EVE General Discussion

I do agree Providence is a great place to travel

its part of of a massive tear-harvesting operation that was originally proposed but BoB, but was implemented by PL/NC. agreement and stolen by Goons.

Thank you for your healthy contribution.

You say that like it's a bad thing.

U got to fight, for ur right, to paaaaaaaaaaaaaardey

If you like this place, try to defend it. This way you might even if you fail at least quinch some good fights out of provi.

I wish you good luck (not ironic)

Glad to hear you're having a positive experience. I have been playing out in 4th space for a little while now, on and off, and have had similar experiences. Provibloc are always pleasant to deal with if you conduct yourself as a guest who respects the house they're staying in. I've even had the honour of discussing the finer points of outpost management and the activities that go into the day to day running of smaller sov holders, which was a nice contrast to previous experiences with larger entities. It may be too strong a statement, but I feel that for all its flaws, Providence is an adequate NPE for null life.

Other alliances do it bigger, and many do the meta better. But Provi does have a role in giving people a taster of the wild west, gank dodging and risk filled lifestyle of populated null. Previously I've sneered at NRDS as 'too reactive' but a more disciplined approach to combat has had many benefits, opening some diplomatic doors I would have previously closed on a weekend NPSI roam. Not sure if I'd carry NRDS with me anywhere else as an ROE set, but it certainly isn't harming my current experience.

Even if it does fall as many are predicting, it will clinch some precious null-scale pvp experience for my small group and build friendships that will probably outlast our stay in the region.

Once I'm comfortable enough with fights in RvB, and FC'd a bit, I want to get down into providence to help out.

When I had first started eve, a long long time ago - long before my current account - I made my first trips into low/null in Providence. The very first thing I remember on arriving down there was getting a warning in local about some pirate movements in a nearby system.

Followed immediately by 3 or 4 pirates jumping into the system, which practically gave me a heart-attack, but they left almost as fast as they showed up - and then a player-militia jumped in, about fifteen guys or so, asked if anyone saw the pirates, and let us all know to stay calm as the pirates were being hunted down. Then someone started chanting some kind of amarr battle hymns in local before they all jumped out.

That was when I knew I was going to enjoy providence.

You do know that you can kill off an Alliance/coalition without taking sov right.All you have to do is keep the pressure on 24/7 -in eve's case 23/7 - and wait till the backbone is broken.Then just watch internal struggles kill off what is left.

Knowing CVA i doubt their backbone can ever be completely broken but if the current pressure on Providence keeps going i am sure a lot of the entities living side by side with CVA will bleed members if not completely stop existing.

Provi has been fun so far. Lots of small gang size fights and plenty of action going on. A lot of gudfights to be had.

Looking at their policies, most of the nullsec blocs see "making profits" as their source of fun and reason of existence in this game and plan their empire this way. In Providence the fun actually comes from what you do with your money.

As there is nothing to do with your money in most of nullsec right now, except better ratting ships or making even more profits, of course the other blocs will come to Provi on a daily basis. Its their chance to actually play this game that they otherwise turned into a renter wasteland.

You mean how you can manage to rat/mine etc in providence without being killed all the time by gankers?

Intel channels, defensive gatecamp and generally not being ********, same as in any part of null-sec.
If you're aware, paying attention and know what you're doing, there is very little an enemy fleet can do to catch you.
You see them coming from a miles away.

+ If you've got some people on, you can swap your ratting ship for a proper PvP ship and go meet them head on for a little fun.

Providence is seriously one of the better place to live in EVE, not because of the space itself, but because of the unique nature of the coalition living there.

(Thought while I love the fights Nulli brings us, would be nice if they could stop headshotting our FC every fight =\ Please?)