....awesome =) Just found out about it about two weeks ago on the SC forum, and Vendetta is the game I always wanted EvE to be. The community is very helpfull, even the newb ganker that killed me was friendly :-)
Still trying to get my bearings, and exploring mostly local space atm. Looking forward to getting into some pvp combat, even though the guardian bots put up one hell of a fight.

One quick question: If I join a faction (I'm UIT), will that hinder trade with the other faction?

edit: UIT not UTI

Good to hear that you like VO. You won't get any hinderance due to the fact that you're UIT.

For more detail on what few things your chosen faction does impact:
http://www.vendetta-online.com/x/msgboard/1/28290

Welcome to VO, Dianecht!
Tell your friends, because you won't ever see them again if they don't start playing VO too.

Starting faction is not overwhelmingly significant to most aspects of the game. There are very few starting faction specific differences that can not be compensated for later in the character's development. The primary differences are in starting position, and starting standings, both of which can be corrected later.

Itani is the most remote starting position, and thus the safest from early term player vs player conflict. Typically billed as peace loving, many Itani grow up to militant warrior types.
Serco is the second most remote. Typically billed as war mongering, many Serco grow up to be war mongering.
UIT is not very safe, with repeated reports of new players being destroyed by player killers. Many UIT never grow up, becoming traders/pirate/vigilantes/etc...

In general, you can not judge a player by his faction. Most players end up doing what they wish to do, with little regard to their starting faction.

Thanks for the tips, guys. Allready knew some of them (read som on the new player guide, wiki and viper pages). Did not know that UIT space was less safe.

even UIT space its not safe , welcome to VO and have fun

The community is very helpfull, even the newb ganker that killed me was friendly :-)

Welcome to VO, we have the most friendly murderers out there :).

In other news, I have some tweaks to add a few more ramifications to repeated guarded/monitored ganking. Although we're a little developmentally swamped right now, so it might be a week or more.

I have some tweaks to add a few more ramifications to repeated guarded/monitored ganking.

oh cool! please tell me more!

Hii there Diancecht, i'll be your murderer at some point.

*waves frantically*

:D

I thought you were a nationalist! Ugh, such hypocrites. Anyways, Dianchet, if you want protected from radical Serco nationalists like TRS here, I'd suggest keeping on good terms with the Itani nation.

Lols, if you 'want protected from radical serco nationalists like TRS here' the last thing you want to do is stay on good terms with the Itani Nation.

I am a nationalist, a UIT is not a serco, and backstory support for the serco is secondary to material in-game support. You should know that by now snakey-poo

If you don't want to be killed by TRS, you should play Vendetta Online. Because he sure doesn't. :D

Logging in to fart around for 10 minutes, call some people noobs and flirt with faille is not playing, you can do that from IRC so i'm going to go with if you want to be the subject of any of the above, play Vendetta Online and get friendly with Itan!