EVE New Citizens Q&A

Time is not a factor in becoming good, effort is.

I know where you are coming from but it is a perspective that you've likely learned from other MMOs and has no place here.

Eve is a game and most groups are just looking for other like-minded people to play with.

In other MMOs where you have rigidly structured everything and infinitely escalating gear levels this is a factor. In Eve it is not.

So for example in WoW you need to grind for your daily or weekly quotas of various gear and rep items so that you get access to better gear because the raid is upped for every person that you bring in so each person has to be of a certain gearscore. PvP in that game is fixed numbers of players versus the same number on the other side of characters that are all the same level and matched up with similar gearscore or arena rating.

In Eve you can run an anomaly or mission or whatever by yourself or you can do it with 200 friends it does not matter the game has no instancing and nothing is limited. Also you could go out on a roam with 5 people or 25 people or whatever, but one more is always welcome. Another point, another set of guns, some more dps, another ship that the opposing fleet has to chew through or worry about, no matter what the fleet is probably better off with you there than having one less person.

So all of that "do you bring enough to the table" stuff is for other games. Here in Eve we only care if you are fun to play with. It is literally that simple. That is what makes Eve so great. We are all just grown-ass kids on a virtual playground looking to have fun together.

But .... But ....... But ......



In all seriousness, that statement should be CCP's new catch phrase. It's a very good description.



DMC

spend about 4+ hours a night everyday and most of the weekend, im still terrible at eve....being useful is knowing what the corp/alliance needs in fleets and having it ready and tailoring your training to fit in more

I think this is an extremely personal question and you will get a different answer from just about anyone you ask. I find that this game is truly what YOU make it to be. That being said, I think that the biggest determining factor will have to do with what corp or alliance you end up with. There are some that are very hardcore and demand a lot of activity and participation from their membership. Others are much more laid back. For me, the most important aspect of this game is the community of people I play with and so I feel like I am participating and being effective just by talking with my corp mates and continuing to facilitate that community even if I'm not actively shooting or mining or flying around. I also do a lot of this outside of the game using the forums or chat programs too which is another level of participating within the game.

As you get more familiar with the game and you find what you enjoy doing, the amount of time you spend will fall into a rhythm. Just don't force yourself into playing so much that it ceases to be enjoyable. It is a game after all