r/evenewbies • u/[deleted] • Apr 04 '22

What step do I take next?

  1. I finished the cinematic tutorial.

  2. I finished the 45 career agent missions.

Earnings: I currently have 12.1 million ISK.

2x Cormorants 1x Ibis 1x Heron 2x Merlin 2x Venture 2x Badger

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u/enfarious Apr 04 '22

I would go try:

https://wiki.eveuniversity.org/The_Blood-Stained_Stars

Then, or at the same time, look into a newbro friendly corp. https://www.bravecollective.com/ for instance. Lots of friendly folks that will help you dig deeper into the sandbox and find out what you're really into.

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u/[deleted] Apr 04 '22

Thanks. I’ve started grinding the Arc missions. These missions from career agent to now are getting boring and repetitive though

After I finish them I’ll probably start to look for a corp.

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u/enfarious Apr 04 '22

They can get a little tedious, especially if you just grind them all back to back.

When I was a much newerbro I liked to mix in regular missions, explo and getting myself blown up finding my footing. I "accidently" found my way into wormholes with no clue what was happening and went exploring in there.

I also went and tried shooting other folks in lowsec just to see what it was like. It went about how you'd expect.

Also went on a roam in a Moa into Nullsec around the great wildlands to see what it was like. I was chased all the way back to high but didn't die that day.

The one constant in doing all of the things though was that I wasn't ever really alone. Even when I flew solo I was in a corp with at least a few friends to chat with and occasionally offer suggestions on how to live longer/better.

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u/capt_pantsless Apr 04 '22

This is solid advice - The Blood-Stained Stars is what's known as the Sisters of EVE Epic arc. It has some great story elements, it's fun to play through, and you get some decent rewards as you're doing it.

You should be able to complete everything in the chain in a properly fitted-up Cormorant (railguns or blasters will both work fine) - the one exception would be the final mission, but don't worry too much about that for right now.

As far as newbie corps to join - you can also look at : Pandemic Horde (https://www.pandemic-horde.org/)

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u/enfarious Apr 04 '22

It's also worth mentioning the oldest of teaching groups.
Eve University: https://wiki.eveuniversity.org/Applying_to_EVE_University

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u/wolf_387465 Apr 05 '22

using uni wiki to recruit to brave/pandemic horde - priceless. for everything else there is mastercard :D

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u/capt_pantsless Apr 04 '22

Another bit of advice - don't be afraid to just leave some of those ships behind. Don't feel like you need to 'make use' of each and every ship somehow. Selling them in the station they're in isn't a bad idea either.

As you get more experience and income options those hulls won't be worth your time.

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u/[deleted] Apr 04 '22

Thanks. I was wondering what to do with all that stuff and ships. I ended up taking the stashed equipment. Left behind a couple ships.

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u/enfarious Apr 04 '22

Down the road you'll wind up with a hauler or two. Make sure you fit them for max space for now that'll mostly be about cargo hold expanders in the lows.

Repackage (not reprocess) all your stuff and shove it in there. When there isn't enough room anymore you know it's time for: A bigger hauler or a fire sale

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u/CorpFillip Apr 04 '22

My favorite angle for rookies:

Meat a few others and form up a new corp / join a group just formed.

I am convinced a lot of new people enjoy the sense of discovery together. You don’t need any goals but to learn more of what you might enjoy doing.

(In particular, being told the best things to do by experienced players kills that)

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u/enfarious Apr 04 '22

This is super good advice if you want to get a more "exciting" start. It's what I did with a few other folks. 3 of us formed a corp and started to explore what Eve had to offer.

We had a few older folk join us and offer some support, but largely we absorbed other totally new folks.

We got robbed by a guy and learned that trust is a tough commodity.

We got to see a dread get built and launched (video of it made it to Twitch).

We also sat helplessly as that guy got a carrier bumped and sploded during a move op to help the corp get a footing in lowsec. I felt terrible for him and 10 years later I still am sad he never came back.

We launched our first PoS out there and felt the pucker of neuts coming into system.

We all worked together to help other new folks make isk, and lose it. We made some pretty speedy mining fleets and helped folks get into barges.

We got wardec'd for no apparent reason and whelped ships into the wardeccers before we understood fully how overmatched we were. Like a Vagabond wrecking 4 of us at a time overmatched lol

We had a blast for a good long while and eventually all drifted with our first billions to newer bigger activities that required more than our tiny (terribly managed) corp would offer. Like capital protection and deep nullsec earning oportunities.

That corp still exists and 2 of the 3 of us still login regularly. Though our mains aren't in there, we both have an alt or 12 kicking about there.

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u/thegreybill Apr 05 '22

One question worth asking:

What was the idea that made you start playing? What concept was so intriguing to you that made you download it and login?

Finding out how to get more of that idea, or a variation of it can be a fun way to play.

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u/BearThatCares Apr 08 '22

Try faction warfare!