Getting Started in EVE Online: Difference between revisions

''Welcome to EVE Online!'' You are now a citizen of New Eden. This guide will lead you step by step on your way of surviving and even prosper in this cold and harsh place. You can read it whole or just on-the-fly while you are making your first steps in EVE. You can also go to Youtube and watch these different video series:

== Bloodlines ==

Only minor aspects of the gameplay are affected by those choices. The only thing Bloodlines determine is which of the NPC coporation your character will automatically join when no longer being part of a Player Corporation or Starter Corporation. Here is the list of which Bloodline corresponds to which NPC Corporation. There are no differences between any of the corporations.

|[[Caldari]]

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|[[Gallente]]

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|[[Minmatar]]

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|[[Amarr]]

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|Achura

|Perkone

|Civire

|Caldari Provisions

|Intaki

|Aliastra

|Sebiestor

|Sebiestor Tribe

|Khanid

|Ministry of War

The School you choose will only determine which Starter Solar System you start in and which Starter Corporation you will be part of. There are absolutely no differences between all of them. They will give your character a permanent list of stations spread across all of New Eden belonging to that school where you can set your [[Medical Clone]] independantly from any corporation you might have joined and independantly from the location you are setting your clone from.

Try to pick a decent name for yourself. Your name is part of your identity, and it will influence how your corpmates think of you. In EVE Online, most corporations make use of voice communication during fleet operations, and will make their voice server available for casual chatter also. You will sometimes need to identify yourself with your name while issuing orders or making reports on voice comms. Your name will be used by fleetmates to give you intel or orders. Having a name that is simple and easily pronounceable will make things easier for everyone. Pick your name carefully, especially your first name, as that will often be used as your callsign during fleet ops. You cannot change your name after character creation.  

Many races have portraits that are hideous and others are quite pleasing to the eye. Whether you go for a scary or an alluring portrait, do spend some time crafting it.

The [http://www.wtfpwnbbq.com/Incursion/ Tips For Character Creation] site may be of help for aesthetic portrait design.

 

As soon as you complete your character and when your character first enters the game you presented with a pop-up from Aura who tells you that she can show some of the Opportunities New Eden has to offer.. Aura will simply introduce you to accept (or decline) the Opportunities map. The Opportunities map is an open-ended, non-linear, set of tasks that you can take any path, and any amount of time to complete. There will be some short instructions with each Opportunity and it's sub-steps. Other than some personal knowledge on how things work in EVE Online you gain nothing nor lose anything of consequence for completing or not completing these. It's just an open ended interactive guide. If you find yourself rather lost be sure to look at the chat window in the lower left corner of your screen. You will see the names of three channels: Local, Corp, and Rookie Help. Below that are several symbols. Click on the speech bubble. You will see a number of folders. Click on "Help [6]" and look for the channel named '''EVE University (E-UNI)'''. Click "Join". You are now in the public E-UNI channel where every possible question you might have will be answered!  Also under the Help category of channels there are localized Help channels for the supported languages (English, French, German, Japanese, and Russian).  Feel free to ask for help in these channels. You probably won't find much response in Local or Corp, though it can't hurt. Rookie Help is often very "busy", meaning that the channel scrolls quite quickly with all the chat activity.  Also once your character reaches 30 days you will be removed from Rookie Help.  Most players find that "English Help (Help)", for example, and "EVE University (E-UNI)" are far more responsive and helpful than just Rookie Help.

If you still find that the Opportunities system alone isn't enough for you, you'll want to check out the Career Agents.  Many veteran pilots recommend these despite the somewhat linear and hand-holding approach they may convey.

Many new players find that the [[Tutorials_-_Opportunities_and_Career_Agents_in_EVE_Online|career agents]] are very beneficial to run. These are 5 agent types (offering Industry, Business, Exploration, Military, Advanced Military) that will introduce you to mainly the more basic PvE archetypes of things you can do in EVE Online. They will teach you some good basics to help you get started in EVE Online, but keep in mind that they only cover some aspects and virtually nothing for PvP. You can do these in any order you wish, but it is recommended that you complete the Military chain prior to taking on the Advanced Military chain. There is far more to get involved in other than what these agents will initially expose you to.   They will also provide a generous amount of ships, modules, skill books and ISK. In addition by completing an complete mission chain for a given agent you will earn a good boost in standings with the faction that the agent is part of. Each empire faction (Amarr, Caldari, Gallente, and Minmatar) will have 3 sets of 5 agents available.  Once you complete an agent's chain of missions that agent will no longer be available to you, however, you can go to another agent that offers the same chain with any faction.  This means you can complete each chain 12 times (3 agents offering per faction, 4 factions). Should you run into problems where you are mid-chain such as declining the agent (which will prevent you from progressing further with that agent) or any technical glitches you can open a support ticket and usually a GM will reset the mission or even the agent for you.   

 

After you have completed Career missions, you will have an opportunity to continue your missioning career in a fun way. The [[Sisters of Eve]] Epic arc, [[The Blood-Stained Stars]] awaits you. To start it you should go to the [[Arnon]] system and talk to Sister Alitura at the Sisters of EVE Bureau. You will now be sent on a chain of 50 missions, some of which you will find fairly difficult. Don't be shy to ask for help on these in the E-UNI channel as many players are willing to help you. Be careful about accepting or asking for help in Local as there are many unscrupulous pilots out there who will essentially hijack your mission objective and bait you into some situations. This is perfectly legal within game-play. In-game scamming and grief tactics are legit, with a few exceptions, and you won't find any sympathy from CCP if you're a victim.