EVE New Citizens Q&A

So, I've been looking into joining a corporation as it does seem the most enjoyable way to play eve, however there seems to be a mandatory requirement in most of the corporations I'd be looking to join: (small scale pvp and nullsec) voice comms. The problem with this is that I'm only sixteen.
I can understand why everyone uses voice comms as it would definitely make time sensitive communication (fleet coordination) far easer however I'm not sure that would me advisable for someone of my age group.
So what I'm wondering is:

What the odds would be of me finding a corporation that doesn't require voice comms and how practical it would actually be to coordinate using text chat.

If I were to join a corporation and use voice comms, what is the general opinion among the community of people my age in eve?

Thanks for the help.

(PS: I'm not actually sure if I'm allowed to disclose my age, I read the EULA and website terms of service and didn't see anything saying I couldn't but I might have missed something, if I am not could a moderator contact me and I will edit my post.)

CCP has been reaching out to younger players in more recent years but when I first started playing this game I was 37 and one of the younger players that I played with. Eve definitely has an older average player age than most MMOs.

That does not mean that you can not find a corp at your age it just means you might have to spend a little more time looking. As Tipa said while voice comms may be required for PvP speaking on them is not. As a matter of fact during most fleet ops unless you are the FC or scout or other wise required to speak it is typically discouraged that you speak. You want to keep comms clear for important information only.

I have not used voice comms much playing this game but have heard from people that claim that they have been in voice comms for years without saying anything and in some cases not even having a microphone. They use fleet chat to text back any info.

From my experience there seems to be a huge change in a person once they leave their parents house and get out on their own. Once I got into the working world I was amazed at how there did not seem to be much difference in the way a 19 year old and a 62 year old interacted with each other in the workplace. 16 is at that weird age where you are not a kid and you are not an adult yet, there are exceptions to this but in general in western culture I find this to be typically true.

For me the main issue in dealing with teenagers still living with their parents is that they have not yet learned to take care of themselves and how to find their place in a group. Meaning typically they are still used to parents providing everything and have yet to learned the subtle ways in which adults figure out who is going to do what to make group efforts happen without a lot of discussion and asking going on.

The reason that I went to lengths to describe this is because if you can think more along the lines of "what do I bring to this situation" rather than "what can I get from this situation" then you will be thinking more like an adult and less like a child and especially in a online game where no one sees you, you can be treated like an adult if you act like one.

I guess if I were to sum up the difference between the adult mindset and the child mindset it would be responsibility which really is just understanding that there are consequences to your actions. Eve is very much a game about having to make hard choices and dealing with the consequences so in that respect is much more of an adult game than other MMOs with respawn mechanics that eliminate most if not all consequences.

But again adult is more of a mindset than an age thing. I've seen men in their 50s behave like children. Don't get me wrong adults do stupid things and goof off and have fun all the time. The difference is an adult understand and accepts the consequences that come with that. The child mindset pitches a fit and complains about it and expects others to "clean up their mess".

So go find a corp that works for you. It might take you a few tries but you will find one. And keep in mind that the mechanics of this game make it more of an adult game then a teenager game but that only means you'll have to look a little harder and not that you will be totally locked out.

Welcome to Eve and have fun.

Yeah i think once you can take and give a good natured slagging without getting pissy or too personal with it you would be grand.

No one will give a **** how old you are if you are chilled out and can have a bit of craic.
We had a couple of teens in the past and they were fine (most of us are grown ass family men).
The sooner you just get out there the less of a concern it will be in the longrun.

Some basic tips on fitting in:
Definitly get a head set, set comms "push to talk" ( no one wants to hear you fart ,cough or chew)

Poke fun only if you can laugh at yourself.

Dont watch p0rn while coms are up (you may laugh but we have had to tell off grown ass men for this)

Some will want to share personal day to day small talk , others will hate it , dont look too much into this its just how some people are.

My experiance pvp groups are easier to chill with than carebears,
pvp breeds interdependance, you generate oppertunities to bond every time you fight with your corp,
You can become a hero for a group in a fight, its harder with out the conflict imo.

*scout on coms*
"Plus two in local ,
On D-scan
Mack
Mack
Proq
Ven-Ooooo0Oyeahhhhhh-ture
Venture
Augnavy
Au*slap,slap,slap*gnavy"

Nobody gives a flying crap about your horrible teenage voice.

Age requirements are to avoid grown adults having to interact with annoying, incompetent children.

If you're not annoying and incompetent then there's not a problem.

Refusing to use voice comms absolutely is going to a problem for a lot of corps.

For what it's worth, being old and being mature aren't related. 34 here, was looking after a friend's 7 year old yesterday and the kid was definitely the more mature one.

EVE is often quiet, and most of the age requirements are there so that people can feel free to talk about - uh - filthy stuff - without offending teenage ears. If that sort of conversation doesn't bother you then just go ahead and apply.

I highly recommend setting comms up though. EVE is a lot more fun when you are talking crap during the quiet times.

Using third-party comms (and forums) means they get your IP address for counter-intel use. Or, if a spai can read this intel, DDoSing isn't unheard of.

... yeah. Srs players r srs. You'll find out how srs as you play and hear things.
<- NPC for a reason.

Thanks for the advice everyone, I hadn't thought about one way comms. That will make it a lot easier to begin with.

Come to think of it i don't think I've ever been asked my age in the context of joining a corp.

The odds are slim to none for any half decent corp, and text chat is very impractical.


I've never been your age in Eve, and when I was your age we had dial-up so no voice chat. But my cousin is your age and uses voice chat all the time in various games. He even has his own Teamspeak server for a team he made for one of his games.


I was in one of the top Shadowbane PvP guilds for years. There was an officer who had a deep voice for his age and was pretty mature. For almost a year after I joined I assumed he was in his late twenties or early thirties, but it turned out he was 15 when I met him and 16 when I found out his age.