EVE New Citizens Q&A

Systems to avoid until you know what you are doing in lowsec:

* Rancer - "You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy."
* Amamake - FW border system, Pandemic Legion [-10.0] staging system
* Old Man Star - FW border system
* Tama - FW border system
* Sarenen - Goonswam Federation [CONDI] staging system

Rancer is the smartbomb-camp capital of EvE, so one definitely doesn't want to crash the gate in a frigate, unless you are feelling lucky, or have scouted the gate.

Lowsec systems connected to hisec can be camped. Hisec systems connected to nulsec are always camped. There are a number of single system lowsec islands, surrounded by hisec, which are mostly thunderdomes, example: Aunenen

Travelling through lowsec via wormholes can be a random experience.

In general, lowsec systems in the middle of lowsec are low to no population, and see few if any visitors. Faction warfare systems tend to see more traffic. Gate camps in the middle of lowsec are very rare to non-existant.

I'm not sure where you would have heard that from. Phrases like: " you consent to PvP by undocking" and "don't undock in what you can't afford to loose" and "you are not safe anywhere in New Eden" are part of the sales propaganda that the Devs pride themselves on.

I was under the impression that the brutal harshness of this game is what it was known for in the gaming community even outside of Eve. So much so that most people coming here typically think it is more dangerous than actually is just because of what they have heard about the game.

I am not trying to get on you for this I'm just surprised that's all.

<- lives in NPC null unaligned with all local alliances. To newbies that means I'm grey to everyone, and being grey to everyone in NULL is generally considered to be a bad thing.

Yet I still get around and avoid combat for the most part, when I fail to avoid combat, I go up in a ball of fire. Pick up where I left off, and keep going.

Rule #! in eve is rule #1 for a reason. Always keep it in mind and also don't look at Rule #1 as being strictly about the isk. If losing a ship will cause you to rage, then you shouldn't fly it.

The best ships to fly are the ones that you can watch youself get blown up, laugh at the pretty colors, and think, "Lets do that again."

i just skimmed the replies to this so some of this may of already been said.

Prelude: Eve is unlike any game you ever played. So things that are a good idea in other games are not good ideas in eve( see #1)
1- Just because you can fly a ship doesnt mean you SHOULD fly it. while a bigger ship is generally less squishy, its also a bigger loss. For a new player who is going to lose a lot of ships, getting the biggest you can afford is not always a good idea.

2- Mods, skills and ( player) experience makes the ships. Frigate size ships in Eve can be more deadly than battlecruisers with the right combination of mods skills and experience.

3- If you want to venture into lowsec or null, a t1 frigate is better than a t1 cruiser. Your likely going to lose it anyway and you can buy like 20 frigates to 1 cruiser. The t2 versions of frigates( covert ops and interceptors) are good for exploring lowsec and null. They are more expensive so you need to make sure you have good skills for both them and their mods.

4- There are very few places in eve that does not have local residents. You are an intruder to these residents and many will attack you. Their are some quiet places in low sec( dead systems) but you really need to be on your toes and prepared to fight players anytime you enter lowsec or null.

5- Dont afk autopilot. Its not a good habit to get into. If you dont want to spend a lot of time traveling use jump clones and shuttles to go between places. Most people stay within 10-15 jumps of their home base ( or a deployment base) unless roaming for pvp. Its really not necessary with jump clones to do a lot of traveling in Eve unless you are just looking to explore, but i can tell you all of space...looks pretty much the same.

6- Dont ever fly what you cannot afford to lose( and replace).

7- Dont carry a lot of high value loot in a whimpy ship especially in and around trade hubs.

8- t1 ships are general purpose ships. They are poor to ok for a low skill pilot and ok to decent for a skilled experience pilot. For example, a new player that could just get into a battleship will struggle with running level 4 missions. A pilot with 40 mil combat SP can run a level 4 while watching tv and playing on his xbox.

9- t2, t3 , and faction ships are specialty ships. They are much more expensive than their t1 counterpart but offer superior performance ( when fitted properly with the proper skills) in specific areas. These ships will be your long term goal in your eve life.

10- Its better, for a new player, to train up to use t2 modules than it is to train up to use t2 ships( or bigger ships). T2 modules will make a big difference in the performance of your ships. They will also provide you with many bonuses that will make your eve activities easier.


Conclusion: Eve is backwards from all other games. It starts out hard and gets easier as you progress. The higher your skill level and the more player experience you have the easier the game becomes. It requires patience and time....or a credit card and game time cards( plexes) to become easier.