EVE General Discussion

New player, always loved this game but could never participate due to economic reasons. Finally able to start playing it and I'm not going to lie, everything is very overwhelming. I've decided to focus on one thing per year to keep sane. I figured for the basics I can start learning and skilling everything based on piloting and combat with the near goal of running level 3 /4 security missions by the end of January.

Ironically while I was in the army, I had a way easier time asking what acronyms flood the vernacular and getting an honest response than I do currently. Is there some sort of way to ask these questions that I'm not really getting? Some sort of jeopardy "in the form of a question" thing? To be honest I know huge communities like eve have micro cultures, customs and modus operandi that exist within their game and I want to learn it as soon as possible because trying to fight against more than a decade of standard operating procedure, customs and traditions is why I see so many of my friends join a game and through failed or resisted assimilation, leave the game claiming that it was dumb or stupid or any other vague unconvincing answer you can think of. How can I fit in? I know of many random players teaming up to do missions and stuff together but I don't know if it's how I pitch or if I'm pitching a grouping offer even in the right place or not. Sounds lame but I would love to be able to run over missions with other people that are sort of as new as me or just enjoy ratting and explaining how to fly and fly well

I guess I'm just asking for how can I fit in as soon as possible, where can I post to find people with similar goals and likes as me, and if my plan of taking in each piece of this enormous pie slowly and with about 2-3 months given to each aspect (mining, ratting, trading, manufacturing, etc.) is a good idea

Anywho, hope to see yall out in the black

Respectfully,
HERPINDERPINHERP HERPINDERPIN

Make a "pitch" to various players the way you make them to people in the real world.

If they like to blow up things, show that you like to do the same thing... by doing it.
Win or lose, you make a statement with your actions.

If they like mining, hang out in the same places and mine with them.
Or do something useful for them (hint: command ships).



Most importantly...

- realize that you are the low man on the social food chain. You have to work your way up by doing stuff, not saying stuff.

- you have no experience or knowledge. And knowledge you have from other games does not apply here. Go out and get it.

- EVE is a process game. Get a handle on the basics and ask questions, no matter how monotonous, seemingly "useless," and/or stupid they may seem.
The reason for this is that tactics and fits you learn today may be useless tomorrow. If you respect the process, you will learn how to quickly adapt. It is why many of us like this game.

- Have a sense of humor about everything... the darker the better. The game is cutthroat. And everyone likes a good laugh.

Wow that's an incredibly irritating name

Youtube is also a good resource for learning, I've seen a few "how to Eve" vids there. The good thing about this method is its recorded and you can have a look at it anytime if your friends are offline.

Indeed, your name isnt really helping. You might be the coolest dude around but the name will hurt you.
If you are atleast semiserious of the game, you might want to restart your char with something more reasonable in the name field.

Hello and welcome,

one of the holiest traditions around here is to actually be nice and helpful to newbies, so as long as people know you are a true newbie and not just a newly created forum alt (alt= alternative character/toon of an older player, in some games also called "twink") they will usually try to give you as much leeway as possible.
Unless, of course, you forfeit your rookie bonus by behaving like a douche. You came here and asked nicely and politely, and that's exactly the way to go (much as in Real Life™). There are others who feel the need to whine and insult the community from the get go, proclaiming that this game is terrible and the community is stupid and antisocial after testing the game for only a few hours. Well, guess what, we have been playing this game for years, and we know perfectly well that it's terrible and that we're all stupid and antisocial, no need to rub into our faces...
So, what I'm trying to say is that despite the bad reputation this community has, almost everybody here will be friendly and helpful as long as you are and as long as you show a desire to learn from mistakes and improve yourself.


P.S. Your name is OK, wear your name tag with pride and honor.

Keep one thing in mind, OP, you cannot change you name here. Five or ten years down the road, are you still going to be happy with that name?

Or are you going to be one of those people who comes to forums and whines because they named their character something stupid when they were in their early 20s?

Finns are infamous for some of the most offensive, vulgar and uncreative ingame names in the world, cos nobody speaks our language, and its hilarious to hear foreigners try to pronounce them with no idea what they mean.

Finnish ingame names typically follow the forumla of = poopoo/peepee + genitals x expletive (for flavor).

Despite our reputation for innovation, we cannot into name creation... :(
We lack this capacity/technology.

But I think your ingame name might be even worse.

Such a cunning plan... ala Baldrick.

Choose a silly, annoying name, so as to attract, entrust and differentiate people by their reaction.
HERPINDERPINHERP HERPINDERPIN clearly inspires trust in your commitment and demonstrates your intelligence.
Perhaps you will be the next Chribba?

Imagine if this had been your name in the military.
I expect you will get much the same result here, as you would have there.

(PS: There are a LOT of ex- and active military in EVE.)

So you prefer to be called HERPINDERPINHERP HERPINDERPIN?

Good call, bro. GL with that.

Your cunning plan is truly cunning!