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Different ships have different uses.

I know it sounds like common sense, but you’d be amazed at how often you’ll see someone attempting a combat mission with a ship geared towards mining or a combat ship mining asteroids. In the beginning, some ships will be useful for multiple roles, but as you get better ships later on, they become more specialized in their overall functions.

Don’t be afraid to swap out your mining ship for a combat vessel when you’ve been assigned a dangerous mining mission from an agent as it may save your hide. If you do this, just be sure your cargo hold is large enough for the amount of ore you may need and know why you’re choosing a particular ship.

Agents and the missions they offer are your friends.

EVE has always been known as a PvP game, but there are plenty of missions to keep the casual PvE player going for quite some time. Even if you don’t think of yourself as a casual player, missions are perfect for getting some trading, navigation, and combat experience under your belt. The stacks of ISK you’ll begin to rack in after awhile won’t hurt either.

Missions are a great way to earn some cash for all those skill and ship upgrades you’ve been eyeballing, all with a relatively small amount of risk to youyou’re your ship. Just make sure the mission isn’t having you fly through low-sec space unless you’re sure you want to and are prepared for the possible consequences (such as the loss of your ship).

With each new expansion, EVE adds more and more missions to keep players happy. In the fairly recent past, epic mission arcs have been also introduced. They’re similar to the career agent missions. Along with lots of ISK, you can gain some other sweet rewards as well.

It's a big universe out there so go make some new friends. .

They say no one can here you scream in space and if you’ve spent any time in EVE, it’s easy to understand why. It’s a big universe out there, and the farther you venture out, the more dangerous it’s going to become. The idea of playing a lone wolf may sound mysterious and intriguing in that Boba Fett kind of way, but it’s not an easy life to follow.

The most interesting places in EVE are in low-sec space, but that’s the last place you want to be all by your lonesome. Joining a corporation is a great way to see what EVE really has to offer. Sure, flying a ship around the universe by yourself is pretty cool, but how about flying as part of a fleet? What about flying as part of that fleet and taking part in a massive galactic battle? That’s where the real action and intrigue is to be found.

There’s a corporation recruitment channel in the game, but most of the time, it seems to be filled the same five spammers and is often time more of a hassle that it’s worth. A better place to gain a little information and look for a corporation that will fit your playing style is in the Alliance and Corporation Recruitment Center on the official forums.

A little research goes a long way.

Accept the fact that EVE is more deep and complex than you can probably imagine. There is so much to learn about the game that you could create at least one college course for that sole purpose. As you progress from total noob to someone that feels like they almost have a clue, take the time to do some research on your own. There are plenty of resources out there for you to discover. A good place to start is in our own EVE guide section. And when the day finally comes where you start to think you know all there is to know about EVE, start researching some more, because you’re most probably wrong.