Crime & Punishment

Morning Guys and Gals 0/

After seeing a friend play EVE I liked the look of it and have decided to give it a go. I have always been a big fan of PVP and the idea of being an outlaw in MMO's. I have done the personality analysis test of the website, and it has said I would be suited for piracy.

Is it possible to make it on your own as a pirate in low sec? If so, what ships should I aim to be getting in to over the next 6 months for both on and off station/stargate grid.

Many thanks.

Mr B.D.

It is more than possible however going it alone requires patience and resources. I would recommend trying to find a pirate corp to join. Or possibly RvB for elememtary pvp experience which will prove invaluable. In the end Eve is all about trial and error, luck and brawn.

If you want my true take on it get two accounts. Low sec tends to be quiet depending on which region and being self sufficient is key. No one is going to hold your hand and many grimy old bastards in the criminal aspects of Eve are too tired to give a ****. But I degress.

Running lvl 5's on two accounts tends to make great isk if you are smart. Yarr by day carebear by night. Any "Pirate" that claims they dont do some form of carebear or passive income is lying through their teeth. Gotta pay the bills right?

As far as ships go fo the tried and true hurricane. If you want some more flare a Talos will tear things apart if flown right (especially with loki boosts).

Just realize it will take time but also dont be a pussy. Go out there make mistakes and have fun. Oh and those big null sec alliances you keep hearing about? Screw em. Hitting F1 with 100 other pilots at your back is hardly skill and quite mind numbing. Be a real man and harass them and take their ****.

God speed.

Heared about pirates corps that joined fw so they earn ISk from loot and LP.

For the sentry-"issue":

i think an okish tanked battlecruiser will last long enough to fight under sentry fire.

I used to enjoy ratting in low-sec using a Cloaking Tengu. When someone else joins local just cloak up and hope they are there to rat as well. If they are you can approach unseen and they don't typically realize you are there until the HAMs are landing. Great fun.

Going to start that again this week as a matter of fact.

Good luck,

Auar

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I'm not really a fan of blobbing.. I would much rather try to stick to 1 v 1's or fights that require more skill than getting 8 people to kill an industrial ship.

What about the route of high sec PVP - such as attacking another high sec corporation. Is there much down side to that?

Thank you all for your time in sharing this information with me.

One piece of advice, while solo play is always possible, EVE is so much more fun if you can find a good corp. There are lots of pirate corps out there, not only will it make the game more social, but it will give you the opportunity to learn from veterans. EVE has a pretty steep learning curve so having people to fly with and learn from is always a plus. I have tried the solo route and I have always found that while it can be fun for a time, you burn out a lot quicker, in this or any other MMO.

Just been reading some of your blogs. Very inspiring. I may give that a go. Seems like a good way of having fun :D

christ what has come over C&P these days

while multiboxing makes things easier it is by no means a requirement for successful solo piracy.

what is required is that you have a character besides your main that can fly a hualing ship, preferably cloaky. with black frog logistics its not necessary but nearly every solo pirate has a hualer.

lvl 5's are good isk but you would be stupid to run them with any setup if you don't have friends around. And don't listen to fail pirate up there, after losses I net about 200mil a month (max depending how much i am playing) from ransoms, drops and having a salvager nearby all from solo pew. (not common, but again its possible)

to answer your question. Off the gate: frig hulls in their many shapes and sizes. navy, pirate have fallen out of grace but t1 and t2 are doing superb atm.

On the gate/station: there are some trade secrets here, but a popular one are blap tornadoes (any sniping ship really). Really your options will be limited here when your talking about true solo.

EVE University still on the level these days? Go there and learn how to fight.