EVE New Citizens Q&A

You can get in those giant battles right now. Those massive fleets need tackle pilots. It is a noob's job and a suicide mission but you can go today. Get on reddit and apply to TEST or get on something awful and apply to Goons.

They aren't the only large alliances in need of suicide tackle but they are in need of more than the others right now.

Our just go to low sec and get killed over and over until you start to kill people. Both options are fun and can be done on day 1.

Good luck & welcome to EVE!

This should be interesting....

TEST has retreated to lick their wounds after loosing some big fights. If this guy is not scammed for joining on day one. I will arc an eyebrow.

Ehh.... Before you go and apply to TEST or GSF.... Note that there are many PVP oriented nullsec entities with low SP requirements, who want more frigate-buddies and EWar cruiser newbies.

Shop around a bit for a corp who does what you're interested in, and has the right social temperament for you. Utilize a bit of due diligence and patience here. Ask them what alliance they're in, and what coalition the alliance is in. Ask if they're involved in any hostilities at the moment, or on the horizon.

And as one of the aggressors against TEST, watching them fall flat with dysfunction, I would find it rather tragic to watch a new player skip merrily into their arms without a bit of consideration. Especially when there's so many effective, organized, drama-free, aggressive corps with a bright future around.

And a note of news: TEST is leaving null-sec, anyways.

Have you considered OUCH?

http://forum.eveuniversity.org/viewtopic.php?f=66&t=62297

They train anyone in eve the basics of PVP and I believe corps do recruit from there.

DISCLAIMER: I haven't made use of the service, I've merely heard consistently good reports of it.

Your best bet is to always look for a group of guys to grow with. Whether you are brand new or a crusty vet...it always comes down to the group you are playing with.

As for solo PvP, I've heard the best plan is to buy a stack of 20 cheap combat ships like the Condor or Merlin and blast off into low sec and try and lose them all in the most creative way possible. Make sure they're equipped with tackling equipment (see my post above), propulsion mods like afterburners or microwarp drives, protection mods and guns and go look for trouble.

You'll figure it out eventually that way.

All my advice comes with the core premise of making friends and fleeting up. This is an MMO, playing it as one improves Eve massively. I pretty much only log in to fleet up and hang out with friends anymore.

Start off with piracy.

Pirates prefer small hulls which new players can train up very quickly, so you are on fairly even footing at least SP-wise with your peers. From there you'll learn that SP is about the least important thing when it comes to PvP.
Pirate corps are newbie friendly, and you will be a real factor in their fleets, not just some throwaway tackler.

Another good option is sov null. Many corps have ship replacement programs if you lose a 'doctrine' ship (one that their fitting guys have cooked up). Train up Interdictors and any null sec alliance will be happy to have you, even if you never fly anything else in fleet. Other than Blops, virtually no fleet in null undocks without them- yet a new player can get into them pretty quickly. No other ship is so critical to so many fleets and yet so obtainable for new players.

The main keys to having fun in Eve is making friends, fleeting up, and not caring about internet spaceships. Regardless of what you actually do in the game- those three things will make Eve a fun game

posting in a stealth newbie scam post. Just ask for the isk next time.

Its way easier to do fleet PvP than it is to solo. I would suggest trying solo, and a Merlin is a great ship to try it in, but expect to lose a LOT of Merlins learning the ropes.

No you don't need a cloaking device. Go to lowsec (Black Rise is a good region to try, as is Heimatar.), make sure beacons are on your overview, and warp to the faction warfare complexes. You'll land on an acceleration gate. Open your dscan window, make the width 30 degrees on the slider, aim your camera down the gate, and scan. You'll get a list of ships in the complex, and you can then make an educated guess on if you'll win. If you want the fight, take the gate and fight. If not, warp off and try another system.

You could also try nullsec, but make sure to have a cheap clone with no implants because you will get podded frequently. Also UPDATE YOUR CLONE.

I'd suggest joining a newbie friendly corp like Eve-Uni or Brave Newbies Inc or Red vs Blue or Fweddit. I would hold off on joining a large scale sov alliance like TEST or Goons or Nulli until you have a better idea of what you want to do. Those organizations hate eachother, so becoming attached to one is more of a commitment than joining an apolitical newbie group.