To EVE or Not to EVE … is that EVE’n a question?

Published on 11. Feb, 2009 ... written by RothimusPrime, Tags: Articles, Columns

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A Noob’s Beginnings (Part I)

I have been playing EVE for about a month now. I couldn’t believe how terrible this game was. Don’t hang me yet…this was of course due to me not giving it a chance. The sheer complexity and potential of EVE is completely overwhelming the first time you log on, and continues to be so for while. Just making my first character with no prior knowledge of the EVE universe was a daunting task. However, as I said, I have been playing for about a month now and I can safely say I am obsessed with this “game”.

When I first began, I had no goals, no ideas, no clue what to do. I did have a couple buddies that started with me, so we stuck together and helped each other out. We began by mining, and quickly learned we needed a little rat protection. So one of us got a missile launcher and some standard missiles (oh how we’ve grown since then). This kept us safe enough for the time being to allow us to mine and haul our ibis and frigate cargo loads back to the station (very inefficient). Soon enough, I stumbled upon a player wanting to help a noob. She gave me 5 million isk and I thought I’d died and gone to heaven. I immediately joined her Corp, no questions asked.

So there I was, a noob in a very large Corp that is, from my understanding and reading, a very well known Corp in a very well known Alliance. I didn’t know what to expect or what to do. Everyone was very friendly, informative, and helpful with donating isk to my noobish blunders. However I just wasn’t a part of the Corp. I didn’t have any access to anything (i.e. Corp Hangar). After a week of milling around my Corp’s HQ in Amarr space, a war broke out. At first I thought it was cool, well it wasn’t. I basically had 24 hours to hightail it (aka jump) far enough away that chances of a warring enemy wouldn’t find me. So I made like 14 jumps to Caldari space and just mined a ratted there in those 1.0 and 0.9 sectors. After a few days of this, I decided to head out with my buddy. We tanked up as best we could and headed straight for the fighting grounds to see what would happen. Needless to say, we were pod’d about 20 mins after we started our journey. It was kind of exciting, but also annoying since I didn’t exactly have a lot of spare isk.

Then we both woke up back where our clones where and continued on mining and ratting in the secure sectors. My buddy found another player who invited us out to join him on some Level 4 missions, and we jumped at the opportunity.

— End Part I —

To anyone thinking about EVE or just getting started, hang in there…it gets way better, and if you find me in or around the Brybier system, I just may help you out.
Part II to follow assuming Part I gets published, and hopefully more.

7 Responses to “To EVE or Not to EVE … is that EVE’n a question?”

Securitas Protector

11. Feb, 2009

Very cool! I think there needs to be more stories of newer players out there to remind us all how it all felt at first.

Excellent, you caused my nostalgia to return.
Jenni Concarnadine

11. Feb, 2009

You sound to have started in pretty much the same way i did.
Hang on in there. I built up to Level 3 missions in a BC on my own, and have just been bequeated a friend’s “stuf”, which includes BS BPCs and a couple of fully-fitted and rigged BSs (not to mention mining barges and a Hulk, for the carebear moments).
My ambition now is to build my own BS, and start some COSMOS missions.
StrangeApe

11. Feb, 2009

I’ve loved reading that. I’ve never had that kind of experience myself because when i started playing, i already had had friends playing the game for several months that were glad to help me out. Eve must be daunting for someone who joins and doesn`t know anyone in the game. Keep us updated, i’m looking forward to the next story.
allenski

11. Feb, 2009

I’ve been playing for 8 months, doing lvl3 and lvl4 missions (solo), I have some ’stuff’. BUT I know I’m just scratching the surface of EVE.

Your personal ‘noob’ experiences are fun to read, and be reminded of the vast EVE universe.
Leird

13. Feb, 2009

I had a fairly easy time coming into EVE Had a good friend that played, and also had the luck to join a corp that was very noob friendly Still with that corp today! And i doubt that i’ll ever leave! Mostly because there’s plenty of pvp to be had
Alesk Remo

14. Feb, 2009

Ah… the beginnings. How does it go? “In the beginning…”

Yes I remember those days. They were fun and hell at the same time. It’s like trying to learn a new language with no idea where to start!

Now I’ve been playing for over 4 years and things are rather different now, but I still come into contact with new players and friends who are still learning the ropes. I can’t offer too many hints at this stage other than to say read, alot!

Read the forums. There is plenty of good advice and guidance to be gained from that. Read up the articles on this website. Their’s some real gems to be found in here! And google is your friend. Pretty much type in “eve online ” + your question and you’re bound to get some kind of answer.

Stick it out in EVE. It’ll pay off in the long run and you’ll find a place where you can go for at least the next few years!
Bruno

20. Feb, 2009

Hi. I play EvE for two months and started from the PVP side. I like the complexity of the game a lot and would like to see it evolving as a continuous process..
But Im writing just to say that I am Portuguese and I’m hanging on a terrific corp, made good friends and have no finger to point on them. I have heard there are hundreds of industrial corps who initially say they are willing to help noob players but actually are there to get their money. Those players are not fair to another and you shoul avoid them. Thats why some keep on saying that you should ask a lot before applying for a corp.

Fly safe!