EVE New Citizens Q&A

Lowsec exploration is pretty exciting and profitable.. Get into an Anethema and find sites while dodging players.

there is no "interesting" non-grindy PvE in EVE.

Wormholes and Incursions come closest but have pretty high SP requirements (wh: shield logistics, nightmare or tengu; incursions: guardian, legion, zealot, absolution or loki).
The encounters themselves are no more challenging than mission/complexes (except you have to do them as a group) and after having done each site a few times no explicit coordination is necessary - everybody just does the same job as always.
Due to the high ISK/h and the opportunity to socialize these forms of PvE feel however a little less grindy...
(and as for incursions you are basically a small armor HAC gang you don't have to run from PvP should the opportunity present itself)

Exploration can be fun for a few days but income is pretty unpredictable. However you can do the low-sec exploration sites in a battlecruiser so the skill requirements are ok.
I only did some exploration in Serpentis low-sec which basically came down to "Is there a site that might drop the Nanite Control skillbook? If not, move on to next system..."

Thanks for all the replies. Yes, I'm working my way towards incursions (hence me trying to aim for a Guardian as fast as possible), it's more that I'm trying to do and learn things right now as it's going to be a while before I'm sufficiently ready.

I have been explained on how to stay alive a bit in low sec and this afternoon I've spent killing NPCs in low sec, while this is ofcourse very much grinding the added aspect of having to pay attention makes it interesting and I learn stuff at the same time. Funny thing is that while that system was mostly empty, almost every time someone entered we had a chat back and forth, so less chatter and nonsense than in high sec and more actual conversations. That's the kind of thing I'm talking about; broadening my horizon so to speak.

On that note, is there an Amarr ship that can decently well scan and do combat at the same time? Someone told me he switches ships all the time which to me sounds a bit silly, I would expect some sort of decent combo for it.

Ya know if I didn't see a screenshot (checked your blog), I wouldn't have believed someone said you asked way too many questions for a newbie lol..........genius!

More on topic, some good suggestions above, reading up on some market info, even scanning - I just recently came across a nice wormhold guide. You've probably come across it already, but there if ya havn't.

Probably not doing lvl 4's yet, but they can get rather interesting, but of course grindy once your skills surpass the difficulty. Eventually you can pull entire rooms and get yourself in an OH NO!!! moment pretty darn quick. I know I still do and I even run 2 LAR's (large armor repairer).

Far as pve combat options go though, it'll all seem the same like other games. Go in, kill stuff, leave. One difference in EVE though is it all seems the same, cause you don't see the enemies up close very often....just a bunch of + + + + everywhere, no orcs, goblins, trolls, demons...etc....etc. You will need some standings to run the higher level missions so try & stick with it...it'll get more interesting later on. In regards to your Epic Arc problem, unsure there, but perhaps could restart it. They're pretty challenging (bring a friend!!!) and give great rewards.

In regards to someone switching ships often (I'm Gallente so can't help ya on Amarr), it's likely just laziness. Quicker to switch the ship, but you can save/load fittings (alt-f) so if it's a pricey ship, go that route. I use it for different tank/drones for missioning since I'm sure not gonna buy 5 or 6 Navy Dominix's just to save myself 30 seconds to switch out my armor hardeners or drones.

Good luck Yadira! Welcome back to EVE :) (and yes, mining is boring)

My other suggestions have been covered.

But have you tried Mining?

There is no grind - but there is the drone of lasers glowing in the night.

The big thing is that - like PVP - you've no NPC telling you what to do - and if you want a challenge - mining in Lo Sec can be a real challenge. Not a good way to make money for a new person - but a real challenge.

Working in Industry, especially once you get toT2 production can also be a ... not a challenge ... but interesting. There's a lot to figure out and a good deal of complexity. Again - not something where you're going to make money as a new person but not something that's a grind either.

Mining, Industry and Trading are the intellectual careers in EVE.




The really bad news is - it's hard to get away from missions - as there are a lot of things in EVE where standings start to matter and missions is about the only way to gain them.

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Yeah, if you hate it - don't mine.



As to cap ... I had a problem like that with some rats in Amarr space on one of those Recon Missions. They used a cap drain on me - big red beam with one hell of a range to it.

What I did - was to install a cap booster - so I could kill the guy draining me before I was drained.

Of course - if you're getting warp scrambled you may want to kill those guys first.



You may have trouble fitting that cap booster on something like a Slicer though as it goes in a mid slot. I was using an Arbitrator/Maller (Gank/Tank) team.


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I had the opportunity to do some ratting in Delve against Blood Raiders. Kinetic damage is not so great vs them. While I didn't really have to worry about cap drain in a Drake, it didn't help that Kinetic is one of the worst damage types for them. I found range tanking was really the best way to deal with them. Plus you still have a 25m3 drones bay, enough for a full flight of small drones for those pesky scramming frigates.

That aside, lo-sec exploration is a decent alternative to missioning.