EVE New Citizens Q&A

I have participated in a few corps based in 0.0 over the past few years; frankly, I get bored pretty quick. My problem has been I've have joined small corps that aren't very active.

I haven't run into any of the large Alliances. I've had a few encounters with smaller PVP corps roaming around into the Alliance's SOV looking for fights. I've also noted that some Alliances are more defensive of their SOV and corp-mates than others.

The most recent corp I left easily had at least 30 people "supposedly" online every time I logged in, across the Alliance, and everyone, but one other (may two others) were docked up AFK. Personally, I don't find ratting by myself that much fun and get bored as heck standing guard while someone else mines. Truth be told, I wasn't in the right timezone for this corp. They kind of mislead me on what they actually did as well, but hey, live and learn...

Personally, if I was ever interested in looking for another corp and/or Alliance, I would do a much better job of interviewing the recruiter. I would want to know exactly what their goals are, how active they are and when.

So, you're admitting you're a troll then. That's good, the first step to self improvement is admitting you have a problem.

Null-sec has everything from 1 v 1 to 500 v 500. The fact that there are large power blocs that could come and stomp all over your face if they chose to simply adds some spice to things and keeps it from feeling too cosy. It certainly isn't anything that dominates your every thought. When you've lived in null long enough you get used to the shifts and swings of power, and even the experience of being pushed out of SOV for a while and having to fight your way back. It's all good.

What I outlined was events giving an indication of the time line (although I have done them, all except Hulkaggedon, I wasn't mining much by then, in fact hardly at all).

They weren't meant to be an indication of what I was doing during that time. Plus it wasn't a full list anyway.

There are things in this game I've not done, like combat PvP for instance, but then you know that already.

I was actually in null for a few weeks, but all I did there was kill rats, good isk though. I did actually quite like it there. Plus one ice mining operation as we needed the fuel. Always found mining ice boring though, but the fuel doesn't grow on trees.

So yeah, there are things in this game I don't know, but then I'd think that's obvious as I've not done combat PvP. Been sucide bombed twice in high-sec, both times my ships remained intact. Been through a gate camp in low-sec, mainly because I purchased something there by accident, along time back. Travelled through low-sec to null, it was actually quite that day, it was an easy trip. Although I've been to low-sec and null, I don't know them very well.

So you can take what I say with a pinch of salt if you like, I can do likewise to what you say.

Edit:

Actually there was a 3rd suicide attempt a long time back, lost a starter ship in a start system, he tried for the pod, but CONCORD got him first.


Edit2:

Oh and if you don't know what I am not supposed to know. Take a look at the first two paragraphs in post #17 and tell me what's actually wrong with them. I'd be interested to know.

So I'm supposed to put up with the crap you guys keep posting, not going to happen.

I don't have any interest in derailing any threads.


Edit:

Two main reasons why my posts tend to contain 'I', first because I'm talking from personal experience (using examples) and secondly in answer to some of your (some people on these forums) posts that make it personal.

But I've noticed they don't just do it to me, they do it to others as well.

So their posts contain information and a personal dig at someone. It's almost like they're spicing the reply up for likes.


Edit2:

A lot of you guys do give out some decent information, but often you ruin it by trolling your own posts.

The OP admited that he did not play the game. Then went on to rant about how he won't play the game if the big bad goons own everything and are unstoppable.

When I pointed out to him that the propaganda that he reads and actual game play are quite different and tried to focus him on asking questions about the actual game play and not the marketing material that CCP puts out for non-players to read, he then kept trying to bring the discussion back to how some coalition that I have never heard of before is ruining the game for him that he never has played.

OP did not come here to learn about the game he came here to vent about the new stories that he read. He most likely started a trial account just to vent on the forums here. He had 3 rant type posts within about 45 minutes and has not posted here since. I'm sure he's gone back to what ever else he does or plays as he never intended to play this game in the first place.

So while I love nothing more than helping new players the OP by his own admission does not play this game and it did not seem like he intended to. So I did what I thought was best and try to re-frame the convo into something that could be useful for other new (actual) players that are reading this section looking for insight into what null sec life is actually like.

You can't help yourself can you, you always have to keep pushing. You just portray yourself as a bit of a troll.

It's only this time, I'm just playing skill queue online for two main reasons, one I'm no longer interested in PvE here, that was apparent when I started playing this time around. The other because most of my time is spent in another MMO, although that other MMO started crashing on me, but I've now heard of a fix, which I'll be trying later.

The only reason I'm here now is because I did a 6 months sub.

So who knows might even get back down into null before the end, after all got 1.4 billion isk still to burn.

You are the one who can't help himself.

For the last time this thread is not about you. Get back on topic or stop posting.

I just came back so I'm not totally back up to speed yet, but my understanding is that Goons are the new BoB.

They actually nerfed the troll ceptors so you can't fit an entosis link on it now, but the principle is the same.

The idea of FozzieSov was to favour groups who actively occupied and worked their space, while making large unoccupied tracts difficult to defend. I am still not convinced how much it achieved. The main activity after introduction was in areas like Provi that are heavily populated, and for good reason - that is where you get fights, and indeed much fun was had by all parties. Empty systems tend to be empty for a reason, and I am not aware of any rush by smaller alliances to take advantage of FozzieSov to occupy them.

Maybe things have worked out differently in other areas of null-sec.