EVE New Citizens Q&A

Hi.

I've got a free Gnosis and I do not want to lose this ship very quickly. But I want to use it so keep it in hangar is not an option. So the question is how to fit it properly, with all newbee skills I have.

I understand it is all about proper tanking and quickly getting out.

For me tanking means Damage Control II, 1600mm Reinforced Rolled Tungsten Plates I, Prototype Energized Adaptive Nano Membrane I, Medium Armor Repairer and Adaptive Invulnerability Field of some kind.

Speed means I need a MWD, After burner and probably Overdrive Injector System

So, not much CPU and power grid left :(

I have a Gallente character. So I train hybrid turrets. But is it the right weapon for Gnosis, that can use anything? To stay alive I should probably use a sniper setup - should I train launchers? Ppl in battleclinic suggest artilery, but it is also powergrid consuming...

Please help - any advice will be appreciated, since now is the time, when I choose what skills to learn first.

The gnosis only shines when you have good fitting/support skills, however also i see flaws in what you are saying, 1600mm plate AND armour rep, mwd AND afterburner AND overdrive...no.

For pvp, dont use it as you have 'newbie skills' and will loose it in a ball of fire.

For pve just put in drones (duh) and railguns, lows put in 2 med armour reppers, and 2 mission specific harderners, then put either 2 mag stabs/drone damage depending on which one does more dps so you want to boost that one. Mids you want afterburner and all cap rechargers, (use fitting tool to test cap stability for the next bit) if you are still not cap stable, add capacitor control rigs on there and u should be stable if you have 3 on, otherwise dont fly the gnosis and train some cap skills, and in that spare high you want a tractor beam for looting mission objectives/from a nice npc kill (faction/ elite etc).

I personally would keep hold of it then sell it when people like yourself start loosing them to pvp/rats/ganks.

Zip

OK. Dont shield *and* armor tank - so if you run the 1600 plates and the EANM and repper, then dont use the Invul in the midslots.

Similarly, you probably wont want to run the MWD and the afterburner - pick a strategy and stick to it.

Basically, thats the theme you should follow - decide what the ship is supposed to do, and then ask yourself 'How does putting this item in this slot help with what the ship is supposed to do'.

Okay never dual tank unless you are bait, also dont plan anything for exploration so close to odyssey because its about to change, i would just wait and carry on with what your currently doing then after odyssey and a couple of days people will know more about the updated exploration.

Zip

Just that phrase makes me think that you lack the knowledge to survive a gank.

Bubbles are a null and wormhole mechanic. If your Gnosis ends up in a bubble while your are solo, you will be dead. Period. Speed wont help you escape. A gnosis is rather slow - anyone who puts up a bubble will also have a fast ship to web and point you, and once that is done, you can no longer escape, even if you manage to crawl out of the bubble.

And, do you really want to fly into wormholes with your Gnosis? Or worse, null? That's asking for it to be exploded.

As Haulie said, your best bet to survive a gank is to not be there.

If you really want to venture out of high-sec, learn how to use d-scan and be extremely paranoid. As a Gnosis is a slow and jucy target you should always be aligned and ready to warp out at the first sign of trouble. That should protect you 90% of the time, but there's still that 9% where your attention slips and that 1% where someone really wants to kill you and takes a stealth bomber to tackle you out of nowhere.

If you stick in high-sec ... it's a bit harder to gank you, as you will be protected by Concord. Again, speed won't help you at all - suicide gankers usually use destroyers, which will be faster than you, even with a MWD. Your goal is to survive for the 20 seconds or so it takes for Concord to survive. There are basically two scenarios: 1) someone decides they want a Gnosis kill today, for fun. Your best bet in that case is that you are harder to kill then that other Gnosis in the system and hope they go after him. Anything else is pointless - e.g. if you up your tank, they can just bring more ships. 2) someone decides they want to kill a Gnosis for profit. That's better for you, as by having a big enough tank (and cheap fittings), you can make it unprofitable to gank you.

In the end, I don't think you know enough about EVE yet to survive a gank. If you want to fly your Gnosis, your best bet is to stick to high-sec and pray that no-one decides to gank you. Or better, fly cheaper ships and lose a couple until you have a better graps on the mechanics involved.

I might say don't fly what you can't afford to lose...but since I got a few and am holding on to them until they get rare - Please! Fly that sucker all the time!

Sell it if you plan on being in places where you can be killed. (low/null sec..have a killright on you...stealing loot and going suspect..etc)

You cannot run and escape as easily as you think.

With good fitting skills and T2 Medium Guns/Drones, you can rock level 3's.

Probably rock them even more with T2 Heavy Missiles.

Last I looked they were selling in Jita for 90m, which really isn't that bad for a fancy battlecruiser.

I use my Gnosis for PVP.. specifically to kill other Gnosis.

The issue is... to fit it really well due to it's low resist you need a lot of support skills.