IGN Predicts the future of gaming

IGN got video game specialists together to predict what 2020, will be like for us game neeks.

IF you like your games, then its a cracking read:

http://uk.xbox360.ign.com/articles/106/1066907p1.html

The first weeks of Eve

Tutorials and Training

So after creating your character and choosing your race (which only affects what part of space is your start point), your thrown into the open wilderness with only two options..... Do tutorials based on your preferred career path OR go out and find your own way.
The tutorials are all a set of 10 missions designed to give you a good start in the universe. They will give you skillbooks, basic equiptment (known as 'civilan') and also a few basic ships to set you on your way while also teaching you specific techniques that will boost your rate of survival.

After completing the tutorial (or tutorials, as you can do them all), youll be well on your way at making some ISK (international space kredits). To pay the bills however, your gonna need the skills. This can be very confusing to start with as there is a expansive list of books to learn, especially if your still undecided on a specific career path.

I decided to get the best of all worlds by creating a alternate character. This means I can focus on combat based skills with one account, and industry type skills on the other character. Ill let you know how that very confusing task goes.

The Universe is BIG

The Eve universe is quite honestly, a universe. Just flying about within the first week, I quickly realised just how big this game is. The following 'star map' shows this point off. Each dot on the following map is a star system, and within the systems are as youd expect, many planets, asteroid belts and space type structures. Each system is linked by a stargate which means while the game gives the feeling of a massive, playable area, the stargates are the only way to other systems, making each system like a 'room'. Bear in mind the following map however and thats right, each TINY little dot on there is a complete system (the map is set on a players in the last hour filter, to show how busy the game can get):



Until next time!