Wormholes

So I see multitudes of POS suggestions for WH fits, of course there are more opinions than players, as usual :)

I gather so far that most agree that ECM is VERY important, D1ckstar-type of arrangement as well. I can't figure out though how to fit all that and yet also to have the industrial infrastructure on the same tower, like labs for research, polymer reactor array for gas processing, maybe manufacturing modules. Here's the fit I came up with according to most recommendations:

http://goo.gl/XBMK5i

However, none of the industrial stuff fits if I am to leave all the defense online. Or do I leave some defense online and have the industrial stuff running, and only offline it in favour of the rest of defense when I am actually attacked?

Our situation is that we are a small corp, sometimes even solo, and are inhabiting our first C3. We are not always online, as we all work, so we can't have someone on alert at all times.

Suggestions welcome, please!

P.S. Obviously we have a lot to learn and possibly the questions I am throwing out there maybe very ignorant, but we are trying to learn as much as possible, yet we want to supplement theory with practice as soon as we can.

Thank you, Carlos.

I am not sure I understand how other small corps do it. I mean there is a reason why I am in the WH space, and that's to make a profit. If I put up some hard core infrastructure and use up most of its resources on defense, then I am left with very little room for indy activities, such as research, refining, repro or manufacture. Putting up another tower and making it lightly defended in favour of indy makes little sence since now THAT tower is vulnerable... I'm LOST :)

The only correct answer is: move to C4 with a c4+ static. set up a meduim, save billions on fuel.

The best defense you can have is NOT leaving expensive stuff floating in your POS. Don't leave caps floating, put them into the SMA and generally don't let your POS look worth bashing.
This also includes one very important aspect: If somebody really really want's to bash, they're gonna do it and there is no way you can stop them. So instead of chasing the idea of an 'unbashable POS', simply don't make taking it down worthwhile. Take your loot out rather than keeping it in there for long. Don't keep 10 Vindis and 5 Moros' around. Rroff said it: don't look like a pinata.

Adoris also has a point. I've seen pretty small Corps operate in C4's successfully. The ISK is better and in spite of what many bears think ('I have to pick a C1/C2/C3 because I want to be close to highsec') you will still have many K-Space connections. I myself live in a C5 with a C5 static and we have HighSec exits in the chain every day.

You can't fit a cap through a C4 wormhole on either side. You can, however, build one in the hole all the way from C1 to C4. It's C5 and above where you can be invaded with capitals.

My alliance-mate (and co-author on my blog) Splatus wrote on this very topic today. We recently invaded a C2, burned it to the ground, and sold the wormhole to new residents who are very excited to have such a clean hole -- no bash needed for the buyer! -- and opportunities to dip their toes into wormhole space. For really no better reason than that the former residents 15Bn+ floating in space on a daily basis in a mostly-faction-fit POS, and we needed the practice.

http://splatus.wordpress.com/2014/03/02/invasions-and-morals/

Too many faction mods on your tower is also a bad thing. The Death Star was a very tough nut to crack in a C2 with a C1/hisec static, but we figured out a method, failed the first time, and came back to crack it.

I agree, though, there are still plenty of C4s. Better gas, better ore, better sites, as long as you're willing to live with the fact there is no static k-space connection. I'd recommend a C3 or C2 static if you are concerned about having reliable access to k-space3. C4 with C3 statics are abundant, running sites in your static C3 would have a fairly low barrier to entry, and C3s always have a k-space connection.

As the self-appointed janitors of W-space, we will burn you out for having a cluttered POS :-)

Agreed, some of the most fun times we've had have been screwing around with null dudes. Maybe we do a cloaky gank of a few locals before they get wise. Maybe we run nullsec anomalies. Maybe find a ghost site or rare anom nobody has found yet. Maybe open straight into an Incursion system. We bring the fight, they blob us or (rarely) bring a fight themselves with roughly equal numbers. We both provide content to one another, exchange GFs, maybe try to stealth-roll the hole while one or the other isn't looking, and have a good time for the 16 or 24 hours we're connected to one another. Null and Low are fun to play in as a wormholer, because the locals will never really "get used" to you; your roaming grounds are the entire galaxy.

Wormholes are the best content in Eve, because just about all the content -- except perhaps sov warfare mechanics -- is available to you if you play your cards right. Just make sure you keep a few weeks of POS fuel stocked for those days or weeks when you can't get a reliable static connection. And stock up when you have those weeks of never-ending chains that end in hisec.

We are a small group of friends in a C3 as well.

Just keep all hardeners and majority of the guns offline unless you need them. Keeping the all ECM, a few guns, and the scram/webs online is enough to deter anyone from taking down your POS. Especially if they are a small group.

You should have any issues on POS safety unless you seriously **** off someone, which in a C3 should never happen.

we run a large d1ckstar with max industry within it. Just turn on and off different things as you need them. Better than paying double for a secondary tower any day.

Message me if you have more specific questions.