Sun Win
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Posted - 2006.06.20 03:48:00 -
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Edited by: Sun Win on 20/06/2006 03:49:44
It's unfortunate that you didn't find Eve to your taste but I think that pretty much all of the things that you wrote down as negatives can be rewritten as positives for other people.
For example, to you it's annoying that anyone can attack you at any time. For me it's exciting. So far I've really only run missions and done trading, but I find that flying is a whole lot more exciting and interesting when you have to navigate a universe of pirates and warring alliances.
I'm also surprised that everyone keeps saying that the death penalties are harsh in Eve. So far my experience is that if I die, the only loss is having to re-buy my ship and fittings (and the ship was insured so it's not that big a cost). You can die and jump right back into the action right away. There are no body quests to get your stuff or anything like that, no experience penalty, nothing, just money lost. And if you're playing reasonably well, you'll be earning on average more than you lose so it's no huge loss, more like a speed bump.
To be fair, one thing that I think a lot of older players forget is that Eve is incredibly intimidating and hard to learn. It's very, very easy to make a lot of 'dumb' mistakes when you get started just because there's so much to learn and remember and it's not all in easy to find places.
I've spent a LOT of time reading things and I still know that I barely know anything at all about outfitting my ships, PVP, where to go in space etc. etc.
It's up to you to decide if you want to stay, but if you do, I strongly suggest changing your attitude about the game. When you get torn up by some random pirates or your special brand new ship gets eaten alive and you find yourself with nothing, the question is not "How could they do this to me?" the question should be "What did I do wrong?" "How could I have avoided this event?" "What could I have done differently?" "What can I learn from this event?"
I think that if you can change your attitude a little and accept that the ships you fly are not an intergral part of you character but simply disposable equipment, realize that this is a PVP game and so you will have to interact and compete with other players (whether it's in combat, in the marketplace or simply asking an Alliance's permission to allow you to visit their speace when you go exploring) you'll find that there is a lot to like about Eve. And if you can't then that's what trials periods are for.
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