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Faction Warfare and pirates...sigh

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Minmatar Citizen160812
The LGBT Last Supper
#41 - 2013-10-14 16:42:16 UTC
someone tell me factron war good isk/hr i dont like get kill how help
Inxentas Ultramar
Ultramar Independent Contracting
#42 - 2013-10-16 06:27:16 UTC
This is why I sneak in via a backdoor (non-FW lowsec systems). Damn rival pirates... always stealing my kills and loot! Blink
Phaade
LowKey Ops
Shadow Cartel
#43 - 2013-10-16 18:43:48 UTC
David Devant wrote:
You have to solve problems in this game. It's hard. That's why most people like it. As for your 'problems', they are far from insurmountable. Because I'm a lovely guy (ask anyone), I'll lay it out for you.

1) Enter low sec in a pod (pirates can't catch you)
2) Go to friendly hub system
3) Buy frigate
4) Find quiet backwater
5) Open plex
6) Run if someone chases you
7) Cash in lp

You can easily make an excellent income doing this which will fund your development as a player and increase your understanding of game mechanics.

When I started playing this game I ratted in low sec to earn isk. It took me about a day's grind to afford a cruiser. You could manage the same in about 15 minutes. In summary: quit whining.




I also first ratted in low sec to grind out my first cruiser (maller).... Then I got caught by somebody without realizing how damn exposed I was doing that.

FW LP = easymode.

Warp core stabs / Nanos on a frigate will get you through 99.9% of gate camps. If you get caught by an instalocking gang with that setup, then you'll have to find a route around that gate, which there almost always is.

Besides, your plexing frigs should cost you less than a mil.
Raptors Mole
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#44 - 2013-10-16 19:35:41 UTC
Legality wrote:
SO as a new player to eve and Faction warfare.
ALL I see are pirate corps set up on gates to low sec coming from High sec and insta poping and poding newbies.
Not really seeing the fun in that.


Camp the Hi Sec side and see how they like it!
Tandros Kreel
Native Freshfood
Minmatar Republic
#45 - 2013-10-16 19:37:15 UTC  |  Edited by: Tandros Kreel
Koujjo Dian wrote:
Seraph Castillon wrote:
If you want to play FW then live in low sec and learn how to live in lowsec.

Not always an option. I work offshore for 2 weeks of every month and currently have ships stuck in Sahtogas after we lost it whenever it was while I was at work. I tried searching for a neutral station but apparently they kick you out too when your faction loses the system.

I now use an alt in a throw away frigate to recon my intended route from high sec before undocking something more expensive. Kind of a PITA but it works. Still looking for a better solution in the meantime.


why not just live in a neutral low-sec system? Those aren't that hard to find.

Phaade wrote:



I also first ratted in low sec to grind out my first cruiser (maller).... Then I got caught by somebody without realizing how damn exposed I was doing that.

FW LP = easymode.

Warp core stabs / Nanos on a frigate will get you through 99.9% of gate camps. If you get caught by an instalocking gang with that setup, then you'll have to find a route around that gate, which there almost always is.

Besides, your plexing frigs should cost you less than a mil.


Stabbed/Cloaked frigates are probably the absolute worst thing about faction warfare currently. They do the exact opposite to promoting pvp.
Ginger Barbarella
#46 - 2013-10-16 20:47:49 UTC
What I tend to do with my FW alts is to move them into quiet systems inside or close to the warzone (in low sec), and then just JC out to high when I have other stuff to do. When I'm ready for more FW goodness I jump back into the warzone, bypassing troublesome gates. :) A Crane alt brings in good or hulls when I need them, so I never really have to worry about gate camps.

Just my $.02

"Blow it all on Quafe and strippers." --- Sorlac

Vypri
Doomheim
#47 - 2013-10-20 19:33:42 UTC
Legality wrote:
SO as a new player to eve and Faction warfare.
ALL I see are pirate corps set up on gates to low sec coming from High sec and insta poping and poding newbies.

As in all games where the masses are allowed to play there will always be "greivers", but that leaves me to 1 question

Why would anyone play THIS game if they are blown up every time they decided to go and try to plex a system, when your only route is thru the one gate where 10 pirates are posted waiting for you.

Sure isk is easy to make, after you have established time in the game and have the resources to earn it
Sure combat is easy, after you have established the time in the game to use the stuff that makes it easy.

I started with 5k isk and a ship that does lol 11 dps. so how am I to make isk in FW when I cant outrun, outgun or hold my ground from their assaults.

Not really seeing the fun in that.



It's like this....
1) when you're a child, you want to grow up.
2) when you're an adult, you want to be a child.

The SP system is paced so that players don't get bored too quickly. If you could compete with a 10 man camp with your rookie ship, then you would lose interest in the game, as would the campers.

I don't like gate camps, as they don't seem very sporting, but I'm glad they exist as it creates an interesting challenge to my game. I may complain, but that's part of the trials of EVE.

Play this game a different way, until you can play the gate camper game.... if you stay with it, you will learn.....and may someday be a camper.
Desudes
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#48 - 2013-10-22 15:55:22 UTC
Shouldn't have much trouble if in a frig. I've gone through the heavy traffic fw areas in a griffin & algos with no worries.

Did have someone in fleet try to take a plated exequor through OMS... didn't work out for him.

Just don't be dumb.

Excuse me, but what the f*ck are you desu?

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