You are an employee of one of the corporate/military powers in EVEYour choice of race and education determines your starting employment, but from there you are free to choose any of the myriad employment opportunities out in the universe

You begin affiliated with one the four great empires, Amarr, Caldari, Minmatar or Gallente, and placed in the heart of your Empire's controlled space

Space consists of star systemsEach of these is assigned a security rating, from 0.0 (Lawless) to 1.0 (Secure)Many star systems form a constellation, a group of constellations form a region and several regions can constitute an Empire

In addition to those large empires, though, there are also Regional Alliances who endeavor to control the untamed systems on the outskirts of known space.These are run by player controlled corporations, giving them the ability to use the lucrative resources in non-empire space

Please note: You could imagine the EVE galaxy as a flower, where the secure Empire space is the middle of the flower and the outer lawless regions are the leaves

The ultimate goal in EVE is powerIt can be power over the market, military dominance, financial power, or political powerThese are all achievable in EVE at degrees varying from local system, regional level, or even universe-wide

EVE caters to many different play styles, ranging from the hard core combat commander to the patient miner, and there are corporations that have very different goals; most require all types of players to function properly,so no matter what type of player you are, there is a place for you in EVE, even if you decide to carve it out yourself