EVE New Citizens Q&A

Dear Aliens,

I just recently started playing the trial and I am very unsure about the game yet. On one hand I am really interested in how things are going and on the other hand, I am even lost in the beginning with my tutorials (I logged off, came back and didn't had a clue what to do).

Also I still do not understand what all these things are in-game and what I am actually able to do? I've seen the trailers of the kickstarter packs on the mainpage and what I saw in the colonist trailer was simply astonishing. This is something I'd really love to do, but how? Where to learn it, what do I have to do? Is it actually required to buy those packs in order to perform those actions?

So simply, I feel already lost, while I didn't even start playing the game yet, but especially because I feel so lost, I am also very interested in it. Should I go for it? If so, how & where do I learn the best and the other questions been asked above (starterpacks).

Regards
A human, not EVE Alien yet.


P.S. Is it possible to buy a TARDIS?

Thanks. I'll go for it.

The Colonist trailer shows a number of ships, and a little bit of the Planetary Industry gameplay.

You should realize that PI is only a small part of the game; it can provide a bit of passive income for you. The trailer talks about building components, but PI has many levels of production, with the components produced at each level serving as raw materials for the next level. And there is a limit of 6 planets per character... basically you can't easily build "everything" from scratch, it'll take too many characters. People who are interested in manufacturing (planetary or otherwise) typically make components for sale, or buy the final components and assemble them into ships etc.

EVE is complex; players build everything, from ammo to ship modules to ships, and players use everything for PVE or PVP fights, to either make money or conquer territory and build a home out there, or just for glory and killboard bragging rights.

The core principles are simple:

- You buy skill books from the market and you train the skills to unlock ships, unlock weapons and modules, and make your ships perform better (skills give performance bonuses). Skills can also unlock access to various in-station facilities, for manufacture, for research, refinery, etc.

- Besides the in-station facilities, the ships themselves are tools, and each one has bonuses for a certain role. Some are for DPS, others are for tank, others are for scouting while cloaked (invisible), electronic jamming, remote repairs (healing), mining, transporting loot and materials, etc. So if you want to do something, you either access the correct facility in-station, or you jump in a ship that provides that role, and go out there and use the ship for that role.

- The game is a strategy PVP game, played from an individual's point of view. We are the units, and the groups that we form (corporations and alliances of corporations) typically fight each other in grand wars and can conquer the map, set down stations / build homes, and defend them. The game focuses on PVP; there are some PVE elements such as manufacturing, missions given by agents, exploration, etc., but they're not as developed as in other MMO games. This game shines at PVP, however.

- The game interface is based on waypoints and destinations. You pick a target or a destination, either from the list (Overview) or by right-clicking in space, and you warp to it, approach, orbit, lock target, activate weapons, activate jamming, etc. You can double-click in space to move freely, but this game isn't really a joystick game; the ships are big (frigates, cruisers, battleships), so you rely on turrets and missiles and drones to always hit, and you don't really aim manually.

So, to get started, you should read as many guides as you can find (and there are plenty out there), and ask questions here. That's what this forum is for.

Here is an overview of what activities you can do in-game, and here's a guide on how to start and do some tutorial missions for some starter cash.

Feel free to ask any questions you have in this thread.

Welcome OP.

If you want to know what possible options there are from real people, read their stories here:
"How did you Veterans start?"

In this game you pretty much need to have friends who have been playing the game for years to help get you up to speed.

Don't worry about feeling lost and don't try and play this game solo it is an MMO after all. Make friends in the game. Sometime joining a new player friendly corp can help.

There are also public chat channels that you can join like help chat reloaded and some of the regulars in here have chat channels linked in their signature.

If you ever want to get into a chat with someone and just ask questions or be walked through stuff send me an in game mail and I'll log on to this character and chat with you or set up a time to do so.

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3. so is google
4. eve is a sandbox. do what you want.
5. read it again or watch video again.. you missed something

My money's on exploded head.

Well, typically people don't biomass if they quit the game (there is no need to biomass if you are not going to play the game anymore anyway).

So, don't know what to think about it.

When I started playing there were no instructions at all. Like none. Nada.

Basically there was a rumor about this game. You could buy a game card at Egghead Software.

You then logged on and began pushing buttons randomly to see what would happen.

That is still a valid play style.

I'm sure he needed the character slot for his next Tiffany.