Wormholes

Ok, total newb here. Just a trial one year ago, and now i haven´t still reached my first complete month, so probably i´m saying something stupid but here it goes.

I´m giving a try to exploring and this weekend in one of my WH spottings from hi sec i said myself "To hell, Im crossing that wormhole and see what´s all that WH issue" I fitted a venture (lol) with a probe launcher, relic and data analyzers and suddenly I got in an uncharted -1.0 system. I probed a bit and i found an unguarded data site. I was only capable to hack one structure, wich yielded a skillbook 10Mill worth. Not bad for a beginner!

I went back throug the wh with my stuff and I tried to give it a more dedicated approach. I have been solo exploring wormholes about 5 hours this weekend and here are the results: In all I lost three Herons ( T1 very basic fitted, no cloaking, about 750k each ) One of them totally avoidable in a guarded site wich i even didn´t knew that could exist ( now if the site is guarded i just warp out ) I was podded once wich costed me about 1mill in cheap implants, I got loot worth 40mill and i got a shitload of fun.

The thing is, when looking for some more professional info, I see that what i did is considered a total foolness: No cloaking devices, absolut lack of care, using T1 technology in -1.0... But in the end i had a revenue of 12 times the money invested and a had a lot of fun.

Did i just had a lot of luck, or Is this "suicide newb wh extreme exploring" something viable?

It is very much viable.
In class 1-3 wormhole systems you can find quite a few data/relic sites that are unguarded.
Look for the ones that have a pirate faction in their name (guristas, angels, sansha, etc.)... those are the unguarded ones. The other ones all have sleepers in them.


Oh and: welcome to w-space. :-)

People get a bit ahead of themselves when it comes to min/maxing. They'll say it ain't worth it. When all they really mean is it wasn't fun for them. A data site in a wormhole usually isn't worth it because the hacked cans drop crap.

But for a new person, it's great. No sh-ts given, having some fun.

Is cloaking required in wormhole space, yes.

For what you just did? Nope.

If you want some other promising fun, try the frig sized shattered wormholes. Usually lots of sites.

It's viable - but only because you use such a cheap setup. Had you used cov ops ships you might have died less but still would have lost more than you earned.

I'm still anoob myself but I think that a Heron doesn't really need a cloak for what you are doing. You can't fit a cov ops, so you can't warp cloaked. You cant cloak while hacking cans. So the only benefit of a cloak would be to stay invisible while scanning the system. In these situations your probes will give away your presence anyway. If you stay at a safespot noone will find you without dropping combat probes first. So regular d-scanning will warn you beforehand. So it's a cheap and easy way to experience wh-life.

Also don't disregard the venture. Spend some time and money on gas mining skills and you will make decent money by ninja huffing. You will have about 20 minutes before the sleepers are spawned in gas and ore sites.

You were lucky! But it sure is a blast isn't it? Lots of good advice here, especially about getting cloaky ASAP.

Have fun!

Dude, that constant feeling of "I shouldn´t be here and I KNOW it" is really nice :D

Next time i will try a cheap cloaking device I have already trained the basic skill and read some guide; when i die only in 1 of 10 runs I can try a cov ops…