EVE General Discussion

Everyone is different. Because I like "engineering challenges" so to speak, I have LOADS of fun figuring out new ways to do old 'content'. Last week a did a guristas 9/10 with a couple of MJDing Myrmidons just to see if I could. I use an ECM burst on my anomaly ratting Machariel to keep aggro on me and off my expensive Geckos, I have a whole slew of pve support ships that use FoF (auto-targeting) missiles to help me in pve (and when someone comes to pvp me lol) like this one I use to support my 0.0 mission Tengu:

[Dragoon, New Setup 1]
Damage Control II
Co-Processor I
Ballistic Control System II
Ballistic Control System II

Upgraded EM Ward Amplifier I
Experimental 10MN Afterburner I

Prototype 'Arbalest' Light Missile Launcher, Inferno Auto-Targeting Light Missile I
Prototype 'Arbalest' Light Missile Launcher, Inferno Auto-Targeting Light Missile I
Prototype 'Arbalest' Light Missile Launcher, Inferno Auto-Targeting Light Missile I
Prototype Cloaking Device I
[empty high slot]
[empty high slot]

Small Processor Overclocking Unit I
Small Processor Overclocking Unit I
Small Low Friction Nozzle Joints I

Hobgoblin II x5
Hobgoblin II x10

And though I can't claim credit for it (I stole the fit off a guy in the Ships and modules forum), I have fun flying my nullified, cloaky proteus that can tank 800+ dps against guristas and serpentis rats AND deploy 5 light drones, do 500+ dps and is cap stable with a micro warp drive on (if it weren't for blasters really short range, I'd call it overpowered lol).

For people who like to tinker, the game is ENDLESS fun.

What do I find fun? Laughing at funny comments from friends on the forums. Answering questions from new players about how to get started. Taking week old players on low sec roams and getting kills worth 200m+. Fighting a constant propaganda war against the threat of bot aspirancy and periodically ganking people who disagree with me. Running level 4's, sleeper sites and anomolies in an assault frigate (or sometimes even a t1).

My advice? Find a conflict you want to fight in. Make Friends. Make Enemies. Above all, care about what you're doing and pick things that will challenge you or have an impact on other players.

Because they don't know how to do it properly.

Proper hauling is one of a few things.

1) Finding a courier contract that pays you to fly from A to B

2) Finding an item that you can buy at point A for less ISK than you sell it for at point B

The second variety is far more enjoyable, because it involves market research. Nobody is going to tell you, "Hey, check it out! If you haul 1,000 of these mods from Jita to Amarr you'll make a bunch of profit off buy orders!" They'll just do it themselves. Or they'll subtract a tiny portion of their profit and use that to make an open Courier Contract.

And don't fall into the trap of thinking that hauling is just for big, slow ships. Some of the most profitable runs are done in shuttles or Covert Ops ships.

No. 'Like' not. Love... or not love. There is no like.
- Yoda

Lets see when I first started playing this game I was an industrialist. I did mining, hauling, support roles, etc. I even formed my own corp of miners and we then merged with another corp until it was time to move on. During that time, I ran missions on my own and did group missions. I realized I could make more doing missions (and I found out about the Astarte) so I started training for that. I was fortunate enough to have joined CAS when I first started playing EvE and made friends with the right people because they have an excellent group of players who train new players how to PvP. I got interested in that and began dabbling in lowsec next to our area of operations. That's the moment I realized I loved to PvP and FC (fleet command other players while FC'ing) and haven't gone back since.

Now I do the occasional carebear stuff as my wallet needs it or I just want to do something different when there aren't targets around to shoot. The point is, try things and see what you like. Chances are what you like at the beginning will change to something new anyways (but honestly, I've always wanted to secretly reopen my first corp and start building an industrial empire again )

Only the Sith deal in absolutes.

~ Obi-Wan, being all ironical and ****.

Boat violence = fun.