Eve Online: Newbie Friendly???

LexarkT11 · 02-11-2008, 10:49 PM

So, I know pretty much next to nothing about this game but while browsing MMORPG.com i see they have a 14 day trial for the Trinity expansion...

It looks pretty nice and seems interesting.

Can anyone share some details about what the gameplay is like and what the ultimate goal is.

Also, is it even plausable to join this late in the game and still have fun???

Any input would be great for a starter, thanks

Tirinal · 02-11-2008, 10:51 PM

I hate you and wish cancer upon your family. All of them. Even the adorable tiny ones.

Kadmoran · 02-11-2008, 10:59 PM

Wow. I have no idea how the hell you could possibly miss the two threads, which are at almost 3000 and 9000 replies each, and contain a vast wealth of information. It's not like one of them hasn't been on the front page for over a year now.

Jait · 02-11-2008, 10:59 PM

Yeah, I wish this board had a 9000 post thread just below this one on Eve Online. Or even the ambigously titled thread just below the one with 9000 replies called FoH's Guide to Eve Online.

edit: Fucker Kad.

Malakriss · 02-11-2008, 11:01 PM

Ho hum

LexarkT11 · 02-11-2008, 11:01 PM

i posted this on purpose so new people who might want to try the game dont have to browse through 8500 pages of epeen fapping.

So, anyone have anything beneficial for this threads cause???

Screamfeeder · 02-11-2008, 11:06 PM

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Originally Posted by LexarkT11

So, anyone have anything beneficial for this threads cause???

This link is great help for anyone wanting to get a good start in eve. It has a ton of information for new players and very little epeen flapping.

This link will also really help this thread out.

LexarkT11 · 02-11-2008, 11:09 PM

haha well shit, didnt notice that guide.

Fuck it, shaw i await you!

Celebrindal · 02-11-2008, 11:09 PM

I just re-read my first post in the FOH guide. It seems pretty solid. I haven't played in a long time, so I don't know about much of the new changes, but it's a pretty good read to familiarize yourself with the basic mechanics.

Northerner · 02-12-2008, 03:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tirinal

I hate you and wish cancer upon your family. All of them. Even the adorable tiny ones.

This, combined with the thread title, makes so much sense that it is scary.

As an aside:

I used to be a mathematics major.
I am anal retentive without question.
I am a gamer.
I am by profession a computing expert (ha!).
I loved M.U.L.E.
I enjoyed (really) almost all the Infocom games.
I found EQ1 interesting and engaging.

EVE defeated me early on.

Fog · 02-12-2008, 03:32 AM

Hey, when you're making a character, if you're the minimaxing sort, you might do well to check out this publically available Goonfleet wiki guide to character creation.

Aamina · 02-12-2008, 03:52 AM

In the vein:

I am a completist by nature.
I thought that the draw system from FF8 was not bad and spent hours learning to abuse the subsequent junctions.
I graphed out Zell's limit break by hand.
I enjoyed EQ1.
I love space games, and I own a ton of them.
I used to be a mathematics major.

Played EvE for sixish month sand then couldn't stand to log on anymore.

TheOkapi · 02-12-2008, 06:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kadmoran

Wow. I have no idea how the hell you could possibly miss the two threads, which are at almost 3000 and 9000 replies each, and contain a vast wealth of information. It's not like one of them hasn't been on the front page for over a year now.

Yeah, but I tried reading those a while back, and it's like it's another language. I been doing mmos for like 10 years now, and it's all gibberish to me in those threads.

TheOkapi · 02-12-2008, 06:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aamina

I graphed out Zell's limit break by hand.

I memorized it, and knew how to drag it out to the full length of time it gave me, and still finish with a finisher every time. Thank you, Tonberry.

Venjenz · 02-13-2008, 02:05 PM

I am a min/maxer.
I have a BS and MS in mathematics.
I am a database developer.
I was in the US Submarine Force for 10 years, and have spent upwards of 48 hours straight staring at a blank screen lsitening to white noise
I used the draw system in FF8 until everyone had 99 Ultimas junctioned to everything
I still play Minesweeper to see if I can clear Expert in less than 89 seconds.

And I played Eve for three months and uninstalled out of boredom.

02-11-2008, 10:49 PM	#1 (permalink)
LexarkT11 Forever the Sickest Kid Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Toledo/Mentor, Ohio Posts: 651 -14 Internets	Eve Online: Newbie Friendly??? So, I know pretty much next to nothing about this game but while browsing MMORPG.com i see they have a 14 day trial for the Trinity expansion... It looks pretty nice and seems interesting. Can anyone share some details about what the gameplay is like and what the ultimate goal is. Also, is it even plausable to join this late in the game and still have fun??? Any input would be great for a starter, thanks __________________ (WAR) Mutalis - Magus - Dark Cragg

02-11-2008, 11:01 PM	#5 (permalink)
Malakriss Your lack of intelligence is an insult to humanity. Get a fucking clue Join Date: May 2002 Location: Obviousville Posts: 2,780	Ho hum Attached Images

02-11-2008, 11:01 PM	#6 (permalink)
LexarkT11 Forever the Sickest Kid Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Toledo/Mentor, Ohio Posts: 651 -14 Internets	i posted this on purpose so new people who might want to try the game dont have to browse through 8500 pages of epeen fapping. So, anyone have anything beneficial for this threads cause??? __________________ (WAR) Mutalis - Magus - Dark Cragg

02-11-2008, 11:09 PM	#8 (permalink)
LexarkT11 Forever the Sickest Kid Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Toledo/Mentor, Ohio Posts: 651 -14 Internets	haha well shit, didnt notice that guide. Fuck it, shaw i await you! __________________ (WAR) Mutalis - Magus - Dark Cragg

02-11-2008, 11:09 PM	#9 (permalink)
Celebrindal Spoon! Join Date: May 2003 Location: NYC Posts: 1,363 +32 Internets	I just re-read my first post in the FOH guide. It seems pretty solid. I haven't played in a long time, so I don't know about much of the new changes, but it's a pretty good read to familiarize yourself with the basic mechanics. __________________ Join the FoH Rosetta@Home team & check out the Science Video Thread.

02-11-2008, 10:51 PM	#2 (permalink)
Tirinal Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 721 +0 Internets	I hate you and wish cancer upon your family. All of them. Even the adorable tiny ones.

02-11-2008, 10:59 PM	#3 (permalink)
Kadmoran Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 149 -1 Internets	Wow. I have no idea how the hell you could possibly miss the two threads, which are at almost 3000 and 9000 replies each, and contain a vast wealth of information. It's not like one of them hasn't been on the front page for over a year now.

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Jait Irritable Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: :noitacoL Posts: 3,481	Yeah, I wish this board had a 9000 post thread just below this one on Eve Online. Or even the ambigously titled thread just below the one with 9000 replies called FoH's Guide to Eve Online. edit: Fucker Kad.

02-12-2008, 03:32 AM	#11 (permalink)
Fog Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,634 +7 Internets	Hey, when you're making a character, if you're the minimaxing sort, you might do well to check out this publically available Goonfleet wiki guide to character creation.

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