EVE New Citizens Q&A

I started EVE about 3 days ago my questions are:

Do i need to do all the career Agent missions at the beginning?

How can i make money aswell as doing pvp?

Whats the best way to go about doing pvp?

You really should do all of the tutorial agents as well as the blood stained stars mission arc. They will introduce you to the game properly.

As far as making isk, do something that you enjoy. There are lots of ways. If, like me, You don't enjoy any of it then consider awox'ing, corp theft, or (again, like me) just flip a plex now and then and fly cheap. No pesky PvE no tears over lost ships, just shooting stuff.

For PvP, join a good corp. Take your time, do some research. There are a few good threads on the forum and another whole section just for recruiting. The advice I give most often on finding a PvP corp is to go to low sec and attack other PvP'ers. Be a good sport when (not if, when) you lose. You will get great advice and invites to pub channels, fleets & corps.

Good luck & welcome to Eve

PVP is usually an affair where you lose money... hoping you can make your enemies lose even more

As for making money through PVP mechanics I'd recommend piracy against PI industrialists. What you need is the ability to fly frigates with an overdose of warp scramblers (to pin down and shoot a target) and a hauler of your own (to move high-volume loot into a station). Fiddle with your camera tracking options untill you discover how to scan a celestial at 5 degrees in 3 seconds flat. Then it's just a matter of warping on top of a customs office (hint: PI haulers will be sitting at 0 off the things) and cross your fingers that you (and your fleetmates) have enough scrams + points + webs to nail down whatever pilot was brave enough to do business in your 'working area' without a standings agreement.

Then there is the option of mercenary jobs: basicly other dudes pay you to pew whatever. Not every group has the means and the patience to grind through POS defenses, sometimes sheer deterrence via the support of wardecs is enough to get some people to leave other people alone. You basicly formalize yes, for X ISK I will run the risk of being at war with group Y through such a support. Merc stuff is a little more demanding then piracy as the latter is far easier to engage in solo.

Actually making ISK with PVP isn't easy, honourable or worth your time per s­e, unless you simply enjoy the challenge and don't mind having to be a bit of a **** to people at times. I sure as hell have a better time ratting and pirating in lowsec then I would be running missions, despite making less money (although that's my own fault for being lazy lately and not using my exploration skills haha).

could i just ask you then like i've looked at the ships and its either the assault frigates or a covert ops frigate im looking at working towards which should i do?

What kind of warfare do you enjoy?

Assault Frigates are basically slower, beefier frigates that deal a little more damage than their Tech 1 variants.

Covert-Ops frigates (Cov-Ops and Stealth Bombers) are good at two respective things; scouting out areas with probes and harassing/killing larger targets using hit-and-run tactics.


Also keep in mind that most Tech 1 ships can already do what their Tech 2 variants do (they are usually 80% as effective). I've been playing for years, have fairly top notch skills, and lots of money... and I routinely Tech 1 ships because they are just as good but far cheaper.

Depends what pvp, but yeah you would do well in FW starting with a Merlin. Then there is the Hookbill which is missile based attack frigate, navy issue so between T1 and T2. Then T2 is either the harpy or the hawk which are both nice frigates as good as many of the cruisers. Alt to AF's would be interceptors, and more common now since the game updates and rebalancing attempts.

Stick with the Merlin. It is a mighty war boat in its own right, and a whole lot cheaper than an AF or a Manticore. Stealth bombers can be fun with a group of people who know what they are doing, but not great for solo or starting out in PvP.