EVE New Citizens Q&A

Good evening all,

Firstly thank you for taking the time to read this.

I havn't been active in EvE for the best part of 6 months and only had time to pay for 3 months prior to that roughly.

Most of that time was spent learning the basics of PvP in RvB, and I had a fantastic time.

NOW I want to go solo in low sec ( I think )

I expect to die ALOT and don't expect to take any ships with me but its the learning curve I'm looking for.

I'm either going to fly a Dessie or Frig due to costs etc and low skill points.

My options are, Kessie which is where I've had most experience but I feel is a bit weak for what I'm looking for.

Talwar which I have NEVER flown before but from what I've read is a good light missile kiter with good speed which is exactly what I'm looking for.

Corax just because I've used it once or twice and I have higher trained skills towards Caldari but from my reading they are not overly great due to speed etc?

Any advice on ships would be great and any options as to where to base from. Currently sitting in Jita with about 40 Kessies but no fittings (all from previous time I played, these can be sold though as I think a Dessie may be a better solo option as will allow me to target Dessies and Frigs alike)

Thank you for your time.

Regards
Melkor

Definitely make use of the faction warfare zones. You can go into a complex, and orbit at your optimal range around the beacon, giving you a great advantage on anyone who warps in on you.

As far as the kestrel goes (i'm assuming that's what kessie means) That is one of my favorite ships personally. I prefer fitting it as a brawler with a massive shield tank. But that's with my maxed out frigate skills and damage projection with rockets. As someone previously mentioned a condor might suit you better because it's easier to disengage if you get into a fight you know you can't win.

Remember. whoever can dictate range is also the one who gets the option of running if things go bad. And it's far easier to dictate range in a Condor than a Kestrel.

In Faction Warfare, 1v1s don't stay 1v1 very long. If you don't have backup, you win fast, or you die. Keep that in mind.

For that reason I do not like frigates. You don't have enough DPS to kill opponents before their friends get on grid. Destroyers are OK but are really cold to cruisers, which are my preferred ships in 1v1 engagements.

A cruiser should run from a battlecruiser that isn't an ABC, and try to avoid Intercepters (easier said than done), but should be able to beat just about anything else.

Don't listen to the cruiser guy. solo cruisers don't work very well in FW, if for no other reason than they can't get into the novice or small plexes.

The rocket Kestrel is a decent ship, but you need to know what you are doing with it, it is no IWin button.

The Talwar can be played as a short range brawler or long range kiter. It is lethal in either configuration, if it can engage at it's relevant optimal range. But flip that around and it gets pwned. It also can't get into the novice plexes.

The way to go to learn solo PvP in low sec is definitely T1 frigates and utilize the FW plexes. I would suggest joining one of the FW corps, you can still go solo, but having the option of getting involved with fleet ops can't be bad, you don't have to attend them. But if you were involved in RvB, I'd imagine you would be that way inclined. I too followed the RvB -> FW route, it is a natural progression IMO.

What ship to fly? Well only you can decide that. Try out a few cookie cutter fits and see which one you like. You will lose plenty of ships solo, but nothing says they all have to be the same ship type. In time though you will learn that Eve is a game of paper, rock, scissors and different ships (or fits) suit different engagements.

For example a few days ago (10th Aug around 1330hrs - look me up on Battleclinic). I was sat in plex in a blaster fit Comet when a dual rep Incursus came in. It wasn't a good match up for me and I didn't play it well, if I had pulled range I might have at least got out, instead I died ingloriously. However, I reshipped into a Slasher and easily beat him in round 2.

Conversely a few days before that, two of us, both in Slashers, were running an offensive plex in Kamala. A Wolf came to the plex gate. We were preying for him to come in and asking each other surely he wouldn't be so stupid. He did, we murdered him. But he had balls, he reshipped into a Hawk and came back to the plex gate. We both baled and ran for home screaming like girls, didn't even consider engaging that in Slashers.

Hit me up in game if you are interested in FW or follow the link below.

The single most important aspect of PvP in low-sec is living there. The people who base out of high-sec and try to do their PvP in low consistently get crushed by locals. Low-sec is a mindset, an attitude, an outlook.

While it's not necessary, I'd highly recommend hanging out with a group of pilots with similar motivations. Justified Chaos is the first corporation that comes to mind. "Today's noob is tomorrow's cold-blooded killer." - Juan Rayo, Founder, JUSTK.

Kestrel is a fine choice. I also like the 400 plate rocket fit but with a tracking disrupt/web instead of dual web

But do not think that ANYTHING we post here is an instant win solution. It is a complex game and you can do everything if you got brains for it... or lose anything if you are careless.

http://entro.killmail.org/?a=kill_detail&kll_id=19140319 - left the engagement in 100% shield.