Arduemont
Rotten Legion Ops
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Posted - 2013.04.24 16:32:00 -
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Zedzed Nyne wrote:I love playing EVE. I keep quitting but, in the words of Al Pacino, "Just when I think I've escaped, it pulls me back in". (Or something like that.) Trouble is, as a reasonably senior Exec in a global Corp in 'real life' - and having a young family and other 'real' responsibilities that middle-age brings - I don't have a great deal of spare time - and I certainly can't plan it around EVE.
Question: Am I alone in this? Is there anyone else who is in the same situation and wants to share game advice? If not, I'll just sail off into the sunset and leave New Eden for the under-[insert key demographic here].
Thank you for listening.
Although I doubt I fit into the "older" bracket. I have found myself in a good situation in Eve whereby I am in my own corp with a few close Eve Players that I trust, and I have multiple char channels devoted to staying in touch with other like minded players, so when I log on I just ask in one of those channels... "Anyone roaming?"
If the answer to that question is no, I just jump in a PvP ship anyway and go look for a few fights and then ask if anyone wants to join me. I've done a fair amount of FCing, so it's easy to get a fleet together. I just tell people I am out looking for trouble and people come join me. That's how my fleets generally start.
I take breaks from Eve from time to time. I've spent a large amount of time playing Warframe recently. But I always come back to Eve. And the moral is, you don't need to devote a huge amount of time to Eve to get enjoyment out of it. Having lots of ISK is a secondary concern that actually does take a lot of time or commitment (not always, but mostly).
I think I am ranting, so I will cut to the chase. For me, what it comes down to, is having people who trust me and are willing to join me in what I am doing. That way, I just log on, ask if anyone wants to join me and usually someone does. Being in a big friendly corp helps a lot, but they need to know you and trust you.
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