EVE New Citizens Q&A

Hi,

I was just wondering how pvp in lowsec affects your security status? If I pvp in lowsec will my security status be a problem when I go to highsec again?

Hello, well as far as I know pvp in low sec affects your security status negatively, and it could be a problem when going to high sec.

But you can make an alt that will do high sec shopping for your main character

Also you can do missions in high sec to improve your sec status before it goes too low...

Check this page for security status details

If you got more questions about pvp, just ask away...

To explain the negative outcomes of Sec status:


-2.0 - Faction police will hunt you in 1.0 systems
-2.5 - Faction police will hunt you in 0.9 and up systems.
-3.0 - Faction police will hunt you in 0.8 and up systems.
-3.5 - Faction police will hunt you in 0.7 and up systems.
-4.0 - Faction police will hunt you in 0.6 and up systems.
-4.5 - Faction police will hunt you in 0.5 and up systems. (Basically, all of high-sec).
-5.0 or lower - Legal target to anybody in EVE, everywhere.


So, generally, if possible, it's good to keep your sec status at -1.9, so that you can legally fly anywhere in high-sec if needed.
Or, if you know that you will only be visiting that 0.5 border system to transfer your belongings from your high-sec alt to your low-sec character, a sec status of -4.4 will do, if you want.

Don't pod anyone and you'll be fairly well off for some time.

Generally speaking...

For the first two years of my time in low-sec I didn't have too many issues. I only selectively shot at "neutral" ships and mainly focused on war targets (I was in Faction Warfare at the time)... and I didn't shoot at pods (mainly because I could not catch them).

When I got to about -2.0 security status I spent a few days running level 4 missions in a 0.8 high-sec system (generally about 2 or 3 missions a day).

The NPCs would raise me back up to -1.0 or even -0.5 if I was lucky.


As I got better at PvP I found my security status dropping faster and faster. Then there was one night where there was nothing "legal" to shoot at... so my Fleet Commander (at the time) decided to shoot EVERYTHING that moved.
I quickly went down to -5.0

I tried to recover a bit to get back into high-sec by shooting at asteroid belt NPCs and even ventured into null-sec in a stealth bomber with some buddies (they give a higher increase to sec status).


After a few times of doing this I basically said "**** THIS!!"

I paused Fluffers' training for about two months and started a new character... one designed to ship things from high-sec to low-sec.
Once my new character could use a Blockade Runner (cloaking transport ship) and an Orca (multi-purpose Industry/hauling support ship) I switched my training back to Fluffers... and then went crazy with him.


Today... Fluffers has a -9.9 security status and has not been able to (legally) enter high-sec in well over 3 years. I still occasionally enter high-sec... but usually for a specific purpose (ganking, traveling, etc).

Money-wise, I make it however I can. Faction Warfare allowed me to pad my wallet and moving/selling equipment PvPers need to low-sec (using my alt) adds a good supplemental income.


Hopefully my anecdote helps.