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Getting back into EVE
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Salyer
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
#1 - 2016-09-30 18:45:26 UTC
I haven't played EVE since 2013, logged into this account today. I currently have 16M skill points, but was wondering if I should just sell this character and start a new character through steam?
Iria Ahrens
Space Perverts and Forum Pirates
#2 - 2016-09-30 19:00:35 UTC  |  Edited by: Iria Ahrens
I'd not sell your character unless there was something you just didn't like about it. 16M is quite a bit of skill points to have to do over. That's about a year of training. Even if you want to explore something else, those skill points are there for your use later.

If you simply want to redo the new player experience, you could just make an alt and play on that, skilling it up as you go. The rate for selling characters has gone down and your character would just be leeched of skill points and cast aside.

Speaking of leeching skill points. If you have skills that you have no intention of using again, you can extract them, and reapply them with some diminishing returns. But it's an option.

My choice of pronouns is based on your avatar. Even if I know what is behind the avatar.
Sonya Corvinus
Grant Village
#3 - 2016-09-30 19:04:15 UTC
Don't sell it. You can do the career agents at any time, so if you want to ease back into the game, just travel in a pod to a rookie system and start the career agents with a rookie ship. simulate the new player experience in terms of the ISK/ships you use, but don't give up your skill points.
Salyer
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
#4 - 2016-09-30 19:06:34 UTC
Sonya Corvinus wrote:
Don't sell it. You can do the career agents at any time, so if you want to ease back into the game, just travel in a pod to a rookie system and start the career agents with a rookie ship. simulate the new player experience in terms of the ISK/ships you use, but don't give up your skill points.


What if my toon has -0.2 sec?
Sonya Corvinus
Grant Village
#5 - 2016-09-30 19:09:26 UTC
Salyer wrote:
What if my toon has -0.2 sec?


You're fine

Security status matters as follows:

-2.0 or lower will be attacked in 1.0 space
-2.5 or lower will be attacked in 0.9 and above
-3.0 or lower will be attacked in 0.8 and above
-3.5 or lower will be attacked in 0.7 and above
-4.0 or lower will be attacked in 0.6 and above
-4.5 or lower will be attacked in 0.5 and above (all of highsec)
Salyer
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
#6 - 2016-09-30 19:12:36 UTC
Sonya Corvinus wrote:
Salyer wrote:
What if my toon has -0.2 sec?


You're fine

Security status matters as follows:

-2.0 or lower will be attacked in 1.0 space
-2.5 or lower will be attacked in 0.9 and above
-3.0 or lower will be attacked in 0.8 and above
-3.5 or lower will be attacked in 0.7 and above
-4.0 or lower will be attacked in 0.6 and above
-4.5 or lower will be attacked in 0.5 and above (all of highsec)


So I can't go to Jita?
Vortexo VonBrenner
Doomheim
#7 - 2016-09-30 19:16:09 UTC
Salyer wrote:

What if my toon has -0.2 sec?



Look up "the plan" and do that.


EvE security zones in pictures

EvE quick reference pdf

EvE links
Tipa Riot
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#8 - 2016-09-30 19:18:26 UTC  |  Edited by: Tipa Riot
You said you have -0.2, you can go everywhere with this. Sec status only starts to matter at -2.0, small difference. And if you still worry about, just buy or hunt clone soldier tags and exchange for sec status at nearest DED or Concord station.

I'm my own NPC alt.
Salyer
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
#9 - 2016-09-30 20:34:56 UTC
Tipa Riot wrote:
You said you have -0.2, you can go everywhere with this. Sec status only starts to matter at -2.0, small difference. And if you still worry about, just buy or hunt clone soldier tags and exchange for sec status at nearest DED or Concord station.


lol, sorry. I read your post and for some reason thought it said .2
Iria Ahrens
Space Perverts and Forum Pirates
#10 - 2016-10-01 01:45:49 UTC  |  Edited by: Iria Ahrens
At least we know you aren't afraid of getting your feet wet with that sec status. My sec status says, "Carebear! Kill eet. Kill eet nao!"

My choice of pronouns is based on your avatar. Even if I know what is behind the avatar.
Morgan Agrivar
Doomheim
#11 - 2016-10-02 03:54:43 UTC
Iria Ahrens wrote:
At least we know you aren't afraid of getting your feet wet with that sec status. My sec status says, "Carebear! Kill eet. Kill eet nao!"

Yeah, when my sec status gets near 5, a poor afk miner gets ganked and podded to bring it back down.

Lol