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Post SOE epic arc, more missions or join a corp?
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Rynn Vendran
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#1 - 2013-06-09 21:00:13 UTC
Having finished the training and tutorials and now with the Blood-Stained Stars arc behind me, I'm looking at the options that I have, and that I'm sure most newbies do: continue sailing around doing missions while feeding my skills or seek out a corp and do corp things? Are there any clear advantages that one has over the other, or is it pretty much just a matter of personal preference? So far I've enjoyed combat over exploration, can I get that with NPC missions or would the corporation experience be better?

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Blake Gates Heleneto
Science and Trade Institute
Caldari State
#2 - 2013-06-09 21:17:17 UTC
Corporations/alliances/social interaction is what makes this game. It 'is' an MMO after-all. There are many corporations out there that can give you the exact experience you want out of Eve Online. Missioning (especially while being in an NPC starter corp) will get extremely boring and repetitive very quickly.

Missioning with a corporation can be much more fun (simply because of the social interaction and doing things as a group), but there are far more interesting and fun things to do with a group of people you get along with than missions.

My advice is to not jump into anything too soon. Ask around in in-game chat channels, check out the Alliance & Corporation recruitment threads here on the forums, and do your research. Above all else, just try to find a group of people that you enjoy hanging out with and chatting with. At that point, no matter what you're doing "in-game", it will be fun because of the interaction of you and your corp mates.

Best of luck to you and welcome to New Eden pilot! o/
Rynn Vendran
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#3 - 2013-06-09 21:40:04 UTC
Blake Gates Heleneto wrote:


Best of luck to you and welcome to New Eden pilot! o/


Thanks, and thanks for the advice!

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_Hey now, hey now now, sing this corrosion to me... _
Ace Menda
Gemini Lounge
#4 - 2013-06-09 22:11:13 UTC
Rynn Vendran wrote:
Having finished the training and tutorials and now with the Blood-Stained Stars arc behind me, I'm looking at the options that I have, and that I'm sure most newbies do: continue sailing around doing missions while feeding my skills or seek out a corp and do corp things? Are there any clear advantages that one has over the other, or is it pretty much just a matter of personal preference? So far I've enjoyed combat over exploration, can I get that with NPC missions or would the corporation experience be better?

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It's is mainly personal preference.

Being in a corp has it's advantages (being part of a group, ability to do stuff together, learn/talk to others) but also it's downsides (like war-decs).

I know people who never joined any corp and are perfectly fine, others can't stand being without a corp.
Some people regularly change corporations others find their corp in one go.

As for missions, the only thing that being in a corp changes, you can do them with others.

Another thing I would like to add is a great (but long) guide on what to look for if you go out and look for a corporation:

https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=245333&find=unread

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Eram Fidard
Doomheim
#5 - 2013-06-09 22:39:11 UTC  |  Edited by: Eram Fidard
Well, you have the right attitude so far. I would suggest some pvp training to get yourself competent (read: not a victim) and you will enjoy your time ingame a lot more.

edit: to clarify, join a decent corp that specializes in pvp and mentoring. I'm not in touch with the who/what/where of it, you should be able to do that research yourself. Look for corps that are reputable, 9 of 10 are pretty bad/inactive/etc.

Even if you are not interested in/destined for pvp in this game, you will still benefit immensely from understanding the rules and motivations behind pvp. The earlier you learn these mechanics and mindsets, the better off you will be.

Fly reckless, fearless newbie.

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Radius Prime
Tax Evading Ass.
#6 - 2013-06-10 03:15:05 UTC
Another brave newby, soon gonna start to think that this entire generation of new players and old vet alts will have been in the same corporation. Nice way of throwing all advice into the wind and just join the corp with the most members where you will be guaranteed to be a disposable number and get little depth from your interactions and friendships with the others...

Had been following your posts with curiosity, can't say I am not disappointed.

Hope it turns out well tho :), Fly Hard o/

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Kessara Celestine
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#7 - 2013-06-10 03:16:56 UTC  |  Edited by: Kessara Celestine
Edit: Just saw you joined Brave Newbies, great corp you will have fun with them!

So fellow newbie and wanted to share my experience so far. I am not stating this as advice or recommending this is what you should do but just sharing my experience to maybe help you.

So when I started all I heard from people was you have to join a player corp that is where the real fun of this game is, it is awful and boring without it. So what did I do after the training missions I instantly started looking for a corp to join. The problem was I only had a little idea of what I liked and what I wanted to do. At first I thought I wanted to be a pirate and so I joined a pirate training corp in high sec. I quickly learned after a day that no I didn't like it and hunting for people to kill just wasn't fun for me.

I also heard of the corp Brave Newbies and thought yeah they just go around and shoot people that will be fun, no boring hunting. However, the thing about a player corp is wardecs meaning people can kill you in high sec without CONCORD intervening. I safely got to their home system after running from war targets and even hiding in a station for a while. Now Brave Newbies is an awesome group of people but I kind of felt trapped. High sec wasn't an option because of the numerous wardecs and gate camps and flying alone in low sec with little experience scared me a little.

I realized at this point I hadn't taken time to explore on my own and find out what I really liked. I realized the tutorial agents only give you a small taste. I realized I wanted to try mining, exploring, industry and pve missions to a much fuller extent and find out what was really fun for me. The best way to do that I felt was to leave player corps and just go out on my own while I explore. So my advice would be to not rush and also do what you feel is best. I heard people say you have to be in a corp so I did but that wasn't what was best for me. Also the good thing is I made some mistakes but I changed it, I wasn't happy and now I am. So find what makes you happy in game and do it. It is your 15 dollars a month or 500 million ISK a month so don't spend it not being happy and doing what others think you should do.

And remember this is just my experience for me none of this is a recommendation you might find the right player corp and be super happy and know exactly what you want to do Smile
Rynn Vendran
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#8 - 2013-06-10 03:29:56 UTC
Radius Prime wrote:
Another brave newby, soon gonna start to think that this entire generation of new players and old vet alts will have been in the same corporation. Nice way of throwing all advice into the wind and just join the corp with the most members where you will be guaranteed to be a disposable number and get little depth from your interactions and friendships with the others...

Had been following your posts with curiosity, can't say I am not disappointed.

Hope it turns out well tho :), Fly Hard o/


I've actually been reading up on other options like RvB or Eve University... I appreciate that Brave Newbies is all about mindless fun in space (more or less, and no slight intended) but I'm not 100% sure that's what I'm looking for at this stage. Any suggestions?

_Hey now, hey now now, sing this corrosion to me... _
Rynn Vendran
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#9 - 2013-06-10 03:33:05 UTC  |  Edited by: Rynn Vendran
Kessara Celestine wrote:
Edit: Just saw you joined Brave Newbies, great corp you will have fun with them!

So fellow newbie and wanted to share my experience so far. I am not stating this as advice or recommending this is what you should do but just sharing my experience to maybe help you.

So when I started all I heard from people was you have to join a player corp that is where the real fun of this game is, it is awful and boring without it. So what did I do after the training missions I instantly started looking for a corp to join. The problem was I only had a little idea of what I liked and what I wanted to do. At first I thought I wanted to be a pirate and so I joined a pirate training corp in high sec. I quickly learned after a day that no I didn't like it and hunting for people to kill just wasn't fun for me.

I also heard of the corp Brave Newbies and thought yeah they just go around and shoot people that will be fun, no boring hunting. However, the thing about a player corp is wardecs meaning people can kill you in high sec without CONCORD intervening. I safely got to their home system after running from war targets and even hiding in a station for a while. Now Brave Newbies is an awesome group of people but I kind of felt trapped. High sec wasn't an option because of the numerous wardecs and gate camps and flying alone in low sec with little experience scared me a little.

I realized at this point I hadn't taken time to explore on my own and find out what I really liked. I realized the tutorial agents only give you a small taste. I realized I wanted to try mining, exploring, industry and pve missions to a much fuller extent and find out what was really fun for me. The best way to do that I felt was to leave player corps and just go out on my own while I explore. So my advice would be to not rush and also do what you feel is best. I heard people say you have to be in a corp so I did but that wasn't what was best for me. Also the good thing is I made some mistakes but I changed it, I wasn't happy and now I am. So find what makes you happy in game and do it. It is your 15 dollars a month or 500 million ISK a month so don't spend it not being happy and doing what others think you should do.

And remember this is just my experience for me none of this is a recommendation you might find the right player corp and be super happy and know exactly what you want to do Smile


I've been thinking along these lines very recently... we seem to be of like mind. One of the best things about EVE is that there are about a million choices you can make. One of the worst things about EVE is that there are about a million choices you can make. And the beat goes on...

Blink

_Hey now, hey now now, sing this corrosion to me... _