Max Caulfield
Contina AG Mauren
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Posted - 2015.07.08 16:43:38 -
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Heya, relatively new player reporting in.
I started the game for the first time ~1.5 years ago. I joined because I wanted to participate in null group pvp. I remember I did the tutorials, sisters epic arc and then run missions. A month into game I made a post asking Id like to join null or low pvp corp and people recommended me to red vs. blue hisec corp to get the hang of pvping. I quit a few days after for being frustrated with:
- the lack of ingame guidance I received (I joined a r vs. b fleet and there were just ppl speaking in a jargon I didn't understood at all, when asked for help no one replied)
- pace of progression (I lost several ships to NPCs in hisec missions /a typical newb mistake I hear/ bcs I just didn't had the skills to manageably fly caracal. I felt frustrated game didn't allow me to run level 2 or 3 missions when I clearly mastered the lower tiers)
Now, I subbed again 1 and half a month ago. I noticed the opportunities map, but was looking for the old tutorial, because I remembered it gave good ISK and ships. Intuitively I found a station with an agent which gave level 1 combat mission. I wanted to make starter ISK and doing asteroid fields in ibis with civilian mining laser didn't make any sense to me. I flew to mission location and was obliterated by NPCs. Only after this I asked for help in the newb channel and someone pointed me to the help screen from where the career agents could be located.
I think the biggest difference between now and then are my expectations. The second time I entered the game I did it knowing it takes a lot of time to get to the most of content. Even now I feel if a starting solo player wants to make decent ISK, she has only two options: mining or explo. I started venturing and only after grinding the 'roids for a few days I bought my first heron and went into wormhole.
I'm not sure if giving new players 2 mil. SP at the start is a good idea. On one hand, I certainly appreciate the spaceships command skill (and others) already trained to 3 in new character (which I hear was added only 2 or 3 years ago). It allowed me to start exploring in one day (I went into whole without cloak skill and it was fun). On the other, only two days ago I got access to covops ships and it felt like progress. If I had 2 mil. SP at the start how many less days would I spent heroning it out there and getting to know new people?
PS: I remember reading through Eve Careers guide PDF. It was quite informative and despite me already knowing Eve is complex game this document explained very well what all is there to do besides pvp. Just heads up to this one resource. |