Joseph Ridgeson
warravens
Capital Punishment.
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Posted - 2014.12.12 22:16:00 -
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EVE is a very interesting beast. It has two faces and both are shouting at the same volume to attempt to get you to either continue playing or stop playing.
"STOP PLAYING!"
Dear God, the game is bloody boring. Most of the skill in the game revolves around being able to follow certain career paths or cookie cutter builds. Combat in the game is completely boring. It is slow and consists of hitting F1 or if you haven't set your weapons to fire with a single button push (Weapon Grouping) F1-F2-F3-F4. If you are in a bigger, more powerful ship you can REALLY spice it up by including F5-F6-F7 and even F8. That is 100% it for most PvE and fleet PvP, though Fleet PvP everyone wants the F1 Monkey. People may say that Mining is terrible and it is a bad idea but in truth PvE missions are just as bad.
Mining, specifically high sec:
You fly up to target asteroid(s), lock as many as you can, and fire your mining lasers at different ones. You use a dedicated mining ship. You 'Split DPS' so that you don't overkill an asteroid; basic Mining Laser cycle for 60 seconds but if you would get more ore than the asteroid has left you wasted your time so 'Splitting DPS' is the best idea. As you get higher up in mining, you get better Mining Ships but it doesn't really change. You choose the best mining targets to make the most money and try not to overkill asteroids.
PvE, be it missions or farming NPC Pirates ('Ratting'):
You focus fire on one target so that it dies as fast as possible. Instead of utilizing ships that maximize mining yields, you use ships that have high damage and just enough tank so as too much tank means you are losing DPS. You change out your ship fittings before a mission starts to have higher resistances against the enemy's damage type and do damage they are weak against.
In truth, the only difference between mining and killing NPC's in EVE is that NPC's shoot back and you see how much damage you have done. An addon that made it look like you were hitting an asteroid for damage and it was attempting to kill you would make them equal.
"YES, QUIT! IT IS BORING!"
The other face yells:
"PLAY FOREVER! IT IS THE MOST INTERESTING GAME IN EXISTENCE!"
The player interaction is what makes the game fascinating. This is a bit long but Jayne Fillon's NPSI video shows what EVE can be. If you don't have time, watch to 5:40. He tells how he started playing with NPSI fleets just 3 weeks into the game. He does a great job showing that EVE can be less scary if you are just willing to take that first leap. More importantly, he doesn't come off as a d***. So often, EVE is full of complete asshats that are basically bullies. Having met several of these guys in real life, the stereotype of "I was bullied or am making up for something in my past so now I am a Keyboard Bully" fits for a lot of people but not all. The presenter puts it perfectly: "Just because we killed you doesn't mean we don't like you, it just means we like PvP more." In short, you can play with being an a**hole.
For what EVE can be at the high scale, you have Rooks and Kings. Again, long video but it really does show what EVE can be. It is also completely hilarious. It comes off as confident without being arrogant and snoody and shows the great thing about EVE. "Smart bombs have been in the game since the beginning and Titans in the game since 2005 but even with these old tools, a new devastating weapon can be deployed."
In this regard, EVE offers things that no other game can. You won't see a PvP group in World of Warcraft capable of controlling entire territories.
"YES! PLAY! IT IS THE BEST!"
Depending which voice is loudest to you will dictate if you will continue to play past a month or two.
"This is B.S! This is B.S! I paid money! Cash money, dollars money, cash money!"
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