An Eve Online Starting Guide For The Confused Player

If you're just entered EVE Online and been outside the station your first reaction is probably to run back inside and hide. This world is massive, and you're probably not sure where to begin. This EVE Online starting guide will give you some ideas for where to go and what to do. It's not a full fledged strategy guide, but it can help.

The first thing to do if you haven't already is run through the tutorials. Don't worry, you have a bothersome AI in game that annoys you about it till you do them, so they aren't hard to spot. After this the next thing this EVE Online starting guide recommends is you hit the local ore field. Once there find yourself a nice asteroid to your liking and mine it till your cargo hold is full.

Then go back to the station to reprocess it and sell it. Continue the process in order to build up credits to upgrade your ship, buy new parts, and purchase new skills. Learning new skills can take some time, just like any other RPG. That's one of the main reasons why mining is so fun. In some cases it may take several days for a new skill to train, so go to favorite ore field for a while. When the skill is done you'll be a lot richer.

After you're done with mining, or just bored, the next thing that the EVE Online starting guide recommends is you upgrade your ship. You can purchase ships and equipment through the marketplace in game. Also remember to grab some good weapons for your frigate, and buy some insurance. Insurance is needed in the event your ship is destroyed, it will refund the cost of your ship, and give you a new starting vessel if you don't have one.

After you've done this it's time to head outside your starting system. You can do this to mine, or complete missions in the single player campaign. It's not recommended that you jump right into the PVP combat just yet. There are many veterans out there in heavy cruisers and battleships that will mince you're frigate in no time.

The EVE Online starting guide suggests you do some single player missions to get yourself familiar with the world. Take this time to locate some good ore in the safer systems, and get some combat experience against NPC opponents. Once you're confident in your abilities and have some good equipment it's time to do what your heart desires. You can go into the real fighting now, or continue the campaign.

The EVE Online starting guide suggests you join a corporation. These agencies make up the bulk of the good stuff in the game so to speak. Corporations range from mining, law enforcement, piracy, and warfare. War between corporations can be a beautiful and ugly thing at the same time. If it's an espionage type of war you're going to be very paranoid. If it's a traditional war then you're going to find yourself in a system with hundreds of ships fighting all around you at the same time. Regardless it's fun and that's what you're here for, fun.