EVE New Citizens Q&A

depends on the corp,
t3s are great provided you know how to use them and keep them alive.

if your unsure of a role , use a t2 till you know how to keep that alive, then move to t3.

just dont try learn in a t3 as its about the only way to lose sp in the game.

First. Find a corp that actually fights you.

99.9% wont even undock with you in local, even if you are just in a shuttle.

Cruisers are great, but don't discount frigates completely. Assault frigates can do some pretty nasty things against larger ships, especially if they aren't fit properly for PvP. Ask Ralph about his Ishkur.

Thanks a lot for the advice guys, I never thought of T2 frigates. Any other T2 frigates worth checking out for this purpose? 60 mill for a loss sounds very reasonable especially while I'm getting used to highsec space again.

The smaller the corp you are in, the more likely it is that you'll get fights. If some carebears are wardecked by a huge corp and they see them around market hubs, etc, they'll pretty soon get the message from their CEO: "stay docked until war is over". On the other hand if you're just one guy, and they never see you for the first few days, eventually they'll go right back to mission running or mining, etc.

That's when you have your neutral alt find some of them, and you go for the kill, then disappear again.

The setinal (can't spell, don't judge me) the garmur and as mentioned vengeance and enyo .
the garmur might be a bit pricey though, it's about 50- 60 just for the hull.

It's also a smelly shield kitey so there's that.

lol, yeah I have an alt i just use for losec PI that is in a mining corp where the other 10 or so players all quit years ago.

My alt is the only player left and he logs on in a viator about twice a month for a few hours but never leaves losec so a wardec is meaningless.

I have been hoping someone wardecs the corp it would be hilarious.

I would not do it if I did not enjoy it.

Although I fly T3 mostly. You want to be able to in something that can engage any target without the need to heading back to HQ to refit. Unless they come to you of course.

Are you still you Cannibal? Didn't you sell yourself a while back?

Well, first of all most of the people you fight will be clueless with regards to fitting and fighting their ships. So your biggest issue will be the ability to 1) get extremely risk averse players to fight you and then 2) deal with people undocking big, expensive and hard hitting things they don't know how to use but that can still be dangerous. I lost an AF and a Vexor the other day to a mission Gila learning the hard way that medium drones out of that hull are insane even if he doesn't have a web or scram.

So you want to be prepared for 3 stages of engagement. The first is the bait phase (getting people to actually undock and try to kill you). As I'm sure others have told you, a tank active rep frigate or assault frigate is great for this especially against things that have a hard time hitting small ships flown by people who don't realize they won't be able to hit you. A newbie or a dedicated PvE player in a BC or BS or a mining ship with a full set of drones generally won't shoot at a cruiser or something larger but may assume they can quickly kill a frigate. The biggest threat is the drones so you need to be able to tank those and remove them from the equation in a timely fashion. And an active rep with nos or cap booster or both is good for a sustained tank. If you're dealing with something that can't be reasonably broken with 200-300 DPS or just hits too hard, it's time to bring out something bigger.

My ideal 2nd step is a navy or even tech 1 cruiser that can tank and kill an incorrectly flown battleship or BC but isn't going to scare people into docking like a HAC or strategic cruiser might. A dual repped Vexor with a cap booster and 3x ogres is really good for this as it can do around 600 DPS with good skills. A Navy Vexor is truly a terrifying ship with the same drone bandwidth as a Dominix or ishtar with a 25% tracking and speed bonus to ALL drones and the ability to fit a very nice buffer tank. You can even hull tank it for a stupid fast cruiser with 2-3 drone damage mods and a full rack of medium neuts. But as previously mentioned, people may be slightly more hesitant to fight a navy ship so it's a matter of whether the situation calls for more combat power or more appealing bait.

Phase 3 is going to be a pirate cruiser, tech 3 or whichever HAC best fits their damage profile. The Gila is an absolutely insane ship if you have full drone and missile skills (you do have drone skills don't you?). I can't actually fly a T3 but I know it's not uncommon for them to be fit for 75-85% resists across the board. The blaster proteus is definitely worth looking into for your purposes. A battleship with a heavy neuts in the utility slot or a drone BS like the Domi or Armageddon which can fit multiple cap warfare mods is a nasty surprise for newbie corps that want to try and blob you. More or less you want something available which has the resists and active reps to tank a mob of angry bears out to avenge their dead with pitchforks and meta 3 railguns.

And remember; this is most important - don't engage people who actually know how to fit and fly their ships unless you have backup on standby. Either friends, or a pair of logi alts like Lloyd here. And don't go anywhere near trade hubs while you have a suspect flag, kill right, or wardec from known hub huggers. They wait all day for someone to wander in unawares in their new T3.