family, etc.

As long as you're having fun with whatever you're doing, you're playing EVE right.

That's plenty of time each week to have some fun in. Your skills will continue at the same pace regardless if you can only log in for a couple of hours a week.

I would advise you to get a mostly-passive income stream up and running ASAP so you can spend your precious game time doing things that interest you, rather than grinding ISK at newbie rates (eg: slowly).

Planetary Interaction comes to mind as a solid choice for 'mostly-passive income'.

You might want to check out one of the NewBro Friendly Corps run by the major nullsec power blocs. KarmaFleet and Pandemic Hoard would suit you down to the ground.

There are aspects of the game that won't work well if you have a limited playtime. Generally, don't expect any changes you make to the environment in space to persist more than 24 hours after you log off (e.g. if you put up a tower, or contest sovereignty in a system and win it).

There's a lot you can do that doesn't involve those game systems. I've never owned a POS or contested sovereignty.

You're most welcome our new friend. EVE is, above and beyond all else, a SOCIAL game. The cliche is: The Best Ship In EVE Is FriendShip! and, trite and twee as it may be, it's the 100% truth.

Go Forth! Make Friends! Make Enemies! Make People Go POP! But above all else, go forth and have FUN! EVE is YOUR sandbox. Not mine, not anyone else's, it's YOUR sandbox to do with what you want.



Progress can be measured in any number of ways in New Eden.

Kill:Death ratio, ISK Efficiency, Wealth, Skillpoints, Influence and a host of others. I prefer the 'how many times have me and my friends laughed this month' metric myself.

The only actual "problem" as a casual is ISK. Because you don't have time to grind, you need to find a very efficient way to get your in-game items funded. Some recommendations from my expierience ...

• go cheap, check the prices, buy/use meta modules
• open eyes while roaming, loot, scan for lost drones, salvage T2/T3 ships
• relic exploration in Sansha nullsec space is dangerous, fun, can be done solo as long as you want, and is profitable
• don't hesitate to pop a PLEX every now and then when running out of ISK

I didn't inderstand as an attack Thank you for your offer for ingame help. I will send you a massage in case of questions which appear to me.

Agreed, "fun per hour" is a good measure, it's all too easy to get sucked into grinding and doing stuff because others say so ...