EVE New Citizens Q&A

if you want to

yes


other people may prefer to do it differently, but that does not make you wrong.

In my opinion, no.

Reason being that frigates' primary function isn't throwing out damage; it's speeding out to intercept, web, and warp disrupt or warp scramble a target. Your buddy in a bigger ship with more/bigger guns then pops the target promptly. You'll see an increase in DPS from your frigate with T2 weapons, but it's not that big a hike, especially for the time it will take.

Getting into an Interceptor or Assault frigate, on the other hand, makes quite a bit of difference, particularly with survivability, and enhanced ability to perform it's core role.

Now, if you're looking to run destroyers, there's a little more reason to sink your time into gunnery. They manage to get DPS via more guns, and a maybe few extra low slots for damage enhancing modules.

But even then, I figure you're better off going for versatility. Cruisers are absolutely excellent for PVP, and battlecruisers. So T2 ships and guns in that realm should pay off pretty well.

I'm assuming you've already got T2 tank available. If not, then that's your priority. Survivability is probably the most important factor.

Finally, if you haven't done any PVP, then it's better to get started in cheap ships with cheap weapons. You'll still want a T2 tank, but everything else, it's probably not worth the money, nor time, until you have more experience and confidence in what you want to do.

IMO, the only one who can decide if you are "doing it right" is you. As you can see by the replies different people will always have different ideas as to what is doing it right.

Set yourself a goal, achieve the goal. Once you have achieved the goal, evaluate your performance and either do it again and try to do better or move on to another goal.

As far as PVP goes, you could wait until you are maxed out on skills and still get killed every time until you learn how to fit your ship and use the correct tactics for the situation. So if PVP is your goal, then go do it, no need to wait as you will DIAF most of the time in the beginning anyway.

I created a low SP alt which I put into RvB where I'm learning combat, get used to it all and have a good time. In the mean time I'm training up more and more skills and make money in high sec till at some point (which for me will be within 7 days now) I'll stop using the alt and start doing PVP myself.

Everyone does things differently and what works for one may not work for another so follow the path that you like best.

+1 Cos, this is an MMO, and it becomes a better and better game the more you embrace that. It's also relentlessly complicated and even the devs commentating on AT XI had to double check their facts sometimes. Trying to go that road alone is a recipe for failure and frustration.
Make friends, even if they are as terrible as you, you'll have fun more fun learning together than wandering space alone. Chances are they won't be as terrible as you, and you'll learn something every single time you fleet up. I've been at this game for 3+ years and still learn with every undock. (I'm still terrible at Eve Online, come to think of it...........)

Remember that PvP in Eve isn't about never losing, it's about not always losing. You will die often no matter how good you are or how many SP you rack up. The whole point of being immortal is that death is merely a set back, but too many players take losses personally. Having friends and a cause to fight for gives PvP scope and makes losing ships serve more of a purpose than to pad someone's killboard.

I promote piracy as a career for any budding PvP'er. It's just the 'bad guy' version of RvB and FW small gang combat. Other than the very occasional ransom, it plays the same in practice. Pirates favor small hulls that any newb can skill up for very fast, and you're more effective in PvP in a ship you can fly WELL as opposed to simply the largest thing you can undock.

Stop caring right now about internet spaceships and you'll love PvP. After awhile you'll barely bother renaming them much less lament their individual loss. Make friends and you'll have someone to laugh with over particularly stupid losses. It's just a game, and even losing should still be fun.