Is it hard for new players to play

[Alex]

Hi, i would like to play the game first time, will it be hard or its okay, also is there pvp?

[Salty]

you can get into eve really quick... you can get 1mil sp just for having a account.
pvp orientated game ...
lots to do...
this is where eve stinks.... you need skills to do stuff in game.. therefore you are tied to your attribute points you pick which will dictate which skills you train first.
some differant categories of skills require differant attributes... which means you not gonna train at best potential (takes longer)
the sub is expensive ... to get the best prices for subs you need to buy the 2 year sub with plex @ 6600 plex which costs stupid real money hence you have to wait for the 20% sale to buy 20k plex which stil lcosts a whopping £329 to do it any other way is silly if you plan on playing for any lengh of time.

sounds great so far right? ....
unless you pick a profession where it involves you having to move valuables that makes you numero uno target during ganking event.

point of story.... read up on game bewore you invest any time cos it is one of the most expensive very much p2w credit card space exeprience. company is predatory AF.

[Bozz 💀]

Nah don't bother the game is bad, I mean it could be fun and has tons of potential but you will be very limited very fast unless you want to invest money

[Citronvand]

I recommend you join a corp like EVE University that are focused on teaching new players the game. Note that the NPC corp you start in has a 11% tax rate for your income.
https://wiki.eveuniversity.org/Applying_to_EVE_University

The whole game is pvp and you can be attacked anywhere, except when you're docked. But attacking someone in high security space will spawn the local police force CONCORD to punish the attackers.

[code]

Read all the other reviews and discussions for this exact topic, but unless you're going to dedicate an insane amount of time (are you unemployed) or willing to drop money + subscription costs on the P2W model I wouldn't recommend it for new players.

6 years ago, yes, now it's just a bunch of multiboxers hanging on to a outdated dying game.

[Pharaoh]

Originally posted by code:

Read all the other reviews and discussions for this exact topic, but unless you're going to dedicate an insane amount of time (are you unemployed) or willing to drop money + subscription costs on the P2W model I wouldn't recommend it for new players.

6 years ago, yes, now it's just a bunch of multiboxers hanging on to a outdated dying game.

someone is salty

[Salty]

Originally posted by Pharaoh:

Originally posted by code:

Read all the other reviews and discussions for this exact topic, but unless you're going to dedicate an insane amount of time (are you unemployed) or willing to drop money + subscription costs on the P2W model I wouldn't recommend it for new players.

6 years ago, yes, now it's just a bunch of multiboxers hanging on to a outdated dying game.

someone is salty

yeah your right... it's you that is the salty one that can't handle any critique.

EvE is really bad...

[jonniejamaica]

Originally posted by Cracky!!!:

Originally posted by Pharaoh:

someone is salty

yeah your right... it's you that is the salty one that can't handle any critique.

EvE is really bad...

calm down miner

[denblacksoul]

played Eve in 2010-2014. 710 hours on steam account and around 600 hours on account that was before Eve appeared on Steam. It's a game that give you a choice: spend HUGE amount of time to grind for sub or paying for sub to play without need to hard farming isk...

[Zigzagman]

Originally posted by Pharaoh:

Originally posted by code:

Read all the other reviews and discussions for this exact topic, but unless you're going to dedicate an insane amount of time (are you unemployed) or willing to drop money + subscription costs on the P2W model I wouldn't recommend it for new players.

6 years ago, yes, now it's just a bunch of multiboxers hanging on to a outdated dying game.

someone is salty

He might be heck so am I but he isn't wrong. Ever since (a little before even) PA bought this from CCP its nothing but a multi-boxing milk machine for PA, once it's not they will sell it off or shut it down. This is the only game that raised the sub under the guise of "cov1d" can't spell greed any easier.

[Joe]

From my short experience going back and forth in the game, it really depends on what you want to do.

If you're like me who just wants to mine ores in peace mindlessly going back and forth trying to make a profit and trying to avoid conflict in general then you'll be fine.

But if you're trying to do something big, then either be prepared to offer the game a lot of your time or your wallet.

[wildbill]

I've been playing almost a month, started 9/21.

Eve is a game that takes a long time to learn. If you are looking for a game you can play a year or more, then this is one of those types of games. This is typical of MMO style games.

I wouldn't call it hard to play, just hard to learn how to play. Once you know how stuff works, nothing is all that hard, but having someone to show you the ropes or spending a lot of time watching videos seems to be required (at least for me it was).

For instance, something you can do fairly early on (like within a month of starting) is Planetary Industry. I had to watch and rewatch and ask questions to understand how this works. I have it working, but I think not optimally.

Most things in Eve are like that. The first hurdle is to just get all the skills needed to do whatever it is you want to try. The second is to then collect all the ships and other things you need. The Third is to figure out how to do it. After that you can spend many hours perfecting and improving on whatever it is you are doing.

Lastly, Eve requires (in my opinion) real money to be invested. It is called Free to Play, but they should say Free to Try. To actually be competitive and even do some things in the game, you need a subscription.

[8mob8]

so much to do on the f2p account dont listen to the whiners...massive learning curve and a harsh risk vs reward which is the best part of the game

[Rager]

It is not hard, but once you get into it, and start playing with corps. You will start seeing that this game is balance around having more than 1 account, and you feel like a lesser player because you don't. So it feels like a waste of time.

[wildbill]

Originally posted by 8mob8:

so much to do on the f2p account dont listen to the whiners...massive learning curve and a harsh risk vs reward which is the best part of the game

Maybe you have an omega sub. If you do, then you won't see how much of the content of this game is blocked from those without one. They can access maybe 1/4 of the content. They do a good job of hiding that from those that pay. This is one way they lock you in to paying for the game. You get an omega sub, invest a lot into omega content, then if you let the sub expire, you are back in f2p and you can no longer fly your favorite ships.

I thought I'd play the game for free (they call this being an alpha). Was only a few weeks before I wanted the same ships as everyone had all around me and shortly after I paid for omega.

So it is definitely a free to try. You then decide to stop playing or pay for a subscription. The rare few continue not paying. Be interesting to see the statistics on this. I'd bet very few don't quit or pay up.

[General Zod ™]

Games fun if you have a guide, I recommend joining a corp with help. You can get 1 Mil skill points if you join game using referral. EZ hop into a fine SHIP right away and do level 1-2 missions ezzzzzz.

Not like when I started where there was no free Skill Points or any help.