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Subchaos Republic Military School	Posted - 2008.09.07 03:01:00 - [1] I've read about how people have ran extremely detailed charts, comparison analysis, number cruched to hell & back to find out the best/efficient combination of race, bloodline, ancestry etc.... When it all comes down to it, how many people still choose the character stricly for the way they look rather than the starting point and starting skills? VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV >Beware the chaos below the surface< ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
SoftRevolution	Posted - 2008.09.07 03:05:00 - [2] As if I have to answer EVE RELATED CONTENT
Bohoba Caldari Dragons United Pure.	Posted - 2008.09.07 03:07:00 - [3] nope back in the day :) choosed race after reading back story didn't have a clue back then about the att's :) but hey I still here lol Windows VistaÖ Ultimate x64-based PC Gigabyte X38-DQ6 Processor Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Extreme CPU Q6850 Memory 4,093.69 MB 2X Crossfire ASUS EAH3870/G/HTDI/512M Radeon HD 3870 512MB
Ruze Amarr No Applicable Corporation	Posted - 2008.09.07 03:12:00 - [4] Looks and backstory, mostly. Originally by: CCP Greyscale consciously deciding not to join a corp is pretty much deciding that you don't want to have fun
Akita T Caldari Navy Volunteer Task Force	Posted - 2008.09.07 03:14:00 - [5] Out of my own personal (limited) experience, I'd venture a guesstimation of "newbies going mostly for the looks/backstory, most vets going just for the attributes/skills". Caldari has it all... the looks (all except Achura males), backstory (militaristic high-tech capitalists ftw, first ones to have capsule tech, most tech-advanced military, etc) and attributes (as if Civire wasn't already one of the best, Achura are EVEN BETTER). No wonder a vast majority of characters are Caldari. Gallente has the worst possible attributes for all-rounders, but used to have the best research/manufacture ones (Intaki reborn), which has been sadly superceeded by Achura Inventor. The backstory of Gallente is, I believe, the second most attractive on a general scale, but with Caldari being so much more enticing, it's not that good. Still, if nothing else, then "enemy of Caldari" is a good backstory to pick based on the fact most pilots ARE Caldari Vherokior females look hottish, and the attributes are ok for various not directly combat related tasks, so Minmatar still holds some interest. Brutor has some decent combat attributes, but it's been surpassed by both Achura and Khanid lately. Speaking of Khanid, it's pretty much on par with (actually, better than) Achura when talking about pure (and LONG-TERM) combat training. Amarr and Minmatar have little to offer story-wise that's "cooler" than Caldari-vs-Gallente (religious zealots vs former slaves, meh), and other than the former brutor and current khanid attribute picks, they hold little interest. Which also shows in the fact so little numbers of pilots are either one or the other... especially Amarr (face it, MOST EVE players are either agnostic or atheist, and the idea of a religion-based society is downright repulsive). _ SHOPS \|\| Mission rewards revamp \|\| better nanofix
Micia Minmatar Thrace Inc Ushra'Khan	Posted - 2008.09.07 03:15:00 - [6] Went with the backstory. I'd do it again, too. _______
Piper Halliwell Minmatar Phantom Squad G00DFELLAS	Posted - 2008.09.07 03:20:00 - [7] Originally by: Subchaos When it all comes down to it, how many people still choose the character stricly for the way they look rather than the starting point and starting skills? Yes :P -------------------- You've got a gun, I've got a gun, Let's write a tragic ending.
Patrice Macmahon Gallente	Posted - 2008.09.07 03:52:00 - [8] I picked mine for the looks, and did my best to make an all rounder.... If the "?" would ever go away, Im pretty, really! The Intakis have an obligatin to defend the Federation, but not to assult others on its behalf.
nutbar Caldari Flair Inc.	Posted - 2008.09.07 03:57:00 - [9] Same as some others - backstory. I don't like religion, I'm not french, and I'm not a slave... only leaves one choice :) As for subclasses, picked them based on what I would actually pick if it were me. Odd though, I'm not a roleplayer at all. I also had no idea what the choices meant for skillpoints. That's one thing I wished EVE had with it (not sure about the current new player experience) when I started off - more info about how your choices affect your character within the game. I picked a higher charisma than most "fighters" these days would go for (check all the Achuras with their abysmal charisma) because I was thinking that it would affect how I would interact with other players, NPCs, etc... I figured like most D&D games where low charisma means people don't want to gang up with you, you don't get access to the better NPCs or missions, etc... Still happy with how my character has turned out though (aka, I wouldn't toss the SP away... to much money spent on it!).
Vabjekf	Posted - 2008.09.07 04:42:00 - [10] I pick skills and convince myself im beautiful

Terianna Eri Amarr Scrutari	Posted - 2008.09.07 04:53:00 - [11] Khanid Female... go for both! __________________________________ Originally by: Arthur Frayn How much to ruin all your holes, luv?
Shinji Hakuen	Posted - 2008.09.07 05:02:00 - [12] Originally by: Akita T Caldari has it all... the looks (all except Achura males), Not all of us baby, just gotta know how to build em. ;)
ArmyOfMe Personal Vendetta Vendetta Alliance.	Posted - 2008.09.07 05:35:00 - [13] Originally by: Shinji Hakuen Originally by: Akita T Caldari has it all... the looks (all except Achura males), Not all of us baby, just gotta know how to build em. ;) can i have some of the stuff your smoking
Mea Lustra	Posted - 2008.09.07 05:43:00 - [14] Edited by: Mea Lustra on 07/09/2008 05:44:38 I started a short while ago, went with Gallente for drones and thought up a nice name that worked well with the Gallente background. While they're very good and my skills were nicely focussed I got bored with the "easy ride" and after seeing some corp members fly Amarr ships I decided to switch. Instead of just training up the skills for from my first character (which has maxed out tanking skills and 1.5 mil in drones) I decided to reinvent myself as Amarr, with looks, proper name and all that. And now my attributes are also better because I now know what I'm doing (a bit). Looks and "overall theme" all the way.
Chainsaw Plankton IDLE GUNS IDLE EMPIRE	Posted - 2008.09.07 05:51:00 - [15] mostly the back story the look wasn't bad either my alt is achura... I regret that now (and for a while recently, but at the time it made sense, I think i was on crack ******* or something)
Ecatherina W Gallente Dromedary Goat Albatross and Fish Big Bang Quantum	Posted - 2008.09.07 06:41:00 - [16] Looks. Which is why I have incredible leadership skills, as I also ended up w. high charisma. *** Ecatherina W *** Empress of the Multiverse DGAF Newbie Guide
Buff Plankchest Minmatar	Posted - 2008.09.07 06:42:00 - [17] Looks.... Come on, this guy looks like a beacon of charisma
F'nog Amarr Celestial Horizon Corp. Celestial Industrial Alliance	Posted - 2008.09.07 07:28:00 - [18] Backstory and attributes. Hey, lowest possible Charisma means you'll be uber, right? Right? Guys? Originally by: Kazuma Saruwatari F'nog for Amarr Emperor. Nuff said Originally by: Chribba Go F'nog! You're a hero! Not a Zero! /me bows
Artemis Rose Varion Galactic Accord Corporate Enterprise Syndicate	Posted - 2008.09.07 07:30:00 - [19] I wanted to go Gallente, somebody told me all drones coughfighterscough were 25 million a piece. Soo.... *** Currently Playing: Trolls from Outer Space Current Equipment: VISAcard chain mail, +2 Amulet of Epic Whine, Self Banstick +2 WTB: +666 E-peen killboard stats
masternerdguy	Posted - 2008.09.07 07:30:00 - [20] i chose gallente due 2 democracy, but i relaise now caldari own so i trained them. gallente ships ftl, shields and missiles ftw

NSSQUAD	Posted - 2008.09.07 07:51:00 - [21] i picked caldari because there ships look like they could really be around minmitar amar and gelenta thats the places of who looks the most real. but my caldari is great with missiles and i would rather tank with shields then tank with armor thank you.
Vaal Erit Science and Trade Institute	Posted - 2008.09.07 07:51:00 - [22] Originally by: masternerdguy i chose gallente due 2 democracy Good lord I can't stop laughing. Next time one of my co-workers ask me why I do something, I am going to tell them "due to democracy" and laugh while they think wtf is that guy on. -- http://desusig.crumplecorn.com/sigs.html
The Jazz	Posted - 2008.09.07 07:59:00 - [23] I'm to sexy for this thread
Evanade Rionnag Alba Triumvirate.	Posted - 2008.09.07 08:41:00 - [24] My first one was made for the looks and despite my noobishness at the time, she ended up with very decent attributes, but the alts afterwards have all been combat centered. --------------------------- sok alt - main got banzored
Vele Nori Amarr	Posted - 2008.09.07 08:49:00 - [25] when i rolled my first character i rolled it for its attributes and made it be of the same race as my friend's character so that we could play together now I try to combine all three: backstory, attributes, and looks Caldari backstory never resonated with me, ex-slave/freedom fighter story was also meh, so I ended up rolling mostly Gallente and Amarr characters and rarely Caldari and Minmatar
Yesh Dirty Filthy Perverts	Posted - 2008.09.07 09:06:00 - [26] <----- Not based on looks. I started a minmatar character when I first joined, but changed to amarr two weeks later because they used lasers and the ammo never ran out . At the time machine guns on a spaceship seemed kind of wrong.
Herr Esiq Cube Zombie Consortium	Posted - 2008.09.07 09:19:00 - [27] Originally by: Akita T Which also shows in the fact so little numbers of pilots are either one or the other... especially Amarr (face it, MOST EVE players are either agnostic or atheist, and the idea of a religion-based society is downright repulsive). I am a 'atheist' and this Amarr religious thing is the thing that convinced me into playing something in a game because I'm not that in real life. In fact I even took the religious reclaimer bloodline to empathize this. So i have 4 base perception and aspiring to be a combat pilot this brings a world of hurt onto myself. Yet it does have a form of attraction to it for me playing this character. Even if i would find it horrible to live in such a place in real life. To me thats kinda the purpose of playing any game, if people could have done those things out there they wouldn't be sitting behind their computers doing it.
Karen Estarra Caldari Perkone	Posted - 2008.09.07 09:29:00 - [28] I started my main as Amarr purely because I was told they had lasers which at the time I thought would be uber for lots of pew pew.. I didn't know you could crosstrain then >>>>>>> Will flash boobies for Isk! <<<<<<<
Tharukan Desm'ar Gallente The Ninth Circle Accord Corporate Enterprise Syndicate	Posted - 2008.09.07 09:49:00 - [29] I chose Jin mei for the looks. Plus the drone skills are great as thats the type of ship I fly mostly.
Benco97 Gallente The Star League	Posted - 2008.09.07 10:26:00 - [30] Backstory first then I tried to approximate a face.. with limited success as you can see. The attributes and starting skills never even came into my race choice and never have. Originally by: P'uck You're a DUMBASS - bold italic underline at the VERY LEAST.

Mark Lucius Kinetic Vector	Posted - 2008.09.07 11:02:00 - [31] Backstory made me pick Caldari, but I wasn't so noobish that I didn't pay any attention to attributes. Ended up with a decent allround character. Looks were obviously of no concern at first and they still don't matter enough to pay for a change. I'll wait for Ambulation. ---
Rhatar Khurin Minmatar Native Freshfood	Posted - 2008.09.07 11:19:00 - [32] Looks obviously! :shifty:
Sheriff Jones Amarr Clinical Experiment	Posted - 2008.09.07 11:20:00 - [33] Ships My opinions represent the opinions of my corporation completely. I'm the CEO damnit.
Rhatar Khurin Minmatar Native Freshfood	Posted - 2008.09.07 11:22:00 - [34] Originally by: Sheriff Jones Ships That's a silly answer though, i can fly every single T1 ship (non capital) from every race. Amarr ships do look nice (Absolution mmmm drools) but only in moderation.
Jalmari Huitsikko Caldari Karjala Inc.	Posted - 2008.09.07 11:25:00 - [35] My first character was civire because of backstory and never bothered to start that one again (hated civire look after 1 week) so i made another deteis character... If khanid males were at least remotely cool looking I'd probably go for khanid character. Amarr have bad habit to look like old dirty grandpops.
DeadDuck Amarr Amarr Border Defense Consortium Curatores Veritatis Alliance	Posted - 2008.09.07 11:28:00 - [36] Read the background story and choose the "Holy Empire". Even if the game I passed vast amounts of time in The Northern Alliances,I always felt a call to go south to join my true roots... Now I'm feeling home, bringing light to the darkness of 0.0 space ________________ God is my Wingman
Sheriff Jones Amarr Clinical Experiment	Posted - 2008.09.07 11:33:00 - [37] Originally by: Rhatar Khurin Originally by: Sheriff Jones Ships That's a silly answer though, i can fly every single T1 ship (non capital) from every race. Amarr ships do look nice (Absolution mmmm drools) but only in moderation. It's the truth and from an RP perspetive, even if you could fly all ships, it's not particulary what i want Golden laser ships nods My reason for choosing amarr. My opinions represent the opinions of my corporation completely. I'm the CEO damnit.
Rhatar Khurin Minmatar Native Freshfood	Posted - 2008.09.07 11:36:00 - [38] Originally by: Sheriff Jones Originally by: Rhatar Khurin Originally by: Sheriff Jones Ships That's a silly answer though, i can fly every single T1 ship (non capital) from every race. Amarr ships do look nice (Absolution mmmm drools) but only in moderation. It's the truth and from an RP perspetive, even if you could fly all ships, it's not particulary what i want Golden laser ships nods My reason for choosing amarr. My "in head RP" style of my character is very minmatar as i consider myself to be a wandering nomad/drifter who does anything for cash (..but i wont do THAT) so rusty ships made out of girders suit me quite well.
5pinDizzy Amarr Umpteenth Podding	Posted - 2008.09.07 11:47:00 - [39] I went for skills, and partly looks. I have a nice set of attributes, but on the otherhand I started with a rubbish set of 800,000 skillpoints.
F'nog Amarr Celestial Horizon Corp. Celestial Industrial Alliance	Posted - 2008.09.07 12:05:00 - [40] Originally by: Nyphur I started with 3 perception, that should answer your question :). I chose my character for how it looked when I made it. Ha, Ha. My nothing Charisma and 25 Will trumps your 3 Perc. Send me all your money now, or I'll be forced to bring my will to bear. Note: It's fierce, I tells ya. Really nasty. You should be afraid. Practically quaking in your boots, or whatever you use to cover your pods. Originally by: Kazuma Saruwatari F'nog for Amarr Emperor. Nuff said Originally by: Chribba Go F'nog! You're a hero! Not a Zero! /me bows

Felix Dzerzhinsky Caldari Wreckless Abandon Un-Natural Selection	Posted - 2008.09.07 12:47:00 - [41] I had a name, and Caldari fit it. But I quickly trained other things. . . ---- GO BLUE!!
Ultin Harvor Gallente First Sphere	Posted - 2008.09.07 13:13:00 - [42] I went with the background for starters as I am a liberal at heart. I spent ages at the start looking at what the attributes did and what skills they were good for, I had already decided that the industry type of character was for me so geared it for that. Then I had to go a screw up my hair....come on Ambulation, I really want to change!
Adaera	Posted - 2008.09.07 13:56:00 - [43] Personally, I was prepared to go for (what I considered) "second best" to avoid Achura male :P My reasoning was I may have had better attributes, but I'd still be irritated with my portrait.
Rellik B00n Brutor tribe	Posted - 2008.09.07 14:01:00 - [44] backward-ironic-leetspeak-circa99-name? Incredibly hi charisma? Whats not to like? remix:never fades 07(2)
Havohej Minmatar Comply Or Die G00DFELLAS	Posted - 2008.09.07 14:01:00 - [45] <---chose character all about looks. If I was in it for the math, I would've been Brutor. Originally by: CCP Explorer You can still steal their st
Orion GUardian Caldari	Posted - 2008.09.07 14:53:00 - [46] Looks ^^ even if I dont think my char looks that cool anymore [im waiting for the revamp for stationstuff when we get to model a new avatr for our chars] And I didn't have any clue aout skills and attributes..making CHa my third highest Attribute ^^
WhiteGhostBear	Posted - 2008.09.07 14:56:00 - [47] When I was creating my character, I asked my friend what the differences were. Amarr: Lots of armor, lasers Gallente: Lots of drones Minmatar: Fast ships, conventional weaponry Caldari: Lots of shields and missiles Overall: Anyone can do anything, given time to train. I told myself, "If I'm going to play a space game... I want the frickin' lasers! If I want something else I'll just train for it." The backstory was just a bonus.
Ruze Amarr No Applicable Corporation	Posted - 2008.09.07 15:08:00 - [48] I was really happy with my avatar. Especially considering the massive number of Amarrians with the cowl tucked low over their eyes (which I almost did myself). You have a few copied styles. The big, blonde Caldari, the Amarrian with the hood, the Khanid with the uber-dark face mask, the Brutor with the glasses, the pasty-white Seibestor, the minnie asian with the face tattoos, and the gallente ugly dude. Oh, lets' not forget the cute Caldari chick with the red background. Originally by: CCP Greyscale consciously deciding not to join a corp is pretty much deciding that you don't want to have fun
Norrin Ellis	Posted - 2008.09.07 15:23:00 - [49] I knew only two things about EVE when I made my first character in '04 - jack and squat. Armed with this (lack of) knowledge, I read the info on the character creation screens and decided I liked the story for the Federation. The Intaki information was similarly appealing, so that's what I made. I had no idea how character attributes affected anything. If I cared much, I'd make an Achura (like everyone else). As it stands, I ended up killing that original character after several years, and when I came back to make another, my fascination with the Intaki compelled me to make another one. For those folks who want looks and attributes, save yourself some time and simply make a female Achura. Don't even bother looking into the backstory. CCP has an obvious preference for the Caldari, which is why there's such a disproportionate number of players who flock to the State; it's just better from a min/max perspective.
no013 Minmatar z3r0 Gravity	Posted - 2008.09.07 15:30:00 - [50] Mainly for the back story... Woot power to the underdogs Artillery cannons = Worst Dps, tracking, range and ammo cap. No cap... Why do we need cap for anything els if your sniping.

Trathen Minmatar SniggWaffe	Posted - 2008.09.07 16:56:00 - [51] Edited by: Trathen on 07/09/2008 17:02:06 edit: ~pshaw too offensive to half the players~ _
Rakshasa Taisab Caldari Sane Industries Inc. Ursa Stellar Initiative	Posted - 2008.09.07 17:05:00 - [52] I chose mine for the looks. ^_^
Ruze Amarr No Applicable Corporation	Posted - 2008.09.07 17:20:00 - [53] I remember that I looked at Gallente, and liked their style, but didn't choose them for one simple reason: they included the word 'French' as their heritage. Beh, killed it for me. And they sounded way too stuck up and snotty, reminding me of why I dislike the French in the first place. Then I looked at Caldari, and I liked what I saw. Seemed a bit too oriental, with 'life to the corporation' and all, but they looked good. But I looked up their ships, and I hated the way they looked. Still hate them ... ugliest things in space. Being the kind of vain person that I am, aesthetics are a big deal. Then I looked into Minmatar, and the whole 'former slave' bit through me off, hard. I couldn't relate to the pasty-faced white guy, and though the glasses were cool, the brutor specs were awful. And I saw that the ships looked like taped up junk. Ahh, the Amarr. I had to risk being what every self-respecting white American male fears ... a slave owner. But I figured I'd roleplay being anti-slavery. Cool. And being a religious fanatic was something I could deal with, considering that I'm against religions as a whole, and the Amarr seemed pretty close to Islam in their mentality and philsophy. And then I saw their ships, and I thought 'this is the sht.' Took me two hours to make a toon worth a crap, though. Man, the Amarr face is ugly as hell Originally by:* CCP Greyscale consciously deciding not to join a corp is pretty much deciding that you don't want to have fun
Clair Bear Coalition of Nations Free Trade Zone.	Posted - 2008.09.07 17:25:00 - [54] Achura Inventor. AND I look hawt. So, both, really. Sad thing is: nearly 2 years later I'm using very little of that massive, pulsating 'int 33' Achura brain. Most of my skills are in large blaster spec, spaceship command and other mandatory fit & fly stuffs. I even have passable trade skills. I would have been better off with just about anything else.
Daan Sai HAZCON Inc	Posted - 2008.09.08 06:46:00 - [55] I went for even stats, in for the long haul to have a go at everything. Then the Jin Mei Dr Evil silver foil outfits and wierd space geek head gear was just too funny to pass by. Can't wait for Ambulation to get a second shot a my outfit at least :)
Sheriff Jones Amarr Clinical Experiment	Posted - 2008.09.08 06:49:00 - [56] Originally by: Clair Bear Achura Inventor. AND I look hawt. So, both, really. Well, achura are hot by default so My opinions represent the opinions of my corporation completely. I'm the CEO damnit.


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