{"id":229015,"date":"2021-04-17T02:08:05","date_gmt":"2021-04-16T23:08:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/a-love-letter-to-eve-onlines-tutorial\/"},"modified":"2021-04-17T02:08:05","modified_gmt":"2021-04-16T23:08:05","slug":"a-love-letter-to-eve-onlines-tutorial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/a-love-letter-to-eve-onlines-tutorial\/","title":{"rendered":"#A love letter to Eve Online\u2019s tutorial"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a262231207ba\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a262231207ba\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/a-love-letter-to-eve-onlines-tutorial\/#Respect\" >Respect<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/a-love-letter-to-eve-onlines-tutorial\/#Pacing\" >Pacing<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/a-love-letter-to-eve-onlines-tutorial\/#Focus\" >Focus<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#A love letter to Eve Online\u2019s tutorial<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div><em>\u201cDon\u2019t be afraid to die!\u201d Eve Online player \u201cGrey Gal.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eveonline.com\/\"><em>Eve Online<\/em><\/a> is an immense\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> with nearly two decades of player-driven history and lore behind it. To the uninitiated, beginning your life in New Eden is daunting to say the least.<\/p>\n<p>For those unfamiliar, <em>Eve Online<\/em> is a free-to-play,\u00a0massively-multiplayer, online game where thousands of players vie for resources, power, and combat victories in a shared universe set in space.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"EVE Online - Official Gameplay Trailer - Play Free!\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sPFII3ozSHI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The gist of the game, as far as I\u2019ve managed to experience it, is that you\u2019ve suddenly awakened in a spaceship and you\u2019ve got work to do. And when I say \u201cin\u201d a spaceship, I mean it: you\u2019re <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>arently the soul of the craft. And if you die, you have to be reincarnated in another spaceship?<\/p>\n<p>To be clear: I\u2019ve only played the tutorial, so the story is a bit fuzzy still. But, the point is that I <i>really want <\/i>to learn more about the game world. Right after I go murder some pirates, learn about the economy, and upgrade my ship. And fight some players. And join a PVP group. The list goes on and on.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1347217 aligncenter lazyreplaced\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/04\/tutorial-one.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1640\" height=\"923\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1640px) 100vw, 1640px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/04\/tutorial-one.jpg 1640w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/04\/tutorial-one-280x158.jpg 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/04\/tutorial-one-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/04\/tutorial-one-240x135.jpg 240w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/04\/tutorial-one-796x448.jpg 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/04\/tutorial-one-1592x896.jpg 1592w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/04\/tutorial-one-1200x675.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>The next person to play the tutorial after me might decide to be an engineer or a merchant. I\u2019m a merciless pirate hunter hellbent on ending slavery in the galaxy. At least, that\u2019s who I think my character is after an hour-long tour-de-force in the form of (dare I say it? Yes, I dare) the <i>perfect<\/i> tutorial.<\/p>\n<p>I like to fancy myself a bit of an expert on game tutorials, simply because I play about a dozen new games a week and I <i>always <\/i>complete the tutorial. And, if I\u2019m being honest, most of them suck.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s what <em>EO<\/em> gets right:<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Respect\"><\/span>Respect<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In 2021, chances are, most \u2018new players\u2019 aren\u2019t new to gaming, just the game they\u2019re playing for the first time. <i>Eve Online<\/i> respects the fact that I\u2019m not logging on to play a button masher, but a complex space sim. It doesn\u2019t bog down the first 15 minutes with pages upon pages of command descriptions.<\/p>\n<p>Far too often, the developers behind complex games (I won\u2019t name and shame, but you know who you are) will try to front load the tutorial with everything a player needs to know. It\u2019s like they\u2019re angrily shoving information at me, as if to declare \u201cI gave you everything you needed to know how to play. What more could you want from me?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But <i>Eve Online<\/i> avoids this trapping. I\u2019ll be honest, I don\u2019t really know what everything on the screen does. There\u2019s like fifty little buttons. But they all have tool tips that pop up when I hover over them, so I\u2019m confident I\u2019ll figure things out.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"EVE Online - A Beginner&#039;s Guide to PvP [Tutorial]\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PYp4yptJz48?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Rather than teach me everything, <i>Eve\u2019s <\/i>tutorial taught me a handful of things to do. It\u2019s like I showed up for my first day at work and went through orientation. Nobody expects me to remember everything, but I\u2019m eager to see what happens next.<\/p>\n<p><i>Eve\u00a0<\/i><i>Online<\/i><span> also respects my time. At no point in my life have I ever been <\/span><i>eager or excited<\/i><span> for a tutorial. I\u2019m looking forward to experiencing the game and its tutorial is my gateway. It\u2019s like standing in line for a ride. Sure, the ambiance is nice, but I want to get to the <\/span><i>real<\/i><span> game. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>To that end, the tutorial could probably be completed in 20 minutes. I took longer to explore the interface and soak up the ambiance. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Pacing\"><\/span><span>Pacing<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span>At the end of a well-executed tutorial I should be prepared for what\u2019s im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely in front of me as a player and inspired to explore beyond what I\u2019ve learned so far. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In <\/span><i>Eve Online<\/i><span>, this means I\u2019m fairly certain I know what I want to do next and the game\u2019s given me a clear path to doing it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"EVE Online - Starting Out in EVE [Tutorial]\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CO0ZtFQBlEI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span>The tutorial lets players explore the facets of the game they\u2019re most interested in and then sets them on that path. While it does play on some old tropes (you\u2019ve just arrived, and you have to prove yourself to the big factions by taking on small jobs), the combination of an AI assistant, a big bright interface that basically says \u201cclick this button to advance,\u201d and a surprisingly funny and to-the-point storyline makes this tutorial feel like it takes 10 minutes. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>When I was finished I had to force myself to stop playing.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Focus\"><\/span><span>Focus<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span>A lot of MMOs and competitive games suffer from a \u201chard to learn, hard to master\u201d problem that makes it difficult\u00a0for some people to get into them. I played <\/span><i>Eve Online<\/i><span> more than a decade ago, but I was never able to really get into it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Over the years I\u2019ve seen the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> pieces covering the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/features\/2020\/10\/8\/21506780\/eve-online-biggest-battle-fwst-8-goonswarm-papi-world-war-bee-2-delve\">massive player-lead wars<\/a> and incredible <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/2021\/1\/5\/22214982\/eve-online-world-record-massacre-m2-xfe-ghost-titans\">record-breaking<\/a> gaming feats. I wanted to dive in and try again, but I always had reasons not to. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><i>I\u2019ll never catch up, I\u2019ll never have enough time to grind the levels or resources to be competitive, I just don\u2019t have the time.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"EVE Online - The Wonders of Exploration\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LM2cEPQnu8w?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span>The current tutorial dismisses these worries by focusing on the one thing that matters: you. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><i>Eve Online<\/i><span> is a massive game, but its tutorial focuses on the little things. You\u2019re just a ship with somewhere to go. When you\u2019re done learning the ropes, your job is to go make some money, explore the galaxy, or find out where you fit in among fellow combat-seekers. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>I never felt like I needed to rush into the fray and, perhaps most importantly, <\/span><i>Eve Online<\/i><span> doesn\u2019t expect me to be a hero and it isn\u2019t lying to me about how the galaxy needs me to save it (just like everyone else playing the game). <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>By the time I was done, the tutorial had shown me that my journey in <\/span><i>Eve Online<\/i><span> wasn\u2019t something I could compare to anyone else\u2019s.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"This is EVE - Uncensored\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AdfFnTt2UT0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span>I was also lucky enough to chat with a player known as Grey Gal, who specializes in onboarding noobs like me.\u00a0<\/span><span>We spoke on the phone after I joined developer CCP\u2019s Associate PR Marketing Specialist P\u00e1ll Gr\u00e9tar and Community Developer Jessica Kenyon for a one-hour game demo.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Grey Gal told me about her experiences over 12 years as a player. The most interesting takeaway I had was when she laughed about the idea of new players not being able to catch up.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Per Gray Gal:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span>New players have just as much chance of making an impact in a battle as experienced ones. It\u2019s more about how you fit your ship and how much skill you, as the player, have than how much you\u2019ve grinded or how long you\u2019ve been playing. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>And that\u2019s the sense I had after completing the simple, yet compelling tutorial for <\/span><i>Eve Online<\/i><span>, I felt like I was ready to contribute to this gorgeous galaxy in front of me. I wanted to find somewhere to report for duty and get started.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>As Community Developer Jessica Kenyon told me:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span>The players that survive to go on to do great things in Eve Online are those who are predisposed to setting their own goals. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>Before I began the tutorial, I was expecting the standard disjointed combination of roleplay lore and out-of-character button diagrams I\u2019ve become used to when starting a new MMO, but <\/span><i>Eve Online<\/i><span> gave me a masterpiece. Its tutorial has everything I need and nothing I don\u2019t.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>I hope other developers, across all gaming genres, are paying attention. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script data-src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;appId=378011798897423&amp;version=v2.6\" id=\"socialSrcFacebook\" type=\"text\/template\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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