Getting Started in EVE Online: Difference between revisions

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= Starting your Career =

==~~The Tutorial~~==

==Opportunities Abound==

As soon as you complete your character and ~~are thrown into~~ the ~~Captains Quarters~~ you ~~are greeted by~~ Aura~~. Aura acts as a short tutorial, explaining all~~ the ~~basic controls and the interface~~. ~~Read everything she says and follow her instructions~~. ~~You~~ will ~~be given several missions~~. The ~~first one gets~~ you ~~into your very first space ship~~. ~~Afterwards you~~ will ~~learn how to shoot at thing~~ and how ~~to use Stargates~~ in ~~order to travel the galaxy~~. ~~Everything should be pretty self-explanatory~~. ~~But if~~ you ~~ever become stuck,~~ 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 ~~couple~~ of folders. Click on ~~help~~ 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!

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.

== The Career Agents ==

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 = Starting your Career =
-==The Tutorial==
+==Opportunities Abound==
-As soon as you complete your character and are thrown into the Captains Quarters you are greeted by Aura. Aura acts as a short tutorial, explaining all the basic controls and the interface. Read everything she says and follow her instructions. You will be given several missions. The first one gets you into your very first space ship. Afterwards you will learn how to shoot at thing and how to use Stargates in order to travel the galaxy. Everything should be pretty self-explanatory. But if you ever become stuck, 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 couple of folders. Click on help 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!
+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.
 == The Career Agents ==