Notes for Experienced RPG Players New to EVE: Difference between revisions

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 Conversely, another player who wishes to purchase a subscription to the game can do so by either buying it with real-life money, or buying a PLEX from another player for ISK. Players with large amounts of in-game wealth can therefore use it to pay for their game time, while other, money-rich but time-poor players can make large amounts of ISK by purchasing PLEX with real-life money and selling it for ISK.
-This does not mean, however, that EVE is a pay-to-win ("P2W") game. Having ISK opens many doors in EVE, and players with lots of ISK can purchase large numbers of skill injectors, expensive ships and modules, or deployable structures. However, money is no substitute for experience: even a character with every skill at level V can be easily defeated when controlled by a new player. Furthermore, the primary ingredient of success in EVE is numbers. Even with all of the ISK in the world, one character can't necessarily accomplish much. They may be able to purchase a citadel, but unless they are also willing to pay a massive fleet to defend it, it will eventually be destroyed. Success in EVE is largely measured by how many friends you have working toward your goals, not by how much ISK is in your wallet.
+This does not mean, however, that EVE is a pay-to-win ("P2W") game. Having ISK opens many doors in EVE, and players with lots of ISK can purchase large numbers of skill injectors, expensive ships and modules, or deployable structures. However, money is no substitute for experience: even a character with every skill at level V can be easily defeated if controlled by a new player. Furthermore, the primary ingredient of success in EVE is numbers. Even with all of the ISK in the world, one character can't necessarily accomplish much. They may be able to purchase a citadel, but unless they are also willing to pay a massive fleet to defend it, it will eventually be destroyed. Success in EVE is largely measured by how many friends you have working toward your goals, not by how much ISK is in your wallet.
 '''{{Co|yellow|There is no win condition in EVE}}'''. Every player defines success on their own terms, and will judge other players based on those terms. A player who dreams of conquering huge areas of space won't necessarily be impressed by someone with a huge amount of ISK, unless that person is spending that ISK to help the first player conquer space. EVE is not about "winning", it is about setting your own goals, making your own content, and writing your own story.