EVE New Citizens Q&A

Hey Guys, i am new to EVE, for some unknown reasons I got 5mil in my bank. Well i spent half of it on new ship that i thought was good for me, now am going to master it. I want to get into industry, what do you guys recommend me to do? I got one blue print right now and am cloning it. Will this work? Can I sell it after it is done? is this a good way to make some moneys? If not what are the best ways of making money in EVE?

Yes, the copying should work, there are no bugs that would prevent it from working, that I know of.

Probably not.

Depends on what the blueprint makes, probably not.

Oh boy, the SHOW ME EVERYTHING quote. You know, there are already written guides out there and google isn't all that hard.

Start with the EVE University guide.

I'll say that it's a bit unbelievable that someone could start this game and not read even the most basic of guides on how to play, given that pretty much all advertising out there says it's so complex. It feels like you're trying too hard to establish a plausible "I'm a newbie" background, so people don't think you're a spy.

No matter... All the advice has already been written, and with pictures too, in guides out there, by people more dedicated than I. Feel free to ask questions and we'll point you to the guides.

The innocence is strong with this one.

*unzips pants*
Com'ere boi!!!


Sounds like you got a gift. Either it is from the game (if you did a promotional deal from CCP or STEAM) or it is from a well to do player who means well.


Hold your horses there. Before you get any ideas let me give you some reality.

EVE is a single-shard MMO where Industry, PvE, and PvP are all mashed together and in constant conflict with one another.
There is no "safe zone" or "grace period" where you are invulnerable or others cannot affect you. Once you leave the newbie system you can be scammed, ganked, and/or generally preyed upon by others at will.

The upside? At the moment, you have nothing of value to scam or gank for. So if you don't voluntarily go into...
- an "alleyway" (see: low-security space, 0.4 to 0.1 rated systems)
- the "wild forest" (see: null-security space, 0.0 to -1.0 rated systems)
- the "pits of darkness" (see: wormhole space, -1.0 rated systems with no stargates and can only be found with probes)

... you should be fine.

Even still... do not get too attached to your ship. You CAN be killed in high-security space (1.0 to 0.5 rated systems).


Now... what kind of ship did you get and what do you intend on doing with it?


What do you want to do? Or rather... what specifically interests you?

Bear in mind that the game is not going to tell you exactly what you should do. And while we players can recommend things, the decision is still yours.

Here are some of the basic options you have:
- Mining: you sit in a specialized ship and suck up rocks which can be refined into minerals.
- Production: process/refine things and turn them into better things. Requires use of blueprints.
- Researching: research blueprints so that they can make things faster and/or use less materials. If you are good enough, you can make specialty blueprint copies that are even better. If you are really good, you can try your hand at "inventing" special T2 blueprint copies.
- Hauling: be a trucker of the space lanes.
- Trading: See if you can make a profit by buying products at low prices and selling them at higher prices.

Some more advanced industry options exist outside of the game mechanics themselves.
- Industry Logistics: if you are part of a corporation/alliance and have everyone's trust, you can be the go-to person when they need something. You can move things, build things... you do the work no one else wants to do but everyone NEEDS to be done.
- Trusted 3rd party: this takes time and A LOT of trust. Build this up enough and people will use YOU as a vault for everything from complicated trades, lottery pot holder, etc.


Please note that none of these specialties are mutually exclusive from each other. Specializing in one will not stop you or slow you down when you move on to a new specialty.


Someone else needs to answer this for me.

*pages Tau*



How to become a Warlord

tldr: you lead people and make money off their backs.

I never read the guides. It takes half the fun out of playing a new game if someone gives you step by step instructions. Then its like assembling furniture that comes in a box, not an enjoyable activity...

... But then again i also didnt ask questions on the boards as a newb either about basic gameplay.

To be fair to the newbie... I also did not read any guides.

I sorta took the dive and learned the hard way. With pretty much everything. Then I joined a "good" corporation by accident and everything got better after that.

If you're going to make stuff I recommend T2. I'm not into industry, but I've heard the margin on T1 stuff is really slim.

I have not been heavy into manufacturing in years but last that I checked lots of T2 stuff was a loss to produce. Also with the differences now between high sec and null sec manufacturing and reprocessing bonuses things can get complicated.

You really need to calculate build costs and projected profit margins on anything before you build.

No.

T2 margins are low because almost all the products NEED to be bought off market. The only way to make a decent profit is to set up a pos, buy all the component BPOs and research material efficiency to 10, buy the mats and use the pos to manufacture the components.

All in all, you'd be making 20-30 mill on a 200 mill ship. For a new player, thats not bad, but the infrastructure and initial ISK sink is pretty huge.