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I agree with PinkFloyd, the politics, while somewhat bull, are a major draw-factor for me too. I love all the friendships, fallouts, back-stabbings, and letting all of this define your agenda. It also creates a back story within the sandbox that you can follow back right to the start of eve.
Look at the eve wiki pages for any of the major alliances, and you can be captivated for an hour reading about prior battles, movements, tactics, ceasefires, wins and losses....
And when that alliance has a load of Roleplayers on board, they manage to get the story they are weaving and the result of the battles to tie in with the chronicals and fan fiction. There are a sea of bloggers out there, far to many to read, who blog about every battle and the reason behind every battle.
Then you get videos like this which just make my jaw drop: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XulF-5UU34Y
The story line and the depth of this game are what hold me addicted and captivated every session that I play.
Yes it takes a lot of commitment, some days I commit more time and effort to eve than I do for my job. And yes it takes a lot of resources, but its possible to get anything you can buy from jita into nullsec at a reasonable price if you have a solid industrial and logistical backbone for your corporation.
And if you're sitting in safe spots for two hours you have a rubbish FC and should move on
Look at the eve wiki pages for any of the major alliances, and you can be captivated for an hour reading about prior battles, movements, tactics, ceasefires, wins and losses....
And when that alliance has a load of Roleplayers on board, they manage to get the story they are weaving and the result of the battles to tie in with the chronicals and fan fiction. There are a sea of bloggers out there, far to many to read, who blog about every battle and the reason behind every battle.
Then you get videos like this which just make my jaw drop: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XulF-5UU34Y
The story line and the depth of this game are what hold me addicted and captivated every session that I play.
Yes it takes a lot of commitment, some days I commit more time and effort to eve than I do for my job. And yes it takes a lot of resources, but its possible to get anything you can buy from jita into nullsec at a reasonable price if you have a solid industrial and logistical backbone for your corporation.
And if you're sitting in safe spots for two hours you have a rubbish FC and should move on
Totally. The politics and drama is the best bit. Just remember to take it all with a healthy dose of humour and you'll be ok
Well I resubbed and as with everytime I do 2 thoughts come to mind.
1. Crap my char is over 6 years old but I have 13.5m skillpoints why didn't i stay resubbed all those years.
2. I'm missioning around in a Raven Navy Issue, it's kinda dull in an noob corp (been in it over 5 years lol) and I'd really like to get in a corp and do something more interesting, complexes and wormholes spring to mind.
I'm pondering starting a new account and making a pvp char but I dunno where to begin really. I could have course repurpose my missile loving caldari mission runner for pvp given a bit of work.
So short version, need a pve ish corp and a pvp corp that takes noobs. Any thoughts?
1. Crap my char is over 6 years old but I have 13.5m skillpoints why didn't i stay resubbed all those years.
2. I'm missioning around in a Raven Navy Issue, it's kinda dull in an noob corp (been in it over 5 years lol) and I'd really like to get in a corp and do something more interesting, complexes and wormholes spring to mind.
I'm pondering starting a new account and making a pvp char but I dunno where to begin really. I could have course repurpose my missile loving caldari mission runner for pvp given a bit of work.
So short version, need a pve ish corp and a pvp corp that takes noobs. Any thoughts?
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Perhaps it's just me then, only ever been in one Alliance and they were worse than ****!
Just joining a WH corp now hopefully, then need a racial cruiser V which I am 20 days from, then another 5 days from flying a Proteus, then 13 from a logistics ship. Fingers crossed I can get in
Just joining a WH corp now hopefully, then need a racial cruiser V which I am 20 days from, then another 5 days from flying a Proteus, then 13 from a logistics ship. Fingers crossed I can get in
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Crilly, if your character is mission/combat based, there is no need to start a seperate PvP character - Its pretty much the same skill set. Let me know if you fancy trying out 0.0 life in Gentleman's Club.
Crilly, you sound like another perfect member for the 101SMA fast-track program, 2 weeks learning about PVP, and then ship out to 0.0 to fly with Gentleman's Club Alliance.
MotherMayI I'm based out of the KZF ACE Mart now, flew up last night, need to get in a PVP fleet with you and mow down some noobs
MotherMayI I'm based out of the KZF ACE Mart now, flew up last night, need to get in a PVP fleet with you and mow down some noobs
Yeh this is what I've signed myself up for. Seems a good laugh so far.
At first I was expecting it to be really dumb stuff, but I've been shown some really handy things
I'm giving the trial a bash tonight finally (after promising to do so many times), any tips for total noob?
Focus your training on the right skills, and find a corp to teach you asap. Flying with friends is so much better than flying alone in this game.
Personally I think having one char for PVP and one for PVE is a good idea, and opens options somewhat. I've currently got two chars, my main (who I use for PVP) and a second who I'm currently training into an AFK Domi setup to run L4's. The logic behind this is pretty straightforward - I'm in a nullsec PVP corp that means I can't rely on ratting to pay for new ships. With a mission running alt I'm free to focus on my PVP. And of course theres the added benefit of having an empire based cyno pilot/scout when required.
So if you can afford to pay for a second player, its certainly not a bad idea. As to which way to go thats a bit of a toss-up - whilst some skillsets are shared between PVP & PVE (damage and tank) an awful lot isn't - navigation, electronics and electronics warfare all aren't. Depending on what your new corp requires you could train the new alt into an interceptor pretty quickly, but in your shoes I'd probably use your main for PVP.
Sounds interesting.
http://eve-sheet.com/skills/Linis_Erens thats my char, very streamlined to do missions.
I'm sorta twiddling my thumbs at the moment whilst refinery efficiency ticks up to lvl 5, pondering if I should bother getting scrapmetal processing, need to train up metallurgy if I do. Only reason is to liquidate the ridiculous amount of t1 modules I have from missiong. My hanger is bursting.
After that it would be pondering the golem. But 0.0 pvp does sound like something I'd fancy.
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Solaris, whats your name in game? I havn't been on for the last few days, had a lot of work to do, but trying to find out who all the OcUK'ers in GC are.. Theres a few of us now I think.
Crilly, that character is more than capable to start dabbling in some PvP. While separate characters for PvP and PvE can be nice, it is far from needed. I can make more ISK ratting in 0.0 than the majority of L4's, and I have a jump clone set up at a L4 agent in Empire with a fitted Raven etc. in case I fancy running them for whatever reason. All the missile support skills (which I notice you're lacking in a little bit), shield support skills etc., apply equally to PvP as they do PvE. I'll convo you in game next time I'm on if you have an interest in checking out some 0.0 life.
Crilly, that character is more than capable to start dabbling in some PvP. While separate characters for PvP and PvE can be nice, it is far from needed. I can make more ISK ratting in 0.0 than the majority of L4's, and I have a jump clone set up at a L4 agent in Empire with a fitted Raven etc. in case I fancy running them for whatever reason. All the missile support skills (which I notice you're lacking in a little bit), shield support skills etc., apply equally to PvP as they do PvE. I'll convo you in game next time I'm on if you have an interest in checking out some 0.0 life.
Dude just look at my signature
Its a clickable link as well.
In game names:
- Solarisfire (PVP - 101st Space Marine Force - Gentleman's Club) PRIMARY
- Solarisflare (Jumpfreighter pilot + Orca Pilot - Tri-star Coilition) ALT
- Solarisnova (Hulk Pilot + PVP + PVE - Space Marine Acadamy) ALT
Its a clickable link as well.
In game names:
- Solarisfire (PVP - 101st Space Marine Force - Gentleman's Club) PRIMARY
- Solarisflare (Jumpfreighter pilot + Orca Pilot - Tri-star Coilition) ALT
- Solarisnova (Hulk Pilot + PVP + PVE - Space Marine Acadamy) ALT
Ok, I'm thinking of coming back to Eve, and currently am waiting for CCP to recover my accounts (since I was at uni at the time, and no longer have access to the email addresses, and for some reason my login details don't work anymore..).
First time around I made a vast amount of money in zero time by trading faction loot, so I just bought my way through Eve. After a few months, I quit, bored, and gave it all away. I'm thinking of going back now and playing "properly", but I realise the game has changed a hell of a lot in the 3/4 years I've been away.
So, the question is, out of the new stuff, what is really good? What should I be looking to get involved in to get the best out of Eve as it stands now?
Cheers!
First time around I made a vast amount of money in zero time by trading faction loot, so I just bought my way through Eve. After a few months, I quit, bored, and gave it all away. I'm thinking of going back now and playing "properly", but I realise the game has changed a hell of a lot in the 3/4 years I've been away.
So, the question is, out of the new stuff, what is really good? What should I be looking to get involved in to get the best out of Eve as it stands now?
Cheers!
Hi Makhaira,
Getting the best out of eve depends on what you're interested in.
If you're interested in mining then grab a hulk and head for the roids.
If you're interested in PVP get into your races PVP ships and join a decent corp, then fly and a fleet and pew pew things.
If you're interested in hauling grab a freighter and run some logistics.
You get the most out of eve in a corporation, working as a team. It gives you a purpose really, where the whole corporation is working towards a certain goal.
Don't worry though, everyone still sells large quantities of faction goodies to make ISK, but making ISK is only one thing, what you do with it is the next thing. Invest it in ships to blow up, BPO's and materials to build stuff, POSes to moon mine with.
Eve is a sandbox, do with it as you will, but be prepared for other people to try and stop you....
Getting the best out of eve depends on what you're interested in.
If you're interested in mining then grab a hulk and head for the roids.
If you're interested in PVP get into your races PVP ships and join a decent corp, then fly and a fleet and pew pew things.
If you're interested in hauling grab a freighter and run some logistics.
You get the most out of eve in a corporation, working as a team. It gives you a purpose really, where the whole corporation is working towards a certain goal.
Don't worry though, everyone still sells large quantities of faction goodies to make ISK, but making ISK is only one thing, what you do with it is the next thing. Invest it in ships to blow up, BPO's and materials to build stuff, POSes to moon mine with.
Eve is a sandbox, do with it as you will, but be prepared for other people to try and stop you....
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Thats an impossible question to answer, as it completely depends on the fleet you are with, what you are fighting, etc. etc.
Drake are pretty good ships to learn PvP with - Cheap to replace, but got a good tank and DPS to allow for mistakes. If you're with a fleet I'd advise going for a Heavy Missile fit, but a Heavy Assault Missile solo drake with Web + Scram can be pretty nasty with the right skills. Unless you are very confident, or with a BS only fleet, I'd very much advise learning with a Raven.
Drake are pretty good ships to learn PvP with - Cheap to replace, but got a good tank and DPS to allow for mistakes. If you're with a fleet I'd advise going for a Heavy Missile fit, but a Heavy Assault Missile solo drake with Web + Scram can be pretty nasty with the right skills. Unless you are very confident, or with a BS only fleet, I'd very much advise learning with a Raven.
Dude I think you meand very much advise AGAINST learning with a Raven.
Raven's are poor in PVP, so much so that most large alliances won't even let you fly with them in a PVP situation.
If you HAVE to fly a battleship in PVP and fly caldari then get a Rokh with the tech II shield tank, and tech II railguns, but I would only ever advise flying one in a sniper BS fleet.
The drake is an amazing all round ship, and will take you well over a year to perfect the skills to fly it 100%, but in fleets it can be a very effective ship. If you want to train guns instead of missiles then look into the Ferox, also a very capable and understated ship.
Failing that start looking at tech II cruisers, the eagle and cerb are both very good PVP ships, the interceptors are ok but not as hot as some other races, same with the assault ships. If you want to get into more of a support role in fleets the Basilisk is regarded as one of the better Logistics ships in the game. The onyx is pretty awesome in nullsec, and the Rook/Falcon make pretty awesome ECM boats.
But please keep the Raven for PVE and keep it off the battlefield...