EVE New Citizens Q&A

Morning all.
Being very new to EVE and enjoying the play so far, is there a way to fly my pod from one system to another, without having my frigate blown out from under me first ? In other words can i select my pod to fly around in it ?

Ah. Thanks very much. Was asking cause i was looking to buy a ship in another station and didnt want to leave one of my ships behind or having to use a shuttle.

just fly in high security space which is a status of 0.5 or above. if you go into a low security space (0.4 or below) you run the risk of running into pirates which will not be a friendly experience for your pod, and you have an increased risk of being blown up. But as long as you're in "the green zone" nobody should bother you if you're flying your pod around to different places.

lowsec is the wild wild west, specially when they play Pod soccer/football....which is a fun pirate sport I might add, especially in an asteroid belt where you can use two rocks for the goal post.

I just want to tell you that was a really cute newbie question. I wish you the best in your Eve career!

Just one thing to consider when flyin in your pod. There are people in highsec who do not care how many ships they loose, or how deep their sec status goes, they just kill any pod that they see flying on autopilot.

So try to keep your pod flights short.

well, may not be best of choice vs. being in a rookie or shuttle, but I can't remember one time where anybody has ever gone after my pod in HS, i fly "naked" when i need to, but don't do so in LS. even if i lost a pod, the ratio would be small.

In highsec, it is generally safe to warp around in your Pod (but if you do it a lot, someday someone will blow it up for *****'n'giggles).

These are the dangers to a POD:

Warp bubbles (& bubblers): These are only found in nullsec. If your pod ends up in a warp bubble, it must first fly out of the bubble before it can warp. Since a single bubble can completely cover every spawn point around "most" gates, flying in a Pod in nullsec is dangerous.

Smartbombing Battleships: This is far more common in lowsec than anywhere else, although sometimes people do it in nullsec, and in highsec (jita gates anyone ). Your pod warps slow, and it can be killed by a smart bomb that detonates as you are exiting warp at your warp destination. The way to avoid this, is to not warp gate to gate, but instead bounce off some planet or asteroid belt first.

Instalock dessies: Sometimes, when warping to a station/gate, you will land just outside of jump/dock range. If someone is out to get you, they can use a quick locking ship to lock your pod and blow it up before you can travel into jump/dock range. The way to avoid this, is to make bookmarks within dock range of a station you use regularly, and warp to the bookmark before docking.

For the most part, people won't attack you in highsec unless you are a suspect, criminal, outlaw, or war target. However, sometimes they will, so never assume you are completely safe. In lowsec and nullsec, people will kill you if you give them the opportunity, so be weary when entering these areas.

As said don't aping ( auto pilot) in anything you don't mind loosing. I was auto piloting a shuttle and lost my shuttle and my fairly expensive pod. There are lots of people just waiting to shoot pod in hs.. no idea why.. tears maybe..