EVE New Citizens Q&A

You can have success in low sec with extremely cheap fits. Granted, better mods are an advantage, but picking the right target can land you kills with frigates costing under 2 million. The key concept there is 'picking the right fight'. The only way to learn what the right fight is, by going out there and fighting (and losing), i.e experience.

Now when it comes to fits and such, I can send you a couple I used (and still use), but they're mostly Gallente frigates, I believe sharing fits is reserved for the Ships and Modules forum, so I'll send them privately if you want them.

Also, check this blog out for some great articles regarding PvP, especially low sec: http://www.evealtruist.com/p/article-index.html

Check out the new player guides first, and work your way up. There's a lot to take in but take your time, and digest that information as slowly as you need.

When it comes to FW, I'll let someone else answer that.


Good luck out there! Fly dangerously. o7

hi again, hav a look at the fit in the op of this thread,
its a tried and tested fit with our corp, obviously you can downscale anything you don't have the skills to go t2 on ,its a bit slow but you can swap the prop mod if you feel you have to.
it really shines when fighting slow stuff much bigger than itself

Hell. Most of the modules on my ships are Meta and I still get in on kills (hero tackle ftw).

So, no you dont have to have T2 but in some cases it can matter just that slight bit that makes a defeat into a win.

Also, FW is ONE of the many forms of PvP. Doesnt mean it's easy, startup PvP or a good way to learn. It depends on what you like and there are many options to taste PvP (Public Roams and AGONY classes come to mind)

Yea you dont specify if you want to fleet up or try solo PvP.

In the former you can get away with cheaper fits and have a good laugh regardless.

With solo, every mps of speed, every single dps point, and every unit of ehp can be the line between winning and losing - fights can literally be won with 1% structure!

For this reason you dont want to start without at least T2 guns and Thermodynamics IV. Solo Frig fits including a mix of meta 3/4 and T2 mods typically come in at 5-10m isk. this may sound a lot but each 10min plex you run will net you about that in LP and every fight you win will net you around 2-5m isk in dropped loot typically.

There is a lot more to it than that as you will soon learn, but thats pretty much the bottom line. No one who PvP's in FW needs to bother with any other income.

Finally, dont bother with Faction Frigs, Dessies or T2 hulls at first. You WILL lose ships for a while, regardless of how much it cost, so stick with a well fit T1 Frig, and you will soon start racking up the wins.

Good hunting.

Yeah, this baby won me the first couple of solo fights - sure, neuts are the doomsday weapon of newbies.

Have a look at this thread which addresses your concern for financial ease directly.

As others have said, expensive fits are not necessary for fleet pvp. I fly a cheapish dual-prop atron in small gangs for tackle all the time (it's t2 fit but works just as well with t1 mods). It's great for tackling larger ships and hanging on while your fleet arrives. I've snagged a navy omen and a couple other ships with it and yet it survives. In fact, yesterday I nearly soloed a tornado in it (I could have - but sharing is caring! )

With FW you have two options; you can either join the militia or just hang out in their space and take advantage of the population for finding fights. Should you choose to join there's actually a fair amount of money to be made plexing - enough to keep you in t2 frigs with decent mods equipped. The piratey route is more flexible as you can shoot anyone and don't have to worry about war targets in high sec (until you tank your sec status and can't enter high sec). However it's less lucrative since you can't participate in the moneymaking.

My suggestion is to find a group to fly with and join in on some fleets for your first go at combat. You'll learn much faster with others to instruct you, and even just listening to experienced players chat with each other is a great way to glean information. Fly super cheap and rely on numbers to keep you alive long enough to get your bearings in the pvp world. Once you're feeling more comfortable and you've found a way to keep your wallet full you can branch out and try stuff on your own in more expensive fits. Solo PvP is fun and very rewarding, but it's not very new player friendly.

Only in eve.

I'm fine derping around as i am, cheers though.
I meant that in a fond way, i have a lot of respect for what ye do.

o7

<3

No but I am know for stopping abruptly mid conversation and refusing to move forward with sentences until I can think of another word to use (for embarrassingly long periods).