CoG EVE Online Discussion

[Ten19]

UPDATE: The CoG corp isn't really active as of December 2010. It seems most CoG who are active are doing their own thing, which is awesome. However, most of them still hang out in the "CoG" channel and if you play, you should too!

Have questions about EVE? Start here: http://www.eveonline.com/ingameboard.asp?a=topic&threadID=505423

[Zrikz]

I was in the EvAv corp for a while, then I quit and I started back up a few weeks back. I'm just running missions and training currently, but would love to join up asap.

[Ten19]

Also just a heads up, I'll also probably be closing down the Evil Eye corp, since no one participates in FW there any more, and only a few of us log-in. Anyone who really really wants to participate in FW can always join up with the individual NPC FW corps in the interim. :)

[Lint of Death]

Ten19!! You're getting sucked back in :(

[Ten19]

Ten19!! You're getting sucked back in :(

Nah, I've been playing EVE off and on for the past four years, I always seem to be dabbling in it no matter what. Might as well make have a place for any CoG'ers to gather should they want to play :) I'm still playing other things, I assure you!

[CES]

I just couldnt get any real momentum going in EVE. I enjoyed it but I got nowhere. This does seem to be a recurring thing for me and MMO's though and I dont quite understand why.

[Hotcod]

i was actually getting somewhere with the steam trail thing but i don't know... my interest just really really dropped off... and any mmoing i'll be doing will be with WAR... but i shall corp up with CoG if i ever do show my face again

[rahsoul]

I'll be there. :)

[Sly Marbo]

Tempting...

[Ten19]

Original post updated! [COG.] is in effect. Offices are in Shihuken. I'll be online shortly after the servers come up after the transition to the new expansion, Quantum Rise is complete.

[Zrikz]

Bleh, I never pay attention to when patches are and just log in without reading the news thing, forgot to train a long skill. =/

I will be applying when the servers are up.

[rahsoul]

Original post updated! [COG.] is in effect. Offices are in Shihuken. I'll be online shortly after the servers come up after the transition to the new expansion, Quantum Rise is complete.

Now going to have to relearn PvP with all the speed/mwd/web/scrambler changes. Should be interesting, hopefully. :cool:

[SilentScreams]

After seeing the ad for the new expansion on Steam I decided to sign up for a free trial account.
My only experience with EVE is playing the free month that came with the original boxed version way back, so for all intents and purposes, I'm a complete newb.
Any tips for starting out? The client is 90% downloaded, and I assume there will be a lengthy patch process, so I have time to read up and will be doing a bit of that.

I'll let you know my name etc once I get started.

[SilentScreams]

I've applied to join the corp.
Characters name is Mykhell.

[Shandor]

I'll be applying to the corp next time I log in (char: Kerath Verennas). Odd, I've been doing a search on the forum every day or two since we talked in evemail about you starting a new corp. Never did anything show up. I only saw this thread because the other thread that linked to this one showed up in the sidebar. heh.

[Shandor]

Thanks for the quick acceptance. :)

[SilentScreams]

I seem to spend more time offline waiting for my skills to go up than online actually doing stuff at the moment. I assume the game picks up a bit later on?

[BarrY]

i what to join the corp to see what is eve realy about i am playing for 4 day`s , and i am geting realy tired to do the same mision on and of for almost no ISK until my skill grou and i can get a new ship so maybe if you accept me i can learm more :)

[NSFW]

OOOOooooohhh. I am done with school next week. I am down to play over the break for a couple weeks.

[Goronmon]

I seem to spend more time offline waiting for my skills to go up than online actually doing stuff at the moment. I assume the game picks up a bit later on?In general, yes, though you can always be doing something productive whether it's mining a bit, trading or doing missions. You need a decent amount of ISK to even purchase the later skill books, so just waiting until your character is more fleshed out to start playing for "real" doesn't always work out.

[Trihex]

Just applied to the Corp... I soloed through a bit of the game a while back, but haven't played in probably over a year... Might be cool to try hooking up with a real Corp and see where it takes me.

Character name is Valen Dakar

[NSFW]

Hey I am back and will be applying to the corp shortly. My name is something i can't remember right now, just got signed up last night but it does have the letters NSFW capitalized in it. something like this:

NeSaFu Wato

or close to it. I will be applying today.

[Zrikz]

I really need to get on when other people are on or post my skill chart and find someone willing to walk me through what I need to train so I can get a stronger ship / better weapons.

I've been training skills for like 3 months kinda randomly.

[CES]

Post the skill chart here, there's plenty of people who can give out advice on what to train.

I really, really want to play again but I have the worst track record with MMO's. EVE is actually the one I played for the longest, 9 whole months. In that time I saw (I think) 4 war decs, about a dozen corp ops (including at least 3 instances of utterly destroying an asteroid belt with our mighty mining ships), lots of pewpew and multiple big fights. It certainly isnt boring, just tedious at points.

[NSFW]

If I want to fight what should i train?

I am on a quest where I have to kill the leader of the angel pirates. he has a spider drone. i have a medium slot propulsion damper but I need to train a couple electronics skills (or just 1) but I"m not sure how to train skills. It looks like i have to buy skills when i click on the tab but I'm wondering if the price changes depending on what station i'm at?

Do I sound like I have no idea what I'm doing? probably, but I'm super new.

[NSFW]

Nm my previous post. I'm starting to get the hang of this but um... Do I gotta be at the corp home station to apply to the corp?

[CES]

If I want to fight what should i train?

I am on a quest where I have to kill the leader of the angel pirates. he has a spider drone. i have a medium slot propulsion damper but I need to train a couple electronics skills (or just 1) but I"m not sure how to train skills. It looks like i have to buy skills when i click on the tab but I'm wondering if the price changes depending on what station i'm at?

Do I sound like I have no idea what I'm doing? probably, but I'm super new.

Skills are trained by purchasing skillbooks (the cost does indeed differ from station to station. If you're in the Shihuken system, Senda is the nearest place for cheap skillbooks) Once you purchase them, right click on the skillbook when it's in your inventory and it'll vanish and start training the skill.

As for what to train, it never hurts to train High Speed Maneuvering to enable the use of proper afterburners and (I think it's called) Energy Manipulation to get access to cap boosters. As for weapons training, it's usually based around which type of ship you fly since they offer bonuses to a set type of weapon. The list goes like:

Caldari: Missiles
Gallente: Hybrid/Drones
Minmatar: Railguns
Amarr: Energy

And yes, you have to be in the home station to apply.

Edit: Dont wall of text something then read the next post.

[Ten19]

Just so everyone's aware, my subscriptions to EVE are currently running out soon and am hoping to get a new Director in the corp to help out with new apps and maybe get some ops going. As always, I'll be back. EVE never leaves my sight for too long.

[NSFW]

Thanks CES, I'm minmatar so I'm going to start on those rail guns. I should probably finish the tutorial missions before making my way to shihuken right? I'm at Eystur/haudaugago right now and it might be a long trip.

[rahsoul]

Minmatar: Railguns


Just a small correction, Minmatar bonuses are for Projectile Weapons, meaning Autocannons and Artillery. :)

[CES]

Thanks CES, I'm minmatar so I'm going to start on those rail guns. I should probably finish the tutorial missions before making my way to shihuken right? I'm at Eystur/haudaugago right now and it might be a long trip.

Yes, finish the tutorials. You get two free frigates from it, a great boost to start out.

Just a small correction, Minmatar bonuses are for Projectile Weapons, meaning Autocannons and Artillery. :)

Duly noted. Good job I never flew any junkyard rat ship bigger than a frigate.

[MagGnome]

I'm really glad I've managed to stay away from this game.

I'd probably spend way too much time playing it.

[Goronmon]

So, who can invite to the Corp? Tossed up an application yesterday but realized I don't even know who is still playing.

[rahsoul]

So, who can invite to the Corp? Tossed up an application yesterday but realized I don't even know who is still playing.

That would be me. :) I just got the ability today (I think), just give me some time to sort myself out, figure out what all these buttons/tabs are for, and you'll be behind our bars in a jiffy.

[Zrikz]

So I currently have the thorax, I want something better and I duno where to go from here. Here is my full skill chart.

http://eve.evilavatarcomics.com/skill1.jpg
http://eve.evilavatarcomics.com/skill2.jpg

[rahsoul]

Well, if you want to stick with Gallente, then your best option is the Brutix (http://www.towneh.net/albums/eve/trinity16aa_brutix.jpg) for now. It's a Gallente Battle Cruiser. I personally prefer the Myrmidon, but that is a more drone intensive ship. The Brutix is basically the big brother of the Thorax. I can post the fitting I would use a bit later if you like, or you can google some.

:)

[CES]

I second the nomination of the Brutix as a replacement for your Wangship. It'll serve you well till you get your hands on a 'Thron.

[OldeWolf]

Brutix > Myrmidon ;)

On EVE, I'm a drone hater by character and choice. :p

Ain't gonna let no drone do the dirty work for me; I get my own hands dirty and damn loving it.

[Zrikz]

I will give the Brutix a looksie. I'll take any recommendations for fittings. I'm using some medium turrets or whatever ya wanna call it and thats it really. Medium shield I think.

[OldeWolf]

Brutix:

High: All T2 medium turrets
Mid: 1x Webber 3x cap recharger
Low: armor repper, t2 dmg mod, DCU II, 2x dmg resist (forgot mod name)

I think the above is correct.

One thing, Gallente is NOT a shield tanking race do don't even bother shield tanking them. Sure, there are a very few ships that can shield tank but overall, do not bother.

[Zrikz]

I've got some learning to do. I don't even know what webbers do or where to get DMG mod / what a DCU is =/

[OldeWolf]

I've got some learning to do. I don't even know what webbers do or where to get DMG mod / what a DCU is =/

Since you're going hybrid turrets, the damage mod will increase your damage to the rats.

Also DCU II = Damage Control Unit II (check it on market for stats). It can save your arse when you need most saving.

Webbers, since some rats loves to come close to you and make it hard for you to hit them at close range should you use rails against them, webbing them slows them down, increasing your chance to hit them better.

You can PM me with any questions or I can come back here once in a while and help you out since I'm a Gallente pilot myself with an Astarte to my name.

[rahsoul]

I believe webbing comes under the Propulsion Jamming skill.

And no, Myrmidon > Brutix :p
Maybe it's because I like micromanagement, to each his own.

[Zrikz]

there a good way to save up some money? I have 10 mil ISK, but the cheapest brutix was 23 mil and missions were pretty slow with the money it seems.

[OldeWolf]

there a good way to save up some money? I have 10 mil ISK, but the cheapest brutix was 23 mil and missions were pretty slow with the money it seems.

Money starts flowing in during lv 2 missions and the real money starts coming in during lv 3 and 4 missions. Just build up your skills while you milk the lv 2 missions to get a brutix. That's what I did.

If I was still subscribing to EVE I would help you out isk wise (got about 2.5 billion isk or so). But Economy wont let me. :(

[Zrikz]

I can send you 9.40 on paypal if it helps ;p.. I for some reason have 9.40 balance left over =/

[Sl1pstream]

Anyone still playing this? I'm looking to get back into EVE.

[OldeWolf]

I'm tempted to go back to EVE but it always ends up mediocre with it's long ass training times and repetitive missions, etc. I might go back for a good reason I guess...

[Zrikz]

I pop in once a day or so and do a few missions, slowly training and earning money for a new ship.

[Sl1pstream]

Looks like I'm back.

[OldeWolf]

If I come back, the only thing I have to look forward to is finish up the last part of the trainings to fly a Paladin (which will take about another month of training with nothing to do until it's finished).

Talk about excellent demotivation with all that slow training time. :(

[Sl1pstream]

I solved that. I installed Capsuleer on my iPhone so that I know when to actually play the game. I'm mostly going to play missions around the time a skill is done training. I want to fly the Nemesis build I planned on flying last time. It'll take a while though.

[OldeWolf]

Yeah but with the paladin, I dont have laser skills up to par, let alone T2 yet. I'm a gallente pilot and only the Paladin and Astarte appeals to me. I've been flying the astarte for a few years now doing tons of missions. PVPing doesn't interest me partly due to the fact that hearing people loves to demand mic and voicing stuff to each other. Marketing...what would marketing do for me other than make me money towards nothing really.

So in the end, only blowing stuff up in missions with nice fancy ships is all that is left for me in that game. Wish they had more stuff for people like me to do.

[Sl1pstream]

Piss off people, you'll have lots of things to do. :p

[OldeWolf]

I could and already have. But Concord doesn't like it when I want my hybrid turrets to have sex with a pissed off pilot's ship. I hate concord :(

[OldeWolf]

How many CoG players are playing EVE now or even have a CoG corp? I've been in my NPC corp for about 2 years now. :p

[Zrikz]

we have a cog corp. Hardly seems to be anyone on but me and or Aniko(spelling)

[Sl1pstream]

I'm looking for a new laptop this week, I won't be online that much until I get one (tomorrow, maybe). I'm also working through my backlog with the intention to finish a title or two.

I'll be online more frequently soon.

[Felonous]

Make sure your Eve game playing PC has a gfx card that can at least support shader model 2.0 graphics:

Eve Online to cancel support for classic graphics client with March expansion. (http://myeve.eve-online.com/devblog.asp?a=blog&bid=615)

Preferably you would want to make sure your card can handle SM 3.0, as they are considering the dropping of support of SM 2.0 in the end of 2009:

In the Winter Expansion 2009 we are considering discontinuing support for ShaderModel 2 and make the minimum specification ShaderModel 3(GeForce 6 class cards or ATi x1300 or compatible)

[kyrieee]

I just started again so I might drop by :d

[rahsoul]

PVPing doesn't interest me partly due to the fact that hearing people loves to demand mic and voicing stuff to each other.

Well, if you are interested, faction warfare is not a bad place for PvP. It's alot more free-for-all, so you can roam single or in a small party with friends, and there are many war targets to find.

You can also join large gangs, if that is your thing too.

People still do want you to listen in to instructions, a mic is not necessary. It is not a problem for me to type out instructions to you if you'd like, as they are generally short and sweet.

Faction warfare is full of newbs and experts, so you can fit in regardless of skill level. If you come back, join the CoG channel or message Akira Mio in game. Evemail might actually be best.

:)

[OldeWolf]

It's not really about the PVPing (I don't pvp on EVE, don't want to lose my astarte and +1billion isk worth of mods :p)

It's more about the CCP's stance on pampering the salvaging thieves. Pisses me off to no end as a Mission runner. So I voted with my wallet for now and not pay for it.

[Shandor]

Yeah. Salvage thieves are a pain. Thankfully, I've only been nailed by them a couple of times. But still, losing your salvage on a level 4 mission really sucks.

[Ten19]

Just wanted to bump this to make sure that all CoG'ers were in the in-game channel "CoG", so at the very least we can keep in touch in-game.

You join channels by clicking on the "Channels/Mailing List" button in your dock, six icons up from the bottom. Click the "Join Channel" button and type in "CoG".

[Dorkandproudofit]

I'm both Tym Ealis (That may or may not be the correct spelling) and Cen Kassal. Both are noobs.

EDIT: NVM on the request I mentioned here earlier--I accidentally quit, and now the agent won't let me do it again. Also, I plan on getting rid of both guys and starting over.

[Shandor]

Yeah. Asking people for anything in EvE (at least in non-corp chat) gets you responses that are insults. :) I just hopped in and sent you some cash. Should get you started. If you haven't already, join the COG chat channel. You'll probably see my characters in there (Kerath Verennas & Sharal) pretty frequently right now.

[CES]

How many people are still active? Just before I let my subscription run out, it was virtually nobody.

[Ten19]

How many people are still active? Just before I let my subscription run out, it was virtually nobody.

There are about 4-5 people in the CoG channel these days, sometimes a bit more.

[Goronmon]

I keep wanting to come back and play, but I never seem like I'm able to commit.

[CES]

There are about 4-5 people in the CoG channel these days, sometimes a bit more.

Oh well, better than nothing I guess. Decided (after watching the Alliance Tournament at the weekend) to re-up for a month and see if I can't get back into it.

[Ten19]

Oh well, better than nothing I guess. Decided (after watching the Alliance Tournament at the weekend) to re-up for a month and see if I can't get back into it.

Don't forget the big expansion is coming in March... lots of sexy stuff being implemented, the most important of which are wormholes and Tech 3 ships.

[Goronmon]

Maybe I'll cut back on the WoW raiding scene for a bit and reactive my two accounts for a month or so and see how things go.

[JRR1285]

Don't forget the big expansion is coming in March... lots of sexy stuff being implemented, the most important of which are wormholes and Tech 3 ships.

Good thing my afk training has maxed most of the Tech 2 skill trees. Training for Tech 3 should be easy.

[CES]

Don't forget the big expansion is coming in March... lots of sexy stuff being implemented, the most important of which are wormholes and Tech 3 ships.

And how much of that content will a pleb like myself ever actually see? Most important to me is the skill queues, which means no getting up at stupid times of the evening to set skills.

[MagGnome]

I'm very curious about this game, but I'm trying to avoid ever getting into any MMOs, even one that sounds as cool as this one.

Not to mention that I'd probably have my ass handed to me. :p

[Ten19]

And how much of that content will a pleb like myself ever actually see? Most important to me is the skill queues, which means no getting up at stupid times of the evening to set skills.

Wormholes, for one, will be very accessible, as I understand them, they will have varying degrees of difficulty and content, and they are also changing up how probe scanning works, making it easier to find them. Also in the Expansion are epic mission arcs, if PvE is your bag.

[Ten19]

I'm very curious about this game, but I'm trying to avoid ever getting into any MMOs, even one that sounds as cool as this one.

Not to mention that I'd probably have my ass handed to me. :p

Three words:

Fourteen day trial. :D

And as I've said in the past, you'd be surprised what new players can get into. New players are NOT always at an extreme disadvantage, if you have the motivation.

[MagGnome]

Three words:

Fourteen day trial. :D

And as I've said in the past, you'd be surprised what new players can get into. New players are NOT always at an extreme disadvantage, if you have the motivation.

Four words:

Where is the time?

I have no time to get into something like this right now, so don't even tempt me! I'll just lurk this thread until my urge to play it is so overwhelming that I give in and curse your name while I fly through space. :p

[CES]

Wormholes, for one, will be very accessible, as I understand them, they will have varying degrees of difficulty and content, and they are also changing up how probe scanning works, making it easier to find them. Also in the Expansion are epic mission arcs, if PvE is your bag.

Did you catch some of the proposed ideas for future expansion packs on the tournament webcast this weekend? New COSMOS missions, personal Deadspace, Subsystem targeting and Joystick controlled flight for the ships. The flight idea is the one that has me most interested since it'll put a lot more fun into the game.

[iHap]

I've played the 14 day trials a few times before...and honestly I'm not sure. I LOVE the idea of playing EVE but I'm not sure how to really get into playing. I've done mining a whole lot, made a couple million ISK but it gets boring after a while.

[Ten19]

I've played the 14 day trials a few times before...and honestly I'm not sure. I LOVE the idea of playing EVE but I'm not sure how to really get into playing. I've done mining a whole lot, made a couple million ISK but it gets boring after a while.

To be honest, the best way to play EVE is to get into a fairly big player corporation. One that does everything from PvP, to missions to mining. If all you do in EVE is mine, I wouldn't have been playing off and on for the past four years. There's so much out there to do, all you have to do is find the right environment, and pick a direction.

I'll be the first to say that the CoG corp is not big, and honestly, for a new player, isn't going to find much excitement. However, I encourage everyone on CoG to join the channel at least, and ask questions about the game there, most of us are very happy to help newer players with some of the more complicated mechanics.

I'd even suggest some of the newer players take a look at joining EVE University (http://www.eve-ivy.com/), which focuses on hands-on training of all elements of EVE. They're a real good bunch there, to be sure.

[CES]

Did the Certificates arrive with the Quantum Rise update? They're quite neat.

Also, the Kestrel production line is back up and running, there's still demand for the damn things.

[Goronmon]

I reactivated both my accounts, so I should be playing tonight.

[astranoir]

Four words:

Where is the time?

I have no time to get into something like this right now, so don't even tempt me! I'll just lurk this thread until my urge to play it is so overwhelming that I give in and curse your name while I fly through space. :p

All the time you spend on CoG? ;)

EVE's been sounding cooler and cooler to me, but I don't know if I want to get into anything that intense or regularly time consuming. I've had problems with that kind of thing escaping my free time and encroaching upon my "serious" time (okay, so I was playing a MUD in class over the wireless internet... I felt that was taking it to far, so I quit playing. Soon after the admins shut it down because the didn't have the time to keep it up, and I still miss it :( I don't want to get that involved in something again) Yes, I'm lame

[Goronmon]

EVE's been sounding cooler and cooler to me, but I don't know if I want to get into anything that intense or regularly time consuming.Doesn't have to be intense or time consuming. Mining, trading can be pretty laid back and don't really require large investments of time for a single gaming session. Missions are fairly short for the most part.

There is a sort of weird disconnect between time spent in game and progress. Skills can only be gained in real-time and nothing you do can speed them up. However, you make more ISK (currency) the more time you spend in game. And ISK can buy anything, including game time.

[MagGnome]

All the time you spend on CoG? ;)

I have no idea what you are talking about. :p


What's the monthly fee for this game? $15?

[Goronmon]

What's the monthly fee for this game? $15?Yeah, and you can get it off Steam for $15 which includes the first month.

[MagGnome]

Yeah, and you can get it off Steam for $15 which includes the first month.

The monthly fee is the thing that always holds me back from playing MMOs. That and the time sink, of course.

Still, when I have a bit of free time I'm going to download the trial and give this a go. I'll let you guys know what I think. :)

[Goronmon]

Well, played today for the first time in a while. Bought a Hulk, made 5 million ISK. Not too shabby, haha.

[Goronmon]

Still, when I have a bit of free time I'm going to download the trial and give this a go. I'll let you guys know what I think. :)If someone sends you an invite its for a 21-day trial and they get a free month if you end up subscribing.

[MagGnome]

If someone sends you an invite its for a 21-day trial and they get a free month if you end up subscribing.

I'll have to remember that and hit up one of you guys when I'm ready to try it out.

[Sl1pstream]

I'm training stuff while not playing. I have too much other crap to finish right now. Or start, like DoWII. Still haven't touched it outside of the beta.

I'll be back soon.

[Sl1pstream]

Skills can only be gained in real-time and nothing you do can speed them up.

Implants should help a little.

[Dorkandproudofit]

I just applied for membership the other night. Could someone let me join?

[rahsoul]

I just applied for membership the other night. Could someone let me join?

No, I didn't like your application. :p

[Sl1pstream]

Skill queuing is coming, yay!

[Felonous]

Only 5 days left till the next Expansion....

To get you in the mood: War Has Come (http://go-dl.eve-files.com/media/corp/sakoda/EVE_War_Has_Come_720p.wmv)

[Shandor]

Yeah. That is a cool vid. One of these days I want to actually participate in some fleet fighting.

[DigitalFirefly]

I'm thinking of reactivating my account. Is there a way for someone to get a free month like the refer a friend, but for returning players?

[Goronmon]

I'm thinking of reactivating my account. Is there a way for someone to get a free month like the refer a friend, but for returning players?Nothing that I know off, just for new accounts.

[DigitalFirefly]

Nothing that I know off, just for new accounts.

Oh well. I wonder if I'm still in the EvAv corp.

[Goronmon]

Oh well. I wonder if I'm still in the EvAv corp.Fairly certain the corp was closed.

[Shandor]

Fairly certain the corp was closed.

Yeah, it was closed when the COG one was opened.

[DigitalFirefly]

I'm back. I joined the corp last night. I'm afraid to fly my battleship without insurance though.

[Shandor]

I know I'm gonna regret it one of these days, but none of my ships are insured right now. heh. As long as I make enough to recover before I have to buy a new freighter. :)

Now that I said that, maybe I should insure it. heh. Granted, I never really leave high sec and would never take the freighter into lowsec uninsured.

[Goronmon]

The new patch is fairly awesome. Large upgrade to the visuals, and the 24 hour skill queue is awesome.

[OldeWolf]

Did they deal with wreckage thieves yet?

Hows the new custom building ships going? What's their current price range now?

[Shandor]

Salvage thieves? As far as I know they're still out there.

As for the custom ships, I haven't seen one yet. But, I haven't been playing much lately anyway.

[OldeWolf]

Wreckage and salvage thieves, CCP just wont give us a mean to stop them from stealing our loot cans and salvages (aka. stay the hell out of my mission area...)

I'm still not sure if I want to go back or not......Not sure if there is anything worthwhile considering I don't pvp and already can do lv 4 or whatever, missions easy.

[Shandor]

Yeah. I know what you mean. Lately I've just been mining and salvaging the wrecks from the npc belt pirates. Thieves aren't really an issue for me any more, though (in high sec) as I have my hauler in an Orca (corporate hangars ftw). No more can mining. Kinda nice. :)

[OldeWolf]

Are the T3 ships out yet?

The only thing that would convince me to go back is how .... much more powerful the whatever new custom making ships are vs my Astarte. If those ships are still small and tougher than my Astarte, then I'll have to come back and take a look.

[Felonous]

Not sure about the T3 ships, but today my corp put together a test run through one of the harder wormhole systems. The Sleeper NPC battleships there ate my Nighthawk command ship ($300 mill isk) and a couple battleships. We figure to run it correctly we'd need another 10-15 battleships in the group (we had 10) and everyone would need to be able to remote armor repair.

Once you get more than a couple Sleeper battleships spawned the fight gets very VERY nasty, they put out such insane DPS. Even with a 80%+ shield resist one of the shots landed on me was for over 2500 damage. Under that kind of barrage my shield melted even with remote shield rep being done from a couple other ships.

[OldeWolf]

I've some questions about T3 Strategic Cruisers and hopefully someone will know.

When I'm looking around EVE online forums, why don't I see anyone selling those ships or parts of the ship?

What are their average price ranges? (I don't want off the wall guessing if possible)

How good are they compared to Command ships? (Namely the Astarte)

Can they handle Lv 4 missions as well as the Astarte/command ships and Battleships/Mauradars?

Which is better, Legion or Proteus? (I can fly either one)

Thanks in advance for any answers.

[Shandor]

Sorry... no answers here, but I'd be interested in hearing the answers too. I haven't messed with strategic cruisers yet...

[OldeWolf]

Sorry... no answers here, but I'd be interested in hearing the answers too. I haven't messed with strategic cruisers yet...

Aw...I thought someone finally replied with an answer! :p

If you're playing EVE, mind checking the prices for both ships I named from the .... Forgot the name of the contract system thingie.

If you can't that's ok. :)

[Shandor]

Actually, I can do the prices. heh...

In Jita, you can get a Legion for 405mil and a Proteus for 378mil. They're for sale on the market, so you don't have to use the contract system. The extra parts with the same name as the ship (I assume they are extra parts), run around 50-150mil each.

[kyrieee]

T3 ships can be pretty badass
Warping cloaked out of bubbles

More important than the T3 cruisers though are the new Stealth bombers. They've been remade and are now wtfpwnmobiles if you pick your fights. A flight of them can gank RR BS gangs

[Count Elmdor]

Just picked up EVE on Steam for 5 bucks. I'll be sure and start in the Shihuken system in case I decide I like the game and want to join the COG corporation. Any very, very basic advice for a first-timer? I'm coming from a background in FFXI and WOW, though I know EVE is like neither of those.

[Shandor]

Yeah, it's definately not like the others. Fun game, but it can be very slow... :)

For a start, I'd say to make sure you do the tutorial missions, since they'll give you a decent start on learning the basics of the game. The help channel is also useful for questions. The newbie corp you get stuck in might also be good for questions, but they might also just tell you to go to the help channel and ask there. hah.

I've been on and off lately, but if you see Kerath Verennas or Sharal online, those are mine. Feel free to ask me questions if you have any. :)

[Felonous]

This was a thread I started back on Evil Avatar to help out people new to Eve Online, some of the links in the thread may not still work but it should still give you somewhere to start:

http://pile.evilavatar.com/forums/showthread.php?t=42618

[iHap]

So Loki helped me out and i now have a very nice ship i can run around with. I have one problem though. anything and everything can obliterate my ship like a twig right now. I've looked up how to upgrade my capacitor but still am a bit confused so i have enough GJ/s to fuel my weapons and shield.

[Felonous]

Do what I do. Load up EveMon, goto the ship browser tab, highlight the ship you want fitting help on. At the top of the window click the 'Battleclinic Loadouts' link. In the new window that appears, sort the loadouts by rating. Use one of the top 5 rated loadouts.

[kyrieee]

Well... a lot of those fittings are quite old and don't translate to the current game balance, and also the thing with fits is that they're highly situational. Battleclinic can give you an idea of how to fit a ship in the end you need to come up with something that fits your skill set and what you plan to do with the ship. You really want to understand why you should fit a ship one way or the other. Try asking some people ingame =)

[Goronmon]

Yeah, I never stick with EVE long enough to really get an idea for how I want to fit a ship. But I started playing again so we'll see how long it sticks this time.

[kyrieee]

You really need to join an active corp for the game to be fun long term

[Goronmon]

Well, I think the biggest obstacle had always been WoW. But I'm done with that for the time being.

[Karak]

I have been playing a trial account for a week now and am loving it. Anyone still playing?

[Felonous]

I am off and on. I may log in and play over the next two days to try out the new epic level 4 story arc missions. You would see me in the CoG channel as Eason Carn.

[astranoir]

I've been playing a bit (haven't applied to/joined the CoG corp) as Shek Inahs.

[Shandor]

I've been on and off with my chars lately, playing other games for the most part, while training some nice long 30+ day skills. hah.

[Loki]

Since school is starting up, I've returned to ghost skilling and playing only on the weekends. I plan on doing some arbitrage now that I finally hit the 1b Isk mark. Should be fun.

Current skills (http://www.eve-sheet.com/skills/Virlon)

[kyrieee]

Btw guys, if you want to try PvP, don't wait until you're "ready" because then you'll never be. Skills you train won't prepare you for survival, only your skills as a player will. If you can fly a frig decently then your character is ready for PvP

[Shadowstorm]

In-game name is Luxotor. Username is octoberlanguage.

How many people still play actively? I'm late to the party, aren't I? Every time I'm logged in, I'll be in the CoG channel.

[Goronmon]

I'm Goronmon and Joffre Tremblant and I'm always in the CoG channel on both while playing.

[Savok]

I managed to dig up one of my old accounts from 2006, 8 million skill points and a Calderi Merlin, no idea where I got that from. Name of Reina Amsel, because I like boobs.

Slowly relearning it, new tutorials are pretty damn good.

[OldeWolf]

If I go back to EVE, I will be going back to a pilot ready to fly a Paladin....mmm...

[BrassGecko]

I'm about halfway through the 14 day trial, though most of that first half was spent figuring out what race I wanted to play. I don't think I'll be subscribing just yet, but I'll be doing so within the next few months. For the next week, I'll be in the cog channel, as "Jeko Breiss" (I'm so clever).

[BrassGecko]

I lied. I went ahead and subscribed. This game is almost ridiculously neat.

[Ten19]

I lied. I went ahead and subscribed. This game is almost ridiculously neat.

Woohoo! \o/

[OldeWolf]

I lied. I went ahead and subscribed. This game is almost ridiculously neat.

Damn you. Damn you to hell.

I need a new computer because I want to play EVE-online off my laptop...:(

*Really itching to fly my Paladin for the first time*

[Ten19]

Damn you. Damn you to hell.

I need a new computer because I want to play EVE-online off my laptop...:(

*Really itching to fly my Paladin for the first time*
That reminds me, I wanted to mention that they have changed it so unsubscribed players no longer train skills. Just in case that's what you were depending on.

[OldeWolf]

That reminds me, I wanted to mention that they have changed it so unsubscribed players no longer train skills. Just in case that's what you were depending on.

Yep, no more ghost training. I already completed my Amarr battleship lv 5 or something just before they stopped ghost training (around the time I unsubscribed). :D

[OldeWolf]

I was wrong...EVE-online is very very smooth now on Laptop than it was 1 year ago. And by golly I am glad I am wrong! It's such a beautiful fun game.

Can't wait to get into my first Lv 4 Mission war zone. 20-40 ships vs me, I think that's a fair fight. ;)

[Felonous]

We'll see how it runs after the planetary graphics upgrade that comes with the next expansion:

http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs262.snc1/8932_137399684393_17614129393_2350065_4076963_n.jp g (http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/album.php?aid=105722&id=17614129393)

You can actually see what the new planets will look like if you log into the Eve test server.

[Savok]

God, imagine getting to land on that, watching the entire entry through the atmosphere...

[Shadowstorm]

Is it possible to get a small (I use this term loosely) gathering of CoG EVE players to start to plan and ultimately conduct a huge mining operation in 0.0/nullsec space? Or a really, really low low-sec system?

http://i34.tinypic.com/28knwy.jpg

The lower the system's security, the higher the value of the ore mined. There's no money to be made in 1.0 space.

Obviously, if we start to lay down the groundwork for doing this, we're going to need some fire power in compliment the operation's mining vessels in case of attack. Torain has an Orca we can use (I've yet to ask him about this), and I can either use my Retriever to mine or my Mammoth to haul (16,000 m3 cargo capacity). And I'm sure Brass Gecko would be willing to participate.

Thoughts?

[Goronmon]

I'm not sure a casual low-sec mining op is the best idea. You can still make plenty of money just mining Veldspar.

[Shadowstorm]

Yeah but it feels more fun mining out in the middle of nowhere begging for an attack :P. Plus there's tons of more ISK to be made, obviously.

We're gonna need a hefty amount of fire power.

[Goronmon]

Not just firepower, but ECM ships as well. Need to be able to protect people from tacklers at a moments notice. And would require a non-trivial amount of coordination (random jump spots with people pre-aligned and jumping at the first sign of trouble).

I'm not sure I want to risk my ships for something like that.

[Shadowstorm]

Bah, that sucks :(. Looks like we'll be staying in .5 space.

[BrassGecko]

I'm not leaving .5 for mining yet! However, I do have a Badger Mk2 with a 12,500 m3 capacity now, so I can add a boost to hauling.

As for lack of profit in higher security... the stuff I've been manufacturing with my shares of minerals has been pulling in nearly a million a day on the market, and I'm still just making fairly basic stuff!

[kyrieee]

Dude screw the mining :)

This is where it's at

http://i35.tinypic.com/2l8b4fo.jpg

http://i34.tinypic.com/15zpfee.jpg

http://i37.tinypic.com/25ptjpj.jpg

http://i37.tinypic.com/zmglxe.jpg

[Ten19]

I can't wait until Formations. Massive jumbles of pointy ships looks so disorganized.

[Shandor]

I can't wait until Formations. Massive jumbles of pointy ships looks so disorganized.

Yeah, especially the first two shots. But they do look pretty funny. :)

[CES]

Dude screw the mining :)

This is where it's at

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It's bad enough to think that each one is a single player piloting but then the sheer scale of firepower dawns on you. Shortly after that it clicks that the fleet looks to be all T1 BS'es and that it's not even that powerful in the grand scheme of EVE.

[kyrieee]

You know that T2 battleships are pretty useless for PvP? :P

[Shadowstorm]

Anyone up for a group mining op tonight (or tomorrow night)?

[scythe]

How many active players are still in the COG corp?

[OldeWolf]

CoG corp = Mostly Mining lovers so I am going to stay in my Scope corp where everyone is happily insane in a sane manner. :)

[Ten19]

How many active players are still in the COG corp?

There are a handful of people in the CoG corp, but most of us just hang out in the CoG channel to chat and coordinate any ops. A few CoG'ers have gone and joined up with other fully active player corporations, something I encourage all EVE players to do.

There may be a point where we have enough interest to fully activate the CoG corp, though.

[Suave Peanut]

I just started the trial a few days ago.

This game is massive and intimidating and gorgeous and I think I love it.

[Ten19]

I just started the trial a few days ago.

This game is massive and intimidating and gorgeous and I think I love it.

Make sure you hang out in the CoG Channel and chat with us!

[CES]

And do mention your character name. Wouldn't do to confuse everyone.

[BrassGecko]

Farewell, Apocrypha! I hardly knew you.

[ClannerDelta]

Farewell, Apocrypha! I hardly knew you.

Bad time to start again. Got it yesterday and already a 19 hour downtime. Though it does make me appreciate the (new for me) 24 hour skill queue.

[BrassGecko]

Bad time to start again. Got it yesterday and already a 19 hour downtime. Though it does make me appreciate the (new for me) 24 hour skill queue.

Not terrible timing though! Soon you'll have fancier eve-mail and browser stuff to go with that queue.

[Shadowstorm]

Bad time to start again. Got it yesterday and already a 19 hour downtime. Though it does make me appreciate the (new for me) 24 hour skill queue.

Yeah, I've seen you a couple times on my Steam friends list. You should join the CoG channel through the Channels and Mailing Lists button in-game.

Can't wait to see Dominion!

[Goronmon]

I'll have to check it out after the update. I have only been logging into to maintain skills lately (which I haven't been too good about) because of all the other games coming out that I've finally made some progress on.

[kyrieee]

Yay for Steam sales
Buddy program + Steam purchased account = 21 day free trial for alt, 30 days for main + 30 days for alt for just 5€ =)

If you never got DDed then, bummer! There were lots of goodbye DDs going off yesterday

[MelbaToast]

Could anyone toss me an invite for the trial? I bought it for $5 the other day on Steam, but I'd like to get my 21 days in before I activate.

[kyrieee]

Could anyone toss me an invite for the trial? I bought it for $5 the other day on Steam, but I'd like to get my 21 days in before I activate.

Sure what's your email? PM me

[BrassGecko]

If you never got DDed then, bummer! There were lots of goodbye DDs going off yesterday

I can generally figure out the abbreviations and acronyms, but I have no idea what you said!

[Ten19]

I can generally figure out the abbreviations and acronyms, but I have no idea what you said!

DD = Doomsday Device (http://wiki.eveonline.com/wiki/Item_Database:Ship_Equipment:Turrets_&_Bays:Doomsday_Devices). Prior to Dominion, the largest class of ship, the Titans (http://wiki.eveonline.com/wiki/Item_Database:Ships:Titans), were able to equip a special weapon that, when fired, would deal a very high amount of damage to all ships on the grid. It nuked everything Battleship sized down, though some Battleships could tank the blast if they had the right modules. DD's can only be fired once an hour and cannot jump for 10 minutes after firing one.

Going forward, Doomsday Devices will only fire at one target, but will be a definite kill, no matter the size.

[BrassGecko]

And now I know!

I'd make more of an effort to learn Eve's acronyms, but I really need to avoid mixing them in with things like APIPA and SCSI at the moment. :p

[Felonous]

Loading the patch on a couple of systems right now. Would have had them all patched already but I forgot to enable the VNC before I left for work and when I went to remote into the PCs from my iPhone from work I was kicking myself.

[kyrieee]

New planets are o_O

Also, try zooming in on the backgrounds

[Smoof]

Was thinking about reupping my account. Will probably need an invite, but I forget my character name. Looking forward to seeing the new graphics.

[kyrieee]

Don't think you can send invites for reactivating accounts =/
Just for trial accounts

[Smoof]

Don't think you can send invites for reactivating accounts =/
Just for trial accounts

I meant for the Corp :D

[CES]

Against All Authorities (AAA) offer their own personal goodbye to the age of AoE DD Titans:

5QZQKuydpqI

[BrassGecko]

Seeing as I'm spamming EVE screenshots, the new planet look isn't what makes me happiest about this one:

http://www.flexamail.com/GetImage.ashx?id=1277

[Ten19]

It's awesome that they finally allowed custom soundtracks.

And I think you pretty much picked the best one to use, Brass, kudos for that.

[kyrieee]

If you can post screenshots then so can I :-P

Tell me if it's too many and I'll delete them but some of them turned out nice


Chimera, Abaddon + 2x Guardian
New stars look great!
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg69/teoliit/EVE/20091201212953.jpg

Nothing new here I guess =/ but I like the shot
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg69/teoliit/EVE/20091201214652.jpg

Above a new planet in my new Ishkur!
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg69/teoliit/EVE/20091202190202.jpg

Killing a TCU near some Earth-like planet
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg69/teoliit/EVE/20091202213741.jpg

A few others:
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg69/teoliit/EVE/20091201213119.jpg
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg69/teoliit/EVE/20091201214717.jpg
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg69/teoliit/EVE/20091202021810.jpg
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg69/teoliit/EVE/20091202021810.jpg

[Shadowstorm]

The Abaddon is definitely one of my favorite looking ships.

[ClannerDelta]

I was cruising around 0.0 in It Burns When I Pee and I descended on some prey...

http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn119/ClannerDelta/20091205082837.jpg

As you can see, he was clearly lucky to escape.

*The red on his shields may or may not have been caused by the two battleships he was fighting instead of me.

Sorry about the image quality. The image is saved in an odd resolution.

*edit* I may or may not have been podded because of this action. :p

[kyrieee]

Grats on your kill =) but watch out who you shoot in providence or CVA might make you kill on sight

edit: ah you weren't in CVA space. Oh well :P

[BrassGecko]

Grats on your kill =) but watch out who you shoot in providence or CVA might make you kill on sight

edit: ah you weren't in CVA space. Oh well :P

I think you're misunderstanding how that encounter played out. :p

[ClannerDelta]

I think you're misunderstanding how that encounter played out. :p

You shutup! Half a reputation is built on misunderstanding.

*Ahem* Why yes good sir, quake before the power of the Executioner!

You can even see 14 whole damage being done by my *pair* of gattling laser I's. Which means 7 damage a piece. One must try not to be too frightened. I promise to use my new found power for the good... of my wallet.

[rahsoul]

Automatic bill payments. I'm freeeeeee! No longer a slave to Qalten.

[Shadowstorm]

Gentlemen, behold: my future build (http://eve.battleclinic.com/loadout/31893-tripple-rep-abaddon-no-armor-rigs-cheap.html).

[Shadowstorm]

Also just FYI, Torain and I are planning a group mining op tomorrow night. Feel free to join us if interested.

[Goronmon]

Where is this happening?

[Shadowstorm]

Where is this happening?

Sakhti. A nice backwater system.

So far we have Torain and his Orca and myself with a Retriever.

[Goronmon]

Figures, I'm up early for no reason so I hope I can get some missions in before work, but they extend downtime for another hour. Boooo.

[Libuke]

Anyone have a buddy key they are willing to send me? Thinking of giving another try at Eve. I never did play past the free trial initially. If so let me know and I'll PM you my e-mail.

[Shadowstorm]

Anyone have a buddy key they are willing to send me? Thinking of giving another try at Eve. I never did play past the free trial initially. If so let me know and I'll PM you my e-mail.

Shoot me your email address via PM and I'll send ya one :).

[kyrieee]

It came from 0.0
Its name is... the blob!

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg69/teoliit/EVE/20100124181504.jpg

[BrassGecko]

Haha, wow. I see things are staying busy for you! :p

[Lint of Death]

I can't believe I let BrassGecko pull me back into this game. The exploration's gimmick is pretty neat. Finding lost locales, getting precious loot... At least, when I get started for reals, I hope there will be precious loot.

[BrassGecko]

Oh you convinced yourself, Lint!


I am a happy pod pilot:

http://www.flexamail.com/GetImage.ashx?id=2151

[Felonous]

I love that ship, too bad you can't do any combat in it.

[Shadowstorm]

Awesome screenshot:

http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/1660/20100129042951.jpg

On the way to destroy a bait POS:

http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/4104/20100129043314.jpg
http://img638.imageshack.us/img638/6526/20100129044210.jpg

[Shadowstorm]

The Abaddon is definitely one of the best looking combat ships in the game.

[Lint of Death]

Looks like I'm spending most of my EVE trial without Internet. Argh.

[BrassGecko]

Your picture and title are entirely appropriate for that post.
Sucks, though. :(

[Midrael]

Ugh, all this EVE news lately and now these threads keep making me want to bring my account out of mothballs and start back up. :p

[BrassGecko]

It seems to be the thing to do right now! When's the last time you played? The skill queue and warp-to-zero were in before I ever tried this game, and more recently they stopped having the eve-mail system reach through your monitor and stab you.

[Midrael]

I played for a handful of months in 2008, back when we put together an EvAv corporation before the whole meltdown that lead to CoG. A few wars with other corporations that had it out for our little group slowed things down, and I never really kept up with it afterwards. They already had warp-to-zero, but I think the skill queue is new (to me). Maybe I should give it another shot.

[Goronmon]

Relative and Real World cost comparison of losing a ship in EVE (http://jumponcontact.com/2010/02/the-ships-of-eve-online/)

[SilentScreams]

I'm back playing again. I'm having more fun than I have in my last few brief stints in EVE. I've raised all my learning skills to level 4, and am currently taking the time to get Learning to level 5, although I probably won't be doing any of the attribute specific ones any time soon. They can stay at level 4.

Somebody gave me 40 million ISK just randomly, which was nice. I used some of it to upgrade from my Rifter frigate, which was getting a bit obsolete. I now have the awesome but butt ugly Rupture cruiser.

I hear the real fun of this game is joining a Corp, but I haven't done that yet. Most seem to demand that players have millions of skill points. I've only just breached the 1 million mark.

Edit: I just want to add that I love the way CCP conduct their business. They never charge for expansions, you can pay your subscription with in-game money, and they seem to have GMs online 90% of the time who are more than happy to talk to you and help out. Eve probably isn't the most fun MMO I've ever played, but it's certainly the one that I feel best about giving my money to.

[Ten19]

I hear the real fun of this game is joining a Corp, but I haven't done that yet. Most seem to demand that players have millions of skill points. I've only just breached the 1 million mark.
Actually, there are plenty that will take new players on. You could even join EVE University and get some PvP experience while you're at it. Highly recommended.

Glad to hear you're enjoying it. Make sure you join the CoG channel if you haven't already :)

[SilentScreams]

Thanks, Ten19. I'll check out EVE University.
I'd actually totally forgotten there was a CoG channel. I was in the corp for over a year (mostly inactive though).

[AliasRomanian]

Maybe i'll check out eve university as well. I'm jsut afraid my ship is too low for pvp.

[Jeffool]

Gah, I really regret signing up last weekend; I've not had a chance to play since Saturday. But this weekend! I'm 24/7!

[SilentScreams]

Well my main couldn't join because he had standing with one of the factions they say you can't have standing with. I made a newb and signed him up though. If nothing else, I'll learn some stuff I can utilize with my main.

[kyrieee]

Maybe i'll check out eve university as well. I'm jsut afraid my ship is too low for pvp.

Frigates are needed in PvP
Bigger isn't better in EVE, it's just bigger (and more expensive) :)
6 frigates can easily swarm and kill a battlecruiser but in other MMOs you wouldn't see a bunch of low level guys kill a high level guy

Basically, larger guns do more damage but they can only hit big things. The larger the ship the slower it moves and locks targets; that means that small ships are ideal for tackling larger ships

[BrassGecko]

http://www.flexamail.com/GetImage.ashx?id=2255

So, Lint of Death and I plan to make a Suicide Shuttle Pilgrimage to New Eden this evening.

The current plan is to meet at Gergish at 7:30pm EST. The goal is to make it to the planet in New Eden and run back. There's a medical facility in Gergish at the Royal Amarr Institute School, which would allow for multiple tries.

At the moment, after Antem, 3 ships have died in the last day along that route. That number was 1 about 10 minutes ago, so it may or may not be a suicide trip One interdictor paying attention along the way could certainly make life short! Anyone else want in on this? I plan to make an alt for it so I don't have to worry about implants and such.

[Lint of Death]

Field trip!

[BrassGecko]

Well, it was fun! Lint, Shadowstorm and I made it in our shuttles:

http://www.flexamail.com/GetImage.ashx?id=2257

and I left this, though it won't last long.
http://www.flexamail.com/GetImage.ashx?id=2259

On the way back I targeted a myrmidon and asked him "how i shot web," and he obligingly podded me.

Edit: That exploded gate is just pretty, this one's going in my backgrounds folder.
http://www.flexamail.com/GetImage.ashx?id=2261

[CES]

You know, you could have just made the trip on Singularity and taken whatever ship you liked.

[BrassGecko]

You know, you could have just made the trip on Singularity and taken whatever ship you liked.

We certainly could have. I think it'd be harder to do a suicide shuttle run in a non-shuttle, however.

[CES]

We certainly could have. I think it'd be harder to do a suicide shuttle run in a non-shuttle, however.

Probably, but you could have a shiny ship next to the planet sized black-hole for your pictures.

[Sly Marbo]

I dusted off the ol' Eve account, today. Anyone have a use for an approximately 6 million SP Inty/BS pilot?

[Felonous]

Hmmmm....

From the CCP Dust 514 Facebook fan page

T Minus 10 Days!

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dust-514/121035453029?ref=mf

I wonder what all of that is about? Maybe CCP is going to do something at the GDC (Game Developers Conference) in San Francisco that will on it's last day at that time. CCP has a booth and will be giving a seminar regarding the clothing simulation they are doing in the Incarna (walking in stations) expansion.

[Felonous]

Another update to the Facebook Dust 514 fanpage that CCP runs:

We're planning to release a good chunk of info very shortly. Stay tuned to be blown away!

[Shandor]

Very curious... been a while since I've heard any news on Incarna...

[kyrieee]

You probably won't hear anything about it until they come up with another new name for it... I think it's supposed to come out as this years winter expansion but that's not official

[Stmfuller]

I grabbed a 21-day pass from a buddy at work. I'm still getting my feet wet but so far, so good.

[Ten19]

I grabbed a 21-day pass from a buddy at work. I'm still getting my feet wet but so far, so good.

Be sure to join the CoG channel and ask any and all questions you might have.

[Sly Marbo]

Any curious Coggers out there want a 21 day trial? I will personally buy you a shiny, new, fully fitted Rifter and take you into lowsec space myself. It'll be fun.

[BrassGecko]

Any curious Coggers out there want a 21 day trial? I will personally buy you a shiny, new, fully fitted Rifter and take you into lowsec space myself. It'll be fun.

Heck, if anyone takes you up on it lemme know and I'll bring ECM!

[Sly Marbo]

Heck, if anyone takes you up on it lemme know and I'll bring ECM!

I already volunteered you, you just didn't know it yet. :D

[Felonous]

I already volunteered you, you just didn't know it yet. :D

Hah! Anyone that joins the CoG channel and has a char less than a couple days old will get my usual 2-5 million isk loan shark gift. You only have to kill in my name as payback...

[CES]

Any curious Coggers out there want a 21 day trial? I will personally buy you a shiny, new, fully fitted Rifter and take you into lowsec space myself. It'll be fun.

The last time I went on a CoG lowsec hunting trip it ended up with me dead and a rather large negative security rating.

Then again, when I jumped from one WH to the next I pissed off the russians and got utterly ruined.

EVE Online: One moment you live the next you die.

[Stmfuller]

so...
what do you do after the agents you want to hang with stop giving you missions after you've done all 10?
does this mean I have to *gasp* explore????
cause space looks kind big...
I'm scared.
hold me.

[BrassGecko]

If you like doing the missions, pick a corporation and look up their agents. They'll start to repeat after a bit, but they're certainly a way to make money. Alternatively, start looking at manufacturing, trade (my choice!), mining, exploration... The real trick is figuring out what things you want to try, and then figuring out how to fund them.

Or, update your clone, fit a cheap ship, and see if you can make it to the edge of the map and back or something! :p

[kyrieee]

There's more than one tutorial agent for each race. I suggest going through all their missions. If you ask in corpchat I'm sure someone will tell you the agent names, otherwise I think the character bunyip has them in his bio

[CES]

Or, update your clone, fit a cheap ship, and see if you can make it to the edge of the map and back or something! :p

That really needs to be an EVE sporting event: How far can you fly before a gatecamp or gankfleet catches you?

[BrassGecko]

That really needs to be an EVE sporting event: How far can you fly before a gatecamp or gankfleet catches you?

For best results, announce either the destination or a couple waypoints in advance.

[CES]

For best results, announce either the destination or a couple waypoints in advance.

Protip: Post in Local when you meant to post in Fleet. Or just warp to 0 on everything.

[JamesPatrick]

Name in game is JimPatrick due to my name being taken. Completed the explorer and mining turorials. Still pretty new to the game. Liking it so far.

[Sly Marbo]

Name in game is JimPatrick due to my name being taken. Completed the explorer and mining turorials. Still pretty new to the game. Liking it so far.

You should join the COG channel.

[BrassGecko]

The Tyrannis site is up (http://www.eveonline.com/tyrannis/). The screenshots of the planetary resource stuff look pretty neat so far.

[Felonous]

Tyrannis expansion delayed until May 26th.

http://www.eveonline.com/devblog.asp?a=blog&bid=762

Feedback in the Eve forums was that planetary interaction was not ready for prime time, it's good to see they pushed back the launch in order to iron out wrinkles and give it more polish.

[Squidbot]

So after a friend who loves EVE showing me the following video, I decided to try the 14 day trial again, for like the fourth time.
I'm really hoping to wrap my head around this game because I really want to love it. Everything I see and hear about EVE makes me want to play it, I can just never seem to get into it. I hear it is more newb friendly these days, is that true?

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[Savok]

I don't know when you played last, but the tutorial I played recently was waaaay easier to understand then the original one.

[Squidbot]

Last time I played would have been 2007 I believe.

[Savok]

Well that's fucking ages ago, you probably got the old one.

[kyrieee]

It's a lot better than it was in the past but you still need to be the kind of person who looks for information on their own to learn the game properly. In EVE every day is a learning day :)

They key to enjoying the game is playing together with other people. Also make sure you try PvP; risking your ship is really scary but that's part of what makes it so great.

I'll take the opportunity to post my favourite video again :P

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[SilentScreams]

There are corps that you can join who will take you in, teach you the ropes and introduce you to whatever aspect of the game you're looking to enjoy.

I've pretty much given up on EVE. I've given it a fair chance and I got the hang of it pretty well last time I played, but it simply doesn't suit my play style.
I got to the point where it was going to take around a week until my next skill trained up, and any time I was playing just felt wasted since all I was gaining was money, and I already had loads of that (some guy in the newbie channel just dumped a load of ISK into my account randomly).