Awox some high-sec mining corps and you'll soon find out what a good corp is and what a bad corp is.

How can you tell weather or not a corp is any good? I really would like to join a corp, But how do you know what makes a good one? I have thought of making my own, but how could I know it would be good? What makes mega null sec alliances so "good"?

Depends what your after. They're are corps out there that focus on every type you can imagine. You looking for relaxed, easygoing people to chat to while you play? Or hardcore PvPers looking to destroy everyone that stands in their way? Perhaps nasty baby-killing pirates are your thing? Or maybe instead you want some miners that can keep you entertained while shooting rocks? Or people that can teach and help you along your way? Or maybe you want to throw yourself into the depths of nullsec?

Most corps will consider themselves to be "good". The trick is finding the one that fits into what you are looking to get. That way, they will be good for you.

lol. That is an interesting way to do it, but really, what would a good corp offer me?

To get a good picture of a corp you will want to check out their kill board. Yes that mainly applies to pvp corps but you can also learn a lot about care bear corps due to how many unnecessary losses they have.

You can make your own but the good thing about this game is that most things have already been done before. Its best to just join a corporation that is at least a year old. Most new corps only last a few months if best......


Mega null sec alliances give a false image to what is considered to be good in eve. Their actions are more related to the game of chess while small corporations are like checkers. In alliances the few control the many whereas rogue corporations rely on the individual member. In alliances members are treated like meat shield and spoken to like ants. I hope that clears that bit up..... I myself am not a "follower" therefore I will never join a major alliance.


Just remember this, numbers dont win wars.....

Hope I helped ;)

lol. That is an interesting way to do it, but really, what would a good corp offer me? how would I know it when I saw it?

What would you offer a good corp? A corp is only as good as its members and if a corp is full of selfish people who want something offered to them, that is not a good corp.

A corp itself is completely irrelevant. What matters is the people that are in it, and the friendships that are made. If you have skilled people with different talents working together as a team, then you have a good corp. If you have a group of snobs acting like dictators and just pushing people around, you have a bad corp. The corporation construct is just a convenient way of grouping people together so they can share assets and facilities. But you shouldn't be looking at the corp.

Talk to the members and see if they seem to know their stuff. If you smell BS, find a different corp. Successful corps are not full of people who want to play single-player EVE in a corp.

I honestly don't know, that's why I was joking around. Myself, I've been playing with RL friends since I started. We're a small group and we like small gang asshattery, and generally getting blown up on the reg, and everybody does their own thing until our schedules allow us to get together and do a roam (usually once every 2~4 weeks).

My advice to you is to find out what you like doing in EVE, find a group that does that specifically (not some catch-all high-sec **** corp), and be careful if they let you in. Always have a backup plan. You'll know when you find a group you want to hang out with.

It helps and I agree that is why I stay away from Null sec corps. I want to see a corp that will make an impact. I am more drawn to the cause of the corp more than the activities. I can sink a ton of skills into PvP, but why?

Yeah. I think the real setback I'm facing is that I don't have any RL friends who like EVE

Then your challenge, good sir, is to make some friends in EVE. Once again, knowing or finding something that you want to do in EVE will help you here; if you have a goal it is much easier to make friends with people who have that same goal.

Awox some high-sec mining corps and you'll soon find out what a good corp is and what a bad corp is.

The highsec missioning/mining corp that I joined shortly after I started playing EVE had an awoxer that blew up several of our ships.

We made him really mad when we thanked him for teaching us a valuable lesson.

make your own corp. - you will have the best ceo who will be always ready to do stuff you want

is there a corp out there that does PVP and mining in tandem to the benefit of the entire corp?

Almost all PvPers started out as carebears which is why we particularly can't stand those self-inflated "I'm an industrialist I'm special you must protect me" types. I can do what they do, but they can't do what I do.

This.

Much as I lament training those mining skills early on, I do get the itch to build my own ratting ammo now and then (well, not since I got that 100km beam Oracle, but whatever...)

Most PvP corps also rat and mine, although they do not advertise this. Ratting and mining are reliable and regular sources of income. The difference is that mining corps mine for "profit", whereas the PvP corps accumulate wealth to spend on ships to kill people with.

Almost all PvPers started out as carebears which is why we particularly can't stand those self-inflated "I'm an industrialist I'm special you must protect me" types. I can do what they do, but they can't do what I do.

Tricky question ...

I'm currently rebuilding my corp after a two-years break, we're quite small at the moment, and more focused on mining/building/missioning, but we have plans to expand to Wormhole space "soon-ish" ...

Please come to our public channel, NYINC, talk to us, and see if our "feel" is what your want.

Last note : we're EU players, that could change things for you.