Warfare & Tactics

Hi all,

we are a small independent corp doing FW. It's fun so far. But recently I considered if NPC null sec could be another option for us. Somewhere here I read that small corps are on the increase in NPC null sec. We want to keep our independence and won't join an ally. This is why sov null sec wouldn't be an option for us. But nevertheless we'd work together with other (small) groups. We do this in FW as well right now.

My questions:

(1) In FW there are clear and obvious parties: militia allies and war targets. Simple. Then there are pirates. That's it. If it's orange or red: shoot it. But how is it in NPC null sec, generally speaking? Assuming we don't want to be pirate...are there more or less clear parties there as well or is it more "everyone against everyone". Forgive me if this question is noobish...I was in null sec only once, and there was NRDS politics. We had strict KOS lists there as well.

(2) To all who tried this already: how is NPC null sec compared to FW low sec? More action? More possibilities for an income? More fun? We're not unlucky with FW. I just consider if there are even better options.

Thanks for any hint!

Simple solution for you.. Join Caldari Militia because we have way more targets than we can shoot. Move to Black Rise or Placid and then you get best of both worlds as you will have very easy access to null sec with 2 jump in points for Syndicate, 2 for Cloud Ring and 1 for Pure Blind. You really can't get much better than that if you are after PVP with various options. On top of this you always have options to pirate or fight pirates because it's low sec systems or just shoot FW targets in low sec.


As for targets in Null it's pretty much standard operating procedures for just about anyone in null sec to shoot anyone that is not blue to them . There are very, very few if not only one place in null sec that is not red don't shoot (NRDS) that one place is Providence but I haven't been there in over a year and I know there has been a lot of changing hands of systems so I dunno how well their NRDS policy is holding up.

I agree with Mutnin: join CalMil. You will get plenty of targets in lowsec (GalMil, SC, Snuff, Horns, RnK) and you have really easy acces to nullsec.
Also, as every guy with an alt appears to know: you can easy farm caldari missions to make nice iskers.

Its a popular place for working off negative sec status in a Hound

Plexing, yeah but your problems for that sort of stuff are always going to be the approaches to Empire - BVIP-9, 7Q-8Z2, and N-RAEL where I'm pleased to say they still bubble the planets next to gates

If you have a scout to get you in/out then I'm sure you won't be the first to do it. Edit - cloaky drake works too from what I've seen but not at peak-time.

Great Wildlands was once mixed npc/sov null, hence the lack of stations - in case anyone is wondering.

I lived in lowsec for years (started out in the Gallente militia, actually). Tried sov. nullsec in Atlas a while back, hated it, moved back to lowsec.

Now I live in Stain and it's awesome, mostly because it's just like lowsec (as an outlaw) only without the annoying sentry guns, the bit about being -10 just for living there, and it's actually possible to make some decent money out here (ratting, exploration, or missioning - Sansha's LP is worth a lot, even if you get stuck doing lv. 1s for a few days to patch up your standings, like me).

Lots of traffic, lots of neuts to shoot at, space is a lot better than lowsec but not nearly as good as sov. null for carebearing, so the big alliances don't roll through very much. Not too many camps either, there's no (feasible) way to Empire that doesn't involve a jump drive and all the main logistics hubs have stations.

GWL is anything but dead! Ok outside of the 3 pipes and the three stations it might be, but there are constantly fights in the shallower parts. 7Q- is home to E8ola, who have the whole bloody system bubbled (they even bubbled all the incursion gates when it was there a week or so ago) E02 is home to RE-AL and True reign, evil NRDS slave herders, and N-D and M-M are controlled by the 99% + INK

also good to roam into etherium reach to shots the DRF, and curse is close by for fights against waffles and friends!

1. All targets are free to engage unless you have been specifically ordered not to. The only thing that can really be considered true piracy in null is to hold people's pods as ransom. That alone is difficult and can be risky, if you mess with the wrong person you will often find the situation drastically reversed if his buddies show up.

Generally when in null, assume everyone that isn't in your fleet or alliance is going to kill you.

2. It's generally better than FW low sec. Most of the people in low sec aren't even going for FW but either passing through or looking for some miner to gank. Not much action really. In null sec there is a much larger chance of getting some good fights in. Especially when two large fleets collide with each other!

I have always been an firm believer in the npc nullsec theme, but this is absolutely true. Calmil is hopelessly outnumbered and outskill(point)ed. Black rise is always chock full of pirates. And my npc null corp isn't the only null entity that makes frequent visits too. If you're in the game for more fights, you really can't do any better than calmil at the moment.

Not all space is created equally and NPC space is normally not that great compared to say sov space. It's what helps make Syndicate a pretty cool place for PVP because it's kinda like low sec people tend to just go there because they want to shoot stuff.

Added to that the upper area around MHC is awesome for roaming solo or small gang, because there is not any bottle necks unless you go down one of the pipes deeper in. If you stay up top every system has like 3 or 4 gates leading into/out of it. It's virtually impossible to get camped in a system there unless someone really just doesn't like you.

Also did I mention it's only a few jumps away from where Caldari Militia bases in low sec..

GW is the best place to go for pvp without the station games.