Eve Online Stranger Diary

Recently I've found out a great article about pros and cons of each rase in EVE

To sum up they are:

R A C E	P R O S	C O N S
Amarr	armor, beam weaponry, drones	slow, limited damage types
Caldari	shield tech, hybrid turrets and missiles	missiles are slow, limited damage types, weak agains EM damage
Gallente	armor, hybrid turrets and drones	drones specific cons (travel time, can be destroyed), limited damage types
Minmatar	projectile weapons, speed, armor/shield	high skill req-s, ship generally has lower hit points then others

So as far as I understand when creating a character only the race choice matters. Race affects starting skills, ship and level limits.

In the article mentioned before there are good list of highest possible skill limits for alpha clones.

Tips for busy people

Also I've found a very good video how to play efficiently and waste less time:

Tips for beginners

• Try everything at the beginning and then stick to whatever you like (PvP, PvE, mining, visit wormholes, trade)
• Join a corporation which shares your interests.
• Go from smallest to largest ships to obtain all required skills.
• High security space in fact not so secure, you can be easily killed for valuable cargo.
• Don't be bothered because of scams, they are everywhere and this is a part of a game.
• And as a result of last point: Do not fly what you afraid to loose :)
• Do not waste to much on EVE and prevent life from happening with you (: