EVE Search - Am I going in the right direction?

All Channels

EVE New Citizens Q&A

Am I going in the right direction?

» Click here to find additional results for this topic using Google

Monitor this thread via RSS [?]

Pages: [1] :: one page
Author	Thread Statistics \| Show CCP posts - 0 post(s)
Yakov Draken	Posted - 2006.12.01 03:35:00 - [1]
SpaceDrake Taleweaver	Posted - 2006.12.01 04:10:00 - [2] If you like PvP, that Perception is **** hot. Decent Int and Mem too. I'd get Science 3 and Cybernetics 1 when you can - even +1 implants speed things up nicely and they're cheap. You seem to be on the right track - don't worry about the combat tutorial much, the pirates are fairly heavily camped. Just ask here if you have combat questions. Welcome to EVE! --- What good are actions if there's no one to tell the tale afterward?... Former player of Andre Ricard (sold). Currently plays a Sekrit CharacterÖ.
Yakov Draken	Posted - 2006.12.01 04:49:00 - [3] Originally by: SpaceDrake Taleweaver Welcome to EVE! Thanks Seeing as how characters improve when you are not online is there alot of value in starting an alt character asap to get them training? Can you swop ISK or items between characters? cheers
Malik Cygnus Prize Fighting Goats	Posted - 2006.12.01 05:23:00 - [4] You can only have one character training at a time, so starting to train an alt wouldn't be a good idea. And no, you can't swap ISK/items between characters. You'd need a third party of some sort. ---
GPerson Gallente The Scope	Posted - 2006.12.01 06:24:00 - [5] You can only have one charachter skilling up at a time, but if you start another account you can have more. Guy above me is clueless, You create a contract from the char that has the item/s to the char you want to have them. (Make it a personal contract, aka. only one person, the one you assign it to, can claim it. I like my sig... ~~~Sig Stuffs Here~~~ I highly recommend drunken posting. Oh yeah, you just lost The Game
Matalino Gallente	Posted - 2006.12.01 14:23:00 - [6] Originally by: GPerson Guy above me is clueless, You create a contract from the char that has the item/s to the char you want to have them. (Make it a personal contract, aka. only one person, the one you assign it to, can claim it. Or perhaps he has only ever played on trial accounts Contracts are not available on trial accounts, but if you are using a paid account you can transfer items as descibed above. Otherwise you need to use person-to-person trades to move goods/ISK between trial accounts, and now that you can no longer have multiple trial account sessions running on a single computer, you will require a friend to help you. With paid accounts transfering ISK is even easier than moving goods, just add your alt to your buddies list, right click and choose give money. This feature is also only available on paid accounts. As noted earlier, only one character per account can have a skill training. The other characters are best used for things like scouting, price checking, contract bidding, etc. Welcome to Eve, it is a big universe, just remember to have fun out there, this a a game after all.
Detavi Kade	Posted - 2006.12.01 14:34:00 - [7] For killing NPC rats, find a nice 0.5-0.8 system away from the hubs (jita/ours/rens) and you should have little problems belt hopping and rat popping. Or get a kill mission and they will be spawned for you. You don't have to finish the tutorial before playing the rest of the game. It's advised that you DO take the time to finish the tutorial, but don't feel like you're "stuck" in it, at some particular step. No, core or highsec space is NOT safe. It's safer, but not safe. You always have to be on the lookout for trouble anytime you're undocked.
Rodrigo Sarn	Posted - 2006.12.01 15:59:00 - [8] I would agree with everything said here, but I would advise that you finish the tutorial missions/agents. They give good money. You probably won't get that kind of money so easily for a while. Actually, with that perception, maybe you will. But still, it's practically free money, and a good amount to start off with.
Yakov Draken	Posted - 2006.12.01 21:21:00 - [9] Thanks for all the advice. I got the tutorial finished last night and finished the first post tutorial mission with 1 minute to shutdown which was also the end of the bonus period - it was intense. I found the mission pretty hard as the enemy were in groups of 4 to 5 and had much longer range weapons than me meaning my shields were close to down about the time I started shooting back. So lots of trips back to a base to repair then back out. I upgraded to 2x 150mm autocannons, spent a fair wack on ammo, and switched to an afterburner as I'm having trouble keeping getting to optimal range - 892m's whereas I seemed to be between 1.5 and 2k's from the target as we circled. I need longer range guns it seems. Probably my biggest problem in the tough fights has been hitting the enemy. I've got gunnery 5 and my other shooty skills are at 3,4 and 5 so I'm not sure the best way to improve accuracy. Is there are targeting computer add on? I'm not using anything in my low power slot at present. What should I prioritise on in terms of spending my hard won cash? At what stage should I look at joining a player run corporation? I'd quite like to have people to chat with over TS/vent. Anyone know of a Minmater Rebel corperation with a pvp focus? Thanks for the help and hope to see you online. Cheers
Sakura Nihil Tabula Rasa Systems The Star Fraction	Posted - 2006.12.01 21:51:00 - [10] Originally by: Yakov Draken I got the tutorial finished last night and finished the first post tutorial mission with 1 minute to shutdown which was also the end of the bonus period - it was intense. Fear the daily downtime when missioning . Originally by: Yakov Draken I upgraded to 2x 150mm autocannons, spent a fair wack on ammo, and switched to an afterburner as I'm having trouble keeping getting to optimal range - 892m's whereas I seemed to be between 1.5 and 2k's from the target as we circled. I need longer range guns it seems. I would look at what ship you're in first - if its the brand new newbie ship, I'd recommend upgrading to something like a Slasher or a Rifter...if that doesn't work, yes, try Artillery, best range of the projectile weapons, just don't get close to the enemy or you're in trouble . Originally by: Yakov Draken Probably my biggest problem in the tough fights has been hitting the enemy. I've got gunnery 5 and my other shooty skills are at 3,4 and 5 so I'm not sure the best way to improve accuracy. Is there are targeting computer add on? I'm not using anything in my low power slot at present. Motion Prediction skill for the win. Beyond that, make sure you're between optimal range and optimal range+accuracy falloff for decent results - try out this linky for more details. Originally by: Yakov Draken What should I prioritise on in terms of spending my hard won cash? The eternal question - right now, get a good frigate, then get simple guns and modules for it, and then think about where you want to go and what you want your purpose to be in EVE. Get back to us if nothing else strikes you. Originally by: Yakov Draken At what stage should I look at joining a player run corporation? I'd quite like to have people to chat with over TS/vent. Anyone know of a Minmater Rebel corperation with a pvp focus? Roleplaying or non-RPing? Well, non-RPing I'd recommend EVE-University, they're trustworthy and help get newbies off to a good start in-game; if you want to hop right into the whole Minmatar struggle thing , Stormriders and Ushra'Khaan would be my personal advice, I've flown with Camar and the rest of the Stormriders as an ally before and they're nice people that are probably the best in that race's RP. They might be able to help you out, if not right away. Originally by: Yakov Draken Thanks for the help and hope to see you online. Welcome .
Detavi Kade	Posted - 2006.12.01 21:59:00 - [11] Originally by: Yakov Draken I found the mission pretty hard as the enemy were in groups of 4 to 5 and had much longer range weapons than me meaning my shields were close to down about the time I started shooting back. So lots of trips back to a base to repair then back out. I upgraded to 2x 150mm autocannons, spent a fair wack on ammo, and switched to an afterburner as I'm having trouble keeping getting to optimal range - 892m's whereas I seemed to be between 1.5 and 2k's from the target as we circled. I need longer range guns it seems. Probably my biggest problem in the tough fights has been hitting the enemy. I've got gunnery 5 and my other shooty skills are at 3,4 and 5 so I'm not sure the best way to improve accuracy. Is there are targeting computer add on? I'm not using anything in my low power slot at present. 1.5-2km range for frig autocannons is FINE. Afterburners is a MUST for an autocannon matari frig. You're doing good there. Are you missing your targets alot? Once you're in the 1.5-2km range, you should be hitting them fairly frequently. You can fit a tracking enhancer in the lowslot to improve your hit rate. (I didn't really start using tracking modules til much later, so I don't think this is should be a problem for you either.) There are LOTS of ways to improve a loadout, but knowing what frig you're flying will help. (I'm guessing slasher) Early on, I found shieldboosting to be easier to handle. Make sure you are running either a shieldbooster or an armor repper. Both will save you trips back to the dock for repairs. Originally by: Yakov Draken What should I prioritise on in terms of spending my hard won cash? A nicely fitted rifter, if you don't already have one. Originally by: Yakov Draken At what stage should I look at joining a player run corporation? I'd quite like to have people to chat with over TS/vent. Anyone know of a Minmater Rebel corperation with a pvp focus? Thanks for the help and hope to see you online. Cheers You can join a Player corp at anytime, or never. It's really more up to you. I think a PC corp adds immensely to gameplay, but that's just one podpilot's opinion. There is no right or wrong. Minmatar Rebel Corp? hm..Ushra Kan? Look/post in the recruitment area further down the forums to see if you can make any contacts.
Yakov Draken	Posted - 2006.12.01 22:56:00 - [12] Edited by: Yakov Draken on 01/12/2006 22:59:02 Wow heaps of great info - many thanks. Good to hear there are a couple of Minmater Rebels corps. I'm looking for a mature pvp corp but I also like RP. Combine the two and we cooking! Really that is what appeals to me about this game - pvp with an in game context and real things to fight over. I really enjoyed Guild Wars pvp but there is nothing to fight over accept rank. Seems I misread the price of a new frigate and thought they were millions - lol. So I bought myself a Slasher, wasted 10K on another auto cannon before discovering the third high power slot is for a launcher. I'm gonna need to develop medium projectile turret asap arn't I? Cheers
Detavi Kade	Posted - 2006.12.01 23:22:00 - [13] Originally by: Yakov Draken Edited by: Yakov Draken on 01/12/2006 22:59:02 Wow heaps of great info - many thanks. Good to hear there are a couple of Minmater Rebels corps. I'm looking for a mature pvp corp but I also like RP. Combine the two and we cooking! Really that is what appeals to me about this game - pvp with an in game context and real things to fight over. I really enjoyed Guild Wars pvp but there is nothing to fight over accept rank. Only problem is...no matter how many Amarr you kill, they just keep coming. Like roaches. I'm sure they feel the same about us. Originally by: Yakov Draken Seems I misread the price of a new frigate and thought they were millions - lol. So I bought myself a Slasher, wasted 10K on another auto cannon before discovering the third high power slot is for a launcher. I'm gonna need to develop medium projectile turret asap arn't I? Cheers Actually no. Medium turrets are cruiser weapons. Stick with small proj turrets and rocket/missile launchers for now. Slap a rocket launcher on that slasher for extra oomph. If this fits, go with 2x150mm(EMP S) 1xrocket launcher(foxfire I guess) 1xAB 1xshieldbooster 1xdamage control unit It's not the best loadout, but should accomplish most L1 missions for you. Keep that DCU and AB turned on at all times, and toggle the shield booster as needed. But seriously, move into a rifter soon as you can. 300k + fittings. Awesome ship!
Sakura Nihil Tabula Rasa Systems The Star Fraction	Posted - 2006.12.02 00:45:00 - [14] Rifter's a workhorse, no denying that. Its made of junk though .
Yakov Draken	Posted - 2006.12.02 04:43:00 - [15] Edited by: Yakov Draken on 02/12/2006 04:44:22 Originally by: Detavi Kade Only problem is...no matter how many Amarr you kill, they just keep coming. Like roaches. I'm sure they feel the same about us. Although that is not necessarily the case when corps fight in 0.0 space is it? From what I've read the struggle there has a real impact. Originally by: Detavi Kade If this fits, go with 2x150mm(EMP S) 1xrocket launcher(foxfire I guess) 1xAB 1xshieldbooster 1xdamage control unit! Only two medium power slots on the slasher so I'm using a shield booster and an AB. The shield booster is great as long as I only use it in short bursts. I'm using a standard missile launcher - should I switch to rockets or will this do? I got spaced by the pirates finally doing the pirate intrusion mission - man is that a hard one to get so early. I was on the last two of the first wave but waited to long to warp out and gotten taken out by a couple of missile hits before warp kicked in. Nasty missiles. I lost alot of loot in my cargo bay :( - some real tasy looking stuff for a noob. I also lost my Minmater graduation certificate which I was carrying cause I wanted to go see the dude mentioned. I still have the other race certificates. Is this really bad? Still I got away in my escape pod and I've got a new Slasher. Got about 25 more pirates to kill in groups of 5 and I'm gonna take a hammering doing it. Should I do stuff like fire missles and run away to try and split them up? When I charge in vs 5 I take a hammering and inevitably have to warp back to base after killing a couple then come back and do the rest, warp back, etc. Just doesn't feel like I'm doing it the right way. Still I've only had shield boosters recently and they make a big difference. I struggle with the system overview readout. Items move around constantly making orderly sorting of wreckage difficult. During combat I'm clicking furiously trying to get targets locked at the same time as having to activate weapons, sheilds etc. Is there a short cut key for target/lock on nearest and next closest? Would make life easier. Guess I'm gonna have to wait on buying anymore skills and save for a Rifter. Thanks again for the advice. Cheers
Alski Gallente Di-Tron Heavy Industries Freelancer Alliance	Posted - 2006.12.02 07:42:00 - [16] Originally by: Malik Cygnus You can only have one character training at a time, so starting to train an alt wouldn't be a good idea. And no, you can't swap ISK/items between characters. You'd need a third party of some sort. ummm.....no.... You CAN swap isk between characters, very easily. ISK – open your peoples and places, search for the other character on your account you want to transfer isk to, right click on his name, click transfer funds. Items – setup a contract with the items you want to transfer, I’m not familiar with the exact method since contracts was only introduced a few days ago, but you can limit the contract to a single player, again, search you’re your other character and set him as the only possible recipient. ------ PS: to the OP, Welcome to Eve! -
Yakov Draken	Posted - 2006.12.03 07:14:00 - [17] Edited by: Yakov Draken on 03/12/2006 07:15:33 I got my Rifter earlier today and then picked up the pirates intrusion mission again and got to see how much better the Rifter is than the Slasher. I made 500 000k in quick time and I'm seeing what a good money earner a combat pilot is. Bought a heap of new skills and should soon be able to use alot of the cool upgrades people talk about that. The trip to go buy my Rifter("RMS Riftwalker") was extended with a courier run in the old Slasher when I need more cash for insurance. Touring around the true visual splendour of the game took hold - awesomely atmospheric game. Thanks to all those who helped me get started! It's great to be flying the spacelanes. Cheers
Micia Minmatar Thrace Inc Ushra'Khan	Posted - 2006.12.03 11:00:00 - [18] Originally by: Yakov Draken Good to hear there are a couple of Minmater Rebels corps. I'm looking for a mature pvp corp but I also like RP. Combine the two and we cooking! Deep within, you know you have heard The Call. Fly free! _______
Yakov Draken	Posted - 2006.12.04 03:44:00 - [19] Originally by: Micia Deep within, you know you have heard The Call. I take strength in the knowledge that many have gone before me and soon I will join them. Thanks - great link. It took me to all sorts of places. Looks like it is almost time to take the great leap and join a corporation. Cheers
SpaceDrake Taleweaver	Posted - 2006.12.04 11:56:00 - [20] And another joins the RPer ranks. Excellent. --- What good are actions if there's no one to tell the tale afterward?... Former player of Andre Ricard (sold). Currently plays a Sekrit CharacterÖ.

Pages: [1] :: one page
First page \| Previous page \| Next page \| Last page

COPYRIGHT NOTICE
EVE Online, the EVE logo, EVE and all associated logos and designs are the intellectual property of CCP hf. All artwork, screenshots, characters, vehicles, storylines, world facts or other recognizable features of the intellectual property relating to these trademarks are likewise the intellectual property of CCP hf. EVE Online and the EVE logo are the registered trademarks of CCP hf. All rights are reserved worldwide. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. CCP hf. has granted permission to EVE-Search.com to use EVE Online and all associated logos and designs for promotional and information purposes on its website but does not endorse, and is not in any way affiliated with, EVE-Search.com. CCP is in no way responsible for the content on or functioning of this website, nor can it be liable for any damage arising from the use of this website.