Vell0cet
Vengeance Unbound
RISE of LEGION
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Posted - 2014.11.25 08:09:00 -
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There's a few keys to enjoying EVE. The golden rule of EVE is "never fly what you can't afford to loose."
The first is learning the mechanics, which is pretty complex. If you don't understand the mechanics, and your opponent does, you'll almost certainly die. You need to understand weapon ranges, turret tracking, sig radius, speed and how that all comes into play when trying to hit your target. Missile mechanics are slightly different (and a bit easier to understand). Next you'll need to understand damage profiles and resistances. This isn't all that different from DUST, but you can load different types of ammo that will deal different types of damage (and also alter your range and tracking). Next up is learning about Ewar. You can cripple the enemy in various ways (slowing them down, preventing them from warping, breaking their target lock, reducing their locking range, greatly increasing their locking time, reducing their tracking speed, reducing the range on their turrets, target painting (increases their sig radius, making them lock faster, easier to hit and take more damage in some cases), and finally neuts/nos which suck the enemy's capacitor. You then have to learn the rules of engagement, and security status so you can know when you can engage and what the consequences of the various combat timers are (like not being able to jump through a gate, dock in a station, or log off).
The other critical component to having fun in EVE is to join a corp. EVE University is an excellent place to get started. They are friendly, helpful, patient, and most importantly, trustworthy. You're not going to get scammed, tricked, betrayed etc. there and can always ask about stuff you're not sure about. You're expected to eventually move on to other corps, and they have very strict rules, but its a fantastic place to get started. I've also heard great things about RvB (red versus blue). The idea is there are two sister corps that are permanently at war with each other. They have rules for engaging each other and try to keep fights to cheap ships, so you can easily fleet up and go fight the other side with minimal damage to your wallet while you're learning combat/fleet tactics.
Stick to frigates for a while. They are cheap and a lot of fun. Big ships are awesome, but they're crazy-slow and expensive. I can fly a large percent of all sub capital ships, and frigates (cruisers too) are just lots of fun. Speed plays a massive role in EVE, and frigs are the undisputed kings of speed. Don't be in too big of a hurry to get into battleships.
You'll also need to figure out a way to make money. For first time players, I suggest mission running. You'll be investing your SP into combat skills which will help you earn ISK and be more effective in PvP. Contrast this with mining, production or trading and you'll be sinking tons of SP into stuff that won't help you in a fight (unless of course that's the kind of stuff you're into). You can make decent money running missions. For this I suggest running Caldati ships. They use missiles primarily which are easier to use, and work really well for mission running.
Oh, a final point. If you're thinking about doing faction warfare, it's probably a good idea to do it on a separate character, because you'll annihilate your standings with half the empires pretty quickly and you won't be able to travel through half of highsec without being hunted. That is incredibly inconvenient to have to deal with on your main character, and repairing your faction standings after you've nuked them is a very long and incredibly painful process of grinding. Save yourself the aggravation and use a second character to FW.
EVE is worth giving a try for sure. It's much slower paced, but the rushes you feel are like a more intense version of DUST. Like when you run a crazy expensive fit maybe with an officer weapon. You get that mix of excitement and fear combined. It's pretty cool, nothing really really compares.
Best PvE idea ever!
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Vell0cet
Vengeance Unbound
RISE of LEGION
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Posted - 2014.11.25 16:57:00 -
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Bahirae Serugiusu wrote:RayRay James wrote:Bahirae Serugiusu wrote:I used to think EVE was awesome...then I tried it and discovered that though the graphics are beautiful, the combat just made me yearn to spend my money instead on Anarchy Online a game where though the player base is dying, and the graphics are 10 years old, but it was at least fun and did not require spending 30 minutes to get to one location then being podded in a .9 area spending 30 minutes trying to figure out why and spending another two hours buying my things back. How.... How did you.... get podded... IN A .9?!?!?!?!? Thats exactly what I said and about that time I decided it was time to cancel my subscription.
CONCORD doesn't offer protection in Highsec, only retribution. You're never completely safe when you're in space, unless you're cloaked up at a safe spot (uncloaked at a safe spot and you can be probed down).
Best PvE idea ever!
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