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Leemonski
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Posted - 2006.02.13 11:53:00 -
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Hello im on the 14 day trial of eve but im concerned about the amount of time it takes to do anything!(auto pilot  ) I usualy only have an hour or two a day to play games during the week cause of work I know skills train while ur offline but is the ú15 subscription worth it for just a few gaming hours a day and will i get anywhere at a decent rate?
I feel as though Eve is not for the casual gamer and it requires a more hard core player, it seems to be taking me a whole day to do what i can do in a couple of hours in any other game, any oppinion on this will be helpfull.
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SentryRaven
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Posted - 2006.02.13 11:59:00 -
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Well.. there are two answers to this:
Yes and no. :)
EVE is somewhat a bi... you know what I mean, when it comes to time you need to put in to see any advance. Actually the first weeks are very time consuming as you need to raise standing with agent corporation and/or mine belts to raise money for better equipment and skills.
Yet after these few weeks, I experienced that with better equipment and better agents, I could do far more in my time than in the beginning of EVE. Where a lvl 1 mission took me about 30 min as a newbie, I can do some in 10 minutes.
Whether you seem to find the 15 GBP apropriate or not, is your decision. Try to find out what 1 hour of playing costs you. Take all time in a month together where you can/could play, and then divide the 15 GBP / Hours. And the figure out if an hour of play time is worth the money.
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Joe Mozart
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Posted - 2006.02.13 12:17:00 -
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Minor correction: it's 15 Euros, not ú15, works out to about ú10 
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Nematode
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Posted - 2006.02.13 12:53:00 -
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hi,
i am a casual gamer as well, usually playing for two hours a night at best.
i have found that 2 hours is enough to do 4 or 5 missions, and last night i spent an hour in a complex, in constant combat.
i think that as long as you are aware there will be 20% of content you can never see,it will be fine. but i dont think this is any different from any other mmorpg.
if i only have an hour, i go mining, or in future will go at a complex again.
oh, and i am a noob too, so i am still finding things to do.
hardcore gamers will always have more stuff than us, just accept it, and you can still have a load of fun.
imho.
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Rodj Blake
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Posted - 2006.02.13 13:34:00 -
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One of the best things about Eve is that the rate at which you gain skills is unaffected by the proportion of your time that you actually play the game.
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Dark Shikari
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Posted - 2006.02.13 13:38:00 -
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EVE is PERFECT for casual gamers.
Trading and production can be done in a few minutes a day. Other activities can be done when you want to do them.
The only thing that casual gaming prevents you from doing is group PvP, really, because you need to be on at the exact right time as all your friends to do that.
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The Chamberlain
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Posted - 2006.02.13 13:46:00 -
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I'm definitely a casual gamer - very rarely play for more than 60-90 minutes at a time - and so far, Eve seems to be just fine. Missions get a bit repetitive, but I haven't tried mining, R&D/production, PvP, trading, complexes (dungeons)...
Eve looks good so far from the casual gamer's perspective. It's a deep game, and everyone says it's a slow start, but your character is improving all the time you're not playing, which certainly suits my playstyle!
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Ominus Decre
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Posted - 2006.02.13 16:34:00 -
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EVE is perfect for a casual gamer. The downside is that the "casual" gamer would need to identify a a style which supports their alotted time to play EVE.
First, I would recomend finding a corp that's receptive to casual gamers.
Getting in with a good group of "casual gamers" will be essential to one finding their niche with only 1-2 hours to play.
Post in the section for Corp and state your preferences and what you would like to do with a corp. You're likely to get some good responces.
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Alexis DeTocqueville
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Posted - 2006.02.13 19:33:00 -
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If you mean you need to log in for 3 hours every single day grinding away? No.
But you do need to commit to the game for around six months or so in order to have any sort of decent skills.
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Charlotte Gallfour
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Posted - 2006.02.13 19:37:00 -
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It's hard to describe, but I think this game seems casual to me. Not only can you learn skills offline, but you can set up trades and make money while not playing the game.
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