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Quincey Maricadie
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#1 - 2012-03-27 10:29:00 UTC
Hello, i bought EVE last Friday when it was on sale, now that i have played through the weekend i have to say that i absolutely love it! I've tried to get into EVE many times in the past years but i was never able to get beyond first hours because of the almost nonexistent tutorial that didn't really explain anything, but now i was able to get in and found a really great and friendly corporation to go with it!

I have couple of questions.

1. Is there any hazards other than players and hostile npcs?

2 .Is there cockpit view or interior view planned? I would love to walk around my ship or at least a small portion of it.

3. I'm curious about building planetary infrastructure, how does that work exactly? Is it "fun"?

I know i would find answers for my questions if i'd search for them enough, but i will rather ask these from the community.

Also is there a place where i can see what is planned for the future updates and expansions?
Serene Repose
#2 - 2012-04-16 03:38:41 UTC
EVE is a great game. We all hope you're having fun with it.

We must accommodate the idiocracy.
Patient 2428190
DEGRREE'Fo'FREE Internet Business School
#3 - 2012-04-16 04:03:35 UTC
1, The players more so than the NPCs, but yeah that sums up the dangers of EVE. Different areas of space have either relaxed rules where people can violence you, or harder NPCs

2. Not likely. The avatar engine is made by another team who just had a sizable amount of their staff cut. Not to mention its horridly optimized and was never meant to be for EVE in the first place

3. PI can be fun to setup, but its remarkably shallow and in safe regions of the game, pays very little for your effort.
Montevius Williams
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#4 - 2012-04-16 04:14:03 UTC
Quincey Maricadie wrote:
Hello, i bought EVE last Friday when it was on sale, now that i have played through the weekend i have to say that i absolutely love it! I've tried to get into EVE many times in the past years but i was never able to get beyond first hours because of the almost nonexistent tutorial that didn't really explain anything, but now i was able to get in and found a really great and friendly corporation to go with it!

I have couple of questions.

1. Is there any hazards other than players and hostile npcs?

2 .Is there cockpit view or interior view planned? I would love to walk around my ship or at least a small portion of it.

3. I'm curious about building planetary infrastructure, how does that work exactly? Is it "fun"?

I know i would find answers for my questions if i'd search for them enough, but i will rather ask these from the community.

Also is there a place where i can see what is planned for the future updates and expansions?



First, welcome to EVE. It is an amazing game.

1. EVE is all about the players. Yea you have to watch out for NPC, depending on where you are, but the players are the real villians (or heroes) in this game. This is a player run universe.

2. No cockpit view. None planned I dont believe.

3. PI is pretty cool during the initial set up, but as someone just said, to make it worth your while, you need to do it in hostile space.

Glad you are liking EVE man...Its the best game I've ever played.

"The American Government indoctrination system known as public education has been relentlessly churning out socialists for over 20 years". - TravisWB
Sri Nova
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#5 - 2012-04-16 04:37:11 UTC  |  Edited by: Sri Nova
1. do not underestimate the players of this game . same goes for the npc's a lil bit of research in to region and missions your messing about in can save you a lot of isk.

2. somewhat discussed but nothing from the devs im sure its been thought about but im sure the art department buried that guy along time ago.

3. P.I. erm ... well it can be fun (if you kinda like farmvile) it can make you some money but you really need to learn the p.i. market its worse than the sudanese stock market . http://wiki.eveuniversity.org/w/index.php?title=Planetary_Interaction

Oh yeah, i almost forgot welcome to eve . Happy Hunting :)
namron 7
Doomheim
#6 - 2012-04-16 04:43:08 UTC
The only thing dangerous in this game are other players. If this was a one player game you would

A. be able to go anywhere in the entire universe

B. Be pretty bored pretty quickly

C. Even if you were a lone wolf you would get bored without other players

Thanks for the help
Chokichi Ozuwara
Perkone
Caldari State
#7 - 2012-04-16 04:54:09 UTC
Quincey Maricadie wrote:
1. Is there any hazards other than players and hostile npcs?

The devs. And Hilmar's beard.

Quincey Maricadie wrote:
2 .Is there cockpit view or interior view planned? I would love to walk around my ship or at least a small portion of it.

You pilot your ship from a pod.

Quincey Maricadie wrote:
3. I'm curious about building planetary infrastructure, how does that work exactly? Is it "fun"?

It is really fun. If you like watching paint dry, you will love planetary interaction!

Quincey Maricadie wrote:
I know i would find answers for my questions if i'd search for them enough, but i will rather ask these from the community.

That is mighty white of you.

Quincey Maricadie wrote:
Also is there a place where i can see what is planned for the future updates and expansions?

Dev Blogs, internet, google, this forum, no.



Tears will be shed and pants will need to be changed all round.
Herping yourDerp
Tribal Liberation Force
Minmatar Republic
#8 - 2012-04-16 04:58:32 UTC
Quincey Maricadie wrote:

I have couple of questions.

1. Is there any hazards other than players and hostile npcs?
in some missions, space itself does damage to you, make sure you google "eve survival guide" for each mission you do

2 .Is there cockpit view or interior view planned? I would love to walk around my ship or at least a small portion of it.
probably not.

3. I'm curious about building planetary infrastructure, how does that work exactly? Is it "fun"?
honestly its basically as fun as farmville.
you place a control center on a planet, then upgrade the control center pending your skills
you use extractors and factories to make stuff, and launch pads and storage facilities to store stuff.
i would Google Eve online PI tutorial for more info on it.

I know i would find answers for my questions if i'd search for them enough, but i will rather ask these from the community.

most future updates are not fully known until a few days before the expansion or patch. however there are many "this is how we see eve in 20 years" kinda videos and stuff.
http://community.eveonline.com/en/inferno/ this is really all we have on the next patch to go on.
Nova Fox
Novafox Shipyards
#9 - 2012-04-16 04:59:40 UTC  |  Edited by: Nova Fox
Internal Ship views is like a feature... 2-3 years maybe from now? and I think its filed under pipe dream sometihng for team avatar to do when there is nothing else abosulutely left to do.

Dust 514's CPM 1 Iron Wolf Saber Eve mail me about Dust 514 issues.
Hroya
#10 - 2012-04-16 05:46:36 UTC
1. Yes there are, no not yet.
2. No, not planned or on the table for quite a while.
3. Yes can be fun if you do it in places or at times when it's not logical to be doing it.

welcome to eve. i hope you continue to like it and not take everything to serious.

You go your corridor but.
Ch3244
Native Freshfood
Minmatar Republic
#11 - 2012-04-16 05:55:25 UTC
Quincey Maricadie wrote:


2 .Is there cockpit view or interior view planned? I would love to walk around my ship or at least a small portion of it.


Please leave and don't come back.
Montevius Williams
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#12 - 2012-04-16 06:47:51 UTC
Ch3244 wrote:
Quincey Maricadie wrote:


2 .Is there cockpit view or interior view planned? I would love to walk around my ship or at least a small portion of it.


Please leave and don't come back.


Great way to welcome a new member to the community.

"The American Government indoctrination system known as public education has been relentlessly churning out socialists for over 20 years". - TravisWB
Nova Fox
Novafox Shipyards
#13 - 2012-04-16 06:51:50 UTC
Ch3244 wrote:
Quincey Maricadie wrote:


2 .Is there cockpit view or interior view planned? I would love to walk around my ship or at least a small portion of it.


Please leave and don't come back.


You know comments like these have a very bad tendancy to burn later on.

Dust 514's CPM 1 Iron Wolf Saber Eve mail me about Dust 514 issues.
Hroya
#14 - 2012-04-16 06:53:39 UTC
Montevius Williams wrote:
Ch3244 wrote:
Quincey Maricadie wrote:


2 .Is there cockpit view or interior view planned? I would love to walk around my ship or at least a small portion of it.


Please leave and don't come back.


Great way to welcome a new member to the community.


Does let him know that it isnt going to be all friendly out there though.
Welcome can be a handshake or a gunshot at short range. Both may work depending on your view.

You go your corridor but.
Graic Gabtar
The Lemon Party
#15 - 2012-04-16 06:53:49 UTC
Just run. Run away as fast as you can.
Himnos Altar
An Errant Venture
#16 - 2012-04-16 07:07:40 UTC
also keep in mind that if you screw up, you will get (roughly):

pity from 1% of EVE
a resounding HTFU (Harden The **** Up) from 30% of the population
Go Back To WoW from 30% of the population
Laughed at by the rest of the population.

or a mix of the last three.

EVE has arguably the best and worst community. there will generally be someone there to help you along, but there will ALWAYS be a crowd to point out your mistakes.

Also, EVE has developed a pseudo-villain, depending on your point of view. his name is The Mittani, and he's the leader of Goonswarm. One of those people you generally either hate or you love.
Dr Silkworth
#17 - 2012-04-16 07:09:00 UTC
Well there is a mission called recon that will blow yo up from a gas cloud. Wormholes will close behind you leaving you no way out. A particularly rare asteroid will give off a hazardous gas. you might get stuck in a hollow asteroid, there are market scams which are from people but kind of a non violent hazard. Huge pieces of your life may disappear, your girlfriend will leave you, accomplishments in real life will become unimportant as you pursue goals you wouldn't even dream of in real life. Credit card fraud and account hacking doesn't happen often but the temptation to purchase dozens of alts and these gold cards called plexes are a clear and present danger. Some people stoop to real life stealing of credit cards to buy their dreams instead of build them. Peoples computers have been known to catch fire while looking at themselves in the mirror in the station. Epileptics have been known to have seizures and grown men have required therapy to avoid harming themselves.

So yeah, EVE is more dangerous than you think.
Gerrick Palivorn
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#18 - 2012-04-16 07:21:56 UTC
Welcome to Eve, it is the best game I have ever played. The community is a wonderful thing here and they will show you the best and worst that humanity has to offer. Just a few things to remember.

-This is a multiplayer game, your story is your own but you share it with the people you associate with.
-Don't worry about losing ships, they can always be replaced. Incedentally, never fly what you can't afford to lose.
-Be aware of your surroundings, nowhere is safe in New Eden.
-If you make a mistake, learn and adapt; don't expect the other players to have sympathy for you.

Again welcome to Eve and I hope to see you soon.

MMOs come and go, but Eve remains.  -Garresh-
Solstice Project
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#19 - 2012-04-16 10:45:44 UTC
Friendly advise:

Don't autopilot in a shuttle/noobship/pod through highsec.
ISD Grossvogel
ISD Community Communications Liaisons
ISD Alliance
#20 - 2012-04-16 10:53:20 UTC
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