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Apopilot
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Posted - 2004.03.24 06:15:00 -
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Well, 3 days have past and all I do is mine and accept missions. Can someone give me a quick low down on what I should do to make this a little more exciting? I am a miner. I don't know why, but I am.
Thanks
Abe
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Nightfang
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Posted - 2004.03.24 06:32:00 -
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Apply for a PvP corp and do frigate support! n00bs rock in that manner!
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Archemedes
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Posted - 2004.03.24 06:41:00 -
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If you truly wish to be a miner, your best option is to work toward training your Mining, Astrogeology, Drones, and Refining skills. Then work toward learning to fly the Gallente Thorax cruiser (the ultimate mining cruiser in EVE) and eventually the Amarr Apocalypse battleship (the ultimate mining ship period). As for excitement... well, mining is only exciting when something goes wrong. Especially now that you can't ninja mine (mining solo and dodging NPCs) very well...
If seeing yet another hold full of rocks isn't exciting enough for you (and it sure isn't for ME!), I'd suggest hunting NPCs. Once you have a good frigate you can strap on a couple guns and a shield booster and go out in a 0.5-0.7 belt. You should find plenty of small pirates to kill, and if you lose your ship it's just a frigate... you can get another for under 50k and you'll get 40% insurance without paying a cent. 
Since PVP takes a couple months skill training to even be passable at it, NPC hunting is really the only "exciting" job out there for you. Of course a level 1 navy agent will give you plenty of kill missions you can do in a frigate, so that's another option. But at your level it's easier to just cruise belts...
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Jash Illian
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Posted - 2004.03.24 06:59:00 -
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Edited by: Jash Illian on 24/03/2004 07:01:31
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Since PVP takes a couple months skill training to even be passable at it, NPC hunting is really the only "exciting" job out there for you. Of course a level 1 navy agent will give you plenty of kill missions you can do in a frigate, so that's another option. But at your level it's easier to just cruise belts...
If Tank CEO sold his account to a person that had never touched Eve, it'd be a collossal waste of battleships.
It takes a couple months of skill training to match someone damage multiplier to damage multiplier, tracking to tracking, agility to agility if they've been here a couple months already. Yes, entirely correct.
But that's not the sum of PvP. And going into a fight with lvl 5 trained gunnery skills and nothing else will be a wash unless the opponent has the same lack of experience. The costs of PvP are low for him as a new player right now. But the things that can be learned about how to fly a ship in Eve during a fight will be the most expensive lessons to learn if delayed until in a battleship to learn them.
PvP in frigates teaches you about things like tracking, range, efficient usage of cap, electronic warfare and the effects of different ammunition on damage dealt. It does so because their effects on combat are greatly magnified in frigates. NPCs won't teach any of those lessons as most can be kited or tanked to oblivion.
Take Nightfang's suggestion if you want to try out combat. If you want to find more excitement in mining...Well to be honest imo, most of the excitement that involves mining comes from getting to/from where ever you actually mine.
I mean its like you want corporations to oblige each other like its sex or something. Pffft I would rather **** my enemy.- Rohann
Be careful out there. That other guy waiting in the queue for the gate MIGHT be a baby-munching frock-burner, YOU JUST DON'T KNOW!- Lallante |
Apopilot
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Posted - 2004.03.24 14:59:00 -
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How do you guys know all of this. Where can I read up to understand EVE more?
Abe
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Pychian Vanervi
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Posted - 2004.03.24 15:02:00 -
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How do you guys know all of this. Where can I read up to understand EVE more?
Abe
The forums are a start, sift through and there are many helpfull links to get you in the know.
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It's all about the fortune and glory, fortune and glory!
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Koda
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Posted - 2004.03.24 15:19:00 -
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Edited by: Koda on 24/03/2004 15:20:28
Greetings Apopilot.
I agree with Pychian. Reading the forums can help you get a feel for the game. Just ignore the trash talking/chest beating.
At this point, NPC hunting is about the only thing you can do to spice the game up. There are many career paths in Eve. Once you've decided on one, train your skills in that direction.
Welcome to Eve and best of luck.
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Sassinak
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Posted - 2004.03.24 15:19:00 -
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Edited by: Sassinak on 24/03/2004 15:23:55
Apopilot..
pm me ingame later and I will try to help you out a little.
As far as learning goes. Start with learning about the modules and what they do..
The best way I found was, to sit in a station and just go through all the sections of the market and read about EVERY different module, this will give you a better understanding as to what does what, what fitting requirements it has, what skills you need to use the item etc.
Listen to the other players, they will tell you what they like and what they think is crap *cough burst eccm *cough.
Pay attention to the newbie corp chat, or sit in the help channel, ive noticed some experienced players create alts so they are in the noob corp chat so they can help out.
Most of all though, just get out there and go break some ships
Sass
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Apopilot
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Posted - 2004.03.25 05:10:00 -
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Stupid question. NPC's. I am assuming I should blast these things away to gain experiance?
Abe
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Silverlancer
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Posted - 2004.03.25 07:51:00 -
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Message me in-game... I'll help ya out.
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BioNeb
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Posted - 2004.03.25 08:19:00 -
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Apopilot,
Ya don't get XP in eve, you get that in other mmorpgs like hack 'n slash.
Anywayz, you should join HELP channel and ask questions there, there are always people there that you could ask to convo with and ask all the questions you want to ask.
You can also convo me, i help alot of new E&B and none-E&B people in eve :)
And ya shoot NPC to gain money (isk).
If ya want more exciting stuff in eve then join a pirate corp that accept frigate players as one player stated above already.
C ya ingame and have fun!
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Temu
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Posted - 2004.03.25 08:27:00 -
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yeah PM me in game and Ill show ya what griefing is and some unfair pvp :)
But these other blokes are all correct in what they are saying, Eve isnt someething you can just read and learn so to say you have to live it and it will come second nature to you, like learning to ride a bike you keep falling and falling then all of a sudden.. your riding it like it's nothing same goes for Eve.. This game is like no other extremely deep game that is exciting, fun and can even get your adrenalin pimping (pumping) sh*tty speller
<Avon> Idiots and keyboards are a dangerous combination, but seemingly more and more common everyday. |
Apopilot
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Posted - 2004.03.25 17:47:00 -
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WOW, played to 4 a.m. here Chicago time last night. Hooked. I had a conversation with a manager at a corp and he explained a star wars like battle going on between his corp and a huge alliance. I signed up and learned a lot. I think this game takes like a months of self training before you get the hang of it. Thanks for the input.
Abe
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