Cidanel Afuran
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Posted - 2015.09.02 21:29:59 -
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My mindset is a bit different than others, so I'm not sure how much it will translate to the typical newbro.
I love EVE because of how massive it is. I like being an explorer (and by that I mean exploring the universe, not relic/data sites). I've spent weeks at a time doing nothing but seeing how far into null/LS I could get, or how far into a WH chain I could get. Many times I make zero ISK and get zero fights doing this, but it was extremely exciting as a newbie. A big chunk of the ISK I got as a newbie was scouting down routes in WHs/null/LS for people I knew, so that they could have faster/safer hauling routes.
As a month old player, I was scanning/scouting routes in a rifter or probe and simply giving intel to older players who didn't think it was worth their time. I was making 100 mil/week in thank you donations simply for doing that. For a month old character, that was big, big money, and definitely made up for my losses.
I think the problem people have is you don't need nearly as much creativity in other MMOs as you do in EVE. No one is going to tell you what to do. When I was only a few months old I had no clue that flying around and selling tactical bookmarks/WH locations wasn't the norm for a new player. It was just something that jumped out at me as exciting (that kind of thing would have been exciting in other MMOs, but game mechanics didn't allow it).
OP - my advice? Get in a T1 scanning ship and see if you can simply survive exclusively in null/WHs/LS for a month straight. Gather intel on who lives there, what they do, etc. To people like me, that kind of thing is a blast. Hell, I will cover any T1 scanning ship losses you get for the next month if you give me screenshots to prove you're doing it/keep me updated on your progress.
If you start by this weekend (don't play the "refuse to undock until xxx skill is done training" waiting game) I will cover the ISK you lose and keep you in T1 frigs for the next 30 days, providing you give proof in this thread w/ screenshots that you are deep in null/WHs/etc harassing people in local and learning how to survive. |