EVE New Citizens Q&A

That's easy. You tell us what corp you will join and we can go and ask them what kind of ships they want their new players in. We will then come back here and tell you.

Regardless of what ship you want to fly, the Epic Skill Guide will show you what skills to train that make you good flying any ship in the game.

For PVP two kinds of ships are always needed and can be trained relatively quickly, Interdictors (0.0 only) and Interceptors (everywhere).

You can perform the 'Interceptor' role in a regular T1 frigate with practically zero skills. All that's needed is warp scrambler/disruptor and optional MWD and webifier.

Another role that is critical is Logistics pilot, keeping the fleet alive. This will take a lot longer to train though.

If you fly the above ships, you will always be welcome in any gang.

Depends on what you want to fly. I would say it is a good idea to stick with one race until it is actually worth cross training. It is better to be able to fly a few ships well instead of being able to undock in a dozen different ships without being able to do anything with hem.

When it comes to what role, start with a tec1 tackler frigate, they are dirty cheep and fills a very important role. Then move on to cruiser. After that you can either go for a tec2 frigate/cruiser or continue towards a battlecrusier or battleship. Fleets always need dictors and logistics so if you train to be good at any of those you wont have any problem finding a good PvP corporation. Just keep in mind that training to any tec2 ship is a big investment in both time and isk.

1. You really should as your only true currency in this game is trust and consequently your reputation.
2. cool in deed.
3. Oh yes indeed. Where did you think all that stuff comes to market ? All of it (meta 0 and T2) are made by players and sold by players.
4. character creation used to determinate your attributes (literally as we had no remaps back then) but it's just cosmetic and only difference is racial weapon and frigate skill and the system you start from along with the npc corp you belong to.
5. basic fitting skills would be a good start.

Brinda

Your going to have to focus on your core skills the skills that make every ship you fly better Mechanic, Hull upgrades, Shield management, shield operation, energy management, energy systems operation, tactical shield manipulation, spaceship command and navigation

Those skills make your ships faster more agile and have greater hit points. Tactical shield manipulation makes your shields not bleed damage so some armor tankers will tell you its unnecessary. I personally like having it

As a gallente pilot your going to have to focus on blasters, drones and railguns in that order. Get supporting skills for gunnery, motion prediction, trajectory analysis, rapid fire, sharpshooter, controlled bursts, surgical strike etc. Train for tech II weaponry as well. You will need to be able to use tech two tackling modules and use, microwarpdrives and afterburners, get the supporting skills for this. Evasive maneuvering, acceleration control, high speed maneuvering, fuel conservation

As a new pilot you should aim for flying Interceptors the Ares and the Taranis

And the Stealth bomber the nemesis

If you plan on doing solo work you might want to consider the Ishkur or the Enyo

For larger ships you should consider flying the Ishtar as it is a fantastic Hac with a proven service record.
For recons train to fly an Arazu or Lachesis as there super long points and cynos can help your gang jump in either titan bridge or black ops bridge and wreak havoc

If you want to make money with PVP there are two ways

Piracy, Loot from killed pilots, and ransoms, if you know how to get them and not die in a fire in the proces
And mercenary work
http://noirmercs.com/showthread.php?39645-So-You-Want-To-Join-Noir-Academy

We require 60days in game time before applying to the academy. You must also be able to fly at least one tech II frigate. You should know that in the academy itself you do not get paid. However if you graduate into noir proper when you go on contract you will get paid bassed on your performance during that contract.

Until then If you want good fights and training give Red Vs Blue a try

Try flying this in the mean time

Incursus

3 x Electron blaster I

1 x 1mn upgraded microwarpdrive
1 x X5 Prototype warp Scrambler
1 x x5 Prototype Engine Enervato

1 x 200mm rolled tungsten plates
1 x Damage Control I

2 x Trimark Armor pump
1 x Anti explosive pump

And never forget 90% of pvp is not what ship you fly, its how you fly and picking fights that favor you.

So after studying these various parts listed, I've come to some conclusions and have more questions.

Why blasters over rail guns? Are blasters just superior, or is part of my strategy as a small frigate ship with a micro warp drive staying close to my enemy to avoid their weapons?

Looks like I have no recovery things like armor repairers, so for pvp I want as much hp/mitigation as possible but no recovery?


And if anybody could contrast what would be better in any given slot for lowbie missions? Im currently flying a tristan with 2x 150mm railguns and 2x light missile launchers with an armor repairer and a 100mm plate and seem to handle missions pretty well although I have been ran out of a few and had to come back.

Again thanks for any help and a TON of thanks to those that have already explained. Using my past mmo experience to make assumptions in this game isnt working at all :-P

The Incursus fitting above is intended for PVP
1. MWD into tackling range (scram + web range).
2. Tackle target with warp scrambler (target can't warp off and target's MWD shuts down) + webifier (slow down target so you can hit it really good).
3. Now establish orbit around target and if you are faster without your MWD activated than the target, shut down your own MWD (this will slow you down but save lots of capacitor for your guns and make you harder to hit with guns as your signature decreases). For guns the tradeoff of reduced speed (easier to hit you) and decreased signature (harder to hit you) is in favour of turning of MWD.
Missiles will always hit you if in range but a low signature (MWD off) will decrease damage you take from larger missiles so much you will take little or no damage at all if you have the MWD off. Increased speed also decreases damage from missiles but same thing, tradeoff is in favour of turning MWD off.
4. Fire blasters with Antimatter ammo repeatedly and kill target. Don't forget to use your drone !

Choose your target wisely. The Incursus has a good chance against most T1 frigates but some, like Tristan or Rifter, will have the advantage.
If your target is a cruiser or bigger, chances are he will not have small guns fitted and if you orbit him with MWD off, he will not be able to hit you (or do you any damage with big missiles). If target cannot hit/damage you but unleashes drones, kill drones right away.

I personally would not use the Incursus this way but it is a solid cookie cutter solo PVP fit.

Rails (long range, bad tracking, weak DPS) on frigates I would only recommend for L1 PVE missions. Destroyers and upwards (L2 mission and above) are much slower so then rails are a valid choice depending on fit (as it can take a long time to get close enough to use blasters).

That said, if you can dictate range on your enemy, rails on a frigate can be a winner. If the enemy is using short range guns but you can stay out of his range, you can kill him at your leisure. I won a frigate tournament that way.
This is however not that easy, and will often require manual piloting and knowledge of tactics. A skilled enemy can defeat you if you just select orbit.

Rails : Long range, weak damage, bad tracking.
Blasters : Short range, heavy damage, good tracking.

You can fit a ship in PVP to rely on constant repping instead of buffering but usually buffering is better. You will not be able to tank the incoming damage anyway and replacing the repper with extra HP will keep you alive the longest. For PVE you need to stay alive a long time so a permatanking fit with reppers is usually the choice. Same thing for shield based tanks.

In space, load your guns with ammo and right click on them with show info to see your optimal range and falloff. Usually you want to stay at the edge of your optimal range, or optimal range + falloff (50% range penalty to hit chance).

You guys have really helped me focus here, I really appreciate it.