EVE New Citizens Q&A

Hi everyone, I have been interested in playing EVE for a long time now and I am finally taking the steps to remedy that. Not only is the space theme interesting to me but the vast amount of activities that are available. Everything I have read so far makes it seem like the possibilities are near endless.

I am experience with several MMOs and other online games, but this seems like a whole different beast. I mainly like PVP activity in games I play but I understand the need to have a firm financial base as well so that you can afford to keep playing.

Right now I am reading more about low and null space so that I can narrow down my search for the right corporation.

Hello and welcome to Eve.

May you have a long and rewarding career here.



DMC

Welcome aboard, as you rightly say, the possibilities in Eve are near endless. Unlike most other MMO's the NPC content provided by CCP is fairly static, instead they give us the tools to make our own content. In short the endgame in Eve is only limited by the goals you set yourself.

The best advice I can give you is to forget pretty much everything you've learnt from them, as you say Eve is an entirely different beast.

Eve was my first MMO, I've tried to play a couple of others, not having the possibility of just murdering the guy next to me, and looting his corpse for his gear if I feel like it made them feel bland.

Look into KarmaFleet, Brave Newbies and Pandemic Horde as a starting point, they're all newbie friendly nullsec entities with links to the more powerful alliances in null.

Hmmmm yeah I like the attitude but you aren't going to lose a week, a Month or a years worth of work in an instant of complacency in dota.

Your losses here will be felt in the time and effort spent and believe me you will feel it.

It's part of the charm of the place in my mind but it can get to you from time to time.

I was looking up more about losses and it looks like I can just buy a PLEX? and basically be buying isk. That should negate the losses of time spent grinding if one can afford it.

Jonah said some of your activities are wardecs and mission invasions? Can you tell me a little more about what kind of people you look for as a target.

Yeah you can plex but then you feel your losses in your actual wallet.

Mission invasion is largely like fishing, just with players running missions, "suspect baiting" would be a more accurate term for it .
Further reading

How fast does it take to earn the amount of a plex, not more than 3 hours? If it takes more than that than it seems working an hour or two and buying a plex is a lot more efficient.

I'll check that blog out thanks!



That answers my question, thanks! Seems we thank a like and luckily I kicked my Starbucks habit :D

Greetings and welcome! I was in your shoes around a year ago when I first dipped a toe into the New Eden pond.

Here's some tips on PvP and the Path of the EWAR Samurai.




How quickly can you can earn a billion ISK?

Like the answer to so many EVE questions: that depends. Smart market trading can make that very quickly, as can a player with a 15 ship, boosted multibox mining fleet. A gatecamp of newbies might get lucky and blap something that drops some ridiculously expensive Officer grade loot.

I made my first couple of billion ISK writing EVE related news stories. These days, Planetary Interaction provides the income stream.

The decision to buy PLEX to sell for ISK or not is a personal one each player will make. There is no *wrong* answer, except to warn you that, unlike other MMOs where *The Bestest Gear* can make you invincible, in EVE, *The Bestest Gear* will paint a very, very large target on your back.

The best advice I can give you has already been given: take a look at KarmaFleet, Pandemic Hoard and Brave Newbies. If you want to really get some fast and intense PvP training, have a look at Red V Blue. Any corp or alliance worth joining will have a Ship Replacement Program in place which will reimburse some, if not all, of the loss, and occasionally you might even be able make a profit on getting blown up.

Never forget, EVE is a social game.

If you're interested in jumping straight into pvp, Faction Warfare offers very accessible fights, as well as allows pvp to be sustainable, and even profitable if you know what you're doing.

Just a quick summary of how you earn money in FW:

In the warzone, systems are either controlled by your militia or the enemy militia. In both of them, Cosmic Anomalies called Complexes (frequently abbreviated to just "plexes") appear which militia pilots fight over for control.

The goal of FW is to capture these plexes, either to shift control of the system to your militia, or to reinforce your militia's hold over the system. In both cases, successfully capturing these plexes by destroying any enemies guarding it and making the timer count down rewards you with loyalty points which you can then exchange for items to sell.

If you're confident, you can capture plexes in enemy systems which grants you a large amount of loyalty points. This is called offensive plexing.

If you're not yet confident, you can also reinforce plexes in your militia's systems which will still grant you a certain percentage of loyalty points depending on several factors. This is called defensive plexing. Of course, at any time, an enemy militia pilot could drop in and make your day very exciting.

In short, faction warfare is fast, chaotic and boat loads of fun. Everyone flies frigates, destroyers and cruisers to keep things cheap, and it's very open to either fleet operations or just solo pvp.

You're welcome, glad you enjoyed my scribblings.
Enjoy your time in RvB. If you see him online, hit up Xantcha Valla who's still sitting on some newbro frigates I left in his care.


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