Mr Kidd
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2013.06.25 15:24:00 -
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Paul Otichoda wrote:They give the impression that you can actually achieve something in this game
I've finished the tutorials, carrer and sisters of eve arc with 600,000 SP yet I find myself unable to gain enough ISK to do anything. After losing a few ships in low sec I find myself unable to even aford a cruiser and am having to grind badly paying level 2 missions and mining 6 hours a day and yet barely achieving anything. Trading seems to have been designed for (and played by) actual workers in the stock market.
Mining pays about 1m isk an hour and tier 2 missions about the same. Yet a fully ensured and equibed cruiser is going to cost up to 15m.
Really the only way to achieve anything in this game seems just to buy and sell PLEX. And I'm not paying -ú15+ just to able to do things in game.
No wonder most people only play this game for a month
You're already been told all the answers to your questions. But I'll give you my experience.
When I first started playing I quit after a month, came back 2 years later and became hooked.
Eve is not meant to be played alone, especially as a noob. To do so is the most boring activity you could ever hope to pay for the privilege.
Being a noob is tough. You don't know squat and you can't afford sht. With mining, it's an activity that will progressively allow you to afford your next mining ship but little else. And it completely takes your skillset into a singular direction that, unless you want to be a miner, will not serve you in any way to experience the other facets of the game. Unless your intent on being only a miner, save that for an alt.
You should get into missioning. Not only will this develop your skillset to also get into PVP, it pays more than mining and will develop your skills for higher income ratting which is by far one of the more lucrative activities in the game without having to get into industry. Not that industry doesn't pay well....it does...it's just not exciting unless you're the accountant type.
I say this from experience. I mined right until I could fly a retriever. Then a friend got me into missioning and pvp. I've never mined again and won't.
I also highly recommend joining a corp with more experienced members from whom you can learn.
Oh and um....Eve has tutorials?
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