EVE General Discussion

Hi.

In EVE Online I do a fair amount of solo and small gang pvp— and I'd like to present my theory on why lowsec is a ****hole.

Firstly, you have most of the powers of nullsec (cynos, bridges, capitals) and fewer drawbacks.

There are no bubbles to catch capital ships, so using them is much less risky. You can bridge very confidently and not have to worry about your fleet being bombed or caught in a warp disruption sphere.

Key ships in lowsec like falcons, link boats, logistics etc are much harder to stop due to the absence of bubbles.
Implants are very difficult to lose, so many people use high grade ones, which gives them a great advantage.

I've personally found that the solo/small gang "good fights" you find in lowsec are much rarer than in nullsec.

I'm not 100% what the solution to this is. For a start, I'd consider nerfing how easy it is to warp off safely with implants in lowsec.
Keep hisec the way it is with implants, so this "style" of play can continue to exist.

It seems like the best remedy for this is to stay in null. I rarely venture into any other space unless its hs to gank for the tears. Null is king

If you can't find goog solo/small gang fights in lowsec, you aren't looking very hard. They're generally everywhere. Its no more difficult than in null.

If you can't catch a pod because others know how to warp out instantly after being killed, use a smartbomb. They are generally rare to see in lowsec and mostly used to kill drones, but they work just as well against pods. Anyone in lowsec that pvps quickly learns how to save their pod. Without bubbles to prevent warping, you need to find other ways to prevent them getting away.

Lowsec at the moment, at least in the FW systems offers some of the best solo and small gang pvp. It doesn't need fixing though any change that bought even more pvp would always be welcome.

What kind of hole?!?!? Sinkhole? Donut hole? Airhole? Armhole? The suspense is killing me!

The problem with low sec is the whole idea behind it. Honestly, it should just be nullsec light and not this Judge Dredd's Mega-City One thing.

High grade implants in lowsec? Not very common that I have ever seen. And I dunno about great advantage, do I sense tears?

Also, dont rely on bubbles to make up for your lack of skills, at catching pods.

Edit: Oh and....HTFU

Yes there are no bubbles in lowsec. Not sure we needed a whole post to say that. Did you have any ideas to improve lowsec? From my point of view lowsec has most of the risk of null without the payout. Gate guns for pvp are annoying too.

I'd go the other way and give pods bubble-immunity so the nullseccers can enjoy expensive implants like everyone else.

I'm not very good at it but I PVP in low sec all the time solo. 50% of the time I get a 1v1, 25% of the time I see a trap but am so bored I take it anyways, 25% of the time I get no action. Honestly the traps are usually pretty obvious. One of the main corps in Metropolis I see is call Traps'R'Us. They live up to their name. Lose a few Slashers, red status the ganking corps and neutral sec the good fighters, problem solved.

It funny, because my experience is quite the opposite. In low sec you can get fights ranging from 1 v 1 to about 200 people. Here an investement in the form of slave implants makes quite a difference, where you are just another guy who aint better than the one next to you in 0.0. Also, have you heard of heavy interdictors? They do a great job in catching capitals in low sec. If bubbles were allowed in low sec, you would alienate a lot of the people living there. There is plenty of space to play with bubbles in, no need to ruin it for the people that have adapted to and enjoy another type of pvp.