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Advice for new wormhole pilot

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Oliver Wheway
Starlight Industries .co
SL0W CHILDREN AT PLAY
#1 - 2014-08-28 10:13:54 UTC
New to wormholes, and I mainly scout and explore due to skill lack, and different times to corp.

Now in the last few days have found targets that I could not take solo

1. Offline pos with sma and cha but other online towers in system. I could not take it down quickly.
2. A C1 with 2 small towers, no guns and sma and cha at each, plus industry mods. I cannot bring dps to bear.

Both had high sec exits.

Now the first I directed a blue corps to 8 hours later. Second I could not contact anyone.

Now is there a channel that I could offer up a way in to these targets and that someone would be interested in ?

When I get the skills for a decent ship I can probably do more

Any suggestions appreciated

Oliver
Papa Django
Materials Harvesting Kombinat
#2 - 2014-08-28 10:45:38 UTC
Join a wspace corp. Almost nothing can be done solo in wspace.
Amak Boma
Dragon Factory
xX SERENITY Xx
#3 - 2014-08-28 10:52:23 UTC
get noobship with cargo scanner and scan the sma and cha in offline control tower if worth anything get cheap cruiser and blow it up if worth anything
Oliver Wheway
Starlight Industries .co
SL0W CHILDREN AT PLAY
#4 - 2014-08-28 11:04:54 UTC
While I agree slightly with the above, the cruiser is not one I considered, and is good.

However in cases where I cannot take for whatever reason, just interested if there is a channel that I could post target details and someone may want to take it.

As to joining a wh corp, well I probably cannot do much at present above c2/3 so getting the experience before I apply
Boyos Brodie
Interstellar Nuclear Penguins
Penguin Mafia.
#5 - 2014-08-28 11:10:02 UTC
Sounds to me like your already smarter then most people starting in WH. I would find a corp you got good experience and the ambitious nature to do fine work in a WH.
calaretu
Honestly We didnt know
#6 - 2014-08-28 11:13:54 UTC
Oliver Wheway wrote:

As to joining a wh corp, well I probably cannot do much at present above c2/3 so getting the experience before I apply


Not true. There are a lot of wormholecorp who only require the ability to scan and fly t1 ships. Find someone to share the fun with!

~Bringer of happiness

http://collapsedbehind.blogspot.no/
Seraph Essael
Air
The Initiative.
#7 - 2014-08-28 13:55:40 UTC
SMA's are incrediably quick to take town with a single ship. If you find an offline POS, don't try and shoot the tower, just go for the Hangers and Hardeners.

So long as you can scan and are willing to jump in a ship and PvP, you're a benefit. As for site running, while you are probably not able to take them solo yet, a good corp will take you in a group to keep you alive and let you learn the ropes.

Also, what timezone are you?

Quoted from Doc Fury: "Concerned citizens: Doc seldom plays EVE on the weekends during spring and summer, so you will always be on your own for a couple days a week. Doc spends that time collecting kittens for the on-going sacrifices, engaging in reckless outdoor activities, and speaking in the 3rd person."
Pro TIps
Doomheim
#8 - 2014-08-28 14:35:52 UTC
There is a sticky in this forum listing some chat channels for W-space. https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=348365&find=unread
MooMooDachshundCow
University of Caille
Gallente Federation
#9 - 2014-08-28 14:44:41 UTC
As a fellow solo scanner/WH guy (my corp is largely ornamental), I can say that if it had been me, I would have come back to those SMA's with an ishtar and popped them regardless of contents.

Honestly, it's not safe to fly around solo in a wh, but isn't that kinda the point? Also, at the end of the day you're not all that likely to get jumped as long as you move fast, and even if you do what's 250m isk to a WH pilot anyway?

Finally, if you're a person that likes scanning and is willing to fight, you're useful. It's better to have more developed skills, but there are always positions in any fleet comp that can be filled by relatively low SP folks.

I recommend you try to hook up with a WH group soon, because it's more fun to have friends to back you up. Also, don't let your friends install steam, or else they'll just be AFK all day playing LOL/DOTA2.

Yeah, well, it's just like my opinion, man.
Kennesaw Breach
Illusion of Solitude.
Illusion of Solitude
#10 - 2014-08-28 14:53:28 UTC
Oliver Wheway wrote:
New to wormholes, and I mainly scout and explore due to skill lack, and different times to corp.

Now in the last few days have found targets that I could not take solo

1. Offline pos with sma and cha but other online towers in system. I could not take it down quickly.
2. A C1 with 2 small towers, no guns and sma and cha at each, plus industry mods. I cannot bring dps to bear.

Both had high sec exits.

Now the first I directed a blue corps to 8 hours later. Second I could not contact anyone.

Now is there a channel that I could offer up a way in to these targets and that someone would be interested in ?

When I get the skills for a decent ship I can probably do more

Any suggestions appreciated

Oliver


I'll agree with all the other people advising you to join a wormhole corp. If you really want to go it alone, you can, but you'll need at least 2 or 3 accounts to be able to run sites while maintaining basic security. If your interest is solely in pvp, you can find plenty of that, but again, having mates is best, and multiple accounts is really helpful.

In the short term, get back to that offline pos with the SMA and CHA, pop them and scoop what you can. It is rare to find an offline pos with tasty loot still available, so jump on it before someone else does. I'd skip the online towers in the C1, though. Bashing POS towers is never fun, but doing it solo is a form of torture banned in most civilized countries.
Andrew Jester
Collapsed Out
Pandemic Legion
#11 - 2014-08-28 15:00:39 UTC
MooMooDachshundCow wrote:
As a fellow solo scanner/WH guy (my corp is largely ornamental), I can say that if it had been me, I would have come back to those SMA's with an ishtar and popped them regardless of contents.

Honestly, it's not safe to fly around solo in a wh, but isn't that kinda the point? Also, at the end of the day you're not all that likely to get jumped as long as you move fast, and even if you do what's 250m isk to a WH pilot anyway?

Finally, if you're a person that likes scanning and is willing to fight, you're useful. It's better to have more developed skills, but there are always positions in any fleet comp that can be filled by relatively low SP folks.

I recommend you try to hook up with a WH group soon, because it's more fun to have friends to back you up. Also, don't let your friends install steam, or else they'll just be AFK all day playing LOL/DOTA2.


WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOUR CORP IS ORNAMENTAL WHAT DID I GET MYSELF INTO?

Also INSRT is scum and plays that dumb Blizzard Hello-Kitty MOBA instead of the vastly superior DotA2

If thuggin' was a category I'd win a Grammy
Borsek
KarmaFleet
Goonswarm Federation
#12 - 2014-08-28 16:08:26 UTC
MooMooDachshundCow wrote:
hurtful stuff.


We're actualy playing payday 2.

If we had miner squatters I'd log into eve.
MooMooDachshundCow
University of Caille
Gallente Federation
#13 - 2014-08-28 16:19:24 UTC
Borsek wrote:


If we had miner squatters I'd log into eve.


Russia no surrender.

Jester wrote:
WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOUR CORP IS ORNAMENTAL WHAT DID I GET MYSELF INTO?

Also INSRT is scum and plays that dumb Blizzard Hello-Kitty MOBA instead of the vastly superior DotA2


I'd start by "getting into" the wormhole.....

Yeah, well, it's just like my opinion, man.
Oliver Wheway
Starlight Industries .co
SL0W CHILDREN AT PLAY
#14 - 2014-08-29 11:05:55 UTC
Thanks to all

I have some mails that I will be replying to.

I have my own pos setup in my hole (and that's a true leaning experience)!
But it's teaching me logistics in a hole that has no high sec static.
To be honest learning pi, pos set up and scouting keeps me busy.
There are also 3 others here that are on sometimes the same time as me, and two are old hands.
Ran a data site last night, and when they logged off, went exploring and did a itty v run(fuel) through a couple of connections

Tripwire also makes my life simple, and soon it will all be on my blog, ( I write 2 weeks in arrears)

I live in an eu timezone, but due to wife and children rarely play in prime times.

I am trying to read this forum as well.

Oliver
Rei Moon
Perkone
Caldari State
#15 - 2014-08-29 13:48:04 UTC
Cute!
I'm gonna read your blog!
Add the link as signature for the forums

Down the pole podcast "Annhhh"
Oliver Wheway
Starlight Industries .co
SL0W CHILDREN AT PLAY
#16 - 2014-08-29 16:15:38 UTC
On phone so can't see how, but it's

http://newtonull.blogspot.nl/
Crazy Captain Nemo
Nova Corps Marines
#17 - 2014-08-29 17:04:35 UTC
Good to know I'm not the only person trying to figure out how the hell WH logistics works lol

Nemo
Hatshepsut IV
Un.Reasonable
#18 - 2014-08-29 19:03:34 UTC
Oliver Wheway wrote:
New to wormholes, and I mainly scout and explore due to skill lack, and different times to corp.

Now in the last few days have found targets that I could not take solo

1. Offline pos with sma and cha but other online towers in system. I could not take it down quickly.
2. A C1 with 2 small towers, no guns and sma and cha at each, plus industry mods. I cannot bring dps to bear.

Both had high sec exits.

Now the first I directed a blue corps to 8 hours later. Second I could not contact anyone.

Now is there a channel that I could offer up a way in to these targets and that someone would be interested in ?

When I get the skills for a decent ship I can probably do more

Any suggestions appreciated

Oliver


If you find things needing shooting can always try picking someone from some of the corps who post here to see if they have a close exit.

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ISD Cyberdyne
ISD Community Communications Liaisons
ISD Alliance
#19 - 2014-08-29 20:10:14 UTC
Welcome to wormholes, Oliver!

Oliver Wheway wrote:
Now is there a channel that I could offer up a way in to these targets and that someone would be interested in?


As listed before, https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=348365

Oliver Wheway wrote:
When I get the skills for a decent ship I can probably do more


I strongly urge you to join a wormhole corp. It'll make a world of difference for you and show you aspects of wormhole life that are not feasible by yourself, if that is something that interests you. Like has been said, your skills make little difference to some groups. What is important for other groups is "do you get along with others", "are you a good fit for the corp", "are you teachable", and "can you scan"? If you meet those, the training skills will get queued, and you will mature as a wormholer much better, without the interference of bad habits and misconceptions from other areas of gameplay.

The notables are wormhole groups, and the list is just the tip of the iceberg of the whole selection of wormhole groups. Some groups are less vocal and keep to their own. That being said, if you get active in some of the channels, watch for activity and get involved and meet new folks, and ask in channels for guidance on fittings, ships, and even finding a perfect wormhole group of friends. I'd recommend you check out the recruitment tool ingame and also the recruitment sub forums for more options.

https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=369287

ISD Cyberdyne

Lieutenant Commander

Community Communication Liaisons (CCLs)

Interstellar Services Department
Andrew Jester
Collapsed Out
Pandemic Legion
#20 - 2014-08-29 20:37:18 UTC
ISD Cyberdyne wrote:
What is important for other groups is "do you get along with others", "are you a good fit for the corp", "are you teachable"


It's a modern miracle that any corp accepts me

If thuggin' was a category I'd win a Grammy
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