EVE New Citizens Q&A

I hate Battleclinic for 3 reasons:

1.) Most fits are horribly outdated.
2.) A lot of fits are just EFT warrior fits without actual proof it works in game.
3.) I rather build my own fits.


How do I do it...trial and error.

Eventually you get an idea what ships are good at things and which ones aren't good...then it's just try to build a fit for what you want to do...and after that trial and error to make it better.


EDIT:

What also works great...the Test server. Specially for some more expensive trial and error things.

Stuff there cost 100 ISK each...so you can use almost no ISK to try a lot of stuff.

yes, you can pvp on the test server.

as for good loadouts: after a while, you will get a feeling for which modules do what and will be able to intuitively create a good fit for any given ship and task. in the mean time, the best place to look for good loadouts is the ships and modules forum. use the forum search with terms like 'pvp rifter' or 'lvl3 mission hurricane' and you will often find what you want. if you don't, start an own thread where you describe your goal as precisely as possible.

battleclinic is a horrible place and you should never go there.

PvP on the test server is actually quite easy compared to normal server.

There is a certain system where everybody meets up to PvP, and the fun part. There is a special channel that you can join and you type in moveme and a CCP employee will teleport you into the system...

ALOD stands for 'awful loss of the day'. if you want to avoid being laughed at, avoid spending stupid amounts of isk on modules unless you know what you are doing.

So far, as a newish guy, I have found EVE UNI keeps some good, proven, builds on display in their ship fitting section (see bottom left of page) for the various T1 ships that you can use as is or as a guide for creating your own improved versions. There are also lots of articles and recorded classes there to help learn about fitting.

Thanks alot everyone for all the help!


What I'll start doing then is:

1. Taking a look at not only the forums, but also the other sites which you all provided for information on the types of fits.

2. Then I'll check them out through EFT and, if everything seems okay, I'll be taking them on a test run, using the test server.

Not only will it help me understand the fits and how to put them together, but also get a "feel" of how they would actually perform in scenario at hand.

If I can't find a fit or just feel like going a little crazy, I'll try and make my own. hehe

I hope that with this procedure, I can start understanding more about the diferent types of ships and fits out there and actually achieve better results!


Thanks again for all your help guys! Really appreciated!

I understand your point of view J'Poll.

I still need to learn a lot about the different types of ships out there, what their overall purpose is, etc.
So by picking one of these "predefined" fits, I was hoping to be able to play around with them and as a result get a better feel of what the ship might be better used for.

The whole test server concept is really great, because it allows me to not be concerned at all with the loss factor which means I can be more relaxed in testing out the various fits that I might grab, but also make some along the way

I could try indeed, doing the other way around, as in start tinkering now, coming up with my own fits, and then at a later time, when I have more experience with it, take a look at various fits out there and just compare them through EFT for example!

I'll have to think about it, but again thanks for the additional info!