EVE New Citizens Q&A

Hey everyone, I am newly back to the game, been taking it easy and getting my feet wet. I recently saw a Youtube video that piqued my interest in Eve, it is of a Pilgrim player seeking out and destroying other players 1v1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rddQqoT7sk

I would like to path towards something similar. I already have 3.5 million skill points on this character, so it's only (smile) 47 days to train to be able to drive one of those bad boys. In the meantime, I plan to start learning how to play with drones and armor tanking in an arbitrator by doing missions, and perhaps taking part in some frigate pvp stuff.

What do you guys think of this plan, in general? Please critique as you see fit. Also, would like to get some advice on implants / etc (considering jumpstarting my character with a PLEX > isk investment).

Thanks for your input, and enjoy the rest of your day!

For ganking with a Pilgrim, you're going to need good support skills to go along with the raw ship skills - capacitor emissions, weapon disruption, and very good general capacitor skills, plus good armor tanking skills and maneuvering skills. The Pilgrim isn't the nimblest cruiser out there, especially if it's carrying a heavy plate in its lows. And if you want half-decent firepower, you're going to have to make a significant investment in drone skills.

It's doable, make no mistake, but it's not easy. The Pilgrim is not a ship for someone without a lot of skill and confidence - and even then, it's all too easy to bite down on the wrong target and get slagged for it.

For exploration, the Pilgrim might make a certain amount of sense - with the capacity to mount a probe launcher in addition to a covert ops cloak, plus decent firepower (assuming you've trained up drones) and no real need to sacrifice tank for exploration modules, but there are other good options, and soon the Sisters of Eve cruiser will fill that niche better than the Pilgrim will.

To be honest, my most successful forays in a Pilgrim have been when fleeted up, using the Pilgrim as a hidden weapon to shank an aggressor who thought he had the upper hand on my fleet-mates. And even then, no guarantees.

I think the number is closer to 50 if you named/t1 fit them

Implant slots 1-5 are each assigned to an attribute, so you don't need to pick and choose, just decide how much you are willing to spend. +3s are relatively cheap, +4s are pricier, and +5 quite expensive. If you are going +3s, genolution implants are rather nice because they also provide powergrid and cpu that makes fitting easier. Before you buy any implants, make sure you are practiced in getting your pod out of sticky situations. In high sec and low sec you should always be able to warp out your pod before it can be locked and the only real threat is smartbombs. Null sec is a bit more dangerous because of the warp bubbles which will trap you.

If you have come up with a long term skill plan, it may be worth remapping your attributes. I suggest you download evemon which will optimize the best remap for your skill plan.

As far as corporations, faction warfare is a good place to get frigate pvp and there are many FW corporations that cater to new players. RvB and Brave Newbies are a few other well known options. RvB is likely to have more frequent fights with less potential to make money than FW - if you are funding your fun with PLEX you may not mind and frigates are cheap.

Edit: Here is a guide on how to find a corp written by a very smart person

Thanks for the input!

Incidentally, I am having a rather hard time finding an Arbitrator fit that is not 2+ years old. Have checked google / battleclinic / a few other sites. Strange that battleclinic does not allow people to filter by date - the only PvE fit on the first page doesn't even have rigs!

If you guys could point me in the right direction, I would greatly appreciate it.