Leaving EVE University

Whether it's just that time to move on, taking an apprenticeship, or you just want to get away for a bit, this page will cover what you need to know.

Leaving the Uni

There comes a time when each and every student decides for themselves that it's time to move on from EVE University having received the training and education in those areas that interest them the most. This is very normal and it's what we expect. Some stay on in staff positions and a few stay on even longer in management roles. Some pilots also just decide to stay, which they are welcome to. As long as they are happy to follow the rules and understand their gameplay experience will be limited compared to the wider galaxy of New Eden and what other great player corps and alliances have to offer.

Steps to follow

In order to leave EVE University in-game you simply need to righ-click on yourself and select from the menu "Quit Corporation?" and if you have roles or grantable roles you will have to "Remove all roles and grantable roles". You should then be able to leave by selecting "Confirm Quit Corporation" and you are out of the Uni and will be placed in a default NPC corporation. Alternatively you may be joining another player corp and once you have removed all roles and grantable roles you'll be able to accept an Invite into your new player corp. There should not be any cooldown period required after you drop your roles. This existed prior and CCP found this mechanic to no longer be necessary.

Feel free to say good-bye and/or let us know what you're up to (such as dropping to get away from war or taking an apprenticeship) via the Hi and Bye forum. This is not a necessary step, but if you're moving on it's a great way to say good-bye and hear from your bros and other well-wishers. If you are only dropping for a short period this helps to let us know to expect you back.

If you are dropping for a short period it is important that you keep in mind that if we are at war we will not be able to invite you back into the Uni until 7 days have passed or any active wars have ended, which ever comes first.

Old Unistas never die, they just smell like it...

Once you have left the bosom of EVE University you are still considered a member, as an alumnus. You will retain access to the majority of our forums, Mumble, and in-game chat channels. You will still be able to take many of our internal classes and of course our public classes. You still have significant access to our community and we ask that you honour that access. Should we discover that you are using your access inappropriately we will have to take steps to remove your access. EVE University is very unique with our openess and access as a community but that doesn't mean we will tolerate those who abuse that or our trust.

If you are only leaving temporarily please keep in mind that we expect you to follow our Rules and Code of Conduct while being away.

"Suddenly" find yourself out of the Uni?

If you have not been logging into EVE Online you will eventually hit a point of being inactive for more than a month. We routinely remove, usually once a week, pilots who have hit this stage of inactivity. Should you find yourself in this position please re-apply to the Uni as outlined below. We will get to you as quick as possible to bring you back in.

Can you make an exception for me?

Unfortunately we can't. If we did allow this there would be many pilots asking us to do this for them and we'd probably have to create an entirely new sub-department just to manage this. We are very busy as it is working to bring in newbros and other returning members.

Dropping for war

It used to be wardecs against EVE University were more short-lived (usually the 8 day period without renewal) with periods of peace in between. With the launch of Inferno in May 2012 the wardec mechanics were changed which brought about a situation where wardecs can now be continuously renewed without much consequence to the initiating corp. As such the Uni has been at peace for only a few weeks, if that, since that time. The Uni is often seen as a easy target full of lots of delicious newbs to pad one's killboard with. In former times we had a very strict WSOP which all but made PvE and other non-war related activities violations against our rules which could jeopardize one's membership within the Uni. The Uni was not, and still isn't, a major PvP entity. We cater to all pilots to help them learn as many aspects of EVE Online as we can. This strict policy was very effective. It tended to make wars very boring for our enemies and allowed us to focus our efforts against them to essentially fight on our terms, rather than theirs. Times have changed.

The Uni is developing a much more comprehensive PvP component. The current game mechanics would turn the Uni into a ghost-corporation if we maintained our former, strict policies. Imagine going weeks or even months with perhaps sporadic few hours of actual peace. No one could do anything else in the game.

We still, however, allow Unistas to drop for short periods of time and return to us without consequence. If you are wanting to leave for wartime there are a few things you'll want to consider. EVE Online is possibly the ultimate sandbox and player-driven content game. This means that there will be combat, PvP, and war. It is interesting to note that close to 60% of players of EVE Online are actually PvE oriented. The only place that you'll be immune from war is in an NPC Corporation. Every player corp, no matter how big or small, is subject to being wardecced. It is an aspect of the game that we feel you should not only be aware of of, but one you should embrace and enjoy. Keep in mind that we no longer restrict you from what you can do while we're at war. We just don't want to see you become an easy victim. Following some basic precautions and using your head and some common sense you can enjoy much of what you want to do without too much worry from war targets.

The Benefits of Staying During Wartime (authored in 2011)

This copy of a post was made in 2011 and it was then that we had a very strict WSOP, but it still has bearing today.

If you are a very new player and are thinking of dropping, you may want to read the following forum post, written by Butane Bob on his impression about the effect a war can have on new players.  It tries to give a little insight on the other side of the coin - the 'benefit' a war can have for an EVE University student.

Hi and Bye Forum post 10/3/11 - by Butane Bob

Whilst I totally respect the decision of anyone wishing to leave the Uni for the coming war (or any other war for that matter) - I would request that any new player who has not had previous war experience to read this before making their mind up
I joined Eve Uni back in 2009 - my own experience of Eve at the time had been doing the tutorials, a bit of mining and running a few level 1 missions. I joined the Uni hoping to learn more about the crazy Universe that is New Eden. However within a couple of days of doing so the Uni was war dec'd and I was forced to sit in the station and twiddle my virtual thumbs (or so I thought at the time). Due to my utter frustration at not being able to play my game I dropped from the Uni and soon after left Eve completely feeling that there was no way I could ever get myself up the horrendous learning curve without the Uni's help.

Towards the end of last year I resubbed - jumped back into the Uni after 3 weeks patiently waiting in the queue, and lo and behold found myself straight back into another war. I decided this time to observe more carefully what was going on.
I had previously had no idea about war fleets forming, that during wartime it is crucial to keep an eye out for alliance chat going flashy, and what x'ing up was all about. I had not waited long enough to find out previously and what a mistake this had been. What I actually discovered was that wartime is a fantastic opportunity to learn about arguably the most exciting aspect of Eve Online i.e. fleet based PvP. You really need to know very little at all to take part, but it is well worth it.

Here is a rough guide:
1. Explain in corp chat that you are a new player and can you please have a frigate and the modules to fit it out for tackling - don’t worry if you don’t even know what this means! (essentially stopping the enemy warping away, like the root/mezz/stun mechanic in fantasy mmo's, and can be done successfully with very little in the way of skills – for a more detailed guide search for tackling in the wiki)
2. Watch for the alliance chat tab flashing. Have a look in alliance - you should see something like this - 'scouts convo me please', nothing for 5 minutes, 'leadership x up' a few x's and a strange series of numbers will appear - at some point after this there will be a call for tacklers to 'x up' - put an x in alliance chat followed by t (for tackler) and frig (for frigate) i.e. type x t frig
3. You should then be invited to a fleet and when you accept will be placed in a new chat window (fleet chat) - ask in fleet chat which mumble channel to join and then await further instructions. You should then be invited to another chat window for your squad.
4. A few minutes later you will be asked to warp to the POS - don’t worry if you don’t know where this is, just ask - once you have got there you can bookmark it for future excursions
5. Await further instructions, and proceed to enjoy your new career as a full time Uni wartime pilot - as the adrenaline builds at this point you will be so glad you didn’t drop so you could carry on mining, I can assure you

And of course our Wartime Standard Operating Procedures do allow you to continue PvE activities so you will get used to what it's like to continue to operate under wartime conditions faced by other player corps that don't necessarilly have a 'Drop for War" option.

Returning to the Uni

So you've left us for a short time or a longer time and are now wanting to return. Here's what you'll need to know.

I have been out of EVE University for less than 30 days

If you dropped for a short period, such as to get away from wartime or you just needed a break, etc., you simply need to re-apply to the Uni by entering our Queue tool and selecting the option at the top of the questionnaire page "If you are a former Uni returning under 30 days or you're fast track qualified, click here" and this action will submit a blank questionnaire and place you into our Fast Track Queue option. Here you will have the highest priority for PO staff to interview you and bring you back in.

I have been away from EVE University for 30 days or more

If you have been away from EVE University for at least 30 days you will have to re-apply to us by submitting a complete questionnaire via our Queue tool. Please refer to Step 6 of our wiki on Applying_to_EVE_University. You will then immediately join the queue selecting "I am an ex-member of EVE University" and this will place you in a high priority queue option that our PO staff will attend to over regular entry interviews. Please note that not all applicants who apply to return to the Uni after being away for more than 30 days will be successful in re-joining.

Is there an exception to the 30 days?

Yes. If you dropped to attend an apprenticeship (such as the TRECI Apprenticeship) that lasted at least 30 days and you intend to immediately return to EVE Universtiy you may re-apply as above as if you had been away from the Uni for less than 30 days and join the Fast Track queue option with no need of a questionnaire.

I'm back, what about my old titles?

Simply re-apply for your last title you had prior to leaving EVE University. You can read up on those details at Titles Within EVE University. Please note that it will be at least 7 days before you will receive your former title(s) back.

Special Instructions for Staff

It not normal that staff will drop EVE University, however, staff do have the right to attend apprenticeships and other out-of-corp events and courses. All staff should be announcing their intentions to their department and sub-departmental managers. Upon being ready to return please have your manager or director contact Personnel management or the Director of Human Resources. We will then work to process you in as quickly as possible. Once you return you need to have your director re-apply any custom titles and other roles, and place you into the appropriate forum groups, needed for your staff position. Some of this your director will be able to cascade down your manager to handle (forum groups). Personnel management will be sure to communicate to your manager and director that you have returned.