As was foretold, we've added advertisements to the forums! If you have questions, or if you encounter any bugs, please visit this thread: https://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/240191/forum-advertisement-faq-and-reports-thread/
We're funding a new Acquisitions Incorporated series on Kickstarter right now! Check it out at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pennyarcade/acquisitions-incorporated-the-series-2

[Recruit] Greetings Starfighter! Eve Online and Merch Industrial Needs You.

1252628303139

Posts

  • BremenBremen Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    Use missiles, or hit him with a stasis webifier.

    In addition to weapons optimal range, they also have a tracking rating which determines how well they can hit fast moving targets.

    Bremen on
  • c4tchc4tch Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    also creation tutorials say that i have a certain number of points to allocate when making my character, but other than deciding my background, i didn't get to choose much... is apocrypha different in that you get no customization of your character?

    c4tch on
    League of Legends: firecane
  • c4tchc4tch Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    Bremen wrote: »
    Use missiles, or hit him with a stasis webifier.

    In addition to weapons optimal range, they also have a tracking rating which determines how well they can hit fast moving targets.

    i wanted to try this first one, and i do have a rocket launcher, but I am unable to equip it due to not being trained, and have no idea where to get the skill.

    I tried this second option too... it had no noticeable effect.

    c4tch on
    League of Legends: firecane
  • c4tchc4tch Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    god i have so many questions and no idea where to find the answers.

    c4tch on
    League of Legends: firecane
  • ToyDToyD Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    So ask.

    ToyD on
    steam_sig.png
  • ShukaoShukao Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    I go back to this guy.... miss miss miss miss miss miss hit miss miss miss.... and he just shield regens by the time my next hit gets in...

    A possible explanation was that the pirate was very fast.

    Shukao on
  • c4tchc4tch Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    ToyD wrote: »
    So ask.

    ok, where can i buy skills? do i just find them on the market? how do I know i'm getting a good price?

    is there a trick to get evemon to work? every time i enter my ID and code, it gives me an error -> is there more to it than copy/pasting?

    as a new player, are there specific weapon upgrades that I should be on the lookout for? My general understanding is that one should not mix weapons so as to avoid range penalties.

    where do i learn learning skills? same as buying? the market?

    i've gotten my second ship through doing missions - I assume eventually you have to buy/build your own ship. How exactly is this done? buying from some industrialist type?

    why are all ships ugly except for amarr ships? The only other ones that come close sometimes are Caldari because their blocky nature just makes them look like they mean srs bsns.

    c4tch on
    League of Legends: firecane
  • ShukaoShukao Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    ok, where can i buy skills? do i just find them on the market? how do I know i'm getting a good price?

    Yes, they're on the market. To find out if it's priced well, click on the item in the market window's sidebar. That should show you all that are available to purchase. Also, yes, you aquire the learning skills through the market as well.

    Shukao on
  • ToyDToyD Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    c4tch wrote: »
    ToyD wrote: »
    So ask.

    ok, where can i buy skills? do i just find them on the market? how do I know i'm getting a good price?
    Yes, if you open the market, there is an entire category of skill books. Learning also. These are npc seeded. If you only see 1 on the market, you may jaunt to another region to check. You may see some MUCH more expensive than others, this is a player trying to scam the the unwary. Some skills are not on the market, but this is a special group and by the time you're looking for them, you'll know why they aren't there. 99% of all skills are on the market.
    is there a trick to get evemon to work? every time i enter my ID and code, it gives me an error -> is there more to it than copy/pasting?
    What error are you getting in evemon? You should be able to plug in your player ID and API key, then hit the ... button to get it to list your characters.
    as a new player, are there specific weapon upgrades that I should be on the lookout for? My general understanding is that one should not mix weapons so as to avoid range penalties.
    Usually you don't mix different weapon types like artillery and autocannons because you're trying to keep the same range while also using the bonuses of your ship. You can mix missles/projectors or the like to use up all the highs on your ship while keeping the same range. The idea is to operate at 1 range and use the bonuses of your ship to your advantage against what you're fighting. And weapon upgrades... you use the upgrade for the weapon you have equipped. What upgrade will benefit you the most? Use that one. At early levels it won't be much of a bonus, but later on in fleet warfare, you may be using some damage mods, heatsinks, tracking mods, sensor mods, or the like depending on what you need. Determine what you want/need to boost, then boost it. Just make sure all your weapons are going to be operating at the same range.
    where do i learn learning skills? same as buying? the market?

    Answer in first question above.
    i've gotten my second ship through doing missions - I assume eventually you have to buy/build your own ship. How exactly is this done? buying from some industrialist type?
    Yes, usually ship hulls are purchased on the market or through contracts. You can choose an industrialist path and build your own if you like, but this is quite an investment in time and money as you move to battleships, then T2 ships. Usually if you like to fight and not worry about building, you'll buy nearly all your ships on the market or through a contract.
    why are all ships ugly except for amarr ships? The only other ones that come close sometimes are Caldari because their blocky nature just makes them look like they mean srs bsns.

    Minmatar ships are where it's at you sideways warping weirdo. Personal taste?

    ToyD on
    steam_sig.png
  • ShukaoShukao Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    Also, the API has been a bit screwy lately, what with the new expansion and all. Maybe just try again in a day or two.

    Shukao on
  • c4tchc4tch Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    when you say the ship's hull is purchased... are there other parts to the ship (engine, electronics, etc.) I must also buy and assemble myself?

    c4tch on
    League of Legends: firecane
  • ShukaoShukao Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    You must purchase modules to fit. (Guns, etc.)

    Shukao on
  • ElldrenElldren Is a woman dammit ceterum censeoRegistered User regular
    edited March 2009
    c4tch wrote: »
    when you say the ship's hull is purchased... are there other parts to the ship (engine, electronics, etc.) I must also buy and assemble myself?

    Modules, like guns and shield boosters and afterburners.

    i.e. stuff you've already been doing.

    Elldren on
    fuck gendered marketing
  • StregoneStregone VA, USARegistered User regular
    edited March 2009
    This new stuff sounds neat. I had a pilot in merchi (same as username) a while ago, but I think I'm going to make a new character for straight up combat. My old guy was all over the place, mostly mining and stuff though. Will probably bring him back for some hardcore space jewing if I stick around. I'm still downloading the expansion, so i don't have a char name yet.

    Stregone on
  • TK-42-1TK-42-1 Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    i would suggest shy locke, but i think its taken

    TK-42-1 on
    sig.jpgsmugriders.gif
  • GihgehlsGihgehls Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    When there's a ship I want and there's none on the market I usually just ask in corp chat. I say "hey, someone sell me a phoon" and then someone else says "I got one, 68mil sound good?" and I agree and then forget to insure it and get it popped.

    Gihgehls on
    PA-gihgehls-sig.jpg
  • PhusionDevPhusionDev Registered User new member
    edited March 2009
    Hello I am fairly new to EVE-O and have been recommended here by a fellow pilot to learn the tight-ropes of space flight in new eden. Looking forward to hearing from and meeting you in space,
    -Vance Dargonis

    PhusionDev on
  • EtheaEthea Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    PhusionDev wrote: »
    Hello I am fairly new to EVE-O and have been recommended here by a fellow pilot to learn the tight-ropes of space flight in new eden. Looking forward to hearing from and meeting you in space,
    -Vance Dargonis

    I would recommend Groon, they are great people to start with.

    Ethea on
  • king awesomeking awesome Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    God. Damnit. I had to go and read the OP. This happens everytime I read a big long post about EVE. It makes me drool and say "I want to do that". I did a trial a while ago (years), and was just overwhelmed and just generally didn't like the early game experience.

    But after reading that OP... man. So it's true I can do the tutorial and join up with you guys and SPY I mean actually do stuff? like... fight shit... in space? Cause last time I played it was like mine this, shoot these things, talk to completely idiotic other players and I generally didn't know what to do and just wasn't having fun. But fighting with other PAers and getting in fleet battles sounds terrific.

    king awesome on
    Bigsushi.fm
    Listen to our podcast, read our articles, tell us how much you hate it and how to make it better ;)
  • PoxPox Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    Ok, so I grabbed the 14-day trial and just love how refined everything is with the latest expansion. I'm seriously going to make an effort to really learn EVE and I've even gone as far as canceling my WoW subscription for the time being. Ok, that wasn't really done for EVE but, hey, I have some extra money (not really) lying around and this seems like a good choice. I'm all done the tutorial and ... I suppose my next destination is going to be a PA recruitment office. I'm a Gallente Jin-Mei and I'm in the Renyn IX system. Which PA office would be the closest to me?

    This is all assuming that Merchi is still recruiting, o' course.

    Pox on
    sig.gif
  • TK-42-1TK-42-1 Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    God. Damnit. I had to go and read the OP. This happens everytime I read a big long post about EVE. It makes me drool and say "I want to do that". I did a trial a while ago (years), and was just overwhelmed and just generally didn't like the early game experience.

    But after reading that OP... man. So it's true I can do the tutorial and join up with you guys and SPY I mean actually do stuff? like... fight shit... in space? Cause last time I played it was like mine this, shoot these things, talk to completely idiotic other players and I generally didn't know what to do and just wasn't having fun. But fighting with other PAers and getting in fleet battles sounds terrific.

    its all about the metagame. thats what really makes it interesting

    TK-42-1 on
    sig.jpgsmugriders.gif
  • PoxPox Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    Just to reply to my own post... I found Oursalet to be closest and I dropped by and submitted an application. Um, guess I'll go and follow the Career Funneling in the mean time... and subscribe.

    Pox on
    sig.gif
  • king awesomeking awesome Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    TK-42-1 wrote: »
    God. Damnit. I had to go and read the OP. This happens everytime I read a big long post about EVE. It makes me drool and say "I want to do that". I did a trial a while ago (years), and was just overwhelmed and just generally didn't like the early game experience.

    But after reading that OP... man. So it's true I can do the tutorial and join up with you guys and SPY I mean actually do stuff? like... fight shit... in space? Cause last time I played it was like mine this, shoot these things, talk to completely idiotic other players and I generally didn't know what to do and just wasn't having fun. But fighting with other PAers and getting in fleet battles sounds terrific.

    its all about the metagame. thats what really makes it interesting

    In all honesty how long would it take from starting fresh to actually get into enjoying that stuff?

    king awesome on
    Bigsushi.fm
    Listen to our podcast, read our articles, tell us how much you hate it and how to make it better ;)
  • EtheaEthea Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    TK-42-1 wrote: »
    God. Damnit. I had to go and read the OP. This happens everytime I read a big long post about EVE. It makes me drool and say "I want to do that". I did a trial a while ago (years), and was just overwhelmed and just generally didn't like the early game experience.

    But after reading that OP... man. So it's true I can do the tutorial and join up with you guys and SPY I mean actually do stuff? like... fight shit... in space? Cause last time I played it was like mine this, shoot these things, talk to completely idiotic other players and I generally didn't know what to do and just wasn't having fun. But fighting with other PAers and getting in fleet battles sounds terrific.

    its all about the metagame. thats what really makes it interesting

    In all honesty how long would it take from starting fresh to actually get into enjoying that stuff?

    all depends on what you consider fun.

    Tackling - Day
    Fleet BS - 5-6 months
    Dread - year+

    Ethea on
  • king awesomeking awesome Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    Ethea wrote: »
    TK-42-1 wrote: »
    God. Damnit. I had to go and read the OP. This happens everytime I read a big long post about EVE. It makes me drool and say "I want to do that". I did a trial a while ago (years), and was just overwhelmed and just generally didn't like the early game experience.

    But after reading that OP... man. So it's true I can do the tutorial and join up with you guys and SPY I mean actually do stuff? like... fight shit... in space? Cause last time I played it was like mine this, shoot these things, talk to completely idiotic other players and I generally didn't know what to do and just wasn't having fun. But fighting with other PAers and getting in fleet battles sounds terrific.

    its all about the metagame. thats what really makes it interesting

    In all honesty how long would it take from starting fresh to actually get into enjoying that stuff?

    all depends on what you consider fun.

    Tackling - Day
    Fleet BS - 5-6 months
    Dread - year+

    Honestly, what i like out of any game is cooperative accomplishment. That's what irks me about most MMOs these days, it's "well, just solo shit for a couple months, then you can actually play with other people". From stuff I've read it seemed like EVE was not like that, and that sounded good. As long as I can fly around space and do shit with other people, that sounds great. What I don't want, is to be flying around space alone for a year before I can actually do anything with anyone else.

    king awesome on
    Bigsushi.fm
    Listen to our podcast, read our articles, tell us how much you hate it and how to make it better ;)
  • EtheaEthea Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    Ethea wrote: »
    TK-42-1 wrote: »
    God. Damnit. I had to go and read the OP. This happens everytime I read a big long post about EVE. It makes me drool and say "I want to do that". I did a trial a while ago (years), and was just overwhelmed and just generally didn't like the early game experience.

    But after reading that OP... man. So it's true I can do the tutorial and join up with you guys and SPY I mean actually do stuff? like... fight shit... in space? Cause last time I played it was like mine this, shoot these things, talk to completely idiotic other players and I generally didn't know what to do and just wasn't having fun. But fighting with other PAers and getting in fleet battles sounds terrific.

    its all about the metagame. thats what really makes it interesting

    In all honesty how long would it take from starting fresh to actually get into enjoying that stuff?

    all depends on what you consider fun.

    Tackling - Day
    Fleet BS - 5-6 months
    Dread - year+

    Honestly, what i like out of any game is cooperative accomplishment. That's what irks me about most MMOs these days, it's "well, just solo shit for a couple months, then you can actually play with other people". From stuff I've read it seemed like EVE was not like that, and that sounded good. As long as I can fly around space and do shit with other people, that sounds great. What I don't want, is to be flying around space alone for a year before I can actually do anything with anyone else.

    GS was built on the belief that 1 day old newbies are the best thing to have in fleet.

    Ethea on
  • king awesomeking awesome Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    Sounds good, I'll definitely be trying out the new trial sometime this week or next.

    king awesome on
    Bigsushi.fm
    Listen to our podcast, read our articles, tell us how much you hate it and how to make it better ;)
  • TK-42-1TK-42-1 Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    Sounds good, I'll definitely be trying out the new trial sometime this week or next.

    yeah you can be useful right off the bat. i think hrin was what.... 3 weeks old or something when he gave shrike the bump heard round the world?

    TK-42-1 on
    sig.jpgsmugriders.gif
  • StormyWatersStormyWaters Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    I think dreads are more like 2 years than 1 yearish, unless it's an alt char you take down the exact path and aren't going minmatar (two gun types) or gallente (need drone skills more than other dreads) My main with 34m sp is still 150d out from a revelation with +4s in , it's absurd :I

    StormyWaters on
  • king awesomeking awesome Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    I think dreads are more like 2 years than 1 yearish, unless it's an alt char you take down the exact path and aren't going minmatar (two gun types) or gallente (need drone skills more than other dreads) My main with 34m sp is still 150d out from a revelation with +4s in , it's absurd :I

    I... dude what?

    Haha, the lingo in this game hurts my head.

    Also, I read earlier that the new character builds that were on the goonswarm wiki weren't valid anymore since the new patch. Suggestions on what to do?

    king awesome on
    Bigsushi.fm
    Listen to our podcast, read our articles, tell us how much you hate it and how to make it better ;)
  • StormyWatersStormyWaters Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    taking a step back makes me realize how much of a nerd i am because I can type a sentence like that without thinking twice :(

    i'm dling the patch today and may resub to eve, i havent played in a weeks time, but i'm worried about the premium lite thing not working on my comp :I

    StormyWaters on
  • TrekkieTrekkie Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    taking a step back makes me realize how much of a nerd i am because I can type a sentence like that without thinking twice :(

    i'm dling the patch today and may resub to eve, i havent played in a weeks time, but i'm worried about the premium lite thing not working on my comp :I


    It'd be a shame if you were banished from the universe, we'd have no one to primary any more.

    Trekkie on
    Eve Online: Zareph
  • StormyWatersStormyWaters Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    i havent been primaried in a long while i dont think!

    StormyWaters on
  • GihgehlsGihgehls Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    PhusionDev wrote: »
    Hello I am fairly new to EVE-O and have been recommended here by a fellow pilot to learn the tight-ropes of space flight in new eden. Looking forward to hearing from and meeting you in space,
    -Vance Dargonis

    I was about to say something mean, but I noticed you aren't actually applying. So, I guess we'll see ya around.

    Gihgehls on
    PA-gihgehls-sig.jpg
  • KivutarKivutar Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    i havent been primaried in a long while i dont think!
    I haven't seen you in local in a long while :|

    Kivutar on
  • PoxPox Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    This career funneling is new to EVE, right? I don't recall it last time I played EVE... not to mention the skill training queue. Man, just playing these funnel missions made me subscribe for the first time to EVE... ever. :/ CCP bastards finally roped me in.

    Does anyone else find the training queue to be kind of glitchy as well?

    Pox on
    sig.gif
  • c4tchc4tch Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    Pox wrote: »
    Does anyone else find the training queue to be kind of glitchy as well?

    Verily. I will queue up skills and close then reopen my list and have it display completely different skills I am not training whatsoever.

    c4tch on
    League of Legends: firecane
  • EtheaEthea Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    I think dreads are more like 2 years than 1 yearish, unless it's an alt char you take down the exact path and aren't going minmatar (two gun types) or gallente (need drone skills more than other dreads) My main with 34m sp is still 150d out from a revelation with +4s in , it's absurd :I

    pretty sure the GS Rev sheet is doable in ~400 days with +4's and a neural remap.

    Ethea on
  • PoxPox Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    So, I'm finding the server to be.... pretty laggy. I just tried to undock and I'm at a black screen. I can press escape to bring up the system menu but even after I logged out and logged back in I still get stuck on the black screen.

    Pox on
    sig.gif
  • c4tchc4tch Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    is there a way to keep track of where all your ships are docked?

    what if you have 3 ships at one station and 2 at another, you just have to remember?

    c4tch on
    League of Legends: firecane
This discussion has been closed.