Warfare & Tactics

Hard truths aren't the only truths you know. You aren't really looking for honesty, you're looking for someone to reinforce what you think already.

I would suggest you start recording your fights using Fraps or something similar. Then you make a new post, asking specifically what you do wrong and how to avoid it in the future. A killboard doesn't say much in terms of your skill during actual fights. Also private convo God's Apples for more fits. He loves when people private convos him. Often. Preferably 10-20 times a day.

Depend on the parameters and onwhat you were trying to achieve. If you were a high sec mercenary you would be horrible (sorry but anythign under 85% efficiency is on THAT environment).

But if you live in wormhole space you would be averagish (its harder to not lose ships there).



You should get alogn with peopel to fly with you. No No need of a blob, butyou will learn 10 times faster with 2 or 2 wingmans.

And seesm you must stop being sttuborn with those arti hurricanes, they do not seem to work for you.

At OP,

If you're looking for a corp that supports Eve's PvP soloists, then look no further than my corp.

We are based in Gallente FW space, we hunt all targets and have fun, together or by ourselves, whichever way you feel like.

https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=366531&find=unread

Bloody hell.....


You're like one of those girls who ask if they're ugly and then proceed to stonewall any response to the contrary. If this post is any indication of your RL mentality, you must be a pleasure to be around

Agree with the above… Punching above your weight is often a dumb move but if you win the feeling is awesome and what pvp should be all about, not the easy kills that mean nothing.

I second the suggestion that you fraps your pvp encounters. Beside all the 'replay and learn what you did wrong', which is definitely true, but I'd also like to add that from my experience frapsed videos can bring a whole new perspective and experience to the overall game play.

I started out solo - like you and many others, shitfit ships + low sp + bad piloting skills, etc.

I lost a lot of ships doing this, and eventually and inevitably I started to get better at it.

Then occasionally I started to get some cool kills and very close fights where I lost but it was such a rush.

So I thought to myself - I'm going to fraps my fights for the memories.

Then I started to fraps all my solo fights, reviewing my mistake and patting my own back for good wins.

After I had some collection I figured I would share my videos with friends so I selected the best fights (win or lose or just plain lol) and made a compilation video on youtube.

Those videos started getting some views, and suddenly my audience wasn't just my friends anymore but also random citizens of eve out there whom I've never flown with before. I was getting feedbacks through youtube comments and evemails, and it was all entertaining.

Then I started to get more ambitious - for the audience.

I started to put together unusual/experimental fits, taking on multiple targets (to make myself look leet on video), going for the glory and all that.

This, although it was all for my vanity, had a very positive impact on my game play. I didn't just want to find targets I can kill with as little risk as possible. I was actively looking for fights that would be challenging and interesting - you know, for the show.

All in all, I cross trained to all the sub-caps in the game, partly because I genuinely enjoy trying out new ships and I'm a gear ****, but also at least in part because I wanted to fly a new ship and a new fit for my next video.

I made about 7 or 8 videos like this. It was very entertaining and I improved a lot during the process.

These days I don't make videos anymore because of various reasons, and I will probably never post them on public places like youtube again, because I learned that keeping low-profile and getting on with life quietly in my corner of space in New Eden serves the interest of my corp best.

To cut it short - if you are frapsing and sharing videos with audience, it's kind of like image training that sportsmen do before a match. Footballers imagine themselves scoring a nice goal and celebrating - and this image in your head will psyche you up for the real match.

Even if you don't share your videos, think about the scenario of the fight as if you were a movie director. How would I start the engagement? What trick can I pull off to win against the odds? What can I do to give my story a little twist to make it interesting? And most importantly, it makes you think about "how can the fight be more fun?"

If you are constantly asking these questions, and enter fights with this mentality, you will be on your way to success. It won't improve your kill/death ratio, but having good/fun fights (win or lose) is what will earn you respect from your friends and foes alike in this game.