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Tried Eve for a while and I really like it but I only have 1 thing that personally I wasn't too keen on, Always being flagged for PvP even if you don't want it.
I know a lot of people that would play this, Me included, If PvP was optional not forced on you.
 
You wouldn't like it in the long run if you dont want pvp. It really isn't hard to avoid being killed. You can care bear in highsec just fine. It just pays well to be sensible. Just because you can be killed doesnt mean they will or its easy.

I don't recommend sitting in highsec never engaging in PvP. That is entirely missing the game. But its doable and you can make it extremely difficult for someone to kill you to the point where its too much effort or just downright too expensive.

I dislike PvP in other MMOs but you need to approach eve different.
 
I've just started playing - spent a bit of time in a Merlin doing the missions (military, advanced military and exploration). I've just got a Cormorant destroyer so want to continue doing PvE missions, but there aren't any more available from the agents. When I 'search agents' the only ones that come up are 21 jumps away in null sec! Where do you go for more missions?

I don't fancy going into null sec only 5 days after starting as I'm sure I'll get nailed within minutes :/
 
Dicehunter said:
Tried Eve for a while and I really like it but I only have 1 thing that personally I wasn't too keen on, Always being flagged for PvP even if you don't want it.
I know a lot of people that would play this, Me included, If PvP was optional not forced on you.
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I wouldn't play if you weren't flagged for PVP.

Luckily for me, EVE devs are all old-school MMO griefers and have no interest in making a WoW-alike where I can't educate everyone I see on risk/reward.

Resubbed. In Blackrise in FW. Flying frigs, badly.
 
That's what I miss about the old school MMOs was the ability to attack anyone, any faction anywhere, anytime. There were of course some safe zones but it was all out war. I love it, I just wish I could get in to Eve, I'm just sat there skilling away not playing and possibly will for the next few months, at about 12mil SP now, ordered the collectors edition too!
 
yhack said:
Am I right in thinking that joining a corp in order to steal absolutely everything is a legitimate game strategy?
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Shooting people that literally started the game 5 minutes ago into space dust is considered fine in EVE to "Teach" them about losing and dying and all that BS that so many people come out with, So robbing a corp at least in my eyes is fine as in EVE it's everyone for themselves.
 
yhack said:
Am I right in thinking that joining a corp in order to steal absolutely everything is a legitimate game strategy?
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It is legitimate, fun and very profitable! :D If you do it be sure to take screen shots and document it for extra fun and gloating on the ever forums!
 
I saw this on the Eve subreddit,

http://imgur.com/a/kmxUN

Online POS

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We were fighting some guys in a C4 WH for a week and noticed that alliance members were also using the POS. So we applied an alt to one of their industrial corporations in order to get access to the ff for ourselves. I don't know why you would allow someone in your alliance without an api check, ts interview or kb check and give them the right to shut down your POS (in another coporation in said alliance). In total we got about 50 billion, the contents of 2 more ship arrays + 3 corp hangars + 2 chimeras are unfortunately not on the screenshots.

Offline POS

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We started bumping ships out first before we realized that they actually really gave alliance members the right to shut down the forcefield, unfortunately we couldn't take the fuel out though.

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Some of the t1 ships we later found in an additional ship maintenance array, we actually started shooting every t1 cruiser hull, as we couldn't move it all.

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After we got all the ships they also sent out an alliance mail http://pastebin.com/qe3vGe1q (unfortunately in german, basically saying "We are done" and "There is nothing left", although they might restart and seem quite calm and rather sad). We also later got a hilarious T3 kill as one of their members accepted a fleet invite from my cloaky alt and warped to my main waiting a in a bubble :) http://eve-kill.net/?a=kill_detail&kll_id=18395441 + video
You can read the longer version of the whole story here in the thread: http://www.reddit.com/r/Eve/comments/1h0ysr/this_is_what_happens_when_you_give_a_3_day_old/capr3m3

Cleaned up POS

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Unfortunately they onlined the POS again but it looks a lot nicer now.
I think it's pretty hilarious that this happens in the game. Everyone seems to paranoid. I joined a corp to do some mining and they had to background check on me with my API keys.
 
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I played this in 2008 for a month. Decided although it looked fun, I couldn't be bothered to learn another game.

Recently restarted it for the 5 day trial. Hello 2.5million skill points! Might sub this time round and give it a go.

Is there an OCUK channel? Maybe even an OCUK corp? :D
 
yhack said:
Am I right in thinking that joining a corp in order to steal absolutely everything is a legitimate game strategy?
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Perfectly legit though pretty low to do it to aquaintances you've built up incidentally.

Even api checks, etc. aren't foolproof which is why I have holding alts to log off anything valuable if its not in a station I won't personally leave anything I'd worry about losing in a POS CHA/SMA for instance.
 
clartymarty said:
What is the game like for new comers? I am intrested in this never really gave it a chance with me being quiet young
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Like any MMO, there is a steep learning curve. Eve has a steeper one than most others.

Eve allows you to pick your own path and just go for it. Of course you will still need to do certain things.It's the most fun in a corp, as with team of people you canyou try different things. (Just be careful you pick a good corp and bunch of people.)

I would leave low-sec piracy till your better in sync with the game mechanics, as it can be punitive financially if you don't get your kills.)

Get the 14 day trial, have a bash at missions, fall in love with the graphics and hopefully kiss your social life goodbye.
 
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