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The first two things you need to do on your journey into Eve is find an [[Careers|activity]] that you enjoy doing, the second is to find an activity that pays for the first, that you don't mind doing. If you are lucky they may be the same activity!

If you are not sure what you like doing yet, make sure to do the [[Tutorial]] and [[Career_Agents|Career Agent]] missions as these will give you a small taster for some of the activities available to you, as well as a few useful ships and modules. It's also suggested to do the [[~~The_Blood~~-~~Stained_Stars~~]] epic arc, as its a good introduction to missioning and will give you ~~a few~~ million ISK. The uni also offers a [[Mentor Program]] that will pair you with someone experienced in the activities you selected.

If you are not sure what you like doing yet, make sure to do the [[Tutorial]] and [[Career_Agents|Career Agent]] missions as these will give you a small taster for some of the activities available to you, as well as a few useful ships and modules. It's also suggested to do the [[The Blood-Stained Stars]] epic arc, as its a good introduction to missioning and will give you several million ISK. The uni also offers a [[Mentor Program]] that will pair you with someone experienced in the activities you selected.

When choosing that first activity make sure it is something you enjoy doing otherwise why play this game, it does not have to be the most efficient thing you can do, but if you don't like doing it you won't like playing Eve. The same applies to a lesser extent to your ISK making activity, generally it's not going to be the most enjoyable thing long term, and may end up feeling like a bit of a grind, but make sure it's something that you don't dislike. Another thing to consider is that Eve has lots of opportunities, so don't be afraid to jump from one activity to another. (That said, Eve is huge so don't try to master everything at once, there will be plenty of time for that as you progress in the game.)

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As well as picking an activity for now, it is worth thinking about what you want to be doing long term (aside from making bucket loads of ISK!). For instance if you enjoy missioning you may want to look at [[Incursions]] further down the line, they use similar skill sets and let you do well paying PvE in a group setting (plus our incursion folk are very friendly).

People in game may tell you a couple of things that you need to just ignore (at least for now). One of those is that you are not being efficient - if you are having fun who cares! The other is that they can make X isk/hr doing what ever activity, ~~often these will be an exaggeration, so~~ don't ~~be concerned~~ that you~~'re not making that sort of income - they probably aren't either! They will also be more skilled and experienced than~~ you, and you ~~will gain~~ both ~~these things with time~~. Don't be in a rush to do everything, train every skill or fly every ship. Eve is a game for the long term and, I believe, you will enjoy it more if you take it at your own pace. Don't let people tell you that you need to use [[Skill_trading#Skill_Injectors|Skill Injectors]] or buy [[Accounts#PLEX|Plex]] with RL$ to get you ahead, as part of the fun is learning your own way around the game and the satisfaction of making your own ISK. It also gives you time to learn more about the enormous world of Eve.

People in game may tell you a couple of things that you need to just ignore (at least for now). One of those is that you are not being efficient - if you are having fun who cares! The other is that they can make X isk/hr doing what ever activity, don't feel pressured by this as making ISK is not that important, as long as you can afford to do thing(s) you enjoy you are doing fine, and as you progress in both in and out of game skills you'll see your income increase to levels you did not think possible. Don't be in a rush to do everything, train every skill or fly every ship. Eve is a game for the long term and, I believe, you will enjoy it more if you take it at your own pace. Don't let people tell you that you need to use [[Skill_trading#Skill_Injectors|Skill Injectors]] or buy [[Accounts#PLEX|Plex]] with RL$ to get you ahead, as part of the fun is learning your own way around the game and the satisfaction of making your own ISK. It also gives you time to learn more about the enormous world of Eve.

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 The first two things you need to do on your journey into Eve is find an [[Careers|activity]] that you enjoy doing, the second is to find an activity that pays for the first, that you don't mind doing. If you are lucky they may be the same activity!
-If you are not sure what you like doing yet, make sure to do the [[Tutorial]] and [[Career_Agents|Career Agent]] missions as these will give you a small taster for some of the activities available to you, as well as a few useful ships and modules. It's also suggested to do the [[The_Blood-Stained_Stars]] epic arc, as its a good introduction to missioning and will give you a few million ISK. The uni also offers a [[Mentor Program]] that will pair you with someone experienced in the activities you selected.
+If you are not sure what you like doing yet, make sure to do the [[Tutorial]] and [[Career_Agents|Career Agent]] missions as these will give you a small taster for some of the activities available to you, as well as a few useful ships and modules. It's also suggested to do the [[The Blood-Stained Stars]] epic arc, as its a good introduction to missioning and will give you several million ISK. The uni also offers a [[Mentor Program]] that will pair you with someone experienced in the activities you selected.
 When choosing that first activity make sure it is something you enjoy doing otherwise why play this game, it does not have to be the most efficient thing you can do, but if you don't like doing it you won't like playing Eve. The same applies to a lesser extent to your ISK making activity, generally it's not going to be the most enjoyable thing long term, and may end up feeling like a bit of a grind, but make sure it's something that you don't dislike. Another thing to consider is that Eve has lots of opportunities, so don't be afraid to jump from one activity to another. (That said, Eve is huge so don't try to master everything at once, there will be plenty of time for that as you progress in the game.)
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 As well as picking an activity for now, it is worth thinking about what you want to be doing long term (aside from making bucket loads of ISK!). For instance if you enjoy missioning you may want to look at [[Incursions]] further down the line, they use similar skill sets and let you do well paying PvE in a group setting (plus our incursion folk are very friendly).
-People in game may tell you a couple of things that you need to just ignore (at least for now). One of those is that you are not being efficient - if you are having fun who cares! The other is that they can make X isk/hr doing what ever activity, often these will be an exaggeration, so don't be concerned that  you're not making that sort of income - they probably aren't either! They will also be more skilled and experienced than you, and you will gain both these things with time. Don't be in a rush to do everything, train every skill or fly every ship. Eve is a game for the long term and, I believe, you will enjoy it more if you take it at your own pace. Don't let people tell you that you need to use [[Skill_trading#Skill_Injectors|Skill Injectors]] or buy [[Accounts#PLEX|Plex]] with RL$ to get you ahead, as part of the fun is learning your own way around the game and the satisfaction of making your own ISK. It also gives you time to learn more about the enormous world of Eve.
+People in game may tell you a couple of things that you need to just ignore (at least for now). One of those is that you are not being efficient - if you are having fun who cares! The other is that they can make X isk/hr doing what ever activity, don't feel pressured by this as making ISK is not that important, as long as you can afford to do thing(s) you enjoy you are doing fine, and as you progress in both in and out of game skills you'll see your income increase to levels you did not think possible. Don't be in a rush to do everything, train every skill or fly every ship. Eve is a game for the long term and, I believe, you will enjoy it more if you take it at your own pace. Don't let people tell you that you need to use [[Skill_trading#Skill_Injectors|Skill Injectors]] or buy [[Accounts#PLEX|Plex]] with RL$ to get you ahead, as part of the fun is learning your own way around the game and the satisfaction of making your own ISK. It also gives you time to learn more about the enormous world of Eve.
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