I feel that PI is one of the most underrated activities in EVE, certainly not for the sheer fun of it, nor for wearing out your left mouse button, but for making ISK. I burnt myself out mining too much when I first started playing, and I regret not having some alternatives to break the monotony of staring at rocks. You don’t have to pour excessive amounts of SP into multiple careers but being able to have secondary activities to keep things fresh is important to having fun. One of the things that that usually contributes to player burnout is sticking to one thing. I wish I weren’t as afraid to splash my ISK on different things to really see what EVE had to offer. When you first start out in the game, there’s so much to discover and that money sitting in your wallet is just going to hinder you in that regard. In reality, though, it isn’t worth much at all, it’s also not doing anything. Don’t be afraid to spend ISKĪt the start, I thought that the 10 million I had earned was a small fortune. Set ‘Compact Member List’ in the chat window and tick the color tag options in the overview settings for neutrals and make sure the local window has its own spot on your overview where it is always visible. In fact, if you’re a new-bro reading this now, stop. There is nothing more important on your overview than setting up local and being able to flip D-Scan to see who’s in the same system as you. I don’t think that proper use of the local window can ever be stressed enough unless you’re in a wormhole. Nothing generates more fun in this game than being able to do all the crazy stuff in it with other people. Figure out the things you enjoyed most, and go find a corp which can help you do more of that. If there’s one thing that I stress that any newbro does once they start playing is joining a corporation. Tasked with coming up with the five most helpful advice to new players to know, here is my take on it: Join a corporation That being said, there are certain things which would have been useful to know before I got into Eve. Having been playing EVE Online for a few months now, I’ve found that there is an enormous amount of information to absorb and, despite my best efforts, I still feel like I’m only scratching the surface in many areas. HeadStart is a column aimed at helping the stream of new players adapt better to the game, avoid common pitfalls and get addicted to ever faster.
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