EVE New Citizens Q&A

A stealth bomber such as the Manticore would probably fit you perfectly. Stealth bomber fleets basically fly up to an unsuspecting enemy, then decloak and nuke them to hell before they can react. Sort of like a rogue, but only in space. They're also pretty cheap, so you don't have to worry about losing your life savings even if you get popped in one. Just remember to get your support and basic combat skills up before starting to specialize in more advanced ships.

EVE is not like other MMO's. The only thing it really has in common with other MMO's is the MMO part. It's best to just forget what you think you know.

Long term goals that matter in EVE are more about where you want to be socially. You can reach your "stealthy" whatever goal in 2 weeks. Since skill training is just a matter of time, not a matter of effort, it's a weak goal. And cloaky PVP is a very specialized tactic, useful in very specific situations.

Worry first about being useful. I'd always advise my industrial alliance-mates to be able to at least fly a T1 RR-BS (about 2 weeks training time) because it would let them contribute to POS bashes and RRBS fleets are easy for noobs to fly with. If you can't be useful in a non-specialized fleet, you won't know what you're doing in a specialized fleet. You'd be making yourself valuable to your corp and alliance long term by having a solid foundation. Let your FC decide when he wants to do some specialized fleets, because they won't be so common you can neglect everything else. This isn't like other MMOs.

Instead, work on social goals. You want PVP, but are having a tough time getting into a PVP corp? Try FW. Prove your value and trustworthiness there, and you should be able to pick up a good corp. RvB accepts rookies and gets them involved in PVP right away. Most nullbear mega-alliances have a rookie training program (just be sure to avoid scams, as they definitely exist, even scamming $, even in the mega-alliances.) The number of corps out there is mind boggling. At least one of them will be a good match for you.

If you want a long term goal, consider more than just your skills. Consider what you want to learn to do, and what assets you will accumulate. What will you actually accomplish? Get 100 solo kills? Get on a capital killmail? FC a fleet that kills a capital? These are things that take preparation and dedication, not just skillpoints. The goals you choose matter, and it matters even more that the people you are with share your goals.

That works, sure. The pragmatic approach is to do what will finance your adventures. You may want to prioritize the caracal above the T2 frigs, since you'd need something that can clear out sites regardless how you find them.

This .. Be prepared to spend a while in the caracal, but it's an excellent platform for missions/anomalys, though you may struggle to make full use of it's 90km missile range in most missions as the warp in points seem to be generally structured for much shorter ranged combat.



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Buzzard is still one of my favorites. One rigged for exploration, one for scanning/probing, and one as a courier, none so great for blowing up player ships hehe. I'd say if you really like cov-ops, train them all. Including the Crane, Tengu, Falcon, among the others mentioned. You'll never be broke... well you'll be able to make it back fast at least haha

Thanks for all the help. Right now I am training for the Caracal. My long term goal is still the Buzzard. I will be using that one for Exploration, probing, scouting, and as a low-volume, high-value low/null sec courier. By then, I'm sure I'll have a better understanding of the game and my goals will change. Thanks for the input.

Bad advice is just bad advice. j/k

I agree with some of the aforementioned posters. Flying an SB isn't a long-term goal -- it just seems that way when you're staring at your skill queue.

Solution: Find something fun that keeps your mind off your skills -- which includes some of the suggestions above. You might like NA. or RvB -- even though they don't have SB runs there are people who run them.

You could take the plunge and join null or a wormhole corp, be useful and learn scouting and all and people will love you. But, generally, in these situations you're a spai until proven otherwise and a scrub. It just depends on the group. I generally don't recommend it for new players -- there are exceptions though.

I'd take a look at the recruiting section and join the Pub_Chan for the groups you're interested in. Ask questions, be sociable and stuff -- see if you find a good fit.

Good Luck.