Giving Eve Online another go...
Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2010 9:55 am
Since I'm taking a break from WoW, and several people have shown interest in playing Eve, I figured I'd ask for advice about what race/ship/weapon/"role" you guys enjoy most. I'm not asking for "the best" and I'll make my own decisions, but I'd sure like any general advice anyone can give.
I'm starting a new char as my one from over 4 years ago showed up "banned" when I tried to reactivate. Its probably just been deleted for lack of use. It sucks kinda, because Eve was so "time" based and I had learned quite a few skills on that char, but a fresh start might be exactly what I need. I was a Caldari/missle-craft guy but before the end I completely swapped to Galante ships/drones because they were awesome looking and super effective. I loved the way the battle cruiser/ships looked, especially the Brutix.
One of the reasons I left before was that I never got involved with a Corp. I just played combat missions up to IIIs with my battleship and got tired of clearing a mission, heading all the way back to base to turn in, swap ships to a cargo ship, track all the way back and bring in all the loot, then track all the way back to sell... It just seemed like a broken system to have to do all that. Eventually, I got to the point it took 2 hours to do 1 mission, with like 30 minute missions and an hour 30 for travel and looting. Is the system similar nowadays? Is there a better way to make money (as that was pretty much my only reason for the missions).
I kinda liked mining before, but the combat ships looked way more fun at the time. If combat is much the same, I might go the mining route this time... or trade... /shrug. Ideas?
I'm starting a new char as my one from over 4 years ago showed up "banned" when I tried to reactivate. Its probably just been deleted for lack of use. It sucks kinda, because Eve was so "time" based and I had learned quite a few skills on that char, but a fresh start might be exactly what I need. I was a Caldari/missle-craft guy but before the end I completely swapped to Galante ships/drones because they were awesome looking and super effective. I loved the way the battle cruiser/ships looked, especially the Brutix.
One of the reasons I left before was that I never got involved with a Corp. I just played combat missions up to IIIs with my battleship and got tired of clearing a mission, heading all the way back to base to turn in, swap ships to a cargo ship, track all the way back and bring in all the loot, then track all the way back to sell... It just seemed like a broken system to have to do all that. Eventually, I got to the point it took 2 hours to do 1 mission, with like 30 minute missions and an hour 30 for travel and looting. Is the system similar nowadays? Is there a better way to make money (as that was pretty much my only reason for the missions).
I kinda liked mining before, but the combat ships looked way more fun at the time. If combat is much the same, I might go the mining route this time... or trade... /shrug. Ideas?