CELESTA AUNGM
Kang Lo Directorate
Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2015.12.02 15:13:00 -
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...Hmmm.
Lots of players seem dismissive when folks tell them "This EVE or Dust-514 game? It's weird and different from any of your other stuff---I'm serious, Dude---if you go into it with the same old ideas you have from your other games, you're not going to like EVE---don't try it that way"...
It is hands-down the best advice anyone could give about these two games.
I saw this cool sketch illustrating the OUTRAGEOUSLY high learning curve of an Eve game versus some other MMOs. It was a hilarious picture, that is brutal and funny at the same time... and most hilarious of all was that, it was supposedly drawn by one of CCP's own staff.
The learning curve is steep on this game. If you don't hack the idea and the curve, you won't be "ruined" or anything,... but you will always be blaming some part of the game as being broken, or all wrong, or stupid... usually blaming the guns.
Don't try to push through this game with the same "gun is the tool" idea about combat we've all learned from other shooting games.
Combat in these two games is not about the weapons, it's about the procedure for tackling the opposing players.
Social Interaction with other players is ALSO important to mastering this game.
Being sociable with total strangers you meet while playing in the game (send a thanks-letter to the player who saved your life in the last match, praising a squad-leader for giving good directions) may or may not be easy for you to do in a game. But it goes a long way to building contacts you can get learning and protection from.
Finally, the game is so INTENSE, that it makes everyone very opinionated. Mostly, that is going to hurt your learning, instead of helping your learning. This Forum for instance is painfully drowning in opinions and arguments by players who misunderstand the game, but are full of ready-advice to you, Advice here is mostly "opinion", not fully reliable directions to follow.
I, for instance, mostly disagree with MOST of what's been posted here as advice. DON'T follow it all---it will cause you to spend a lot of hard-earned learning-points (the game calls them SP or Skillpoints),... and you will still end up being slaughtered in most of your matches. I have played for more than 2 years, and have NEVER raised my core skills to Lvl-5---it is not always necessary, and eats up point you could have used better somewhere else.
Stay away from buying all sorts of outlandish items like the uplinks, etc, until you've played the game a lot, stayed close to buddies while they use the gear, and you get the hang of when and what version of each of these gadgets is truly useful. Unlike other games that give you the junk-guns so you can leave them behind and buy better guns,... this game gives you Militia Gear because it wants you to use them alot for your practice and learning---DON'T spit on them and start reaching for bigger guns right away.
In addition to Kaze's thread, please read my "Welcome to your ROLES in New Eden" thread. It will tell you about the kind of players you will meet, some of whom are more dangerous than you expect in a PS3 game.
And like I say, this game is DIFFERENT... so prepare to be frustrated and confused alot.
Universe of good wishes for the 49, especially CCP Eterne...
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