Sasha Nemtsov
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2016.09.15 07:50:35 -
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Jenn aSide wrote:It's ironic. People like the OP mean well but the advice they give is the opposite of helpful. Even CCP themselves have said that people who engage with others early on stay longer than people who don't. Joining a corp is damn near essential.
I was told much the same thing as what the OP said back in 2007, which is why I spent most of my 1st YEAR in EVE running missions in high sec. I took several week-long breaks during that period and almost quit the game altogether, it was the advent of Faction Warfare that got me really engaged with the game and since then they only time I've taken a break was when I've moved and had no internet.
Remiel is right, don't listen to advice from new players, only experience gives you context to make sense out of your own early experiences. I'll bet that if the OP is still playing 5 years from now (and makes the smart move of getting out of high sec at some point) his opinion will be different.
You and Remiel are right. So; for the 3rd time, Don't listen to advice from new players.
Jenn, I heard your enormously insightful remarks on the recent PvE Town Hall (sorry, I haven't the link to hand), so I know you're speaking from vast experience.
But there's something I want to add to the thread. Joining a player Corp is not obligatory. If EVE were designed solely around this feature, there'd be no NPC Corps (Hurrah! - but that's another matter).
Know yourself.
Are you the kind of person who can do stuff solo, but who generally seeks out others for that shared experience?
Would you rather trawl through text and YouTube to find answers to your questions, or do you favour asking someone else?
Do you like to dive straight in and try to learn from your mistakes, or do you RTFM first?
Your answers to these and similar questions about your general behaviour will likely indicate how you, a new player, should approach the game. There is no one-size-fits-all (in EVE or in Life).
That's part of the magic, anyway. I largely play solo, and I love reading the effing manual and playing (and re-playing) those instructional YouTube vids. That's just the kind of person I am.
If you know the kind of person you are, you have your answer ready-made. Mistakes of all kinds are learning opportunities, and perhaps the best teachers of all - if you know how to profit from them. |