EVE New Citizens Q&A

Hi,

The best fitting for L1/L2 missions is a smaller ship, most targets are frigates or cruisers up to level 3 missions and whether you like it or not, you're taking an unecessarily painful way of running your missions with a naga. L1 and L2s can be done in an assault frigate. That said, you're better off with rails than blasters in those conditions indeed because the basis of tracking and signatures analysis would make you struggle to hit anything moving a bit too fast and too close from you, so that might work better if you can maintain the range.

On level 3 missions, you will need a tanky ship and for the records, the naga is all but tanky, it's meant for long range assaults and sacrifices tanking to allow the fitting of large weapons.

You can indeed use the ships you have however you like, but if you can hammer a nail with the butthead of a screwdriver, doesn't mean it's the best tool to do it.

While mission running mostly follows the bigger/better tantrum, every level has its appropriate class of ships, the naga might be a possible ship for L3 missions (experts may argue) but I'd suggest using a merlin for L1s and a hawk for L2s, or a harpy if you prefer the hybrid weaponry, it'll certainly be more efficient and perhaps enjoyable. Some L3 missions will definitely require a very tanky ship to complete them though.

If you really want to stick to that boat, then post your fitting and caldari experts might have suggestions as to how you can improve it. But the most likely setup would probably be a hunch of large rails on the high slots, shield extender + resists amplifiers and perhaps prop mod or web on the mids, tracking enhancers and a damage control on the lows (I slap damage controls nearly everywhere, but that's perhaps a useless mod on caldari ships *shrugs*). Then use a bunch of drones for smallest targets.

As per the PLEXing of your account, the best way for now is incursions, but with Inferno coming on may 22nd, it may change, can't tell how until it's out though. Other options are trading and industry, to join a wh-corp, good bucks to be made without the hassle of nullsec. It's the first thing that comes to mind, but there's very detailed, bulky and indigestible isk making guides others will promptly link if you want to dig the question deeper.

Now, about the advices, don't be rude in your posts when you want your questions answered and don't want rude replies, there's many new players coming here with questions and most people in this section tend to be helpful contrary to the rest of the forum, but there's an increasing number of posts along the lines of "ok I'm new, I know blabla don't tell me this or that... please don't be rude..." and it's honestly tedious and uninviting to answer when you ask for help but basically tell us not to tell you that you're doing things wrong.
Other than that:
- when you undock, you should always be prepared to lose your ship, it's the dire reality of the game, no place is safe outside the ship hangar.
- because you can board a ship, doesn't mean you can effectively fly it, each class has a minimal support skills requirements listed in the certificates recommended that will allow you to fly the ship well enough in general situations, wich is always better than minimal prerequisites to board it. AKA, without proper tanking, gunnery, etc. skills, you have a glass canon.
- do not rush in the biggest hulls without training basic support skills, there's a general set of skills that affect all ships and the sooner you have them trained, the more capable of correctly flying a ship you'll be.
- don't haul PLEX unless you really know how and what you do, always go to a trade hub and redeem the PLEX once you're docked.

1) read and understand the tracking formula

2) with your attitude that will not work

3) get off your high horse or EVE will teach you a lesson about patience

Agreed, buy a t1 battlecruiser.

But you ask others to be nice to you.

That doesn't work.

Be ignorant and play like you do now, still amazed you think that doing L1-2 missions in a Naga is good. Or take advice (either good or bad) and be open to changes.

Since you are into Caldari ships and hybrids:

Level 1: Merlin or Cormorant (NPC are frigates)
Level 2: Moa with small turrets (NPC are frigates with a few cruisers)
Level 3: Ferrox with medium turrets (NPC are mostly battlecruisers and cruisers)
Level 4: Rokh with large turrets (NPC are mostly battleships, battlecruisers, and cruisers)

Rails are the way to go in missions, so you don't waste time constantly trying to get into range.

Bigger isn't always better.


Large guns have slower tracking. Bigger ships are also easier to hit.

A frigate, with small guns can move fast (making it hard to hit) and has more than enough firepower to take out frigs\cruisers.

try not to fall into the "bigger\more expensive is better" mind set or you'll just end up on eve kill with an officer fit capital loss because you were solo ratting afk.

After seeing this rabbit I can safely say I bring a Howitzer artillery.

Just reading all this again.

I get the idea we have an old WoW player or some sort of other gamer who just thinks bigger is better.

Well, wake up. It isn't, every ship in EVE has a designed purpose and counter. Big doesn't always mean better.

https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=62323

An excellent example that small can kill big.

Frigates once up close become impossible to hit properly by large guns