EVE General Discussion

I'm in a one man corp merely because I think the name is funny.

That's the entirety of my reasoning for being in a corp.

Most corps are probably full of lovely people, but I like to keep to my own agendas.

Its not funny actually.
So you can close it now.

It's more funny than yours is.

trading gets boring and it makes me want to shoot stuff.

as far as pvp goes, shooting corp mates in t1 frigs as a newb was some of the most fun I ever had. "ready" is a mindset more than anything else. mindlessly accumulating billions doesn't really do much, and I've seen a number of cases where it ends up in a lolsworthy kill mail.

As a wildly paranoid head-case i find that this is why EvE is so relaxing for me. Part of RL stress is dealing with the fact that people are only out to get you on a very low existential level and not in the concentrated, concrete way that requires action.
The environment of EvE is congruent with my ragged edges, still, no need to be asocial. As posted, the memorable bits will all be to do with others.

If you're not going to join a player corp at least find a dedicated group of players that you consistently hang out with. Get on their comms, join their channels. Maybe even something more broad like eve radio or an npsi group. Trust me, in eve you need friends no matter what you do.

OP isn't "missing" anything.

It can be a lengthy and near-impossible challenge to find a good group of people to play this game with. Depends on your definition of "good", but a challenge nonetheless.

During the times I've played this game before, I've had some close friends in small groups. Always the best.

Had a few corps that decided that "bigger was better", and they usually fell apart and dissolved as the group dynamics and objectives changed and/or became a topic of heated debates. Usually pointless, petty arguments that I charitably describe as "debates".

For the most part, have played solo because it offers TWO hugely important incentives:

1) I can do what I want, anytime and any place.

2) I don't have to deal with the crap of mindless faktards, trying to tell me the best way to do "x" or "y", because there's a few in every game. Always.

Ad Astra.

In the games I've played there's usually no real reason to be in a corp/guild/linkshell/etc. Eve is no exception.

There's only a few things that absolutely require a corp. Setting up a POS, customs stations, SOV (alliances)...the list is pretty small. There are a few things that are easier if you are in a corp, such as assigning contracts, setting standings, and corp bookmarks, but there's nothing requiring you to join one.

Talking to people in corp or random channel is not the same.

How you want to play is completely up to you, if you don't want to join a corp, you don't have to, but I will say that I enjoy being in a corp myself, and I love my corp mates. Being in a player corp and sharing close experiences is something that a NPC corp can't provide you.

Eve is a MMO, it's meant to be a game played with others, and that's what I play for, the people that I enjoy spending my time with, the community.

I am a hauler and trader too, and I can say I make a fairly nice amount of Isk doing inter-hauling contracts and shopping for alliance mates. As Daniela said too, trading is going to get pretty boring after a while alone (I know first hand in this XD).

So yea maybe not right now as you are still finding you niche, but I don't think it's something you want to rule out all together. Keep an open mind :)