To all those playing EVE and loving it, why would you recommend it?

gingus418 · May 2007

I've tried the EVE trial a couple of times and have enjoyed it, although it seems like it would take a while to actually get to the good part of the game...which is what? I'm not even sure of that. I do know that I have liked it, but is it really worth my time to invest into this game so "late" in the game? What do you guys (please post constructive remarks) feel about the content in this game? Is there enough to give me something to look forward to in the game or is the end game still a bunch of clicking on waiting on skills that seemingly have no effect (not to sound harsh)?

Nicoli · May 2007

Best part is carving a name for yourself/corp/alliance out of the skin of your enemies. and the nice part is it doesn't take long to be able to do that and trying to keep that name or reputation will keep you interested for a long time. The worst thing is getting stuck in the I need T2 or Mission for money rut. Takes alot of effort to get out of it and into a PVP mentality so try and avoid it.

Malakithe · May 2007

Hey Guys!

Im over your typical mmorph like wow, everquest and others along such similar story lines. I stumbled accross this game about 2 years ago when i was living with one of my old house mates and i started playing it for a week or so before his comp went kaboomy lol and i loved it but atm the comp ive got cant handle the graphics all that well and i couldnt really take off or read the txt to well. Just wanted to know are the corps and well general players helpful in this game and work together? cause i really want to play this game on my new comp in a few weeks and go around with a few guys / gals and yeh

Chrysos · May 2007

I started paying a year ago because I wanted to leave EQ2. I had read a bit about the scams in Eve and thought I'd give it a try until something new came out that caught my fancy. 14 months later and I'm still here.

As long as you get into an active corporation you can be an active part of any team from early on. As said above I haven't palyed another game where you can become so well known. SirMolle is a name everybody in Eve knows and possibly fears or hates and any post he makes on the forums gets pages of replies.

A lot of Eve can be in essence pretty boring; mining, gate camping, flying 26 jumps in an Obelisk but somehow as a whole it works very well.

I posted this a couple of months ago and still haven't really changed my mind: www.mmorpg.com/discussion2.cfm/thread/102354

demolishIX · May 2007

The misconception new people have about EvE is that if they join this late ingame everyone will "pwn them" this is completly untrue,just because a person has 10mil skill points and you only have 1mil doesnt mean you cant kill them.For exemple a player specialized in interceptors to the max,but you got to a interdictor,you would be able to kill that person with ease and even be of more use to your gang/corp than he is.Personaly I love EvE because of the control it gives to players over the game world,the economy is player driven and imo best economy you will ever find in a MMOG,another thing I love is that the game supports both hardcore and casual players with it's skill system.Also eve in my book has the best MMOG PVP system,cause pvp in eve makes sense and pvping is dangerous,you can loose your ship wich could be a huge loss,or you could blow someones fully gisti fitted ship and make milions,or if you are a pirate you could ransom them,asking for money in order to let them walk away in their ship/pod.Also isk is pretty easy to make after 2 weeks or even less,dont try to buy isk,it's way too damn easy to make,you can make isk by mining,trading,pirating,being a merc/bounty hunting,hunting NPC rats (this is very profitable if you are lucky,I made 200mil in 1 hour of casual playing hunting some NPC rats,and even if I had low SP I would of still made that cash cause I caught a 4 faction spawns that dropped realy nice loot) and the list goes on,you can even get spy missions from other corps,where they ask you to join X corp and tell them their plans.Eve is mainly pvp game,the bad things about eve (from my point of view) are the "blob wars" wich I dont get involved in and not alot of PVE elements (except some fun/hard missions + complexes).Also about the dev/GM cheating thing,the whole story is old but basicly there was a dev or GM in a big corp in eve and he helped them by getting them some T2 BPOs (schematics for tech 2 gear,wich are hard to get) ,he was discovered ,the BPOs taken away and the end,it didnt affect my gameplay at all tbh.

Basicly that's what I have to say if anything made sense,I aint going to tell you to buy it ,if you tryed the trial afew times and enjoyed it you could get it,to get to the "good part of the game" it takes 1 week,after 1 week of some skill training you can already jump into PVP action,ganged or otherwise,the thing is you wont be able to stand up alone to most T2 ships with only 1 week of skills and lack of pvp experience.

Fyhre343 · May 2007

I recommend it because you can play it like you'd live life, but do the things that could get you totally arrested for. There are definite repercussions, but they're digital.

If you're new to the game, that's exactly what I say you should do. Cinch up your nutsack and accomplish something, because you can.

Taram · May 2007

Because it's the only game on the market which offers all of the following:

True risk vs. reward environment
Open PVP with consequences and 'policed' areas
Completely player driven economy
Complete character customization. Including a totally open ended skill system.
In depth crafting system which is both rewarding and relatively easy to use.
Ability to play the game and never fire a shot at another player (or even NPC's) if you do not wish to.
Ability for players to not just impact, but utterly change the environment around them by conquering vast territories.

That's just the tip of the iceberg.

I'm not saying EVE is perfect. Nor is it a game that everyone will love. But those are just some of the reasons why I love it.

Rehmes · May 2007

Its not everyones cup of tea, but i think its the best game out there bacause you can do as you please. You can be a rookie and with tactics be able to beat a veteran. The posibilities are immense, and for those who have patience the rewards are worth it.

Its a game where pvp actually means something

you can make isk by killing people so pvp has a purpose other than just killing someone.
the pvp gives you a big rush since everything you have atm is on the line.
you can claim systems, you can be part of the biggest baddes alliance or be part of a small pirate corp.
you can be the guy who makes everyones ships or be the one who gets the roe for those manufacturers.
you can be the trader who runs dangerous routed through low sec to please your customer.

The game has a lot to offer, but patience is a must.

SoulfreeW · May 2007

affraid you cant catch up with the older players huh?

1: EVE is designed to last forever, therefore CCP throw more skills to train into the game every now and then. eve startet a few years ago but since the game is made this way you will still be one of the first players. eve grow every day, start today and there will be players more new than you within a few hours. EvE is just startet!!! even in 2010.

2: you can max out skills to a ship class, so older players a NOT better than you they just got more ships to pick from.

jmpreiss · May 2007

I like to play EVE because my corporation tells me to take my Amarrian butt, stick it in a ship with the sole purpose of PvP in mind and have fun. What's not fun about that? Even when I do see my ship become floating debris, I still have a good time since I fly the smaller ships which are easily replaced. It's great!

There's also the industrial aspect of EVE that I dabble every now and again. I've always been drawn to the 'industrial' side of MMOs and EVE provides to that pretty darn good.

Malakithe · May 2007

well its settled then ill get my new computer in a few weeks and ill start my way into the endless universe of EVE and hopefull meet / fight / trade / suprise some of you online hehe.

any advice for when your just starting off would also be apreciated guys n gals

blackcat35 · May 2007

Originally posted by demolishIX

The misconception new people have about EvE is that if they join this late ingame everyone will "pwn them" this is completly untrue,just because a person has 10mil skill points and you only have 1mil doesnt mean you cant kill them.For exemple a player specialized in interceptors to the max,but you got to a interdictor,you would be able to kill that person with ease and even be of more use to your gang/corp than he is.Personaly I love EvE because of the control it gives to players over the game world,the economy is player driven and imo best economy you will ever find in a MMOG,another thing I love is that the game supports both hardcore and casual players with it's skill system.Also eve in my book has the best MMOG PVP system,cause pvp in eve makes sense and pvping is dangerous,you can loose your ship wich could be a huge loss,or you could blow someones fully gisti fitted ship and make milions,or if you are a pirate you could ransom them,asking for money in order to let them walk away in their ship/pod.Also isk is pretty easy to make after 2 weeks or even less,dont try to buy isk,it's way too damn easy to make,you can make isk by mining,trading,pirating,being a merc/bounty hunting,hunting NPC rats (this is very profitable if you are lucky,I made 200mil in 1 hour of casual playing hunting some NPC rats,and even if I had low SP I would of still made that cash cause I caught a 4 faction spawns that dropped realy nice loot) and the list goes on,you can even get spy missions from other corps,where they ask you to join X corp and tell them their plans.Eve is mainly pvp game,the bad things about eve (from my point of view) are the "blob wars" wich I dont get involved in and not alot of PVE elements (except some fun/hard missions + complexes).Also about the dev/GM cheating thing,the whole story is old but basicly there was a dev or GM in a big corp in eve and he helped them by getting them some T2 BPOs (schematics for tech 2 gear,wich are hard to get) ,he was discovered ,the BPOs taken away and the end,it didnt affect my gameplay at all tbh.
Basicly that's what I have to say if anything made sense,I aint going to tell you to buy it ,if you tryed the trial afew times and enjoyed it you could get it,to get to the "good part of the game" it takes 1 week,after 1 week of some skill training you can already jump into PVP action,ganged or otherwise,the thing is you wont be able to stand up alone to most T2 ships with only 1 week of skills and lack of pvp experience.

there is a flip side to this, and that is if the skills don't mean that much and it only takes 1 week to be competent "and stand up alone to most t2 ships with only 1 week of skills and lack of pvp experience", why bother playing the game at all? The truth is that skills do matter, and that it takes more than 1 week to actually be effective....especially 1 vs 1..................

This game isn't that shallow that you'd be able to even come close to being competent in 1 week, it takes literally at least 6 to 7 months before you are even close to competent in PvP......if you look at BOD, there is a reason they don't allow anyone under so many skill points from joining them......

blackcat35 · May 2007

Originally posted by Malakithe

well its settled then ill get my new computer in a few weeks and ill start my way into the endless universe of EVE and hopefull meet / fight / trade / suprise some of you online hehe.
any advice for when your just starting off would also be apreciated guys n gals

enjoy the corruption.....you'll probably enjoy the first month or two, but game does get old, and repetitive, and if you manage to suffer thru that, you'll eventually be cheated / scammed after you build enough worth stealing

The game is constantly evolving, so new ways to cheat are happening all the time.....

Silver. · May 2007

You have probably heard about the biggest scam in EVE, which for me, have me stop playing after some hours after I found it on the web.

There was a guy who was running trade routes in low sec areas to make ALOT of ISK, but he got really tired of the damn PK'ers by the warp gates that said 2 mill ISK or oblivion.

So he and his mate, searched for investors to buy the most expensive blueprint of a ship in the game, don't know which one, but a ship you do not want to meet :P.
And after allot of time these investors, believed in him, and then after allot of meetings and IRL mailing they wired all their ISK to him.
Then the deal was that he would buy the blueprint, so he could copy it, and give one to each of the investors.
But he took all the credits and bailed out of the deal, making the other furious.
Happily rich he was flying back to some space station. But by a warp gate he got oblitirated by some PK'ers, his character was gone, and he quit playing.

Every time i think of EVE. I think of this.

BOYVIRGO666 · May 2007

Originally posted by Taram

Because it's the only game on the market which offers all of the following:

True risk vs. reward environment
Open PVP with consequences and 'policed' areas
Completely player driven economy
Complete character customization. Including a totally open ended skill system.
In depth crafting system which is both rewarding and relatively easy to use.
Ability to play the game and never fire a shot at another player (or even NPC's) if you do not wish to.
Ability for players to not just impact, but utterly change the environment around them by conquering vast territories.

That's just the tip of the iceberg.

I'm not saying EVE is perfect. Nor is it a game that everyone will love. But those are just some of the reasons why I love it.

now you see these are all the reasons i play eve its a fun game that unlike world of gaycraft requires a brain

Bahemoth · May 2007

the naysayers are still around i see... wwell welcome to the fold...

and silver people get scamme it happens and people take retribution ...

asfar as that story goes either a your completely making it up

or youve been reading the posts of someone who played for 2 hours and quit

1. pirates done kindly ask you to hand over your iskies. they blow your ship up and take whats left, if they scramble your pod they might demand some isk or kill you.

2. his character was gone? sorry no eve isnt permadeath he would just espawn in the station and haveto buy a new clone.

investors randomly giving him money without product inhand?... sorry the average eve player is smarter than to fall for that stupid of a scam

strongaxe · May 2007

The only way to play eve and have fun (imo) is to start the game, join a 0.0 corporation, move to 0.0 within the first 2 weeks of playing. I did this and experienced tons of small group pvp and larger fleet battles. Tacklers are always welcome so noobs can be a big help. Plus ull have a blast pvping and probley make alot of money fast. No grind, no boring npc missions just blowing other players up and taking thier loot!

damian7 · May 2007

Originally posted by gingus418

I've tried the EVE trial a couple of times and have enjoyed it, although it seems like it would take a while to actually get to the good part of the game...which is what? I'm not even sure of that. I do know that I have liked it, but is it really worth my time to invest into this game so "late" in the game? What do you guys (please post constructive remarks) feel about the content in this game? Is there enough to give me something to look forward to in the game or is the end game still a bunch of clicking on waiting on skills that seemingly have no effect (not to sound harsh)?

i play it, i have fun with it, i only play it because i can buy time cards with isk (ingame currency). i don't recommend it to anyone because of the douchebag staff/volunteers at all levels behind the game.

damian7 · May 2007

Originally posted by Bahemoth

the naysayers are still around i see... wwell welcome to the fold...

and silver people get scamme it happens and people take retribution ...

asfar as that story goes either a your completely making it up

or youve been reading the posts of someone who played for 2 hours and quit

1. pirates done kindly ask you to hand over your iskies. they blow your ship up and take whats left, if they scramble your pod they might demand some isk or kill you.

2. his character was gone? sorry no eve isnt permadeath he would just espawn in the station and haveto buy a new clone.

investors randomly giving him money without product inhand?... sorry the average eve player is smarter than to fall for that stupid of a scam

dude, if you're talking about the story a few posts above yours, then um...

http://myeve.eve-online.com/ingameboard.asp?a=topic&threadID=19741&page=1#2

and

http://www.mostlyharmful.net/the-great-scam.htm

Bahemoth · May 2007

Yes I was talking about him. and honestly if you read his post and the way he has worded his text it does sound like a badly thoughtout story from someone who is just tring to make eve look bad (as we do have those guys its no secret). combine that with the fact ive only been playing for a year and a half and have no knowledge of this supossedly famous scam. Its quite easy to see how i could make that mistake is it not. and i do apologize i just thought he was being a... whats the word? troll? (honestly am not sure of that terms meaning as i dont often use forums outside of my alliance and house forsaken) (most of the people i talk to alot are former members of the old curse alliance so i know more about the jovian ambassador incident than famous scams)

Aedosen · May 2007

Originally posted by Taram

Because it's the only game on the market which offers all of the following:

True risk vs. reward environment
Open PVP with consequences and 'policed' areas
Completely player driven economy
Complete character customization. Including a totally open ended skill system.
In depth crafting system which is both rewarding and relatively easy to use.
Ability to play the game and never fire a shot at another player (or even NPC's) if you do not wish to.
Ability for players to not just impact, but utterly change the environment around them by conquering vast territories.

That's just the tip of the iceberg.

I'm not saying EVE is perfect. Nor is it a game that everyone will love. But those are just some of the reasons why I love it.

QFT.

Tapkid · May 2007

Join a corp and dare to go 0.0..

EVE is an MMO and even if it certainly is playable solo, I have done so myself for long periods of time.. But, the formula of playing with other people just pretty much rocks!!

Still remember my first fleet op about a year and a half ago.. Teamspeak.. Orders flying.. Primarys being called.. Scramblers.. OH, WHAT A RUSH!!!! Lost my first couple of ships there, and it was so worth it.. Defending our station.. Just seeing those dreads hammering an enemy POS!!! Huge feeling..

ISK come easy, just makesure you spend them having as much fun as possible...

Easiest way to make ISK? Join a good corp.. Do some hauling for a big mining op and you can easily get a few million in an hour or so.. Or gang up and take out some rats, also a few million if you are in 0.0..

ENJOY!!!!

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