I just started eve online last night. So far i just got the hang of some basic mining and got myself a mining frigate from the 2nd mining mission. This game is so fkn complicated so please does anyone have any pointers or tips or anything? 
what's your pilot's name? I'll send you some isk.
My pilots name is Tesla Isu. Thanks man i appreciate it. I figured i would just mine and kind of stock up money for a lil bit and just try to learn some skills and do a few missions to try to figure some stuff out.
LOL....mining.
cmon i know someone out there is playing and can point me in the right direction.
just was reading the other thread, what skills do i need to get into a rifter and what type of $$$ we talking?
Download EveMon and EFT so you can plan your skills and test fits.
Get someone to send you some money and buy all the relevant skills off the market.
Train to Cybernetics to I so you can use Basic attribute implants (that decrease your training time).
Crooked NYer - just was reading the other thread, what skills do i need to get into a rifter and what type of $$$ we talking?
If you look at page 3 of the other big thread, squatdog posted a list of skills for a minmatar frig pilot (rifter). that's a good guide to follow. if you go into the market you can type in rifter and then go to prerequisites and see what you need to train to fly it. same goes for the weapons and stuff you put on it.
here it is just to make it easier.
Basic skill list for Minmatar frig pilot:
Electronics 4 (train to 5 later)
Electronic Upgrades 3
Long Range Targeting 3
Propulsion Jamming 3
Signature Analysis 3
Targeting 3
Energy Grid Upgrades 3
Energy Management 3
Energy Systems Operation 4
Engineering 4 (later to 5)
Shield Compensation 2
Shield Operation 3
Shield Management 3
Shield Upgrades 3
Tactical Shield Manipulation 2
Controlled Bursts 3
Gunnery 4 (later to 5)
Motion Prediction 4
Rapid Fire 4
Sharpshooter 4
Small Autocannon Specialisation 3 (unlooked by Small Projectile Turrets 5)
Small Projectile Turrets 5
Surgical Strike 3 (later to 4)
Trajectory Analysis 3 (later to 4)
Weapon Upgrades 4 (later to 5)
Hull Upgrades 4
Jury Rigging 3 (prereq is Mechanic 3)
Mechanic 3
Shield Rigging 2
Projectile Weapon Rigging 2
Acceleration Control 3 (later to 4)
Afterburner 4
Evasion Manoeuvring 3
Fuel Conservation 3
High Speed Manoeuvring 2
Navigation 4
Warp Drive Operation 3 (later 4)
Cybernetics 2((later 4)
Science 3 (prereq for Cybernetics)
- You MUST have Cybernetics for basic +2 implants -
Connections 3
Negotiation 4
Social 3
- Social skills are only if you plan on running missions as a source of income -
Minmatar Frigate 4 (later to 5)
Spaceship Command 4 (later to 5)
I just sent you 10m on my alt.
Was going to put 10m bounty on you instead.
Thank u so much guys. It's a whole lot to do but im jumping right in. Thanks soooo much for the loot. And i woulda shat multiple bricks if i seen a bounty on me hahaa
So is this game still worth playing. I'm looking for a new time sink. 
Chopping down trees makes you a lot more money than mining.
Wait..... what game are we talking about?
its the first time im playing it. digging it so far doing all the intro missions now.
got 3 ships atm and killing it with my lil merlin. just wish i could put missiles on the thing.
I stopped playing all mmo's but this has me interested. I'm going to have to learn more.
I'm working my way thru the skills to get into that bigger ship. Is there a decent ship i can use before i get enough skills. My Merlin is ok but I hate how it is so underpowered and cant even hold rocket or missile launchers
Move into a destroyer maybe. There is also skills to improve your power output as well as skills to decrease the power needs of modules.
Thanks man. Im fucking around with a lil condor right now. Im getting my skills up and just starting to figure out the power saving stuff. Im gonna take a look at the destroyers
I'm working my way thru the skills to get into that bigger ship. Is there a decent ship i can use before i get enough skills. My Merlin is ok but I hate how it is so underpowered and cant even hold rocket or missile launchers
It's a gunboat with a bonus to Hybrid turrets and isn't supposed to use rockets. If you want rockets, use a Kestrel.
Here's the skills on my main:
http://eveboard.com/pilot/Squatdog
...and my alt:
http://eveboard.com/pilot/Tiffany_Starr
Password is 'theog'