Erica Dusette
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Posted - 2013.11.27 05:16:00 -
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Ha, what a fantastic thread. 
You've experienced the same thing many EVE players have, Cousk, but you've approached it with an attitude and style that almost every class of EVE player can respect I think. Good posts and great replies.
Not much I can add to the replies thus far. But just thought I'd mention a couple things ...
Cousk wrote:I have always been a trader, even before Eve, in games like Freelancer or Patrician, Pirates!. My character is focused on trading and production, most of my incomes came from selling ships made for bought minerals and selling goods gotten from planetary interaction. I used to do a bit of mining but i find it really tedious, best suited for when IGÇÖm doing something simultaneously. Indeed, i remember once saying that Eve is the only game that requires another source of entertainment on the side while playing.
I never found missions interesting either, they are not challenging nor rewarding. Whilst in most games a good plot line can keep me interested enough to grind through the low levels and get to the fun part, i don't feel Eve provides that. I've never been particularly interested in PVP in any form or game either.
^ This, this right here. Could be part of the problem. You're putting all your eggs into the one basket, in the context of your playstyle. Maybe you need some back-up sources of entertainment in your EVE experience.
For me I enjoy every aspect of EVE, but simply to different levels. I love pvp, I enjoy pve, I don't enjoy industry but can do it if I'm uber bored. I enjoy exploring too. Can't stand mining, but would probably do it again if there was nothing left for me. I also enjoy simply socialising with my EVE-friends in chat. And as a roleplayer I enjoy roleplay, which is a pretty good risk-free way to spend my EVE time if there's nothing else I feel like doing.
So if one thing falls down for me there's always other things I can spend my time doing ingame that I find really enjoyable.
But then again I fund my EVE experience with plex/RL money. I don't spend much time farming, trading or trying to earn 'profit. If I lose an expensive ship my woe is more like "Well ****, no more PVP until next payday." rather than "There goes the last two weeks worth of ingame work and grinding."
You mentioned however that many of these other aspects in EVE don't interest you. But then again your exposure thus far may have been limited. My advice - join a corp. Not only can many corps help financially when things like your ship-loss happen, but they can offer a ton of advice and opportunities to enjoy the other awesome aspects of EVE that currently don't appeal to you, but with a group of friends by your side.
Best of luck to you in your EVE endeavours. I might come say hello sometime and see how you faired.
Oh, and shamless plug - Wormholes. You never mentioned wormholes.
Maybe try them sometime too. 
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