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The Crimson Harvest Makes a Return to EVE Online - MMORPG.com
SBFord
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The Crimson Harvest Makes a Return to EVE Online - MMORPG.com
EVE Online players can take part in the annual Red Harvest event from now through November 5th. Players will be able to get hold of new rewards "including the Cerebral Accelerator" that is built using a new material obtained by running the gauntlet.
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If you are thinking of trying Eve, I have some random thoughts; hope that you find them useful. Even if I am not really what you might call a skilled "pro." Compared to so many others that love piloting the hundreds of different types of spaceships that are available in this, my favorite online universe.
I've tried to stay pretty much focused on Eve as my main video game activity since June of 2011. I gotta say, I just love this game. Yes, scamming and griefing are a part of it but in my opinion just a very small part of it. The skilled veteran players usually aren't the ones being scammed and griefed and they usually aren't the ones who are primarily flying the stuff that gets blown up when stuff starts blowing up. Eve isn't usually kind to the newbros who, since they are newbros, obviously don't yet have much experience or the reflexes or the instincts needed to effectively play the game yet. So most pilots who really enjoy the game (I am one of them) usually try to gain as much knowledge and expertise and experience as quickly as they possibly possibly can. Do this and you may eventually become one of the sharks doing the eating instead of the chum. Please join a genuinely helpful and active corporation to start the critically needed learning process please. There are literally thousands of good corps to choose from (but a lot of worthless corps out there too). Make the needed effort to find a good corp and work hard and you too can eventually, just maybe, potentially, perhaps you too can start to someday enjoy the game as a shark. The chum just never have as much fun.
Eve isn't for everyone. It's brutal and unforgiving and incredibly difficult to dive deeper than just a few feet below the surface. The surface is where most casual players swim. Space is dark and cold and hostile and Eve can be all of that and more. Please remember that this is a game about spaceships flying around in a vacuum close to absolute zero. Join a genuinely helpful active corporation please if you want to have fun. But even so, you probably won't have much fun for months (or maybe even years) as you gradually work your way up the food chain. It's almost impossible for most newbros to enjoy the cruel learning process with a whole lot of constant joy and you will, again, probably be a new brother for a few months or maybe even longer. It all depends on you and what you're made of. Personally, it took me years and a whole lot of effort and I'm still nothing much.
Probably this means that I don't have much natural talent, just persistence. But now Eve to me is incredible, wonderful, amazing, unique, fascinating. And I wouldn't trade it for a shipload of Black Desert Onlines or WoWs or anything else that I've ever played. You want to try this game out as a newbro? It's my opinion that it's very possible, with work and dedication, to actually play and enjoy the game as a free-to-play player. Or, better yet, buy a monthly subscription and open up more of this huge universe if you feel like it. Look me up in-game and maybe I can personally help with a bit of a needed boost. Me and a bunch of my out-of-corp friends enjoy teaching new pilots how to enjoy. My avatar's first name is Farr and its last name is Arrow. But don't even bother to waste your time playing unless you are willing to give Eve at least 2 or 3 months before passing judgement. Just please go play something else.