Get your computers ready fellow nerds. Download and patch. You won't be able to play it right away but it is soontm

What's the internet speed required?

You won't need anything super fast but I wouldn't recommend anything below 10Mbps

What have they stripped from it? Or are they going on the basis of reduced XP gain for the free players?

The shared universe meant that Eve didn’t feel like it was safe to offer the same sort of accounts that other free-to-play games provide, since the in-game economy could be wrecked if the balance was wrong.

 

 

Instead, unlike many free-to-play games, the full scope of Eve’s universe is open to every player, paying or not. An Alpha Clone can go anywhere in the world, join any group, and achieve any objective. Instead, the limitations are focused on speed and efficiency: the clones take longer to learn skills, and don’t have access to some of the higher-powered ships in the game.

 

“Access to trading, industry, and exploration skills will allow Alpha pilots to explore the vast, mysterious universe, harvest its raw materials, fulfil their shrewd economic dreams, and construct the war machines that make Eve battles famous,” CCP says.

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/nov/15/eve-online-goes-free-to-play

What have they stripped from it? Or are they going on the basis of reduced XP gain for the free players?

you can only use light scout drones, 'tier 1' ships (venture, firgates (no destroyers) and and the first industry ships) and more than half of the skill tree is blocked off.

 

What have they stripped from it? Or are they going on the basis of reduced XP gain for the free players?

you can only use light scout drones, 'tier 1' ships (venture, firgates (no destroyers) and and the first industry ships) and more than half of the skill tree is blocked off.

 

 

Um no completely wrong. Probably should double check before saying that. You can fly 8 frigates, 2 destroyers, 6 cruisers. They are limited to your starting race. Gallente and Caldari are the current best. Caldari is shields and gallente are armor. Mining wise yes the venture is the only thing you can fly to mine, for now. With that said you can still make a lot of money mining in a venture.  Course you could also cruiser mine but the venture is good at what it does. You are correct about the drones though which is sad but whatever, subscription players should have a couple advantages anyway. 

 

The skillpoint gain is much less.

 

 

Edit: I forgot to mention that there is also one battlecruiser called the Gnosis that anyone can fly and then there will be another destroyer similar to that coming out soon.

And so you know, these ships are sufficient for you to fly in all of the newbie friendly alliances and their fleets.

And so you know, these ships are sufficient for you to fly in all of the newbie friendly alliances and their fleets.

Horde uses caracals a lot still right? I know test does and brave newbies used to.

Cool to hear about Eve doing this to allow new players the chance to try out the game. I think before you could only play for free for like 14 days, or something like that.

 

I unfortunately never had the time to play Eve competitively and it seemed a little boring to me when I first tried it out. I think the most entertaining aspect for me, was reading about the factions over the years breaking records, in regards for having massive ship battles going on for days.

You should check it out.

 

Anyone starting with this give me your in-game name and starting race. i will give you each 5 frigates if you promise to go get them blown up in glorious pvp.

 

 

 

 

What have they stripped from it? Or are they going on the basis of reduced XP gain for the free players?

 

you can only use light scout drones, 'tier 1' ships (venture, firgates (no destroyers) and and the first industry ships) and more than half of the skill tree is blocked off.

 

 

 

Um no completely wrong. Probably should double check before saying that. You can fly 8 frigates, 2 destroyers, 6 cruisers. They are limited to your starting race. Gallente and Caldari are the current best. Caldari is shields and gallente are armor. Mining wise yes the venture is the only thing you can fly to mine, for now. With that said you can still make a lot of money mining in a venture.  Course you could also cruiser mine but the venture is good at what it does. You are correct about the drones though which is sad but whatever, subscription players should have a couple advantages anyway. 

 

The skillpoint gain is much less.

 

 

Edit: I forgot to mention that there is also one battlecruiser called the Gnosis that anyone can fly and then there will be another destroyer similar to that coming out soon.

sorry, thought the omega symbol cut off the destroyers except the variants c:

no worries, and it came to my attention that medium drones can be used by alphas. 

no worries, and it came to my attention that medium drones can be used by alphas. 

they can? The medium drones are all locked for me.

Might be skill locked, but they are not marked Omega.

Here is a site that Learz over at Invicta showed me that is designed for alpha clones just starting out

 

https://www.thealphasguide.com/start/