EVE New Citizens Q&A

Howdy,

I am returning... again lol
After about 2 years, I have 2 accounts my main (this one) and another i made before i left last time a Mimitar for pure combat.

But i cant remember much of anything lol, I have many ships on each, all of which various types.

Gnosis
Noctis
Harbinger
Anathema
Retribution
procurer
and retriever

Among others scattered about lol.

Now is mining still good to do? as i can use exhumers now but need the funds to buy my 1st one.
Now i see i have a pure exploration ship the Anathema but i cant remember how to use it haha, is exploration lucrative?

I guess i need to get learning all my stuff again, My Retribution has focused laser II and scorch II ammo is this good, if i remember rightly it is.

I think basicly i need a hand into getting back into everything again haha. Thanks

Draco

Mining was never a good thing to do.

It's like being on the lowest trophic level possible.

mining is oki in hisec. get your procu, tank it well, and you can cover your t1 pvp losses. if you do it alone. for a procu, 0.6 is perfectly safe. i mine semi afk with a procu, 1 extender, 3 invuls, a dcu and a mining upgrade. and im usually mocking the ganker code guys in hek xD still lost 0 procus. =) btw if i would get ganked, i would attack the gankers. the ganker cats and thrashers are low on ehp. -1 ganker is -400 dps in 10 secs. if i wouldnt be afk, with attacking them, and overheating invuls, i think i could tank about 8-10 cats. in 0.6. and if i get ganked by megas... im gona whore on as many mega kills as i can, and gladly lose my procu xD btw, a silly code guy proudly showed me a killmail like that... 5 or 6 megas killed a procu... those ppl are insane xD i mean that was a suicide ganking =D

He means fit it like this:

[Procurer, Supa-tank]

Damage Control II
Mining Laser Upgrade II

Medium Shield Extender II
Adaptive Invulnerability Field II
Adaptive Invulnerability Field II
Thermic Dissipation Amplifier II

Modulated Strip Miner II, Veldspar Mining Crystal I

Medium Anti-EM Screen Reinforcer I
Medium Core Defense Field Extender I
Medium Core Defense Field Extender I

Hobgoblin II x5
Hornet EC-300 x5

(NOTE: use the above fit as a template or goal)




Okay... first... go back and do the tutorials. They will get you reacquaint with the game again.

Second... there are multiple forms of tanking.

- Active Armor: increase the damage resistances of your ship and/or enhance armor repair units.
- Armor Buffer: increase the damage resistances of your ship AND the raw armor stat itself (using plates)

- Active Shield: increase the damage resistances of your ship and/or enhance shield booster units.
- Shield Buffer: increase the damage resistances of your ship AND the raw shield stat itself (using shield extenders)
- Passive Shield: increase the damage resistances of your ship AND the shield recharge rate (using shield rechargers and shield power relays)

- Hull Tanking: increase the raw hull amount on your ship (using Reinforced Bulkheads or Transverse Rigs) and slap on a Damage Control.


How do you know what tank to use?

- look to see what raw stat is highest (armor or shield?)

- look to see what bonuses the ship has (some ships have bonuses that enhance shield or armor)

- look to see how many low and medium slots you have.
----- more low slots? Probably an armor tanker.
----- more mid slots? Probably a shield tanker.
----- equal (or near equal amount) amount of both low and mid slots? The ship can go either way.

- what kind of situation are you going into?
----- for PVE you want to use some kind of active tank
----- for PvP you want to use some kind of buffer OR active tank (don't mix the two)
----- for mining
-------- in high-sec, use buffer tanking. No exceptions. The NPCs are not tough and your only fear comes from other players who will try to kill you in less than 15 seconds (which is too fast for an active tank to keep up)
-------- in low-sec, null-sec, and wormhole space... buffer is preferred but active tanking does have a place.

OP you need to re-find your place in the game. I suggest that you try some tutorials then try missions to get the feel for piloting a ship again and maybe then try some exploration and mining. Figure out what you like and spend more time doing that. If you have not tried any PvP yet I also recommend giving that a whirl. If you can not afford the ships to do so there are people around like myself and others that would be willing to throw a couple of handfuls of ships at you.

Oh yeah, they're good for getting fights , people just don't think of it as much of a threat but it's **** vicious if you fit it well.

Good for exploring as well.

I recommend looking up eve university in game and spending a couple of months there too

Clone costs were removed from the game! No need to worry about that anymore. Erg was referring to the cost of the implants in your clone - which of course varies according to the risk you are willing to take with it.

If you're looking at the Stratios for PVE it is a good ship for many types of combat exploration. However, if you want to PVP I would start in something cheaper to get you reacquainted. A LOT has changed in the last few years regarding ship balancing. Many of the cheaper ships have become much more viable and can easily make you feel silly when they kill your expensive toy.

Clones and clone bays are still there. Just clones can hold all your skillpoints per default now without extra costs. Hence you don't lose skillpoints anymore when podded in a basic clone. But your imps are gone as before. There is also a change to pod express. You can set your medical clone to an arbitrary station only once per year. Setting to current station and to your NPC corp home station is not limited.

I'd like some Slicers please erg. How about Tama? Tama seems like the perfect place. Make sure to let me know when you deliver so I can 'scout' the gate out for you.