EVE General Discussion

Well you got the princess Leia buns going, so there's that.

First of all, the best ice breaker is to discuss how the Minmatar scum are ungrateful towards the Amarr. I know that's something we can all agreed upon.

The Minmatar are like children and the Amarr are like benevolent adults that just want the best for all of God's children. The Amarr gave the Minmatar a purpose and a life beyond that of fighting among their pathetic tribes and how do the Minmatar repay the Amarr for this generosity? Armed rebellion...that's not right...no matter how you look at it.

Barney is an imaginary friend. The little stuffed dinosaur grows into a seven foot high purple friend that teaches us how to use our imagination and become a generally better person...

sorry my son is at that age, we do the Baby Bop Hop!

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Just create a character to RP whose back story explains why you are totally ignorant of the goings-on amongst the other RPers.

From backwater world. Think politics is a waste of time. Have been adrift between the stars for decades. Rich kid with sense of entitlement who became a capsules out of boredom. Whatever.

Eve's roleplay is unique because it is an evolution of earth but at the same time, still very much a current and modern humanitarian story. There are many different point of views of the story line.

Best way to roleplay eve? Start with your character's origins, so the Amarr of your bloodline. From there, you can go whatever way you want. Eve faction alliances are not locked in so there is no reason why you cannot say be a ruthless business person from Tash working with caldari, an advocate for minmatar or just a hardliner Amarr loyalist. Could even have grown up in Gallente and not had religion and been what amarrians call a heathen?

How extreme do you wish to go? I consider myself a roleplayer and it does not require being heavily outspoken with fiction in the summit. It can be as simple as a stand vs current events such as the drifters and what ships you fly.

Some of the better RPing resources in the game ATM

http://www.minerbumping.com

EDIT: and I don't mean this in a grr CODE way. I don't spend time in HS, but their RPing has brought a lot of content to the game. They are good examples of how to RP well.

I cant believe I'm actually agreeing with Lucas on something but this is good advice. If you're getting in to RP on an established character you can also use elements of your own play history as part of your RP.

As an example of the above i spent about the first 18 months or so of my eve career as a mission runner for caldari navy before our corp decided to move to lowsec and try out some pvp and piracy. So if I was making a RP history for Darek now part of it would be showing he started out as an idealistic patriot happy to work for the State but gradually became disillusioned and bitter due to the endless parade of death and destruction with no forseeable outcome beyond more of the same. The feelings spread through his corp and eventually they all decided to just stick two fingers up to the State and go do their own thing somewhere outside the empires.

And yes, CODE is an excellent example of taking a simple core principle and basing your RP around it.

You might also want to check out the Backstage RP forums where many Eve RPers hang out, share ideas, post comments, etc. You'll also get far better advice and answers to your questions than the trollish Eve GD forums.

EvE-Uni Wiki
EvE Fiction portal
World News
Backstage - forum for EvE RPers
A couple of articles that might be useful here and here - also this
There are a few in character blogs floating about - see this article with a list of resources at the end - this one has a lore survival guide
Blogger aggregate here
The Intaki Liberation Front seems to have a solid online presence, so worth a look

Other than that, look out for ingame channels etc

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Pretty much this.

Get to know some of the other RPers a little. People there will also be happy to give advice and feedback.

It's not necessary though. Some people shield themselves from any out of character. It's all about immersion afterall. So if you're feeling confident just jump on in.

The Summit(s) are just chat channels; general chatter like you might do anywhere, but for our characters themselves and not us. So as the other folks said, you need to have some idea of who your character is, their personality and what drives them. Personally I find you can try to give your character a backstory and framework but you truly don't learn who they are until they start interacting with others, often taking a life of their own. =) Once you're ready for that just jump in and start chatting!

Keep in mind that in an RP-contexf the Summit(s) aren't physical locations. They're sorta network hubs where characters connect remotely, appearing in video or holo form, or sometimes even just text.

So just lurk and watch how others conduct themselves. Or even shoot me a message if you'd like to practice without feeling pressured. I'm sure Kali would enjoy a conversation over holo-comms sometime and you might pick up a few tips and ideas for your own RP style along the way.

As for publishing your character's backstory of personal details it's really personal choice. You can use your ingame bio, the eve wiki, your own website, along with numerous out of game communities such as backstage or oureve.com.

Welcome and have fun!