Osamu Matsuguri
Center for Advanced Studies Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2011.10.01 19:21:00 -
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The realtively split nature of the posts thus far in this thread speak fairly well to the problematic and flat misleading nature of the OP, the newsitem, and this mode of thinking in general.
CCP Fallout wrote:Almost every EVE Online player will tell you that if you want to play the game successfully, you should join a player corporation... eventually. What advantages does a player corporation have over an NPC corporation? What should a new capsuleer look for in a player corporation, and what should they be cautious about?
Fixed that for you.
The simple fact of the matter is that, for a new player freshly indoctrinated into the wide world of EVE, with all its unintuitive UI, numerical complexity, vast possibilities, and spiteful, scammy, griefing players, the best option is to stay somewhere reasonably safe and learn the game. For someone brand new and heartily confused, it's just not possible to fully absorb the education through repeated applications of failure that most of the bitter vet community seems to think brings the most benefits.
Yes, a player corp will in theory have a group of older players who have some experience with the game and can give a good answer to most questions, but that's not always the case. There's plenty of corps run by and for idiots who still somehow lack a basic understanding of the game, whereas I know for a fact that CAS, at least, has active characters who have been playing for eight years at this point, never having left, who can be as helpful if not moreso than anything you're liable to find in any other group.
The approach that bears the most merit isn't to seek out a real player corporation immediately or even soon. Rather, new players should take a bit of time and enjoy the relative safety and anonymity of an NPC corporation. Once they find themselves ready to expand, join one of the many stepping-stone training organizations out there -- E-Uni, Agony, etc. -- and use that as a platform to both expand your horizons and meet up with the sort of solid people who will become your undying core of EVE friends. Then, and only then, are you truly ready to consider moving out into a player corp. Before that, you simply won't have the experience necessary to know what to look out for and what kind of corp you're looking for. The "shop around" method may work, but it's just as liable to end up with a new player having a patchwork corp history and being unrecruitable for that fact alone. |