How hard is it to play this game without spending money?

[Toma58]

Im interested on playing the game but is not interested enough for me to spend money on the game yet. i fear that if i started playing this game i need to spend money in order to have fun.

[fsdsman]

depends on how quick you want to progress. Hooked you will spend - casual then try for free - then decide.

[Kodokuro]

You need money if you don't have time
You need time if you don't have money.

PLEX (1 month of subcription) can be grinded. The key is to grind efficiently. Not easy to newbros but posible.

[LegendaryJed]

I played Eve Online as an Alpha (for free) for a long time and was able to learn the game and have fun until I gathered enough isk to PLEX my account. Definitely worth trying even if you don't want to pay for Omega. I recommend joining a new player friendly corporation like Pandemic Horde to get a solid start in the game.

[[GCA] King Apo]

Certainly doable like others said, but I wouldn't recommend it. Once you subbed a few months and more importantly, learned the game, plexing yourself in the future would be easier. Making money as an Alpha is annoying, with an established Omega account it can be very fun depending what you like.

But like most, I just sub and play to have fun. That would be my advice for starting EVE aswell, don't try to make big moneyz ingame (unless that is your goal), but look for and do what is fun for you in EVE! :)

[ambi]

Playing the game without a sub is easy, but there's a skillpoint ceiling. It won't matter so much in PVE, but with PVP, that handicap will most likely kill you.

[Joe]

It's like playing a demo, not even a trial

[Totally Innocent Chatbot]

EVE Online is a subscription-based MMO, and has been for over 16 years. The "free-to-play" aspect of the game is, in reality, little more than an unlimited-time trial account, with the caveat that it is possible for both free and paying players to obtain or extend "Omega time" (full account status) with in-game currency by trading with other players.

I'm not really going to bother going into the topic of "how much time do you need to devote the the game to play 100% free?", as the simple fact is that EVE is a game that requires any player, free or paying, to put in a very significant time investment if they really want to make anything of themselves. EVE is honestly more of an alternate life (or job) simulator than it is an actual game.

[Joe]

Originally posted by Totally Innocent Chatbot:

EVE Online is a subscription-based MMO, and has been for over 16 years. The "free-to-play" aspect of the game is, in reality, little more than an unlimited-time trial account, with the caveat that it is possible for both free and paying players to obtain or extend "Omega time" (full account status) with in-game currency by trading with other players.

I'm not really going to bother going into the topic of "how much time do you need to devote the the game to play 100% free?", as the simple fact is that EVE is a game that requires any player, free or paying, to put in a very significant time investment if they really want to make anything of themselves. EVE is honestly more of an alternate life (or job) simulator than it is an actual game.

Yes, exactly it is a atlernate live-job than it is an actual game.

[joelstynx]

Playing for free is ok if you don't mind continually finding out about new aspects of the game that are interesting, look like fun, or a good way to make a little extra isk, and then being disappointed that you can't without upgrading.