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EVE-Online RP Discussion and Resources => EVE Character Development => Topic started by: Ember Vykos on 03 Apr 2013, 20:58
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Just curious mainly. I have some ideas in my head about a lot of different characters, but my return is delayed a bit cause doing a group project with a group that doesn't do work makes for a bitter and stressed me. :bash:
I am requesting that if you choose the new character option you give some of the things you think are lacking in EVE RP today. I did a similar thing when I made Simca (thanks for the Mordu idea Hamish) and had a blast with it, so wondering what else is lacking. Not that I will or wont use it, but it's nice to hear things I haven't thought about.
Also if you choose option 4 you are a troll and a bad person. :lol:
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Bring back 80's speed metal. Also Ember.
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I never got to know Ember (not even sure I've met her), and I barely got to know Simca.
I voted "start a new character" simply because I don't know either of your current characters well enough to provide compelling reasons to return to them. (Sorry, this is not meant as an insult to you so much as a sadness on my part for not knowing them).
As far as what's lacking? A reasonable, moderate voice for the Federation is in DIRE need today. Always the need for good pirates, Serpentis and Gurista could both use some more representation. The Blood Raiders are...well, less pirate and more cult but hey if that's your thing, they could use some representation as well.
State Practicals are also somewhat in short supply at the moment. Non-PIE Amarr (this is not an insult to PIE just an observation that most Amarr RPers are part of PIE right now). Perhaps a Republic loyal Minmatar (most appear to be tribalists at the moment). That's the best of my observations at the moment and they're probably not as informed as some others.
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I think you know my wildly biased opinion. Even so, starting a new character seemed to be what you really wanted to do earlier. If I'm not mistaken, Ember has even more SP than Simca did, and made for a more flexible character to 'bring back'. Simca, if brought back, would be literally coming back from the dead, and if she had any contact with or remembers Katrina - would be coming back to a lot of IC drama too, which might not be much fun at all. I'd have to say options #1 or #3, but I am biased..
Whatever the case, don't quit EVE. :P
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Thanks Art. I've always liked the Blooders, and they are one of the factions I had an idea for, kinda like the necromongers if you've seen the Riddick movies. Pirate is a real possibility though as I do love the lifestyle. Practical bloc or Gallente was also in my head (are you sure you're not reading it or something :eek:)
And no insult taken both of them were good characters and I love them both. Maybe you'll get the chance to meet em someday. :D
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Though, your avatar makes me want to see RBD again.
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This isn't really something best put to a poll.
Your RP (and your time in EVE overall) is your leisure time; you should be picking a route that you'd enjoy, rather than one that people say that they'd enjoy. My advice is figure out what in the game you want to be doing, and work backwards from that to figure out the character: I enjoyed playing the NOH-employed Vaun a lot, but without the time to work with his industrial outlook in anything more complex than station trading I burned out fucking fast. Likewise for Kyber; I enjoyed the character and ran out of things to do mechanically.
tl;dr pick what you like to do IG, choose or make a character to fit that.
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Syndicate loyalists? I know none.
Might be boring to play a Syndicate loyalist alone though.
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This isn't really something best put to a poll.
Your RP (and your time in EVE overall) is your leisure time; you should be picking a route that you'd enjoy, rather than one that people say that they'd enjoy. My advice is figure out what in the game you want to be doing, and work backwards from that to figure out the character: I enjoyed playing the NOH-employed Vaun a lot, but without the time to work with his industrial outlook in anything more complex than station trading I burned out fucking fast. Likewise for Kyber; I enjoyed the character and ran out of things to do mechanically.
tl;dr pick what you like to do IG, choose or make a character to fit that.
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I like doing pretty much anything that not industry related lol. I can RP just about anything, and regardless of what happens with the poll I will, of course, do what will make me happy. This is just part of my brainstorming process. I have my own ideas, but I like hearing what other people think as well. It makes me think about my own ideas and also leads me in new directions that I may have never thought of. Thanks for the response.
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Fair enough. Before I let Vaun desub, I seem to recall a fair few groups being thin on the ground. The Practical bloc wasn't the busiest thing, Serpentis were kinda quiet, Mordu's and the Syndicate seemed nonexistent, Republic RP seemed mostly tribal, and I don't recall much Federal stuff at all.
Caveat lector: these have probably been misremembered and have probably changed by now anyway.
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I think you know my wildly biased opinion. Even so, starting a new character seemed to be what you really wanted to do earlier. If I'm not mistaken, Ember has even more SP than Simca did, and made for a more flexible character to 'bring back'. Simca, if brought back, would be literally coming back from the dead, and if she had any contact with or remembers Katrina - would be coming back to a lot of IC drama too, which might not be much fun at all. I'd have to say options #1 or #3, but I am biased..
Whatever the case, don't quit EVE. :P
Having been in a similar position to the current one w/r/t SimKat, I'd actually take the opposite stance - it might be drama, yes, but it actually could be interesting, character-building drama to explore how the two (three, really, if we count Erys) of them process and come to terms with what happened as well as its aftermath.
(That Simca's the only one of the two that I would have already-existing reasons to interact with on Morwen is beside the point, but :P)
In the end, definitely do what you want.
There's some new Mordus stuff floating around these days, though, both in forms of at least one corporation, and storyline stuff with Caldari Prime, so if you wanted to get back into that, keep it in mind.
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Play an Interbus taxi shuttle pilot. Ferry other capsuleers to and from their social gatherings. Be a witness to their joys and sorrows, anxieties and quarrels. Be a fly on the wall or a confidant for an hour. Be the person who gets yelled at when you take that shortcut through low-sec - or alternatively, when you don't. Dream about the day when somebody will jump in your shuttle and tell you to "follow that ship", but don't seriously entertain the notion that it will ever actually happen. Work late nights because you have a troubled family life, which you don't talk about much. Smoke.
Perhaps, when your day is done, you will find yourself lingering in a run-down, all-night-open station diner, still reluctant to go home before you absolutely have to. Perhaps, to pass the time as the hours go by, you will write a journal or diary of sorts, about your capsuleer passengers and their joys and sorrows, anxieties and quarrels. Perhaps, to take your mind off your own life, you will make up little stories about theirs, about what happened with them after they stepped out of the tiny, borrowed world of your shuttle, back into the wider world beyond. Perhaps they all have happy endings, happier than they could have made for themselves, happier than you could have made for yourself. Perhaps you dream of getting published one day.
Perhaps, one day, you will.
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And then, one day, you pick up a passenger who asks you to ferry him from one location to another, asking you to wait outside each one. A little unusual perhaps, but the money is good and the work is easy.
And then a body drops onto the hood of your car...
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Natalcya, your mind is a very special place.
Not. Just. Empty. Quoting. :lol:
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Natalcya, your mind is a very special place.
Not. Just. Empty. Quoting. :lol:
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Syndicate loyalists? I know none.
Might be boring to play a Syndicate loyalist alone though.
The girlfriend is coming along for the ride. She likes EVE and despite being super shy talking to people she can't see in chats, does want to give EVE RP a try.
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You know the thing about the good caldari patriots, space violence and a love or kresh vodka (and butter).
But seriously - this is something that you have to decide. Positioning myself in your shoes I wouldn't know whether to reactivate or start freshly. Everything has its merit, although I'd point out that when your other half is starting freshly and you're intending to go - RP / ingame wise - into the same direction it could be more interesting to both start at zero.
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Syndicate loyalists? I know none.
Might be boring to play a Syndicate loyalist alone though.
This was actually my first thought. There might not be other Syndicate loyalists, but like the Syndicate itself, you could have interesting relationships with other entities. Particularly any Serp/Angel RPers and with Fed, Mordu, or other Intaki RPers.
Edit: I do have something of a bias toward the Syndicate being awesome, though.
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Since I don't know the characters, I'm not voting. But you should chose the one that makes your mind blow up with more cool ideas.
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I tried playing a Syndicate loyalist at one point, and had a huge pile of fun doing it. GoGo did the same (with much more success than I). I think both of us got out of the racket because of the lack of other folks to be Syndicate loyalists with. I think if you come with a ready-made pair of Syndicate loyalists, you could do some interesting things.
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I've wondered if anyone has ever played something based off of Zazzmatazz or the Seven. Swashbuckling gallente holo-stars! :yar:
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Do all three. While Im not sure im going to resub next week - I just started a new character and its been fun.
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Do all three. While Im not sure im going to resub next week - I just started a new character and its been fun.
Caldari, or did you go with a different faction? Also glad to hear you're back in game.
As an update we're thinking possible pirate faction or Republic loyalists that aren't really concerned with the tribes. Still working on things though. Character planning is and has always been my favorite part of RP. :D
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Thukkers who aren't really into the new reintegration with the Republic thing?
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Thukkers who aren't really into the new reintegration with the Republic thing?
Possible. That or former Republic Military that are more concerned with the actual Republic rather than their tribe affiliations. That part is still kinda up in the air, but we did decide on being Matari.
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I've considered doing a thukker character a time or two - seems like an interesting subfaction that is under-represented.
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Do all three. While Im not sure im going to resub next week - I just started a new character and its been fun.
Caldari, or did you go with a different faction? Also glad to hear you're back in game.
As an update we're thinking possible pirate faction or Republic loyalists that aren't really concerned with the tribes. Still working on things though. Character planning is and has always been my favorite part of RP. :D
It's a Caldari character but I'm not sure I want to do more than very lite RP with it. I kind of want to play extremely casually (oxymoron) while still seeing how far I can take a character/corp/alliance without the shackles of RP limiting what can be achieved.
If I play Eve smart, with the new tools available how far can I get.
I have an idea for Ember and/or Simca that would allow you easy casual PvP and doesn't require that you invest anymore skillpoints in them if your interested. It would free you up to make the new character your main. It would also give you a chance to meet and network with a lot of people outside the RP community while not forsaking RP or those character's back stories.
It would also be a great way to teach your girlfriend about eve and PvP now that I think about it.
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Do all three. While Im not sure im going to resub next week - I just started a new character and its been fun.
Caldari, or did you go with a different faction? Also glad to hear you're back in game.
As an update we're thinking possible pirate faction or Republic loyalists that aren't really concerned with the tribes. Still working on things though. Character planning is and has always been my favorite part of RP. :D
It's a Caldari character but I'm not sure I want to do more than very lite RP with it. I kind of want to play extremely casually (oxymoron) while still seeing how far I can take a character/corp/alliance without the shackles of RP limiting what can be achieved.
If I play Eve smart, with the new tools available how far can I get.
I have an idea for Ember and/or Simca that would allow you easy casual PvP and doesn't require that you invest anymore skillpoints in them if your interested. It would free you up to make the new character your main. It would also give you a chance to meet and network with a lot of people outside the RP community while not forsaking RP or those character's back stories.
It would also be a great way to teach your girlfriend about eve and PvP now that I think about it.
Color me interested. :D Care to PM me the details or post em here if ya don't care?
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My response was entirely selfish. I said bring back Simca because I want you back in I-RED.
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My response was entirely selfish. I said bring back Simca because I want you back in I-RED.
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Yeah. Sucks to lose you tbh.
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If you ultimately don't make a new toon, bring Ember back. IIRC Ember was an awesome pro-Fed character that I felt was quite believable and interesting.
Assuming ofc, I'm thinking of the right toon here, I might just be remembering it wrong.
Whatever you do though, don't fucking quit EVE, because then I will have to find you and pod you :evil: