EVE New Citizens Q&A

Quick answer for #6, try this link: http://dl.eve-files.com/media/corp/Gripen/EFT2.15.1.zip

#3 find a 0.0 corp that takes in newbies, there's plenty of them.

Whoua that's fast !

Thx Xercodo for EFT link !

5 mil SP .... LOL I must have 60 000 or something :)

Lilliana : a Fit for level 1 & level 2 with tech2 equipment on it !
How are you supposed to use them or even pay for them when you start !
I will try to look for something a little more... low end :)
But thx for the link that gives some idea

Lukriss : how do you make money in 0.0 ? I mean there is level 1 or 2 missions down there ? (for some reason I am thinking that all top missions must be there, but I am probably wrond (and do not know how to check where are missions based ! Damn this map is difficult to use !)
I will start looking for.

Thx again

Mako

Have no fear but fly low
(pretty stupid signature for a space based game.... will have to think about something !)

0.
A pretty standard "leveling" remap that will benefit you no matter what you're training (and that I'm still personally using to this day) is to split your points evenly between Intelligence and Perception. This will more or less minimize your training times all around for general skill training. A year or two down the road, you'll want to remap to something more specialized when you decide how you want to play, but for now int/perception is the way to go.

As far as skills go, get your core skills going right away - they'll make a huge difference in your ability to fly ships.

• Engineering - 5% extra ship power grid per level.
• Electronics - 5% extra ship CPU per level.
• Energy Management - 5% extra ship capacitor capacity per level.
• Shield Management - 5% extra shield capacity per level.
• Hull Upgrades - 5% extra armor per level.
• Mechanic - 5% extra hull structure per level.
• Navigation - 5% to sub-warp speed per level.
• Evasive Maneuvering - 5% to ship agility per level.
• Shield Operation - 5% extra shield recharge rate per level.
• Energy Systems Operation - 5% extra ship capacitor recharge rate per level.
• Energy Grid Upgrades - 5% reduction in CPU usage for many modules per level.
• Drones - 1 additional drone can be used simultaneously per level.

Get all of those skills up to 3 right away, and up to 5 as you can. You should also start training your core combat skills:

• Gunnery - 2% bonus to turret rate of fire per level.
• Motion Prediction - 5% bonus to turret tracking speed per level.
• Rapid Firing - 4% bonus to turret rate of fire per level.
• Controlled Bursts - 5% reduction to capacitor drain for turrets.
• Weapon Upgrades - 5% reduction in weapon CPU use per level.
• Surgical Strike - 3% bonus to turret damage per level.
• Trajectory Analysis - 5% bonus to turret accuracy falloff per level.

Again, get these up to 3 quickly.


1.
As many have suggested, Battleclinic can be very useful. However, not all of the fits there - even high rated ones - are entirely legitimate. Take fittings there with a grain of salt.

Here's a couple nice Punisher fits for a entry-level pilot. You should be able to train for all of these modules within a day, if you haven't already.

[Punisher, PvE]

Small Armor Repairer I
Adaptive Nano Plating I
Heat Sink I
Nanofiber Internal Structure I

1MN Afterburner I
Stasis Webifier I

Medium Pulse Laser I, Standard S
Medium Pulse Laser I, Standard S
Medium Pulse Laser I, Standard S
[Empty High slot]

[Empty Rig slot]
[Empty Rig slot]
[Empty Rig slot]


[Punisher, PvP Tackler]

Overdrive Injector System I
Overdrive Injector System I
Nanofiber Internal Structure I
Adaptive Nano Plating I

1MN MicroWarpdrive I
Warp Disruptor I

Medium Pulse Laser I, Standard S
Medium Pulse Laser I, Standard S
Medium Pulse Laser I, Standard S
Small Energy Neutralizer I

[Empty Rig slot]
[Empty Rig slot]
[Empty Rig slot]

2.
As Lilliana mentioned, doing missions against another faction will gradually, over time, upset them. It is a very slow progression, so doing one or two missions here or there won't matter. But I'd avoid doing missions against another Empire faction (Amarr, Gallente, Minmatar, Caldari) whenever possible. You can tell which faction a mission is against by looking at the icon in the mission description and right-clicking it for more info. If there is no icon, the mission is against mercenaries or drones and you'll lose no faction at all.

3.
There are plenty of corps that recruit new, low-sp pilots for PvP combat. You can be tackling enemies in a Punisher in your first week if you so choose. Check around with the in-game resources to find a corp that's right for you.

4.
Like all the races, the Amarr have different ships for different roles. They typical Amarr PvP style, if any, would probably be close-range brawling. The ships are a bit slower because of their armor tanks, but they have massive hitpoints and powerful capacitors. Ships like the Punisher, Maller, Prophecy, Harbinger, Armageddon and Abaddon are all great brawlers, while ships like the Omen and Apocalypse are a bit more nimble and tend to fight from range.

5.
CVA is the Amarrian Alliance with its roots in RP. It lives in the 0.0 space named Providence, just south of Amarr space. You could look into some of the corps there.

6.
Another option is to use pyfa, which is a cross-platform fitting tool.

Have fun and fly safe!

If you want to maintain good standing with everyone, just don't do any storyline ("very special") missions for anyone, ever, and don't ever do a mission that's against one of the four main empires.

If you just want to be on good enough terms with everyone that you can fly through their space without their NPC Navy jumping you, just train Diplomacy to 4 and don't waste too much time thinking about it again (though, still turn down most missions that involve killing people in the main empires) or train it to V and literally never bother thinking about it again.

You only have to stay over -5.0 to fly around an empire's space unmolested (by that empire, anyhow). The only reason you'd want to be any higher is if you want to mission for corporations in that Empire. For reference, with diplomacy IV the very lowest you can get is -6.8, and with diplomacy V it's -6.0. This is if your "real" faction is -10.0, something that takes so much effort as to be essentially impossible to do by accident. To hit -5.0 with diplomacy IV your "real" faction with that Empire has to be about -7.9, which is pretty impressively bad if you're not going out of your way to hate on that empire.

0. Intelligence and Perception remap. If you want to PvP quickly, focus on weapon systems, propulsion jamming an frigate-related skills. You can get most of those to 3 with little time investment, and 4 doesn't take long at all. You want small energy turrets to 4 an gunnery at least 4.

1. eve.battleclinic.com

2. It's not really all that possible to maintain great standings with the Minmatar for long. You picked your side.

3. Find some blogs and resources online. There's plenty out there. Most importantly, find a corp. Either a 0.0 corp or one that does Faction Warfare. Easy and quick way to learn to pvp. The solo game is neither for new players, nor a lot of fun anymore.

4. Close range with pulse lasers or pseudo-sniper with beams. Almost always armor tanked.

5. There's a recruiting forum, check that out. Better yet, make a post there. Recruiters may contact you in-game. There's also Eve University - great for new players, though less PvP oriented and they constantly get war dec'd.

6. Be patient.