EVE General Discussion

CCP hates lone wolves and if they ever could, they would come up with a "explode on undock if not in corp" mechanic.

That only makes the game more challenging. Bring the pain.

QFT

also alot of ignorrant bullshit in this thread....

To reiterate to those who don't actually read the topic post:

OT said he is deaf so he can't use voice comms. Pretty much 95% of corps Ive been into (save newbie empire ones) require voice comms in pvp. Some required me to be on voice comms always when Im online.

I can also say this: its utterly hopeless if rest of the fleet uses voice comms and you don't. That doesn't work.

However, there is good advice in this thread in regards to soloing, and there are even corps that don't require voice comms out there. I know that fleet pvp without voice comms isn't as effective, but one must play the hand that is dealt.

I'm not into PVP just yet but this thread has been very helpful in gaining an insight on how to approach it, so thanks for that.

Having said that, I fly Amarr and all I see people talk about when PVPing how Minmatar is so much better than the rest. Would I be looking for some solo PVP excursions at some point while flying Amarr, which options would there be for me and what would I be able to do or not do with those?

- Start cheap. Don't think an expensive BS will give a better chance to survive, it won't. Go for fast frigates at first You won't be able to take down most BC or BS, but it's a cheap ship that you won't mind loosing, and it's fast so you have better chances to escape. As experience and isks grow go for cruisers and battlecruisers if you want to hunt down bigger ships. Forget about doing solo pvp in a battleship. You'll attract to much attention, you won't be able to kill fast ships like frigate that will laugh at you as they scramble you untill bigger guns finish you off.

- Choose your hunting ground well. Learn about the corps that usually go there. Identify gang pvp corps.

- Learn how to use the tools that will help you survive. Don't go into lowsec untill you know how to use a directional scanner, to set up your overview, watch local chan for entries, align, safe spots, ect... Plenty of video tutorials on the net.

- Know your ships and mods weakness and advantages. Same goes for your enemy ship. Solo pvp is usually a rock-paper scenario. If you fly a brutix with balster (High damage but very bad range) and you see a cynabal (average dps, but it can keep you at long range with ease), don't even think of engaging the darn thing as a cynabal is just too fast for your brutix to get at blaster range. It takes time, but as you learn what other ships can do, you learn what targets you should engage or not.

- When you loose your ship. Don't hesitate to talk to the guy who killed you. Ask him what he did to you and what fit he used. Usually, you'll get a friendly a response, and it's a vital source of information when your new to solo pvp. You'll also have a good reputation.

- You won't be making isks like this, and you will actually loose a lot as you begin. Find a good source of income to cover your looses. Level 4 missions are a good way to make isks with a fighter pilot.

- Again be ready to loose a lot a ships before you actually start killing.

- Watch the local chan for entries and check out the toons age of other players to estimate their level of experience.

- Get used to run away. As said above, gangs will be a common encounter in lowsec.

Solo PvP is risky and not very lucrative if you plan to make isks out of it. At best you cover your looses. But it's more enjoyable than gang pvp. Still, you can solo pvp while being in a friendly corp. So why not join one?

As long as you are careful with your targets solo works just fine. I fly Solo almost permanently.

You'll find plenty of honourable solo PvPers,
you just have to look around,
pay attention,
and TALK to ppl in lowsec local.

Don't let yourself discourage by ppl who need/want others to have fun with,
you can do everything on your own ... just TALK, for example by making fun
of those who don't talk in local. :) (but try not to be an *******)

I have no idea why others have problems finding 1vs1 PvP,
so believe me ... it's perfectly doable.

Actually the most difficult part of learning EVE for me has been finding the right Corp.
Personally I didn’t want to be part of a big corp because you have to fit into already established behaviour patterns and have to learn them with little or no hands on help. Something small, friendly, casual and willing to help a new pilot. Also has to be online during my TZ and be more or less as active as I was. I have spent many an evening being the only person in corp chat because It was either the wrong TZ or the corp just wasn’t active enough.

It’s not just PvP either I wouldn’t mind having a go at incursions but there’s nothing worse than being the only noob in an incursion fleet where everyone assumes you know what all the techno babble means.

Eve seems specifically designed to be solo unfriendly unless you just want to be a carebear all your eve life.

deleted wrong topic. xD