when i first started in eve my goal was to get into a 0.0 alliance... did that, got bored.

then i wanted to get into faction warfare, did that, was successful.

then i wanted to lead a corp into wh space, did that, made retarded amounts of isk.

now im back in FW, working up to the highest ranking in standing for minnie republic (i like the nifty medal).

there is no end game in eve, and thus no real goals, just have fun and blow stuff up :)

oysters are too delicious to mess with!

i did an art project laser etching fruits and veggies, doesn't harm the taste at all, and it looks much better than a sticker or stamp. (yes i ate my art project :P)

ummm... what?

if you want fun beginning to end, play an FPS, MMOs with persistent worlds use grind and "unfun" things to create value in the items you purchase, use, and lose.

If I got a faction fitted Machariel every time I lost one, what would stop me from rampaging wildly about, and making a general ass of myself? On the other hand, when I KILL a faction fitted Machariel, it is far more satisfying to know I just destroyed a hundred hours worth of effort, rather than just reset some guy back to his spawn point.

The greater the risk, the greater the satisfaction.
In eve, you risk assets
In eve, you gain assets through grind
in eve, grind is time
risk = assets = grinding = time

Thus "The greater the (risk, assets, grinding, time), the greater the satisfaction."

Sorry for the minor rant, and I cant believe I just argued FOR grind, but in eve with a completely open economy, there has to be a base unit, and that IS time.

instances are good, but only when other people can get to them too... gotta have that little bit of excitement now and then...

great article, as usual!
I didnt know the bit about the afterburner, that will come in handy.
You can, and we have, ransomed a POS, not all that hard just somewhat time consuming, and its best to find an undefended POS.

My corp is finishing up our move to a class 5 and are hoping for many more WH adventures to come!

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we wrote a PDF guide that may be somewhat useful as well-

This is a few weeks old and needs to be updated http://eve-files.com/dl/198759