Oh man!! I might just start playing this game again(tried the trial, Kind liked it, But didn't have the time), Crap I wish SOE would be more like CCP hehe.
If there is one critism I have to the game is that there is no way for new players to catch up with Vets. Also the learning skills are a pain, why should a new player need to spend their first 6 months of the game optimizing their next few years of playing.
Terrible misconception.
Time spent learning skills only impacts diversity in options when fitting ships. While there are certain skills which provide an "advantage", these skills are readily accessible to new players early on in EVE.
Just because someone has 20million skill points does not mean they are capable of utilizing them all during combat. Focusing and streamling character skill development will ensure that less then 3m-5m (3-5 months) skill points will make you as capable as the "veteran" in anything you could fly.
Yes this is terribly common misconception.
I had 2 million skill points when I became viable in pvp....skill points just allows you to utilize yourself further...like by allowing you to fly different kinds of ships and fitting different types of equipment on them. In group fights actually not even half the pvpers use the largest gunboats but rather frigates and cruisers....and 95% of fights in eve is alliance vs alliance with hundred(s) involved.
If there is one critism I have to the game is that there is no way for new players to catch up with Vets. Also the learning skills are a pain, why should a new player need to spend their first 6 months of the game optimizing their next few years of playing.
I think he is actually talking about the "Learning Skills". Dont spend 6 months doing learning skills then. I do one here and there, and my ship and skills are just fine. Learning skills are dull.
I am glad there is a linux and mac client in the works, now I can get rid of windows finally. Games are the only thing keeping me in Windows, and now that they are getting away from MS only clients, I can make the switch!
Great screenshots, cant wait until the new patch hits!
Originally posted by Lepidus We never did get a press kit (or at least I didn't) for screenshots.
...and there has been a horrible sequence events that leads to all my photos being locked in the camera.
Oddly, EVE is just about the worst company for having screenshots online, so for now, we're stuck with the same 10 images in each article
In case you still haven't got it, mail pann at ccpgames.com and ask for the press/media kit. By some strange reason they had the media kit password protected.
Originally posted by Kurir I regretfully like Eve, though I don't really play it anymore, the game has become to rife with ganking/griefing/scammers/liars/asshats etc... choose your own description. I love the ideas presented and the viable avatar has been something the community has been asking for quite a while. I don't agree with the segment that wants to use them for FPS action. The one thing that would bring me back full time, would be to create a separate server to allow those of us that just want to enjoy the game without the afore mentioned baboons. If PvP is your thing then have at it but don't expect everyone else to share your view. I will eventually allow my "subscriptions" to lapse since the game lost the fun factor long ago and I am merely hanging on for old time sake.
Guess what EvE is a PvP game be it in combat or PvP in the markets. I think this is the beauty of eve-online. The freedom to do as you please. A real lawless space universe. However, you usually don't get scammed or ganked beyond repair unless you are extreamly dumb and bad with your money. I like that CCP doesn't mind Scamming in the game. This is why you don't trust others with your money (Just like real life) you won't want to hand billions of dollars to some shadey bank dealer in real life, so why would you do it in eve? If you have alot of money and items on you that you can't afford to replace and no friends with you, why would you go to the ghetto knowing you could get it all jacked? You don't. This common sence street knowledge applies to EVE Online as well. It's called being smart and using your brain. You gotta try it sometime.
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I had 2 million skill points when I became viable in pvp....skill points just allows you to utilize yourself further...like by allowing you to fly different kinds of ships and fitting different types of equipment on them. In group fights actually not even half the pvpers use the largest gunboats but rather frigates and cruisers....and 95% of fights in eve is alliance vs alliance with hundred(s) involved.
If there is one critism I have to the game is that there
is no way for new players to catch up with Vets. Also the learning
skills are a pain, why should a new player need to spend their first 6
months of the game optimizing their next few years of playing.
I think he is actually talking about the "Learning Skills". Dont spend 6 months doing learning skills then. I do one here and there, and my ship and skills are just fine. Learning skills are dull.
I am glad there is a linux and mac client in the works, now I can get rid of windows finally. Games are the only thing keeping me in Windows, and now that they are getting away from MS only clients, I can make the switch!
Great screenshots, cant wait until the new patch hits!When i first played this game i thought it was the greatest thing that had ever been come up with,
from the looks of things to come. In another ten years i will be saying that again.Alas Ive become sceptical
of such promising endeavors and in no way expect this to all happen very soon.
I think this is the beauty of eve-online. The freedom to do as you please. A real lawless space universe. However, you usually don't get scammed or ganked beyond repair unless you are extreamly dumb and bad with your money. I like that CCP doesn't mind Scamming in the game. This is why you don't trust others with your money (Just like real life) you won't want to hand billions of dollars to some shadey bank dealer in real life, so why would you do it in eve? If you have alot of money and items on you that you can't afford to replace and no friends with you, why would you go to the ghetto knowing you could get it all jacked? You don't. This common sence street knowledge applies to EVE Online as well. It's called being smart and using your brain. You gotta try it sometime.