# 8 Golden Rules for EVE Online **URL:** \ **Category:** New Citizens Q&A\ **Created:** [June 20, 2017, 3:33pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/8-golden-rules-for-eve-online/3973 "2017-06-20T15:33:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 28
**Author:** ![Zaera\_Keena](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/zaera_keena/32/449938_2.png) [@Zaera\_Keena](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Zaera_Keena)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2024, 12:00am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/8-golden-rules-for-eve-online/3973/603 "2024-04-16T00:00:07Z")
There are , you get **ganked** ---
**Author:** ![Ax\_l\_Thorne](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/ax_l_thorne/32/412835_2.png) [@Ax\_l\_Thorne](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Ax_l_Thorne)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2024, 11:07am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/8-golden-rules-for-eve-online/3973/604 "2024-04-17T11:07:11Z")
> [@Billie\_Jaen](#): > > If by simply logging in […] Think of it this way. At any given point. Anywhere (in game) pvp can find you, if you want it or not. The question isn’t if. It’s when and how are you going to respond when it does. Are you going to accept the win/lost with maturity or are you going to flip out, and start issuing IRL death threats, and unspeakable sexual acts upon the other player(s) and their mom? ---
**Author:** ![Zaera\_Keena](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/zaera_keena/32/449938_2.png) [@Zaera\_Keena](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Zaera_Keena)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2024, 11:11am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/8-golden-rules-for-eve-online/3973/605 "2024-04-17T11:11:48Z")
> [@Ax\_l\_Thorne](#): > > and their mom? Moms are strictly out of bounds. ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/original/4X/1/5/b/15be7207d70745045f71cbb8597f4b9d331f15a3.gif) ---
**Author:** ![Ax\_l\_Thorne](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/ax_l_thorne/32/412835_2.png) [@Ax\_l\_Thorne](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Ax_l_Thorne)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2024, 11:20am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/8-golden-rules-for-eve-online/3973/606 "2024-04-17T11:20:34Z")
They lost in pvp so they are desperately trying to save face with chat channel-fu. It doesn’t work. ---
**Author:** ![Zaera\_Keena](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/zaera_keena/32/449938_2.png) [@Zaera\_Keena](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Zaera_Keena)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2024, 12:10pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/8-golden-rules-for-eve-online/3973/607 "2024-04-17T12:10:07Z")
> [@Ax\_l\_Thorne](#): > > lost in pvp The typical reaction being ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/original/4X/4/e/2/4e2aefa2a6366a6da22925d592c1fe5d04f1f349.gif) ---
**Author:** ![Billie\_Jaen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/billie_jaen/32/417834_2.png) [@Billie\_Jaen](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Billie_Jaen)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2024, 2:09pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/8-golden-rules-for-eve-online/3973/608 "2024-04-17T14:09:31Z")
> [@Ax\_l\_Thorne](#): > > Think of it this way. > > At any given point. Anywhere (in game) pvp can find you, if you want it or not Yes, I think that’s what this means: > [@ISD\_Athechu](#): > > You consent to PvP when you click “undock”. and I didn’t post that had an issue with it, did I? > [@Ax\_l\_Thorne](#): > > The question isn’t if. It’s when and how are you going to respond when it does Like I do in any other game: think on what happened and try it again when I want more of the same fun. > [@Ax\_l\_Thorne](#): > > Are you going to accept the win/lost with maturity or are you going to flip out, and start issuing IRL death threats, and unspeakable sexual acts upon the other player(s) and their mom? The fact that you have to ask shows that the problem is on your side. I’m fine with the entire O.P I questioned **the relationship between PvP and PvE** in the game and worked it out for myself. > [@Zaera\_Keena](#): > > Correct ---
**Author:** ![Ax\_l\_Thorne](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/ax_l_thorne/32/412835_2.png) [@Ax\_l\_Thorne](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Ax_l_Thorne)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2024, 5:49pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/8-golden-rules-for-eve-online/3973/609 "2024-04-17T17:49:22Z")
> [@Billie\_Jaen](#): > > The fact that you have to ask shows that the problem is on your side. How so? The number of times I received death threats, hexes and what not just for engaging someone in low sec, is astonishing. And I’m the one that offers the “good fight.” So please, enlighten me. How is it my problem? ---
**Author:** ![Pierre\_de\_Bricassart](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/pierre_de_bricassart/32/386093_2.png) [@Pierre\_de\_Bricassart](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Pierre_de_Bricassart)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2024, 8:16am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/8-golden-rules-for-eve-online/3973/610 "2024-04-18T08:16:19Z")
Keep cool, you know our problem is mainly players who want to change the rules in the Newbro section of the forums. These “golden rules” are an advice, not a suggestion. Anyone who wants to change the rules: [Player Features & Ideas - EVE Online Forums](https://forums.eveonline.com/c/technology-research/player-features-ideas) ---
**Author:** ![Zaera\_Keena](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/zaera_keena/32/449938_2.png) [@Zaera\_Keena](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Zaera_Keena)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2024, 9:32pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/8-golden-rules-for-eve-online/3973/612 "2024-04-30T21:32:53Z")
> [@McScrooge](#): > > lily livered cowards that need a gang to gank a frigate ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/original/4X/a/3/7/a374fce0924860f98abb9548943564586ca9aad9.png) 🤔 ---
**Author:** ![Geo\_Eclipse\_Oksaras](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/geo_eclipse_oksaras/32/500781_2.png) [@Geo\_Eclipse\_Oksaras](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Geo_Eclipse_Oksaras)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2024, 10:41pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/8-golden-rules-for-eve-online/3973/613 "2024-04-30T22:41:00Z")
lol golem is not a frigate… thanks for trying though. ---
**Author:** ![Ax\_l\_Thorne](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/ax_l_thorne/32/412835_2.png) [@Ax\_l\_Thorne](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Ax_l_Thorne)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2024, 3:57am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/8-golden-rules-for-eve-online/3973/614 "2024-05-01T03:57:01Z")
> [@McScrooge](#): > > I was going to plex my account but you’ve lost me now Show me on this Golem plushie where the mean ganker touched you. ---
**Author:** ![Cerberus\_Nexus](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/cerberus_nexus/32/417852_2.png) [@Cerberus\_Nexus](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Cerberus_Nexus)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2024, 9:09am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/8-golden-rules-for-eve-online/3973/615 "2024-05-01T09:09:45Z")
> [@McScrooge](#): > > From everything I’ve seen there are pretty much NO fair fights in this game Forget fair. There are no fights at all. And it’s not a ‘game’. It’s an online financial operation. > [@McScrooge](#): > > Just a bunch of lily livered cowards That’s what PvP in gaming is for, a bunch of cowards who couldn’t hold their own in a real fight. ---
**Author:** ![Zaera\_Keena](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/zaera_keena/32/449938_2.png) [@Zaera\_Keena](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Zaera_Keena)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2024, 9:18am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/8-golden-rules-for-eve-online/3973/616 "2024-05-01T09:18:40Z")
> [@Cerberus\_Nexus](#): > > couldn’t hold their own in a real fight Unlike you who have had none? ---
**Author:** ![Pierre\_de\_Bricassart](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/pierre_de_bricassart/32/386093_2.png) [@Pierre\_de\_Bricassart](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Pierre_de_Bricassart)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2024, 9:52am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/8-golden-rules-for-eve-online/3973/617 "2024-05-01T09:52:21Z")
This is the very first rule mentioned: > [@ISD\_Athechu](#): > > Be able to afford a loss This doesn’t just mean to have enough ISK, but not to suffer a mental breakdown when things go awry. Thanks for the example for golden rule one. ---
**Author:** ![Fano\_Alabel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/fano_alabel/32/399859_2.png) [@Fano\_Alabel](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Fano_Alabel)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2024, 5:41pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/8-golden-rules-for-eve-online/3973/629 "2024-05-03T17:41:29Z")
Please send me all your stuff ---
**Author:** ![SwingFish](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/swingfish/32/449225_2.png) [@SwingFish](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/SwingFish)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2024, 11:15am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/8-golden-rules-for-eve-online/3973/634 "2024-05-14T11:15:50Z")
> [@McScrooge](#): > > there are pretty much NO fair fights in this game pretty sure you can’t say that for the whole game, (that would be the same as saying a certain city is a Sh$thole, just because you ben to a dark back-ally) pvp wise, most of lowsec can be alot of fun, and the honourable pirates/gankers make it a challenge to kill you with somethings much smaller than what you flying, because that takes skill. sure there are other places where they shoot newbies in ventures with Tech3 Pen$s enlargements and feel good about themselfs, but they thats just how life is, not everyone is a nice person. i learned the most about PvP from those honerable gankers, sure you die alot, but you learn somethings too, if one act like a human being past puberty and not like 4 year old child. ---
**Author:** ![Geo\_Eclipse\_Oksaras](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/geo_eclipse_oksaras/32/500781_2.png) [@Geo\_Eclipse\_Oksaras](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Geo_Eclipse_Oksaras)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2024, 12:47am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/8-golden-rules-for-eve-online/3973/637 "2024-05-18T00:47:38Z")
EVE Online: the one MMO you can’t and shouldn’t compare to any other MMO. ---
**Author:** ![Pierre\_de\_Bricassart](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/pierre_de_bricassart/32/386093_2.png) [@Pierre\_de\_Bricassart](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Pierre_de_Bricassart)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2024, 9:16am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/8-golden-rules-for-eve-online/3973/638 "2024-05-18T09:16:20Z")
Yep, EVE Online is officially dying since 2003. That’s rule #29 ---
**Author:** ![ISD\_Traindriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/isd_traindriver/32/373313_2.png) [@ISD\_Traindriver](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/ISD_Traindriver)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2024, 5:38pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/8-golden-rules-for-eve-online/3973/640 "2024-05-18T17:38:17Z")
Removed several Offtopic and some inappropriate Postings. Please stay on Topic or stay out … ---
**Author:** ![Wachutu](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/wachutu/32/410262_2.png) [@Wachutu](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Wachutu)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2024, 4:50pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/8-golden-rules-for-eve-online/3973/644 "2024-05-19T16:50:36Z")
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