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ShahFluffers
Ice Fire Warriors Late Night Alliance
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Posted - 2014.03.22 18:53:00 -
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This is a question I have received more than a few times and have been quite happy to answer for a number of reasons. Many newbies simply get lost and/or bogged down in all the "noise" of EVE... taking what they have done so far or what they have experienced... their dashed hopes and failures... personally. And they shouldn't.
Bad things have happened to everyone in EVE, even to us veterans. We all have stories to tell... some we are ashamed of... others that we look back fondly on because it was a pivotal moment for us.
I invite other veterans to share the stories of their beginnings so the newbies that come to this forum can see that they are not alone... that their tribulations are not unique... that they can get through even the worst of things and become like us (sorta). _______________________
*light pipe* *puffs it and settles into the easy chair next to the fire*
I started EvE as a miner/mission runner/carebear.
After I finishing the tutorials I went and did the Epic Arc for the Sisters of EvE. I muddled my way through some of missions (muddled = experimented to see what LIVED) in my Velator... then a Tristan (before it became a "good" ship)... and then a Catalyst. I even trained up to use an Iteron IV (old industrial ship that has been "phased out") which helped me move from location to location easily (ah... the nomadic life... so... yeah, never again).
Then I ran into a mission that mopped the floor with my ships (all of them). I went back to square one... poured through the market to see what ships were available, what mods I could use for what, etc. I trained up some mining skills, set up my Iteron to mine, went to an asteroid belt, and began to mine. And mine. And mine. (only later did I learn that this was a horribly inefficient way to mine). While I was mining I went back and perused through the market and lurked in the NPC corp chat... gathering whatever information I could use.
I used the ore I mined to buy a Thorax (Gallente T1 cruiser) and set it up (and boy, did I set it up... it was a terrible fit!). Needless to say, that ship died in a big fiery ball of flames (though, much slower compared to my Catalyst) because it could not do anything right. So I went back to mining.
I bought another Thorax. This time, I spared no expense and let my OCD go crazy with it. All of the same guns (cruiser sized railguns this time), armor repper, etc. I went back and completed the damned mission... though I had to warp out a few times and return because of capacitor issues and damage.
Around this time I was convoed by a random person. This person asked me if I wanted to join a corp. Figuring that it wouldn't hurt to try, I accepted. Turns out I was lucky. The corp had been set up by some "bitter veterans" who wanted to try and manage a rookie corp for giggles. I asked questions. Many questions. Over and over again. Until they told me to **** off. Through them I learned how to [more or less] set up my ships and focus my character for PvE. I got a Vexor, skilled myself up properly (sorta), set it up the way they described, and then knocked down the remaining missions with ease.
I moved out to their HQ systems (I use the plural term as the corp was in its infancy and the "leaders" were still trying to get a handle on all of the logistics, including finding a place where they could "train us" without much interruption). We got into a war dec or two... and I died several times due to some very stupid things I did (like warping into a group of nano-fit Ishtars (T2 Gallente drone cruiser) with an armor-fit blaster Brutix (T1 Battlecruiser)).
Eventually I settled on running missions and continued to ask questions (i.e. "What fit can I run missions with in a Hyperion?" and "How can I help?").
The corp moved again and I continued to "dabble" in this or that skillwise. After I was able to fly and fit a Retriever (T1 Mining Barge) I realized that I just HATED mining... with a passion... and that while running missions was also monotonous, they were still FAR more interesting as I could use my imagination and role play with the rats (something along the lines of, "HAHAHA, I'm keeling you all you dirwy, diwty piwates!")
Around this time the corp began to dissolve because of internal issues (we won't get into that) and I had to pick sides. I chose to stay with the "Vets" as I figured that they "knew what they were doing" and that whatever venture they went into I could draw from their knowledge and better myself. Plus, they were pretty chill guys and I liked their banter (even though most of it was directed at me).
We went around from place to place... declaring war against various industrial corporations... knocking over POSs (Player Owned Starbases) at moons for profit... ransoming corporations that put no effort into defending themselves (for a "reasonable price")... etc. But I hungered for more.
Soon I found myself in Faction Warfare with these "Vets" and discovered that my skillset for dealing with straight, focused combat (both character-wise and player-wise) to be woefully inadequate. But even still, I found such... pleasure... in going out with and killing other like-minded players with no obligations to anything. I focused my combat and core skills, stuck around despite the abrasive nature of my peers... and now here I am 4 years later; the director of a decent PvP alliance.
I am no longer afraid of grabbing a frigate and heading into hostile systems. I am more than happy to take out something stupid expensive to defend a friend in trouble. I have a firm grasp of how to fit ships and see what tactics will be used against me as soon as I arrive on field (or sometimes before that!)
I did all this! And so can you!
So my advice to you newbies? FIND A CORP AND MAKE FRIENDS. Doing so will take you places. Change isn't bad, but it isn't always good. Sometimes, the oldest and most simple of things can be the most elegant and effective. |
ShahFluffers
Ice Fire Warriors Late Night Alliance
5026
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Posted - 2014.03.22 19:39:00 -
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J'Poll wrote:Thanks Shah, now I have to write up a full wall of text post and share all the horror stories about what I did in the last 3,5 years. HTFU? Change isn't bad, but it isn't always good. Sometimes, the oldest and most simple of things can be the most elegant and effective. |
ShahFluffers
Ice Fire Warriors Late Night Alliance
5029
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Posted - 2014.03.22 23:23:00 -
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Tau Cabalander wrote:ShahFluffers wrote:After I finishing the tutorials I went and did the Epic Arc for the Sisters of EvE. Tutorials? Arc? Kids these days. I have a acquaintance (one of the "bittervets" who took me in no less) who was around when there were no tutorials or killmails. Based on the stories he tells when he drinks I do consider myself lucky.
What's your story Tau? Change isn't bad, but it isn't always good. Sometimes, the oldest and most simple of things can be the most elegant and effective. |
ShahFluffers
Ice Fire Warriors Late Night Alliance
5032
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Posted - 2014.03.23 04:09:00 -
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Petrus Blackshell wrote:butting heads with some faction warfare bigwigs like Late Night Alliance (hi, ShahFluffers), We're "bigwigs?" Change isn't bad, but it isn't always good. Sometimes, the oldest and most simple of things can be the most elegant and effective. |
ShahFluffers
Ice Fire Warriors Late Night Alliance
5052
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Posted - 2014.03.29 19:24:00 -
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Good stories so far. Let's keep it up. Change isn't bad, but it isn't always good. Sometimes, the oldest and most simple of things can be the most elegant and effective. |
ShahFluffers
Ice Fire Warriors Late Night Alliance
5244
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Posted - 2014.04.19 07:26:00 -
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Bastion Baruta wrote:Died once already after I ignored my friend who is helping me learn the ropes, and jumped into some big high level battle where I got cremated.
Now I play a little more cautiously, and am slowly working through the tomes of information attached to this insanely expansive game. Nuuuuuuuuuuu... live dangerously! If I have learned anything as a veteran in EVE... it's that you learn tons more by putting yourself in "bad" situations and learning how to survive... then building on that. Change isn't bad, but it isn't always good. Sometimes, the oldest and most simple of things can be the most elegant and effective.
"How did you veterans start?" |
ShahFluffers
Ice Fire Warriors Late Night Alliance
5428
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Posted - 2014.05.25 21:01:00 -
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Kuj021 wrote:Well in 2009 I clicked on this add and my girlfriend has been pissed off ever since.. EVE Online: The game of lonely, borderline alcoholic bachelors. Change isn't bad, but it isn't always good. Sometimes, the oldest and most simple of things can be the most elegant and effective.
"How did you veterans start?" |
ShahFluffers
Ice Fire Warriors Late Night Alliance
5738
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Posted - 2014.07.20 21:38:00 -
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ISD Ezwal wrote:I started in ISD's CCL division early November 2012 after going trough a quite long application and admission process. (It's faster nowadays) Ah, my first post as a moderator..... I will not bore all of you to dead with long winding stories about the things I've come across and have done as a member of CCL. Suffice to say I started as a humble Ensign, made a few promotions and am now a team lead... Oh, and as of now this thread is a Sticky. *squeeees* I guess this means I have officially contributed something other than bitterness to these forums.
Thank you Ezwal. Hopefully more people will see this thread now! Change isn't bad, but it isn't always good. Sometimes, the oldest and most simple of things can be the most elegant and effective.
"How did you veterans start?" |
ShahFluffers
Ice Fire Warriors Late Night Alliance
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Posted - 2014.07.25 21:45:00 -
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Ladies... lets stick to stories here. Kay? Change isn't bad, but it isn't always good. Sometimes, the oldest and most simple of things can be the most elegant and effective.
"How did you veterans start?" |
ShahFluffers
Ice Fire Warriors Snuffed Out
7062
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Posted - 2015.01.11 03:33:30 -
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Abraham Nalelmir wrote:I kept moving around with this ship between highsec sites killing NPCs and sometimes getting some nice faction drops... until one day I was in a site, and someone warped to me, I had my ECM burst module active (thinking I was jamming rats who were 30km away from me), that guy came in the range of my ECM burst... next thing I see is my green POD. This sounds eerily familiar...
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... dude... I think I was the one who killed you.
Change isn't bad, but it isn't always good. Sometimes, the oldest and most simple of things can be the most elegant and effective.
"How did you veterans start?"
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ShahFluffers
Ice Fire Warriors Snuffed Out
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Posted - 2015.06.09 22:05:05 -
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Lol. You are both funny men . :P
Comon. Give us a real story!
How did you Veterans start?
The Skillpoint System and You
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ShahFluffers
Ice Fire Warriors Snuffed Out
8505
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Posted - 2015.08.14 15:50:39 -
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Feyd... rather than have people follow a link to your personal blog can you instead post your story here in text?
Not everyone feels comfortable clicking links to a 3rd party site (especially one that is terrible for mobiles).
How did you Veterans start?
The Skillpoint System and You
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ShahFluffers
Ice Fire Warriors Snuffed Out
9369
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Posted - 2016.01.04 01:36:10 -
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Leila Meurtrier wrote:I felt obligated to tell something but then I realized that, after biomassing 50+ chars I hardly remember what's the deal was with any of them. It's more like some separated stories to which I can call main character as "me" or "some guy/protagonist". Guess I have to actually write things down sometimes. When I did some fanfiction about a corp I used to be in (along with the people in it)... I made people with multiple alts / characters seem like they had some kind of split personality disorder.
Main Character: "Well, let's see here... checking mail... OH! A mail from my nemesis!!" *opens mail*
Alt Character wrote:"I hear ya helping out nubbins! Guess you couldn't hack it being a REAL player! Smell ya later!!" Main Character: *pounds fist on table* "DAMN (alt character)!!! *starts typing* Dear... buttface... yeah, I am training nubbins... like I trained your sister!!! She was really... talented. Buahahaha!" *hits send*
*(main character's name) suddenly convulses* *he shakes his head and looks at the computer with new eyes*
Alt Character: "Ooooo... I have mail... let's see here... WHAT??? *pounds fist in table* DAMN (main character's name)!!!" *(alt character) proceeds to declare war on (main character)*
How did you Veterans start?
ShahFluffers Blog: Musings, Ramblings, and Newbie Knowledge from a Bittervet
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ShahFluffers
Ice Fire Warriors Shadow Cartel
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Posted - 2017.05.30 18:57:23 -
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+1 Baaldor!
Very entertaining.
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