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Getting into PVP. How do I practice or ease into it?
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Morihei Akachi
Doomheim
#21 - 2014-10-25 16:50:08 UTC  |  Edited by: Morihei Akachi
Ralph King-Griffin wrote:
Morihei Akachi wrote:
I'll just leave this here.

click solo tab, realise op still needs to learn pvp

… because last time didn't work?

"Enduring", "restrained" and "ample" as designations for starship components are foreign to the genre of high-tech science fiction and don’t belong in Eve Online. (And as for “scoped” …)
Neesa Corrinne
Nyx Legion..
Breakpoint.
#22 - 2014-10-25 17:30:42 UTC
Getting used to PVP is a gradual process. But there's a tried and tested method that will help reduce the pain of engaging in PVP. I'll try to explain it here the best I can.

I recommend starting off with smaller objects like pencils. It will be uncomfortable at first, especially if it's the first time you've tried it. Once you get used to the sensation then start slowing stepping up the size of the objects. Sharpie Markers, then hairbrush handles and then long neck beer bottles. The goal here is to be able to use the wide end of a baseball bat.

One you're fairly adept at balancing all of these objects on the tip of your index finger, cause honestly what else would I be talking about, then you're about ready to fit up a frigate and engage in your first PVP battle.
Max Greed
Science and Trade Institute
Caldari State
#23 - 2014-10-25 20:24:31 UTC
i dont think anyone mentioned it, but don't forget to update your clone if your pod gets caught. That, and keep an empty JC handy for when you want to go all shooty buttons with the neighbors.

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Sven Viko VIkolander
In space we are briefly free
#24 - 2014-10-25 20:47:25 UTC
Here are a bunch of great options:

1) Join Red versus Blue. They are very newbie friendly and even have programs for helping new pilots.

2) Join EVE University and move into their low sec home in Placid and join their fleets.

3) Join a newbie friendly faction war corporation (there are many!).

4) Join a newbie friendly pirate corporation, such as Stay Frosty.

5) Join a newbie friendly null sec corp, such as BRAVE obviously.

6) If you absolutely refuse t do anything but solo, buy a bunch of frigates and destroyers and undock and go to low sec and hang around faction war complexes.
Serene Repose
#25 - 2014-10-25 23:49:06 UTC
Go to Hek. Open the crate. Pay attention to what follows.

We must accommodate the idiocracy.
Kalwas Denitas
#26 - 2014-10-26 00:44:27 UTC  |  Edited by: Kalwas Denitas
Grab a few friends, get on the test server and go nuts.
Trevor Dalech
Nobody in Local
Deepwater Hooligans
#27 - 2014-10-26 07:06:39 UTC
When I started pvp, I was in FW. I bought 50 condors and a lot of cheap (meta 1 to 3) mods to put on them, this kept my fits around 1m each. The first 20 ships I lost experimenting with fits until I found something that felt right. The next 20 ships I lost learning to choose my targets. The remaining 10 I lost in good fights. Then I bought a new stack of condors, but by this time I had some of the skills to T2 fit them, this made my losses more expensive but now I did get the occasional kill.
Mr Duffo
SQUIDS.
#28 - 2014-10-26 07:46:57 UTC
Frapsing helped alot my progress to get better in pvp. In combat most of the time you are so full of adrealine that you are just hammering buttons and have no idea what you are doing but after fight is over and you are cooled down you watch your recorded fight and start to see what you did wrong and right.

There are alot free programs to use like fraps or bandicam.

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Kagura Nikon
Native Freshfood
Minmatar Republic
#29 - 2014-10-26 10:21:11 UTC
Get into a corp with that focus. Use cheap ships, like frigates and t1 cruisers. Go to low sec, be FW or not. Lose a few ships. Yes lose ships. The most importatn thing to learn in pvp is to control the adrenaline and fear when things get hot.

You only get that after you lost some 3-4 ships usually.

Ask the guys that were with you what you did wrong, try to do it better on next time.


Do it like that and in 2 weeks you will be far above the average of the server, as long as you keep the correct mentality.

"If brute force does not solve your problem....  then you are  surely not using enough!"
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