CommmanderInChief
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Posted - 2009.10.17 22:51:00 -
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Edited by: CommmanderInChief on 17/10/2009 22:55:36
Well the above is because eve is very niche game, and yes thats why eve hasnt and i dont think will become mainstream, and thats why its stayed steady for quite some time in the amount of players despite all the advertising. Strange as CCP want more people yet make it ultra difficult for new players. To be honest you either love it or hate it.
But as ive played this game for quite a while im going to answer your questions honestly, and not from a typical i love eve, you cant say anything about eve player..
1. You cannot do anything worthwhile in this game without several weeks or even months training.
True it does take time to learn the skills, i would say easily 2 years before you really become competent and have those skills needed.
However you can earm isk from missions, I know its not exciting but you can. Also try joining a corp, they usually help with stuff. Eve University, a new one EVEFleet Academy all help and guide new players.
2. A character with high SP will always beat a character with low SP
Well not always true, i do think there is that imbalance in the game however, its all about the ships and tactics to be honest. If i flew a battleship, and you came along in your tackling, neut ship then theres a possiblity you could win. I do have an issue with everything on your ship totally reliant on cap..but anyway.
3. You need a lot of ISK to even get started.
not true, not to get started, no ..again join a corp..
4. PVP is hard to get into and extremely expensive. You can't PVP in a cheap ship.
I often flew around in a rifter!! its fun and cheap and its a pretty decent pvp ship :)
5. Low and nul sec is boring and pointless (I say that myself sometimes, I must stop doing that)
Low sec is not what it used to be, however the introduction of faction warfare was supposed to help that..it kind does..0.0 well depends what your doing.
Lots of pvp in 0.0 NPC regions. Normal 0.0 ueah kinda quiet except for hubs. But also its where the big battles happen that you dont see!!..
6. You spend all your time travelling between systems and nothing else
To be honest yeah i hate this, can take ages! but its a MMO they want you yo play it for as long as they possibly can!
7. Mining is the only way to earn ISK for noobs (some EVE reviews say this but they are several years out of date)
nope missioning and ratting
8. The game is taken over by Griefers
Well not really just got to know how to avoid them..its a sandbox people can be whatever they want to be. But i do think that 1.0 should be totally safe.
9 The game is taken over by Carebears
so what? and how does this affect you?
10 You need a maths degree to do anything like research, trading or manufacturing.
You cant expect to learn all the complication stuff in like a day..spend time doing it and it becomes second nature.
11. You cannot enjoy the game playing solo.
I like to solo, but i do think solo pvp is dead, but you can do other stuff, trading, missions, production etc on your own..but again its an online game not supposed to be really solo..
12. You cannot have fun in PVP in a cheap Frigate
Yes you can see my point above
13. The game has a very steep learning curve which is a major barrier to even starting
Yes it has, find a goal and a career path and learn that..again its a niche game.
14. PVP and PVE takes no skill, it's just point and click.
Well yes and no, i do think pvp is abit boring, target fire..but there are tactics involved.
15. You must train your learning skills as soon as possible.
of course then you can train the others quicker duh!
What you need to do is get yourself into a corp, a decent corp, Eve Uni has a lot of players, Evefleet Academy has just opened and is an alternative, but ran by experienced guys.
Hope this helps...
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