EVE General Discussion

You don't need to be in a corp to make friends and/or learn from people. Just make friends along the way no need to join a corp, see someone doing something you also enjoy? Randomly convo them. Some convos are meh, some convos cultivate friendship. Just got killed? Convo the guy that killed you. He may be a ****, he may be a nice guy but either way, most people are willing to tell you why you died at the very least, he may even give you some pointers on how to not have that happen again. Most of the people I consider friends have been made by killing or being killed by one another.

This heartening news to someone who has trouble meeting people ingame.
On the other hand, i've been online most days since 2009 and i've found that it's hard to keep a large store of enemies. Eventually you'll fly with people from everywhere, both ingame and so-called "real life".
Also, the game has more people itching to tell you stuff than it has people who know stuff, this adds a level of complexity requiring patience and research. Allow advice to direct your enquiry, never take it as gospel.

I'm going on 3 years in game and still bone ignorant of most of what's going on around me. I read the forums and half the time it's more like Klingon than any language I know, that's probably due to all the abbreviations that the knowledgeable folks use. I've barely scratched the surface of what's available out there but I'm cool with it as there is a certain amount of confidence that me and the game will be here for another 3 years, if not more. About the only thing I dislike about EOL is fitting out a new ship type, everything coming together only to discover that the one module I simply must have requires a level 5 skill set which is going to take another 9 days. Just because I understand that long skill queues eventually benefit the veteran doesn't make me like them.

Kudos

Life is hard then you die.

EVE is hard, till you figure out how to make others die.

well said!

You should make your own corp so you don't have to pay that tax.

Wut? being part of a group and progressing with a group of players is one of the most rewarding things in eve, id have quit long ago if corps didnt exist

I am part of a corp that is small but does not require anymore time than you can commit even if it means being gone for months at a time :) and have been playing eve since 2004 so been about a few years been in a few wars including the first great northern war and lived in 0.0 in wormholes etc and still enjoy the game. No this is not my first char wich i sold many years ago due to me leaving the game for a few years but then made new chars and have played them since :)

Is CCP one of those corps? Or do you guys have like, pvp/k/d ratio requirements?

There is always a corp for all type of game play. Just ask the question upfront about your availability. I know people that play the game 23/7 and I know other that only play few hours a week.

That's is the beauty of the game. This game is all about risk/rewards, opportunities, and SPACESHIPS !!!

Have fun and fly reckless !