Getting Started in EVE Online: Difference between revisions

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== Character Creation ==

The first decision you have to make is to choose a race for your character. There are 4 major factions in the game: [[Amarr Empire|Amarr]], [[Caldari State|Caldari]], [[Gallente Federation|Gallente]], and [[Minmatar Republic|Minmatar]].

=== Race ===

* If you~~'re expecting~~ to ~~subscribe~~ to ~~EVE Online (i~~.~~e. pay real-world money to play~~, ~~also called~~ [[~~Clone States~~|~~"Omega"~~]]), ~~the choosing~~ your race is purely an aesthetic choice, as every character can potentially learn every skill. That means that even as Amarr you can fly Minmatar ships when you get the appropriate skills. Your choice of race therefore mainly determines the look of your character and (if you choose ~~to do so~~) your role-playing opportunities.

The first decision you have to make is to choose a race for your character. There are 4 major factions in the game: [[Amarr Empire|Amarr]], [[Caldari State|Caldari]], [[Gallente Federation|Gallente]], and [[Minmatar Republic|Minmatar]]. Generally speaking, your choice of race is purely an aesthetic choice, as every character can potentially learn every skill. That means that even as Amarr you can fly Minmatar ships when you get the appropriate skills. Your choice of race therefore mainly determines the look of your character and (if you choose) your role-playing opportunities. You will receive a few [[Starting skills|initial skills]] in your chosen race--regardless of whether you are a paying subscriber ([[Clone States|"Omega"]]) or playing for free ([[Clone States|"Alpha"]])--but you can quickly "cross-train" to try out other races' ship and weapon types.

* If you~~'re thinking of just playing EVE through the indefinite trial without~~ paying (~~also called~~ [[Clone States|"~~Alpha~~"]])~~, you will be limited to using your~~ [[~~Clone_States#Choice_of_race~~|~~chosen race's ships and weapon types~~]]~~. While this may seem limiting, keep in mind that~~ you can ~~always create a new character (of a different race)~~ to try out other ship and weapon types~~, or subscribing to the game to access them all on one character~~.

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 == Character Creation ==
-The first decision you have to make is to choose a race for your character. There are 4 major factions in the game: [[Amarr Empire|Amarr]], [[Caldari State|Caldari]], [[Gallente Federation|Gallente]], and [[Minmatar Republic|Minmatar]].
+=== Race ===
-* If you're expecting to subscribe to EVE Online (i.e. pay real-world money to play, also called [[Clone States|"Omega"]]), the choosing your race is purely an aesthetic choice, as every character can potentially learn every skill. That means that even as Amarr you can fly Minmatar ships when you get the appropriate skills. Your choice of race therefore mainly determines the look of your character and (if you choose to do so) your role-playing opportunities.
+The first decision you have to make is to choose a race for your character. There are 4 major factions in the game: [[Amarr Empire|Amarr]], [[Caldari State|Caldari]], [[Gallente Federation|Gallente]], and [[Minmatar Republic|Minmatar]]. Generally speaking, your choice of race is purely an aesthetic choice, as every character can potentially learn every skill. That means that even as Amarr you can fly Minmatar ships when you get the appropriate skills. Your choice of race therefore mainly determines the look of your character and (if you choose) your role-playing opportunities. You will receive a few [[Starting skills|initial skills]] in your chosen race--regardless of whether you are a paying subscriber ([[Clone States|"Omega"]]) or playing for free ([[Clone States|"Alpha"]])--but you can quickly "cross-train" to try out other races' ship and weapon types.
-* If you're thinking of just playing EVE through the indefinite trial without paying (also called [[Clone States|"Alpha"]]), you will be limited to using your [[Clone_States#Choice_of_race|chosen race's ships and weapon types]]. While this may seem limiting, keep in mind that you can always create a new character (of a different race) to try out other ship and weapon types, or subscribing to the game to access them all on one character.
 === Bloodline ===