EVE New Citizens Q&A

I am trying to fit some T1 frigates to learn pvp. In my research I have learned that rockets are a good choice for frigates that intend to pvp at close range, but I can't figure out what type of rocket to fit.

I know that each of the 4 damage types affect hull/shields/armor in different ways, but how do I decide which to fit? Not knowing who I'll run into it, it's impossible to optimize for my opponent.. should I just fit one of each type? Or all of one type?

Thanks.

Enemy Ship Race

Amar-Thermal
Gallente-Explosive
Minmattar-Explosive
Caldari-EM

bring reloads, change if you have to

But I have gone to and from that system a lot in the last few days with no problems; I figured the risk was acceptable as I had never ran into a problem before.

Were people somehow able to detect I had a plex onboard? And if so, how?

https://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Cargo_Scanner_I

this happens more than you would believe.

while caring plex you are the most efficient isk per hour in new eden,

Sigh.

Have done a ton of research about the game but I missed that bit of info.

Cannot afford to buy more plex, as I already paid for a long-term sub. Have barely enough to buy a decent mining ship, but is gonna take weeks to earn enough to pvp... and I don't dare take my Heron to lowsec to earn money through scanning because if I lose that, I cant replace it.

The ships sitting around the gates TO Jita (and IN Jita) have passive targeting modules and ship cargo scanners; you won't know that you're being locked, and you won't know that they're looking at your cargo.

They see a PLEX worth 800 million, and they figure it's worth suiciding a rather costly ship in order to get that plex and still make a profit. If you were in a frigate or industrial ship, that can be destroyed by a rather cheap 1-2 million ISK destroyer, and they can do it in the few shots that they have before CONCORD gets there to kill them. So losing 2 million to get 800 million is a no-brainer.

This kind of PVP is called "suicide ganking" and the players are organized: they have scouts that can scan you from 3-4 gates away, and tell the "kill team" that you're coming via voice-comms, they have websites that they can cut/paste your cargo into to calculate its worth, and they have ships that can target you fast and kill you before CONCORD arrives. And, you're behaving in a predictable manner by setting your destination to a well-known Jita station, where they can set up an ambush and just wait for their scouts to tell them what's coming.

No need to mine just go do any tutorials or even the SOE arc you will get ships and money out of that.

mining is in no way an efficient means of earning isk, especially early on.

Eh if I wanted to grind through unimaginative pve content I'd still be playing WoW :)

I'm just gonna set a long-term skill plan into motion, and take a break for a bit until I can buy some plex.

Wow, you're pretty arrogant, eh?

It's not like I"m crying or complaining about it, so there's no need to show up and get nasty about it. You can probably find a better use of your time then looking for people to insult on the forums.

It's people like you that make games like this - and the internet in general - unpleasant.

Frigate pvp is so cheap I wouldn't wait but rather just get stuck in. You don't need much isk to kick it off and should be able to make plenty having fun with your newly fitted frigs.

As for the rockets... well it depends. I myself have been using Rage, Javlins and Caldari Navy with all 4 of the damage types, it just depends what you are fighting against. Rage are great for larger hulls, Javs can punch out at kiters with disruptors and Caldari Navy are your more staple frig vs frig ammo. If you get really min-max focused then Rage for scrammed/webbed mwds frigs and Caldari Navy for the webbed ABs ones.

As for the damage type to choose, lookup the ship and check it's tank type and resist profile before engaging. Experience and intuition play a larger role but another option is to check killboards for peoples fits to see their likely resist hole. You will be indecisive at first when choosing your ammo to so just taking Caldari Navy Scorge is fine while you're getting your feet wet. Once you start getting more comfortable and learning more about ships and their fits in general you will naturally start taking more ammo and damage types. Just don't worry too mcuh about it to begin with as you'll likely be dieing quite a lot as you learn.

The most important thing to do however is to critique each and every death mail. Talking to your killer proves very helpful most of the time aswell, you would be supprised how many are willing to chat about what you did wrong. These are the best ways to learn and improve.