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Lan Wang

African Atomic.

Dreadnought Diplomacy.

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#21 - 2014-07-18 11:46:44 UTC

i enjoy the fw systems its the only place where you can get a decent 1v1, stick to frigs, flying a t3 will get you blobbed by fleets of 20+ who will stalk you for hours just to get an easy killmail, blobs get boring after a while

Domination Nephilim - Angel Cartel

Calm down miner. As you pointed out, people think they can get away with stuff they would not in rl... Like for example illegal mining... - Ima Wreckyou*

Christine Peeveepeeski

Low Sec Concepts

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#22 - 2014-07-18 11:51:10 UTC

Solo pvp is perfectly viable at any sp level you just have to be realistic with your kill count expectations when new with low sp etc.

Just learn what the ship you fly can engage and have a blast. Then once you think you have it down, try a new ship etc etc.

One of the best bits of advice I have though is at least in FW low sec make note of booster alts for charachters. In my warzone i now know exactly when boosted pilots come in because the alt comes in first and in the community we share this info around on a very simple google docs spreadsheet. I am certain my booster is tagged the same way by my enemies as well.

Take a read of the following thread, some great advice from some like minded people.

https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=352919

Hetalia Villen

Aliastra

Gallente Federation

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#23 - 2014-07-21 09:57:47 UTC

Solo Frig PVP is totally viable. Its quick, its hard and fast and its exciting! My personal recommendation is just fit up a few frigs and get into it. (Personal opinion is: fit up a few of the same types of frigs, say you buy 25 Rifters, fit 5 with one fit 5 with another, 5 with another and see what works for you).

On a side note (And it may be different for the OP) but k/d ratio can bugger off, I have no experience from people teaching me, ive been solo or with 1 mate my whole PVP career and love it. Yes people get the drop on me, or you get blobbed what have you but i have enjoyed every minute of it win loose or draw.

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Maeltstome

Ten Thousand Days

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#24 - 2014-07-21 14:56:28 UTC

Hetalia Villen wrote:

I ran around the whole of Eve in solo frigates and ceptors for nearly a decade - experience teaches you when to take fight and when to bait people. The only 'ganks' i've fallen for are ones where they use Force Recon ships... even then a nice level of aggression will overpower most people.

That's the main trick to frigate PVP - once the fight starts (or once you commit to a fight) you go all in, no messing about. Guns on, kill people. Messing around and waiting gives less organised or unsure enemies a chance to react.

Strong PVP'ers will be all over you aggressively from the instant they get a chance. The faster the fight is over, the less time there is for things to go wrong or for backup/interference to arrive.

Suitonia

Order of the Red Kestrel

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#25 - 2014-07-23 14:34:13 UTC

Lamda Korr wrote:

I've been working with markets and non-combat exploration (love wormholes) for a while. It suits my solo playstyle and limited game time. However, I'd like to learn to solo pvp. Quick questions.

Is roaming in a merlin or variant viable? If so any resources on doing this? My tengu is too expensive to experiment.
Can I do FW without premaritally losing access to other faction space?
Any really good guides/video on solo pvp? I can't tell which are outdated and there seems to be disagreement on whether a frigate viable or not.

1) Yes, Merlin is perfectly viable although I honestly prefer the Kestrel as it has much better damage application and it is more Flexible, I did a guide on a 0.0 Kestrel which you can find here, and one more specifically aimed at low sec FW Plexes here.

2) You won't permanently lose access to the other factions space, you can drop out whenever you want and go back to business as normal. The only exception is if your standards to the opposing factions drop below -5.0 and you'll be shot on site by the NPC navy in that space, but it takes a long time for this to happen, really long.

3) Check out the content that I make for the eveiseasy youtube channel. It might be what you're looking for.

Demerius Xenocratus wrote:

Of course solo pvp is viable. Just make sure you bring your scouting alt, your scanning alt, your booster alt, and have the ISKflow to fly pimpfit faction frigates with faction implant sets.

This is all completely untrue, you can do fine solo, on your own with no (or implants worth <2mil isk). No Boosts, No Scouts, nothing pimped just ordinary t2, in tech 1 frigates.

Contributer to Eve is Easy: https://www.youtube.com/user/eveiseasy/videos

Solo PvP is possible with a 20 day old character! :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvOB4KXYk-o

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Lamda Korr Perkone Caldari State Likes received: 12	#26 - 2014-07-23 20:21:00 UTC Suitonia wrote: 1) Yes, Merlin is perfectly viable although I honestly prefer the Kestrel as it has much better damage application and it is more Flexible, I did a guide on a 0.0 Kestrel which you can find here, and one more specifically aimed at low sec FW Plexes here. Nice videos. I'll have to try out the kestrel along with my new merlin.

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SKIN KZ My Little Pony Industries Inc. Likes received: 15	#27 - 2014-07-24 06:17:10 UTC The one of avalibele real 1v1 pVp - is duels in hi secs, that's why I created this thread and ask everyone to express their opinion https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=357977&find=unread thnx, guys... Fly safe, die fast!...

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