Would it be a waste to start EVE now?

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Slobax

Veteran X
So i may buckle soon and try EVE out again
(i tried the trial once about 6 months ago, i got too A.D.D to even get through the tutorial, and just got frustrated.....so that trial didn't even really count)

I like the sound of training skills even when you aren't playing (but, that's also what i fear...read below). And it sounds like a perfect game for me, seeing as i quit WoW for the one point that doing anything in that game requires you to play 4+ hours and don't get me started on raiding..

But my concern is that i hear over and over again how someone who starts now, will never reach the point that players who have been playing longer have reached. So in essence, everyone else who started before me will be better and have the edge over me, forever? That doesn't sound very appealing. :/

someone explain please
 
You'll still be useful.


Think of it this way: You were born many years ago. When you were born, there were lots of people around. Some were great at music, some were great at war, some were great at sports. There were people that were superbly good at everything.

So what did you do? You did what you could, and you slowly got better. Your skills improved. As your skills grew, you were able to do more. Now, you have an impressive skillset and are able to do at least one thing very well.


Same with EvE. You just do what you can to get by, and let your skills grow. If you want to make and build stuff, focus in that area. If you want to blow shit up, focus in that area. If you specialize, you can gain ground on existing players very quickly in one area.

By specialize, I mean you choose a specific type of ship, a specific type of gun (or missile) and a specific type of ammo. OR for industry-focus, choose a line: mining, refining, production, or hauling and train in that area.

Once you get where you want to be, you can look at diversifying a little.
 
Like myself, started amarr first character year or so ago.. went all over the place when I started some mining some combat some social...

now on my caldari, trained spec for Interceptors, the crow to be exact. When im done getting myself to the best of my abilities in that ship, I will move to cruiser / HAC's.

Once im done there, ill move up to Battleships.

Its working out a LOT better for me then spread training.
 
Specialize early and you will be as effective as a seasoned vet as far as skills are concerned. Add experience under your belt and its all good :)
 
I have, effectively, a 1.5 year old character. I may have perfect refines, but I'm not in a covetor. (something you can get to within a year) I also can fly bs's, but lack the skills to operate it properly. (again, something that can easily be done in a year)
 
Quite the opposite of chikaze up there, my main PvP char is around 6 months old. I've been training her in only asault frigs for at least 4 months straight.

she is an extremely effective killer, and her damage output made a much older vet go "holy fucking shit"

Granted, it was kronos :rofl:
 
I played this for a few months a while back. I'll vouch for the way the game manages skills to be wonderful but the reason i quit was because the game was too god awful slow and i found combat to be just.... meh.

I.E. select target, orbit X meters away, fire weapons, repeat as necessary.
 
When you're born, your older brother is 2 years older than you. He's twice as old!!!!!!

When you're 10 and he's 12, is he still twice as old as you?



Same thing applies to EVE, but the margin closes ALOT quicker.
 
Yeah to reiterate what the rest have said. Yes, there are enough skills to train that you will never finish them all, and everyone has a head start. However, you can only go so far in say, frigate class ships, before you max out. Most people do not try to max out everything until very far in the game, so that leaves you alot of room to catch up to them in those areas, or even pass them in some cases.
 
If you were in a destroyer or a battlecruiser, you would have a HELL of a ship for not a lot of cash, and you could easily operate it with not too many skills. If you found a good hunting ground to take out rats regularly enough that you got several million a day, you would have no problem with regular pvp.
 

Would it be a waste to start EVE now?

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