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In most RPGs, although crafting can contribute to your cash flow, the most valuable items are dropped as loot, and you sell these to make money. In EVE, however, the high value items are distributed among all of the "careers". How you use your time in game is important with regard to maintaining an income, but there is no easy "one size fits all" answer for how to get started. The details listed below give an overview and a few suggestions. | In most RPGs, although crafting can contribute to your cash flow, the most valuable items are dropped as loot, and you sell these to make money. In EVE, however, the high value items are distributed among all of the "careers". How you use your time in game is important with regard to maintaining an income, but there is no easy "one size fits all" answer for how to get started. The details listed below give an overview and a few suggestions. | ||
==Things to Do | ==Things to Do == | ||
I was about two days into my experience with E-UNI when I just had to stop and laugh. Here was this great place, full of smart people, and they had given me about twenty things that absolutely had to be done first, immediately, right now, ASAP! | I was about two days into my experience with E-UNI when I just had to stop and laugh. Here was this great place, full of smart people, and they had given me about twenty things that absolutely had to be done first, immediately, right now, ASAP! | ||
The problem is that many of these actually should be done more or less at the same time, because this is a complicated game, and there is a lot of stuff you have to do to get started. People have different opinions on how to go about this, but here is what seems to me to be essential, along with a second list of things to try out. | The problem is that many of these actually should be done more or less at the same time, because this is a complicated game, and there is a lot of stuff you have to do to get started. People have different opinions on how to go about this, but here is what seems to me to be essential, along with a second list of things to try out. | ||
===Do These | ===Do These First=== | ||
====Read up on War ==== | ====Read up on War ==== | ||
Because EVE University Corporation attracts a lot of first time players, it is often at war with Corporations whose members are trying to improve their "kill" counts. The basic rules are: | Because EVE University Corporation attracts a lot of first time players, it is often at war with Corporations whose members are trying to improve their "kill" counts. The basic rules are: | ||