Warfare & Tactics

Besides the obvious dps ships (BC, BS, HAC, T3 etc) a pilot that can bring something specialized like a Logistics ship (Guardian, Scimitar, Basilisk, Oneiros) or a Recon (Lachesis/Arazu, Curse/Pilgrim, Huginn/Rapier, Falcon/Rook) will be very much appreciated by those who dabble with pvp in Eve.

Besides that, I would say start out small and find your niche. Once you've found it, you can apply your time to put your Skillpoints and ISK towards getting better at that role.

I just hope you'll stay away from ECM, too many bloody falcons in this game...

So far every corp I've joined has a hole somewhere. It might not hurt to ask around and see where that hole is. For example, the average crowd is dps heavy, so a support ship of some type might be good. Then again, the corp could be all about small gang cov ops and recons.

I think it is best to find your own preferred ships to fly, and then find a corp than wants you to fly that ship, rather than giving up the ship you love because your corp hates it. It is much more fun that way.

Lachesis/Arazu are highly desirable in any kind of long-range fleet doctrine.

Really, it depends on the corp you're looking at and what they like to do. Every corp has their own requirements/recommendations. Being able to fit and fly a competent BC and BS won't hurt you, though. And a lot of corporations cream their pants when they learn you have Logistics V.

If you're able to dualbox probing a lot of FCs will suck yo ****. No homo.

The best thing about probing is that it requires foresight moreso than raw skillpoints, so if you're the guy that hears "OK, we'll take the fight on the Oji gate", takes initiative and spits out half AU probes around the gate for a warp-in, you'll be punching far above your SP. The actual time investment to be a perfectly adequate combat prober is not long, perhaps 1 week and you'll be able to probe down pods, if you invest a full month, you'll be able to catch all but "unprobable" setups.

After that is a major SP and isk hurdle (cov ops V, faction launcher and probes, lg-Virtues, three or more Vs in probing skills) but you're able to do big things with 1 or 2 weeks of skilling and maybe 20M isk investment.

This man knows what he is talking about.

ok first if you already know who your going to join find out what tank there flying shields or armor. one good thing is you mim so can swing both ways with it. next as far as skills get those core tnk skills up you dont have any dps in your pod mate. i cant stresss enough about core skills in large fleet it will be combined dps you dont have to have t2 guhs missles right away just follow your fc orders and you will be fine.
next i feel every pilot should be able to tackle fly recon scan and have some rr even if its spiderf tanking rr so work on that. it makes your fleeet more versitile so if someone is not online anyone can slip into that role. with out they proper fleet set up your going to get your ass kicked. next get those skills like sensor dampening weapons disrution up to lvl 4 and get there advanced skills up to. those mods can be very effective with dealing with enemy ships. your new corp trainer should go over when how to best us these mods with his new recuites.

finially and most important is if your new corp is flying mixed fleet no prer for new recruits has lazy attitude about training fleeet formation stc. DONT join them or your going to lose alot ships. there are alot good groups out there who have right stuff.
happy hunting mate hope this helped you get started on pvp trail. if you have anymore ??? contact me in game ill help were i can.

Generally it is this hole which most corps want to keep other pilots OUT of. Which means that you'll never go short of friends with logistics skills.

In reply to the OP, my opinion is this:
What people want most of all is skill in front of the keyboard. When I FC wormhole pew pew I want people who understand when not to jump and ruin a gank; I want people who understand what their ship is good at, and how to avoid losing it; I want people who know how to get the most DPS from their ships, via proper application of Optimals, falloff, transversal, EWAR.

I want people who can understand the tactics we are playing; the cheetah bait, the scare-to-bubble, the baitdrake. People who understand what is going on, no matter what ship they fly, will be able to contribute.

Example, you are in a blackbird. When someone says warp to zero on a target in a belt, do you actually warp your squishy ECM boat to zero? No. You warp at 70, maybe 100. When he says warp to zero on a wormhole, you probably warp to zero so you can jump through if primaried (depends whats lurking the other side). Same with a sniper ship - why warp to zero when you'll just die?

These are the things you gain via experience, questioning and reading up on tactics, learning your ship and your fit, and playing the game. No one's perfect, but the skill of the player outweighs the skill of the toon, in my opinion, in many cases. Its why people who buy toons so often end up losing so often for months on end despite being 30, 40, 60M SP Gods.

So, my advice, download the SiSi launcher and go train for 30-60 minutes a week on Singularity. In a few months, you'll be well ahead of the curve and ready. Then join RvB to get used to getting shot, get used to the adrenaline and used to losing, and you'll then be ready to react in a calm way in the heat of battle.

There's only one advice i can give you: Forget about all the race sh.it.

When everyone flies a PermaMWD Drake you DO NOT WANT TO BE THE GUY IN A NANOCANE.

My experience for large gangs:

Logi, scimitar or guardian. And large fleet needs logistic, these are the two main choices. No one will say no to another logi pilot.

Tackle: intercepters, HICs, and dics. You will lose your ship, but mist every fleet needs this for Lmao of support. Dictors are less useful in low and hi sec, but in nul, proper bubble-fu is a must.

If you can fly either types of ship groups, you will fit in any fleet. You may be on a gate watching for hostiles instead of with the capital ships shooting the station, but you will be helpful.

Fixed that for you.