Originally by: lollerwaffle

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Originally by: xOm3gAx

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Originally by: Zartanic

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Edited by: Zartanic on 17/10/2009 19:35:45



There are certain posts that I tend to jump on, especially in the new player forums, as I think they contribute a lot to either stopping player's enjoying the game or put them off starting.

I think all the following are either wrong or extremely simplistic, so they may as well be wrong:

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1. You cannot do anything worthwhile in this game without several weeks or even months training.
False - Condor + target painter - very useful
2. A character with high SP will always beat a character with low SP
False - I have killed higher sp players dozens of times and i've lost to lower sp players - yes it was solo
3. You need a lot of ISK to even get started.
False - frigs are cheap high end is maybe 400k and very effective at mining / ratting for the cost / risk ratio with low skills.
4. PVP is hard to get into and extremely expensive. You can't PVP in a cheap ship.
False - I pvp and win in t1 fitted frigs and cruisers, yes i prefer bc and bs however frigs and cruisers are often underestimated or used wrong.
5. Low and nul sec is boring and pointless (I say that myself sometimes, I must stop doing that)
This is only occasionally true - they both need variety and something done to increase conflict and player count.
6. You spend all your time travelling between systems and nothing else
with worm holes yes, with normal travel no not unless im going 25+ jumps cus then even with WTZ it sucks
7. Mining is the only way to earn ISK for noobs (some EVE reviews say this but they are several years out of date)
False, missions are also good income so are belt rats. Mining is just the most efficient until you can use lvl 3 missions which takes about 1 week at 2 hours a day 3 - 5 missions per day.
8. The game is taken over by Griefers
False - This only exists if someone is constantly bothered in a noob system. Stay in a noob system until you learn the ropes. Also, its not hard to fight back.
9 The game is taken over by Carebears
False - care bears only exist in high sec mostly.
10 You need a maths degree to do anything like research, trading or manufacturing.
False -you just need basic understanding of the mechanics. Attainable through trial and error. Manufacturing is easy. Just add up the cost of mins have enought o build something and tack on a ton of profit.
11. You cannot enjoy the game playing solo.
True - BUT Its an mmo not a solo game. Possible but not fun. This is true.
12. You cannot have fun in PVP in a cheap Frigate
False - this is fun and cheap. Yes you may lose alot but its still fun. OFC if u use the right frig you get some kills, also if you make them opportune.
13. The game has a very steep learning curve which is a major barrier to even starting
T/F - Not compared to when i started, however some players will always have problems.
14. PVP and PVE takes no skill, it's just point and click.
False - it does take skill to use transversal to your advantage and properly fit a ship. But it doesnt take much skill no.
15. You must train your learning skills as soon as possible.
False - You must only do this is you want to have the best SP/time ratio possible in the shortest time possible.

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And still they keep biting!!

Holy crap it's a sni

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