EVE General Discussion

I almost quit at 3 months because all I seemed to be able to do was get my butt kicked over and over again. 7 years later I still get my butt kicked over and over again... I've just found a way to make a living at it.

When it clicks, it clicks. And don't worry - some outstandingly stupid people in EVE seem to thrive well enough.

Really, it's not so much about intelligence as attitude.

As a new player, knowledge about how Eve's systems work is far more valuable than any amount of isk you can reasonably make as a new player.

I know it sucks to lose 50m when that's all that's in your wallet, or even 500m as a month old player, but in time these losses will be meaningless. I've lost everything I had 3 times: once due to a pirate, once due to an IPO scam, and once due to not playing for 6 months and buying plex. But now, I can make a loss on a trade valued at 10x those losses, and it's no big deal. Granted, I've been playing since 2005, but you'll soon find that your experience will start to give you a momentum that can't be stopped by petty scams and gankers. Eventually you will have multiple accounts to PVE with, corp/personal connections to easy income, trading knowledge, etc. As a new player, just focus on learning the game, and try not to worry about isk too much ;)

Now, if you said that you were just grinding lvl 3/4 missions, I wouldn't have bothered to write this, but each time you took a hit you tried out a new system (mining, trading, etc). That's how a true Eve player approaches the game, and playing this way means that adversity will only make you a more capable player in the end.

Losing everything you have hurts, but the OP has the right attitude. He's gotten back up and tried again, that puts him way ahead of the curve when it comes to newbies.

Eve hooked me on my 4th trial, Apocrypha had a lot to do with me getting it. I've weathered a Ponzi Scheme and a margin trading scam (my first billion, decimated to 250mill) so far, respect is due to the scammers though, the ponzi was very professionally done, and the margin trading scam relies on your greed.

edit - I see you've been introduced to pay it forward, keep the faith. Many a newbie gets their start from that, myself included.

I've contracted you a Covetor mining vessel. Sell it or use it, makes no difference to me. It's sitting in my hanger gathering dust and I'm tired of staring at it. Sometimes.... it stares back at me

I thought that was a rule when going down to the local strip club?

Thank you very much. I'll try to keep it in one piece!

The system its sitting in is calmer.... for mining. Keep your eyes open and you should do fine if you decide to take up residence there.

When I got scammed and found out it was more-or-less CCP sanctioned (even encouraged by market mechanics) I considered learning how to do the scam and trying to use it on someone else. And I don't say that scammers shouldn't be allowed to play, since I get that EVE needs to remain dangerous in lots of ways. But that just isn't me. I hope the generosity shown here doesn't lead to a bunch of threads created for the purpose. Of course it's Eve, so...

3 months into the game I was trying to do level 3 missions in a badly fitted blackbird.