EVE New Citizens Q&A

pretty much all frigates that do not have a probing bonus are viable if you play to their strengths. pick a combo that sounds fun and go for it. you do not need particularly high skills to have fun, but expect to die often in the beginning.

Couldnt say it better and this is lovely example of pair ups.

Steel

As you like. If you think they're bad, suggest why. You're entirely correct there is no reason they need to be the same race, but young players tend to think along the lines of one race, and tend to meet up with others of the same race in starter systems more often than other races.

IDK if null sec is where you want to start as a new pilot, I have the impression that outside of RvB most of the frigate fights occur in low sec areas and particularly in the factional warfare areas so you might want to think about joining your militia or if you don't want to do that pirate in the militia areas

Just go for it and see what happens. As a general rule, you should always fly ships that you can lose. You can read all the information you want, but you will not really know what works and doesn't until you try.

I don't think you're asking the right question. The answer to your question, "is this possible" is always yes -- it is possible. The question you should probably be asking is how to get started in PVP given that you've decided you want to fly frigates as a pair.

My opinion is that you probably don't want to start in null-sec straight away. A lot of larger gangs roam through null-sec and often fly with interdictors or anchor bubbles. This is, essentially, you asking to lose your ships very quickly and become frustrated with PVP.

I expect that by now you already know that PVP in EVE is different than PVP in most other MMOs. Once you lose your ship, it's gone for good and you'll need to buy a new one. You don't get to go to the armorer and have it repaired for a paltry fee. And knowing this, you probably will figure out that most players won't fight when they think they will lose because there is a cost. And this should lead you to another series of questions you'll want to ask:

• How do I go about finding targets?
• How do I go about encouraging these targets to fight?
• Do I want to find targets I can beat and force them to fight me, do I want to find someone willing to fight no matter the odds or do I want to trick the target into engaging?
• Do I want to be a criminal and shoot anybody or do I want to shoot at criminals and keep my security status?

The answers to these questions might help you figure out where to start. You can be a criminal. You could join faction warfare. You could look into Red vs. Blue. You might look into some other group oriented toward teaching pvp skills to newer players. All of these are less frustrating ways to get started in PVP.

I'm a criminal in EVE (I've also been an anti-pirate and a member of a NPC null-sec pvp-oriented alliance); I don't let security status decide whether I will engage a target or not. There are a lot more targets if you're willing to shoot anybody. But the trade off is that it's a lot harder to make isk to replace the inevitable ship losses; also being a criminal has the potential to lead to more pvp (whether you want it or not) because you'll get to a point where anybody can shoot you anywhere whether you want to be shot or not.

You can learn a lot by yourselves either by trial and error or reading everything available, but having friends who already understand PVP will make your journey that much more successful. Be prepared to lose ships. Be prepared to ask those who took your ships how they did it. Be prepared for them not to answer, but if they do you should engage in the conversation and get as much out of it as possible.