Ships & Modules

Hey, fairly new to PvP here. I currently have a shield tanked Caracal, but it's absaloutely nothing special, just over 3k shields. I'm looking for a decent PvP ship, preferably Amarr, or if not, Caldari. I'm fully trained for Amarr Battleships/Cruisers and Caldari Battlecruisers.

All I'm wondering is, has anyone got a cheap (Ish, around 250mil for ship and fit) for a noob to PvP. All replies are appreciated!

Thanks

-Tom

Very much this x1000, also keep in mind always check your clone is updated and eventually use +3 implants in the fields you're training (not mandatory but the sp loss compared to +5's is acceptable)

Find a good t2/named fit then downgrade it.

Signed. You'll lose a lot of ships trying to learn to pvp. That 250m isk you have is better spent as 25 10m isk ships.

The best way to learn PvP is NOT simply to go out alone with frigates and die instantly and repeatedly. I don't know why people keep suggesting this. What would the guy learn? When I started out a long time ago I learned the most by joining a corp and learning from others while patrolling low sec, and not dying in frigates in a few seconds without learning anything.

I don't agree with this at all. I learned almost nothing about PvP from my first corporation. I learned only a little more in my first large nullsec alliance (although my alliance was pretty terrible, so that may have had something to do with it). When you have friends, it's fun, but you don't face that steep learning curve. You don't learn how to pick your battles and fly your ships.

I learned more about Eve PvP by getting a stack of Rifters, Merlins, Incursus, Kestrels, etc. moving them to a highsec station near a 0.0 entry point and then solo roaming or baiting tacklers off the persistent gate camps in these areas. I learned to use D-Scan effectively. I learned to make tactical bookmarks. I learned what I could engage and what I couldn't.

The most important thing to learn is that it's okay to lose ships! Once you're not afraid to die, you can be a very effective PvPer.

My favored solo rifter fit:

[Rifter, Death's Head]
200mm Reinforced Rolled Tungsten Plates I
Damage Control II
Small Armor Repairer II

Experimental 1MN Afterburner I
Stasis Webifier II
Warp Scrambler II

125mm Gatling AutoCannon II, Republic Fleet Phased Plasma S
125mm Gatling AutoCannon II, Republic Fleet Phased Plasma S
125mm Gatling AutoCannon II, Republic Fleet Phased Plasma S
Small Nosferatu II

Small Projectile Ambit Extension I
Small Projectile Burst Aerator I
Small Projectile Ambit Extension I

Downgrade to T1/Named as necessary.

Fair enough. Appreciate the feedback.

You're not going to learn to PvP unless you are out there doing it all the time. If you can fund an endless supply of battlecruisers then good for you - they are a very versatile ship useful for many gangs.

If you can't afford an endless supply of them then they would be the wrong choice. The right choice would be 20-30 frigates and post-match fraps analysis, as suggested by Katalci above. Just get out there and get them blown up - don't be scared of exploding! Frigates are good for solo as their agility means you can pick fights, and they are good for gangs as tackle/web/scout is always welcome as a valuable part of the team.